Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-17

An American syndicate Is said to be
seeking cites near Manchester, EnG.
upon which to erect two mammoth mills
for the spinning of American grown cot
ton.
The remains of the Rev. T. Dewitt
Talmage were inferred, Wednesday,, III
Greenwood cemetery at Brooklyn. 1h2
services at the grave, which were very
simple were conducted by the Rev. DR..
j. Howard Suydam of Rhinebeck, n. Y
Secretary Root has made arrangements
to maintain II light in the statue OF Lab
erty in New York harbor. This action
is the result Of personal conference win
the secretary of the treasury and WAS
taken with the approval of the President.
The Presbyterian committee on creed
revision Wednesday, AT Washington,
practically completed the brief state
ment of the doctrine. Today, the com
mittee framed articles on the law. the
church and it,, sacramcnts, The final ludg-
ment and missions and the final triumph
OF the church.
VIM f., cambridge, the United States
charge d'affaircs at iekin, having pro-
tested against the reported granting to
Russia of exclusive mining rights in the
kren District of Manchuria, the Chinese
foreign office has replied that such con-
cessionS had not been granted ana that
China did not contemplate granting such
exclusive rights.
A claim for indemnity from the Chi
nese empire for $1,000. ON account of the
death of Rev. Dwight Howard ClaPp,
who was killed by XCrSfduTing the up
rising in the summer of 1890 was sent
from P3inesVille. ohio. to Secretary Hay,
Tuesday. The claim is made by relatives
Rev. Mr. Clapp was Congregational
minister and he ana his wife were kl.lsu
at Tai Eu, China.
Several Lowell. Mass, mill agents wer"
interviewed by Sun reporter, Nednes-
day, in reference to the wage question.
and all were unanimous i'll saying that
t,.
the better in the textile situation; thai
conditions did not warrant an increase Of
wages at present, and that as soon as
the mills could afford to do So wages
would be advanced.
The village of Metapedia. on the line
of the InterCOlonial Railway just across
the ReStigOuche river from Campbell
town, n. T., in Quebec, was swept by
fire, Wednesday. Ferguson's and ellis
hotels and stores with contents, the post
office and the Catholic chapel and the
!ntercolonial Railway snow shed were de-
stroyed. The fire is supposed to have
originated in ellis store.
VIM. J. Bryan and party of pro-BOcr
sympathiZers. Thursday, will inspect the
alleged British remOunt station at Lath
fOp, Mo. according to a dispatch receiv
ed by one of Mr.. Brayan's friends at st.
Joseph, Mo. Wednesday night. Mr.. Bry
his friends in Congress who, it is said.
will follow his advice in the matter of
urging Congressional action.
The tariff committee Of the German
ReichStag, after q reconsideration of the
bacon clause of the new bill. has fixed
the duty on bacon at sc marks per double
hundred weight, but it is not subject 10
the minimum tariff for reciprocity pur-
poses as in the case of other meats The
DUTY on meat extracts was fixed at 30
marks: the duty on sausage was - marks
instead of As marks, as proposed by tbs
government.
Gov. Gen. Wood has issued an order at
Havana providing that judges and prose-
cutting officers cannot be dismissed from
office except for crime or for serious
cause, and never without a hearing. As
under the Plat amendment the Cuban
republic must recognize all orders issued
by the American military government as
law, this order of Gen. Wood virtually
means a life tenure of office for the pres
Ont judges and prosecuting attorneys.
The house of bishops of the Episcopal
church convened at Cincinnati. Wednes-
day. Over 30 of the 50 American bishops
were present. Bishops Frederick William
Keator of Olympia, and Fred Burgess OF
Rhode Island were formally presented.
Appropriate action was taken on the
death of Bishop John Franklin Spauid-
ing of Colorado. Nominations for bishop
of Salina and Honolulu were referred to
the committee. The new bishops will be
elected Thursday