Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-23
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Tho Congress Of Brazil, Wednesday.
adjourned sine die. The general cleo
TONS are to be held Dec. Il.
The Marquis Of Salisbury il suffering
from An attack Of influenza. al Lond pn.
and is unable to attend to public buSi-
ness.
\ special dispatch from Vienna re-
iteratcs the report. which was denied.
last week that the Russians had occu-
pied Herat.
Edith Fryer of South Norwalk. Conn.
is dead as the result III burns received
recently. Hcr clothes caught fire from
bonfire.
a six-story building at West ana
Morris street. New York city. was
badly damaged by fire. Wednesday.
The loss was $4,000.
The nag over the United States en-
hassy at Londoa. Wednesday. was
half-masted as a tribute Of respect ~
the memory Of Carrot \. Hobart. Vic
President Of tho United States.
The preliminary trial Of the English
turbine torpedo boat Viper. took place.
Wednesday. and was successful. Sh
developed a speed If 81 knots. The
official trials will follow in few days.
At 80 \. NJ. Wednesday. col George
T. Davis. director general Of the
Worlds Fair, was still alive at Chi
cago. but much weaker. His physi-
clan said they had given up hope Of his
recovery. col Davis has been i'll for
some days with valvular heart disease.
Miss Eliza Works, known as the old
est resident Of Monroe county. New
York. died at her home in Henrietta,
Tuesday, aged 10J years, 10 months and
Il days. She came from New England
stock. was born in West Moreland, n.
H., Jan. s, 1894. and was the youngest
Of seven children.
In consequence of the refusal of tn"
Halifax mills of the Dominion Cotton
90. Of Halifax, y. s, to restore the old
prices as demanded by the Weavers. a
numhcr of the latter are leaving for
the New England mill towns The
weaNers at the tiaiifax mills have been
on Il strike several weeks.
Archbishop Chappelle Of New Or
leans. has received official notice that
Mgr. Donate Sbarretti. auditor of the
GIoStpiiC ftitSdlltii III w ds>IillS AOll, ~
g.. has been appointed by the Pope.
bishop of Havana. Mgr. Sbarretti was
born in Italy in 1856 and belongs to
distinguished Roman family.
capt. Cregan. of the Princeton track
team the Intercollegiate mile runner
ana cross country run champion. has
entered the list Of competitors for the
l0-mile race to be held at Madison
Square Garden on Thanksgiving day.
Cregan is in fine physical condition ard
is practising daily On the university
track
During the annual dinner of +. w
kinsley Post. No. 113, G. A. r., at Bos-
ton. Wednesday night. Col. VIM. g.
Vincent. former commander of the
Lousburg Brigade of Cavalry. (Con-
federate). was admitted to honorary
membership. Secretary Long was
warmly defended from attacks made in
the West
James p. Lambert of Cambridge.
Mass. who was accidentally shot.
Tuesday. while cunning off Hough's
Neck. died at the Quincy City hGspi-
tai. Wednesday morning. Lambert re-
"eiVed a charge of shot in the leg His
only chance of recovering lay in III
amputation Of the limb, but his system
was unable to withstand the operation.
Alonzo J. Whit man. who was A.
rested. a week ago. in New York City.
for attempting to pass forged checks.
was brought before Jusice Bookstaver
on writ of habeas corpus, Wednes-
day. GOV Roosevelt signed the papers
for his eXtradition. Tuesday night. Al
the request of counsel for the prisoner,