Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-05-28
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

| Rev. William II. Salmon of Bridge
port. Conn.,, who recently declined the
presidency of Tabor College in Iowa.
has accepted the presidency of Carle-
ton College here and will enter upon
| his duties, Jan. l, 1908.
| The Ward Line steamer Saguranea
| arrived at New York, Tuesday, from
| Cuban ports. She stopped at Newport
| News to land six officers and l47 men Of
the Eighth United States Cavalry.
| These We're the last of the troops from
Cuba.
Abe Attel ana Young Corbett" have
signed articles to fight in Denver, Colo,
June 6. The weight is to be 126
pounds at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
and the purse will be divided, 10 per
cent. going to the winner and % per
cent. to the loser.
Cabling from Shanghai, the cores
pondent of the London Daily Mail says
| the Southern rebellion is in full activity
and that n severe battle has been
fought at Shu Luh Sien in which the
rebels were defeated by the government
forces with losses amounting to 1900
men in killed or wounded.
A bench warrant was issued, Tues
day. at st. Louis, Mo, at the instance
Of the grand jury against Chas. +.
Kelly, former Speaker of the House Of
Delegates, on the Chicago misconduct
in the printing contracts while in office.
under the name of the Mayor Print
ing Co.
Commissioners to the 44th annual
meeting of the general assembly of the
Presbyterian church of North America
which will convene in the Allegheny
church at Pittsburg. Pa, Wednesday
night, have begun to arrive. one of the
most important matters for considera
ton this year will be the report of the
committee on membership covenant.
The British torpedo boat destroyer
Recruit grounded on a rock off Cape
Cornwall. on the southwest coast of
Cornwall. during a fog, Tuesday morn
ing. The sea was smooth and tugs en-
deavored to float the vessel, but her
stokeholeS filed with water and it will
probably be necessary to affix new
plates TO her before she can be fioated.
In answer to an invitation extended
TO President Roosevelt to attend the
fair at San Antonio, Tex, in October.
President Brown of the Fair Associa-
ton is in receipt of letter from Sec
retary C0rtelyOu stating that the Pres
ident is in receipt of a letter from Sec
retary Cortelyou stating that the Pres
ident will certainly visit San Antonio
during the fair if he can so arrange
matters as to make it convenient to do
so.
Mrs. Josephine Ormsby, mother Of the
famous quadruplets, has her divorce.
Judge Murray F.. Tuley granted it at
Chicago, Monday. Mrs. Ormsby inn
medately went to her home on West
10th street TO begin the enjoyment of
her new found freedom with the
"ouads' and the other little Ormsbys.
Fourteen children in seven years up
set him." said Mrs. Ormsby, ''and he
deserted me. l have nine children liv-
ing and we are all WE'LL
p. ]. Ackerman of Watertown, N. Y,
secretary of the United Brotherhood of
Paper Makers. announced, Tuesday,
that the differences existing between
the union and the International Paper
Co. in regard to the hours of labor has
been closed and that. beginning June /,
the mills will be closed from 6 =. M.
Saturday until o'clock Monday morn
ing. The settlement is the result of
the universal demand of the union
upon the paper manufacturers of the
country for shorter hours.
Handcuffed to two other prisoners,
and to deputy United States marshal,
Fred Littleton, an alleged counter
feiter. while being taken to the federal |
prison at Milwaukee, Monday evening, |
succeeded in removing his manacles in |
the Union passenger station at Chicago, |
and escaping. Several shots were fired
at MIN but he was not hit. Littleton
was considered an important prisoner
and had been long sought by the Off !
GERS. When arrested by the Chicago
police he had in his possession, it is
said, many bogus so cent pieces.
"A commtte Of Telegraph operators
representing the men employed on the
illinois Central Railroad have met rep
resentatives Of the company to discuss
proposition submitted by the tele-
graphers The railroad officials heard
the grievances and an early reply is
expected. The principal grievance, it
is understood is in the pay the men are
receiving and the number of hours they
are required to work. They have the
support of the Brotherhood of Railway
Telegraphers and assert that nearly
every operator belongs to. that organi-
zation.
Some of the Western railroads are ac-
cused of helping the American Sugar
Refining Co. in it's alleged effort to
kill the beet sugar industry in Nebras-
ka and Colorado according to the Chi
cargo Inter-Ocean. Three railroad
lines are said to have joined steam
ship line in making n through rate of
33 cents per hundred pounds of sugar
from New York via Galveston to Kan
sas City, St Joseph, Omaha and Lin
coin. Neb. On this rate the sugar com
pany has just shipped into the Missouri
river territory 200 carloads of sugar,
aggregating 100000 pounds. The re-
suit is that this sugar is put on that
market at a lower figure than the beet
sugar growers of Nebraska and Col-
oraoo can meet and realize any profit