Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-08-11
What is Happening in
Many Places.
Brooklyn Judge Declares Eight
Hour Law Unconstitutional.
Treaty Of Extradiction Between United
States and Hayti.-king Edward APP
proves Reappointment of Lord Cur
zon-Odd Fellows Trienniai.

of Maiden. and employed as tele-
phone lineman, was struck and Killed
by d Boston & Maine train at the
Market street crossing i'll Lynn, Tues
day afternoon A widow and six chill
dren survive.
Letters of administration for Joseph
Letter, son OF the late Levi Il. Letter,
were applied for III the Chicago pro-
bate court, Tuesday. The real estate
i'm Chicago and Cook county is valued
at $1,000 900, and the personal property
at $4,000.
The international Stere otypers and
Electrrtypcrs Union is in convention ut
st. Louis, Mo, the principal subject
under discussion being the eight-hour
question. The convention will last six
days
Secretary Hay and Mr.. Leger, the
Haytian minister, Tuesday. at Wash
ington, signed treaty of cxtradition
between the United States and Hayti.
The convention is in accord with the
latest ideas so far as it specifies the
text rcl'tting to crimes.
Hiram Bean of Marshfnld, who was
recently arrested at Lawrence, Mass.
Tuesday ut Montpelier. VT, pleaded
guilty to assault upon Jessie Kent, a
12-yrar-old child. and received an in
determinate sentence of from three to
eight years at Windsor state prison.
Fire that started in the pattern shop
of the Albion Iron Works ut Victoria.
r. c.. Tuesday evening, destroyed the
northern portion of the building to-
gethcr with a quantity Of valuable
machinery. In all about 80 houses
We're destroyed. the majority being
homes Of working people. The loss eX-
ceeds S15O.OO0.
Tho Royal Victoria Yacht Club re-
catta. Tuesday, at Ryde. Isle of Wight.
in the race for Vice Commodorc's cup,
the schooner yacht Ingomar led for a
considerable distance but the wind
Was too light and the course was
shortened by one half. The Naldora.
taking 4 slant of wind. won on time al
lOWanccd.
The approval of King Edward of the
reappointment of Lord CurZon of Ked-
dleSton rs viccroy of India. was an
nounccd Tuesday, at London.
Charged with murder in the first de-
gree, Special Constahles Ransom. STAN
fiji and Cherry are in Jail at Selma,
Ala, awaiting n preliminary hearing.
The charge against them is based on
the fact that Edward Bell. q negro.
was taken from their custody, last Sat
urday. by q mob of negroes. hanged to
a tree and his body rdded with bull
lets.
The International miners congress at
its session at Paris, Tuesday, passed a
resolution in favor of legislation limit
ing work to eight hours per day.
John p Johnson. a negro, living at
Kinloch Park, Il suburb of st. Louis,
Mo, Tuesday. shot his wife, wounding
her severely. shot and killed his
mother in-law, Mrs. s. Buren,. and then
killed himself Jealousy is said to have
prompted the crime.
Definite INFORMATION has been re-
ceived by the officials of the United
States Lawn Tennis Association that
r. +. Doherty and II. l.. Doherty. the
| English champions, will not defend the
double and singles, championship, next
week at New York.
At a meeting of the Textile Council.
in Fall River. Tuesday. Thomas O'Don-
nell. treasurer of the strike fund re-
ported that up to date the committees
expenses incident to the strike OF
20 600 mill operatives in Fall River had
been $1,000. The executive committee
of the council has been increased from
three to five members owing to the
large amount Of work devOlving upon
the committee. The relief bureaus will
he opened again. Friday, and orders
will he issued to all whom an investi-
CATION proves to he in need of aid.
Senator Spooner of Wisconsin. in
conference with President Roosevelt.
regarding the general politics and the
station in Wisconsin, Tuesday. said:
| i haven't the slightest apprehension
about the electoral vote of Wisconsin.
1t certainly will be cast for Roosevelt
| and Fairbanks our local trouble does
| not affect the national ticket at all"
The Nanuuit cotton mill of the
Richmond Manufacturing Go. at Bris-
! tol. r. L., was sold at public auction,
| Tuesday. to Charles b. Rockwell. pro-
| prietor of the Cranston worsted mills.
also of this town. for S1S.300. The ma
chinery was not included in the sale.
The Nanquit mill was closed, last year
largely on account of the high price OF
raw cotton and has been idle since that
time.
Justice White of the supreme court,
Brooklyn. n. Y, Tuesday. declared the
Shour law unconstitutional, and
granted writs of mandamus to compel
| the city to pay $4,000 to the Brooklyn
Alcatraz Coz and $4,000 to the Uovado
Asphalt Co, payment of which mad
been withheld on the ground that both
companies had, in the performance or
contracts for city work. required their
employees to work more than eight
hours day. In granting the writs the
justice said in part: 1.-THE companies
are entitled to be paid on the ground
that any violation of the law by them
has been waived by the city on the
broad proposition of the unconstitu-
tionality of the statute"
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