Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-30
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Field Marshal Count Gourko died.
Tuesday. on his estate at Scharow,
near Tyer. Russia.
Some troops escorting laborers en-
gagged in opening roads in the southern
part of the peninsular of Yucatan were
desperately attacked, Monday. by 1000
rebel Indians, who were only driven
off by the employment of machine guns
which We're effectively used. The en-
gagement took place near Santa Cruz.
The Evangelical Alliance which in
cludes all the churches of St. Louis and
vicinity with the exception of the Ro-
man Catholic, Episcopal and churches
where the German language is used.
has inaugurated movement for NUM-
cipal reform. The intention is to keep
the movement entirely non-partisan
and nom sectarian.
The British bark Rita. Capt Olsen
from Cardiff, Dec. %, for Para, was
abandoned in sinking condition. Her
crew was rescued and have been land
ed at st. Vincent. c. V. The Rita was
built in 1883 at Prince Edward Island
and registered 37S tons net. She hailed
from Charlottetown, p. E. l., and was
owned by VIM. Richards.
Reginald Raymond, years old,
coasted into a pond at Digby. n. s.,
Tuesday, and was drowned. Five years
ago, two brothers, aged and years
were drowned in the same pond. The
father of the children. Capt. Nathaniel
RAYMOND and his eldest son John, are
i'm the Klondike. Mrs. Raymond is the
only member of the family at home
and is heart broken.
The long standing controversy be-
tween Michael j. Dady, the contractor
and the military and municipal govern
ments regarding the sewering and paw
ing contract. was settled at Havana
Tuesday. by the payment to Mr.. Daos
of $3.50, 900. Mr. Dady gave a bond OF
similar amount that he was authorized
on behalf of the Dady Co. to make the
settlement and to release all claims.
At the opening of the annual meet
ing of the Nova Scotia Fruit Growers
Association at Halifax. n. S.. Tuesday.
the president in his annual address
stated that the past year was the
most improbable for fruit culture IN
the history of the association. due TO
an inferior crop and large superior
crops in the United States and Eu-
rope Many cases of English snip
ments remittances had to be made to
pay expenses.
The steamer British Trader. which
arrived at New York. Tuesday, from
Antwerp. reports that on Jan. "a at
$50 P NJ. on the Georges banks, she
fell in with the fishing schooner Mar
tina Bradley of Eastport, Me-. bound
to Boston for a market, with full car
go of fish. Her captain said his vessel
had been blown off the shoals in a
northeaster and ran short of proVls-
ions. Capt. Hutchinson supplied the
Bradley and proceeded.
The body of Francis l.. Fawson, one
of the most prominent musicians and
band leaders in Wisconsin. was found
upon the sidewalk near the southern
limits of Racine. Wis. The cause o.
his death is mystery. The physicians
who were called have been unable t.
decide as to the cause of death ant
the coroner will demand post mortem
Prof. Rawson had for the last three
months been instructing the City Bant
at Beloit, and. Saturday, went to Ra
cine and visited his family.
The jubilee convention of the Youn
Mems Christian Association of tn
United States and North America. i
to be held in Boston. June II to Is in
elusive. The first association in Mort
America was formed in Montreal. No,
2. 1851. and the first in the Unite
States in Boston, Dec. %. 1851. a let
ter from London caused the birth 9
the Boston association. and the wor
spread rapidly through the Unite
States. Hence the proprietary of hold
ing the jubilee convention in Boston.
Great Britains percentage of tn