Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-13
to date aggregate two and one quarter
million dollars.

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The district court at Washington, to-
Friday. Judge Cole. rendered decision
in the Purcell Company Envelope con-
tract case. denying the applica ion for
an Injunction against the government.
Judge Cole ruled that il the company
had Il valid contract it had a remedy
in the court of claims.
Someriield Denis, a negro boy under II
years OF age, was hanged at Snow HILL
Md, at 1ol5 A. NJ, Friday. He met his
fate stolidly and showed no signs of fear.
Dennis killed his step-father with a shot
gun in January of this year. because the
latter whipped him for laziness. He was
convicted mainly upon the testimony OF
his mother and two younger brothers,
who We're witnesses to the crime.
Governor Richards OF Wyoming. has
received information from Deputy
Game Warden Pyle that 40 Bannock
Indians from Idaho, who are killing elk
in the vicinity of Jackson's Hole, have
successfully resisted arrest. By re-
quest of Governor Richards, Secretary
of the Interior Bliss has issued orders
to Fort Washaku authorities to drive
the Indians back to their reservation.
MIR. J. Burns of Burns. Phillips & Co,
'-NtiicHr ~. -. w d5tiil VI tuc AdJld-
dian Austrial line is IN Vancouver on
his way to London. He came by the
way of Hong Kong and reports one
side of the war cloud in the east is that
all the great powers represented there
are fully annexng all unnoticed and
previously insignificant islands in the
Pacific.
Arthur Beers. who was shot by
Henry kiernev, colored at Danbury.
Conn. last Friday night after an at
tempt to gain admission into the
house Of landlord Fairchild Of Great
Plains, where he supposed his abduct-
ed child was, died at the city hospital.
late Friday night. Kierney will be ar
raigned in the city court. Saturday.
charged with murder i'll the first de-
glee.
A special to the Rochester On. "
Post Express from Luckport says
Belle RoWen of the EWings Road, New
fame, was found dead in bed. Wednes-
day. Her brother was taken iii AT the
same time with vomiting and crampe,
and died. Friday. The coroner is in
vcstigating the cases and it is feared
poison led to the deaths. The brother
ana sister lived together on little
farm in Newfanc Both were nearly
60 years of age.
A young woman supposed to be
Della Walsh. 60 years of sc. Of Salem.
Mass, hu; who is known by the police
Of thnIlast 35th street station. New
York. as Z frequenter of Third avenue
in Their precinct, drank a quantity of
carholic acid, Friday, as she was walk
ing To the station house. under arrest.
after having smashed a big plate glass
window in n saloon. She died in Belle
vue hospital! three minutes after he
ing taken there.
Miss Matte Eastman. one Of the best
known residents of Littlcton. y. II.
committed suicide. Tuesday. by jump
ing from the Cottage Street bridge
into the Amsnoncosuc river. a distance
of about 40 feet. AS there Is but two
feet Of water in the river a this point
she was probably instantly killed BY
striking the rocks. Her body was
quickly recovered. II is supposed tn
act was caused by Illness which had
extended over two years.
Gov. Ramsdell Of New Hampshire.
Friday. nominated Associate Justice
Isaac y Biodgett of Franklin. to he
chief Justice of the New Hampshire
supreme court TO fill the vacancy
caused by the death of the late Chief
Justice Carr enter, aud John f. Young
of Exeter. 10 succeed Justice iSlOdgett
rs associate. Both nominations Were
confirmed by the executive council
CHIEF Justice Blodgett is the senior
mem\er Of the New Hampshire bench
H. IS a Democrat in politics and is the
first follower Of that party to he APP
pointed chief Justice by Republican
governor in 20 years.
Mrs. ]. Polk Doane. OF Dover. Del.
is dead and her sister. Mrs. J. p. Dun
ming, is seriously i'll. the result of pois-
oning from eating candy. Four other
persons were made sick. but soon re-
covered. Mrs. Dunning is the wife of
], Preston Dunnins, the wel-known
Associated Press correspondent now in
Porto Rico. and both women are the
daughters of Ex-Congressman John Il,
Pennington. The candy came through
TIE mail, Wednesday. The pos,mafk
on the box was ''illegibe." but it is Il
supposed by Mrs. Dunning to have
been sent by a lady friend in San
Francisco
The secretary of the interior has re-
ceived Il report from Acting Supt.
Zevely, stationed in California. to pro-
tcct the national perks from trespass
ing sheep herds. Mr.. Zevely has fin
ished his portion of the work and
Troop A, Utah Cavalry. has been de-
tailed to patrol the parks. He says
that 100000 sheep have been elected.
50 bands in all from Yosemite Park,
and it is thought that the work has
been as successful in the General Grant
and Sequoia Parks. The herds have
been 50 long in Yosemite Park that
nearly all the grass and forage had
been destroyed.