Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-01
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

All grades of refined sugar were ad-
vanced lilo Of cent per pound at NV
York. Thursday. Raw sugars advanced
1872 of cent per pound
Antonio Mucha died in Paterson \. j.,
from the effects of bullet wound intiict-
ed, Wednesday night, by Nichola facu-
mia. The men were said To have quar-
relied about PaConiaS wife. Iaconld Is
in Jail Mucha was y years old
AS a result of the peculiar ending of the
McCoy-Ryan fight 1T Chicago, Tuesday
night. George SIler will again assume the
position of referee of the boxing bouts
under the auspices of the TatterSlllS Attn
letic Club replacing Malachi Hogan
The ninth annual meeting Of the Asso-
citation of Military Surgeons Of the tnlled
States began, Thursday, at the New York
Academy Of Medicine An address of wei
come was made by Surgeon Major Albert
H. Brings of the 65th New York RcSl-
ment.
The American publishers building Of
the Paris Exposition was opened, Thurs
day hy the United States ambassador:
Gen. Horace Porter. big. gathering q
Americans was present Great interest,"
was taken in the production Of the initial
number of the Paris edition Of me New
York Times which is printed within the
building.
DR. John A. Mckinsley died at Long
Meadow. Mass. Thursday. aged q. lie
was for many years a pension examiner
in Washington, u. &. His grandfather,
Rev. Solomon SpauldinS," Is believed y
Z have been the author OIL Inc Dunn ~
Mormons. which was written rs story
and afterwards found by Joseph smith
and palmed off as Il revelation from
Heaven.
James Finnigan, n rccluse, living in the
northern part of Ferry county, Ohio. was
fatally tortured by masked robbers,
Wednesday night The Old man could not
be made to tell where his money "a ,lsr naa
den, and the robbers beat and burnch
him with a rcdhot shovel until nc was
unconscious. They then gagged nm, Son-
cred him with feather bed ana leit MIN
He was found by neighbors ana IS eN-
pectcd to die.
The new witnesses by whose testimony
counsel expect to secure q new trldl Inr
Samuel ]. Kennedy. dentist, now await
ing execution at Sing sing Tor the ii1ulu
o. Dolly Reynolds at the Grand fotcl,
1iu,earcd for examination. THURSDAY. ne
fore Justice Fursman in the supren ~, !
committed on the night Of Aug %, iss' ';
and II is claimed the new testimony VIII
establish an alibi for Kennedy
. George Higgins Of Glasgow, ana D.
Roney Cunningham OF Cooc9er b b,irsy
Thursday morning. from festival az
Summit Bridge. plunged into the open
canal draw at Pivot bridge Hugslns was
Instantly killed and Cunningham was So
seriously injured that he cannot live Inc
neck of the horse was broken ana tnv
buggy broken to pieces. The drop from
the top of the abutment was about =
feet. irving Daiett, with whom the men
were racing. was a short distance in the
rear and saw them disappear. He turned
quickly and was thrown out and slightly
hurt.
President w. r. Harper of the Jniver-
sity of Chicago. c. r. Crane Mr.. and Mrs
Martin Ryerson and Mr. and Mrs. Charlie:
L. Hutchinson of Chicago. left St Peters
burg May q, for Paris, after most profit
able consultations with the officials anC
scholars relative to the chair of Russian
literature at the Chicago University. TIL,
members of the Russian cabinet Offered
them every facility and they were re
ceived everywhere with lavish hospitality
The day before their departure the Ca
received them in audience at the Tar
sloesels palace. The Gar was extremel,
cordial and talked with the visitor
lengthily expressing qualification at tn
endowment of such a chair at an Ameri
can university. He said he was confiden
that 1t would strengthen the bonds 0
friendship SO long existing between tn
United States and Russia.