Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-20
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

II is announced that the receiver Of the
Merchants National Bank of Rutland,
| VT will soon pay dividend of 80 per
cent. to depositors and other creditors.
| An effort will be made to pay another
dividend in October.
Among the appointments of cadets for
West Point appointed during the past
week from the states at large Were: Mer-
rill -. Wheeler. cavendish. Vt; Matthew
~ Tomlinson. North Haven. Conn; Har-
old S Hitrick. alternate. Norwich. Conn.
The most disastrous fire in the history
of Pomeroy, Wash. caused losses which
aggregate more than 500, 600. The fire orig
inted from gasolene cigar lamp in sa
| loon. Among the building burned Is the
court house, and the Pomeroy Mercan-
tile Co.
The National club of San Francisco.
has probably matched Tommy Ryan and
Jack Moffatt to fight for 5000. Both men
will weigh within l5s pounds and the night
will take place. Sept. :. Moffatt has al
ready signed and Ryan has agreed to
afix his name to the contract
At the Newmarket Eng. second July
| meeting. today. the American jockeys
We're quite successful. II. J. Kings Chi
cane. guided by Tod Sloan. won the ches-
terrified stakes. \ handicap OF 100 soYcr-
eigns was won by Richard Cookers Sa e
lima. ridden by J. Reiff. Mr.. Cookers
Merrilla, with l.. Rein up was second in
the Reach plate.
Alfred X. Goslin. Charles Thomas Davis
and Eugene l.. Packer, who We're convict
ed OF conspiracy Ia bear the stock y
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit co. obtained
court at New York. Thursday. certifi-
cate OF reasonable doubt as 70 the legal
ity OF their conviction, in order that an
appeal may be taken.
Robert Watts II year Of age. OF Brock
ton. was drowned in the Mystic river at
Boston. Thursday. by the upsetting Of a
sailboat. Watts, with two companions
Walter Dennis. /, years old. and Robert
old - Charles
| town. went out on the river and a squail
tipped over the boat. Dennis ana Woods
Were rescued. but Watts sank
Judge Lacombe Of the United states
circuit court at New York. Thursday
rendered an opinion in the case of chas.
F. W. Nicely. charged with having de-
frauded the United States postal depart
ment in cuba. in which he declared thai
the mere presentation of an indictment
cannot be held sufficient for Neely's eX-
tradition and that further testimony vii.
be heard when the case comes up.
July %.
Thursday was observed as Grand Army
day Of the 2lst annual session of the New
England Chautauqua sunday School As
semhly at Muntwait Mass. President T.
Il. johnson of Waltham. introduced Lieut..
Gov. Bates. who made an interesting ad-
dress Lieut. Gov Bates in turn intro
| duced Lieut. Coy. J. 7. :. Goblin OF Penn
holds the highest office in the G. y. t..
and who gave the chief address of the
afternoon.
President Loutet went on board the dis
patch boat Elan, at Cherbourg. Thurs
day and reviewed in the harbor the COM
bined Mediterranean ana Channel squad
rons. which have lust completed Their an
nual maneuVerS. There were y war YES
sells lined up, comprising Ii battleships,
five armored cruisers eight cruisers, five
torpedo boat destroyers and six torpedo
boats. ana a floating battery. There was
magnificent weather and the spectacle of
3 ha a GnlHnIl1
The Chicago Record says: Passenger
managers OF Western railroads VIII at
tempt to arrange for revision of mill
tary business. In view Of the anticipated
heavy movement of United States troops
from various sections of the land to San
Francisco within the next few months.
the roads feel the necessity of division
arrangement Passenger men are conf
lent that the conditions in the Chinese
empire soon will demand the presence OF
thousands of United States soldiers in the
Orient
Young George CORVALLIS West who
was to marry Lady Randolph Churchill,
Saturday week, is very i'll. The terrible
neat. says a London cable to the New
York World which Expresses London has
caused recurrent symptoms OF the sun
stroke which he suffered in South Africa
and caused him to be invaided home, his
| mind affected. his sight almost gone. II
| 5 almost certain that this marriage VIII
ne again postponed, although Lady Kan
iolph calmly continues her preparations
| Tor it.
The WATERFOWL. n. ". Standards cor
respondent with the 18th L. S. Infantry,
volunteers, writing from Jaro: Pana!
island. announces that Captain John
f;oardman Jr., and Private Carl A. Saw
age. both of Co. @. were ambushed by in
surgents near the town of Nina. They
fought desperately and Captain Board
nan escaDed. Private Savage was cap
ured and was probably later slain. Pri-
yate Savage was born in Vermont. enlist
I'd at Plattsburgh barracks, n. ". and
| up to the time of his enlistment resided
| II Monckton Ridge. VT 4