Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-10-11
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

CUNUENSeU UISPAJChES.
After 20 rounds of pretty sparring al
st. Louis. Thursday night. Tomm Feltz
Of Brooklyn. was given the decisions over
Johnny Reagan.
The employees of the gas. electric light
and water works at Geneva. Switzerland
after prolonged discussion of the strike
situation. have decided to continue work
J. N. Adam. nominated by the Demo
Gratis of the 36th New York congression-
al district has declined the nomination
1ne vacancy will be filed by the Demo
cratic general committee.
Rear Admiral George W. Melville. en-
gineer-in-chief of the United States navy
who was stricken with intermittent fever
about 10 days ago, has recovered suffi-
ciently, says a New York Times special
from Philadelphia. to leave the hospital
The wrecking tug Premier arrived al
Norwegian steamer Erie. before reported
abandoned off Grand Pedro bluff. The
Erie sustained no serious damage and
will be able to go to New York without
assistance. All her cargo was lost.
A petition has been filed at the Office
of the probate court of MiddleseX coun-
y at Cambridge. Mass, asking that
James Stuart Murphy of Lowell, be APP
pointed guardian of Jane Toppan. the
rnurderess who has recently been adjudg-
ID insane and sent to one of the state
asylums. The petition is returnable.
oct. 81.
VIM. 3. Caldwell. one of the best-knowr
cotton mill agents in New England ano
A leading citizen of Nashua. n. H.. died
suddenly, Friday night. from liberation
of the kidneys and heart trouble. Mr..
Caldwell was agent of the Jackson Co.
rom 1871 to 1900 He was born in Mont
pelier, Vt. in 1894. and "A widow, son ano
0ne daughter survive him.
Mn, ,r ba al
Nwang Tung and Kwang 81, is dead Ad-
vices brought to Tacoma. Wash. Sept.
10. by the steamer Victoria. were to tn,
effect that Tao Mu had been forced to re-
sign and retire to private life by the
bitter and determined attack made upon
him by the ennuchs of the palace at
Pekin, whose hatred he had incurred.
Schooner Sias McLoon. Damariscotta
for South Amboy. lost one anchor part
ed jibstay and broke gaff during heav,
westerly wind on Nantucket shoals,
Thursday. She procured another ancnor
made temporary repairs at Vineyard Ha
ven and will proceed. Schooner Lodus-
kia, Stonington, Me-. for New York. los
one anchor near Shovelfu Shoal, Thurs
day. She procured another and proceed
ed.
Sir Frederick Treves surgeon to King
Edward opened the new operating rooms
of the Liverpool infirmary, Friday. In
view of the recent operation on the King
special interest was attached to his briei
reference to appendicitis. in the course
If which Sir Frederic said that in cases
of appendicitis physicians formerly re-
garded peritontis as malignant. but it
was now looked upon as a thing to be
encouraged.
Vice President T. c. Rowe of the Amer
lean Flint Glass Workers announced at
Pittsburg Friday, that general strike
had taken place in the chimney COM
bine an dthat the five plants of the Mac
beth-Evans concern, located at Marion,
Elwood. Toledo, Charleroi and the south
side of Pittsburg. Pa. are now idle. The
strike was caused by the company re-
fusing to comply with the skimmers' ruic.
One thousand are affected.
Mrs. Kate l. Muller of Arlington.
daughter of the late John p. Squire, has
filed Il petition in the office of the clerk
of courts of Middlesex county at Cam
bridge, Mass, asking for the removal OF
Frank o. Squire, Fred +. Squire and John
+. Wyman as executors of the estate OF
the late John +. Squire. In her declara-
lion she sets forth that they have allowed
the money of the estate to be used for
the benefit of the John T.. Squire IL Co.
corporation OF which they are directors.
and also for the use of one of their own
number: that they have failed to man
age the estate properly and are guilty Of
depreciating the value of the estate. The
suit is returnable. Oct. II.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing two ears at Thursdays meet
ing at Cleveland, O., of the convention
of the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen: Grand mis-
tress, Mrs. Ray NJ. Watterson. Danville,
H.: first vice grand mistress. Mrs. Jean
ette Turner. Cairo, ILL.,. second vice grand
mistress Mrs. Augustus Statzer. Erie.
Pa; grand secretary and treasurer. Mrs.
of auditors. Mrs. Cassie Clark. Fort
Wayne; chairman of the executive board.
Mrs. Agnes Mclean, Boston: prand coun-
Gilman. A. T.. King. The constitution was
f..v tvN4.
society which has grown from small num-
bers to 5000 members.
Riot calls, fights between hystericai
girls and arrests of the girl leaders mark
ed the girl boxmakers strike at the plant
of the r. C.. Ritchie Co. at Chicago,
Thursday night. Patrol wagons respond
ed to the calls and also We're used to con-
vey many of the girls beyond the picket
lines OF the strikers and their sympa-
thizers. When the girl employees of the
place left the building they were charged
nv the strikers and in the struggle Mary
Hillman and Edith Marsh. who had re-
fused to quit their posts. were thrown to
the ground. trampled upon and severely
beaten. Rose, Anne and Madaline Zitte.
sisters, We're arrested on the charges OF
being leaders of the riot. They We're TAX
en- to a police station and the injured
girls We're sent to their homes in car
riages.
There seems to be at least some real
prospect of London's out of date port
being taken in hand by practical men of
business with view to remedying its
glaring deficiencies. Urged thereto by a
requisition signed by the Rothschilds. J.
s. Morgan l. Co. the Atlantic Transport
Co.. the Earrings and Others of similar
standing, the lord mayor has summoned
a conference to take place at then Man
sion House. Oct. q. with the object OF
laying before the government some prac-
tIcable measure for the Improvement OF
the port. Among the ports which are
attracting attention Is the abandonment
Cf the present dock and wharf system
on which the recent dock commission
proposed to expend $140.C00UU, and CON
vert six or seven miles of the river intf
a vast tidal dock. furnishing ample room