Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-25
F. L. HERSEY,

London Chess Club London, acceptinr
the challenge received in New York
fortnight ago. for another match for pos
session of the Sir George Newnes inter.
national trophy. was mailed to London.
Saturday. The match is to be played next
spring.
Seven persons were more or less Sc.
riously injured by street car collision
in North Scranton, Pa, Saturday az.
ternoon. A trolley coming down
steep hill crashed into train of culm
cars. The accident was due to wet
rails.
With the approval of the Austrian
minister of the interior the Austrian
League to Combat the White Slave
Traffic will establish branches in all the
important towns and frontier stations
of Austria and take active means to
suppress the traffic.
Seaman Cornelius Grissen, q years
old, fell from the mizzen mast Of the
schooner Sarah G. Ropes, while the
vessel was anchored off Nobska. Mass.
Saturday night, and was killed. The
body was landed at Vineyard Haven,
Sunday, for interment.
A special dispatch to the Charleston.
S. c.. News and Courier from Ander-
son, S. c., says: THE whole Of the
business portion of the town Of Will
ington in Abbeville county, was burn
ed, Sunday. The origin of the fire is
not known but it is supposed to be the
work of incendiaries.
Septimus Winner. composer Of THE
Ds.-1 httr. IL tnIr nf
popular songs. died suddenly, Sunday. a.
his home at Philadelphia. He was
years of age. Mr.. Winner sold The
Mocking Bird for $35, but the publishers
years later admitted having realized 81
000.0G0 from it's sale. Mr. Winner was
born in Philadelphia
The steamer Chilli. of Buffalo. was sunk
in the Detroit river off Amherstburg:
about $50 Z. NJ. Sunday, as the result OF
a collision with the steamers Oswego ana
II. B. futile. The Owego and Tutte
were bound up and the Chill down. the
first two almost abreast. when the Tut.
tie veered against the Owego and caused
her to crash into the Chill Inc Oweso
went to Detroit for repairs. No one was
injured in the collision.
The British steamer Damara, Capt
Grost, from Halifax for Liverpool via
st. Johns while entering port. at ST.
Johns, n. f., Saturday evening col
hded with and sank the schooner
Shamrock, laden with 500 quintais OF
Goldfish. The schooner's crew was
rescued by the steamer which IS not
damaged. 1t is alleged that the
schooner was showing no lights.
John Chandler, an employee Of Georse
w. Webster. leather dealer on mt,I
hill. Mass, committed suicide Dy c1ttins
his throat with a shocmaker's kniie. ~
was seen to leave his bench ana enter =
closet and few moments later s,ar III ~
the other workmen by coming out OF .no
closet with the blood streaming from nis
neck. An ambulance was called ana ne
was taken to the Haverhill hospitdi,
where he died an hour later no causo
is assigned for the act. A widow SUI
wives him.
The decision of the propaganda u.
Rome regarding the . appoi nv ~, The va
cancy caused by the death OF Arcnplsh-
on Feehan, has been postponed princlspa,
ly on account of objections receNtu r' ,hs
several American bishops conce,nins m
doctrines held by Bishop Spalding. ~
has now been decided that the ques,,,psa IN
shall he discussed at the meeting OF w
propaganda. Dec. IS Bishop Spai,u,,, ~
continues to be considered the most hhe-
ly candidate for the post.
The French Line steamer La GasGos ,re
which arrived at New York from Hav'e,
is detained at Quarantine, owing - ~.
case of smallpox among her stee1aSsd
passengers. The patient Is lI-yea.. a,s
had who has been sick FOR seven n nav NV
Trpon discovery Of his Illness tne Wy
was promptly isolated in the ships nos ~
pital. The patient was removed % -
reception hospital About ~ stee'a ebs
passengers who occupied quarters y 'I -
same compartment were trans si'e., The
Norman island for observation; ln1
steamer will be released probably Monosy
forenoon. She brought 43 saloon. ~ 80
ond cabin and 1859 steerage passenSe" !