Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-17
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Colon. She has come for repairs at
the Brooklyn navy yard.
A meeting OF citizens to establish q
national memorial in honor of the late
Cecil Rhodes was held, Wednesday, at
Care Town. \ committee was APP
pointed.
The Washington mills Weavers OF
Lawrence, Mass, at meeting in Mu-
sit hall, Wednesday night, unanimously
voted to strike, Thursday, against the
tWo-loom system.
4 special to Knoxville, Tenn, from
Jeliico, Tenn, says that great excite
ment prevails in that place over the
fact that oil was struck, Tuesday, with
in the city limits at a depth of 1000
feet. This is the first oil struck in that
section ana thousands visited the scene
of the strike.
The body of Frank Werfeling, ma
rine, was found in the harbor at Bos-
ton. Wednesday. ana it is probable
that he fell overheard from the receiv-
ing ship Wabash at the navy yard. He
enlisted from Philadelphia and was
marked absent from the navy yard
without leave, Tuesday.
The Loom Fixers Union at Lowell
Mass, Wednesday night. voted to with
draw from the Textile Council. The
action is taken to Indicate that the
union believes the citizens conference
committee will not be able to secure an
advance Of wares ana the union pre-
fcrs to act Independently.
NNaIpnu.J,,-'o. { tho council
Of state at Christiana, Norway. the
Norwegian premier, johannes w. C.
Steen resigned and the other ministers
then placed their portfolios at the dis
rosal of the Crown Prince Custaf, who
is acting as regent Later the regent
invited G. c. Rerner, the president of
the Storthing, to form n new cabinet.
In a dispatch from Madrid the cor
respondent there of the London stand
ard says the foreign office seems Will
ing to adopt the suggestion made by
several Spanish newspapers that steps
be taken by Spain to be among the
first of the foreign governments to rec
oGnize the new regime in Cuba and to
enter into diplomatic relations with the
new republic.
The division of insular affairs of the
war department gave out for publica
ton, Wednesday, a statement of the
receipts in the Philippines as follows:
From customs, March, 1902, S612,9S1, as
compared with 1872, 267 for March, 1901.
The receipts of the city of Manila dur
ing the same months were SG6,65o for
1902, as compared with 1929 for the
previous year.
Standing erect and tightly wedged
in Il narrow space between the head
board of the bed and the wall, the body
of Mrs. Catherine Dorr, A years Of
age, wife of John Dorr, a wealthy re-
tired architect, was found, Tuesday
night, in her home in Chicago. What
caused her death and how she hap
pened to expire in such a strange pos
ture the police are unable to deter
mine.
Ames. Swan & CO., bankers and bro
kers of New York, Wednesday night,
asked the police to aid them in clear
ing up the mysterious disappearance
from their office, Wednesday, of 100
shares of Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul stock. said to be worth about
| ST. 900. The firm also asked that the
non-appearance of their confidential
bookkeeper, Allen f. Hedges, be looked
into.
William Obrey. Jacob Cohen, VIM.
WEIGH and Geo. Clements, boys arrest
ed for highway robbery in Lynn, ap-
peared in court, Wednesday, in cloth
| ing alleged to have been stolen from
| local merchants, and their cases were
continued to Thursday, that additional
witnesses may be summoned. The po-
lice have recovered three pocketbooks
stolen from women who We're attacked
| on the streets.
When Pres Loubet received, Tues
day, in audience at Paris, Jas. II. Hyde
of New York, president of the Alliance
Francois, and congratulated him on
his election to that office. Mr. Hyde ex-
| planned the results obtained by the al
lance in the United States. Mr.. Lou
bet manifested the greatest interest in
| its work and success and expressed
pleasure with the progress made by
the American organization.
| The Leyland Line steamer Cestrian
| Cant. Thomas, which arrived at Bos-
ton, Tuesday night. from Liverpool
| has been chartered by the British gov
eminent and will proceed from Boston
| TO Halifax to take on about 5000 troops
which she will convey to South Africa
| The steamer will be out of the Boston
service about two months and her place
will probably be taken by steamer An
CLAN of the Wilson & Furness-Ley-
land Line, now due at Boston from
London.
The triennial convention of the Com
mandery of the Military Order Of For
eign Wars of the United States was
held in Independence hall at Philadel-
mia. Wednesday. About IS delegates
we're present, representing 20 state com
manderies. The election of officers in
ended: Commander general, A. +.
webb: vice commander general, c. p.
Roe. New York: secretary general,
lanes III. Morgan. New York. The
next convention will be held in New
York in 1906.
Berlin dispatch says: Great Britain
has accepted Germany's proposal for
an International conference to regulate
the use of wireless biography. The
lother powers to which the proposal was
Imade. namely. the United States,
France and Russia, have not yet re-
sponded. but the officials here conf
Iaently expect favorable answers, espec-