Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-05
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The navigation of the Hudson river
was opened at Fishkill Landing, n. Y.
Tuesday, by the arrival of the steamer
Homer Randall from New York. The
Hudson had been closed since Jan. %
1902.
The French steamer Propatria, Capt
Henry, was seized at Halifax, N. s.
Friday, by Special Customs Officer
Bourinot, for not entering and clearing
at the custom house at st. Peters, c. b
The captain paid fine of $50 and the
steamer was released.
A dispatch from Harrismith, Orange
River Colony, says that Boer prisoners
report that Gen. DeWet was shot in the
arm during the recent attempt to
break through the blockhouse line, held
by the New Zealanders in the vicinity
of Harrismith and Van Keenan,.
The transport Meade, which sailed
from San Francisco for Manila, Satur-
day night. returned. Monday night, fly
ing the yellow flag and anchored at
Quarantine. The Meade'S return was
due to discovery of smallpox and scar
let fever among the recruits on board.
The Maryland state Senate, Tuesday,
passed the bill to authorize the admis-
sion of women as practicing lawyers in
the state court. The bill received IA
affirmative votes to in the negative,
barely enough to pass it under the pro-
visions of the constitution of the state.
Hiram 1. Tuxbury of Newton, N. H.,
was found dead, Tuesday, in a school
lot in North Parish in Haverhill, Mass.
He was Civil War veteran and leaves
family. Exposure is attributed as the
cause of death and the medical authors
ties state that the man had been dead
for three days. s
Santos-Dumont, the aeronaut,a ar
rived in London, Tuesday. During the
course of an interview he said he hoped
to add to the attractions of the corona
ton festivities by making ascellts. If
possible he will make a tour of st.
Paurs cathedral, as he did of the Eiffei
tower. He will afterwards go to New
York, where he will give exhibitions.
The American schooner Laura, Capt.
j. r. Pendleton, lumber laden, from
Savannah, Ga, for New York, was
abandoned in a sinking condition. FJb.
is, in long. 67.2O. lat. 1915. The captain
and crew of six men were rescued by
the Norwegian bark Fortuna and land
ed at Chester, N. s., and taken from
there to Halifax, arrived, Tuesday
night.
Delegates from eight of the leading
motor vehicle organizations of the East
and West continued their convention at
Chicago, Tuesday, and completed the
formation of a national body composed
of clubs, to be called the American
Automobile Association. There will be
annual meetings of the association in
the spring alternating between the
East and West.
Notices have been posted at the
works of the ]. C. Aver Co. at Lowell,
Mass, prohibiting any employee under
II from smoking cigarettes. The no
tice says: believing that the smok-
ing of cigarettes is injurious to both
mind and body, thereby uniting young
men for their best work: therefore, af-
ter this date, we shall not employ any
young man under 81 years of age, who
smokes cigarettes"
The Gloucester fishing schooner Re
lance, stranded at Indian Point Little
harbor, some miles from Lockport, NJ
S, is a total wreck. The crew of
13 escaped, in boats. She had a cargo
of 10000 pounds of fresh halibut and
the captain thought he was about Is
miles off shore when the vessel struck
She is owned by Pugh a. Son of
Gloucester, and was thought to be in
sured in the Gloucester Mutual office
The case against Arthur Hun
toon. charged with assault with
intent to kill on Philip Haley at
harrington, Dec. IL. 1901, which
has occupied the attention of the
superior court at Dover, N. H., for sew
eral days, was brought to a close.
Tuesday, the jury, acting under in
structions from Chief Justice Wallace.
having returned verdict of not guilty.
The finding was made on the grounds
that the defendant was irresponsible
for his act.
Percival Roberts, Jr., resigned his
membership in the executive COMMITTEES
of the Steel Corporation at the meet
ing. Tuesday, at New York His resig-
nation was accepted by successor
was not named. He did not resign
from the board of directors. The
Herald will print an interview with Mr..
Roberts, Wednesday, in which he is
quoted as saying: Il have not agreed
with Mr.. Schwab for some time re-
garding certain features of the policy
of the corporation which Mr.. Schwab
supports"
1t was announced at London, Tues
day, in special dispatch from Mad
RID, that a number Of the strikers ar
rested for participation in the recent
riots at Barcelona were shot at Fort
Montjuich, Tuesday morning. A brother
of General Moore, the Carlist leader.
has been arrested for completely in the
Barcelona riots and will be tried by
courtmartial. Papers seized at the
houses of Anarchists in Barcelona in
dictate that widespread plot existed.
Strikes were declared, Tuesday, at
Cadiz and Ferrol. Spain.
VIM. c. Wakefield, the young man
who was arrested on his arrival from
England, just, before Christmas of last
year, on the charge of larceny and per-
jury, was. Tuesday, sentenced by
Judge Bond at Cambridge Mass, to
the Massachusetts Reformatory at
Concord Wakefield hos rroyfn,,~l..