Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-20
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

the University Cottage Club at Prince
ton. as an honorary member.
President Isaac B. Potter of the League
of American Wheelmen, said. at New
York, Saturday, that the league would
make a thorough investigation of the re-
cent six-days race at Madison square
Garden, and that the person found re-
sponsible for the shortage in the track
would be dealt with vigorously.
The gunboat Helena left the Brooklyn
navy yard before $50 A. NJ. Saturday.
bound for the Asiatic station. When she
reached the lower bay she anchored. and
it was $50 p. M. when she passed out
Sandy Hook. The Helena is in charge of
Commander Swinburne and will proceed
to her destination by way of the Suez
canal.
The clogged wheels of justice in the
Olive Pecker case were started again
at Norfolk, Va, Saturday. when a new
grand jury were sworn. 1t is probable
that it will return one or more indict-
ments against John Andersen, the
cook of the schooner Judge Goff
charged the jury
VIM. Kelley. aged %. was instantly
killed. and II. G. Hickson. aged %, seri-
ously injured by locomotive while walk
ing on the Belt Line tunnel between Dol
phin and Lanvale streets Baltimore, Sun
by an eXpresstrain on the Baltimore a.
Ohio Railway, but Hickson has not yet
been able to give connected account of
how they happened to be in the tunnel.
Kelley was a Waterman in the city wa
ter department. Hickson, who is mar
ried, is a printer. and the physicians say
he will probably recover.
Ong Ling, a Christian Chinaman. was
passing down Bartlett alley, in China
town. San Francisco, Saturday. when
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for several blocks. quickened their pace.
They separated. one passing on each side.
while the third struck some matches and
applied them to the silk sleeve of Ong's
blouse. The fiimsy cloth blazed and as
the frightened victim wheeled around in
his attempts to extinguish the fire. the
highbinders made for his pockets and
took 800. The robbers ran, and Ling, still
blazing, gave chase. He captured only
one. The man with the money got away.
In the supreme court at New York,
Saturday, the final judgment was en-
tered in the suit brought against the
estate of the late Jay Gould by Sarah
Ann Angel, who claimed to have
been married in 1853 to the millionaire.
The case was tried last week. The
Gould heirs won, and Justice Freed
man ruled that Mrs. Angel was never
not claim upon his property. The
costs, amounting to $1373, are imposed
on Mrs. Angel.
Hon. Owen A. Calvin. a prominent local
lawyer and at one time Democratic candi-
date for mayor of Boston, died at his
home at Boston, Saturday morning at
I. As Mr.. Calvin was born in Boston, June
Il. 1872. After course in the Boston
University law school he was admitted
1s,h .,e to- L. to- ill.,,
Legislature and for some time was a
member of the Democratic city commit
tee. In 1887 he was appointed United
States district attorney and resigned in
1870 a MI. Calvin was prominently identi-
fled with the Massachusetts Catholic Or
der OF Foresters. and in 1SS2-3 was high
chief ranger for Massachusetts. He was
reelected in 1891 and 1892.
Officer Marshall Inman, of Attleboro,
Mass, just before midnight, Saturday, |
prevented what might have been Il
and arrested the principals. |
Richard Williams, a colored butler, |
who came here from Philadelphia, re- |
Gently. waylaid Charles Dixon, COL |
ored waiter at the Opera house cafe.
and beat him ABOUT the head and body. |
The attack was made at the corner of |
Bank and Park streets. Dixon. it is
"hS6Su' uAC" q iCNOlNcI pOiiIt0u
It at the head of Williams and pulled
the trigger, but for some reason the
did not explode. A running
fight continued to South Main street,
when Officer Inman rushed into the
,attle and succeeded in arresting both
men,
Rev. DR.. James Farrar, pastor of the
first Reformed church, Brooklyn, has
determined as soon as matters can be
to give his life to the preaching
# the gospel without ray, and he intends
Q remove to his humble country home at
dlewild, Chester county, Pa, and take
pastOrate in community which does
lot believe In paid missionary DR.. Far
ar during the week of prayer will ex-
lain the meaning of the Koswick move
nent to which he has given his whole al
egiance. He attended the meetings at
he town of koswick, in England. while
broad last summer. He will make a
reat sacrifice in taking this step. He [
as recently purchased a handsome home
n President street, has a large and in
uential church, with a number of {
wealthy men in the CONGREGATION, and ,
eceives a salary of 5000 a year. 1t is | \
Understood that Dr. Farrar feels that on
n income of $500 asyear he can support
imself and family in the country, and
hat when he has arranged his private s
fairs so that this sum will he practically IL
ssured to him, he will take up his new e
l n