Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-03-09
Capital lettings.

The President Thursday sent to the
Senate the nomination of Col. William
Stanton, retired, to be brigadier gen.
eral. retired.
Government receipts Thursday:
From internal revenue. $I06,So6; Gus
TOMS $5j3.3D3 miscellaneous, $51,372
Expenditures, sl.9J0000.
The House committee on merchant
marine and fisheries Thursday fixed
March % as the date for considering
V hat action shall be taken on thu
ship subsidy bill.
Peter Carlson. who was arrested at thu
White House on the Night before Mis-
Kooscvelt's wedding, was Thursday de
clarcd insane by jury in the suprem,
court of the District of Columbia.
A crusade against the spread OF tuber-
cuoss among the employees of the gov
eminent service in Washington was
Thursday directed by President Roosevelt
who issued an order to the heads of all
departments, giving them explicit instruc-
tons as to their duties in combating
the disease.
President Roosevelt has removed
from office John ID. Oliphant, register;
J.. a. Trotter, receiver and /. J. Chap
man, clerk of the land office at Man
gum. Okla, for irregularities in the
conduct of the business of the office
The ManSum office will be Iiscontinu-
cd in April.
Senator Tillman said Thursday that he
did not intend to offer any proposition to
amend the Tillma n-GillcSpie railroad in
vestigatiOn resolution in accordance with
the suggestions Of the President. He
says the resolution is sufficient to meet
the objects intended and he disagrces
with the vicw of the President
Illustrative OF The difficulty tie state
department is having in communicate
ing with its minister in Caracas was Il
Message received Thursday from Mr.
Russell at that capital stating that tho
departments dispatch Of Feb. y did
OF reach him until March .. ard then
it came by boat from Trinidad.
Representative Bcurkc Cochran. y.
T., Introduced a resolution Thursday
requesting the postmaster general to
report to the House whether "Town
Topics" is admitted to the mails and
whether tie government assists the
publication in Its Slin occupat ton of
CXtorting money by blackmail."
The secretary Of the navy has received
cable message from Commander Hos
ley. commanding the fleet towing tho dry-
dock Dewey to the Philippines, saving
that the repairs to the dock are pro-
crossing at Las Palmas, Canaries and
that he expects to resume his journey to
| the Mediterranean on the ETH instant.
Baron Roscn. the Russian ambassador
to this country. called at the state de-
partment Thursday with NJ Bakhemet-
Jeff. the new Russian ambassador to
, Japan. whom he introduced to Sec. Root.
NJ. Eakhemetieff was connected with the
and is there for a few days visiting the
relatives of his wife.
For the third time the Christian
Herald through DR.. klopsch. its editor
has made large contribution to the
Japanese relief fund. The state dc
partment Thursday received from that
paper through the Red Cross the sum
of $4,000 for transmission to Japan
through the American embassy and it
is understood that a similar sum will
probably be contributed weekly for
sometime to come.
The International Waterways COM
mission at Toronto, Ont. has ad-
journed after a two days session. An
agreement was reached regarding the
falls by which both countries will take
all precautions to save it's scenic beau
ty. The American commissioners de-
sire a report of the committee which
might form IL basis of a treaty be
tween Great Britain and the United
States regarding the waters of the
falls. This. the Canadians declined, un-
less specially instructed by the gov
eminent. The next meeting will be held
in Washington April a.