Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-08
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

At meeting of the New Brunswick
Board of Education at Fredericton. N.
b., Wednesday. a communication WIS
read from the trustees of the estate Of
Cecil Rhodes, intimating that Rhodes
scholarship is likely to go TO that pro-
vince and inviting suggestions from the
board as to the scholarship.
Walter c. Nickerson. assistant boob
keeper at the National Suffolk Bank. 81
State street, Boston. who was arrested.
Tuesday, on charge OF embezzlement Of
5000. was arraigned before United States
Commissioner Fiske. Wednesday and was
held in $4,000 for hearing, Aug. Is
The date of the official trial OF the new
battleship Maine has again been changed
This time it has been advanced to the
week beginning Aug. Is, as the tide will
permit her to be locked. Previously It
was thought that the state of the tide
would make it impossible to dock her I'M
til the 18th.
The National Retail Butcher and Meat
Dealers Protective Association at Wash
ington. Wednesday, adopted resolutions
recommending that the Eastern Middle
and Southern states offer Inducements BY
bounty or any other means for the w
building of the industries in those sec
tionS. Resolutions also were adopted Ia
voring the repeal of the present nation
al bankruptcy law.
The big strike of the cotton mill oper..
atives at Augusta, Ga. which was looked
upon as a test of the strength OF tn'
United Textile Workers of America. was
declared off by the executive committee
Of that body at Fall River, "Wednesday.
these operatives went on strike. last
April. for 10 per cent. advance in wages.
Something like $4,000 In all was sent y
them from all over the country.
The corporation of the city OF Lon
don celebrated the conclusion OF peace
in South Africa, Wednesday night, WIZ
a reception rendered jointly to Lora
Roberts and Lord Kitchener. BON
guests were presented with addresses
concentrating their distinguisnea
war services and in the case OF Lola
Kitchener, paying especial tribute
his conduct of the negotiations Wn'cH
led to the surrender of the Beers
The 32nd annual convention of the cam.
Ollie Total Abstinence Union OF ame.@s
was begun at Dubuque, Iowa, ws s,ssns
day, with 800 delegates in atfenddheaT,
President Rev. ID. +. McGillicuddy te ~
Worcester. Mass. presided. The un rn.
now numbers $50 societies, with q liz. ~,
bership of S54.110. an increase IN tne XII XII
year of more than 10000. rally va asa NV ~
in the evening. Addresses were mdgs =
Mayor Berg, Senator Allison. Rev. Y I'LL.
McGillicuddy, VIM. II. OBr1en. ot esse
Judge. Gibbons. Chicago; j.; y. z
Philadelphia Mrs. l.. NJ. Lake q
Louis, and Archbishop Ireland.
There was collision during the -
or Nantucket shoals, Tuesday h'e.~
between the lumber laden scnooA,
William II. Davenport, Capt. o'aes.
Kennebec for. New York, and ~
masted British schooner at anchor. IT,
other vessel is believed TO DC
schooner Louis. New York LOT c.e.
lottetown. p. L. l., with corn. Inc -
venport lost some headsails. one ~
proceeded. The Britisher lost powsp'
and iibboom. Schooner j. u. I'LL .e,sa
ham, Bangor for Westerly, co''''
with an unknown barge at ancno.
Nantucket shoals during the Jog,
day, but sustained only slight iuiui''