Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-06
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The Minnesota State Board of PardonS
Wednesday, refused to grant the petition
for an absolute pardon for James and
Cole Younger, and the two noted con-
victs will have to remain in Minnesota
being now out of prison on parole. but
limited to the state borders.
a fire on Van Rensselaer, Island. just
outside of Albany, y. Y, Wednesday. de-
stroyed $4,000 worth of property and mar
rOwly escaped destroying the big storage
plant of the Standard Oil Co. 7. J. Nc
Ardle of New York, is the heaviest loser.
The loss is covered by insurance.
District Attorney Jerome Of New York.
Wednesday. submitted to the Democrat T.
ic leaders of both the New York Senate
and Assembly at Albany an excise
amendment permitting the opening of sa-
Sunday. After n discussion it was de-
cided that the bill would be introduced
by request"
The German steamer Assyria. from
Hamburg, via Portland and Boston.
which arrived at Philadelphia Wednes-
Boston on board, unable to be taken off
owing to the weather. Also reports, Feb.
.. Lat. 1913 n. Lon. lies W., passed /,
four-masted barge mailing from Taunton,
Mass. All sails furled and a drag astern
apparently all right.
The clergy of the Protestant Episcopal
diocese Of Pennsylvania, Wednesday, al
Philadelphia. decided upon the Rev. A.
Mackey-Smith. ID. d., rector of St Johns
church, Washington, ID. c.. as coadjutor
TO Bishop Ozik w. Whitaker. The selec-
ton was later ratified by the lay dele
gates to the special convention. called for
the sole purpose of naming a bishop CO.
adiutor. Only one ballot was taken
Tim kearns Of Brooklyn. was given a
decision ut New London. Wednesday,
over Tim Brodrick of Yonkers. kearns
had his opponent under way for the land
Of nod when Brodrick turned the event
into a wrestling match and disqualified
himself. Stanton Abbott, the referee.
gave out that the bout was no contest
tie Immediately reversed the decision and
announced that Kearns was the winner
Because of recent promising gold dis
coveries in the Chestechena country in
the Copper river basin. Alaska the Unit
ed States coast and geodetic survey has
detailed party of its men to leave Seat
tie to make an extensive Typographical
and geological survey of the country.
made a partial survey of the Copper river
basin, in 1870. will be In charge of the
survey.
Major Edwin y. Robertson Of the 9th
Infantry started from Pekin. Wednesday,
for Manila, and Capt. Andre w. Brewster
of the same regiment. assumed command
Of the United States legation guard. Many
foreign military men. including Japanese
and board officers. babe the major fare
well. An American guard Of honor was
bioulittu AZ til' SrHIlpU.
United States minister, Mr.. Congcr. pre-
vious TO Major Robcrtson's departure
gave q luncheon in the latter's honr.
1t was attended by all the American Of
ficials and their families.
When jeremiah Mccarthy. single
man, who has been living with his sister
in Charlestown, Mass, was taken to the
station house in that district In the pa
troll wagon, Wednesday night, he was
found to be suffering from smallpox. Dr.
Shea of the health board ordered the
man sent 10 the detention hospital in the
boards ambulance. The affair created
excitement among the Off
GERS attached to the station and The sta
ton house. the patrol wagon and the
of the arresting officers were all
to the fumiga ting process.
Most of the players engaged IN the in
ternational chess tournament at Monte
Carlo. had an off day, Wednesday. and
,nly the games which ended In draws III
he first and second rounds. Monday and
respectively had to be re-
played. namely. the contests between AL
bin and Marshall. and Schlechter and |
reichmann. from Monday. and the game
between Pillsbury and Wolf. drawn in the |
econd round. Tuesday. Play began pune |
nent was taken at ] +. NJ, PiIIsbury had !
defeated Wolf. while til. other games |
we're in even position. In the afternoon |,
ession Albin defeated Marshall while the !
game between Schlechter and Tcichmann |,
had to be adjourned with tn. position u: |
favor ri the latter player