Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-11-02
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
The Pith of the News Taken from the
Current Events Of the Day.

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mission Of the court
Tenn johnson, a sailor, was held in $500,
nj Portsmouth,, Saturday, for stAonipg
Edward Shaw two weeks ago.
An re block Of business houses vas
burnsd AZ E,i~as3 City, Pa Sunday morn
ing. Loss, 500, 900; insured.
Sclsefsr sud Slosson have arranged for
sro,hrr bill itrl mach for $500 side. IA
inch bslk lire, at New York. Dec S2
Lnkin Nlx. who murdered the father OF
the sirl be nsd ruined, vas taken from ne
all Sunday night al Meisgs, Gs, and
lyno he'd.
At Fsm River. 81 urdsy, C. J. Tishe wss
sentenced TO seven yesrs ia State Prison
for murder Ct the Gay Head Iudisr, Peter
E Johnson.
The PsesideIt AND Mrs. Hsrrison gave
special reception Saturday afternoon to the
Womea 8 Missionary Society convention In
the bl'e psrior.
j. Palmer oNsill has resigned as presi-
dent of The Pit.sburg ball team. Louis
Whistler Of the New Yorss has signed
with Baltimore
Four boys, between IL and Is years old,
named John Garrison, Pe.sr Hewis, Leo
Johnson and Willism Allistor. were
drowned st Midland, Ont New. !, through
the upsetiirg Of = sailboas in squali.
Grover Cisvelsrd spoke in fremont
Temple Boston, Saturday evening in sup
port.of the candidscy of Wlllism 4. Rus-
sell for Governor Of the commonwealth,
and his sppearapce caused great enthus-
issm.
Rhodes Cornell murdered John Glsddis
by shooting, at Arsic, l, Saturday night.
The shooting is said to have been on &C
count of enc Of Cornells daughters. wi b
whom, it is reported, that Gladdis was act
ing too freely.
A relsy race on bicy cles was held
between Nev York and Hartford Saturday,
to test efficiency of bicycles in carrying
dispatches. The actual time was hours
and % minutes, only % miuutes behind tue
schedule time.
Bertha Ricci, the prims donna, has fallen
heir to very conf rtabie fortune. under
the will Of Gen Frederick Dubeis-four
houses in West Ssventy-ninth street, New
York. The property i, worth from $780,
600 to $4,000.
The three mile sculling race between ex-
Champion Hanlan Of Toronto and Steph-
ep son The Australian, occurred st Shawn
gan LAKE, b. C. Saturday afternoon.
Hsulsn was the fsvorite. and Won by 10
lengths. The lime was ION. POS.
Inspector general j. G. Bssckinridge il
his anuusl report says The good effects
Of the er campment Of regular troops with
the IN litia has been marked, and fraternity
aud mutual esteem and respect were esisb-
Iished between these two brat caes of the
military service.
The latest estimate Of the population Of
the world, COMP ed for the year 1890. gives
the following results: Europe, 3S0,200,-
003; Asia, $4,000 600; Africs, I27.c00-
600; North America, s9,250 600; South
America SO 400, 0o0; Australia. I 10000.
Total, /. 4s8, GOO, 000.
A special saws North Baltimore, the great
oil tom Of Wood county, Ohio, WAS
destroyed by fire Saturday morniog.
Twenty -one bus ness houses and IL dwell
ings were burned The Hotel Burke, the
newspape. tfflces aud post, flee were de.
stroyed. Loss, 100000.
man who accurately answers the de-
sciiption Of Wiil;sm Miller, the escaped
murderer of Minnie Rsunsuser, who WAS
xlled at her home, No. POI West Sixty
seventh street, New York city, Friday
morning, committed suicide by shooting
himself on the paiissds between Fort Lee
and Enelewood, N. j., at l o'clock Sstur-
day.
The total naturkl ziiion in the New York
Superior Court during the past year was
s666. or this number 6867 were made
cilizebs during the pretent month, Among
| 81 y-A0 Trieh IDts
Aus 'risns. 1888 Russians, HOG Itslisus and
43I English The number nsturslized last
,esr vas 46l7, and in 1888 (Preeidentisl
yesr) 1882.
The number of vessels lost frcm GlouCes.
ter for the year ending ttd.s is II; sggre.
gate tonnage, 1893; representing in value
$50 900; on which there wss insurance of
S7S 300 The loss Of life is rs The total
numoer OF vessels of every description
owr ed in this district i. AZ, with An sggre-
gate toonsge CT 32,242 For'y.nire vessels
were added to the feet The number Of
establishments Ell gagged in fitting vessels is
"A
Saturday, at L. xios tou, Ky, MIR. W. II.
Llndenan scld 10 Mr. Pierre Loriiiis.d of
New York, the 2-year.old chestnut colt
Can't Gum, by Onordsg,. ont OF Spbronia,
by Ten Brock Curt Gum has started IA
times this year. been fret seven times,
second twice, third three times and u1-
pleced twice. He won the Kenwood and
Hyde Park stskss at Chjcsgo. the Algeria
and Holly hs' dicsps at Brooklyn, the Blue
Grass and Sanford stakes at Louisville,
and was third ia The great Eastern handicap.
His total winnings am lunt to 1928 800
The colt cost Mr., Lsudman 1876 as yesr-
ling st auction. and the price paid for him
was about $4,000
Saturdays foot bail games were: At
Boston. Harvard. "a; Stages team, o At
Anover, Aptover, "A; Harvard, '95, 5.
At New Haven, Yale, SO; Lehigh 0 At
New York, Princeton, rs; Wesleyan 0
At Boston. Institute Of Technology. IA;
Amherst "a At williamson, Will. nus.
60; Stevens, 0. At Worcester. Holy
Cross. 10; Poy'echn'c., 10 At Worcts-
ter, Worcester, %; Williston, 0 At Dor
chester. 10; East Boston, 0. At Philaiel-
pbia, Pebnsyivania. 20; Trinity, 5 At
Manchester, Manchester, 20; Haverbiil, 2
At Philadelphia, Swsthmor- College, I6;
Athletic Clup Of Schuyki 6 AT Borden
town. N. -, Princeton Students, 80; Mill
tary Institute Cadets, O AT Co nwsil, N.
Y. New York Military Academy, "a
Peekskill Military Academy, 0.