Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-08
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The French Senate, Friday, passed the
ship bounty bill will a few changes in the
text, as previously adopted by the Cham
Der Of Deputies.
The national congress of French miners.
Alais. Department Of Gard. Friday, by il
vote of 10J to 81, adopted a resolution to
postpone a general strike.
BY the death of his uncle, Iieut. Gen.
John Patrick Sutton Redmond. John Red :
mond. NJ. p. inherits large but heavily
encountered estates in Ireland.
Cholera has broken out among the pill
grims at Medina 1.-THE prophets city,"
in Arabia. One hundred and ten deaths
from the disease have occurred.
Mrs. Harriet Tarbell. aged II, one Of
the smallpox victims. died Friday. at AZ
cross street, Lawrence where she was
in Quarantine. She was in feeble condi
tlon before she contracted the disease and
was not expected to recover.
The foreign residents Of Kobe. Japan
decided AT a mass meeting recently. 10
refuse payment Of the next taxation on
property, as a violation of treaties. I'M
til the question is definitely settled be-
tween the powers and Japan.
The combination of ice manufacturers
that has been formed at New Orleans.
was finally put into legal shape, Friday,
by the fling of the necessary papers in
the mortgage office. The name of the
new company will be the Citizens Ice Co
The organization of the York silk Man
was consummated a New York. Thurs
day. Included in the new organization
are the mills of the Pennsylvania SILK
Co. of Carlisle; York SILK co. and Dia-
mond SILK Co. of York.
W. X Park of Philadelphia. won the
fy-casting contest for accuracy at the
Sportsman's show at New York, Friday.
He twice cast into the Eight circle and
succeeded in running up total of q
points in five trials. ID. Brandreth Of
New York City, was second with "A points.
The amount of salvage for the steamer
Karlsruhe for towing the Neckar to Hall
fax. N. s., is to be determined in the adj
miralty court and the taking of the evil
dence was begun. Friday. Both steamers
belong to the North German Lloyd Line
and the 'Neckar was libelled, Thursday,
for 100000.
In decision just handed down, the SUI
preme court of Texas holds that the State
Live Stock Sanitary Board has not the
to establish a cattle quaran-
tine line at variance with that of the fed
eral commission. The quarantine was
as protection against spie-
netic fever.
King Edward accompanied by Queen
Alexandria laid the foundation stone of
the new Royal Naval College for cadets
at Dartmouth. Eng, Friday. and thereby.
figuratively speaking, scnttled the ola
of all the present generation of British
naval officers.
James Richardson, Frederick NJ. Hunt
and Edward Fox. 1.-THE men accused Of
having defrauded the Westiield Savings
Bank Of 5000, waived examination when
they appeared in police court at Spring
field, Mass, Friday. and were bound over
to the May sitting Of the superior court.
Each man furnished bail in $4,000.
Fire started early Friday, in the dry
goods store of Dosenheifi & Co. at Hud-
SON n. ", and gained such Roadway that
il was soon beyond control. The flames
spread to the drug store of w. A. Van
Tassel, then to the large furniture house
ii II. Garys Sons fhen to the dry goods
store Of Sheldon 81 Co. and to Booths
photograph salleryFand FAX furnishing
store All were burned. The total loss
is estimated at 100000.
1t was announced at New Haven Fri
day night, that a conference between
Yale ard Harvard athletic leaders was
held at Springfield. Wednesday. for the
purpose of discussing athletic meetings
between the two universities for the COM
me season. 1t was decided to hold the
lual track meet. May "a. The same list
If events and the same rules will govern
the contest as have heretofore been In
force with the 5-year agreement.
A man believed to be Herbert L. Bull,
prominent citizen of Philadelphia, com
nitted suicide. early Friday. in his room
n lodging house at the South End, Bos-
ton. by inhaling Illuminating gas; he
house Thursday. and engaged lodgings.
givnlg the name of John Braley. He was
found dead upon his bed with the gas
turned on full force at , A. NJ Two bank
books were found in the room. One was
If the Western Savings Society of Phila-
lelphia. in the name Of Julia 5. Hender,
son. trustee. for Herbert l.. Bull, and
showed DEPOSITS and a balance amount
ing to $S921. Another was marked L. Z.
F,ibreaker with Susan C. Henderson as
trustee. showing balance of $12l2.
Judge Martin r. r. M. Wallace, q pio-
leer and prominent resident OF chicago,
s dead, aged "A years. For IL years Judge
Wallace had been a police magistrate.
He left the bench. Feb. II, too weak 10
conduct business of the court and did not
recover Judge Wallace was a brevet
)rigadier general of the Civil War. He
served as United States assessor in the
district of Cook county under the second
OF Grant and he became
1oted during the whskey scandal as the
nan who refused a bride of $15.WO said
o have been offered by the whiskey ring
He was for eight years judge OF the
county court which at that time en-
,odied the probate court. and then he
became attorney for the county board
He was a United States jury commits
;ioner for 40 years.
Upon the result of series of confer
noes now being held III Chicago. appar-
,nty depends the Inauguration OF lock
,ut. which may result in tieing up navi-
cation on the Great lakes. rms lockout
I inaugurated will affect the 200 mem
pCrS oil the HGeUStu bi5uith
composed of the captains
md engineers of the tugs running out or
4 harbors along the lakes. The difiiculty
1 over an alleged attempt on the part
# the Great Lakes Towing Co. to length
n working hours. Capt. Charles McCar-
oil, national president of the Tugmens
Jnion, and Capt. Cyrus Sinclair, general
manager of the trust. are now comforting
With a view to settling the differences
rhey have as yet reached no agreement
md the Great Lakes Towing co. Is re-
raining from any move to employ cap
tains or engineers for the coming year.