Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-23
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News t.sts,'y says that. Sunday, while a
req :ns.ns VAS crossing a p0ntOon bridge
over 10 river Maros. near Hoad, the
briLEr collapsed. Three hundred men
were immersed and 1t Is feared that at
least S0 were drowned.
.jsbnl. Blair. the banker and philan-.
tropists Monday celebrated his 9sth
birthday at his home In Bla1rstOwn, N.
J. He founded the town and nearly all
the residents In 1t depend for q liveli-
hood on the industries he started.
Lizzie Boigsky was arraigned, before
Nohday. charged with the murder OF her
infant child. She was arrested. Aug. 4.
hut was sent to the city hospital. as she
was seriously Ill. \ She pleaded not guilty
and was held without bail, the case being
continued until Wednesday.
Eben Itenschneld Of Plymouth. a
freight brakeman employed on the
New York. New Haven & Hartford
Railroad, was Killed on the Nantasket
branch at Hull. Mass. Monday. by
falling under moving gravel train
He was about 50 years OF age.
News has reached San Francisco
from the Orient that early in July
there was battle between the rebels
at Wu-Chow and the imperial Chinese
troops in which the former were VIC
torious. Over 1900 of the troops were
slain and their bodies thrown into the
river ri
prospectors Have arrived at Seattle from
Copper river. Alaska, on the steamer Ex-
celsiOr. They brought with them comics
of a set of resolutions passed at recent
miners meeting. setting forth that gold
in paying quantities had never been dis
covered in the vicinity Of Copper river
and that the Valdez glacier was impassa-
BILE for large outfits.
The arrangement Of Daniel Hastings
an aged man. at South birmingham,
Mass, Monday. charged with attempt
ing to kill Alexander Roblechau on the
morning Of August 5. disclosed a story
Of alleged attempted poisoning of a
foreman by reyengeful laborer.
Hastings was, held in $1,000 for a hear
ing next Thursday.
The, latest stampede from Dawson
City is to the north fork Of Forty Mile
creek. on American soil. The news has
been brought to Seattle by parties ar
irving from Dawson. They report tina.
on Aug. End. word of rich find on
Forty Mile creek reached Dawson and
in "a hours about 500 people had start
ed for the scene Of the reported dis
covery. They were mostly idle men.
The old miners did not have much faith
in the report.
Inquiry at a downtown business house
at New York. where the woman found
dead in Nahant Bay. Mass. who is sup
posed to be Mrs. Agnes Van Hurst of
New York was believed to be known, did
not result in clearing the mystery. Cards
or written addresses were found on the
banker, No. 131 Nassau street, New York;
Strong & Cadawalder No. 40 Wall street.
and the New York Finance Co., 81 and 36
Wall street. The last named firm went
out of business many months ago. The
firm of Strong & Cada valdez say they
know nothing OF a Mrs. Van Hurst.
Much suspicion has been caused by
the dea&so the wife of Ernest Pos
sal. a German. whose remains were
found beneath the cliffs at Florence.
Italy. The, maiden name Of the de-,
ceased wa 81 Eleanor Beckett. She was
either an american or an English,
woman! The couple have been stay
ing at Florence since July l. The hus-
band returned home alone from
drive, and Mrs. Possal's body was af-
terward found. The authorities or
dered that the remains be exhumed
and the husband is now under bail.
According to the newspapers the de-
ceased was insured for $4,000.