Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-09-29
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.


more. Friday night.
President Gompers of the American
Federation of Labor, has issued a. call
for the I'D annual convention of the
federation to be held at New Orleans,
beginning Noy. is next.
In the municipal court at Boston,
Friday, Helen Harris who ii is alleged,
stabbed her husband. who subsequently
died, was held without bail for murder.
and the matter will be taken up by the
grand jury.
The national congress of French min
ers in session at Commentry, France,
adopted a resolution, Friday. by a vote
Of so to IS in favor of 8-hour day. in
Guiding the time occupied in descending
from tn mines and at meals.
Cornell University re-opened, Tues
lay. President Schurman delivered his
annual address to the students in Cor
aell arnnrs-. He said there were now
registered ut Ithaca 2213 students, an
Increase of 200 over last year.
There is no sign of settlement of the
strike ut the American Iron and Steel
Cos. plant ut Lebanon, Pa. There ar.
now about 1850 men and boys AT work
at the plant. The men who remain out
number about so. All is quiet.
Charles Martin, Democratic candi-
date for Congress in the new 18th Ohio
district, has declined to accept The
nomination. No reason is given. This
is General Grosvenor's district, and ii
is overwhelmingly Republican.
The state department has received a
cablegram from Minister Conger at Pekin
stating that tine evacuation Of Manchuri9
has been begun BIZ the Russians who
already have evacuated the railway. Il
is said that the territory up the Lao
river will be evacuated completely bJ
Oct. s, as stipulated in the agreement
The Denver Evening Times of Den
yer, Col, has been sold tc, United State.
senator Thomas NJ. Patterson and II
q. Campbell for 100000, the change d
management to occur, Oct. l. The
Times viii be changed from a Republi-
can TO Democratic paper.
Fire ut Indiantown at St John, ~ g..
Thursday. destroyed the St John river
steamer Star. owned by the Star Line
Muse & Sons warehouse. j. i. William
sons machine shop, d. D. Glascre 4
Sons office and the big ware house o
the steamship company. The total los.
is estimated at $75.000
President Roosevelt has signed the
order providing for the taking of Il
;ensus of the Philippines in accord
ince with the terms of the Philippine
act passed at the last session of Con-
gress and upon the certificate Of the
Philippine commission that the insur-
rection has been suppressed.
HpI,7,as- &c V-,.ia,,;lra
1cnt Of Syracuse University. who has
heeE at Syracuse. n. Y, a week is SUI
fering from smallpox. He was takei
70 the city hospital. Physicians say
the case is light. Chancellor Day has
ordered the vaccination of every one ..
the 1900 students.
Further reports received at Simla
india, regarding the earthquake in
eastern Turkestan. lasting from Aug.
y to Sept. 3, show that in addition to
,ausing other damage the town of Ar
lush was reduced to ruins, that co.
persons We're killed and that 1000
others were injured.
Indications point to the selection of
Godfrey Morse of Boston, as Colonel
Ga5ton'S running mate on the Demo
cratic ticket He mas consented to
stand if acceptable to Mr.. Garston. He
was a candidate for nomination in the
18th district. nut withdrew in the in
terest of harmony.
The Philadelphia Record SAYS: The
project to consolidate 60 per cent. Of the
spinning and weaving mills in the South.
under the control of holding corpora
ton. has finally materialiZed and ii was
announced. Friday, By one of the mana
gers of the enterprise that the Fries plan
had been adopted by enough of the
Southern mills to guarantee the success
Of the proposition. The cash capital in
volved in the enterprise now amounts to
$4,000, eco.
After Il thorough consideration of the
situation of the nth Massa chusetts
congressional district, General Black
mar. of bingham, who was candidate
for the Republican nomination, con-
cedes the selection of Congressman
Vim. c. Lowering of Taunton. General
Blachmar viii not under any circum-.
stance carry the contest into the con-
yention.
Before Judge Harris in the Superior
criminal court at Salem, Mass, Friday.
We're s. Robinson, president, II. A. Rob-
inson, treasurer, and b. F. Robinson,
director of the Globe Worsted mills in
Lawrence. Mass, charged with maxi
ing false statements to the commits
sioner of corporations, in ragard to the
standing of the company. The men
were held in $1,000 each. upon enter
ing a plea of not guilty.
Arrangements We're completed at
Minneapolis. Friday night. for the pre-
septation, Saturday, to the board of
pardoiis of n strong petition for the re-
lease of Frank Hamilton. The former
newspaper man, serving T-years
term in the saltwater penitentiary for
killing Leonard Day. A young million
aire. Day vas stabbed in 4 brawl in|