Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-01
CONDENSED DISPATCHES,

DR.. Ernst Lieber, the Ccntist leader in
the German ReishStag, is dead. He was
born in 1885,
Lahorers to the number of 1000 are be-
ing hired at Christina Norway, for rail-
road work in Canada by an American
congressman, Frank NJ. Eddy of Glen
wood, Mimi.
owing to the protests of Russia. the
Turkish Porte has instructed the wales OF
the Macedonian provinces to exercise the
greatest energy and vigilance in dealing.
with Bulgarian bands. but only to en-
ploy the military and not civilians in re-
preSSive measures.
Peter Rochard. aged SO. a widower. de-
liberately threw himself in front of !,
passenger train near WhelIenten June
inmate of an insane asylum. His body
was carried 500 feet by the engine. Death
was instantaneous.
Schooner Senator Sullivan, which
stranded near Darien while on a pas
sage from Boston for Ferdinand. was
valued at about $25GW and was insured
in Boston The tide Gibbs and flows in
the vessel and it is thought there is no
chance for saving her.
Defending himself against an Infatuated
negro who had made insulting remarks
to his wife and a companion, aniel Mac
kellin. an electrician was shot and IA
tally wounded. Monday night. while re-
turning from the theatre at Chicago. The
negro was locked up, after police officers
had protected him from crowd that
threatened to lynch him.
At the opening day of the Longchamp
race meeting at Paris, Monday, the Prix
de Mars was won by W. X. anderbilt's
Bat with Jenkins up The Prix de Sab
Ions was won by Goldman with Rigby III
the saddle. The PriX de Beville was won
by Clisiadc. ridden by Mcintyre. Besides
there three out of six events being cap
tured by American jockeys, ]. Reiff Sc
cured two seconds and one third, and
Mcintyre obtained one third.
At the Manchester. Eng, Easter meet
ing Monday. the Lancashire handicap
stceple chase of 200 sovereigns. three
Arnold was second and lnuuiSitOr third.
Fifteen horses started. AT the KemptOn
Park Easter meeting. the Queens prize,
q handicap of 1900 sovereigns, for 3-year-
olds and UPWARDS. one mile and a quar-
ter was won by Wabun. Royal George
was second. and Bistonian was third.
Ten horses started.
The sfx-story building at No 6I0 and 612
Market street. Philadelphia, was Destroy
ed by fire, Monday noon. There Were
about GO persons. mostly girls. in the
building when the fire was discovered,
but they We're all gotten out safely. Many
of the girls who Were employed on the up
per floors escaped by means of the fire
escapes and fire ladders. Several youn Z
women and number of firemen were
slightly hurt. The loss is estimated at
SIlU,tOu, CDNtitu ny
The result of the trial of Rev. DIR. Rich
| ter by the Presbytery at Minneapolis,
Mimi, was a verdict of guilty. DIR. Rich
| ter was deposed from the ministry and
| also accommodated from the Presbyte-
| rian church Dr. Richter is 6S years of
| age The charge against him was that he
| published articles in the interest of sa-
| looms and that he received pay from Min
| neapolis brewers. He admitted the
charges but denied that his action was in
consistent with his position as a member
of the gospel
| The American steam yacht Kanawha,
with II. II. Rogers. vice president of the
Standard Oil Co, T. B. Reed. ex-Speaker
| of the House of Representatives, and
Saml. l.. Clemens Mark Twain) on
| board. arrived, Sunday, at Santiago de
] Cuba. The party visited the points of
, historical interest near Santiago. Mr..
Reed expressed himself as greatly pleased
with Cuba. and SAID the island contained
| he had ever seen. The Kanawha left,
| Monday, for Nassau
The crew of the Philadelphia and Bos-
! ton steamer Indian. which struck the
Sow and Pigs Lodges off Cuttyhunk Sat
1 urday night were taken off the vessel
Monday, and landed at Woods Hole. The
steamers four passengers who reached
shore. Sunday, alted, Monday, in sail
boats for New Bedford. The lone woman
was Mrs. w. G. French of Boston, who
was on her wedding tour with her hus-
band. There are hopes that the vessel
may be saved. She is on sand bottom
although pierced with rocks.