Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-07-21

?: Wednesday, for the best two in three.
III Hi"e heats paced race 1t is probable
r 'i"1 huuie BaId VIII be brought into
n me race each man putting up $500 as
side bet. The date for the race has
e not been decided
- sheriff has closed the furniture
= store Of Barkley & Lax. at Springfield
* HI by order Of creditors and has
e commenced selling the stock. James
Il H. barkley, senior member of the firm.
Is prlgadler general Of United States
$ volunteers and is under General Fitz-
: hush Lee, in Jacksonville, Fla.
The White Star Line steamer Ten
a tome which sailed, Wednesday. for
2 New York. from Liverpool. takes
i among hcr passengers Baron Herself
ell former Lord High Chancellor who
\ IS one OF the high commissioners of
7 Great Britain to adjust the difference
\ between the United States and Canada.
t The President will take a few hours
'"Gal'sg for the first time in several
mon \ next Saturday. Secretary
Long inviteGs the President and the
members OF the cabinet to be his guests
lor an afternoon >Sail down the Poto-
IL.ac' me lnvitatio.so was accented
me iip viii likely be made my the
Princeton. n.l.-f
Sheriff John Fender of Rockingham y
county. was at Hampton Beach. n. H..
edneSday, making an investigation
INTO the finding of the skeleton there.
tuesday. 1t is generally believed thai
II is case of foul play AMI that the
murder was committed several wears
&c ,ArE,l biol. 10 h..
soon be made on clew that is being
run down by Sheriff Fender
The high commissioners recentIr an.
pointed by President Mckinley IN ranrh
sent the United States ut the coming "a,
aadian-American conference. will hold a
oreiImlnlry meeting at the state depart
nent. next Friday for the purpose of or
'ahlzns ana outlining the American plan
u procedure Lord Herschel. the British
representative. sailed yesterday for this
'ountiy. lie will probably go to Peouot
L. on mis- arrival. q confer with the
British ambassador, Sil~ Julian Paunce-
ote who is summering there.
United States Senator ]. C.T,t tchard
of North Carolina left his home. at
Asheville, n. c.. Sunday. to atteml
court at BrunsvilIe. 1t has Just been
learned that when crossing a swollen
mountain stream his buggy was over
turned and the senator had n narrow
escape for his life. He had an ex-
struggle with the flood and
MS morse and buggy We're swept away.
me senator came to Brunsvillc bruis-
id and with several ugly cuts
The body of John Seymour of
'harlestown, was found in the entry
II his home, Tuesday morning. horri-
by burned and lying on top of
broken Kerosene lamp. 1t is supposed
nat MI. seymour left his room during
ne night and either stumbled or faint
ct While going through the entry and
ell upon the lamp. While the cloth
nG had been consumed by the flames. Il
ne woodwork had not been burned at
IL. Mr.. Seymour was 10 years of age. II
George Rosenheld. pugilist in in
hospital at Newark, n. j.. and may Il
ie from the result of a blow received
ionday night. lie boxed with Red
at the Harrison Athletic
hub and during the contest received
knockout blow on the jaw. He was
ared for in Harrison during the night.
ut his condition became SO serious u
nat he was removed to the hospital,
tuesday, morning. Connolly was ar
ast"d and is held to await the result
Rosenfield's injuries.
Representative VIM. H. Flemming n
Augusta. Ga, was operated upon n
lcccssfully at the Massachusetts
eneral hospital at Boston, for appen- 81
lcitis Wednesday. At a late hour
; was said to be doing well. The con-
'csSman came to Boston on Tuesday
: member of the postal commission.
tuesday, evening he complained OF
I'm in the stomach and Wednesday
orning Il physician was called in
e diagnosed the case as that of ap-
He was then taken to the
'spital.
When the steamer City of Bangor
ached her wharf at Boston, Tuesday ~
prning she had on board three jul
nile stowaways named Charles Ho-
n, Charles Cloran and George Heao-
p. whose ages ranged from 10 to IL
airs. and who said they lived in Lynn III
ie boys We're found last Friday on
e outward journey by the second Of
er who thought he heard talking in
e freight room. He found the boys
! among the freight When they Ri
re brought on deck they were very
isterous and caused trouble by their b
ties On reaching Rockland they
re given to the police to be held
Ill the boat returned. AS soon as
, boat touched the wharf, Wednes-
y. the lads made a break and es-