Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-23
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which Will be held the next session of the
trans Mississippi congress in 1903. New
Orleans was the only other candidate for
honor of entertaining the congress.
The Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squad
ron's special race at Halifax. Thursday
for silver cup was declared off as the
boats boa - I'D not finish within the time limit
Graham, w2s one Of the competitors
At meeting of the directors of the
Bangor, Orono & Old Town Railway Co.,
in Orono, Wednesday. officers were elect
ed as follows: President. James II. Cur
Ter, Bangor; general manager, John r..
Graham, quincy. Mass; clerk, A. J. Dur
gin, OTono.
\ special meeting of the stockholders
of the Illinois Central Railroad will be
held at Chicago. Friday, to consider
the proposition to increase the capital
stock by issue Of 1S,4OO new shares Of
500 each.
The sparring bout at the Exhibition
building at Halifax, Thursday evening.
between Mike Shallow and Charles Far
rel. both Of Boston, did not last two
minutes. Farrell was oveTmatched and
was out when the gong sounded at the
end Of the first round from a right handler
on the neck.
James Hudson was arrested at Bridge
water Mass, Thursday night. on the
charge OF setting fire to a building owned
by G. a. Smith. which was burned,
Wednesday. The officers say he admits
setting the fire, as well as causing the
destruction of two buildings in Canada
several years ago
Young" Corbett, who will fight Ter
ry McGovern before the Southern A. c.
at Louisville, Sept %, left New York,
for Cincinnati, Thursday night. He
will train at Prices Hill. near Cincin-
natl. McGoveTn will leave for the
West, Monday.
The United States steamer Indiana
with a portion of the three upper
classes of midshipmen aboard, arrived
in the Annapolis 'roadstead, Thursday
night. she will leave, early Friday
morning, to take part in the naval
maneuvres OF the Massachusetts coast.
A newsdeaIers' cooperative news com
pany 10 be national in scope and inflI-
ence was advocated in resolution pre-
sented, Thursday, by the exc cutive COM
mittee of the National Association CT
NeWSdaa lers. Booksellers ard Ststioners
Of the United States, at the second day s
session of the 10th annual convention he
ing held in Brooklyn. This resolution
was unanimously adopted.
The convention of the Metal Polishers
Buffers, PlaterS, Brass MOlders and Brass
workers Union Of North America. at
Bridgeport. ct, Thursday tabled after
some debate a resolution boycotting the
militia organizations. The resolution
called for the enactment OF bylaw pro-
Viding for the expulsion Of any member
of the union who may Join the militia OF
any state or who may permit his son to
do so.
Tho fish SINNERS. cutters and handlers
strike at Gloucester. Mass. was declared
off, Thursday, and the greater proportion
of the 400 men VINO have been out for 20
days returned to work at o'clock. while
fhaa
| just as fast as they can be accommodate
ed. The strikers voted to remove all dis
| elimination and to r. turn TO work under
| the agreement previously offered by the
employers.
| The preliminary examination OF Mrs.
| Annie Marsten, charged with causing this
| oeatn Of her husband. Geo Marsten, st
MedSctic. n. B., in June last, was resum-
| 60 q Woodstock, \. r.. Thursday. NJ. j..
| Paddock Of st. john. analyst. testified to
| finding e-twenty-feurth Of a grain Of
! stTYchnine in the liver and kidneys of
deceased, and Drs. Franklin and Turner
stated this would he equivalent to about
| five grains in the whole body.
The Maritime Board of Trade in ses-
sion at Sydney, N. S, Thursday, passed
a resolution in favor of steel shipbuild-
ing. as it is desirable that Canadian
products should be carried in Canadian
| built ships. The federal government of
Canada will be asked to grant ton
! mage bounty large enough to enable
| Canadian builders to compete With
American and English firms in this in
dustry. The board viii also urge upon
| the government the necessity of estab-
! fishing a fast Atlantic steamship SER
vice between Canada and the United
| Kingdom. the ships to be equal in
speed and appointment to any now
| crossing the Atlantic.