Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-17
1t the American four-masted

| II. Atwood and crew OF nine men, after
! spending some 10 hours on the wreck
succeeded in getting to the shore. The
Purltan's home port was San Francisco
, She was owned by c. A. Hooper.
Nine men were at work on staging
inside the new high service water tower
at Lawrence, Mass. Monday morning
| when the staging gave way. Six mer
chung to the falls and three went dowr
with the stage 100 feet to the ground
Richard Mcdonnell, married, Of East
Boston, and Allen Spier, also married
| were badly hurt and may die. William
| Welch of Portland. Me-, was also bad
| ly hurt. The men are iron workers
| employed by f. Hodge & Co, Boston.
Miss Annie wilkins has left her home
at Beverly, Mass. She had been at work
| in Mrs. Nellie Lothard's dressmakine
rooms on Pleasant street for about three
weeks. Since that time she has not been
seen at her home. Mrs. wilkins, mother
| Of the girl, said, Monday, that after leav-
! Ing school, Annie obtained work at the
| Woodbury. Bros factory and stayed
| there several months. She IS the girl
| that young w. S. Flynn OF Salem. had
been waiting on. and in whose company
he was at the time when he committed
suicide on the Bass river bridge. Sept. II.
by shooting. Miss Wilkins is of light
complexion. short and plump, with full.
round face, blue eyes and light hair.
William Fair of Ida Grove, Iowa, has
come forward at San Francisco, to add
the weight Of his testimony against
Mrs. Nellie II. Craven, who claims to
be the contract widow of the million
aire. James G. Fair and to hold pencil
deeds to 100000 Of his estate. He says
that over q year after the date OF the
alleged marriage contract and deeds,
his wife hearing a rumor that he was
married wrote to Senator Fair and
asked him regarding the truth Of the
report In reply he wrote: Il am not
married and never will be-
The Consolidated Steel and Wire Co.
at Braddock, Pa. has started its
works in full. employing 800 men. The
Edgar Thompson steel works are
again in fun operation on large or
der for steel rails for use in Japan.
The Homestead steel works of the
Carnegie Co, are working full in all
Do partments, $500 men being employed.
The force of employees at the Westing-
house Electric works was increased.
Ionday, by 100 men. Preparations for
starting the Westinghouse air brake
FORKS In full are under way. A large
number of air brakes workmen will be
transferred to the Westinghouse Can
adian plant when it is opened.
The New Haven. Conn. Palladium,
Saturday last. printed an interview with
Theo. s. Woolsey. professor of inter
national law at Yale. giving his opinion
en- the recent developments in the NeneZ-
uelan matter. Tuesday. the Palladium
will print the following: BY the use of
st, Itch Il
Saturday morning. with Prof. Woolsey.
is made to convey false impression as
to his tone Of thought and language. HIS
argument was this: THAT if the current
amor was correct (Which was doubtful
ana the Venezuelan boundary We're arbi-
irated between Great Britain and the
United States instead of the real parties
IN the interest ii would be new depart
Ire in American policy and might entail
serious consequences. For. If this coun-
try assumes the position OF guardian
to South and Central American wards.
II may very likely he held responsible for
their aggressions upon European powers
IN the future.
special from New Orleans. La. says:
Several weeks ago Major J. - Quinn.
United States engineer. recognizing the
comparatively defenceless position OF TINS
city against a foreign foe. evolved an
elaborate plan for the building OF Sc,
what is called English Turn. The plans
Ct Major Quinn take into consideration |
the expenditure of nearly So.cWWo ana
the establishment of the forts would re-
CURE fully three years. The Importance |
If the suggestions was recognized by the |
United States authorities having IN
, barge the work of erecting the fortifica-
lions along the Gulf coast. and. TINS |
morning the board of Notifications pro-
Ceeded down the river to make the neces-
sary examinations in connection with the |
project Fort Philip and Fort Jackson |
are at present the only protection to tins |
c;ty. The government has recently made
many improvements at these forts and
equipped them with two large guns each
Herbert A. Willis was brought into
lie superior court at Taunton, Mass.
Monday morning. and arraigned on an
Indictment of the murder of Fred n.
Strange in June last. He pleaded not
guilty in a firm tone. He appeared to
look upon the proceedings very light
~. He was guarded in court by sew
tral officers. There We're few specta-
tors. as the arraignment was sur
prise. Frederic V. Fuller. who has
pcen legal adviser. was assigned as
COUNSEL. and other counsel will be
selected later. After the arraignment
and plea Willis was taken back to the
all. closely guarded. The date for the
hearing has not been set but it will
probably take place bout the first of
January.
one OF the upper stories of the Hotel
Highland. lis Dale street. RoXbary
Mass. an eight-apartment house, WAS
wrecked. Monday morning. it is thought
by an explosion of dynamite. The occu-
pant of the apartment wrecked reported
The matter to the police and they are in
vestigating. Revenge is supposed to have
been the motive. A dynamite cartridge
was thrown down the chimney and eX-
ploded. wrecking the kitchen. in the suite
occupied by Henry T. Burrell and family.
TWO other cartridges We're found on the
roof. neither having exploded The ex-
posion startled the neighborhood and
caused great excitement. There Were
five persons in the kitchen at the time of
The accident and all had narrow escape
from death. Two We're slightly injured
by flying bricks. 1t is rumored that there
has been trouble over the ownership of
the building. Ut is also said there have
been five new janitors at the building
within a month. The present owner of
the hotel is said to be Christopher
O'Br:en. who obtained possession through
some litigation. Mr. Burrill is a dealer
in extracts with an office at 81 India
street. Boston.
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