Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-30

cial AFFAIRS OF the corporation. bv which
u appears that the total resources of
the concern are $407 900: liabilities. ss17
coo: or an excess Of liabilities amount
Ing to 100000. There are various lega,
complications at present tending To
hinder compromise with the creditors
After much discussions committee was
appointed to investigate matters and
try 10 arrange settlement with the.
creditors.
fatal accident occurred on tho
wyoming Valley Traction lines near
Wilkesbarre. Pa, at A. NJ, THURSDAY
IN "hich one woman was killed and
two women ard boy were seriously
injured. A car jumped the track about
mile from the city and fell upon its
SIDE, pinioning four passengers under
the wreck. Julia Walsh, aged 20. had
both legs cut off and died while being
removed to the hospital. Maggie Cur
ley, aged 2s. was dut on the head and
injured internally. Julia Curley, aged
~ had an arm broken and was cut ON
the head and body. Dennis Hobap.
aged H. had leg broken and sustained
internal injuries.
TWO masked robbers held up Rail-
road Agent Ellis at Separ, a station
10 miles west Of Deming on the South
Pacific road in New Mexico. Tuesday
night. The robbers obtained SIG from
the railroad and express companies
and then compelled Agent Ellis to put
mask and assist in robbing Weem's
store at the station, of small amount
81 cash and consdera BILE merchandise
The two robbers told Ellis they were
TWO OF the three men who robbed Separ
station last July. and that one Of their
iufhDef was Killed on the Union Pacific
Ai'ef the recent Lamy robbery A
posse is after the robbers who rode
towards the Mexican line.
Charles O. Kaiser has been n,acad
under arrest at Aorristown. Pa.
harged with the murder of his wife.
ar ana Mrs Kaiser were supposed to
nave been waylaid by highwaymen.
" eanesday evening. Mrs Kaiser was
'h"t dead and Kaiser received a wound
II MS arm. Suspicion pointed to Kaiser
thursday, detectives made a search
ana found the supposed stolen watch
ana pocket book hidden under a stone
lear where the robbery was supposed
. nave been committed A 32-calibre
'evoiYer with two chambers empty.
vas found about 50 yards away. Kaiser
md his wife quarreled only short
l'1e before they took the fatal drive.
Nbout two weeks ago Kaiser had his
Fife's life insured for $4,000
An insurance suit of much interest tn
ralernal companies was decided in Judge
i 2hnsons court at Milwaukee, Wis.
telsZ, through their guardians sued the
Legion Of Honor to recover on an insur-
tnce policy of $1,000 which their father
hrIstian Reisz; held at the time of his
ieath ara which was TO run to his chill
ifen. Nine days before his death he was
'Npeiled from that order for non-payment
u an assessment levied previously. 1t
Is SHOWN IN the testimony that a ten
ler OF the assessment was made TO the
Ulcers of the order within the 60 days
when IS allowed a policy-holder to be re-
'erdlct for the plaintiffs on this ground
y returned. and a verdict to this effect
Mas returned, giving the plaintiffs the
mount of the policy with interest The
ase will be taken to the supreme court.
$ the point raised has never been decided
- the higher court.
Matthews Roderick. a civil engineer
# Seattle. Wash. was killed Monday
~ Foreman Keene of the Cariboo Min
ng Company in a duel near Camp Nc
lney +. G. On August IS last, Score
ary McAuley of the Cariboo Co, was
leld up and relieved of a gold brick
-alued at s1l 900. Roderick was sus-
1ecteG of the crime and was followed
. Seattle by detectives but they were
Unable to secure any evidence against
him. A few days ago he returned to the
nine where he was closely Swallowed.
,londay. he left for the woods and was
to be searching for the buried
bullion when detected by Keene. A
ight followed which resulted in the
leath Of frederick. Keene is being held
" the British Columbia authorities.
\ dispatch from Jersey shore. Pa.
says: On Tuesday night. white caps
lccosted Robert Norton and Charles
" elsh of Mahoney Pain. at Gordon.
where they had been calling on two
women. The white caps covered the
zen with pistols and ordered them to
ur;p into a creek. They refused and
we're terribly beaten. Then. bound
with ropes. the white caps cast them
nto the creek. They were pulled out
more dead than alive. and We're forced
. their knees and made to promise
lot to call on Gordon women in the
uture. The ruffians then tumbled the
men into a wagon and drove to the
& Reading railroad
restles, where their victims were
'ound with ropes which were fastened
u the trestle. and the men were sus-
ended in the air. Not satisfied. the
Fhite caps pricked the unfortunate
1en with pointed iron rods and left
lem there. The two men We're dis
'overed five hours later by trainmen.
hey will probably recover
The Montenegro princess who We're
y Rome. to attend the wedding of
'1incess Helene of Montenegro to the
Prince o Naples. crown prince of Italy.
tarted for Brinrisi at A. NJ. Thurs
ay. on her way home. At Brindis the
Princess will embark on board the Ital-
ian royal yacht Savoia and sail for
sntivari, the sole sea port of Montene-
no. The Prince of Naples and his bride
oo1 their departure for Florence,
Thursday The route from the Quiri-
al to the railway station was lined
sith troops behind which immense
rowds of people were massed. The
of the populace showed no
lgns of abating and the royal pair We're
inost necessarily cheered. Queen Mar
Inertia was among those who drove to