Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-02-23
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Snow Slides in Colorado. wrought much
damage, Saturday and Sunday, and at
last one life was lost.
Charles F. Weld. 35 years old commit
ted suicide at Boston, sometime Sunday
night, by cutting his throat. He was
found. Monday morning. by one of his
family. in the greenhouse in the rear of
his residence on Hyde Park avenue. De-
spondency was the cause.
The Missouri Legislature has repealed
the vagrancy law. which permitted va
grants to be sold by county sheriffs from
a block. as were negroes in time of slav-
cry. The state now has no statute for
punishment of vagrants.
The Prohibition state convention at
Providence. adopted platform endors-
ing the national platform of the party
G,ienounclng the liquor traffic and the
license system. criticisins the administra-
tion OF the attorney-generars Office. eulo-
gizing the w. c. L. L. and endorsing
womanS' suffrage.
Nicodemas Imapassino. arrested in Buff
ialo, Monday, is wanted for participation
walk. CT. Wednesday night. Imapassino
is supposed to be the tall man" who
accompanied Fuda and the woman from
Stamford on the evening when the woman
was Killed. and he is one that bought
the tickets in Stamford. He answers the
description of the tall man. in every
way.
United States Minister Matt w. Ransom
was selected some time ago as referee in
The Guatemala Mexico boundary dispute
Owing to the illness of his wife and the
improbability of His staying much longer
in Mexico he has resigned the position
successor at an early date. He was to
have received Il fee of $50. 900 in gold for
his labors.
The eighth annual banquet of the Con-
necticut Society Sons of the American
Hartford. CT. Monday. was the largest
attended in the history OF the state socie-
w. About 4O0 persons sat down at the
with ladies'. President Jonathan Trum-
bull of Norwich presided at the literary
exercises, and Joseph G. Woodward. his
torian of the society, was toastmaster.
The Missouri supreme court has rem
dered decision. the effect of which is
county and state offices in Missouri. The
decision was in the case of the state VS..
b. p. Hostetter clerk of the st. Clair
pointed to fill an unexpired term. and at
the next election Mrs. Maggie ID. Wheeler
was elected to succeed him. He refused
women were ineligible. The state sued
to oust him and by the decision succeed
ed. The court held that a woman is eligi
BILE to hold any elective office in the state
which is not specifically barred against
her by statute.
Four people lost their lives in the fire
which destroyed the dry goods store of
NJ. M. Marks, Hannibal. Mo-. early Mon
day morning. The rooms above the store
were occupied by the Marks family and
a number of dodgers. The flames had
gained considerable Roadway when dis
covered and the occupants of the rooms
wild rush for safety. Those who escaped
were. Obliged to leave behind all their
wearing apparel and personal effects. In
the ruins were found the ,frightfully
his two young sons. Irving and Harold
and VIM. Reed. the barkeeper. who
roomed on the second floor. Reed lost his
life by returning for his clothing. after
he had made successful escape from the
building. Loss. $4,000.
A bold attempt Mt body-snatching was
made at Blossom Hill cemetery. Concord.
N. H.. some time between Saturday even
ing and Monday morning. Last Wednes-
day. Mrs. lZelotus Stevens. a former resi-
dent. died at Everett Mass, and her
body was taken to Concord. Saturday.
Funeral services were held at Baker
Memorial church. following which the re-
mains were buried in the family lot in
Blossom Hill cemetery Monday fore
noon. q daughter of Mrs. Stevens, Mrs.
Frank D.. Woodbury., visited her mothers
an attempt had been made to disturb the
body. She notified the police and Deputy
Rand went to the cemetery and opened
the grave. He found that the earth had
Deel1 removed, anu the cover Vi tHe outer
box had been broken open, as had also
the top Of the casket.. but the body had
not been disturbed. 1t Is supposed that
the would-be body-snatchers were fright
eiled off. The Stevens burial lot is in
plain sight of North State street. the
main thorOughfare between 1.-The city
proper, West Concord and Penacook.
The cemetery commissioners have offered
a reward of $500 for the detention of the
parties who attempted to rob the grave.
The police will make thorough inves-
tigation