Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-17
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Phillips-Exete Academy students in
mass meeting. Friday. at Exeter, N. H..
subscribed $1150 to support the track team.
The official figures show that ALA per-
sons lost their lives and that 33.l1-
houses were destroyed as a result of the
recent earthquakes at Andijan, Russian
Turkestan.
Smith r Gage of Adams, Mass, a
farmer, aged 3 died Friday. from the
effects of drinking earbolic acid. Wheth-
er the poison was taken Intentionally or
by accident is not known.
In accordance with the sanction of the
Sultan, enc of the four Russian torpedo
boat destrcyers traversed the Dardanelles,
Jan. 49, bound for Sevastopol. The CEN
scr stopped all messages on the subject.
The champion $1,000 challenge cup for
pigeons was won by Harry Waldron of
Providence, Friday, at Boston, with his
Oriental breed. The award is tse highest
given at the annual poultry show at Bos-
ton.
Fire which broke out at an early hour.
Friday, destroyed large manufacturing
block at Canal and Madison streets, Chi
cago, causing loss estimated at $l00,00o,
and caused a panic among the guests of
the Grand Central hotel adjoining.
William S. Cheney, arraigned a Lynn
Mass, for attempt to burn his dwelling.
Dec. u, after driving his family from the
house, was discharged Friday. for lack
of evidence. Judge Berry held that il was
lue Careless ACT Oh IL III unkel HALL
The condition of Frank Mcconnell the
pugilist, who was knocked out and prob
ably fatally injured by Spider Welch in
q prize fight at San Francisco, Friday
night, is extremely critical He has
not vet recovered consciousness. McCon-
nell is a sailmaker by occupation and is
said to be the sole support of his mother
and five small children.
Cardinal Serafino Vannutelli has been
appointed vice, chancellor of the Roman
CATHOLIC. church in suggestion to Cardinal
Parocchi, who died Thursday, at Rome.
The haste with which the Pope filled the
vacant office is much commented upon.
Cardinal Vannutelli is now regarded as
the probable successor of Pope Leo, for
the vice chancellor of the church is one
of the highest positions in the Papacy.
The session of the Reichrath which be-
gan at Vienna, Thursday, continued until
O'Clock, Friday morning. 1t was re-
sumed al 10 O'Clock Friday morning
There have been long obstruction speech
eS in the Czech language with occasional
outbreaks of disorder The Czech minor
ity is maintaining quorum in relays
Most of the members are sleeping in the
lobbies or playing cards. 1t is inteded, in
an endeayor to break down obstruction
to extend the session until Sunday morn
ing.
The American Tract Society of New
York has elected Rev. Edwin Munsell
Bliss, D. D., to be superintendent of the
New England agency of the society, with
headquarters in the office of the society.
Bromfield street in Boston. DR. Isaac
q. Bliss went cut as missionary of the
American Board to Turkey in 1877, and
WAS later agent of the American Bible
Society for the Leyant with headqGar
tiers at Constantinople. DR.. Bliss was The
editor of the Encyclopaedia of Missions
and for 10 years was missionary and gen
eral religious editor of The Independent
of New York.
The executive committee of the Rhode
Island Mule Spinners' Association has in
structed Secretary James Clige to COM
with Samuel Ross of New Bed
ford. general secretary of the national
body, and inform him that the Rhode Is
land board requests the national execu-
tive council to meet at as early a date as
possible in Boston to investigate troubles
of eight or nine months standing be-
tween employees and the employer in a
mill in Holyoke. AT the same time sew
eral alleged grievances in other sections
Of the country will be acted on, including
those which are alleged to exist in four
Rhode Island mills.
That peace in baseball is still far off
was proved at Philadelphia, Friday night
when President Harry Pulliam of the Ma
tional League, was served with an injunc-
ton restraining him from ratifying al the
meeting of the National League to be
held IN Cincinnati, beginning Monday
peace conference of the American and
National Leagues, last week. The in
junction was issued by court of common
pleas No. 6. at the instance of the New
York baseball club of the National
League. Mr.. Pulliam left for Cincinnati
at S.25 p. NJ, Friday. He will consult the
law firm of which Senator Foraker is a
member as to his future action.
The steamer Kinshiu Maru of the Nip
pom Ynsen Kaisha Line arribed at Victo-
ria, B. G., Friday, after a rough passage
from Yokohama. The steamer brought
news that, Jan. l, revised emigration reg
ulations were enforced in Japan whereby
the number of emigrants to Hawaii are
restricted to an average of As men to each
emigration agency, some of the larger
companies being allowed more and minor
companies less. Siamese papers received
by the steamer stated that a large amount
OF gorgeous. furniture, silver and cut
glassware, paintings, etc, are on their
way to Bangkok to furnish the palace of
the crown prince now returning home
much of the furnishings being ordered
from the United States
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