Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-03
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In the 100-kilometres bicycle race for
the amateur championship of the world,
at Glasgow, Monday, Gould of Eng
land, was first; Ouon of France, was
second Schroeder of Denmark, was
third Time hours and 10 minutes
6 rs seconds.
1t was announced at New York, that
the navy department has decided to
turn the wooden cruiser Lancaster over
to the Brooklyn Naval Reserves to be
used by them as a drill ship and as Il
home for the battalion. the same as an
armory is used by regiment.
Owen J. Barker of Lynn, Mass. shot
by footpads, Saturday night, in his own
dooryard will recover from the wound
Of the bullet that passed through his
body The police have no clue to the
identity of the men who shot him. Bar
ker's description is vague and that OF
those who saw the pair running away Is
even less definite.
Ten thousand persons saw Frank Don
ahue Is years old, a slack wire bicyclist,
meet "a terrible death at Ridgewood Park.
Long Island, Sunday night. Decorated
with many vari-colored incandescent
lights he was ridington live trolley wire
rs feet above the ground, when he lost
his pedals and, with a cry of terror, Tell
to the ground. He was almost instantly
killed.
The report of the autopsy at Boston,
in the case of Alice NJ. Barrett. made
by Medical Examiner Steadman, has
been filed with District Attorney
Stevens. 1t declares that death re-
suited from a pistol wound in the
heart. No suggestion is made whether
the death was suicide or murder. 1t IS
probable that an inquest will be or
dered by the district attorney
Samuel Wolf, confectioner, in Jer-
sey City, said to several boys, Monday,
that he would give plate of ice cream
to the one of them who would hold his
arm in an ice cream freezer the long
est. Several entered into the competi-
ton among the Willie Lockwood. who.
although suffering frightful pain. kept
his arm i'm a freezer for four minutes.
When he withdrew it, it was frozen
stiff and he was taken to a hospital
where il was said that amputation
would be necessary.
Fredk. Buxton, the Easton, CT,
former, who was captured. Saturday
night. after a four hours seige. and
after efforts extending over several
days by officers to take from him a
pair of Moses Ogden's horses which he
was holding for damages. was given a
hearing before Justice Hyatt at Eas-
ton. Monday. To the charge of assault
with intent to kill Constable Osbourne,
Buxton pleaded not guilty. He was
held for the superior court under bonds
of 1920, and went to Jail.
Edward FitZ, the young man who
shot Hiram Burlingame. SO, an in
offensive Old man, who lived hermit
life in a hut at Hampton Plains, three
miles from Westfield, Mass. Sunday.
was arraigned Monday, charged with
assault with intent to kill. By advice
of his lawyer, he pleaded not guilty.
The case was continued until August
II, and Fitz was held without bail. 1t
is plainly evident that he is weak
mentally which explains his shooting
the old man on so slight a provocation
as a disagreement over the price of a
revolver which Fitz wished to buy.
There was a lively fight at Richards
road house. near Bangor. Sunday. A
young man named Merry Hughes, one
of the local toughs, went to the house
and announced that he was ready to
eat, drink or fight, he did not care
which. When the proprietor tried to
put him out, Hughes began a general
attack, and soon had the house cleared
of all hands, some of the visitors
escaping through the windows. Rich
ards, the proprietor, had one eye
out, the furniture was wrecked and
nearly every pane OF glass in the build
ing smashed The police are now look
ing for Hughes.