Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-29
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

A severe snow storm visited the New
Foundland coast lire. Sunday. Three
vessels were driven ashore but their
crews were saved Other disasters from
more remote sections of the coast may
be reported later.
The trial has begun at Prague, Bohe-
mia. of Alois Mueller and Peter Won
Schlcck on charges of trafficking in fors-
cd patents of nobility. II is alleged tbs. {
Mueller has diped the buyers OF such pa
tents to the extent of 100000
The funeral Of the late Congressman
Russell was held Monday. at niilngiy,
o., there being large attendance, in
Guiding a Congressional delegation. Rev.
r. w. Sargent and Rev. Willard Scott
paid eloquent tributes To the deceased
Tire Society Of Friends at It's session at
indianapolis, Ind, Monday, issued an APP
peal TO all Christian churches To send
delegates to u conference to be held in
Washington in 1896 The conference is to
consider means of fighting the liquor
traffic.
Foreign delegates who have been in at
Arercanists at New York. left, Mon
day, for philadelphia They will visit
Washington, Pittsburg, Columbus, Cir
cinnati and Chicago and will return To
New York city. next Sunday.
Diamonds valued at $3.50 are reported
to have been stolen from the vaults of
the ievelry firm OF Wechora K Weingan
at Chicago. There is no clue to the rob
beers. The store is located in the Mason
&c Temple. where n Waterman is on duty
all night. but he saw no trace of the
robbers
George w. Cook was. Monday. at Hall
fax. n. s. sentenced to be hanged. Jan.
L.. In July. Cook cut his wife's throat
and then lay down and awaited the com
ing of the police. When put upon triai
lac said he was drunk on the afternoon
Of his wife's death and did not know
what occurred.
J,.I- I,an4 70
decision over Kid Carter of Brooklyn,
at the end Of the six rounds. at Chi
cage, Monday night. The fight was one
of the fastest between big men that
has taken place in Chicago in several
years.
The board of public safety of Water
bury. CT, at a meeting. Monday night,
declined to consider a protest calling the
approaching Young Corbett- Rice fistic
contest prize fight" The board will
not revoke the license and the exhibition
VIII take place. Nov G. in spite of local
unless the states atto--
ney intcrferes.
Emanuel Johnson. colored. employed a.
n iaborer at the new city filtration plant
at Philadelphia. was arrested Monday,
On SUSPICION of having murdered n man |
at Clinton. Mass, in 1857. He was held !,
to await the action of tie Massachusetts |
authorities Seven mlrder suspects have !
ing the present year.
The African trade section of the Liver |
pool Chamber of Commerce has sent a |
Geographic message to Colonial Secretary
chamberlain conveying assurances that !
Mr. Chamberlain's visit to South Africa
will result in the greatest benefit to the
commerce of South Africa and i'm i'm
provement of the relations existing be- !,
tween South Africa and Great Britain
The will of Margaret Sexton of Lowell.
was set aside by a jury. in the superior
court before Judge Knowlton at Cam
bridge. Mass, Monday. on the ground
that 1t was not properly executed. BY
the will about $1,000 was disposed Of,
half of the amount going TO the Church
II the Immaculate Conception of Lowell
md the other half to Mrs. Sections four
lieces and a nephew.
While Emperor Francis Joseph was
irving from his country place at Schoen-
1runn. Austria, Monday. the horses at
ached to his carriage became unman-
iseable and His Majesty jumped out of
he vehicle and walked the remainder Of
lie distance to the Hoffburg No one
vas hurt but great excitement was caus-
"a by fumors to the effect that the EN-
'cror had been injured.
Melvin johnson, aged Is, for whom full
y is0 men and boys searched at South
VI, Sunday. fearing that
re had killed himself as a sequel to the
ieath of his younger brother Clifford by