Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-18
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.
A Brief Summary of the Important
Events of the Day.

Advices from Morocco point to the
conclusion that the Sultan's unpleas-
antness with Great Britain in connec-
ton with the confiscation of the prop
erty of British subject will shortly be
settled amicably. In any case the thor
ouGhly cordial understanding between
France and Great Britain suffices to
prevent the incident from assuming Sc
rious proportions.
Three Cinnamon, one of them Tom
Lee" the mayor of Chinatown, have
been arraiSned o The charge of lille
gal voting in New York City. They
waived examination and furnished $500
bail. New York passed laws in 1870
against the naturalizing of Cinnamon.
One of the acts of grace, signalling
the birth of an heir to the throne, will
be the total abolition of corporal pun
ishment throughout Russia. The
christening of the heir will occur Au-
gust rs, and it is stated that the EN-
peror of Germany has asked for the
privilege of acting as one of the God
fathers OF the child.
lie 4 IdutS AllfdtlCc VI NEW
York, the organization against which
the lockout recently declared by the
Building Trades Employers Associa-
ton was directed, Tuesday, ordered out
all the men employed on one of the
largest apartment houses in course of
construction in this city. Many of the
strikers claim that the contractors, af-
for ct,,ily nd off hnp
double wages if they would remain at
work.
Fire in the retail district at Spokane,
Wash. Tuesday, did damage amount
ing to $4,000. The fire started in
the smoke house of the Stanton Cold
Storage Co. and destroyed that build
ing, the Washington Liquor Co.'S build
ing and the storehouse of the Grote
Rankins Furniture Co.
Gen. Lander Post, G. A. r, No. 5, of
Lynn, has received from Gen. Custer
Post of Baltimore, the headquarters
flag stained by the blood of Gen. Fred
erick w. Lander, upon which the COM
mander rested when wounded in the
leg at Edwards Ferry, a wound from
which he died. March 2, 1862. Com
mander +. G. Tarr of Custer Post and
Comrade Clinton S. Beach presented
the flag, which was in possession Of
Col E. Il. Tyler. second in command to
Lander until his death, when it was
given into the keeping of Custer Post.
Commander John l.. Parker of Post 5,
Lynn, received the gift, which will be
more highly cherished than any other
possession of Post 5.
Japan has notified Germany that she
is entirely satisfied with the latter's
course toward the Russian vessels at
TsinGtau and Germany has advised
Japan that she is quite willing to per-
NIT Japanese vessel to enter Using
tau harbor. so that her commander may
convince himself that the Russians are
really disarmed, such ship to leave the
harbor within "a hours.
Official advices received at Washing
ton state that the Japanese command
er-in-chief reports that the Russian
cruiser Pallada was sunk by Japanese
torpedo boats on the night of Aug. 10.
AT the State convention of the Demo-
Gratis of Idaho, resolutions were adopted
pledging the party to do all possible to
exterminate polygamy within the bor-
ders of Idaho. Henry Heitfield of Lew
iston, former United States Senator,
was nominated for governor by accla-
nation.
Heavy forest fires are raging in the
hills close around Bonita, some "A
miles east of Missoula, Mont. The fires
started four days ago and have spread
with rapidity over a vast territory,
causing great damage.