Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-08
NEWS NUGGETS.
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next year at Chattanooga, Tenn.
Yale won from Columbia. at New
Haven. Friday night, in the annual
dual gymnastic meet. The score was
40 to II.
Figures compiled by the snow inspec-
tor of New York city show that the re-
moval of snow this winter has cost the
municipality 100000.
If plans now under consideration are
lconSummated says the New York TIMES
the Pacific Mail Steamship Co. and the
Panama Railroad Co. may again enter
into traffic relations with each other
Gov. Boyle, Friday, visited the sealing
fleet which is to sail from St. John, N.
f., for the icefields. next Monday. and
inspected the 1000 men who compose the
crews of the sealing steamers. Later
| he gave a luncheon to the captains OF
| the steamers.
| The court of appeals at Albany. n. Y,
| Friday, decided that the indictment
| found against Police Captain John d.
Herlihy of the 18th precinct, New York
city, for failing to suppress disorderly
houses in his precincts is a valid one
and ne must stand trial.
| The five bodies of the victims of the
explosion at Cattsburg mine, at Monon-
| gahela, Pa, Thursday, were recovered
shortly after midnight and brought Out
| to the main entrance. Inspector Henry
| Louttit refused to advance any theory
as to how the explosion occurred.
The race committee of the Yale
Corinthian Yacht Club has decided no
to accept the Harvard Yacht Club:
challenge for a race for 21-footers. l
IS explained that this action is taker
because the interest of the Yale Club il
chiefly confined to the dory class.
Edwin A. Abbey after being belatet
by the channel fog, has returned t.
England from New York, says the New
York Trbune's London correspondent
; and has settled down for the heav.
work of painting the coronation will
every peerless in the right place.
Gen. Julius S. Estey, president of tn
t,saey Organ Co., died at A. NJ. Fri
day. of heart disease at his home il
Brattleboro, VT. He had enjoyed hi
) usual health. having come from Wash
ington about a week ago and partici
pated in town meeting held severa
days ago.
The cable repair ship Contre Amira
> Caubet. belonging to the Compagni
Franchise Des Gable Telegraphiques
arrived at st. Johns, n. F., Friday. Sh
, was repairing cable off that harbo
T when her machinery became disabled
making it necessary for her to come t
st. Johns.
s The statement of the London Board O
= Trade for February shows an increas
a of f1 81, 200 in imports, and an increas
L of G274, 800 in exports. The boards re
f turns show that the imports of un
y wrought iron from the United State
during the month of February increas
ed in value G250OO over the imports o
January.
Judge Thomas in the United State
o district court at New York, Friday
handed down a decision overruling de
murrers made to the indictment
: against William II. Kimball, preSiden
| of the Seventh National Bank: Franz
Poor, one of the directors, and G. w
Hose, the cashier A motion to quas
the indictments is denied.
Bandit soldiery have captured prizes
at Johol. about 100 miles northeast o
, Pekin. Both the French and Russian
2 are anxious to send troops to rescu
this priest, but as Jehol Is a rich gol
t mining district, the court has ordere
Gen. Mai Uk-Wan to hurry and re
= lease the priest in order to forestall tn
t entry of foreign troops into the district
A passenger on the Portland steam
L I-l@. l.,
Miller of 81 Appleton street, Boston
was shot accidentlly as the steamer wa
docking at Boston. Friday morning. MI
Miller's daughter kicked a revolver GU
u of a grip sack, the weapon striking tn
floor and a cartridge exploding. Mile
was severely injured in his ankle by tn
bullet.
The White Star Line steamer Celtic
l. having on board 800 American tourist
v destined for Jerusalem, arrived at Jaf
, ia. 81 miles northwest Of Jerusalem
= Thursday. One hundred Free Masons
: representing every grand lodge in Mort
America will hold a Masonic meeting a
: King Solomon's quarries, under the au
;. spices of the Royal Solomon Mothe
e Lodge of Jerusalem.
Ille SldIttti, early fTlUdy morning
in the dry goods store of Dosenheim 4
Co, at Hudson, N. Y, and gained 8
quickly that it was soon beyond con
, troll The flames spread to the druj
store of w. A. Van Tasel and then t
the large furniture house of K. Ora,
Sons and then to the dry good store o
Sheldon & Co, and to Booths photo
graph gallery and Falk's furnishin,
store. All We're burned to the ground
The total loss is estimated at 500, 900.
The deal by which E. w. Clark & Co.
; of Philadelphia. have secured the FADE.
Fridge Electric Railway. and the st
Louis and Bellevile Cos. line from
East st. Louis to Belleville, ILL.,. the
electric roads of Belleville and tn.
terminal association lines in East st
Louis involves an investment of $4,000,
600 by which 125 miles of single track
are acquired. Clark & Co.. will spend
$1,000, 600 in improvements, including adj
ditional power house and equipment A
feature of the deal is that Clark & Co,
have secured 50-year lease of the Eads
bridge and will widen the east approach
to the bridge to relieve congestion of
traffic
Following the settlement Of the ma
chirists' strike at San Francisco, nearly
1000 men sought employment with their