Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-12
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires from the North
East, South and West.

East, south and west.
The English-speakng subway strikers
at New York met, Monday, and voted TO
remain on strike until their demands had
been granted.
The Transfers Union held q meeting,
Monday night, at Montreal, and voted to
continue their strike for recognition Of
the union. About 800 men are affected.
A strike for shorter hours and more pay
was begun Monday, at New Haven CT,
by 600 union teamSterS. Coal yards, truck
ing concerns and various factories are af.
fectcd.
Capt Frank Pencil, chief OF police of
Quebec, Canada died on a Wabash train
between Toledo and st. Louis, Monday,
while on his way to New Orleans to attend
the convention of chiefs of police.
| All the boilermakers. blacksmiths and
| machinists in the employ of the Mobile,
jackson Il Kansas City Railroad in Mo-
bile, Ala, struck, Monday. The men de-
| mand So. per day of ~ hours, an advance
| of ~ cents Il day.
Before the National Sporting Club at
| London, Monday, Jimmy" Handler of
Newark, N. j.. defeated Aster on points.
The 10-round contest between George
| Dixon, the American negro pugiliSt, and
Slounch, resulted in poor display.
Samuel F. Claflin of Manchester, N. IT,.
several times the Socialist Labor candi-
date for governor of New Hampshire, was
| attacked by a dog at Lttleton, Monday
| and bitten in several places, chiefly on the
hands. Six stitches were taken in Mr..
Clafiins wounds.
Struggling Moros attacked the rear
guard of Capt Pershing's column near
Bacolod, island of Mindanao Saturday
morning, wounding Lieut. Ruteges and
one soldier. The guard killed all the at
tackers: The latest reports place the num-
Der of Moros killed at the capture of Ia
raca at 800
Suit for $1,000 900 taxes against the
Southern Pacific Railroad Co was filed
in the Jefferson county court at Louis
vile, KY, Monday, by w. l.. Weller, Ir.,
revenue agent for the state of kentucky.
The petition alleges that that corporation
has not paid taxes in five years and that
81 ,000, 900 was now due the state.
The town of Vintondale, Pa, is threat
ened with destruction by a forest fire,
which is raging near there. Fire engines
and men have been sent from Johnston
was within a quarter of mile OF the
town. The place is entirely surrounded
by timber. nearly all of which is ablaze.
The seventh annual convention of the
be held at Charlotte, N. c., Thursday and
Friday. Among the speakers on the pro-
gram are Gen. w. f. Draper of Hopedale,
Mass. Edward Atkinson of Boston; w
ID. \. Ryan of Lynn, Mass, and Secre-
tary Wilson of the department of agricul
ture.
Prof. Albert Schmidt and Miss Sarah
Crawford of Toronto, who were arrested
legged smuggling, were, Monday, held for
trial by United States Commissioner Da-
wilson They were charged with SNUG
Cling several thousand dollars worth of
diamonds and gold novelties into the
United States
Alfred Taylor, aged A, and Mrs. E. f.
Penney, aged 81, were drowned in the
night while boating. The couple had hired
Roy Van Metre, a boy to handle the boat
while in the s mid ode of the stream they
right, but Van Metre was too excited to
render any assistance.
Dredging operations have beeen com
menced in Providence, r. l., harbor on
spend 100000. The present appropriation
of 100000 will carry the work along for
about a year. The anchorage basin will
be increased in size, so that there viii! DC
plenty of water and room for the rapidly
| increasing commerce of the port
Eleanor 7. Wells, stenographer, aged
| 20, was crushed to death on the sidewalk
in front of S55 Broadway, New York.
Monday, by heavy case of goods which
| tell from Il wagon as she was passing.
The fatality took place in the presence of
many pedestr ria The erd driver who was
when the accident happened was arrested.
During a fire in the Pittsburg Bedstead
and Spring Cos. building at No 1l3 Water
street, Pittsburg, Pa, Monday, number
| of girls at work on the fourth floor be-
came panicstricken and three jumped
from the window into net held by fire
men, All We're, seriously injured and
were taken to the Homeopathic hospital
The damage to the building and stock
was about $4,000.
Commander Underwood. in charge of the
naval station at Tutuila reports that the
anniversary of the raising of the Ameri-
can flag on Tutula, as a public holiday
with games and dances. Commander Tn
derWood recently communicated President
| Roosevelt s message of SNmDlthV with
| the Samoan people to the principal chiefs.
He says in his report: THE feeling IN
| this district towards the government of
| of friendly character"
Political arrests in St Petersburg are
increasingly numerous. The homes of
students. school teachers. male and fe-
| by the police. which has resulted in the
discovery of secret printing presses and
the seizure of leaflets calling on workmen
and others to participate in great public
demonstration, May IA. The situation Is
causing serious concern in official circles
and active measures are being taken to
cope with the proposed demonstration.
G. G, Bond. attorney of the Mobile &
Judge Hammond of the federal court at
memphis. Tenn, and obtained an injunc-
ton restraining the striking employees
and others from interfering in any man
ner with the operation of trains on the
Mobile & Ohio Railroad in the state of
tennessee. The order is effective until
MAY 1T III O CLOCK A. M,
when Judge Hammond will hear the appIi-
cation for injunction in open court at
Jackson.
Superintendent of Prisons Collins has
decided to remove "Al'' Adams, the ex-
policy king, now serving a sentence in
Sing Sing prison: to the state hospital at
Danamora. n. Y. The hospital is con-
nected with Clinton prison and all prison
ers who are seriously sick are sent there
Miller of 500 per cent. syndicate fame
VINO is suffering from consumption in the
Sing Sing prison hospital. will also be re-
moved to the state hospital as soon as he
can stand the journey. He has had sew
eral hemorrhages and is confined to his
bed most of the time.
The committee representing the keep
ers Of Chinese gambling houses at Homo
lulu has been placed under arrest, charg-
ed with attempting to bride Deputy At
torney General Andrews to permit four
games of paka pic to be run without mo-
lestation. Andrews arranged a meeting
with the gamblers and concealed witnesses
who heard the offer of $500 month of
Andrews would permit the conducting OF
the gambling games. The Chinese State
that they had formerly purchased pro-
lection from other officials and interesting
disclosures are expected.
Official dafoi1a nf t,a