Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-30

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SuOil III kilfSstOU, N. H., winch VIII
give employment to 100 men.
Gen. A. w. Greedy. chief Of the United
states weather bureau at Washington.
has arrived at his summer residence Al
iamprey Corner kensington. N. H.,
where he will spend his vacation.
Harry ID. Carter, drug clerk at
Maxwelfs pharmacy, Lynn, Mass, was
pouring some benzine from one bottle
to another. Sunday afternoon, when 1t
exploded, badly burning him about the
hands and face. The building was set
on fire causing a damage Of $500 or
5000.
The collapse of the Massachusett =
3eneft Life Association Of Boeton, is
regarded in Lima. Peru, as disastrous
The only security that the policy
holder there mas is 10000 soils local
guarantee, ard this is scarcely suf'-
cient to cover 20 per cent. of the liabil-
| titles.
Iacien Lesna. the European ong-dis-
lance champion of 3D. proved MS right
to pose champion IN 81 by defeating
j. Frank Starbick Of Philadelphia, in
2J-IIll1e match race at Charles River park.
Saturday. lie also secured the American
| paced competitive records from 3 10 %
miles inclusive, lowering the majority OF
| records created by his old-time rival,
Jimmie Michael on Manhattan Beach,
| the previous week.
| A highway robbery was committed at
| Hanson, Mass, Saturday which for
boldness equals anything that has oc-
CURED in that section for some time.
| Mrs. Annie Poole of South Weymouth
was relieved of a gold watch and her
purse. containing sum of money, by
two Notwithstanding tramps, whom she
met on the road between South Han
son and North Hanson.
Consul General Karcl at, ST. Peters
burg, informs the state department
that a measure has been sanctioned by
the Emperor Of Russia providing that
after January /, 1870. all coastwlse traie
Of RUSSO must be carried in Russian
ycsgQls with the exception of salt from
the Back and Azov seas, TO ports on
TIE Battle. A similar law was passed
in 1890 but has cemained dead letter.
A young man describing himself as
Timothy Waters, a laborer oil Haver-
straw y. Y. applied for surgical aid at
| the Leonard Street police station. New
York city. sunday. He was suffering
from pistol Shot wound in the back
which rs said he had received In fight
at HsveTstraw. As the injured man de-
c!incd 10 give any particulars of the af-
fray. tie police are inclined to doubt the
| story Of the fight and suspect that wal
tcrs was shot while attempting some un-
lawful act up the Hudson. Walters is
now a patient a the Hudson Street hos
pifal.
The Behring sea commission met
again at Halifax, n. s. Saturday. The
Hon. +. Peters. who occupied the whole
session, Friday. continued his address.
He followed on the same grounds rs
taken by him Friday in regard to
the loss to the sealers from prospective
catches. AS during the previous ST s
sion Of the commission. he quoted from
number Of authorities to support his
statements.
Pending decision as to whether it
viii go into liquidation the Bank of
Minneapolis. has closed it's doors. II is
capitalized at 100000, and has deposits
Of $4,000. The bank has not failed in
the sense of being bankrupt, but has
simply gone out of business The Phil
Scheig embezzlement some three years
ago, followed by the suicide of Cashier
Bofferding, was a blow from which its
credit never recovered.
DR.. Bancroft, superintendent of the |
New Hampshire insane asylum at Con- |
cord, was in Dover, n. H., Saturday to |
see Joseph T.. Kelley. the Somersworth /
murderer. DR.. Bancroft spent several |
hours with Kelly in the Jail, but re- |
fused to disclose anything concerning |
his discoveries. He did state he was I
employed by counsel for Kelly, and I
they did not wish him to make public
anything about the case. Dr. Bancroft
a
supplement his examination.
MIR. Willis. the father of the notorious
W ills boys, of Taunton is coming home.
II VIII be remembered that he left mis-
nome there suddenly two months ago,
and was accidentally heard from as be-
lnS N Los Angeles, through check
which came home from him 70 a Taunton
bank. Last week, his wife received q let
ter from him, saying he was tired of be-
ing away from home. and wanted 10 |
come back. bat had not the money to
pay his passage With, and would his wife
send the price of his passage. Saturday
the money was sent for his passage
About 500 was recently given Mrs. Willis
by kind-hearted citizens. Before that she |
was almost penniiess.
Two men were Killed and another
was injured at 245 T. NJ, Saturday, by
the collapse of brick building on
North Bennett avenue. a five-foot alley
Prince streets. in the North end Bos-
ton. One of the men killed was linden
titled as Giovanni Crimino. aged %
years, who lived at Ply Tileston street
The other man killed was not indenti-
fled. He was of middle age, about 5
feet inches in height, with black hair
and mustachc, and weighing about $50
pounds. The man injured is Dominica I
Amallo of 81 Prince street, whose in +
jurieS are not serious.
William "A. Murray. the Petersburg.
' a., photographer VINO was at New York |
To see the body OF William Guldensuppe
at the morgue. which, he says. he identi-
iies that of William s. Edwards an
employee of his. called at the coroner's
office, Saturday. lie described perfectly
The satchel found in the woods at Kings
bridge, near the lower part of the body
lf tsuldensuppe and asked to see it, He
said that it was surely one that he had
loaned TO Edwards on May 50 last and
Identified Two riVets which he had put
n the satchel TO make it stronger As
sistant District Attorney Rosalsky said
nat the Identification, If true. would
make no difference to the prosecution Of
la NI,e Il |