Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-28
total loss is $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
The cause of the fire is not known


The cause of the fire is not known.
Miss Sybil Sanderson consented a
Paris, Monday, to give a representative
of The Associated Press the reason fol
her breaking off her engagement t.
marry Count Henri De Fitz James
which she says is due to religious OBJ.
stacles, as Count De Fitz James is q
Roman Catholic and was divorced q
couple of years ago.
The United Mine Workers began the
second week of their national conven-
ton at indianapolis, Ind, Monday. The
report of the constitutional committee
in printed form, was handed to the dele
gates, this forenoon. An Illinois dele
gate presented 4 resolution raising the
salary of the national president to
$2500 a year. The president now gets
$500.
Medical Examiner Draper at Boston,
Monday, conducted autopsies upon the
bodies of Mary and Lizzie Doherty, the
sisters who We're found dead in their
rooms in Roxbury, Saturday. He de-
cided that the deaths were due to nat
ural causes, having found no marks Of
violence beyond small cut on Lizzie's
head caused by the fall and no traces
of poison.
Yale has definitely decided not to row
in the race at Annapolis, May TO- which
is being arranged by the University of
Pennsylvania. The formal announce
ment was made this afternoon, by
Roderick Potter, president of the Yale
oil hac nl,n
Naval Academy to meet the Yale sec
ond crew in race at Annapolis on the
same date.
Robert NJ. Fitzmorris, aged 81, of
New Haven, Conn.,, who represented
local publishing house as n collector in
a district including the cities of Albany,
Troy, Cohoes and Saratoga, N. Y, and
Rutland, VT, is reported missing. He
was last heard from, Jan. 16, when he
was in Cohoes. AS he frequently car
ried large sums of money. it is feared
that he may have met with foul play.
Jack O'Brien secured a decision over
Charley" McKeever. both of Philadel-
phia, at the Leeds Club. London, Mon
day night. in 4 contest for the middle
weight championship and purse of
$3.50. McKeever weighed ISL and
OBrien 1853 pounds. The fighting was
clever and furious till the end of the
third round. when McKeevcr back
heeled" O'Brien and was disqualified.
The White Star Line steamer Gym
ric. which is to sail from Liverpool,
Jan. 20, via Queenstown. Jan. 80, for
New York. will have among her pas
sengers William H. X. Redmond, men,
Der of Parliament for East Claire, and
oseph Devine of Belfast, who are to
make a tour of the United States for
the purpose of completing the work of
organizing the United Irish League In
America. 81
The Pacific Mail steamship China.
which arrived at San Francisco, Mon
day, brings the following Hawaiian adj
vices under date Of Jan. 90 Honolulu:
Acting under an order OF the court Is
sued by United States Judge Estes.
Capt. Merry, U. s. NJ. Is about to take
formal possession of the SCI acres of
land condemned at Pearl harbor in the
name of the federal government. Work
III begin at once on preparations for
the naval station"
Pye Tsung, who is Chinese traee-
dian from the Mott Street Theatre in
New Yorks Chinatown, appeared. Sun
day night. before the critical playgoers
Of San Francisco's Oriental quarters.
He failed to please and the expressions
Df disapproval by the audience precipi- |
tated riot and for few moments the
theatre was literally a storm center for
a shower of missiles. A squad of police
was sent for and after clubbing the
rioters into submission, took the ring
leaders to jail
Dispatches to The Associated Press,
Monday. from the principal cities in !
Georgia indicate that Gov. Gamblers
that the churches take up a !
collection. Sunday. for the memorial |
fund was not followed. In Atlanta no
collection was taken in any church nor
was any reference made to the matter
by the ministers. Sec. Edward Crus- |
relle of the Memorial Association, ad- |
nitted that the returns were disap-
pointing. He had received no advices
the collection from any city /
N the state. although the governors
5uggp StiOn had been sent evervwhora