Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-25

Brought BY the Wires from North, East,
South and West.

| went into commission at tuc hluteTy navy
yard, Saturday. The ship was delivered
to Commander A. HI. b. lille by Com
mandant George G. Remey. The follow
ing officers reported for duty: Commander
A. Fl. B. Lille. Lieut.. Charles Il. Fox
Lieut.. f. s. Carter. Ensign Henry n
Hough, Assistant Surgeon M. X. Johnson
Paymaster Joseph Foster and YeOman F.
8. Larkdn.
The funeral Of the late George M. Pull
man was held at the family residence or
Prairie avenue, Chicago, Saturday. The
officiating clergymen were the Rev. Drs
N. D. Hills of Chicago, and c. N. Eaton
of the New York, the latter visitor at
the Pullman home on the night of the
great financier's demise. Each spoke
briefly, a quartet sang and the casket was
closed. The interment was in the family
lot at Graceland.
BY the arrest of four men at Boston,
Saturday, the police believe they have
checked the daily express robberies in
| Boston. Two men are alleged to belong
to an organized gang Of thieves, the
other two men are considered important
| captures. their work has been the bold
| est ever known in Boston. 1t Is known
that cigars valued at $4,000 have been
| stolen and the whole amount of the thefts
| is at least $4,000.
| Little James Brown, the 2-years-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. James Brown OF North
| Andover, Mass, met with a shocking
death, Saturday, while playing with
matches about the kitchen in his parents
| house. The victims clothes caught fire
and he was terribly burned before assis-
| lance arrived Medical aid was fruitless
and the unfortunate child died shortly
after the accident.
| After y hours of the most terrible
agony. Lena Pelkey, 9 years old died at
the general hospital at Lawrence. Mass,
Saturday evening. as the result of hor-
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| bonfire in small grove on GrOtOn
street. Saturday morning. She attempted
| to fan the blaze with her apron which
caught Ire and portions of her body were
| burned to crisp. Expert medicalassis-
lance was rendered but their efforts were
| of no avail.
Robert T. Lincoln has accepted the
presidency of the Pullman Palace Car
Company position made vacant by
the recent death of George NJ. Pullman.
1t was the wish OF the family. which
| controls 62-100ths of the stock. that Mr..
Lincoln should take the head of the
concern. He had been closely identi-
fled with the late magnate in a bust
ness and social way, and is well fitted
to manage the affairs of the company
Maj. Garland, the only survivor Of
the crew of the Constitution, was
rendered a reception, Saturday. on
board the old ship at the Charleston,
Mass. navy yard. by the members OF
the Massachusetts Society of the
Daughters of 1872. Mrs. Nelson V.
Titus. president of the society, received
the guests and presented them to the
old gentleman. who. in spite of his IS
years, seem to enjoy the attentions of
the visitors as much as would
younger man.
A private cablegram received at New
York. Saturday, from Paris announces
the arrest there Of William r. Foster
who in 1883 stole s193. 900 from the gra-
tuity fund of the produce exchange
here, and who since that time has been
looked for in many parts OF the world
by detectives. When Foster disap-
peared from New York he was accom-
panied by a woman known as Lulu
Benoit, who passed as his neice. The
cablegram states that his whereabouts
were discovered through following a
woman who is alleged to be Lulu
Benoit.
Three masked men, holding six loaded
revolvers in their hands. ran into the gro
Gerry store of A. F. Bartlett on Sycamore
street. Lynn Mass, at $50 p. NJ, Satur-
day. and after terrorizing five clerks and
two customers. departed with S125. In
righteousness the robbery eclipses any
thing of the sort which has ever taken
place there. and it was of such a charac-
ter that ii must have been carefully
planned. The three men wore masks and
long cotton coats, and the clerks are I'M
able to give the slightest description of
them. Mayor Ramsdell was notified of
the desperate robbery a few moments
nd ha i,,,y,, II,
thorized a reward of $3.50 for the capture
of any of the men,
AT A. NJ. Sunday, and attempt at
incendiarism was frustrated at New !
ton Highlands, Mass. Miss Lillian X
McKensie. living on Walnut street.
was awakened to find the house full
of smoke and an alarm was sounded
from Box 81. On the arrival of the
fire department. fire was discovered in |
four different places in the cellar. The
woodwork and waste material had been
saturated with kerosene and the f.
had made good progress before it was
discovered. The damage was about
5000. The police and fire marshal are
Investigating the case.
James Sullivan of the battleship
Massachusetts was drowned off the
cliff at Narraganset Pier, r. l., early
Sunday morning, by the capszing of
boat. Sullivan and a companion
named Robert Neagel of Boston, We're
on their way to New York in a sail
boat procured in Newport and the boat,
in gybing, upset. Neagel reached the
shore in an exhausted condition bat
has now recovered. Captain Church
| of the life saving station at Narragan-
sett Pier. instituted search for the
body but without success. Neagel
states that the pair being short .of
funds, started with the sail boat, hop
ing to reach New York before the ex-
piration of Sullivans furlough, which
| was nearly up.
The Olympic Athletic Club of Birm-
| ingham, Eng, was crowded, Saturday
| evening, at the boxing match between
Dick O'Brien, the middle-weight of
| Boston, Mass, and Frank Craig, 1.-The
| Harlem Coffee Cooler" for a purse of
ESQ. Craig was defeated in a round
and half. At the beginning of the
second round the Coffee Cooler