Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-15

cation of electors for members of Con-
gress and requiring these qualifications
shall be uniform throughout the states.
The purpose of the amendment is to pre-
vent the Acknowledgement of voters at
Congressional elections.
Secretary Root has called the attention
of Congress to the need of provision fer
the 80 companies of Philippine scouts
cabled to the war department recently
that the pay of the scouts under the in
sular government ceased, Dec. l last. SO
that deficiency appropriation OF S5lo,o
is required for the service of the scouts
from that time forward.
The House and Senate of the Ohio
Legislature ballotted separately, Tues
day, for United States senator. Senator
Joseph 3. Foraker. caucus nominee OF
| the Republicans. received q votes in the
Senate, to II for Hon. Charles w. Baker
of Cincinnati, Democratic nominee In
| the House, Senator Foraker received &c
of the Legislature will meet in joint ses-
sion, Wednesday, and formally eject Sen
ator Foraker.
The Berlin correspondent of The Asso-
ciated Press has received telegram
| from the North German Lloyd Steamship
| Co. at Bremen, saying that the date OF
| Prince Henrys sailing has not yet been
| fixed. This telegram conclude as fol
lows: 1T is probable that the company
will send fast liner not In the published
sailing schedule to convey Prince Henry
| to New York. Cable advices received at
the German embassy at Washington m IN,
dictate that Prince Henry of Germany VIII
arrive off New York about Feb. is.
| Secretary Long has ordered a court of
| inquiry to assemble at the New York
| navy yard. Wednesday, to inquire into
| the circumstances connected with the
grounding of the United States training
sh. D Hartford Commander VIM. II. Reed
| er. in New London harbor. on the Sta
inst, and also of the collision of that
vessel with the barge Alice on the fol-
lowing day in the same harbor. The de-
tail of the court is: Capt James Sands,
Capt James B. Coghlan and Capt. Harry
| Knox with Commander Aaron Ward.
judge advocate.
At the Russian New Years reception at
ST. Petersburg, the Gar and Czarina took
| the occasion to express to the United
States amba ssador, Charlemagne Tower,
| the qualification which they felt at the
| reports of the good feeling in the United
States toward Russia, which they con-
stantly received. Their Majesties wished
| the Americans to understand that the
| feeling was reciprocated both by them
| selves and by the Russian people. The
Car and Czarina inquired concerning
| President Roosevelt, with whose career
their conversation showed them to be per-
fectIy familiar. Their Majesties express
| ed the highest opinion of Mr.. Roosevelt $
| character and achievements.
| The agitation reported to have sprung
| up in Denmark in opposition to the trans
| fer of the Danish West Indian Islands to
| the United States has administered. i'll
| the opinion of the officials at Washington,
| a check to the proposition which will OPP
| crate indefinitely. Unfortunately for the
project it came at a time when the ces-
| sion practically had been arranged for;
| the treaty had been drawn and the Dan
ish government had approved it informal
~ when it was obliged to withhold action
| in the final stage by force of public SEN
| timent 1t is believed, however, that the
| work already done will not be total
| loss. The subject will be allowed to rest
| undisturbed for a while to be re-opened
| at an opportune moment.
| The House Nicaragua canal bill was
considered, Tuesday, by the Senate COM
| mittee on inter-oceanic canals, but action
was deferred in order to permit of further
Investigate ton of the proposition made by
| the Panama Canal Co. The motion for
| this postponcment was made by Senator
| Mitchell. 1t provided for meeting, next
| Friday, and instructed Senator Morgan,
| the chairman of the committee to confer
with the President in the meantime to
ascertain whether the Pan-Amerlcan
| proposition had been received by the
| isthmian canal commission. and If it had
been received to ascertain from the chair
man of the canal commission what time
will be needed by the commission to pre-
pare report upon the proposition.