Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-06
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

oxford defeated Cambridge by "A runs
i'll the annual intercollegiate cricket
match held "Wednesday at Oxford. Eng.
The Grand duchess .,seAandra Jose
fovna. the oldest member of the kds-
sian Imperial family. is dying at st.
Petersburg Alexandra yJosefovna was
princess of Saxe-Altenhourg. She was
born in 1890 and was married in lSiS to
Grand Duke Constantin Nicolaiviteh,
grand uncle of Emperor Nicholas.
Vaughn Kester. the novelist. died at
his home, Gunston Hall Fairfax eeun-
ty, Virginia, Tuesday night, after a
long illness. Mr.. kester was best
known. as the author OF The Prodigal
judge He was IL years old and a
native of New Brunswick, y j.
Loss in the East Walpole. Mass, fire
that destroyed the large stock shed of
the HoHingsworth x Voss paper. mill
late Tuesday afternoon, will reach Sleo
90 according to a statement Wednes-
day by Louis Yoss, superintendent and
part owner of the mills The damage
is partly covered by insurance.
The strike in Mexico City claimed
it's first victim Wednesday night. In a
clash between policemen and strikers,
one man was killed and a woman was
pobably fatally injured. A number OF
others were wounded. The police
charged a mob which was storming i
car in a down town street and finally
cleared the tracks.
The Henley regatta opened Wednes-
day under ideal conditions. Though on
" preliminary heats We're ON the day )
card great crowds gathered at the riv-
err The only contest of special trans
Atlantic interest was furnished by the
heats for the Stewards challenge cup.
The Ottawa Rowing Club won its pre-
liminary heat, defeating the London
Rowing club by length and three
quarters in minutes and SIS seconds.
After striking en- the rocks at Bell 5
Biun, five miles from Parresboro, y.
S. during a heavy fog Wednesday, the
steamer MOrien from Portland, Me,
fioated herself unaided at high tide.
The vessel was considerably damaged
leaking badly in her forward eompart-
ments. but managed to dock WeGnes-
day night under her own steam at
Parrshoro A survey win lie held to de-
termine the extent of her damages.
Fire Wednesday night destroyed the
dining room and kitchen building OF
the state prison for insane criminals
az coma. Mich. causing a loss estimat-
ed at $4,000. The building also con-
tanned the hospital and bakery. The
fire sot beyond the control of the prls-
on fire brigade. but the city depart
ment soon extinguished the blaze
Many of the prisoners became panic
stricken and their cries for help filed
the air.
The schooner Cora Giertie newly
launched at Digby, n. s, opened her
seafarfns career inauspiciously
Wednesday, being in collision with th-
schooner Evolution, which was bound
to D.gby to secure a cargo FOR Bos-
ton. The mishap occurred at the en-
trance 10 Dieby bay and resulted in the
carving away Of the Cora Gerte $
n,ainmast. main boom and pilot house
Earl Croker, son of the Gertie's cap
tain. was carried overheard with the
wreckage. but was rescued.
G. Johnstone Stoney, a noted scien-
fist. died Wednesday in London. He
was born in 1922. DR.. Stoney was
astronomical assistant to the late Earl
of Rosse in 184S. professor of natural
philosophy in Queens University ire
land in 1852, and secretary to Queens
University from 1857 until its dissolu-
ton in 1882. He had written extern
sively on astronomy.
Postmaster General Hitchcock an
nounced Wednesday that applications
from depositors to purchase postal
savings bonds on July / aggregated
$4,000. OF this sum, more than $685.
000 worth were applied for in register
ed form, indicating the intention of
depositors To retain the bonds as an
investment Fifty additional second
class offices We're designated Wednes
day by the postmaster general as pos
tai repositories
On his return trip from Panama to
the United States Secretary Stimson
and his party will take passage on the
armored cruiser North Carolina, which
is now at La Guayra, Venezuela, par
ticipating in the Venezuelan centennial
celebration. The cruiser will take the
secretary's party TO san Juan, Porto
Rico and thence to San Domingo and
Havana. She will return to New York;
or Charleston. S. c.. about Aug. 10.
DIR. A. II. Dotey. health officer OF
New York port, announced Wednesday
that an examination at Quarantine
showed that Anna sNitti. who died Tues
day in Brooklyn, had organisms OF
chelera She was a passenger on the
ouca Degli Azruzzi and the second inn
, migrant on that ship to die of cholera
after landing. The Nitt woman and
an Italian boy, who died at Auburn
had been detained as persons exposed Il
cholera for the regulation five days and