Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-05
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The city council of Stockton. Cal, by
IL vote Of 5 tn . has passed an or
dinance closing the saloons on Sun
day and compelling the restaurants
and drug stores to refrain from selling
liquor ON that day.
A dispatch from South Bend, Ind
says The condition OF James Oliver,
the millionaire plow manufactures, who
il seriously III with heart trouble, Is
such that il is feared he cannot re-
cover. There has been no change for
the better during the last 10 days.
Pittsburgers interested in the iron
and steel industry. who have just re-
turned from the New York conference,
Mt which it waa decided there would
be no change in the prices on IRON ana
steel. announce that as a result OF this
decision reached there Will be no
changes in wages in that district
A movement was inaugurated at
Johannesburg Tuesday at d largely
attended meeting to boycott Aslatic
traders and all employers OF AslaStlcS.
1t is an outcome of the recent anu
Asiatic agitation in the TranSvaal. A
white League" committee was ap-
pointed to further the movement
throughout the colony.
The trustees Of Columbia University
have appointed Prof. r. c. MacRae to
the chair of humanity, a new depart
ment Established under an endowment
Of SlOO010 made to the university for
that purpose. Prof MacRae VIII Spend
sometime in studying the subject ana
in fanliliarizing himself with humane
societies throughout the world ana
their methods Of work.
Fourteen passengers on street car
were seriously cut and bruised TueS-
day when the car was struck by
railroad passenger train AT HohieSteau
Pa. The car was thrown some distance
and at least two persons were lataiiy
injured The street car. OWING To snip
merry rails and defective brakes. failed
to stop at a crossing running directly
in front Of the passenger tram.
Robert Sedgwick Minot. Jr., the
Dover. Mass, student at The harvard
Law School. who attempted suicide ps
shooting Monday, was reported 10 DC III
a comfortable condition at the Stlii-
man Infrmary at Cambridge tueSHas'
The young man is making satisfactory
progress and the doctors believe that
unless unforeseen complications de-
velop his recovery will be speedy
Two masked robbers held up FRANK
H. Wilson. lame gateman in the
south subway of the Union station at
Providence at daybreak TUESDAY
morning and escaped, presumably on
the midnight express from New York.
which left here for Boston at t.a3
O'Clock. The robbers secured roll OF
bills. containing $o7 Wilson got n
good description of the two men and
notified the police.
As an outcome of the recent attacks
by Revolutionists upon the senuies on
duty at the arsenals at Sebastorol.
Rear Admiral Wiron Tuesday gave Or
ders for all sentinels to fire without
challenging upon all suspects found In
the vicinity of the arsenals, or the
storehouses, between the hours of s
p NJ. and s A. NJ. Patrols also are
instructed to volley at any persons
who attempt to escape.
Sausage. ported meats and meat
loaves were considered at the hearing
before the Pure Food Commission at
Chicago Monday. Representatives of
the stockyard packers defined their in
depreciation Of the law and asked for
special hearing within 80 days in
which to submit recommendations re-
Z, -garding the Standardization Of fsuch
pfoduets. me request was grdnted. the
date being set for sometime in May.