Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-16
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

From the effects af injuries received
in football game, last month, Thomas
McCauley, Jr., aged 16. son of Police
Sergeant Thomas McCauley of New
York, died, Saturday
J. Carara, an officer of the Goth Mex
lean battalion. died, at Guayamus,
Mexico, Sunday, as a result of a duel
between himself and Alberto kungia a
local merchant. The cause OF the duel.
which was fought with swords, is not
definitely known.
About 5000 witnesses and so lawyers
will appear at the trial. Which will open,
Thursday next, of the persons arrested
on the charge of participation in the
massacre of Jews at Kishineff, in April
last. All the mayors, rnarshals and no.
blas OF Bessarabia, will sit in Judgment
on the prisoners.
Capt. Charles Barr, skipper on the
cup yacht Reliance during the past sea
son, will next spring take the schooner
yacht IngonIar one of the fastest of her
class on the coast to compete in races
in English waters The boat is owned
by Marion F. Clark of New York. and
is at present lying in Bristol harbor
A special dispatch from Paris says
there is no confirmation OF q diplo-
matte rupture between France and
Siam. The London Daily MATHS Ran
COON correspondent says it is rumored
at Bankok that the projected French
secret treaty with Siam demands the
handing over of Chantabun and much
territory also.
Coroner Tutewler at Indianapolis,
rendered his verdict. Saturday, on the
Big Four wreck which occurred in IN
dianapolis, Oct 81. The coroner blames
=. G. Byers. the chief train dispatcher
at Kankakce. who, he says, failed to
notify the indianapolis yardmaster that
the special train was coming. Sixteen
people were killed in the wreck, Is of
whom were Purdue students.
Relieving that his wife received the
attentions of John Beadsley. William
Peaseley, Sunday evening. went to the
railroad station at Bradford. Pa, and
found his wife and Beardsey in CONVEX
sation on the platform. Without a word
Peaseley stepped up and cut Boards
ley's throat. The latter evidently ex-
pecting trouble had armed himself with
n revolver which he attempted to use
but fell before he could fire, and died
within a few minutes. Peaseley gave
himself up.
Sixteen negroes injured in the Illinois
Central wreck at Kentwood were taken
to the Charity hospital at New Orleans,
Sunday, and three CT tsc02 die ~n9n
after reaching thcTo. 49, 80: s~ !;
total Of rs Negro ~ae1 Odd. u 4 Go
negro woman killed, and Andrew c.
Rose, foreman of carpenters. white, ia
tally injured. total of so fatalities.
The injured list foots up 49, Larry
Hawthorne, the only negro who escaped
from the coach. has become demented
as q result of the shock.
The threatened lockout by the Build
ers' Exchange League against all crafts
affiliated with the Building Trades
Council at Pittsburg, became effective
Saturday, throwing 5000 men out of
employment. With the 1000 men on
svmpa thetic strikes 10000 are now idle.
The officers Of the league say there can
be no settlement until the sympathetic
strikes are called off, and if this is not
done before the close of next week the
number of men liz the lockout will be
increased to 20,Co0
1t was announced. Saturday, at
Northampton, Mass. by ]. G. Ham
mond, a member Of the board of trus-
tees Of Hopkins Academy, in. Hadley,
that a parcel of real estate on Michigan
avenue in Chicago held by the ,institu-
ton IS years, valued by the board at |
100000 and mortgaged for 10000, has !
been sold for 100000. the sale being |
the means of placing the institution on |
a sound financial basis. The trustees |
have been compelled to borrow to |
maintain the academy of late years. |
When outstanding debts have been
paid, the academy will have fund Of
about $4,000 Hopkins Academy was |
by J. Edward Hopkins, mer-
chant, in 1858, who also left funds for
the endowment of Harvard University /
and schools at Hartford and New Ha-
ven, CT.