Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-09-21

CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Sergius Sushoff, the Russian for
eign minister, arrived, Friday. at
London, for a series of conferences
with Sir Edward Grey. the British
secretary of state for. foreign affairs
in London and at Bafmoral Castle
where the Russian statesman will be
the guest of King George, next week.
All phases of the policy affecting
England and Russia will be discussed
but the chief topic, it is understood,
will be the future of Persia.
Mrs. John Jacob Astor and her mil
lionaire baby are at Bernardsville, n.
j., for weeks outing. Both are in
the best of health. il is declared. The
baby had his first photograph taken
before leaving New York, for this
place Only four copies of the pie
ture viii be printed, one for his grand
parents, one for his mother one for
Vincent Astor and one to be retained
by the photographer. This infant was
month old, Sept. IA.
Six prisoners including two men sus-
pected of being yeggs, escaped from the
new prison at the STAFFORD county house
of correction at Dover. n. H., Thursday
evening. while the jailer was at supper.
-Four of them who are escaped are local
men. confined for minor offences. The
men most wanted are Joseph Snider.
who claimed to belong in Burlington,
Vermont, and George Franklin of HaVer
hill. Mass, who were sent TO the farm Il
few days ago for begging on the streets.
The local men are Patrick Coreoran,
James McNally, James Morgan of Do
Yer and c. T. Belliveau of Rochester.
Arthur Pierce, aged 10, of Ports
mouth, ~ H., had a narrow escape
from death, Thursday. on the tracks
of the Portsmouth Street Railroad ON
Islington street A car of the Plains
loop in charge of Conductor Hill and
Motorman Jenness came upon the
young man on a down grade between
the Greenough and Sherburne resi-
dences He had evidently fallen in
a fit and his head was on one rail
and feet rested on the other. The
motorman applied the brakes and shut
off the power quickly, but was too
near to avoid striking him.
Professor George Santayana of the
department of philosophy at Harvard
University has resigned his duties at
Cambridge in order to return to Spain,
his native country, to take up lit
erary work. Prof Santayana receiv-
ed his degree from Harvard in 1886
and was made doctor of philosophy,
three years later. He remained at
Harvard as assistant until 1898, when
he was made assistant professor. In
1907 he was made full professor of
philosophy. He has written several
well-known works of philosophy.
Fred Herreshoff of Westbrook and
Norman Hunter Of Edenburg. Scot
land, were both defeated in Fridays
lead for the Equinox cup, at Man
chester, VI. Both men had been fav-
orites for the final round. but the
British expert was defeated in the
second round by +. A. Martin, Ekwa-
nok and Herreshon was put out in
the emi-finals by NJ r. Marston of
Crawford. Marston will meet f. r.
Clark, Ekwanok, in the final round.
Saturday. In the semi finals HERES
hoff was unable to gain lead on
Marston at any stage of the match
and at the ninth hole the latter WAS
one up. The last nine holes We're
halved in some fast golf. the match
ending on the last green.
The approaching visit of King AL
phonso, accompanied by Premier
Canaleias and Foreign Minister Prize
to, to Paris, declares La Correspondent
cia of Madrid. Friday. will be of inter-
national Importance as it will be de-
voted to strengthening the Franco
Spanish friendship along economic, po-