Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-19
L. jackson, Weeks Mills, $40; Henry +.
Chadwick, Waterville, $40. Original
widows, etc, Jane l.. Stone, Augusta,
Congressional Notes.


kea, Island of Maui, Hawaii. The post
master, where compensation was s2i Il
year, resigned some time ago.
y bill was introduced. Saturday. by
Representative Bell of Colorado, pro-
Vldlng that any producer. dealer, trans
porter, agent or other person in any
territory of the United States who shall
join with any other person or persons
for the purpose Of raising the price of
arg article of food or fuel, or It's car
Rage AMI handling, shall be guilty of
extortion. \ maximum penalty of a
$1,000 fine or imprisonment for one year
il, provided.
Cadet Arthur II. Bradley of New
Jersey, was recently convicted by
court martial at West Point of chang
ing a record and being absent without
leave, and was sentenced to be dis
missed from the service. The Presi-
dent has mitigated the sentence so as
to require Cade Bradley ito walk
armed and equipped as a soldier in the
area of the barracks every Saturday
from 2 p. NJ. until parade, until June
II, 1908, and to be deprived of any fur
Tough to which he may become entitled
under the academy regulations during
the period of the next annual encamp-
ment."
The treasurer department has Gecid-
ed that the bottom of the Pacific ocean
is E6t c foreign country within the
meaning of the tariff laws and hence
repair cable imported by the CONNER
cial Pacific Gable Co. cannot be with
drawn from bonded warehouse fer re
pair work without the payment of duty
The law specifically says that in order
TO be entitled to free expectation the
goods much be landed i'll foreign
country, which fact must be verified by
the certificate of a United States con-
sui in The country where the goods are
landed. The rate of duty is IS per cent
ad valorenl.
The interest in the senatorial fight
in Colorado centers in the report of the
House elections committee, which has
been investigating the contests filed
against the seating of seventeen Demo-
Gratis in the House. The matter was
in the hands of the election committee
FOR several days and While positive
evidence has been brought forth that
frauds were committed in several pre-
cincts of Arapahoe county, the large
majority received by the Democrats
ranging from $500 to 5000 it is believed
viii be hard to overcome in every in
stance. The report will be made to the
House, Monday.
Representatives Littlefield and Over
street, OF the subcommittee of the
House judiciary committee. We're at the
department of justice, Saturday, in
connection with the preparation of an
antitrust bill. The subcommittee ex-
poets to have the bill completed SO as to
be able to have q. final conference with
the attorney general, Monday. If the
b-committee finds that an antitrust
bill can he formally adopted and a re-
port ordered by Tuesday or Wednes-
day, the judiciary committee may adj
iourn from Monday to Wednesday that
the bill may he reported to the full
committee on that day, otherwise there
will be delay until Friday.
IN induisitive visitor was received by
President Roosevelt the other day. At
Ter the formal greetings the visitor
drew the President to one side and in
a stage whisper asked for a little con-
fidential information regarding the
probability of this nations being
plunged into war with Germany and
Great Britain by the Venezuelan crisis
The President listened to the question
attentivcly and finally said in a voice
which reached all over his Office, why,
of course there is not going to be any
war" The visitor was not satisfied
and he insisted that the President tall
MIN why he was able to make that as
sertioa. DO you suppose that | would
permit any war" asked the President
seriously, while l am penned up here
In the White House and could not set
into it?'
Final action has been taken by the
President and secretary Of war in tbs:
case Of First Lieutenant Edwin A.
Hickman Of the list Cavalry, one Of tbs.
officers tried by courtmartial by direc-
ton of the President on the charge of
having administered the water cure 10
certain Filipino prisoners in order to
extort information regarding the move
ments of native bands of marauders.
The military court acquitted the officer
Of the charge. The President indorsed
the pape.s with the simple word "Dls-
approved" evidently intending thereby
TO deprccate the employment of the
water cure without, however, affect
ing the judgment of the courtmartial IL
sacautnS the officer on the general
ground that its employment in this in
stance was justified by the circun-
stances