Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-10
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The governing committee Of the New
York Stock Exchange has listed S15.-
OOO.0 900 United Railroads of San Fran
cisco preferred stock and $4,000, 900
common stock.
Clark University. Thursday, con-
ferred the honorary degree Of LII. D.
upon Carroll D. Wright. president of
the new collegiate department. and
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge.
The sub-treasury at New York has
been directed to anticipate payment
Of $3,00O.00O of the $3.70O.OOO gold
which arrived at San Francisco, Tues
day. This gold is consigned to New
York banking houses.
A dispatch to London newspaper
from Geneva. Switzerland, Thursday
morning. announced that the Work.
mans National committee has declared
general strike throughout Switzer-
land, in sympathy with the strike of
the street car employees there. Troops
are held in readiness to deal with any
disorder.
The New York rapid transit COM
mission, Thursday. unanimously voted
to grant the franchise to the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Co. to build the tunnel
which the road asked for and granted
it to the company on it's own terms.
The original franchise will now be,
sent back to the board of aldermen
for approval.
According to the Manchester, Eng,
Guardian, Manchester has been def
nitely selected as one of the terminal
ports of the fleet of the International
Mercantile Marine Co. and q service
thence to Boston will be inaugurated
in January by steamers with a cargo
capacity of 5000 tons and provided
with refrigerators.
Lying on top of freight car, the
body of VIM. J. Terry of Provincetown.
a N. Y, N. H. & H. brakeman, was
found. Wednesday, when the regular
freight train from the cape reached
Boston. Terry was seen alive at Quin-
cy Adams. 1t is thought that he came
in contact with one of the overhead
bridges. He was % years of age.
The Argentine battleship San Martin,
which arrived at Valparaiso. Sept II.
having on board the commission which
brought the Argentina-Chile treaties
providing for arbitration and the limit
of ornaments, sailed from Santiago.
Chile. for Buenos Ayres. Thursday,
with the commissioners, who were re-
ceived with great manifestations of
sympathy.
Fifteen cOnvicts at the penitentiary
working in stone quarry two miles
northeast of Santa Fee, OverpOwered
their two guards and took their guns
away from them. Two of the gang
made their escape, while the others re-
manned andaliberated the guards.
posse with blOodhOunds is in pursuit
of the two fugitives who made for the
mountains.
A loss of $4,000 resulted from a
on the estate of Mrs. w. H. Sawyer,
Jr., situated about mile from Canaan.
N. II. Only prompt work on the part
of the citizens who turned out in full
force saved the residence. The barns
were the finest in that section of the
state. being fitted with steam heat and
gas light. An insurance of $4,000
was carried on the buildings.
The Pretoria Gazette says the new
customs tariff will take effect a fort
night hence. The existing duty on dy-
Mantle is left unaltered. owing to
the fact that the questions bearing
upon the conditions regarding the
manufacture and importation of the
explosive into the Transvaal colony
are under discussion. The duty. says
the Gazette, will be dealt with sep
arately, however, as soon as possible.
The cost of living has been discuss
ed by the arbitration committee, sift-
ing the grievances of the employees of
the Union Traction Co. Tables pre-
sented in behalf of the men showed
that the price of 81 necessary articles
had gone up and Is decreased, while
the street car men have worked at
the same wage for 16 years. The
average advance in the cost of living
was given at 40 per cent. in five years.
Meats showed an advance ranging
from Is to SIS per cent. House rent
ran from 40 to &C per cent, while no
estimate could be placed on coal. The
men urged that this heavy increase
in the cost of living and the advances
made in other trades should be weigh
ed when the question Of giving them
a higher wage scale is taken into con-
cidora tim