Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-02
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Fluf. y. II. Thompson Of the United
States geological Survcv. died in
Washington Tuesday night. aged g.
years. lie was a noted %cosr;,phcr ana
had beer. connected with the survey
since 1852.
John Freeman Brown of Milton, chief
justiC" Of the Suffolk municipal court,
ana ranking municipal Justice in Mas
saChuScttS, WIS Wednesday nominate
ed by Governor Guild as associate ius-
ticr Of The superior court. Succcc ling
the late John j. Flaherty of Gloucester.
y message received Wednesday at
Providence, T.. L., says that the schoon-
er j. Manchester Haynes of Boston,
bound from Charleston, :. c., Cor Fore
River. Mass. with lumber, is ground
cd on Warwick Flats. She was leaking
badly. The schooner hats cargo of
lS1 .00O feet of lumber
After Il further conference Wedncs-
day at Washington, the railroad OFF,
Gals who have been discussing with
the Interstate commerce commissions
the Interpretation and enforcement Of
tine new railroad rate law, adjourned
their meeting. Little of Il definite ma
turc WAS accomplished.
Application was made to Justice Nc
Lean at New York Wednesday, for the
appoint mcnt of commission to pass
upon the sanity of Mrs. Louis NJ stem
ton, whn:;. daughter. Mrs. Alice kinan.
wa. murdered several weeks ago. The
application was made in behalf Of a
nephew and niece of Mrs. Stenton and
on the atlldavits Of two doctors that
she is suffering from senilc dcmcntia.
At New London. Conn, the Marine
Corps is re constructing barracks and
preparing quarters which will make
that point the principal training station
for the marine. especially those who
are to serve aboard ships. 1t is
the intention to remove from
Annapolis the training school for new
" col, missioncd marine officers who
.lre now educated for their first duty
near the Naval Academy.
For u time "Wednesday the proceed
ings of the Negro Young Peoples;
Christ inn and Educational Congress at
Washington We're marked by great
disorder The trouble arose over the an
nouncemcnt that part of the program
of Tues lay covering meetings from the
churches to the congress should he
abandoned and the subjects outlined for
Wednesday taken up-'Th was object
81 to by hundreds Of the delegates and
when they were ovcrrIlcd the demon
stration followed.
Nearly 1900 Wcavcr:i employed in :hc
four mills of the berkshire Cotton Man
ufa"turing 90. at Adams, Mass, quit
work Wednesday owing to the refusal
Of an ovcrSccr to rc-inState Samue!
Wittam. one of the employees. ana
president Of the English Speaking
Spcakng Wcavcrs Union. The work at
tho mills WAS seriously "urtaiicd by
this action. as, only about 50 WcaVers
y orc left in the mill. The loom lixers
declare that they will strike if the cor
roratinn attempts to fill the striking
wcavcrs' places with n"n-union men
TIC names Of % men VIII" will sit on
the federal grand jury ut ChicaG" when
will hear testimony beginning Monday
in connection with charges against the
Standard oil Co. and number Of rail
ROADS entering Chicago. were dra"r
"Wednesday. The mon will be summoned
Nv telegraph. The names were prompt
is rIadc known to the secret service
mon. who will investigate tn" history
of each man. If it is found that any oil
thc mon ar" undesirable as grand jurors
thcy will ~ excused ny Judge Bcthca
John :. Miller. counsel for the Stand
ard oiI, has already taken up the case