Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-04-04
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The Marconi Wireless Telegraphy Co.
IF London has sold its American rights
and patents to an American company
with a capital of 81, 10000.
Having written note in which he made
the request "use my wife as you would
have yours used" Andrew j. Child IF
the firm of Child & Cressey, stable keep
ers. committed suicide by shooting at his
place of business in Boston, Thursday.
NJ. w. Willard made himself champion
strong man of Columbia University,
Thursday. by breaking the university
strength test record of 1909 points held by
Harold Weekes. Willard scored 1921
points as measured by the intercollegiate
system.
A bad freight wreck is reported to have
the Southern Pacific. Two freight trains
came together in the canon. which Is on
the western slope of the Sierras, the ears
being piled up SO badly that traffic prob
eral members of the train crews are re-
ported killed or injured.
A large and fashionable congregation
witnessed the marriage, Thursday. at ST.
Margarets church. Westminster. Lon
don, of the Earl of Lytton to Miss Pane
la Plowden. The bride was given away
by her father, Sir Trevor Plowden. Th4
presents were numerous and included a
diamond bird of paradise from King Ed
ward and Queen Alexandra.
AT q very entnuSldStlc meeting Ol lue'
Quarrymen's Union at Barre, VT, Thurs
day evening, at which fully 1000 were
present it was unanimously voted that
unless the demands of the union that they
be given an S-hour day with nine hours
pay, and that the union be recognized,
are granted by the quarry owners, the
men will go out on strike, April 10.
Justice Greenbaum of the suprem court
at New York, signed an order, Thursday,
for the issuance of a writ of certiorari
on an application made by counsel for ex-
Police Captain Thomas j. Diamond to
secure a review of the proceedings by
which Captain Diamond. formerly COM
mander of the Fifth street police pre-
Dec. II last. by Police Commissioner Mi
chael F. Murphy.
Subscriptions to the Russian loan were
closed at Berlin, at +. NJ. Thursday.
The loan was very greatly over-subscrib-
ed, but the exact figures have not yet
is $685. 900 marks. OF this amount 3Oo,-
600 600 marks were offered for subscrip-
tons in Germany. Holland ana Russia:
The loan is free from taxation, is at
per cent and the issue price was at 9'72
per cent.
The attorneys for the Boer General
Pearson announced at New Orleans,
Thursday, that they would withdraw
from the United States circuit court the
suit which tthe general brought against
port, for $4,000 damages for libel Var
Sittart was quoted in the papers at the
time as having intimated that Gen. Pear
son was concerned in the attempt to blow
up the mule transport Mechanician.
1--WE are getting after the higher game,
was the only explanation given by the
attorneys for their action.
The most important development in the
strike of the 1900 brewery workers which
took place at Boston, Thursday morn
ing was the arrival in the city. Thurs
day afternoon, of a large shipment ol
out-Of-t town or foreign beer, which, ii
is claimed, disproves the statements ol
the master brewers that such beer could
not be obtained in case of strike at the
local breweries. There was practically
few additions to the ranks of the STRIKE
except where engineers, cOppers and 9th
err employees who had not formally dc
clared a strike, were locked out by thei'
respective employers.
Lieut.. Howard F. Avery. adjutant gen
eral of the 1st Battalion Of the l4th Rest.,
L. S. A., stationed at Fort Wayne, at De
troit, Mich. and End Lieut.. w. II. Ash
bridge were drowned Thursday. by the
overturning of the boat in the river near
the fort. These officers were accompan-
led by Trumpeter Richard Tuney. who
was rescued. These men all saw service
in the Philippines and returned with the
three companies Of the 14th Regt. about
two years ago. Lieut.. Avery, then ser
geant. led the charge in the historic at
tack of Blockhouse IA at Manila and for
this heroic work was promoted to a lieu
tenancy Lieut. Ashbridge was also ap-
pointed from the ranks for meritoriouf
service.