Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-03
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chairman OF the Popul1St state com
mittee,. has issued Il call for meeting in
Concord. N. H.. Dee. "A.
1t is now known that 81 men were
killed in the fire damp explosion which
took place, Wednesday, in the Frank
erholz coal mine near Hamburg, Ba-
varia.
Fire broke out in the two-story wooden
block occupied by the Newburyport Fur
niture Co. on PLEASANT street, Newbury-
port Mass. at noon Thursday, and
caused n damage of about $1,000. An oil
stove exploded causing the fire.
Albert Kruger. shot and killed his wife
and then drank carbolic acid, dying later,
at Milwaukee, Wis. Thursday. Mrs.
Kruger. when "A widow with 10 children.
was married to Kruger. two years ago.
Domestic trouble was the cause of the
tragedy.
Lord William Beresford. who bought
Mr.. Belmont's 5-year-old chestnut horse.
Keenan,. at London, for $500. "A few days
ago, has sold the horse for $1,000 1t is
understood that Keenan, will be sent to
Calcutta to compete in the race for the
viceroys cup.
George j. Fairweather of Westboro.
Mass. who was found on the floor of his
room in Post Office block Wednesday
evening. with the clothing entirely burned
from his body. died. Thursday morning.
1t is not known how his clothing became
ignited.
Edwin A. Lowe. chief clerk of the New
ton Center, Mass. post office. has been
declared a defaulter to the amount of
SlS4363. and warrant for his arrest on
the application of Post Office Inspector
Evans was granted. Thursday. Lowe. who
il 25 years old. has been missing since
Monday.
Forty or fifty members attended the an
tended the annual meeting of the New
England Trotting Horse Breeders Asso-
citation held at the American House. Bos-
ton. Thursday In the absence of Presi
dent John T.. Thayer. p. Malcolm Forbes
was chairman. The principal business
was the election of officers, and all the
old officials We're reelected. The reports
OF Secretary Jewett and Treasurer Hall
showed the association to be in a flourish
ing condition.
AS Il result of Il meeting held at St.
Louis. Thursday, by members of Il COM
mittee of the Cherokee council proceed
inIS for Impeachment will be brought at
once against Chief Maycs of that nation
and his council. j. Il. Raymond. VIM.
Vann and George Sanders. members OF
the sub committee recently appointed by
the council of the Cherokee nation to in
vestigate the alleged fraud in the pay
ment of $4,000 to the freedmen of the
nation, by which it is said $l26,000 was
stolen.
Near Warrens. 10 miles from Green's
boro. Ala. Wednesday night. John Sing
ley. a wealthy farmer, was called from
his house by negro named Bill Scott.
Sngley was struck on the head and his
throat cut. The negro then went into the
house. where he killed Mrs. SinSley. cut
ting her head off. and. later. killed Dallas
Sngley 10-years-old son. Scott then
robbed the house of 500. Sngley is still
alive but cannot live. He was able 10 tell
the story. A posse is searching for the
negro and if caught he will be lynched.-
The extensive plant of the Laconia
Car Co, the largest manufacturing in
dustry at Laconia, N. H.. which has
been shut down for nearly two years.
is to be put in full operation at once
The controlling interest in the plant
is owned by the Hon. Frank Jones OF
Portsmouth, and the works employ
upward of 600 men. Mr.. Peter Wallins
Walling of Winchester, Mass. will be
the new superintendent.
A special from Milford Del. to the Will
mington, Del. Every Evening. says that
Salvage Bilderback. charcoal burner,
attempted to kill his family, Monday
evening. Before he could complete his
ticndiSh work. his son came home. Bill
derback then seized his army musket and
fled for the woods. A posse was quickly
organized and search for the assailant
was begun, but as yet BHderback has not
been found The villagers threaten to
,
of Mrs. Bilderback and children is serious.
The Hon. Sir Ford North. judge of the
Chancery of the high court Of justice at
London. Thursday, refused an applica-
ton to enjoin the National Cycle show.
which opens at Crystal Palace in holding
it's exhibition unless it includes American
machines. The petitioner was allotted
space which was subsequently withdrawn
when 1t became known that he intended
to exhibit American wheels Justice
North. in rendering his decision said that
if the plaintiff succeeded at a trial of
the case he would be entitled to sllbstan-
tial damages, but it would be an injustice
to the defendant to order specific per-
Torrance.
Mrs. VIM. f. Hawley was found dead
in Oakland. Cal. Sept. 6. and the coroner
rendered a verdict of suicide that same
afternoon. The remains were buried at
her home at Napa. The will that Mrs
Hawley lett bequeathing her property to
her husband has been contested by her
sisters and brothers. her body having
been exhumed and her skull is now in
| the hands of Il San Francisco chemist for
examination. The relatives charge that
! the will produced by her husbands. which
is intended to benefit him to the extent
| of $4,000 is a forgery, and while they will
say nothing as to the issue of the ey-
animation of the skull they have nut de-
| tectives on the case and the supposition
! is that they will try to prove that Mrs.
! HaWlt, did not cOm.nitt Spic;.7a