Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-21
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The Insurance compact in San Francisco
mas announced reduction in insurance
rates ranging from - 70 . per cent
Fire at San Jose. cal. Thursday. de-
stroyed the cOOpcrage and winery Of A
Zicoyih. the fruit pack ng house Of Casfla
Bros. and cottage. Loss. over s1OO. 600
Howard Il. Freeman OF Portland Ore,
considered one of the fast professional
sprinters, last year. and +. :. Aker Of
Phiiauclphia. has sent letters to the
racing board Of the l.. a. W. asking for
reinstatement
Arthur f. Payne. one of England's
most successful naval architects. mas ac-
cepted an invitation to design defender
for the canada cup for which Chicago
yacht viii contest in August The design
i expected al Toronto in about three
weeks.
More than 50 representatives Of the
large cOopcrage stock houses Of the
United States and Canada met at Chi
cage. Thursday. to form a permanent
terials has forced manufacturers to con-
centratc their interests.
Extra freight No. "a on the Fitchburg
broke in two ana the sections came to-
gethcr with crash, about 2la miles west
Of Gardner Mass. Thursday afternoon
Eleven cars We're derailed. nine Of them
being thrown down an embankment %
feet high. No one was injured The line
was blocked until o'clock.
For the first time in the aquatic history
Of the university, Yale Will this year seud
a crew to the Potomac to race with the
naval cadets Of the United States Acad-
envy at Annapolis. The naval cadets are
not permitted to leave the academy ~
come North even as far as New York
and for that reason Yale oarsmen Will 20
all the way to the course.
The North Carolina state supreme
court filed decision Al Columbia. y. c.,
Thursday. which means that the law
against lynching. will be strictly carried
out. especially that clause which provides
that the estate Of the party lynched shall
get S211 from the county in which he re-
sided. The decision was filed by Justice
Gary. the other three members Of the SUI
preme bench concurring.
Archbishop Chapelle of New Orleans.
was; Thursday, officially informed by
cardinal Rampolla, secretary of state Of
Leo Kill. that the Pope had At the
archbishop's request. appointed The Very
Rev. James Fl. Blenk. 5. NJ. of New Or
leans, to be bishop at Porto Rico. Father
Blenk was for years president of Jefer-
son College. Louisiana. and since 1895 has
orleans. He IS member of and a teacher
in a missionary order in the church
known as the Society of Mary.
A meeting in the interests of the
George Junior Republic. was held in Bos-
ton, Thursday, the chief address being
delivered by Thomas Osborne Of Auburn,
y. Y. a member Of the executive com
mittee Of the Republic. President Eliot
duction, commended the efforts of the
Republic in rescuing poor children from
Slum life. Mr. Osborne eNplained the
aims OF the Republic which are TO re-
move youth from bad surroundings and
place them in an institution which seeks
70 uplift them and prepare them for lifes
battles.
The grand jury for Carroll county re-
ported its findings 10 Judge Wallace IN
the supreme court at Ossipee, =. H..
| Thursday. The most important indict-
| ment was that against VIM. Marshall Ma
son for larceny. Mason, alias Pete
Shackeley, had been accused of the San,
bornville murder and had been confined
| in the Portsmouth jail for the past 1t
months. He pleaded guilty 10 an indiei-
ment for larceny. found in April of iast
year, and was sentenced to three years
in prison. On the second indictment
found by the jury at this term nolo con-
tendere was pleaded and the case was
cord. Friday.
AT $50 A. NJ. Friday. the caole ch ths
match which will show whether me
American or British students can pay
the better chess, will be commenced pei
| tween six representatives of oxford anu
Cambridge and six selected players y
Columbia Harvard. Yale and Princeton,
al New York. The arrangements Tor Ihe
American end Of the match AT W e
knickerbocller a. G.. New York, Will ~ ~
very elaborate The theatre OF the GUY
has been placed at the disposal OF tae
committee ana six large exhibition cheS,1
boards will be placed on the stage IN ~, ,ha
view OF the audience, the moves ~ ~
games being made on the eXnipi.,ior
boards as they are cabied TO England u
received from the British team. -'