Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-19

have among her passengers Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. L. Yerkes, Gen. JAS. III.
Wilson, (who was TO have represented
the army of the United States at the
proposed coronation of King Edward
DIR. Jos. c. Hartzell of Cincinnati, mis-
sionary bishop of the Methodist Epis-
copal church in Africa. VIM. r. Hearst,
Sir Edmund Barton, prime minister of
the Commonwealth of Australia, Sir
John Forrest, minister of state for de-
fence of the Australian commonwealth,
and Dion Boucicault, the actor.
Time-expired South African soldiers
have been the victims of curious de-
fusion which is causing the officers of
the United States embassy at London
considerable annoyance. Former Brit
ishs soldiers Who have served against
the Beers have. been applying in num-
bers at the embassy for enlistment in
the American army in the Philippines.
They all tell the same! story saying a
| report was in circulation at Cape Town
and Durham that the United States was
| enhsting ex-British soldiers for SER
vice in those islands. At the London
embassy scores of applicants have been
turned away greatly disappointed.
w. E. TribbIe of Rifle, Colo, is the
hero of desperate hand to hand en-
counter with two bears and that he es-
capped with his life was due in part to
the visit of Pres. Roosevelt to that
country two years ago. Mr.. Roosevelt
showed the old guide just how to give
the coup de grace to a bear with the
knife. Tribble, while in the mountains,
was surprised by a grizzly and sue
ceeded in dispatching him with his
knife. When confronted by another
big bear he dispatched nit in a like man
ner. Tribble was covered with wounds
but managed to crawl to his horse and
ride to camp, where he lost conscious
ness.
Negligence is attributed to the mo-
torman and the conductor of an electric
car and to the railroad company, by
Judge w. A. Kingsbury in a report
made, Monday, at South birmingham,
Mass, after an inquest into the cause
of the street car accident at Marlboro,
June %, when Motorman John A. Har-
ris was killed and several others were
severely injured. A Marlboro bound
car collided with another car bound
for Hudson. Judge Kingsbury's find
ing was that the accident was caused
by the negligence of the conductor OF
the Hudson car; and in less degree
to the negligence of the motorman OF
the same car. He finds also that the
negligence of the corporation con-
tributed to the result.
Horace Wilson, secretary of the En-
pire CITY track at New York, has sue
ceeded in making arrangements for
match race between the noted PAGERS
Prince Alert and Dan Patch for the
meeting commencing Sept. 10. The pac-
ing stars will meet for a purse OF $1,000
in a two in three heat race and the
conditions that the winner shall take
the entire purse Both horses nave
earned a record of 2.004. The horses
are under contract not to meet before
the Empire meeting and the opinion of
horsemen is that the horse that wins
will have TO do two minutes to minutes
to do it. At this meeting which VIII
last five days the Dan Patch-Alert
match being scheduled for the second
day. the program carries $4,000 in
stake and purses.
After a heated discussion the Massa-
chusetts Democratic state committee
decided that the coming state conven-
ton should be held in Boston. This is
in accordance with the recommenda-
ton of the executive board, received at
a previous meeting, when contest be-
tween Worcester and Boston as place
for holding the convention was
threshed out. The vote of the state
committee in favor of Boston was de-
cislve, being 80 to Is. 1t is claimed this
is a victory for Candidate Col. VIM. A.
CASTOR of Boston, whose followers ia
vored a convention in Boston, while
those supporting Hon. Charles S. Ham,
lin as candidate for governor ia
vored Worcester. The date was fixed
at Sept. II. The caucus will be held,
Sept 10. The convention will be held
in fremont Temple. The question of
permanent chairman was left to a
committee. Hon. Richard Olney APP
parently is the choice of all parties for
the Office.