Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-21
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

| veloped for worlds records in the
length of vcrtorm appendices disclosed
A new winner Sunday. The standing is
now: First, Edward Ross, Sharon. Pa,
| seven inchnc. Second, Howard Gould,
of Winthrop. Mass. 6A inches. Third,
George Ross, a former Yale athlete,
six inches.
| The attending surgeon of General
Leonard Wood, who is in a hospital at
Baltimore recuperating from the effects
of two operations, said Saturday: "In
view of unauthorized statements in re-
gard to General Woods condition it
may he said that he has had an un-
,complcated convalescence from his
operation and he should be able to re-
sumo his active duties soon.''
Amid the roar of the guns of the ar
mored cruisers anchored in the bay.
and an answering salute from the nav
al training station on Yerba Buena is
land, California, the flag of Rear Adj
mirai Giles L. Harber commander of
the Pacific fleet, was raised on the
flagship California Saturday and Rear
Admiral Ureiel Sebree retired after Al
years of active service.
| ]. A. linden, highwayman, and
James Myers, safe blower. fought in
| the tuberculosis hospital at the peni-
tertiary farm at Richmond. Va, Fri
| day night and linden stabbed Myers
| to death. after having been badly beat
en- with poker. The quarrel vas the
revival Of a Grudgc which originated
| between the two men before they were
convicted.
Checker enthusiasts are much in
tereste1 in a series of games between
Newell 3. Noung) Banks Of Detroit
and Hugh Henderson of Pittsburg,
which will be begun Monday at Tole-
do. Ohio. The checker championship of
the United States and Canad is in
volved. Fifty games are scheduled. the
| contestants playing daily from II A.
NJ. to p. NJ, and from P. NJ until
P. NJ.
\ life buoy marked With four letters
which may hay" been from the miss
ing United states naval tug Nina, was
sighted drifting at sea by the bark
Good News. now in port at Phladel-
phia rom Jacksonville. Cant. Erikson
Of the bari, says that on Feb. II. in n.
i-e't' 'o'b'' W ltii IO.LZ, he PASSED
considerable wreckage among which
was the buoy. The captain did not
know the Nina was missing, and did
not make Il close inspect ton of the
buoy
The $50 back boys and doffers whose de-
mand for 5S-hours pay for 5G-hours work
ana later for 10 per cent. wage increase
resulted in closing of the thread mills
Of J. p. Coates, Ltd. at Pawtucket. r. l.,
voted Sunday to mark time until a de-
cision upon their demand is returned by
the mill owners in Scotland. The boys
meeting was attended also by, $50 girl
twister tenders. The girls favored an
immediate return to work. but the vote
Of the boys baked the girls plans. The
meeting leaves the situation unchanged.
with 900 operatives idle.
William Seyler, the young married
man accused by the police of causing
the death of Jane Adams, was put
through severe examination by the
police Saturday at Atlantic CITY. n. J.
He made a statement regarding his
movements on the night of Feb. 4,
when the girl disappeared from one
oil the ocean piers, but threw no light
on the mystery surrounding the girls
death. Orvis Seyler. brother of the ac-
cuSed man. who is held as an access
sorry. told the police that he saw his
brother with the girl on the end of the
pier on Feb 4.
Satan, big black cat. owned by
MRS. Hetty Green. gave an alarm of
IRE saturday. to which 40 families in
a block of Hoboken apartments owed
'heIr escape from danger Satan. who
mad been placed in the care of the
Jahltor during the absence of his mis-
tress, clawed and miouwed at the jani-
tors door till he was reused from his
sleep. Already the Railways were filed
with smoke, and carrying the big cat
in his arms. the janitor rushed through
the building. pounding on doors.
Everybody got out safely. but the
names had gained such headway that
general alarm was turned in to save
the block. Not until the fire had baen
extinguished was it discovered that
Satan, who was valued by Mrs. Green
at 800. was missing. A reward of sos
has been offered
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