Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-08-19
NEWS OF THE DAY.
A Glance at What is Happening in
Many Places.

ic9teu, w WeIneSudy, tll'il ecu With Dtliis
in the United States unlawfully. 1t
is said these arrests were the first Of
many to be made as the result of an
into a smuggling system
which has been in operation along the
Canadian border.
1t has been announced at the Repub-
lican national headquarters that
number of speakers will soon begin
campaigning in Maine. Those named
are w. s. Kenworthy of Iowa, Edward
Payson Brown of New York, W. C.
Plummer of North Dakota, r. H.
Roberts of Brooklyn. and Representa-
tive J. p. Foster of Vermont.
The most sensational incident In the
great building trades lockout and
strike at New York which has thrown
nearly $4,000 workmen into idleness,
came. Wednesday, when Philip Wein-
seimer, president and organizer of the
Ruilding Trades Alliance, was placed
under arrest on n charge of extOrtion.
When the labor leader was arraigned
i'm court, he was confronted by George
]. Essig. a plummer, who charged that
on Dec. 3 last he paid Weinseimer
81 900, so that work could be resumed
upon an apartment house on River
side Drive. Weinseimer's counsel ap-
peared to be anxious to have the eX-
animation go on at once, but on motion
of District Attorney Jerome the trial
was put over, the bail being fixed at
$500.
Despite the protest of the Christian
Endeavor Societies of Connecticut, the
1rtp hDS IAcjIa1 that the
traditional bottle of wine will be bro
ken across the prov of the battleship
Connecticut when she is launched at
the New York navy yard next month.
More than 100000 people witnessed
the spectacle of half hundred floats
and half a thousand illuminated and
decorated canoes which took part in Il
splendid river carnival on the Charles
river. Wednesday evening. in honor of
the G.. a. r. visitors at Boston.
The correspondent of the London
Lieut.. Newton A. McCully of the
United States navy and Lieut..
DeCuverhille of the French navy,
the only two naval attaches at Port
Arthur have left that port. The cor
respondent adds that the Chinese
Admiral Sab has rendered his resig-
nation and offered himself for punish,
ment on account of his inability to pre-
vent the japanese capturing the
Russian torpedo boat destroyer Rye
Shtelni.
Anthony Rrunner, James Finley. and
Joseph Quinn, prisoners in the jail at
I.ockpOrt, y. Y, overpowered the de-
putty sheriff and made their escape
after desperate fight. The men
threw red pepper into the deputys
eyes and then beat him into insensi
| bility.
Anthony w. Montcalm of Wey
mouth Mass, died, Wednesday, as the
result of exhaustion following the
| Grand Army parade in Boston, Tues
day. AS member Of Reynolds Post
No. IS. he marched in the procession.
He returned home tired out, but show
ed no signs of illness. He was found
| i'm bed. Wednesday morning. Mr.
Montcalm was 7S years old and was a
| member of Co. G. 18th Massachusetts
during the war. Several children sur
vive.
| Secretary Wilson will leave Wash
ington. Friday night, for Vermont.
where he will make n number of
speeches in the campaign preceding
the special election there. His speech
making itinerary in Vermont will oc-
cupy until the first of September and
he will then go to Maine to participate
in the campaign there.
| At the meeting of the Association of
Army Nurses ut Boston, Wednesday.
Mrs. HaZen was elected national pres
ident on the first ballot.
Haber ]. Aflak. wealthy merchant
of Hayti. was arrested. Wednesday. in
connection with the alleged natural
ization frauds upon which the
United States officials in New
York have been at work some
time and it was announced that a
widespread traffic in fraudulent natu-
lralization papers issued by the courts
lof Connecticut had been brought to
light. Hundreds of citizens of the lit
tile island of Hayti are involved in the
lalleged frauds. said representative
of the United States district attor-
ney's office, who made the announce
ment.
Twenty-Five firemen, including two
battalion chiefs, two captains and two
llieutenants, were overcome by smoke
Wednesday, in a fire In the engrav-
ing and printing establishment OF
William H. Cookfaire in Cortlandt
street. New York. Ambulance physi-
| clans attended them as they were car
ried out of the burning building and
Il only two had to be taken to the hos
pital. The loss caused by the fire was
s. 900.
Judge Parker has had so much pres
sure brought upon him to go upon
stumping tour. to include all the
doubtful states, that he has decided to
give the matter serious consideration.
Rufus Lesour. a negro. was shot to
death by mob outside the club house
of Thomaston, Marindo county, Ala
bama, Wednesday. He had been loaf
ing around the place several days and
had committed two robberies.
Professor Charles L. Norton. of the
/ Massachusetts, Institute of Technology.
says that great deal more care should
/ be taken in protecting steel work ana
| xurp,,phf iron uorc from cnYrQSlOn. Con-