Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-01
CAPITAL Notes.

The supreme court of the United States,
Monday. affirmed the cOnstitutionality of
the S-hour law of the state of Kansas reg
ulating labor on public works.
Charles Theson, who was arrested OH
Thanksgiving day at New York for writ
ing rambling letters to President Roose-
transferred from Bellevue hospital to the
Manhattan hospital branch, at lslip, l.. l.
Speaker Cannon had a conference, Mon.
day, with the President concerning legis-
lation. pending and prospective. 1t is not
the Speakers purpose to announce the
public committees, Tuesday, and it seems
probabl now that the announcement will
not be made before next Friday.
The instructions to Minister Powell to
government of San Domingo. are such
that he will refrain from recognizing that
government until he has had proper as
surances that the interest of the United
States citizens shall not suffer from SO
doing.
Gen. Chaffee, who has just returned to
Washington from Cuba. where he went as
a member of the joint army and navy
board to inspect sites for cOahng stations
is of the opinion that Bahia Honda, when
the channel has been properly explored
and nuoyed, will be found suitable site for
a coaing station.
Captain John E. Pillsbury Monday, for
mally took charge of the office of assist
ant chief of the bureau of navigation, re-
lieving Capt. w. S. Cowles, brother-n-
law of the President who has been as
signed to command the new battleship
Missouri and who left Washington. last
night, for Newport News to hoist his flag
aboard that vessel when she is commits
stoned, Tuesday next.
1t is not expected that "a vigorous effort
will be made at the approaching regular
session of Congress to enact proposed
Philippine tariff legislation. 1t is under
stood that such strenuous, opposition de-
velored to the proposed legislation that
it was deemed advisable by the leaders
in both the House and in the Senate not
to precipitate tariff fight on the eve of
Presidential campaign. but to postpone
the matter at least until the short session
of this Congress.
Information has reached the White
House at Washington that Peter Elliott,
the mad Swede who created so violent
scene in the vestibule of the White House,
several weeks ago. is either again in
Washington or en- route to that city. He
Mimi, where he was confined and adyices
were received about his coming to Wash
ington again but no trace of him has been
discovered Police and secret service Off
GERS will use every endeavor to prevent
him getting near the President.
Michael FL Louis, formerly superinten-
dent of the division of post office supplies,
Monday made the following statement
concerning the references to himself in
the Bristow report: Mr.. Bristow has
taken an unfair advantage, relying upon
the immunity that his position affords
him. |, however. challenge him to make
the statement contained in the report
over his own signature and have the same
published so that it will give me oppor-
tunity to enter suit against him for libel.
so that the case can be properly heard and
witnesses examined. | will in return for
this guarantee not to accept any damages
that "a jury may award me, but will be
satisfied to simply show the baselessness
of his statements.