Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-08
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

According to orders issued. Monday
night. by the Hartford. Conn, union,
the journ"ymcn plumbers. 900 ana up
wards, will 50 on a strike, Tuesday.
The result Of the marine survey on
the wrecked steamer Montpelier, which
went ashore, early last Friday morn
ing. on Big Yankee shoIl. six miles
west q Cape Ray, is the condemnation
Of the vessel as total loss.
Ey the viii Of the late George II.
Carleton Of Georgetown. Mass. admit
cd in the probate court at Salem,
Monday. 100000 is bequeathcd to estab-
lish the Carleton Home for Aged Peo-
pie in Georgetown.
The st. Petersburg correspondent Of
the London Daily Mail says: THE
favoritc wife of the Shah of Persia.
beautiful Circassian. will accompany
him during his forthcoming tour in
Europe, disguised in male attire"
The debate ut Hanover. \. H.. Mon
day night between Dartmouth ana
Brown on the question: Resolved.
that England's attitude up to the out
break Of The hostilities i'll the present
controversy with the South African re-
public is jCstiiIblo." was Won by
Brown, which had the negative.
Boston gave a most enthusiastic vel
come to Mrs. Langtry in The Degcn-
eratcs,' at the Hollis street theatre
Boston. Monday evening. The orche:-
ira was under the stage and every
scat was sold long before the perform
ance. Boston did not have the slight
OCT VII of h,
but judging from the repeated curtain
calls which Mrs Largtry received it
gave her the warmest approval In
word she has never made such a Bos-
ton success.
Entries for the New England Inter-
collegiate meet in Worcester. Mass.
May 10, closed, Monday. Every mem
Der Of the association has sent bic
entry list. B1wdoin, last years cham
pion. sending nearly all Of the winners
at the last meet. Brown ana Dart
mouth and Williams are well repre-
scntc1, and the University of Maine,
the last college admitted to the assO-
citation. has entered select team.
Brown entries include Wright. Dave
Hall and Melendy. Massachusetts IN
stitute of Technology, Amherst and
Worcester Polytechnic have entered
many men.
Papers were served. Monday. by
United States custom officers upon Miss
T.. T. SIattery. a Boston dressmakcr.
requiring her to show cause why two
trunks containing laces and dress
goods appraised at over $1,000. should
not be seized on the ground Of under
valuation. The authorities claim that
Miss SIattcry arrived in New York.
March "A, and declared the value Of
the contents Of two trunks to be worth
800. Miss Slattery denies that she had
attempted to smuggle the goods into
the country and said that the contents
of the trunks were her own personal
property. Miss Slattery is a fashion
able dressmaker in the Back Bay dis
trict and her real name is Mrs Mama
han.
1t is possible that the winner of the
Jcffries Corbctt contest. which is to
take place at CoGCy Island, next Fri
day night. may meet some other Amer
lean heavyweight in Paris before the
Exposition closes. S. c. Halter, repre-
senting the Hippodrome Des Toreadors
# Paris. arrived at New York. Sun
day, with an offer to the winner Of the
fight, Friday night. to meet another
prominent heavyweight. next Septem-
Der. in the bull ring at Paris. After
tho battle has been decided, next Fri
day. Mr.. Halter will make known the
amount Of the purse he is authorized
to offer. but says that it will be large
enough to induce n favorable reply
from the champion whoever he may be
w. n. Brady, on behalf of Jeffries. said
in case his man won, of which he has
no doubt. he would take on Sharkey
, for the Partisan bout.