Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-06
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Tho building occupied by John T.
| Hathaway & Bro, printers J. G. Jack
son. printer, and others, at Philadelphia
was burned Wednesday. Loss 100000.
President MCGOWAN of the New York
| board of aldermen, as acting mayor will
veto the Hearst-McClellan recount bill, it
was learned Wednesday. The veto will
say that the bill is wrong in principle
and that its enactment would establish q
dangerous precedent.
About 1400 of the $500 Boston cigar
makers arc idle because Of n lack of
stock prepared to make cigars. seven
Of the eight largest factories refusing
to grant the measured wage schedule
desired by the stripper girls. The
girls are still on strike at those places.
GOV. Fred NJ Warner Of Michigan
Wednesday issued statement deny
ing a published report that President
Roosevelt while in Lansing last Fri
day advised the governor to 80 slow
with railroad legislation and let the
Interstate Commerce Commission work
out the problems now under considera-
ton. Nothing Of the kind occurred"
said the governor in his statement.
The first paper mill in Holyoke.
Mass. to grant tho demand of the
paper makers for an S-hour day or n
thrcc-tnur system is tho Chemical
Paper Co., manufacturers of coarse
paper, the management of which
Wednesday announced that the three
tour system would be put into opera
ton Tho mill operates three ma
chimes and employees 80 skilled opera
tors. ON Monday one machine will be
put on the three-tOur system, the
others to follow at intervals of q
month.
The opening address for the prOsecu-
ton BY Assistant District Attorney
Hcncy. the partial examination in chief
of Former Police Commissioner Thorn
as Rcgan. the introduction as evidence
a mass Of data from the minute books
nr the police commission for the years
1904 ana 1905 and the questioning in re-
lation thereto of the secretary Of the
commission. Officer Charles f. Skullin.
were the incidents Of what that made
up the first days actual trial OF May
" Eugene Schmitz at San Francisco
for alleged extortion of money from
keepers Of French restaurants.
In reply to inquiries from the Massa-
Chusctts House as to what VISA being
done III regard to the investigation of
telephone rates and whether there may
nc any suggestions as to telephone
legislation, the Massachusetts highway
commission sent q communication
Wednesday stating that it has an ex-
pert at work on the books and accounts
Of the New England Telephone & Tele-
graph Co, and when it IL completed
a public hearing will be held. The
commission will have no suggestions
for legialations. 1t is expected that
the hearings will be resumed at the
highway commission next week.
The Marble Workers International
convention continued it's elaboration
Wednesday at Boston giving attention
especially to the reports of President
Walter r. Price of New York and Sec
rotary Treasurer Stephen G. Hogan of
Rutland, Vt. In course Of a review Of
the years work, President Price said
that at the present time there were
no labor troubles in which the organ
ization was interested, except a strike
in Boston which had been In progress
for about four months. Secretary
Hogan announced that the organiza-
ton was in a prosperous condition,
both with reference TO membership and
finances. The election of officers Is
expected to take place on Saturday.