Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-30
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Il The EthelWynn defeated the Spruce ~,
at Oyster Bay, Il. T., Saturday, winning
the SeaTanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club S
challenge trophy.
At Waltham, Saturday, MoDufee and
Butler lowered the tandem paced mile
record to 5,j A., and the half mile I'M
paced record to So as sec.
Charles Gore, assistant cashier of the
New York Herald who robbed that paper
of $40, 900, ] oily II, was arrested at BDrling-
ton, Vt, Satutds- By detectives from New
York.
Rev. joel 8. Stevens, aged -, died at
Orange, Mass, Sunday, after a brief ill
ness. He served three years in the 10th
Maine Regiment, and was prominent
Prohibitionist.
The British government has addressed
its ultimatum to China, demanding that
the Pekin government issue within two
weeks proclamation degrading the vice
roy of Sze-C hucn other Use the British ad-
miral in Chinese waters will take action
Hon Frank C. Towle lies at his home
in Hooksett, n. H., in a very critical con
dition, and physicians from Boston ana
Concord held Il consultation, Saturday
night His family are all SUNNI oned
home. An operation was successfully per
formed
Charles Smith, better known as 'Pacer"
Smith a, base ball player of state reputa-
ton, shot his sister-in law, Edna Buchert
and his 7-years old child, at Decatur, H.,
Saturday. The woman died instantly, and
the child cannot recover. Smith tried to
kill his wife, but missed her. He was ar
rested
The report that an attempt was made
upon the life of Marquis Ito, prime minis
ter of Japan, is erroneous. No attempt
was actually made, but the police dis
covered conspiracy to murder the prime
minister, on the night Of Sept 81. Docu-
mcnts Were found, which implicated in
the plot a man who was arrested.
Lord Londonderry in speech at Ripon
Eng Friday evening, confirmed the report
that the Unionist leaders contemplate o
drastic change in the constitution of the
House of Lords. Lord Londonderry has
been lord lieutenant of Ireland, and was
offered, but declined, post in the present
cabinet, and he can, therefore, be regarded
as an authority.
The breeoh block of the 40 inch
"Canet" rapid fire gun blew out, Satur-
day, while being fred for test at Sandy
Hook, killing Corporal Doyle and Priva' @
Conway and seriously woundng Private
Coyne, while Private Mcdonald was
slightly injured. Lieut. Montgomery in
charge Of the guD. escaped. The bodies
were taken to Governors island.
Gov. Grecnhalge was the guest of honor
at the first fall dinner of the Massachusetts,
Club at Young's, Boston. Saturday after
noon. Fx-Gov. Clailn presided, and at
his right hand sat Gov. Greenhalge, the
guest of the afternoon. Ex-Gov Bout
well, exGov. Brackett and Congressman
Walker, all members of the club, were
also present as well as about 10 others.
John Rooney of White Horse Beach, 8
shore hamlet 10 miles below Plymouth.
Mass, was out In his boat pulling lobster
pots, when he disappeared beneath the sur
face and never rose again. II is supposed
that the buoy of a lobster pot broke, throw
ing him over backward, and that a shark
seized him when in the water Rooney
was unmarried ard about 80 years old.
Deputy Sheriff Malouey, Saturday night.
arrested Edward L. Granger, at Hoossc
Tunnel. on the charge of attempt to XIII
with deadly weapon 1t Is alleged that
Granger shot Charles Lsmouret at Hoosac
Tunnel. Thursday. The Frenchman was
wounded three times. and went to North
Adams for medical treatment, and told n
yarn about being shot from ambush in the
woods, where he was chopping 1t turns
out that the ARRAY took place in Granger's
dooryard, and Granger admits the shoot
/ ing. but claims is was justifiablc Beyond
that he says nothing. Lamouret is at the
hospital recovering from his wounds.
All disputes as to the identity OF the
sunsen yacht in the Piscstaqua river al
Portsmouth, were set at rest, SATURDAY.,
by Diver Hurlcr, who went down to the
i'll fated craft at $50 CLOCK and read tho
yachts name on the stern. The cabin
was entered and thoroughly searched for
dead bodies, bus none were found. The
rigging of the craft Jared the worst, I'm,
herwise the vessel did not APPEAR 10 be
badly damage. The cabin door was found
open, and the mystery rs to whether two
or three persons were aboard her still re-.
mains unsolved. The anchor was foun,l
slowed away at the bow, which proves +ba,
the vesse, had not been anchored ,nd
dragged. as was supposed by some pess,ns
A thorough search VIII now be- kent alan,
both shores of the river and Great bav "a,
the bodies of the Inflated yachtsmenI