Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-03-24
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In a fencing tournament at West
Point, held in the gymnasium, Satur-
day, between U. of p, Yale and West
Point, the cadets defeated U. of p, Z to
and Yale to 2.
1t is reported that Charles S. Mellen
will soon resign the presidency of the
Northern Pacific Road in favor of ]. ID.
Farrell of Seattle, president of the Pa
cilic Coast Steamship Co.
James, the 2-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Buchanan of Austin
street, Portsmouth, N. H., was prob
ably fatally burned, Saturday evening.
by the upsetting of a kettle of boiling
water.
BY unanimous vote, the board of
bishops of the Methodist Episcopal
church at Spokane, Wash, has decided
that expulsion from the church carries
with it expulsion from the Epworth
League.
Frank Bartlett, Is years old, son of
Charles Bartlett of 421 Chestnut street,
Springfield, was struck in the jaw, Sat
urday, by a piece of brick thrown by
an angry teamster, and bad fracture
resulted.
Secretary Treasurer w. 3. Wilson OF
the United Mine Workers of America,
stated at indianapolis, Saturday, that
in all probability a strike involving 30,-
600 miners will be called in Virginia
and West Virginia soon.
The Amsterdam Handelsblad, Sat
urday, confirmed the report that Queen
Wilhelmina will not make her accus-
toned yearly visit to Amsterdam in
April, Her Majesty's interesting, con-
dition rendering it inadvisable.
The cable brought from Rome, Sat
urday, the news of the sudden death
in that city, that morning, Of Frank
w. Andrews, Jr., son of Frank W. and
Maria Andrews of Boston, and one of
the most popular young men in society
The funeral of Edward H. Green, the
husband of Mrs. Hetty Green, was
held, Saturday, at Bellows Falls, VT.
The severest simplicity marked the OBJ
sequies of the man who was once worth
millions in his own right and who was
the husband of the worlds richest wo-
man.
The United States torpedo boat de-
stroyer Barry was launched at the
Neafie & Levy shipyards at Philadel-
phia, at noon Saturday, in the pres
cnce of several thousand spectators
The Barry was christened by Miss
Charlotte Adams Barns of New York
City.
The Exchange Telegraph Co. Of Lon
don. received a dispatch, Saturday.
from Lahore. Punjab, saying the
plague mortality is rapidly increasing,
and has now reached 1000 daily The
outbreak, which is the worst on record,
is attributed to the policy of n-inter-
ference in the caste customs.
The German steamer Cape Verde,
while on her way to New York, Satur-
day, called at Cherbourg and landed
the five members of the crew of a
French fishing boat with which she col
lided, Friday, off Calais. The fishing
boat sank Immediately, and the Cape
Verde launched boat and rescued the
fishermen.
A dispatch to the London Standard
from Athens says that in a recent fatal
riot at Philades in Epir,Is, between Al
pdEi'hS dilu uIhS, tue ldtteT enueaN-
ored to rescue a notable criminal from
the local prison. The disturbances
were followed by fight in which eight
gendarmes were killed. The troops ar
rested so Albanians
The steamer Trinidad, which arrived
at New York. Saturday, from Ber-
muda. brought IA seamen belonging to
the A An1prica N Ia RI ipia ,;,l,
into Bermuda in distress leaking while
on the voyage from New York to Las
Palmas and Santa Cruz. The crew re-
fused to proceed in the vessel, claiming
she was unseaworthy.
The semi-official Russky Invalid of
st. Petersburg, Saturday, announces
that Col. Grimm (the Russian officer
who was recently condemned to death
by a courtmartial at Warsaw after
having been convicted of systematic
revelation of military secrets to a for
eign power) has confessed to having
been guilty of high treason.
At mass meeting of the operatives
of the Cocheco Manufacturing Co. al
Dover, N. H., Saturday, it was the
unanimous opinion that there ought to
| oC tiIl lIIlNctSC VI ~ per CtIlt, SlIIllIIT
to that recently granted at Fall River
The matter of formulating q request
for such increase was referred to the
executive committee of the textile
council which was Instructed to report
at meeting next Tuesday.
Senator Cooks automobile bill limit
ing the speed of such vehicles to eight
miles an hour within villages and cities
and 20 miles an hour outside such
limits and four miles an hour on
bridges. was passed by the New York
Assembly, Saturday. The penalty for
violation is to be fine of $50 for the
first offence and for the second the
same fine. with Imprisonment. for six
months or both.
Advices received at Hong Kong, Sat-
urday, state that the rebels have cap
tured the prefectural town of Kam-
chou, in the province of Kwangtung
and have seized the big arsenal and
granaries. The lnandarins Of the gar
rison fled and Appealed to Canton fol
re-enforcements. The viceroy of Can
ton, replied that it was impossible to
further deplete the Canton garrison