Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-12

mild weather making it impossible to
freeze the fish. About 20 fishing ves-
sells from Massachusetts, visited Pla-
centia and Fortune bays. but few OBJ
tanned full cargoes. Canadian vessels
had equally poor success.
Thomas w. Lawson purchased the
stallion Dare Devil from Messrs.
Hanlin Of the Village Farms, Buffalo,
N. Y, Tuesday. Messrs. Hamlin will
not name the price paid, butit is known
that they had previously refused Mr..
Lawson's offer of $4,000. The insur-
ance on Dare Devil to cover him in
transit to Boston is $4,000.
Billy Ryan Of Syracuse, n. ", won a
decision at New London, Tuesday
night, over Tommy Daily of New York,
in 20-round bout at 126 pounds. The
| match was clever. Daily was in good
condition at the finish, but he had been
outpointed as a boxer all through the
contest. The foot work and ring gen.
eralship of Ryan was marvellous.
| Three miners were descending Mine
No. II going to work, at South McAlis-
ter, 1. T., Monday, when the grip parted
! causing the car to dash down the slope
pants of the car We're killed outright,
one having his head severed from his
body. The names of the killed are:
Mike Smith, John Jackim, john Rab-
bier.
Judge Braley of the superior court at
Boston. before whom the hearing upon
the Brine Transportation Cos. petition
for an injunction against the officials
and members Of the Transfers Union
and of the Allied Freight Transporta-
tior Council is being held, ruled, Tues
day, that there was a dispute between
plaintiff and the respondent union
This materially shortens the case and
the probability is that it will be fin
ished. Wednesday, and that arguments
will be heard, Thursday.
King Edward, Monday evening. at
tended the performance of ''Madamoi-
selle Mars" at the Imperial theatre,
London. Mrs. Langtry appeared in the
title role and Mr.. Lewis Waller in that
Of Napoleon. Queen Alexandra did not
accompany her husband. The King was
| attended by Lord Hope. He frequently
joined heartily in the applause for Mrs.
Langtry. Few in the audience knew of
Torrance. His Majesty sitting SO that
he was partly screened by a curtain.
Secretary George Innis of the Inter-
national Team Drivers Union of Bos-
ton. Tuesday. notified the team drivers
of Boston that their fight against the
r S. Brine Transportation Co. would be
taken up in New York and wherever
else the concern is doing work. Secre-
tary Innis of the Allied Freight Trans
portation Council. will request all local
unions and the officers of the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor to aid the
Boston team drivers. 1t is believed by
leading members of the council that
sympathetic strikes may be ordered in
moro than one city.
At a meeting of the Pacific Explora-
ton Co. which recently sent an expedi-
ton to Cocos island to search for buried
treasure. the President stated that
letter had been received from Admiral
Palliser, formerly in command of the
British Pacific squadron, stating that
If the present expedition was a failure
he would divulge the hiding place OF
the treasure if he was given one-fourth
of what was found. Admiral Palliser
visited the island couple of years ago
with his flagship and made a search for
the treasure. 1T was said at the meet
ing that on that occasion the admiral
located the treasure but decided to leave
it where it was until he had retired
from the navy when he intended to re-
cover it.