Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-02
Condensed DISPATCHES.

Lewis Edison Waterman died. Wedncs-
day. At his home i'll Brooklyn. n. y MT
Waterman was ca wears old. He was hF.s5
known aS the president az the l.. +: wa
terman Co tn, manufacturers Of the
fountain pen which bore his name.
c. W. Chestnut Of Jacksonville. and
CliT Jordan of Macon. charged with rob
hing an EXPRESS car ON the Central Geor-
gia Railroad plead guilty at Macon, ia .
Wedn. sday, and were sentenced To seven
years I'm the penitent.ary. The robbery
occurred. Thursday night
\ Raymond excursion train ran into
limited express stalled in a snow shed by
a rock on the track At Yuba Pass. Cal.
TUESDAY night. and Fireman Saundcr :
was killed and many passengers injured
ara NJ ' W., ~ Reid were badly shali-
en- up and needed. - 4
Charles 4. i.urlburt. aged %: teller in
the Central National Bank at Middleton
Conn. was found. "Wednesday. lying in
bed at his homo with two bullet wounds
in his head and one in his body. lie Is
supposed to have attempted sllicld
through dependency on account 81 DO
nestle trouble. He will probably Ole.
A challenge has been received at OK
ford. rnsiaid. BY the oxford University
Athletic Club from McGill University 81
Montreal and the University of Toronto.
10 an athletic meeting to take place n
Montreal. previous TO the oNford-Clm-
bridge and Harvard-Ia meeting a ne"
York. The general orinion at oxford =
Mnssrs Gould and Polio. Wednesday.
filed a petition FOR writ G.. mandarin !
against the Boston police commissioners
in the sIpr, me court. Thcy want tfc ro-
lice comm isSiorerS to deliN!r 10 them q
liquor license for Goud's hotel. which
they say they have r;in %.,t0 Tor IL Y
vance and which tines say The respondent :
notified them had been granted. only to
be later told that II was u m stake.
Rear Admiral Francis J. tisGinson,
"Wednesday. formally assumed command
of the North Atlantic squadron at nc
BROOKLYN navy yard re renewed Rear
maud of the suuarGon for abo1t year
past. The ceremony took place on the
quart r,leCk of the flagship kcarSarGe.
| The Kear"arcc fred q salute of u guns
| in recognition OF her new commander.
The second days sccco.l Of the twelfth
annual congress of the Sons OF the Amer
'can R~vo'"'ion was called 10 cru.r Al
| Pittsburg. Pa. Wednesday, by President
| }. &. Brecklnrids;e. The report OF Regis
| trar General y. Howard Clari: showed a
total of S9DS active members. There are
| % societies tie largest being in MdSSa
chusetts. Gen. Walter s, Logan of New
| York was chosen president and Capt.
| Samuel Eberly Of Chicago secretary gen
Cra..
| The arnual meeting of tho Mexican
| Central X. Il. was he'd at Boston, We'd
| ne s,ia,. ard the board ct directors agre ~
| upon by the old Mexican Central interests
and the New York investors who have
| secured contro. of the road. was elected.
| Under the agree ment the new board con-
| sists OF Il members of whom seven We're
| members of the old Mexican Central
! hoard while 10 represent the new inter
ests President Robinson presided and
| the directors were elected by 1320ol
shares.
| The connective strength tests for
| places on the University streng men $
| '.liftY" have pecn finished at Minntapo
\ u.s. MINI. The records show Il great i'm
provement over those of last year. For
| ty-fnur men made over 1900 Kilograms.
! DIR. Sargcnt's test, as against 70 last year
So far as known. X. W. Alis now hold:
the intercollegiate record for strength ir
the United States. He has RAISED :he rec
ord to 19io.9 kilos. lC1 kilos better than
Cochcm's (of Harvard first place recorl
for last year