Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-19
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires from the North
East, South and West.

At conference of steam shippers
trading with Canada, held this week
at Liverpool, Eng it was decided that
the freight rates were not remunera-
tive and il was agreed to increase them
by per cent. to 10 per cent. in 1903.
The duels of the bombastic challenge
of the Italian fencing champions, Vega
and peSsina, to the French champions.
I.erignac and Wirchoffer were fought
at Nice. Thursday and resulted in both
the Italians being wounded. Their
wounds are not dangerous.
Three officials. two soldiers and $50
natives. mostly children We're killed
by the earthquake which destroyed the
town of Andij3n. Russian central Asia.
Tuesday. In addition 800 natives and
II soldiers We're injured and 5000
houses Of natives and 13o Russian re-
sidences We're destroyed
An operation has been successfully
performed on G. w. Carpenter, Il MEM
Der of the Phillips-Andover hockey
team whose skull was fractured in the
game with Cutter school, Wednesday
night. At the home of the young man
il was said. Thursday, that he passed
comfortable night and was out of dan.
ger.
Gen. Bourbourn De Castellvi, a
cousin of King Alfonso. was arrested,
Wednesday evening, in Il gambling club
at Madrid. He was arraisned before
the CAPTAIN general and was subse
quently released. The general has chal-
lenged the project. who is responsible
for the energetic attempts made to sup
press club gambling.
The Northeastern Railway is about to
test an :Iutocar system similar to that
described in a recent dispatch from
Paris. says the New York Times Lon
don correspondent. 1t is proposed to
work the new system eXperimentally on
the crowded part of the railway be-
tween Hartlerool and West Hartlepool
which are not far apart.
A tract of ground along the entire
northern boundary Of the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition site at st. Louis
known as the 'Battlin tract 1900 feet
long and 600 feet wide, was leased,
Wednesday. to NJ. Yavier Pene of Mar
settles. France, and his American con-
| federates for a rental of 100000 NJ.
Pene stated that the tract will he utili-
| zed for amusements during the EXPOSE
| ton. NJ. Pene was at the Chicago and
Buff1lo fairs.
Gov Jennings of Florida. Wednes-
| day. received a telegram from Palatka,
| Fla. stating that the fluid being used
by the United States authorities in the
efforts to kill hyacinth in the ST. Johns
| river and its tributaries by spraying.
| is daily causing the death of hundreds
of cattle on the ranges bordering upon
these waters. The sender of the tele-
gram urged prompt action to secure an
| investigation looking to the ending of
| the danger to the cattle.
| The match which Mana ger Jack Her.
| man of the International A. G. of Fort
| Erie. Ont. had hoped to make between
| Kid Mccoy and George Gardiner. is off.
After waiting a week for Mccoy to
think the matter over. Herman called
| quits. Wednesday. He says that Nc
| Coy refused to fight Gardiner unless
| his share of the purse amounted to
$3.50. win. lose or draw. Gardiner ac-
cepted all terms named by Mccoy.
agreeing to split the purse or ,5 pei
cent. to winner and % to the loser.
John l.. Sullivan. ex-champion~ pugi-
list. suffered another inglorious fall by
the wayside at Detroit. Mich, Wednes-
day. He was top-liner on the Avenue
theatres program. this week. appear
ing in ronologue. He spent Tuesday
night in saloon, drinking heavily, il
is said. and his condition was such
Wednesday afternoon. that the man.
agement rang the curtain down on hin
before he finished his act. He was al
once taken TO a Turkish bath and giver
a good boiling. but it failed to sober
him up. Wednesday evening, his con
tract with the theatre was cancelled.
En,. fht. first tine in its hiSfor.y tn.