Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-17
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The California derby was won, Sat
urday, by Corsine: Gauntlet, second;
Olinthus, third. Time. 2.oSa..
The Della Fox Company disbandcd
al Brattleboro. VT. Saturday, and most
Of the singers returned TO New York.
Miss Fox is too i'll to appear.
The Braintrec 4 Weymouth Street
Railway has been sold TO the Philadel-
phia Transit CO.. which also owns the
Rockland 4 Abingdon and the Hing
ham Street Railways.
NJ Max Regis. the former mayor Of
Algiers, notorius jew batter and edi-
tor of the Anti-Juif, was sentenced.
Saturday. to four months imprison-
ment for insulting the governor gener-
al OF Algiers.
Thomas VIM. - years Old, and the
largest man in Nashua, y. H., was
stricken with apopleXy, Sunday, and
died in a drug store. He weighed 31J
pounds. and an entire window in the
store had to be taken out in order to
remove the body.
Ashland. Mass. is much excited over
the death of DR.. Daniel G.. Tremblay,
a physician of that town. Medical EX
aminer Adams has reported that DIR.
Tremblay's death was due TO arsenical
poisoning. The doctor and his whole
family We're taken i'll, Sunday. April 9,
after eating sandwiches made of can
ned deviled ham.
The Russian minister of railroads has
announced that when the trans-S Siberian
Railroad is completed it will be posi-
BILE TO circle the globe in SO days as
follows: New York to Bremen. days:
Bremen to St. Petersburg. IL days:
st. Petersburg to Nladivostock, 10 days:
Nladivostock to San Francisco, 10 days:
San Francisco to New York. Az days
Fire department officials who recent
ly investigated the dormtories of Yale
University. notified the authorities OF
the university. Saturday. that the
dormitories included in the "Old Brick
Row and Durfee Hall. to the north
end of the campus. are not sufficiently
protected. The recommendation that
these buildings be provided with fire
escapes is made.
A man who registered as James A.
Daniels of Salem, Mass. killed himself
with a revolver some time Saturday
night. at the Hotel Dorraince, Provi-
dence. 1t is thought he came from
Boston for the purpose of committing
suicide. Nothing could be found on him
to establish his identity. The man was
well dressed, stout with a clean shaven
face and dark complexion.
Fire, Saturday, at Cleveland, O., de-
stroyed almost half the block of bust
ness houses bounded by Lake. Acad
envy and st. Clair streets. The loss is
nearly 1000, 600 The flames broke out
in straw goods factory. where large
number of girls We're employed, and
that none of them lost their lives is re-
markable. Several firemen and other
persons were injured, none fatally.
A circular has been issued by the di-
rectors of the Eastern Railroad in
New Hampshire, to the stockholders.
which states that. in accordance with
the vote passed at several meetings.
they have agreed with the directors of
the Boston & Maine, subject to ratifi-
cation by the stockholders, upon terms
of consolidation of the two roads. The
consolidation is to take effect after the
payment of the rent due, May 81.
The April term of the Androscoggin SUI
preme judicial court will convene in Au-
burn. Tuesday at 10 A. NJ. His Honor,
Judge Whitehouse. will preside and a
term of 3 weeks is what they expect The
trial of the case of George w. Pierce will
attract nose attention than any other
providing 1t is tried Pierce has two able
lawyers. Tascus Atwood, Esq, of Au-
burn, and Hon Herbert NJ Heath of Au-
gusta. and his legal interests will be we'll
looked after. County Attorney Mccain
remarked a short time ago that he intend
ed TO Conduct the prosecution unaidel