Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-08
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

| In the 15-round glove contest be-
tween Stanton Abbott and Jack Fall
vey, at Newport, r. l., Monday night,
the decision was given to Falvey. The
affair was very tame.
The new and elegant building present
ed Newport, N. H., by Hon. Dexter
Richards. was dedicated Monday, with
| interesting ceremonies. An immense
crowd of spectators was present.
The eighth annual convention of the
National Association of Postofiice
Clerks assembled at Baltimore. Mon
| day. About 200 delegates were present
| and addresses Of welcome were first
| made.
dispatch was received at Yonkers N.
", Monday afternoon. from James
| Hooper. who is swimming from Troy to
New York city. dated Newburgh, N. Y,
| saying: Arrived at Newburgh from
| Poughkeepsic at / o'clock this afternoon
| making 16 miles in 10 hours"
| The Charles River park bicycle races at
| Boston. Monday. drew 12,0O0 people. Nat
Butler beat John johnson in match race,
. i'm 3. 500; time, 2lS 10, 2.15 2-5. The
match pursuit race. limit, five miles, T..
| a. MNDuffce VS.. w. w. Hamilton, Chi
| caSo. was won by the former on time
| ll.51 10 for the distance. The other races
were won by locals.
At courtmartial at Barcelona, Sun
day, of Barril, the Anarchist, who at
| tempted to assassinate Chief of Police
| Portas and Assistant Chief Toixidor
last Friday evening, the prosecutor
| asked that sentence of 40 years i'm
prisonment be imposed. The defense
| urged that 10 years Imprisonment
would be adequate punishment
The steamer Newport News of the
Washington 4 Norfolk Line, Monday
ran into and plowed through almost the
entire side of the ferry steamer Column
bia. running between Washington, u. c..
and Alexandria. Fortunately, owing to
the carly hour. the ferry steamer had but
few passengers and there were no fatali-
ties. though several of the crew of the
ferry boat We're severely injured by the
shock of the collision.
The regimental competitive rifle
match held at the state range at
Walnut Hill. Mass, Monday, brought
surprises. The 5th Regiment team took
the tri-color from the 9Th Regiment by
the state record, breaking a score of
1908, against 1878, made by the 9Th last
year Private Samuel G. Smith of
Woburn, 5th Regiment, broke the in
dividual state record with 80 out of 100
at 200 and 500 yards, or II at 200 yards |
and 46 at 500 yards. The previous
record was 49,
The first display of the international |
cricket match between Canada and the |
United States at Rosedale. Ont, Monday. |
was decidedly i'm favor of the home team. |
Both teams fielded sharply .and at times |
the brilliant work was literally applaud |
ed. For the United States, Clarke cap
tanned the team and made the top score |
for his side "a not out playing a brilliant |
inning. Disaster followed disaster on the |
opening of the Canadians inning Lane
Terry and Sunders went down very cas-
lily. Boyd's brilliant innings. assisted by |
Matin, Cooper and Lyons however,
changed the fortunes of the home play
ers. United States first inning, So; Ca
NADIA. 179.
The Behring sea commission resumed |
at Halifax, N. s., Monday. Mr.. Bodwell
occupied the time of the tribunal argu-
iEs in favor of prospective or conse-
quental damage. He made copious
quotations from evidence taken in
British Columbia to show the time and
place of seizure and the season in
winch seizure were made in each case
IN order to arrive at the probable loss
inflicted on sealers by abruptly bring
ing their sealing operations to an end
before the season had expired. 1t was
Mr.. Bodwell's fourth day.
The Quill Club $4,000 handicap
miles final heat at Manhattan Beach.
Monday, was won by F. J. Titus. II,
W., New York. 40 yards; f. Mcfarland,
San Jose. CAL, 25 yards, seconds; Wat
son Coleman, Boston, so yards, third:
Eddie Bald Buffalo, Scratch, fourth.
Time. AIS 1-5. The half mile handicap
professional, final heat, was won by
e. s. Aker, Philadelphia, 20 yards; +.
J. Jenny, Utica. 35 yards, second;
Owen S. Kimble. Louisville, Ky, Is
yards, third; f. ]. Titus, r. W.. New
York, Is yards. fourth. Time. LOO As.
At the New Jersey Athletic Clubs
sports at Bayonne, N. j., Monday,
James 5. Mitchell of the Pastime Athle-
tic Club, made new worlds record at
throwing the 56-pound weight for
height. Mitchell held the record of Is
feet Az inches, but, Monday he sent the
weight to height of Is feet, 63A inches.
thus beating his own worlds record by
rs inches. The special 13OO-yards
race, was won by 3. ]. Wefers, N. Y.
A., J. II. bush. Chicago. A. A., second;
Jerome Buck, Knickerbocker A. c..
bird; J. H. Maybury, Chicago A. A..
'ourth. Time, 81 seconds.
At Charter Oak park. Hartford, CT.
in the exhibition paced mile. !.
Jimmy Michael against the world :
record, the following is the time byl
quarters: First, 27%; second, Sc 2-5;
bird, 1.24 fiat; mile, 1.49 As. Michael :
allied to equal the mile record, which
137 3-5. The 5-mile professional racel
vas won by Jimmy Michael; time, IL
3-5 second. Time by miles.
FIRST mile. 2.15 As: second nils. =
"A As; third mile. ga 2-5; fourth mile,
.5S 3-5; fifth mile, 100 3-5: A. w.
'orter. Newton. Mass. second: G. II. :,