Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-29
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Van K. Patterson, former judge of the
supreme court OF California, is dead al
| his home in San Francisco aged a He
was native of New York
| Two freight trains on the West Shore
Halfway coliided at Harrington Park, N
| j., Monday. The fireman Of one OF tn
| locomotives was killed and the fireman
| of the other engine had his arm hurt
| \ heavy storm of rain and hail. Sunday
| night, did serious damage to crops in the
vicinity OF Oswego, N Y, washing out
roads and flooding the Erie station at
! CdmpVille. Hdilstones of great size fell
| Mrs. Mary Meade. who murdered her
| Children, Alice and Mary, at their home
! in BROOKLYN. last Saturday, died in the
| hospital from the effects of poison taken
| after she had strangled her children with
| Irvine.
Reports OF the serious illness Of Joseph
| Chamberlain at London. the colonial sec
rotary, are entirely untrue. He is still
/ somewhat weak from his recent accident
but ne has been attending to all of his
official duties for the past fortnight.
Two men arrested in the Bowery, New
| York, ON suspicion, have been identified
| by employees of the trolley company as
| the persons who, in a sensational manner
| few days ago, held up and robbed the
office in Port Chester of the New York
and Stamford Electric Co.
J Nearly 300 independent biscuit ana
cracker bakers were present when the
| annual convention of the American
| Cracker and Biscuit Association held at
/ a., Mon
day, the convention met in executive ses-
sion. matters concerning the development
of the trade being discussed.
1t is rumored that the Anglo-Japanese
| alliance respecting COrea is creating UNI
| easinesS at Paris, says a Tribune dis
| patch from London. 1t is feared there
| that if the reports become confirmed a
grave international situation will be ere
| ated. France and Russia already have
| guaranteed CoreG's independence.
Daniel Lenderman. foreman at Kolinoor
cOiliery, Shenandoah, near PottSvlle, Pa.
| was shot Monday, near his home by a
ders are torn with buckshot. but it is
thought he viii recover. Albert Lender
man was also chased and shot and four
| other non-uniOn men badly beaten.
At.Longwood. Mass. Monday the Eng
fish tennis players, H. l.. and r. +.
Doherty, easily defeated the Americans
in three matches for the Davis internal
tional cup, the first being II. l.. Doherty
| Wright 2c-i; third, Doherty 3S-6, Wright
SG-4 In the afternoon, Fl. l.. Doherty
| won from r. G. Seaver. three sets to one.
r. f. Doherty won three straight from
b. c. Wright.
The death Of Cardinal Ledochowski
project of the congregation OF the prop
! several changes in the high personnel Of
the congregation. General satisfaction is
expressed at the deposition of Monsignor
Meszezynski, who was ostensiby private
who was really his deputy, and whose
personality was distasteful, especially to
many Americans.
Two prisoners. Fred Annis and John
McQuig, and Sentry VIM. Treet of Co. NJ,
2lst Infantry, who was guarding them,
have disappeared from Fort Sheridan ana
10 trace Of them has been found. Wheth-
er the guard has deserted with his prison
ers or the sentry was oVerpowered by his
| charges and lies in some deserted spot,
gagged and bound, or perhaps murdered.
is a matter of con lecture, although the
| truStworthine of the soldier is ground
for the belief that an encounter occurred.
Many persons injured. 10 Of them seri-
Ously. and hundreds arrested are the net
Paris, Sunday. in which both Clerical and
Anti-Clerical demonstrations, brought
about by the closing Of unauthorized re-
ligious schools, were made. There were
great crowds on the boulevards through
out the evening in expectation of further
rioting. \ large procession Of students
/ shouting and singing. was dispersed by
J the police and attempted red nag dem
! constructions at the Strasburg statue also
were broken up. Quiet was restored al
midnight.
1t is understood the rock miners at
Wilkesbarre. Pa, will present petition
> to the executive board of the Mine Work
; ers' Union requesting permission to re
: turn to work. 1t is said the employing NJ
of this class of anthracite miners would
not effect the situation. The announce
ment of the officials of Oxford colilery
of their intention to resume operations
Aug. 2. Is being discussed there but as
r yet there is no evidence on the part Of
the Wyoming operators to take similar
! action. The opinion prevails throughout
the region that there will be no attempt
2 to break the strike before Sept. /.
. Reports from Horncllsvile. n Y, show
! that the cloudburst of Saturday night at
: fected nearly 50 square miles OF terri
: tory. A broad estimate of the damage
Is $4,000 In Canisteo township the loss
from bridges swept away and highways
washed out is fully $4,000. The crop loss
is enormous and many farms are utterly
| ruined for years to come. The TOBACCO
crop in the valley is under water. Much
stock has been drowned ana many bulin-
r ings have been washed off their founda-
tons The Erie got one track open, late
RI Sunday 1t will be days before all the
damages to the roadbed are repaired