Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-07-21
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

At Mondays meeting of the French
cabinet. NJ. Lebon, minister of the col
onies, announced that force of French
cavalry from Timbuctoo, while pursu-
ing a band Of robbers met with a dis
aster. Two European officers. two non
commissioned officers and % native
Spahis were killed or are missing.
Lady Jcssica Sykes was summoned
at the Marlborough police court, Lon
don, Monday by Herbert 'Sanguinetti
for obtaining by false pretences, with
intent to defraud, checks of the value
of $500 and also converting to her own
use 200 shares of stock. After formal
arraignment the hearing was ad-
journcd.
Larry Mcdonald Of Savannah and Tom
Coreoran of Portland Me. fought %
rounds before the Pastime Athletic Club
Savannah. Monday night. Mcdonald was
given the decision. Corcoran did most of
the leading, but Mcdonald scored three
knockdewns. upon which the referee
based his decision. The Corcoran men
kicked at the decision and the manager
OF the club announced that il was re-
yersed, which, of course, he had no power
to do.
Every man VINO marches in the big
wear union made shoes with the union
label imprint on the soles. A commit
tee has been appointed to inspect every
shoe in the lire of march and any man
found guilty of wearing non-union
shoes will be dealt with accordingly
The action to this effect has been taken
by the Chicago Federation of Labor.
One hundred men took passage on the
steamer Al Hi at Seattle. Wash, Mon
day, most of them starting on what is
called the overland trip to Klondyke.
from Juneau. They go 100 miles far
ther by water to Dyea, then over the
mountain passes, down lakes Linder-
man and Bennett to the Yukon river.
and from that river to the new discov-
cries. Among the crowd were many
well known men who have long been
identified with the growth and develop
ment of the Northwest
Sunday was unique in the religious
history of Pueblo. Col Most of the
regular church services of the day were
abandoned and two immense union
meetings, each attended by several
thousand people, We're held at the Min
eral palace under the joint auspices of
the churches of the city. Commander
Booth-Tucker of the Salvation Army
presided at each, taking for his morn
ing theme, The Christianity OF
Christ" and for the night, "The Indian
and Social Operations of the Salvation
Army
The presentation of a silver service
TO the battleship Iowa, which was 10
have been made by His Exeellency
Gov. Francis NJ. Drake, occurred at
Newport, X. l., Monday. Gov Drake
was not present on account of a pain
full accident sustained last week, while
he was entering the state capitol at
Des Moines. He fell upon the state
house steps and injured his knee badly.
However, a delegation headed by State
Auditor Hon. G. ID. Mccarthy of Des
Moines. were present and the gift was
bestowed by Mr.. Mccarthy with an ap-
propriate speech.
Saturday the Empire State express
OF the New York Central broke the
record by making run of 1853 miles
in 137 minutes. Thirty-two miles of this
distance was covered in 26 minutes, or
at the rate of 96 feet per second. When
trains are run at such speed as this
the abolition of the grade crossing be-
comes absolutely necessary. farmer
going to market who tried to cross the
track, when he saw such a train COM
ing quarter of q mile away, would not
reach the other side before the engine
struck his team. TO allow railroads to
run trains at such speed where Their.
are grade crossings would be as crimi-
nal as if it would be to allow grade
crossings where such fast trains arc
run. The grade crossing is no less a
factor in reducing speed than it is in
reducing population.