Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-10-11
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Three men were killed. another will die
and two others We're wounded in shoot
at Eldorado, Ark, Thursday afternoon.
The dead: II. l.. bearing. constab BILE !;
Tom Parnell, farmer; Walter Parnell,
farmer.
The fight at Chicago, Thursday night,
between Frank Chiids and Joe WalcOtt,
both colored, was declared no contest
after two and half rounds of fighting.
WOlcott claimed that he had lame arm,
but II looked very much as if he delib-
erately quit under punishment.
Further information received at Paris
from the coal mining regions indicates
that the strike is spreading rapidly. 1t
is probable that at the most only 120,-
600 out of 10000. the total number of
coal miners in France, will join tn"
strike.
The steamer Falmouth, Capt.
Merriam. from New York for Windsor
in ballast. went ashore at Petit Pas
sage, Digby. n. s.. at noon, Thursday.
She was hauled off at high water. late
in the afternoon. by the tug Marian
and beached at Tiverton. The vessel
is making considerable water.
Reports of the damage done by the
recent storm in Labrador continue to
be received at St. john N. +. 1t is be-
lieved that when all reports are in. the
effects of this storm will be seen to be
greater than those of any other gale in
the last 20 years. One schooner with
50 persons on board is still missing
but hope is entertained that she has
taken shelter in some outlying harbOr.
Fire i'm No. mill of the Berkshire
Mfg. Co.. at Adam, Mass, Thursday
night, caused q loss of $4,000. The
blaze started in the power room about
10 minutes before closing time and as
the engines were shut down. the lights
went out, and the employees. about 1900
in number, crowded out of the build
ing in the dark While several per-
sons We're bruised. none was injured
seriously. The damage was done
mostly by water
The arbitrators in the claims of Rail-
road Contractor Reid against the New
Foundland government, in the award
they made. Wednesday. attached a
clause requiring Mr.. Reid to complete
a large number of works in connection
with the railroad within II months, the
government to retain 100000 from the
award as q guarantee for the perform
ance of the work. The total of Mr.
Rcid's claims was over 81. 100000. The
arbitrators filed a unanimous award
giving Mr.. Reid sS54.000.
African enterprise is about to en-
bark in new fields in Chill. A number
of engineer in charge of VIM. G. Hill,
who represents certain New York
capitalists. have arrived at Santiago
de Chill for the purpose of building
railroads and other public works il,
Chilli. The party was received.
Thursday. with great cordiality by
President Riesco. who promised them
every facility in their work. 1t is said
that 25,00o.000 is to be expended on
railroads and other improvements.
The much discussed conference of the
Liberal UEionists. which was called by
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain to
formulate the attitude of the Birming
ham Observation-Disclosures toward ;ne edu-
cation bill. was held at Birmingham.
Eng, Thursday night. Mr.. Chamber
ain presided at the meeting and enun-
ciated his views in a lengthy address.
He acknowledged that the bill was not
| perfect. but said the Liberal Unionists
| must not split on that point. He said
| he had always been in favor of the
/ government providing only secular ed
| ucation. but rightly or wrongly, the
| majority of the country required that
| vigorous instruction of some kind be
| given it. If the country should not gel
| what il wanted from a Unionist gov
ernment ii would not get il from the
Radical government which would fol.
low the government il might smash.