Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-23
CAPITAL JOTTlNGS.

Government receipts Wednesday: From,
internal revenue, $685. 81: customs, $685.
t5Os; miscellaneous. $751; Expenditures.
| s., 0l0.000
George E. Bowden, Republican nation
al committeeman from Virginia and for
mer member of Congress. died Wednes-
day at Norfolk, Va, aged IS.
Secretary Taft will! leave Washington
next Friday for East Orange. y. j., to
deliver an address on the evening OF
that date to the Yale Association.
Tho Senate in executive session
Wednesday confirmed the nomination Of
Beckman Winthrop of New York to be
assistant secretary OF the treasury.
| In joint session Wednesday the Missis-
sippi Legislature ratified the election of
| Hon. John Sharp Williams as United
States senator to succeed Senator II. ID.
Money.
| The navy department has ordered the
cruiser Des Moines to destroy a sub
merged wreck about IS miles southeast
| of Nantucket ligftship. About six feet
of the masts are showing above water.
George Peabody wetnore of Newport
was formally proclaimed United States
senator from Rhode Island before the
Joint Assembly OF the Rhode Island Leg
islature Wednesday. Gov. James II
| Higgins announced the election from the
Speakers chair of the House. recep-
ton to Senator Wetmore followed III the
parlor of a local hotel.
| Senator Bulkeley Wednesday introduced
bill placing the salaries of United
| States circuit judges at $4,000. he also
introduced a bill providing that a United
States district judge shall draw salary
equal to the highest salary paid TO judges
| of the appellate court of the state IN
which he serves, providing 1t Is above
5000, which amount shall be the smallest
salary drawn by district judge.
Attorney General Bonaparte said
Wednesday that the unexpected absence
in Europe of c. A. Severance, one of
the special counsel for the government.
had delayed action in tie contemplated
suit against E. r. Hartman BY the gov
eminent questioning the legality of the
purchase by the Union Pacific of the con-
trolling interest in Southern Pacific and
other alleged competing lines. Now that
| Mr.. Severance had returned an author
lied statement. he said, would he soon
made public.
| At the suggestion of the President and
Secretary Root. the secretary of war has
sent a cable dispatch to Governor Ma
COON requesting him to come to Wash
ington between Feb. 1 and for the dis
cussion, consideration and decision OF a
number Of important matters concerning
the government of the island. Gov Ma
COON will not be absent from Cuba more
than a month. During his absence Gen.
Barry will be designated by the execu-
tive order of the President to act as pro-
visional governor.
A resolution offered in the House
Wednesday by O'Connell. Mass, calls on
the secretary of war for information as
to what methods. II any, are in vogue In
the army for the manual or technical
training Of enlisted men, and If there are
none, the advisability of introducing
them, and for estimates of the probable
cost of establishing such schools at ev-
cry station, fort and post where one OF
more regiments are quartered. Attend
ance at these schools is to be compulsory.
II shall call upon President Roosevelt"
said O'Connell, land urge his corpora
ton for this reform. which he feeels is
Of vital Importance to the army If 1t is
to maintain it's high standard"