Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-06
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Three new cases of smallpox have
been discovered at EveretA Mass, dur
ing the past "a hours. The patients III
the pestl.puse numbers II.
Capt. McCrea of the gunboat Ma
chias, Monday. cabled the navy depart
ment that the outbreak in Hayti is
practically over.
EIihu Root. United States secretary
of war. arrived at Carlsbad, Austria,
Monday, lie intends 10 make a con-
siderable stay in Carlsbad.
Information from the state prison,
four miles northwest of Nashville,
Tenn. says that convicts, Monday
night, blew Il hole in the prison wall
with dynamite, 1G of them escaping.
Three have been recaptured and one.
Ed Carney, sent up for Swallowing
and highway robbery was killed.
The High Court of independent Or
der of Foresters will meet at St Ste
phen, n. T., Tuesday afternoon in an
nual session. About 200 hundred dele
gates will be here. DR.. Oronhya tekah,
supreme chief ranger, arrived there,
Monday, to attend. He came sooner
than expected and up set extensive
preparations for his reception by local
Foresters.
ON his deathbed William Thompson
Of Villas, Baca county, Colorado. has
confessed that he killed his son Ben
iamin. aged 13, ana that Zeb Nichol-
son, who was convicted of having muir
dcreG the boy and is serving a sentence
of 10 to 20 years in the penitentiary, is
entirely innocent. A petition for
Nicholson's pardon was filed with the
state board of pardons. Monday.
The street railway strike on the IRON
ton. Ohio, division was amicably set
tied, Monday, after q conference be-
tween Sec. Bishop Of the State Board
Of Arbitration, officials of the Camden
co. and a committee of five strikers
An agreement was effected by the
recognition of the union and the rein
statement of discharged union men
who are considered honest and eff
cient
There was gathering of Canadian
Pacific railroad magnates, Monday, at
st. Andrews, n. y. Among them were
Sir William Van Horne. President Sir
Thomas Shaughnessey, Assistant Vice
President w. Il. Baker, Directors C. z.
Hosmer. G. Hopkins and Robert
Meighen. Sir William Van Horne and
Sir Thomas Shaughnessey have sum
mer residences there, but the assem-
blage suggests important business.
While former United States Senator
Don Cameron and Mrs. Cameron were
driving. Monday, from Fort William. in
Nerncsshire, Scotland. to inverlochy
Castle, I.ochaber. which he has leased
for the summer. the horses SHE'D and
III carriag collided with a cart Both
Mr.. and Mrs. Cameron were thrown
out, ard the senator was severely in
jured in the groin. With the excep-
ton of a shock, Mrs. Cameron was not
hurt.
The celebrated case of Rev. |. n. w.
Irine, D. D., a deposed priest of the
Episcopal church who two years
ago brought sensational charges
against the bishop of central Pennsyl-
vania, Rev. Ethelbert Talbot, is once
more before the high authorities of the
church. This time the bishop himself
has taken the initiative and in an open
letter addressed to the presiding bish- |
op Right Rev. Thomas March Clark of |
the diocese of Rhode Island. formally |
requests him to convene n board of in
CURRY for the purpose OF fully investi- |
eating all the many charges against |
his character by DR.. Irvine.
Rear Admiral Taylor denies the story |
wired from Washington to the effect |
that he believes the United States and |
Germany may go TO war in 1907. When |
asked if he had set a date for a con-
fiict between the two countries he said: |
Such assertions as have been credited |
to me are without foundation other |
than that / have said our sea coast de- |
fences should be we'll protected against
attack by any European power. All |
naval officers are OF this opinion. 1t |
would be ridiculous for me to predict |
a war with any nation. Our navy |
should be strengthened in readiness for |
any possible war;
The Republicans of Windham. Sat
urday. at their caucus nominated Fred /
:. Hawkes. for representative tn The