Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-22
Capital Notes.

The state and navy departments have
been Informed of the purpose of the gov
eminent of Colombia to censor all dis
patches passing over the cables between
diplomatic and consular officers on the
isthmus and their home governments.
President Roosevelt will talk with Sec
rotary Long to see il there is an available
vessel in the navy that could properly be
assigned to the nautical school in New
York as n schoOlship 10 replace the st.
Mary's. an old vessel that the school has
been using for 80 years.
The navy department is Informed that
the torpedo boat destroyer Barry will
be launched at the yard of Neafie 6sI.evy.
Philadelphia, Saturday, and that the YES
sci will be christened by Miss Charlotte
Adams Barnes. a descendant of the ofli-
Ger after whom the vessel is named.
General Chaffee, commanding the diyis-
ion of the Philippines. has ISSUED an or
der directing that civilian scouts em-
ployed with native Filipino scout com
panies may be discharged by thee COM
manders of the brigade where sefving,
for misconduct or inefiiciency, or upon
their own request. 81
Secretary Cortelyou has announced tho
appointment of Thomas +. Stone as CHIEF
usher at the White House. Mr.. Stone
succeeds Captain William Dubois. who
has most creditably filled the position of
chief usher for n number or years. Cap
tain Dubois is at his own request, as
department..
A committee from the International AS
ISOLATION of Machinists. including Presi-
dent James OConnor had n conference
with Secretary Root at the war depart
ment. Friday, and entered a vigorous urD
test against the proposed Introduction Of
the system of piece work work at the
Frankfort arsenal near Philadelphia.
Secretary Root promised to give the mat
ter careful and thorough consideration
before taking final action.
A conference on Cuban affairs will be
held in Washington Saturday, between
Gov. Gen. Wood who is now ON his way
to Washington, the President and the sec
rotary of war. 1t is probable that Mr..
Palma, President of Cuba who is
expected to be in Washington. Saturday.
alse will be invited to confer with the
President in regard to the proposed
transfer of the government of the island
to his charge. Gen. Wood was specially
dent to arrange for the transfer
The Republican members of the Michi-
gan delegation held another conference.
Friday, on the Cuban reciprocity propo-
sition. The two Michigan senators. Nc
MILAN and, Burrows. attended the confer
ence, being invited by the House MEM
bers in order to secure a common ground
of understanding. The senators concurr-
ed in the position taken by the House
members and as Il result of the meeting
it was stated that the Michigan men
would oppose the bill in the House and
cast their votes against its passage.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor has sent
to the Senate a protest against the CON
spiracy' or anri-injunction bill as re-
ported to the Senate. March H. by the
committee on the judiciary. He says that
when the bill was first reported. Feb. 3,
1t was received by all parties in interest
as measure calculated to right wrong
too long endured. This feeling, however,
was rudely changed, he says, by the lat
est report. He concludes by saying that
the labor interests would prefer the de-
feat of the bill as amended to its pas
sage. He, however, asks that the original
bill be favorably acted upon.