Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-14
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The $500 Santa Fe shop employees at
Topeka, Kan. have decided to boycott
the so-called beef trust by abstaininG
from meat for 80 days.
Rev. John II. Graves, the Oldest su-
pcrannuated clergyman Of the Troy
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
church. died at Saratoga, N Y, Tues
day. He was 95 years old.
W. X. Vanderbilts Bright finished
second in the race for the PriX Border
minstrel at the Maisons Laffitte meet
ing near Paris. Tuesday. The same
owners Cleopatra III. was unplaced in
the race for the Prix Vigilant.
The employees of the Howe Scale Co.
in Rutland VT, held a meeting, Tues
day night. and decided to strike for a
9-hour day, Wednesday morning. Be
tween 400 and 500 men are employed by
the company and at present work 10
hours q day.
The New York court of appeals, Tues
day, handed down a decision sustain
ing the decision of tie appellate divi-
sion in declaring unconstitutional the
law which provided for the election In
Brooklyn of magistrates by congress
sional districts.
The weekly report Of Lord Kitchener.
received at London. Monday, shows
that 100 Beers were killed. that six were
wounded. that 500 were made prisoners,
that nine surrendered, and that 600
rifles. 157 wagons, 400 horses and 1900
head Of cattle fell into the hands of the
British.
Mrs. Mckinley, who continues to
visit her husbands tomb at Canton,
Ohio. every day. will try to have the
floral display that formerly marked the
entrance to the vault restored because
of great portion of the floral growth
having become weather beaten and
faded. An order has been given to a
local florist to begin work.
The 10th anniversary of the opening
of the Childs- Drexel Home for Union
Printers of the United States, Canada
and Mexico. was celebrated at Colorado
Springs. Col. Monday. Lieut.. Gov.
Coates and II. +. Garman, president of
the Colorado State Federation of La
Dor. were among the guests. The affairs
of the home are especially prosperous.
Vincent Noll, the Union Theological
Seminary student to whom a preachers
license was denied by the New York
Presbytery at it's April meeting. be-
cause he said that he could not believe
in Adam as a historic parsonage. died.
Tuesday. at the home of his sister in
New York City. He was attacked some
time ago by tuberculosis. Yesterday.
a committee of the presbytery recon-
mended that a license be given to Noll.
1t was announced at New Haven,
Tuesday, that Frank A. Munsey of
New York. is to be the Bromley lee
turer at Yale University in the coming
academic year. Two years ago the
widow of the late Isaac III. Bromley
founded at Yale University lecture
ship in memory of her husband. BY
the terms of the gift the incumbent
is to deliver not less than two lectures
on some topic connected with jour
nalism, literary or public affairs.
Because of an error in bookkeeping
committed 20 years ago. City Treas
urer William Malcolm of Passaic. n.
j.. has turned over to the county clerk
at Paterson deeds and securities for
every penny of his own and his wife's
property. This property is valued at
$4,000. including the Malcolm home.
and represents the savings of a life
time. The shortage caused by the err
ror amounted to $4,000. 1t was made
in Mr.. Malcolms first annual report
when the amount of dues and fines
against stockholders. standing uncol-
lected was credited as assets The
state board of examiners discovered
the shortage and quickly ascertained
the error responsible. Mr.. Malcolm
was notified and the revelation nearly
Frustrated him.