Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-21
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

A population of 1oS,12S, an increase 2;
S91 over last year, is shown by the Fall
River census returns issued, Saturday
There are 2S,093 polls.
The harness race announced for July %
August l at the state fair grounds at Con
cord. n. H., has been declared off on ac-
count of the entries. The next meeting
at this track will be fair week, August
26-29.
Charles Estes. 81, the oldest inmate a.
odd Fellows Home at Worcester, Mass,
died Sunday, at City hospital of Senil
gangrene. He entered the order in Maine
and in 1854 joined Fraternity Lodge OF
Salem.
The special trotting race scheduled for
Saturday at the Chenille driving park
at Cleveland between The Abbot. The
Monk and Lord Derby has been postponed
indefinitely. owing to the heavy rain and
muddy track.
A severe earthquake shock was felt at
Franklin n. H.. about 6 p. NJ. Saturday,
lasting minute, and accompanied by
loud rumbling. 1t ran from north 70
south and shook buildings and rattle dish
eS generally.
Col. VIM. Sanger, assistant secretary Of
war, accompanied by Mrs. Sanger, left
Utica. n. Y. Sunday, for Washington.
Sec. Root will sail fol Europe, Thursday,
and during his absence of six weeks Col.
Sanger will be in charge of the war de-
partment.
Seyyid Asei has been proclaimed Sultan
of Zanzibar in succession to Hamoud Bin
Said, who died. Friday morning from
paralysis. Mr.. Rogers, the present prime
minister. has been appointed to serve as
regent till the Sultan shall have attained
his majority.
Superintendent C. w. Bradshaw Of the
Tennessee Coal and Land Co. at. Chicago,
Tenn. and another white man, name I'M
known, are reported to have been killed
in fight with negro miners. Two ne
groes were fatally hurt, and number Of
others seriously injured.
Two negroes, Monroe Mailman and
James CASTOR. were shot to death at
Cross Roads. Is miles west of Kosciusko,
the organization of secret societies of
negroes, with the Intention, it is said. CT
melting the negroes into violence against
the whites.
Loren DAILY of Jayne Bend, Pa, has
married his step-mother, and as consG-
quence his children are doubtful whether
to call her mother or grandmother. SHE
is so and he is 81. He becomes his dead
fathers brotherin-iaw, and she her dead
husbands daughter-in-law, the step
mother of her grandchildren.
The announcement that the late Lord
Pauncefotes family was left with praeti-
cally no estate save small home seat IN
Worcestershire is expected to result IN
the granting of larger pension to the
widow than is ordinarily given. There is
no doubt that Lord Pauncefote's ambas-
sadorial career left his family several
thousand pounds sterling poorer than
would have been the case had he not been
compelled to incur extra expenses.
There are now seven cases of smallpox
reported by the board of health at Tilton,
n. II. Five are in the actual stage and
two are getting over the disease. pest
house has been secured and any new
cases will be at once removed to it. Err
nest Gale a clerk in store, contracted
the disease while delivering groceries
among those sick. General vaccination
is in order. and the town is thoroughly
alarmed A large number of people have
been exposed, as it was thought the dis
ease was chckenpox.
Near Strongtown |. T., Thursday night,
Mrs. Daniel Grant, her daughter, Mrs.
John Reeves and man named Nucklcs
were waylaid and killed while returning
from church. Mrs. Reeves had been sep
arated from her husband about eight
months and prior to that time the coupe
had lived with the Grant family. Thurs
day night, Nuckles accompanied MIS-.
Reeves to church. AS they We're return
ing to the Grant home in a wagon they
were halted. Nuckes was made to get
out and was shot Mrs. Grant was shot
while she was sitting in the wagon Thcn
as the team bolted Mrs. Reeves was shot.
The American Mail Steamship Co, OWL
er of the steamer Admiral Farragut,
brought libel in the United States dis
trict court at Boston, Saturday, against
the steamer Cumberland to recover ~
coo damages for injuries TO the Admiral
Farragut in a collision between the yes
sells in the harbor off President Roads,
shortly after s O'Clock in the morning of
July !. The libellant claims that the Cum
berland was to blame for the collision.
giving the following reasons: No proper
officer in charge: no sufficient lookouts
maintained: no needing Of the whistles
sounds: going at immoderate speed IN a
fog; not keeping to the starboard side
of the channel; not keeping clear OF an
chorage ground: not avoiding n vessel
stopped off quarantine: heading across
and out of the navigable channel under
starboard helm.