Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-12
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

News was received at Vryheid south
eastern Transvaal Saturday, that natives
whose kraals were recently burned by
burghers. attacked a Boer lager in the
vicinity of Scheep"r's Mex, May >, anu
killed y Beers
Mrs. Catherine SUffel. who released the
Biddle brothers from the Allegheny coun.
ty jail a Pittsburg last January was
Saturday, sentenced to two years in the
penitentiary for aiding and abetting in
the escape of prisoners.
An armed guard OF four privates of the
Warwickshire regiment, with a Boer pris
oner in charge, arrived at Halifax, y. S..
Friday evening. from Bermuda. II is I'M
derstood that the Boer will be taken to
England to give important information.
Beyond making denial. Or. W. Cod
frey Hunter. United States minister to
Guatemala, refuses to discuss Mrs. Bar
rios charges He is, however, preparing
a statement for publication concerning
his administration Of the office of minis
ter to Guatemala.
S. Il. Hovey, first vice president and
general superintendent Of the Rock Island
Railroad, in Texas, has confirmed tnc
statement that the Rock Island is 10
build to the Gulf coast This is the frs
official information of the Rock Islands
intention to extend its lines in that state.
y double funeral for Paul Leicester
Ford, the author, and Malcolm Ford, the
brother who killed him and himself on
Thursday, was held at New York, Sat
urday, in the late residence Of Paul Ford.
After the ceremony in the house the two
bodies were taken to Sleepy Hollow Gem
ctcry, Tarrytown. They were buried IN
different parts OF the Ford family plot.
\ verdict of $500 was. Saturday. az
Boston. awarded to Lillian Frizzel singer
and teacher Of music, in her suit against
The Boston elevated Railway Go. The
case was tried before Judge Pierce in the
first session of the superior court. The
plaintiff was injured while a passenger
on an electric car, as the result of a rear
end collision in the subway, Sept. 10. 1899.
Peace in South Africa is certain to re-
suit from the confer ence of the Boer lead
crS to De held at Nereeniging, Transvaal
May 10 says a special dispatch received
at Lisbon Portugal Saturday, from Della
goa Bay, Portuguese East Africa. 1t j.
said, the dispatch continues, that peace
will be officially proclaimed. May ~. Prep
aratiOns are afoot Tor general rejoicings.
King Victor Emmanuel opened the In
teTnational Exposition at Turin Italy,
Saturday In his speech he gave special
praise to the United States exhibit The
exposition opens unier exceptionally fiat
tering auspices. The King visited the
American section and was received by
the vice presidents of the American COM
mittee, Senior Antonio yucca and Count
Pratt.
DR.. John a. Mead. president Of the
Howe Scale co. at Rutland, Vt. was.
Saturday. presented with a petition sign
ed by 500 Of the company's employees
asking for nine-hour day at the pay
fatty refused the request. The men say
that a strike of all the employees will be
declared, Monday. DR.. Mead states that
if this is done he will close the works in
definitely.
Fred Callison, % years old, who has
been employed as a belboy and clerk IN
LenoX. Mass, was found dead Saturday.
in the woods near the road leading from
LenoX To Pittsfield. He had committee
suicide by taking carbolic acid. He told
some Of his friends recently that he hal
lost a large amount of money which had
been beuueathed to him from a relative.
but how he did not say. Calison went to
Lenox from Messina Springs. n. ~. four
years ago. and had worked in Berkshire
hotels.
The arrival of the train from Boston.
due at Concord, n. H.. at 1915 A. NJ.
was delayed a half-hour BY
the discovery of a fire in the forward end
of the Lancaster d Boston postal cat,
which caught from sparks thrown out by
the locomotive. The blaze was discovered
by Head Clerk Smith at Merrimac. and
the train was stopped and the attention
Of the crew was dire cted to eXtinguishinG
the fire which was burning under the
sheathing. which was accomplished after
4 hard fight, and after the front Of the
EAR had been badly damaged. Temporary
repairs We're made at this station and the
car proceeded to its destination.
The Boston syndicate which purchased
the Elder-Dempste; steamship Lake Su-
perior. now lying stranded in ST. john
garding her disposal She is a British
ship stranded in a British port and is
not condemned. and their authority to
move her to an American port under
these conditions is a matter of question.
If she can be safely floated it was the
intention of the new owners to take her
to Boston, but now they are confronted
with the matter Of the tariff low, not
previously considered, as under present
conditions the duty on her would be pro-
hibitive. The agents of the purchasers
at St John are unable to state what will
be the result
Amable Lussier, the Fail River ran
who is alleged to have fired seven Shots
from a revolver at Marie Landre becaus
she would not so out with him. Friday,
was captured at A. NJ. Saturday, hiding
in a Washington street tenement The
police had to smash into tenement to
get him. In court, Saturday, Lus-
ser said he did not show what had hap
pened. He was held in $500 to await the r
result of the woman's injuries. Four bull NV
let's struck the woman and three have
been removed from her body. She is now "
at the City Hospital, but will undoubt
eddy recover After her trying experiences
yesterday she walked to the police station
some distance from her home to tell he.
story to the police.