Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-16

Eugene mckinney or South Amherst
Mass, was found dead in bed, Wednes-
day. with his head partly blown off. II
| is a case of suicide and he had used a
shotgun to do the deed. Family troubles
were the cause.
Alton B. Parker was unanimously NOM
mated for chief justice of the court OF
appeals by the New York Democratic
state committee, Wednesday. The COM
mittee adjourned sine die. without taking
any action in regard to the Chicago plat
form.
VIM. L. Wilson, eX-postmaster-gen-
eral, and formerly distinguished
member of the House of Representa-
tives, was installed into office at Lex
ington, Va, Wednesday, as president
of the Washington and Lee University
Henry Laventure in trying to replace a
small belt at the Jefferson Mill at Man.
chester, N. H., Wednesday, was caught
by another belt and whirled over the
shafting at the rate of 10 revolutions a
minute. He died at the hospital in less
than two hours. His body was horribly
| mangled. He was 10 years of age.
The ninth annual convention of the Ma
tional Association of Life Underwriters
was called to order in the Masonic Tenn
pie at Milwaukee, Wednesday. by Presi-
dent David s. Hendrix of Washington.
At the conclusion Of President Hendrix s
address. Col. c. NJ. Ransom, editor of the
Standard, Boston. read a paper on THE
Origin and Growth, Present and Future.
of Life Underwriters
The opinion of the encouragement
interpreting section % of the new tariff
act, which involves the question
whether goods imported into the United
States by way Of Vancouver are sub
ject to discriminating duty of 10 per
cent. is nearly completed and probably
will be presented to the secretary If
the treasury, Wednesday.
City Marshal Sylvester of Portland.
called at police headquarters at Boston,
Wednesday morning, in connection with
the case of Alexander Crossman. who
was arrested in Brookline by Inspector
Cogan. fugitive from justice. Cross
man is charged with passing a worthless
check for Sl40 The case was continued
in the lower court until Oct. II. and there
will be q hearing before the Governor on
the question of extradition papers.
The grand jury at San Francisco has
been trusted to investigate the genuine
ness of the famous pencil will and deeds
to Miss Nettie r. Craven. alleged to have
been written by the late Senator James
q. Fair. Many witnesses have been sub
poenaed. Among the witnesses Tuesday,
were Attorney r. B. Mitchell. Myer
Rueff. father of Attorney Rueff. and
Pawnbroker Harrington. 1t was expect
co tnat MIS-. craven WOulu De caileu, Out
she was not present.
Dispatches received at the San Fran
cisco Merchants Exchange confirm the
news of terrific hurricane on the Jap
anese coast. The Norwegian bark Aiette,
which sailed from Vancouver for Yoko-
hame was caught by the hurricane at
Nithiska and was wrecked Some of the
sailors were drowned. A part of the
cargo may be saved. The hurricane
struck heavily at Yokahoma. The Brit
sh ship Glenerich. bound for Oregon.
and the British ship Lonsdale. for Vic
toria. were driven ashore. The vessels
have been floated.
A message from Grand Day county. Ok
lahoma states that there is great excite
ment there over the investigation by the
grand jury of the recent burning of the
courthouse. County Treasurer Downing
and County Clerk Walsh have been ar
rested under indictments connecting
them with the burning. and put under
$4,000 bonds each. Eight other indictments
have been returned in the same manner,
several of them against the most promi-
nent men in the county, and sensational
arrests and the unearthing of a gigantic
conspiracy is promised.
Information reached Atlanta Ga.
Wednesday. from Decatur, that Edward
| Flanagan the alleged paranoiac, recently
| convicted of murder after a sensational
trial and now under sentence of death es-
scaped from Jail at that place. last night.
Flanagan was a boarder in the home OF
George Allen. near Decatur. He had q
| mania for falling in love with very young
girls. and conceived mad infatuation for
| little Leila Allen the 13-years-old daugh-
| ter of George Allen. When he asked her
| hand in marriage and was refused, he
set out to exterminate the family. He
succeeded in killing Mrs. Allen, George
Aliens mother. and Mrs Ruth Black. a
visitor. The crime was committed on the
night of Dec. 81 last. Flanagan was tried,
convicted and sentenced to be hanged
and his execution has only been deferred.
pending an appeal. The defence offered
a plea of insanity. and Flanagan himself
declared that he was trying to save Leila
Allen from ruin at the hands of her own
father when he killed the two other
women. @ "'ff t@ 4