Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-18
Foreiun Notes OF Real Interest.

| London now has girl district mes
sengers as well as boys. Those employ
ed are from 16 to IS years of age and
are said to be efficient.
Crewe has just celebrated the com
pletion of the 4000th engine built at the
works Of the London and Northwest
ern Railway. The first was built in
lS43
Baccarat is now prohibited in Russia
even in private houses, by ukase Of
the Gar. For a first offense the pun
| ishment will be heavy fine, for a sec
ond a long term of Imprisonment.
Princess Josephine of Hohen- Sigmar-
ingen the oldest Hohenzollern, died re-
Gently at the age of 81 years. She was
a princess of Baden before her mar
riage and niece Of Eugene Beauhar-
nais.
Lord Grimthorpe. the most pugnacl-
Gus Of English churchmen, in spite Of
his "a years has resigned the position
Of Chancellor and Nicar-Generai Of the
diocese OF York which ne has held for
% years
Baron Imbcrt de Saint-Amand. au-
thor Of countless semi historical books
On French women. is dead. He follow
"a a diplomatic career a while. In re
cent years he was repeatedly an appli-
cant FOR a seat In the French academy
and occasionally received a few votes.
Oberammcrgau' Oberbugermeister
Johann LING. IL dead. after holding
the Office "a years H. took a Leading
part in preparing ana managing the
Passion Play. ana was Calaphas. the
High Priest. In the 1860 performances
and every subsequent one till this year.
His successor will probably be johann
res Meyer. the Christus # 1880.
Henrik Sienklewlcz has lost his mother
in-law. Madame Sophie a. WoIodkowicz
nf Krakow. IN a dramatic manner. she
Wa murdered while travelling alone IN
4 tirst-cl4ss railroad carriage near
Odessa. her maid being in the second
class She had a large sum ~ money
with her and mad probably been followed
BY her assassins from The bank where
she had drawn it.
Cutting the sudd on the Upper Nile has
released a mass OF long-stagnant water
which Is working its way down the river.
killing the fish a il goes. At ASSouan,
where the great dam is being built. the
dead fish have been cast ashore IN mil
Nile water ~ all the worklnen have to
drink. ana though. when filtered it seems
70 have no i'll effect upon them ecs
plunged into the filtered water are suffU-
Gated in a few moments.
This years yacht race for the Kaisers
Heltgoland cup was marked by the vic
tory of a 35-year-old boat. the Fiona.
Quilt by the elder Fife. The Kaiser re
ported the race himself. telegraphine the
time OF the arrival to the Royal Yacht
squadron al Cowes and adding: The
first seven yachts all hove in sight at the
same moment, steering couyergins
courses. very pretty sight" He like
wise noted that the weather was warm
ana very fogEy. There was a light breeze
from the northwest when the yachts TIM
lShed.
Four Victoria crosses have been award
ed to Battery TWO Of The Royal Horse
Artillery which saved the guns at The
surprise Of korn Spruit Lord Roberts
decided that one should go to the COM
missioned officers, one to the nun-com-
missioned and two to the men. and he
left to each rank To- decide what iudivid-
uals should be nominated. The only
trouble arose over the commissioned Off
GERS. of whom but two were left un-
wounded 10 save the battery-a major ana
a captain. The major voted TOR the cap
tain and the captain for the majur-and
Lord Roberts settled the matter by let
ting seniority Of rank decide.