Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-27
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

James o. Ready, postmaster at Lodi,
N. ", was found. Tuesday, to have 4
severe case of smallpox. The Eagle ho-
tel, at which he is stopping, was quar-
antined.
Col Scott has satisfactorily settled the
longshoremen' strike at Cienfuegos, Gu
ba, by having all employers agree to pay
the same scale of prices as is now lii
force in Havana.
Fire Tuesday night. at Orange. Texas.
destroyed the sawmill of the d. r. Win
gate Lumber Co. belonging to the M. T.
Jones estate. Loss, $4,000; partly COW
cred by insurance.
Dudley Johnson. white, and Ben Fos-
ter, colored were hanged at Asheville,
N. c., Wednesday, for burglary at night.
a capital offence in that state. The bod
les were given church burial.
Two Poles were almost instantly killed
and two injured. one dangerously. by the
falling of a furnace gate weighing over
a ton at Jones & Laughlin's steel works
at Pittsburg. Tuesday night. by the
breaking of chain.
The White Star Line steamer Celtic
having on board n party of American
tourists, arrived at Piraeus. at $50 We'd
nesday morning. The passengers are all
well The steamer is due at CONSTANT
NOBLE, Feb. IS; Smyrna, March 3: Caiffa
and Jaffa. March 5: Alexandria, March IL,
and Naples. March q.
What is believed to be the North Ger
man Lloyd steamer Neckar from BreM-
en- for New York with 1900 passengers,
has been again sighted at sea with a
large two-masted steamer in tow. Appar-
emily the Neckar has towed her charge
more than 500 miles and is now about 3u.
miles off Sandy Hook. The identity OF
the tow is still a mystery.
Joseph Devin tthe official leader of the
Belfast. Ire. Nationalists, who is at pres
ent in the United States with William
Redmond in the interest of the Unite'i
Irish League) has been elected to repre-
sent North Kilkenny in the House OF
Commons without opposition. to succeed
Patrick McDermott, who resigned his
seat on his appointment as steward and
bailiff of the Manor of North Stead.
The interstate commerce commission
and the management of Western roads
have locked horns and it is expected that
a legal contest will follow. The difficulty
arises from refusal by the traffic man
ayers of the Western roads to furnish
the commission with data relative to re-
bates, which We're paid during 1901. The
executive officials. it is understood, have
all agreed to stand together and the re-
fusal to give the information sought was
made after legal advice had been taken.
The court of inquiry at Halifax into
the loss of the steamer Grecian gave It's
decision, Wednesday, slspending for
three months the certificates of compes
tency of Captain Harrison, who com
manded the steamer, and recommending
10 the Imperial DOdfu tEdue tIdt III tfc
meantime he be granted a mates certifi-
cate of competency. The certificate to
chief and second Officers were ordered to
be returned to them. The court recon-
mends that all Canadian pilots be exam
ined in the sight and hearing test every
six months.
The big twin screw steamship Neckar
of the North German Lloyd Line, with
her propeller disabled. was conveyed into
Halifax harbor. wednesday evening. by
l,a ~f..ar \, ar rf no a vr1n
and the British steamer Malin Head OF
the Head Line. The Neckar and tia
Karlsruhe are both from Bremerhaven
for New York with a combined passen-
and the Kaerlsrhue fell in with the
Neckar on the same day that the acct
dent happened and both steamers estooI
by the disabled vessel.
The series of festivities to celebrate the
centenniary of the birth Of Victor Hugo,
which will last until Sunday next. opened
at Paris, Wednesday morning, with d
grand ceremony IN the Pantheon under
the auspices of the government. Presi-
dent Loubet, the premier and other menu
bers Of the cabinet members Of the Sen
ate and the Chamber of Deputies. delega-
lions from the institute and other state
bodies including the leading lights of art,
science and literature In France. and
Populations from the various educational
institutions were present.
The mayors nomination of Edward II.
Becker as city clerk was confirmed by
the council Of Kansas City. Mo-. Tuesla..
night. The deadlock between the council
and Mayor Reed over the office of city
counsellor remains unbrOken. The mayor
sent in no names for the office and coun-
Gil again rejected Il. E.NYates and NJ "A.
Fyke. The mayor empowered his private
secretary, Jaque Harvey, to administer
the oath of office to the newly appointed
officials and the council approved his ac-
ton This greatly relieves the situation
as it has again put in operation the bust
ness of the city. which has been at a
standstill for several days.