Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-03-02
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Dr.. joel Seaverns, since 1880 medical
exsminer-in-cai of the Royal Area mum,
died at his home in R,xbury, Mass, Thurs
/ day.
/ DR.. W. +. Poole, director 10 New Berry
library in Chicago, died at Evanston, Ind
| Thursday. lie was formerly liorarisn OF
I the Boston Athenaum.
In the billiard game between John Rob-
er,s, Jr., and c. Memmot,, Australian, at
! London, Thursday evening, the English
man broke the record BY scoring SCI IN one
run.
Two trains on the Union Road of Brook
Ign, n. Y, collided at Manhattan function
in dense fog at Is A NJ, THURSDAY.
The engineer and fireman of III. rear tram
were both badly ipiarcl.
The factory of the New Eugland Rattan
| Co., SJuth Framingham, Mass, burned
| Thurday night Less on building between
$4,000 and $1,000; insured for $500. Loss
On stock, $40 600; partially insured.
In the Cornell University banquet trag
edy inquest Thursday, several students re-
fused to answer the coroneI's questions or
advice of counsel, and are under arrest
Fear Of self incrimination seemed 10 be the
cause.
At 80 Thursday morning the ferry boats
Arizona and Oregon on the East river, New
York, colliled in the thick fog. Scores OF
passei gers were thrown TO the fioor anu ont
boy hal leg broken but not one was serl
ously injured.
&C. Gregory, assistant cashier of Greg
ory & Sons private bank, Dexter, Mich,
sss found unconscious in the vault of thu
bank Thursday morning. He had been
sandbagyed and the vault robbed. It. Il
aid the this YES secured several thousan !
dollars.
Frank Baudet and his psramour, Ina
Darling, were arrested at Boston Thurs
lay charged 18th cruelty beating Baudet's
daughter, Madeline, aged moe. Inc
brutal treatment of the girl has been gong
IN some time Madeline is at the city ho'-
pital, and it is thought her skull is frac-
tured. She may die.
The debt statement issued Thurs day
shows net decrease in the public debt ,less
cash in treasury, during February OF ST.
36G,775 So. Cash in treasury, S7S7 NO.
S34.15. The debt was increased S42,2l3,-
iS9 so, but the cssh in the treasury was IN
creased, SOL ,5S0,2G5 0S.
A cavern occurred Thursday IN Owen l.
William & Sons quarry at Wl!lamsto~n'
Pa. The roof of the tunnel caved IN on
seven workmen. One man was rescued
but may die. TIE others are still buried
in the tunnel There is no hope Of finding
them alive, but a large relief party is hard
1t york to reach them.
Wednesday night two negroes named
Henry Baker AMI Willi,m Thompson en-
tered the residence of Moore Baker at
Franklin park, Nh, for the purpose
robbery. Upon beidg discovered by Mrs.
Baker, who was up with sick child, the
robbers killed both mother and chill !. Baker
then sprarg from his bed and shot both
negroes dead.
Sidney R.Loftus,a well known fire insur-
ance agent, has been missing from Newark,
N. j., since Tuesday and his whereabouts
are unknown. The reason for his disip-
pearance is said to be shortage in his ac-
counts. LOTUS was agent in Newark, for
the Orient Insurance Co., Hartford, Conn,
and other companies. The shortage
amounts to $1,000.
The thorough expert examination of the
Salem Savirgs Ranks accounts, which
has been in progress the past two months,
MSS been completed and report made to
the trustees at special meeting held
Wedne sdaY. The examination confirmed
the amount Of the defalcation of Clarence
Murphy, the receiving teller, a. previously
given out, and which i. about SAG 600.
The Columbian Fire Insurance Co. of
Anne RIGA assigned at Louisville, kv., Wed
nes lay. The assets are about S250,0Co
Assignee Sullivan attributes the company
With conf gent liabilities of $l25 900 con-
fhtion to the insurance commissioners oil
other states, who have criticised the COM
paDy's standing sn refused 10 ALLOW 1t 10
10 business 10 territories under tn, If rule.
The installation of five Si.ters of Mercy
az teache rs in the Riverside public school,
Pittsburg, Pa, has stirred up considerable
telling throughout the city and state. The
United American Mechanics will test the
legality Of their employment, They claim
that the garb of the Sisters i, II itself an
object lesson in rtligion and as such is a
violation of the law viii prohibits secta-
rian teaching in the public schools.
General Harrison on is trip Westward
was met iy cordial reception at every
STATION anu III lL4IUHI, 1ol, nc sai Al
my opinion the nations of Europ, will be
compelled within year to consent to re-
assembling of silver conference with a
view to securing larger use Of silver as
money. AT other places he enlarged
somewhat on thi. topic, but Iii, remarks
we're generally confined to an EXPRESSION of
his thanks for the kindly welcome given
him.
At midnight, Wedne sday, the wife and
child murderer, Due s!row, ut st. Loui',
made an attempt to commit suicide by
hanging. He made = rope of his bed tick
ing which he tied to the window grazing and
swung off. When discovered life was al
most extinct tut he was r sus, itated. The
attempt happened at the time when the
guards made their rounds or it would have
been successful, This inti lent will no
douby be used by his aItorne, $ to strengthen
the insanity theory on witch the defence
will rest.