Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-20
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The United States transport Supply
has arrived at Port Said Egypt. from
| AlgerS.
| The monthly statement of the collec-
| tions of internal revenue shows that for
| the month of October. 1902. the total
receipts were s20.e40. 1879. Il decrease Of
| S3,11940S as compared with October,
| 1901
Joseph Beck, the self-cOnfessed as
saulter and murderer of 1O-year-Old
Julia WoZniak, Wednesday, pleaded
guilty in the circuit court at MenOmi-
nee, Mich, and was sentenced to life
Imprisonment in solitary confinement.
A dispatch was received at the navy
department at Washington, Wednes-
day, announcing the arrival of the
training ship Hartford at Algiers. but
| making no reference to alleged disor-
ders of the crew during the recent visit
of the ship at Funchal. Madeira.
The corner stone of the new nine
story building of the Brooklyn Daily
Eagle was laid, Wednesday. at Brook
Ign. 1t adjoins the present home OF
the Eagle. When completed it will
give TO the Eagle one of the largest
new spa per plants IN the country.
The statuary groups on the Seigcs
Alice ut Berlin, were subjected to fur
Their vandalism, Tuesday night. Five
of the groups We're damaged. the
crosses forming part of the designs be-
ing knocked OFF. The perpetratOr of
the outrage has not been traced.
The third annual conference Of col
leCiatc and secondary school instruc-
tors will be held ut Western Reserve
University ut Cleveland, Ohio. Nov. rs
and %. All the railroads in the Gem
trail Passenger Association have agreed
to make special rates to those attend
ing the conference.
Carroll ii. Smith has been appointed
general agent of the Merchants and
Miners Transportation Co.. with head
quarters in Baltimore. Mr.. Smith was
formerly agent for the company in
Philadelphia. In his new position he
will have entire charge of the traffic
on all routes controlled by the company
east of Chicago
Developments regarding the new
steamship service between Manchester
and Boston, which will be operated by
the new transatlantic shipping COM
bine, show that the initial sailing from
Boston will be made, Jan. 10. The first
westbound steamer will leave Man
chester about the end of January and
every alternate Saturday thereafter.
The steamer Caledonian, Bostonian;
and another to be chosen will be used
in the service. 1t is believed Il weekly
service will be established later
At the annual meeting and dinner
of the National Association of Wooden
and Worsted Overseers held. Wednes-
day, at Boston, ut the American House,
the following officers were elected for
the the ensuing year: President.
Charles NJ. Hearst, Providence: vice
president. r. w. Billings. Fairfield,
Me-: s. Walker. UXbridge; secretary.
Walter Pickford, Leominster: treas
urer. Albert f. Jones. Uxbridge. Trus-
tees, John Thornton. Glendale, r. l.:
EleaZer Davis. Plymouth; George w.
Gerry. Maynard: secretary of the bene-
ficiary department. George w. Burr:
treasurer. beneficiary department, Al
bert f.. jones, Uxbridge.
A sympathetic strike of unusual ma
ture involving 600 men has tied up
work On the residence Of George w.
Vanderbilt, 51st street and 9Th avenue
at New York City, in which extensive
alterations are being made. The strike
was ordered by the Building Trades
Council on behalf of the Amalgamated
Painters Society. although no painters
will be employed for two months in the
building. The plasterers have just be-
gun their work, and painting will be
started only after the plasters have
finished. The action was taken by the
| union in an effort to force the cOntrac-
tors for the decorations to discharge
their workmen who are members of the
brotherhood of Painters. and to en-
ploy those affiliated with the Amalgam-
! Itcd Society.