Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-08
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

DIR. John d. Johnson, aged Sc. for over
Go years one of the most prominent Dhysi-
clans in st. Louis. is dead. He was bor,
at Fair Haven, Mass. DR.. johnson was
the first vice president of the Nationa
Medical ton. founded in 1870.
William T. Baker. eX-president and fol
many Years a prominent member Of tn,
early Wednesday. Mr. Baker was well
known in the grain trade throughout the
West.
Fredk. r. Adams. banker and broker
has resigned commodore of the l.arch-
mont Cub, one of the leading clubs on
Long Island sound. Hhe has occupied
the office since 1901 and has given many
valuable prizes for CLUB racing during his
term of Office.
1t has been learned at New York that
j. Q. Keen. the American trainer. now in
Russia, and not james r. keene, has Sc
cured control for term of years of the
great English bred stallion Galtemore.
The horse is: the property of the Russian
government. which paid the English own
ers 100000 for him after he had won the
three great classics of the English turf
Derby, ST. Ledger and two thousand gum
ca stakes.
Slverware valued at $1,000 was stolen
during the night from the residence OF
Mrs. l.. w. Hitchcock, mile from the
center of the city of Marlboro. Mass. Tie
burglars affected an entrance through Il
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were sleeping on the second floor, We're
not awakened. The police We're notified,
Wednesday, and are at work on the case,
but no clue has yet been found as to the
identity of the burglars.
1t has been found at the New York ma
Wy yard that the battleship MasSa chusetts
which ran on the rocks near Bar iIarhor
while on her way to Oyster Bay for the
recent. naval mancuvcrS. not only broke
some of the plates in her forward COM
partments nut seriously damaged the af-
ter end of her keel. The ships heel y
4 large steel casting, was broken and Il
new one probably Will have to be cast.
The work is likely to require several
months.
The French cruiser Protet has arrived
at Honolulu Several robberies have re-
Gently occurred on the road between there
and the Honolulu plantation. On the third
instant japanese was shot ana seriously
wounded while resisting a hghw3yman.
The next night japanese was killed by
a Chinese robber who rode n bicycle. The
Chinese was captured by the police, who
eral burglarieS and other crimes have been
traced to the three men and a counter.
feiting outfit was found at their head
quarters.
George Jones, who had been in the coun-
ty Jail at Oakland. Cal. for Is years
awaiting trial, has just died there, aged
AZ years. He had been incarcerated since
Jan, Is, 1885, for the murder of Lorenzo
D.
of the murder and sentenced to be hanged
July II. He succeeded in gaining new
trial. About the time the trial was to
begin Jones was taken with stroke Of
paralysis and since was never able to
ieave his bed. Time and again the case
was set for trial but a continuance always
was granted.
'rhe second round of singles and doubles
in the intercollegiate tennis tournament
on the Merton Cricket grounds at Haver-
ford. Pa, was finished, today, and in both
classes Harvard failed to get place in
the semi-finas. In the singles, T. f. Ma
han of Columbia. easily defeated r. Bish-
OPP of Harvard, in straight sets. and b. S.
Prentice of Harvard, was defeated by Il.
CIapp of Yale. and Prentice and Larned
of Harvard were defeated by Colket and
Dewhurst of Pennsylvania. and Bishop
and Cole. Harvard. were beaten by Ciapp
and Colstone, Yale.
Water Boy, Eastern champion among
the race horses of the season, will not
race again. this season, and it is said to
be considered doubtful whether he will
ever face the barrier again. The horse
was being prepared for the Brighton Cup
contest and was being worked slowly
over the Sheepshead Bay track when,
upon nearing the end of the trail. he fall
tered i'm his stride His exercise lad haul
ed him up and it was found that one of
the fcrelegs was injured at the pastern
joint. The retirement of Water Boy at
this time effectually disposes OF any pos
sible meeting with McChesney.