Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-06-01
Office, cony House for Limited lime.
NEWS NUGGETS.


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IN the 10Th move in the chess contest
between Congress and the English Par-
lament. Monday. Pearson resigned 70
Plunkett They then played = triendN
game, not to count in the match.
II is reported at Madrid. that he Duke
of Nandao the Spanish ambassador Ut
Paris will shortly replace the Duke OF
'retuan, as Spanish minister OF foreign
affairs and that the Duke OF Tetuan VIII
succeed the Duke of Mandao as spanish
ambassador to France.
George Repshire and his son, Herbert
aged As and Is years respectively were
drowned at Sandy Bend. on the saline
river Kansas The boy while bathlns
was taken with cramps and called Tor
helm. When the father went to his as
sistance both were drowned
Mrs. u. A. Godfrey, 40 years old. hand
some and wealthy. the daughier Oh t hon.
Ia Ca, Monday, for murder. She Was
indicted on the testimony of her children,
who sw,ore that SIX years age. liz, SIae
Strangled ana burleu ner utushtci lily
ultimate child.
Alvin Jones of Maiden, Mass. lost
his life by drowning off the rocks at
the Neck, Marblehead Monday. 1t is
thought that he slipped off the rocks
and being unable to swim drowned be-
fore any one heard his cries
The Riverside Trotting Park at Fall
Rtyer was opened under rather unsatis-
factory conditions. Monday, WITH ram
falling and mud on the track. me re-
suits: The 2.40 trot or pace. purse $2s9,
four starters, was won by Hattie L.. b
m tx. RI. Weeks. Brockton: best time
232A; Hattie L. had dead heat win
Sairey Camp, and then took the next
three heats straight. The 3-minute trot
and mace owners; to drive, purse $lOQ, won
by Pointer; b m u. Pouliop, FAN River
best time 259A
Re tt,n Accn
OF American Medical Colleges opened at
the Hotel Walton. Philadelphia. Monday
with an address by the president Dr; J:
M. Godlne of Louisville Ky. The op1ect
Of the association is the creation of a
high standard for admission to all the
medical colleges of the counery. ana IL
aims to counteract the Influence OF the
institutions that give IA diploma without
nroner study. AT about the same hour
The American Academy of Medicine be-
gan it's 22d annual meeting in the Conti-
mental hotel
II was noticed that the grave of Mrs
r. Rice. who was buried in the public
cemetery at Jackson. Cal. last Wednes.
day, had been disturbed. The gloves OF
the pail bearers which had been thrown
upor the casket at the funeral were
found on the surface. The grave was re-
opened The outer box containing the
casket was found broken and the cover
of the casket had been lifted. The corpse
was there and there was no evidence that
the body had been touched. This is the
second case of grave dissertation there
within few months.
There were two trotting races at
Riverside park, Hudson, Mass. Mon
day The weather was rainy and the
track heavy. The first race was in the
2.4O class, purse $3.50. Bird l.. b m,
owned by F. NJ Giles of Worcester,
was first in three straight heats; time,
trot, purse 5000, Rock Farm Prince, b.
244A; 2.40; 2.39A. In the 2.2S class trot,
purse 5000, Rock Farm Prince, b. s.,
owned by J. W. Catcomb, Readfield,
was first; time 2.27ts; 2.291s, 2.2SA.
IN view of the action of the United
States government. through Minister Nc
Kenze in March last, in demanding and
obtaining the release Of an American
sailor named Ramsay, who had been ar
rested and imprisoned at Callao for
months on the charge or disorderly con-
duct, without trial the Peruvian govern
ment will ask for an inquiry into the
alleged unjust arrest for vagrancy at
Brunswick. Ga. of IA Peruvian citizen
named Francisco Molina. who is said to
have been illtreated while in prison
there. If the facts in the case turn out e
be correct, the government of Peru Will
demand the punishment OF the offenders
A council of knights of Columbus
with 40 members, was instituted a
New buryport, Mass, Monday, by Su
preme hnight James i. SaVahausi
assisted by Deputy Warden John shee'
han. both of Everett, and Captain O
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grees were worked py HaVerhiii Souh
Gil, directed by Grand knight Ryan
saven hundred Knights were presen
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