Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-27
NEWS susas,s.
Brought BY the Wires irsm North, East
South and West.

hiSH', dl SHlcaSO Loss about 500 900
insurance. $4,000.
"A special from Fostoria, O., saws that
the Harter mill, the largest winter
wheat mill in the country. was de-
stroyed by fire. Friday night. The loss
is estimated at $150,OOO.
George Ruth of Flathead. Mont arrived
at Portland, Ore. from Dawson CITY. ON
the steamer Elder Friday evening. He
ieft there, Nov. 5.-He says there were
between 500 and 1000 persons congregated
at Dawson and vicinity, and that the pro-
VISIONS there are sufficient to winter only
about 1000.
Belle Boyd, the woman whom history
has declared the most active spy talk
ing pax n thc iGte war, serving for the
Contederacy, is under arrest at Lex
lngton. KY, charged with ATTEMPTING
to avoid payment of board bill.
While a Christmas salute was being
fired from an old cannon at Asheville.
N. c.. Saturday, can containing 80
pounds of powder. exploded in the
thick of crowd of 100 men and BOYS.
thirty or 40 persons We're injured, but
none. it is believed, fatally.
The match race between Michael and
''"'N' III A'ANNiocli SNuuiC Nidi uSIl, Ddl
u1day night. was won by Michael in
81 minutes LIS seconds Chase fell in
the 29th mile and he then retired.
Michael was IS laps ahead The track
was 10 laps to the mile. and the race
was 80 miles.
Three firemen We're injured, one IA
tally and two seriously, and $i25,000
damage was done by fire which broke
out, Saturday morning, in the six
story building, 5th avenue and Monroe
street, Chicago. occupied by the
Knickerbocker Shirt Co and a number
of other concerns.
John Healy, 80 years old was stabbed
and seriously wounded Saturday even
ing by George H. Lincoln of No. 4O1
East 123rd street, New York, at whose
house Healy lived up to three weeks
ago. The stabbing was done during a
quarrel that arose out of the alleged
friendly interest displayed by Healy in
Mrs. Lincoln.
President Mckinley and his brother
Abner are named as executors of the
last will of Nancy Allison Mckinley.
The will was filed in the probate court.
at Canton, O., Friday, and the whole
property, save gift to the servant. is
beQueathed to Miss Helen Mckinley,
the daughter who lived with Mrs. Nc
Kinley.
1t is probable that the will of DR..
Evans of Paris, the American dentist,
which bequeaths the bulk of his large es-
tate to the Thomas w. Evans Museum
and Institute of Philadelphia, will be con-
tested by dissatisfied relatives. DR.. Ev-
ans made 80 requests to members of his
family. but they aggregate only S2)000o,
the remainder of his property, estimated
to be worth several millions, having been
left to the new museum and institute at
! Paris.
Martin Burke, 26 years old, and I'M
married, employed in one of the card
| ing rooms in the Amoskeag mills and
residing in corporation boarding
house in Stark street, Manchester. n.
| H.. jumped into the cOmpany's canal
Saturday. at point near the canal
| bridge of the Olzendam hosiery and
was drowned. Burke has been insane
at times for number of years.
! The report of Ellis 3. Reynolds, spec
| isl agent on the recent conflict be-
tween Indians and game wardens in
~Routt county. Col, is complete vim
dication of Wilcox, a warden, and his
men. Mr.. Reynolds, after taking the
testimony of six Indians and the II
wardens who participated in the
| trouble says he is fully convinced that
the Indians fired the first shot and
that no blame whatever can be at
tached to the wardens.
! Lawrence McCarty, Waterman emf
ployed by the government at Fort La
| fayette New York, was frozen to death
| in a skiff. Saturday morning. and the
body was found drifting about the Mar
rows. with the boat by the crew of the
tug John Fuller Captain Stearns, VI
the tug. had his men lash the boat and
its dead freight to the tugs stern. ana
it was lowed to the government dock
1T Fort Hamilton. The sentry or
guard readily identified the corpse.
Tuesday afternoon Jacob Weinand.
aged SO. was found brutally murdered
in his home, at ST. Louis. A wad of
| baircloth had been forced down his
throat and then he was bound and
strangled with towel. Friday even
Jag, William Roberts, alias Doyle, alias
Dublin, confessed to the crime. He SAD
he knew Weinand had some money IN
the house and laid plans to commit the
robbery. Weinand fought so fiercely
that he killed him. Roberts laughed
while telling his story.
James F. Calman. an engine driver
in the New York fire department, sac
1,iced his own life. Saturday. rather
than run down a woman and a little
piri. who. transfixed with fright. were
unable to get out of his way. To avoid
them, he gave the engine too sharp a
turn, and it toppled over, with him be-
meath it, killing him almost instantly.
The child was carrying Christmas
doll and Calman had just reported for
duty after having been present at the
Christmas celebration of his own TWO
children.
Mrs. Catherine C. Terry, Wife OF
George H. Terry of 65 Pendleton
avenue. Springfield. took carbolic acld'
Friday night, and died from its eHects
early Sunday morning. Mrs. Terry
called en- City Marshal Mcdonald,
Thursday. and said that her husband
had left her as result OF a disagree
ment. The marshal advised her to re-
turn to her home and await develop
ments Friday night Mr.. Terry re-
turned and found his wife in stupor.