Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-30
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The steamer Maid Of Kent. Captain
Holmes, New York for Greenwich. CT.
while off Sands Point, n. Y, Wednes-
day night, in a rough sea. had her in
lection pipe blown off the boiler and
Fireman William Higgins. aged % OF
Greenwich, was scalded to death.
The Virginia Populists state con-
vention at Roanoke, Thursday noni
mated Captain Edmund X. Cooke Of
Cumberland. for lieutenant governor.
no other nominations We're made. A
committee was appointed to name
men for other places on the ticket in
the event that the Democrats decline
to fuse.
Mrs. Augusta Mack and Martin
Thorn We're arraigned in the court of
general sessions at New York, before
Judge Newburger, Thursday. to plead
to the indictment. charging them with
the murder of Guldensuppe. the former
bath attendant of the Murray III lis
baths, and pleaded not guilty. They
were remanded to the Tombs. The two
prisoners looked worried, Mrs. Mack
more so than her companion.
Three youths Joseph Marchant.
Amasa Marriott and Joseph Sharett
We're taken from Haverhill to Nashua.
N H., Thursday, to answer to the
charge of burglarizing the store "f
Addison X. Chase in that city, last
Monday night. The trio were found,
Wednesday, with plenty of money and
were arrested on suspicion. Later il
was learned they We're wanted IN
Nashua. 1t is alleged they stole $50
from a safe and a ladies' gold watch in
the burglary. Thirty dollars and the
watch were found upon them.
Mr.. John J. Bryan is seriously i'll at
Newburyport, Mass. as the result of
eating steamed ham, Wednesday night
and five others who ate of the ham are
considerably affected. Cyrus Adams
his son, Michael Dunn. Miss Annie
Dunn, Mrs Fred Greenway and Mrs
Bryan ate ham for supper and soon
after all were seized with violent
spasms. Physicians worked hard and
barely saved Mr.. Adams life. Mrs
Bryan is not yet out of danger. The
others are in no danger, but are very
sick. The city officials are investigat-
ing the case
The officers and members of the At
lantic Coast Seamens Union. have de-
cided to petition Congress to enact a
law prohibiting "Crimps' or agents,
so-called, from shipping seamen, to
abolish the allotment note system, and
to make the United States shipping
commissioner a salaried official. A
petition setting forth the grievances
and abuses arising from the present
system and asking for relief through
the establishment of a commissioner
ship to have jurisdiction in the matter
was prepared at a meeting of the Of
ficers of the union, held at Boston,
Thursday. and will be sent to Congress-
A Bombay dispatch says: The situa-
ton at Camp Malakand has become
very serious Word has been received
that the natives in large force made a
second attack on the fort today. The
fighting was very severe. Thirteen Of
the British We're killed and 30 wounded
among the latter being Lieut. CASTILLO
The tribesmen lost 100 The worst fea-
ture of the situation now is that the
garrison is short of ammunition. and it
is feared the whole supply will be ex-
hausted before reinforcements arrive.
The government is making the great
1t is reported that Mad Mullah has
mustered at least 10000 tribesmen.
The jury at Batavia. n. Y, in the trial
of Howard Benham for the murder by
prussic acid poisoning. of his young wife,
Florence in January last returned YER
diet of guilty of murder in the first de-
gree, Thursday. The case has been a
notable one, owing TO the youth, wealth
ana social standing of the defendant and
the dead woman, and interest was added
to 1t by the sensational evidence given
during the trial. Benham's mother-in-
law, Mrs. Farrant, swore that just before
her daughter died. her son-in-law gave
the sick woman dose of some medicine
TO which the patient objected, piteously,
saying: Howard. ! think you're real
mean | don't want to take that stuff y
of heart failure and much expert evil
The defence WAS that Mrs. Benham died
dence was introduced on both sides. Mrs.
Benham left an estate of about $40 900 and
the prosecution contended that her hus-
band poisoned her to obtain this so that
he might marry "A young woman named
Mary Ward but this the defence vigor-
ously denied.