Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-05
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Eight miners were burned to death.
Wednesday. as the result of an explosion
Of gas at Guest. Keen & Cos. coliiery dt
DowlaiS. Glamorganah shire, Wales.
The riotous strikers at Lemberg Cali
Cia. Wednesday. pilIaEed bakers shops
and carts and had to be charged by
troops. a number OF persons were in
jured.
The Hardwood Manufa cturers' Associa-
ton of the United States has advanced
the price of yellow poplar 81 thousand
w. NJ. Ritter of Columbus. was elected
president of the association.
Rear Admiral John c. Watson and Gen
James H. Wilson. who will represent the
army and navy OF the United States at
the coronation of king Edward. sailed,
Wednesday, on the steamship st. Paul
The fencing contest at Lexington. Ky.
for the championship of the United States
between w. II. Mayfield of Lexington.
Ky, and w. c. Doemer Of Brooklyn. re-
suited ina draw, the score being II to II.
James w. Dearborn. ex-alderman and
leading builder of Lynn. is dead. aged 81.
his contracts in Lynn was an armory for
the state. He was 32d degree Mason.
and odd Fellow and a prominent Meth.
odist.
Announcement is made that the Sttel
Tired Wheel Co. has been absorbed by
the Railway Stee! Spring Co. The capital
of the Steel Spring Co. is to be raised
from $2100O,0O0 to S27.O00.000 James c.
Beach is treasurer of the merged cont
panieS
George b. Chase. a millionaire. has
been placed under judicial restraint at
Santiago de Cuba on the ground that he
is suffering from dCmentia. and Marcial
Martinez, Ramon Nergera and Edwari
Spencer have been named as his guar
dams. Mr.. Chase has appealed to the
supreme court.
The British steamer Camorta. from Ma
dras for Rangoon. British Burmah. with
ESQ passengers, which from wreckags
found by a searching steamer as report
cd on May 18th, was believed to have
foundered with all on board. The top
masts Of the vessel are protruding above
the surface of the water
j. w. Howey. whose home is in Boston
or Philadelphia, took morphine with APP
City. Mo. Tuesday night. He Is
20 years OF age AMI will die. He is ap-
parently wealthy. His invalid wife AMI
a son, H. X Howey live in Boston D.
II. Howey, another son, lives in Denver.
Halsutta Moco q full blood. has been
elected chief of the Seminole Indians. de-
ieating John F. Brown, a half blood, who
Is just completing his fourth term. Brown
Is one of the most influential chiefs in
the territory and his defeat will. ii -
have a tendency to hasten the
dissolution Of the Seminole tribal govern
ment
ifs jury, to serve during the ensuing
three months, SheI,ff OBrien at New
York has summoned four men whose aG
sregate wealth Is estimated at more than
4 billion dollars. Among those called arc
John +. Mcdonald, j. Pierpont Morgan.
J. ID. Rockefeller. VIM. Rockefeller.
Frederick w. Vanderbilt, VIM. X. Var
icrbilt and John ID. Archibold.
The planning mill and wood working shop
Of the Illinois Car and Equipment works
At Hcgcwich. Ill. were destroyed by fire.
W Wednesday night. Loss $4,000. Two
thousand men are thrown out of employ
ct fro
from South Chicago reached the scene.
the big planning mills had been destroyed
and the fremen devoted their efforts to
saving the remainder or the plant, in
which they were successful.