Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-18
Bros,

Park. about ~ n'lca below PhiiIdcl-
pnia.
Dr ccorg. Dock ANA Dr. james
An"il. the twu university professors Al
Ann Arbor. Mich. who attended stu
dent Charles Il. lIarc. Tic bubonio
plague plticft. in the trat instance and
who were made Violently aicH by ~
inj-, tion " "haImkin" culture NJ tho
plague germ killed ~ neat are rccov-
,ring ana viii bc out IN a few days
"ilalnkin" is considered all anti-toxine
Nj pre.cntitc far thc plague. Student
HaTr ~ reported ~ ~ improving
steadily.
In a Il; Of dcspoudcnsy ".c- husia"sr
r,tcf.c.. aggravated by the d'prcss.n-;
effects NJ An attach oc tEc grin, Mciyin
II. Baldwin. an l-congrcsSman fr"m
minnesota. ana former state sup"rin-
:, rd"nt Of Indian affairs under Pr"si-
don't cleveland. Tuesday. at Selttlo.
Wash. ended his life ~ eclf-d"Srruc-
ton. The cX-cnnErcssma MS body WAS
found lying Oh his bed in his apart
ulcnte with bullet through his hr;'ir
Tightly Grippcd In his hand was = -
ralibr. revolver.
AT ,hc Fan River Athletic Club
Wednesday night, at Fall River, Mas.
Charles O'Rourke Of Boston. defeated
Twin" sullivan in the eighth round Of
what was 10 have been a l2-round bout
O'Rourke had the fight We'll in hand
from the start and in the eighth round
Sullivan received blow in the stom-
ach and fell to the floor. One OF his
i. s.,,fIs In,
Az if knocked out Referee Stanton
Abbott refused to allow the foul and
awarded the fight to O'Rourke.
Cen. John A. Ka3son of Iowa. spec
ial reciprocity commissioner. has refus-
"a to accept any part Of his $4,000 z
year salary because he is not now do
ing any work to earn it. Since the sen
ate refused To act on the commercial
treaties that he negotiated with other
countries for this government, he has
had practically nothing 10 do. Some
time ago he rendered his resignation
to President Mckinley bat the latter
refused To accept IT, Gen. Kasson says
that he will accept his pay only from
The time Congress takes action on the
treaties.
I.
mier. who is now in London. will hold
a final conference with the British cs.o-
irct within day or two. He is being
detained III London to await the rcas-
snmblinC OF the imperial Parliament.
Thursday. After the conference he will
start FOR home. The New Foundlanl
government is only awaiting the dat
~ his departure to convene the leg
islature for the earliest convenient day
after his arrival so as to cna bile prompt
action to he taken upon such subjects
discussed by the conference as nee's
legislation.
The New York East conference IF
Methodist churches has unanimously
adopted the following resolution:
Whereas. the prevalence of gambling
among a certain wealthy class Of soci-
ty in New York City. as pastime and
Il pleasure. has been brought to our a..
tention by the public print. and the
earnest diScourscs of able and repre
scntativ. ministers Of Christ in tho
borough Of Manhattan. Resolved. that
this conference indorsc the action of
the ministers and assure all those on
gagged in stamping out the evil of our
sympathy ana aid.
a special to thu Chicago Chronicla
from Lexington. Ky, says the match
race between CrcSCcuS and Charley
Herr, scheduled for the October meet
ing of the Kentucky Trotting Horse
Breeders Association is now an tSsur-
cd fact. Secretary Wilson has received
= letter from George II. ketchum of
Toledo. owner of CresccuS. saying that
the terms were satisfactory. His check
for $500 which amount Of the side hnt
of $4,000 must be deposited at once, IS
expected III a few days. The horses will
contest for a purse of $500 of which
$1,000 goes to the loser. David C1hili
agreed at once to enter Charlie Herr.
The London Globe. Wednesday,
scented a gross scandal in its alleged
discovery that two members of the
governmental committee appointed Il
year ago to determine the value of NJ
RIOTS explosives. have taken out pa
tents in their own names. The Globe
says: Sir William Roberts Austen
secured Il patent for improvements III
while Sir William CroolIcs
has patented nitro explosives for an
tillery. When the committee was an
pointed. Lord I.ansdowne. then warmth
lister. assured inventors and manufac-
tlrcrs that they might submit their
products to the committee in the Ut
most confidence"
The annual meeting of the New York
Central and Hudson River Railroad
Go. was held at Albany. n. T..
Wednesday. About S76.0O0.0o0 Of the
SIZE. 900 900 capital stock of the COM
pany was voted for the election of Fast
years board of directors. as follows:
VIM X. Vanderbilt. Frederick w. Van
ierbilt Chauncey M. Depew. Samuel
r. Rargcr. j. Pierpont Morgan. ".
Nick. Twombly. S. Il. Galloway. Chas.
{. Clarke. VIM. Bliss. Samuel B. Bah
rock. George s. Bowdcn. VIM. Rookie
Teller and u. Q. Mills. Senator Depew
voted the American and Mr. BowGea
n j. Pierpont Morgan & Co. the Eng