Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-09-01
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East, South and West.
The Zingaris scored 160 runs and the
Garrison 1O3. in the first inning of Fri
days cricket match at Halifax. Dur
ing the progress of the game, ]. Bartlett
was cut over the eye with batted ball
and injured so badly that he had to
leave the field.
Prof Harry Hayward of the Pennsyl
vania State College, has accepted an
appointment as associate professor of
animal industry and dairy husbandry
at the New Hampshire College of Ag-
riculture and the Mechanic Arts at
Durham. N. H.
Massachusetts banking institutions
have been prompt to conform to the
latest ruling of the treasury depart
ment on the question Of assessment of
undivided profits. Nearly all of them
have paid the assessment, and those
who have not are expected to do so be-
fore noon Saturday, when the period
of guaranteed exemption from the tax
expires.
There was a prisoner in irons on
board the Dominion Line steamer Van
couver when she arrived at Boston,
Friday, from Mediterranean ports, and
in the ships hospital We're two persons
whom the first one mentioned was
charged with stabbing. The accused
man is Alfonzo PARENT. His alleged
victims are Antonio F. CarOpi and AL
fonso Tirino.
A decree making number of diplo-
matte appointments was signed by
President Loubet, Friday, but it will
not be officially published for day or
two. The new appointments include
that of M. Jusserand, the retiring
French minister at Copenhagen, as
French ambassador to Washington,
and the appointment of M. Cambon,
whom NJ. Jusserand will replace in the
United States, as French ambassador
to Spain.
The grand Duke Boris attended SER
vices, Friday afternoon, in the new
Russian church at New York, in honor
of the marriage of his sister, the Grand
Duchess Helen and of Prince Nicholai
of Greece, which took place, Friday, in
Russia. The rest of the afternoon was
devoted to visits to various points of
interest in the city and in the evening
he attended the performance at the
Casino with party of friends.
Spanish newspapers infer that the
choice of Jules Cambon, the retiring
French ambassador to the United
States, to fill the post of French am
bassador to Spain, indicates a desire
on the part of France to enter an en-
tente, if not an alliance with Spain. 1t
;c hot will net
welcome to the Spanish court and peo-
pie on account of the complete services
he rendered in the Spanish American
peace negotiations.
The London Daily Express says that
if the government increases the mail
grant to the Cunard Line of steamers
the Cunard and it's business will be
bought by an English syndicate of
financiers headed by Sir Christopher
Furness. the ship owner, as the nucleus
for an English combine which will in
clude the Allan line of steamers.
owing to the decline in ship building,
the South Durham Steel Co. has de-
cided to close indefinitely it's big ship
plate works at Stockton-OnTees.
Advices of an official nature which
have reached Willemstad, Curacao,
from Caracas are to the effect that a
severe fight occurred, Thursday, be-
tween government forces and the add
vance guard of the revolutionary army
under Gen. Matos. The revOlutiOnists
made an attempt to occupy the town
of Taguay, but after fight of five
hours they abandoned the field to the
government forces. Two hundred of
the revolutionists were killed or
wounded.
Ada Gray, the veteran actress, known
to two generations of theatregoers all
over the country for her double role OF
Lady Isabelle and Nine. Vine in East
Lynne" is dead. Her end came, Thurs
day morning, at the Home for Oncur-
ables at New York, where she has been
an inmate since June 1, suffering from
locomotor ataxia. The Actors Fund
claimed the body and had it sent to an
undertakers where the funeral ser
vices were held. Interment was in
Evergreen cemetery. Miss Gray had
not acted for several seasons.
Although Gov. Crane has honored
requisition papers for the return OF
Munroe Rogers, the negro wanted III
South Carolina on the charge of arson,
who is under arrest at Brockton,
Mass, a new complication has arisen
in the case through service on Rogers
of a warrant sworn out by James
White. brother-in-law of Rogers.
White claims that Rogers is in debt to
him and is about to leave the state.
The warrant was served, Friday. The
amount Of the debt is said to be $40.
The annual meeting of the New
Hampshire Veterans Association was
held on the grounds of the association
at The Weirs, Friday. and the follow
| ing officers were elected: President,
Col. Henry C. Kent of Lancaster; vice
president. Gen. NJ. White, Peterboro;
| secretary. Col. Matt Shackford, The
Weirs: treasurer Col. Dana w. King,
Nashua; quartermaster, Capt. Frank
H. George. Concord; musical director,
| Col John c. Linehan, Penacook; COM
mandant of camp, Charles f. Buzzell,
Lakeport; chaplain, Maj. w. III. Trick
| ey, Claremont; medical director, DIR. G.
| P. Conn, Concord.