Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-04
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The races at the State Fair grounds
at Concord, N. H., We're postponed,
Thursday, on account of rain. Seven
clesses remain to be raced, Friday and
Saturday.
Alexander Robertson, paying teller,
and Harry T. Duke, assistant cashier
of the Wells Fargo Bank of Salt Lake,
Utah. were arrested, Thursday, on a.
charge of embezzling 100000 from the
funds of the bank.
The weekly crop bulletin issued by
the weather bureau at Santa Fe, N. NJ,
shows a drought in all parts of the
territory. At Abiquin, Rio Arriba
county, the Ghalma river has dried up
for the second time in hundred years.
Water in other streams in that sec
ton is also lower than ever before.
The Akron express on the Pittsburg
& Western Railroad collded with the
Butler accommodation at Glenshaw,
Pa, at $50 A. NJ. Thursday, and both
trains We're wrecked. Four persons
were seriously injured, one probably
fatally. The cause of the accident is
said to have been a misunderstanding
of orders.
The steamship st. Paul at San Fran
cisco from Cape Nome brings the first
report of the catch of the whaling fleet.
Luck has been fair and the prospects
are bright for a good harvest before
the season ends. The catch so far is as
follows: Alexander, four; VIM. S. Bay
lie. two; Karluck, one; Jeanette.
three: Belvidere, one.
There is increasing probability that
the imperial Congress will take ad-
visory action respecting a steamship
subsidy, cables the London cores
pondent of the New York Tribune.
The question would be readily settled
if the imperial government would meet
Australia, New Zealand and Canada
half way in the payment of subsidies.
The treaty of trade. commerce and
amty between the United States and
Spain was signed at Madrid, Thurs
day. Bellamy Storer, the United
States minister to Spain, will leave
Madrid, July 4, to join his family in
Switzerland He will return in Sep
TENDER and complete other negotia-
lions which are in progress with
Spain.
Three alarms of fire between and g.
A. Nj. Thursday, at Hartford, Conn,
called out the entire fire department to
fight a blaze in the big plant of the
Capewell Horse Nail Co. at the corner
of Charter Oak and Governor streets.
The estimated value of the plant was
between 100000 and 100000 and it is
said that the insurance will nearly
cover the loss.
The English lawn tennis team con-
sisting of the brothers DOherty and
Pyn. will sail for the United States.
about July 10, to contest for the Ameri-
can championships. The English play
ers. Thursday. agreed to the proposal
of the Crescent Athletic Club of Brook
lyn. n. Y, to play on the Crescent
courts and suggested, Aug. 6 to Aug. s,
as being suitable dates.
A portion of the contingent Of Cana
dian troops sent to England to take
part in the coronation festivities is re-
turning home on the Allan Line steam |
er Tunisian, which sailed, Thursday. |
from Liverpool for Montreal. The sol |
diers were accorded an enthusiastic re-
ception. at Liverpool, Thursday, and
were entertained at lunch by the lord
mayor IN the Town nall.
At the Newmarket fist of July
meeting. Thursday, the Prince of
Wales stakes, loco sovereigns (S50G0), |
for 4-vear-olds and upwards n mile |
and Il half, were won by Votes, ridden |
by J. H. Martin the American jockey. |
Pietermaritzburg, NJ. Cannon. was
second, and Lascaris Maher (Ameri- |
CAM, was third. 1t is doubtful if a |
worse lot of horses ever previously |
contested for so rich prize as ran
in this race. The whole lot of COM
petitors were hardly worth $4,000, the |
amount Of the stakes.
Because the San Francisco Hack
mems Union is determined that only |
initiated members holding drivers |
cards shall be employed, Il funeral pro- |
ceSsion was stopped. Wednesday. and |
every driver dsmounted from his seat |
and refused to proceed, because it had
been reported that there was nom
union man among them. An Italian
had been placed as driver on one of |
the hacks before card had been is
sued to him by the local union. He
was forced to dismount and after the
owner of the carriage had been in
stalled the procession continued.
John Filson, a farmer. living seven
miles south of Eminence, Ky, has for
months been i'll with fever. He was
the sole support of his family, and
the affairs of the household became
sadly Strengthened. Finally Mrs Fill
son determined to utilize her husbands
bodily heat Borrowing q dozen eggs
fN>p neighbor, she placed them in a |
bed with him, so protected that they
would not be crushed by his move
ments. Three weeks later eight of
the dozen had Matched out and the
chicks promise to be a credit to their
incubator. In the meantime F'ilson's
fever has subsidized.