Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-24
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The English students won the cable
chess match from the Americans, 3i5
to 2A games.
4 combination = about 10 be formed by
| the safe and lock manufacturers Of the
| United States. with capital stock Of
81. 100000
The Horse show closed brilliantly Mt
Boston, Saturday evening, with the judg-
ing of champions and an exciting cavalry
competition.
Col. NJ Lewis Clark Of Louisville. the
racing Judge. has committed suicide n
| Memphis. COL. Clark had been connected
with the American turf for = years. and
his reputation for squarcness was I'M
assailablc
Fire. Saturday night, IN the double
| apartment house at 22s-ZD West lE}d
| street. New York, did $1,000 damage. par
/ TALLY covered by insurance. Seventeen
! families occupying The building were ali
taken out in safety.
Ex-Gov Frederick Smyth of New
| Hampshire died, Saturday, at his winter
| residence in the BcTmudas. His death
was unexpected. as It was thought thai
] his health. which had been poor FOR some
\ time. Was Improving.
\ King Humbert and Queen MarEherita.
\ who left the Bay Of Ardnci, Sunday after
7 noon. on board the royal yacht Saroia.
\ the squadrOns salut ny. arrived at Ca
! prera island OF Sardinia. after a com
I Portable trip, ana left FOR Rome, in the
/ evening.
/ The jury at Charleston. s c.. in the
case Of the Lake city lynch. ng reported,
4 Saturday. Its inability to reach a verdict
4 The jury was out = hours. In dismissing
the jury. Judge Brawlcy was again
l moved 10 tears as he referred to The
crime. The case goes over 10 the next
( term Of court for rc-trial
/ The national tube consolidation now
I seems assured. The National Tube Works
\ 60. Of Boston. the most important In the
\ country, having practically decided TO 20
/ IN. The combine viii probably be called
! tho National Tube Co.. and ii viii be
| organ zed with capita! Of about So, 90,
\ 90. SiO.up9'p preferred.
! The Nicaraguau government IL negoti-
\ aung the SAFE Of all lis railroad ana
steamboat lines. with the workshops. To |
/ MIR. T. y. Nicoll. the British consul q
I Managua. The proposed transfer carries
| with Il the privilege OF extending the
TaHrodds 10 RLNas ana also OF connecting
| ManaEua with La Paz The considera-
! ton Is stated 10 be S6.5o0.0o0 silver
a certificate Of Incorporation OF the |
Union Steel and Chain Co.. with a cap |
Del. Saturday night. with Secretary OF
State Hughes. The stock, il is said. Will |
be listed with options on all cha n plants
and steel plants throughout the country.
The incorpOratOrs are: w. F. Caney, +.
L. Harper and Maurice L. Dorman, all
Of New York
GOV. Wolcott was interviewed. Saturday, |
IN regard to his attitude toward the bill
fir relayiug the street car tracks on Ire
mont street. Boston. The Governor re-
fused to talk on the matter. 1t would
not DC surprising, however. if the Gov
ernor should veto the bill. to which. it is
understood, he has serious objection. In
that case il is probable that the citizens
Of Boston will be given an opportunity
to vote on the question
one of the persons arrested. Saturday
by the Barcelona police on charge Of BE-
ing implicated in a Cariist plot, descr hes
himself as a general of brigade The sus-
YgDn mas rtt-flrrl i-,I Nov
genat. magistrate of the village of Sar-
dOnala. The police seized quantity If
documents which indicate the intention
Of the ConSplratorS TO raise bands with |
out the authority of Don Carlos. ThCt
rifles seized We're of an old pattern.
l.. Il. Light committed suicide at the
police station at Hudson. Mass. Satur-
day. vhi.c victim OF mental alteration.
He WAS born in Wiscasset. Nc. about -
years ago. and had lived lin Hudson 70
years. Until within two or three years
disposing Of the business had no regular
employment. About TWO years ago he al
tempted suicide with poison. IL wife,
TWO sons ana SIX daughters survive MIN. |
Fully 300 men and boys searched the
Lynn. Mass. woods and the district be
tween tnat city and Saugus Sunday. for
Mrs Catherine Malley. who left home
very suddenly. early Friday morning il
scantE dress and has not since been seen |
All the ponds. clay pits and even the
Saugus river were dragged, but not trace
OF the woman can be found. The search |
created great excitement and there will |
be stil further effort. Monday, to find
the woman or her body.
In Norfolk Ct. Friday night Homer |
Robinson and George Funk became IN
volved i'm a quarrel. and as a result ex-
changed several shots with shotgunS |
that the men after having some words
decided To settle their difficulty tn
shotsuns. They repaired to their homes
and secured weapons. after which they |
"a nd fir ~ frY1n. u+n n.,,. |
The shots went wild ana the men We're
finally separated. No arrests have been
made.
Morris Newman. aged =, was arrested
ut Acton, Mass, Saturday. on charge
of fclonious assault upon Mrs. Ruby An
dcrson. aged ~. Newman. who is a |
poultry pedler was traced to Chelsea.
where he resides ana was arrested upon
a warrant by Constable Reid. Newman
was taken 70 Concord, where he was
given preliminary nearing before Judge
keyes. and was held in heavy sureties
for his further appearance Monday In
default of bail, he was sent to East Cam
bridge jail.
The steamer City of Para. at san Fran
cisco from Central American ports. brings
details Of an ocean tragedy. While the
vessel was at Corinto an open boat con
tanning the remains of nine men who
perishcd months ago, drfted ashore. The
bodies We're terribly cmaciateG and the
manner in which their limbs were CON
torted showed that they must have died
In - tpie asonst MOI a urop OF water
anu not particle OF foou was in the
boat. In December last Louis W. Mas
len of the Ell Triunfo Pier Co. three of
the port officials and five boatmen went
out 10 the mail company's steamer lying
IN the ofiing at vi Triunfo. They boarded
the mail boat and stayed until signs Of
an approaching storm warned them to re
turn. The gale came mp quickly ami
overlook the boat soon after it got away
from the steamer. 1t was never seen
again until 1t foated into Corinto harbor.
Louis W. Maslen was the son of T.. W.
MaSlen, deputy naval officer Of that port.
The names of the other victims are not
given.
Good Thing Well Done.
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