Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-23
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Generals Botha and Delarey, with their
secretaries left Pretoria, Sunday. for
Cape Town, en- route for Europe. Gen.
DcWtt will accompany them on the jour
ncy to the coast. The date of their re-
turn from Europe has not been definitely
fixed.
Alfred NJ. Fcnton, a wealthy farmer of
Nashville. Mo, was shot by Mark Dunn,
Sunday night, and died of his wound,
Monday. Dunn had been arrested for al
legged intOXication. but escaping from the
officer he secured a gun and shot Fenton.
who was passing in buggy. Dunn is
in danger of being lynched
Rev. Walter Galley. pastor Of the Tab
rrnaclc church, Bowdoin Square, Boston,
has decided to accept the position of gem
crai secretary of the Baptist Young Peo-
Pies Union of America, II Gently tendcre
him BY the convention at Providence. Mr..
Galley has presented his resignation 20
his church with the request that he be re-
leved by September -.
The barn Of w. O. Fuller, milk raiser
Essex street, Swdmpscot, Mass, was
burned. early Monday Eighteen cows,
three horses and Il dog We're burned to
death, with wagons, pungs, cans. build
lngs. hay and harness, all worth SioO; par
tally insured. Mr. Fuller thinks that
tramps set the fire for he has found his
cows MIXED a number OF times recently
and cans of milk in the loft
\ slight deficiency in the tide at
Bridgeport, CT, Tuesday noon, spoiled
the launching Of the four masted schoon-
or Perry Setter. The schooner WAS
christened and had slid down the ways
tC the water line, vixen the ways loOsened
Just q second before she would have
Heated free. She now lies deep in mud,
nom which she win have to be lacked up.
The schooner, which Is owned by a
Bridgeport syndicate. has registered
tonnage of 1858. Her cost was $4,000. She
wiz be used in the coast trade.
Three railway employees and woman
# Hthlf ITrfar
were severely injured in a wreck on the
Cleveland y Pittshurg Railway AT Hui-
son, ohio Monday night. Ma open switch
allowed the weStbouuG l'tttShtrg flyer %
crash into an eastbpund freight which
stood upon the siding. only the fact that
the passenger train was moving under
reduced speed of something like ~ miles
an hour prevented the complete tele-
scopiug Of both trains and the wholesale
destruction of the lives of 100 or more
passengers. As il was, the engines were
lelescupcd. the baggage and express cars
oil the passenger train derail5d, four per
sons were injured severely and many oth-
ers We're bruised. cut with glass ana en-
hrely panic-stricken by tile experience
The labor trouble at the shoe factory
of Walton 4 logan At Lynn, Mass, that
arose ont Of the firm discharEing 20 last
etS FRIDAY evening, on the ground u
was stated. that they had joined the last
tEs union. WAS satisfactorily settled bE
Agent VIM. J. JaCkmau and National
President John L. TObin of the Boot
ana Shoe Workers Union. at confer
ence with the members of the firm, sun
cay The HSters declared lockout at
the shop after they were discharged. Tne
M n get Il substantial increase In wages
OF half cent pair for piece work
prices on all grades of shoes except one,
while the firm also agrees TO recognise
The Lastcrs' Union. and hereafter the fac
tory will hc a union one in the lasting DC
partment The entire force Of lasterS,
acting under instructions from their
agent. returned to work in the factory.
Monday.
The second day of The trial at Tunis
of Eikheir and Hanna Chiekh. charged
with The murder Of the Marquis De Mores
IN lS9d. Col. RehilCt was the first witness.
ana the tentimony of Gen. l.arnque was
read Both officers declared that they
sought 70 dissuadc the marquis from
starting on the expedition which resu ted
IN his death. De Mores said TO Cen la
ro9ue; y am only rislSing my own ne
and that IS my business" The general
Replied But the failure of your eNpedi-
uon may rcjard our penetration INTO
sah1r1 for 10 or % years. Col. keblilei
testified that the marquis promised t.
take tho road to BirFs- Sol, hut he did
direction Of Tripoli. His death, accord
ms To- the c5!onel, was due to a false idea
OF the ch!NarouS character of the lou,
rtrS. whereas they are treacherous and
blood-thirsty.
\ steam yacht that will equal anythinA
aHoat In comfort and elegance, and sur.
pass all pleasure vessels In point OF speec
Is projected by John Jacob Astor. H.
las called FOR plans and specifications tol
craft e. answer these requirements
with the intention OF having her READY
Tor commission, next year. II is undo
stood that the vessel viii cost in tn
neiyhhorhood Of 100000 Plans are hcint
drawn nj Lewis NiNon's shipyard. the di
mensitns of the projected craft being n
ieet on the water line. 2S0 feet over az
neam 8 feet and draught is feet She vii
De fitted with six Mosher boilers. fosr II
one compartment and two in another
mere Will be two quadruplc expansion
engines. with combined horsepower o
~sp which are calculated to drive the YES
SCI at 22ia knots an hour. greater spec
tEan that of any ocean going yacht aroai
OF OF any pleasure craft. if such vesse.
as the Namoose and Arrow be excepted.