Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-27
stores We're found guilty and fined $1,000


each.
Young Corbett Of Denver, knocked
cut Oscar Gardner in the sixth round
OF what was to have beeen a 10-round
SO before the Denver Wheel Club. at
Denver. Wednesday night. Gardner
was knocked down five times in the
sixth round and was practically out
when the police stopped the fight.
A collision on Hull street. Montgom-
cry, Ala. Wednesday afternoon, be-
tween a trolley car and hose cart
caused the death of one man and four
others injured. The firemcn We're re-
spending to an alarm of fire and were
crossing the railroad track when the
hose carriage was struck by the car.
The steamer Boston has made her
last trip under the Yarmouth Steam
ship cos flag and her tunnels have
becen painted the ID. A. r. colors. The
ID. A r. will run daily trips from Var
mouth to Boston. Sunday included. A
winding up meeting of the Yarmouth
Steamship Co. has been called for July
l..
Gen. Haywood. commandant of ma
rines, has received from a committee
Of marines just arrived in this country
the American flag which was hoisted
by the marines over the Forbidden
city, Pekin. and which was used for a
signal to the allies. The flag is what
is known as the post flag and shows
the mark of shot.
The Cleveland City Railway Co, of
Cleveland. O.. better known as the
Little Consolidated System. of which
Senator Hanna is president. announced
"Wednesday. that the wages of all con-
ductors and motormen who have been
in the service OF the company two
years or more will be advanced, to
take effect within few days.
Caught in streams of molten metal
which poured into the cupola room of
the foundry department of the Ameri-
can Car and Foundry Co. at Chicago.
Wednesday. seven workmcn were
frightfully burned. three fatally. The
explosion of a dynamite shell which
had been placed in the cupola with
scrap iron. caused the accident.
Many amendments We're made to the
constitution by the knights of st. John.
Wednesday. at Cincinnati Ohio. The
minimum size of eligible commander
les was changed from 10 to Is men,
bers. The ladies auXliaries establish
ed uniform death benefit and elected
Mrs. Louisa Gang of Columbus, SUI
preme president. and Francis Sullivan,
Erie. Pa. supreme secretary.
Will Stinson easily defeated Tom
Linton. the Welsh champion in the %
mile motor paced race at the Coliseum,
Providence. Wednesday evening. by
one mile and one lap. Stinson's time
was 1914 2-5 for the % miles. Sum-
mary: One mile open-Won by Archie
Rawlins.. New Bedford; time. 2.35; one
mile handicap-Won by A. G.. Lucas.
Providence Q2O yards): time. 2.O7.
The recount of the votes cast in the
recent election for mayor of the city
OF Cienfuegos. Cuba. shows Senior
Vietta to have majority of 500 votes
over Senior Figuero, who was first de-
clared elected The partisans of Fig
zero have asked to have the election
OF Vieta annulled. Gen. Wood has or
dered the military board who made the
recount of the votes to declare Vfeta
mayor OF Cienfuegos.
George Williams. lying on his death
bed at Vinita. I. r.. Wednesday. con-
fessed to having been an accomplish
in the murder. last September. at
Pryor Creek. 1. T.. of T. f. Smith and
Green Smith of Sweden. Mo. In his
statement Williams also implicated
VIM. Nichols of Vinita. VIM. G. Smith
and Lon Smith of Pryor Creek, and
John Smith. the latter now serving a
term in the Kansas state penitentiary
for cattle stealing. Robbery was the
motive