Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-03-24
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Hon. Russell S. Taft, chief Justice Of
the supreme court of Vermont, died at
G.10 A. NJ, Saturday, at Burlington, VT.
NJ Kolomen De Tisna, ex-Hunga rian
prime minister and leader of the Liberal
party, died at Buda Pest, Saturday, aged
T.
The hunting stable of p F. Collier at
Eatontown, N. j., with 16 valuable hunt
ing horses, was burned before daylight,
Sunday the total loss being about $780,
900.
The first beat of the season from the
upper lake ports was reported, Saturday.
when the steamer Alaska, with 100000
feet of lumber, passed Detroit from AL
pena bound for Toledo.
Five county convicts made an attempt,
Saturday night, to burn their way out
of prison at Kosciusko, Miss, by burning
the stockade house in which they were
confined. All were cremated.
At the Rod and Gun Clubs regular
shoot at Springfield, Saturday. L. r. Gel
sci made a successful attack on the
worlds 1OO-shot record on the standard
American target at 200 yards, and raised
the same three points to sos. The record
was held by Mr.. Bergeson of Cheyenne,
Wyo.
court at Gloucester, Saturday, on the
charge of manslaughter in the case OF
Matt Laum, a Finn, on the night OF
May %, 1901 He was represented by VIII
nam v. dulCnl0SS, WHO dShtu IOT d Coii-
tinuance until Tuesday. Bail was fixed
at $4,000.
John Kiley, aged IA, of Boston, son of a
brakeman on the Boston L. Albany r.
r.. left Boston, Thursday. on freight
train for lark and arrived in Provi-
dence nearly exhausted with cold ana
hunger. From Providence he went to
New Haven and thence to Wallingford
where he is now.
! A dispatch to the London Morning
Leader from Sofia says that IA Turks and
/ over so Bashi- azouks were killed in tbs
| recent conflict between Turkish troops
and Macedonian revOlutionists at Slsto-
va, near Kastoria, European Turkey
| during which the Turks surrounded tbs
village and overcame the rebels.
| The steamer Whistler, which wen
| ashore at Pebbly Beach. Rockport FEB
! 2S was fioated, Saturday evening, by the
| tugs Orion. Mercury, Juno, Confidence
| Harold and Pallas. The steamer has
| been lightered of the cargo OF sugar anc
| about two-thrds of the 300 tons was
saved. The steamer is badly damaged
| The Taylor Manufacturing Co., with
| mills in Pope valley, Washington county
| Rhode Island, have made voluntary in
/ crease in wages amounting 10 between
| and per cent. 1t was stated, Saturday
| upon excellent authority that the big cot
| ton manufacturers in Rhode Island VII
| increase wages to equal those paid II
| other New England centers.
/ 1T mas Deen OIllcldlly dHuOuiCeu d ot
| Petersburg that the election Of Maxine
Cork to be an honorary member of tn
Academy of Sciences has been annulled
Cork has been assumed to appear before
| a tribunal to answer for political fof
| fences Cork was banished from th,
Russian capital years ago and the news
paper with which he was connected wa:
| suppressed.
| President Zelaya of Nicaragua, has ac
cepted an invitation from the Presiden
of Costa Rica, Senor Iglesias, to visi
i Limon, Costa Rica, in order to confer OF
matters pertaining to the proposed Mica
ragua canal. The acceptance of this in
vitation is contingent upon the passage
| by the United States Senate of the Mica
| ragua canal bill. The date of the propos
ed visit has not yet been decided upon.
/ James Boyd, who was arrested at Do
liver, NJ H., Friday night, on the charge
| of cutting Edward Sullivan with knife
| on the neck and left hand at the corner
| of Central avenue and Waldron street
was arraigned in the police court, Satur
/ day The charge was aggravated as
| sault He pleaded not guilty He was
| found probably guilty and was bound
| over to the September term. of the supe
| rior court in the sum of $500