Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-21

pearance was spremcdltated. he con-
verified property and securities into
about $1,000 in cash which he took with
him.
C. C. Odell, conductor on an Electric
street car. at Los Angeles, Cal, was
killed by an electric shock received by
using a telephone, Thursday night. He
had lust taken down the transmitteI'
when he uttered shrek and fell t.
the ground. He died in few minutes
The trolley wire had broken and crossed
the wire of the telephone used by the
street car company
Mrs. Ann Oatley, the old woman
who killed 4-years-old Mary Anr
Brennan at Fall River, Mass, Thurs.
day. was arraigned in court, Friday
for murder a plea of not guilty wa.
entered and the case was continued
until her sanity could be determined
In the afternoon, the commission de-
clared her insane and she was ordered
committed to the Taunton insane
asylum.
The jury at Buffalo, N. Y, Friday
in the suit of ex-Assemblyman Schoep.
lin against state Senator Coffey, re.
tuf1tu a NeIulCt LUZ lHt. pidllllH
awarding him $65Oo damages. TIL,
suit was for $4,000, the plaintiff ask
ing $4,000 each for SANDER and libel
During the trial the court ruled tina
the Islander could not be maintained
and the trial was continued on the
| libel charge.
| The announcement was made a
Baltimore, Friday. that the Pope has
appointed Rev. DR.. Thomas J. Conaty
rector of the church of the Sacred
| Heart, Worcester, Mass, to succeed
| Bishop John J. Keane as rector of tn,
| Catholic University at Washington
D. c. DR.. Conaty is about 40 years o.
age He was born in Ireland but wa:
reared and educated in America ano
is an American citizen.
| In the supreme court at Nashua, n
H., Friday. the case of the Indian HeaC
Bank against the bOndsmen of the alb
sconding cashier. Frank A. Mexican
was called. Oliver Branch and prOmi
nent attorneys appeared for Charles ST
Clair and other bondsmen, while j. II
s. Frink of Portsmouth and w. w
Bailey appeared for the bank. Brancl
asked for continuance to the law tern
but Mr. Frink desired immediate trial
After considerable discussion Judge
Pearson appointed Friday. November
81, for trial.
| The Metropolitan Steamship Co.
placed in the hands of Clerk Mason
of the United States district court al
Boston, Thursday, its check for $685.
411.69, to satisfy the decree of this
court returned in the suit of w. X.
| Vanderbilt of New York. owner of the
steam yacht Alva, against the owners
of the steamer Fl. F. Dimmock. which
ran down and sank the Alva three
years ago. Under the decree, the
owner of the Alva gets $96 467.30 and
| the balance goes to the AlVa's crew.
who lost personal effects by reason of
the collision.
| The house of d. S. jenkins. promi-
nent farmer Of Greenbush. was broken
into by burglars. Thursday night. who
broke open the front door with an axe
and fired two shots at Nh Jenkins. but
none took effect Two shots We're also
fired at Mrs. jenkins. who started to a
neighbours for help. but she also es-
capped being hit. Two men responded
to Mrs. jenkins CALL but they were
driven from the premises at the point
of a pistol. The thieves took So in
cash. a check for 5000 and several inn
portant papers. Mr. Jenkins has been
in feeble health for some time past.
Alfred Caron. a stone mason. was
working on the immense stone walls
at the Glen Company's mill, No. 8. at
! (n,.lit 4
when a heavy stone was being swung
in place. He slipped under the derrick
boom and at the moment the engineer
lost control of the engine. the wire
rope ran off the drum and the boom
dropped directly on Caron's back. 1t
drove his head against the stone.
crushing it and causing death in a few
! seconds. He was about so years old.
He leaves a son at Berlin. and fam
| lily in Montreal. Quebec. This is the
| first man killed on the works this
season.
The Cleveland, Ohio, Recorder prints
the following: I'm let Gov. Mckinley
name the members of the Cabinet,
said Chairman Mark Hanna. Thurs
day night. Il am not bothering about
that A reporter visited Mr.. Hanna
to find out just what significance was
attached to u call that Gen. Horace
Porter of New York made on him,
Thursday. Did you and General Por-
ter talk about the latters acceptance
of the war portfolio under Mckinley"
was asked. Il am not saying anything
about the Cabinet" replied Mr.. Hanna.
well did you talk politics." NO, we
did not Gen. Porter was just passing
through here on his way West and
simply made me friendly call
| Captain Sterling. master of the
American ship Patrician. arrived at
San Francisco. Thursday, on the
steamer Alameda from Sydney en-
route to New York, to report the loss
of his ship. The Patrician was on her
way from Newcastle to Littleton, N.
s., when a hurricane was run into.
Sail after sail was blown away and the
vessel was partly dismasted. The Pa
| trician began to leak and Captain
Sterling set the American flag union
down at the foremost. All the boats
were gone and just when the crew had
given up the British steamer Fifeshire