Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-20
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The celebrated matchmaker. Lobner Of
Berlin. has perfected a mechanism capa-
BILE of measuring and recording the one
thouSandth part of second.
United States Minister Hunter of Qua
temala, cables the state department that
Gen. Morales. leader of the revolution.
was captured in Il cave. Wednesday. and
died on his way to prison at San Sebas-
tian.
Word was received at st. Louis from
Alton. ILL.,, that Chris Won der Abe. for
mer president of the st. Louis base ball
club. was married in that city. Thursday,
to Miss Kaiser. This is the magnate's
third ma trimonial venture.
The Corean government referring to
a German request for concessions, has
notified the German consul at Seoul
that it proposes to establish railway
bureau and to construct it's own rail-
ways, and that therefore no further
concessions will be granted.
There were severe thunder storms. Fri
day morning. in various parts OF England.
with torrential rains and hail. The dis
trict of Carmatheshre. in Wales. was
swept by tornado. The town of Liam
ely is flooded several feet deep. Grea.
damage was done. traffic was paralyzed
and the people were panic-stricken.
Kid Mcfarland of New York City.
and Owen Zeigler of Philadelphia.
fought 20 rounds, Friday night. before
the Lenox A. c. at New York. and Char
ley White. the referee, decided in favor
of Mcfarland. who, with the exception
Of the last two rounds. had all the bet
ter of the bout 4.
+ Miss Mary Jay Bourne. aged q years.
daughter of Rev. Mr.. Bourne of New
York, who is spending the summer at the
summer residence of the family in Bar
rington. r. l., saved e. w. O'Neil, Ar
thur Dessault and Joseph McHenry from
drowning, Friday noon, in the Warren
river. by going to their rescue after they
had capszed from a boat and were about
to go to the bottom.
The well-known Jewish firm of Solo
mon 4; Koppel at Bogota. is financing
the payment of the unsettled portion
of the Cerruti claim. the arrangements
10 eliminate at the expiration OF eight
months. The Italian cruiser Umbria.
one of the Warships in the squadron
under command of Admiral Candiani,
now in Colombian waters in cOnnec-
ton with the claim, arrived at Colon,
Thursday but will return to Carthage
mia, Saturday.
On Aug 10. Valmore Nichols. farmer
lltlllS HtdT 1 pSlldIll. Auy olGilousiy
disappeared. He was known to have
quite sum of money in his possession
at the time. His body was found In the
Detroit river between Belle Isle and the
American shores Thursday. There were
two heavy stones bound to his feet with
wire. which weighted the body down so
that only the top of his head was visible.
This had been sighted several times by
parties rowing.4but it looked 80 much
like buoy tlat8it was not before inves-
tigated. AS no mace of the money was
fS on his, psra the police incline to
John OToole waS shot at New York.
Thursday night. muse Matthew Schill,
a companion of his, threw a stone at a
dog in. front of 40 Fifth stfeet.s Jersey
City. he is in a very precarious condition
in the city hospital and is believed to be
mortally injured y Toole said he lived
in Fall River. Mass. He said he and his
cant lot in Fifth sekeet when a dog APP
peared and began to snap and bite at
them.s O'Toole said that Schill threw a
stone at the dog. when a head appeared
at an upper window of 40 Fifth street
and a man yelled$at tfkm and fired a
pistol the bullet striking O'Toole in the
head. John Donalto, who lived in the
house. is under arrest, charged with the
shooting. N