Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-28
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The Duke of Orleans has started from
Vienna for Brussels.
DR.. Arthur Kembel, one of Salem's
best known citizens died at his home
there, Thursday, from heart failure.
signed to box 20 rounds before the Ma
tional. Athletic Club of San Francisco on
the night of Nov. %. Each man VIII
weigh l42 pounds or less.
DR.. Bouvette, a well-known veterinary
of Denver Col, and T.. Girard, cook at
the clubhouse of the Standard Shooting
Club. 10 miles south, have, been drowned
while fishing in BowieS lake. The cause
OF the accident is unknown.
An earthquake shock passed over
Ottawa, Ont. Thursday morning. Sew
eral houses We're shaken, awakening
the inmates and causing great alarm
It's duration was about 10 seconds.
Deputy Marshal Morrison will start
for Walker, Mimi, Friday, to round up
the renegade Indians. Deputies Tai
man and Warren in day or two will
join in the hunt for Old Bug and adj
herents.
The official statement of the sealing in
dustry Tor the season just closed shows a
total of but 27,S65 skins for. the fleet of IS
schooners. by far the highest catch in
years, Fewer schooners have been en-
ployed. The catch is divided thus: Ash
ats &C. coast, $40; British Columbia coast,
lo055; Behring sea, 1880.
A break in the big main that leads the
water from the pumping station seven
miles north OF the city threatens Omaha
with water famine. The water com
supply of water in it's reservoir, but
whether this will hold out until the re-
pairs can be made is problematc.
Word was received at Baker City, Ore,
n6p from nfa .,l,n
ing. ARRAY, in which Indians shot and
seriously wounded Dave Cuttings and
shot :, the horses from under F; Duncan
to the home of John High and shot him.
but not fatally. The scene of the trouble
is on the south fork Of John Day river:
the Indians.
The body of Leonard j. Burrage, so
years of age. was found at Leominster,
Mass, Thursday, by his son ranging
from door in an attic over the sons
barber shop. The exact cause of the
suicide is not known, but it is said be
he result of love affair. Three sons
and one daughter survive him.
Sheriff Nugent of Blackstone, Mass.
Thursday, discovered that Mitchell Bar
tholome. who, Wednesday night. attempt
ed to kill his wife and later set fire to the
farmhouse and committed suicide, intend
bed in the room in which he committed
suicide was found about pound of pow
der. covered with shavings and excelsior.
Mrs. Bartholome is likely to die. She has
been unconscious since she was shot
The feature of the Greater New York
Gun Clubs shooting tournament at Lip
packs Dexter park: Brooklyn, Thursday,
Money, the veteran international trap
shooter, by Dr. VIM. II. O'Connell of New
Work Both men stood at 81 yards
in the contest tied with the captain The
feature of the day was DIR. O'COnnels
great work, as he killed % birds out of a
total of % shot at.
Joseph Harper, the. mulatto, who is
alleged to have stabbed and killed
Samuel Williams, another colored
man. during a quarrel at the latter's
home at Boston, Wednesday night,
was captured, early Thursday by Pa
trolmen Sheehan and Hutchins Of Sta
ton 8. Harper was trying to leave the
city and was walking on the New Eng
land Railroad tracks when caught. He
will be arraigned later.
The Massachusetts railroad commits
sioners, Thursday, handed down a de-
cision on the accident at Whittendon
Junction, on the New York, New Ha-
ven & Hartford Railroad, which occur
red, Sept. 6. They find that the en-
gineer of the first or Mansfield train
was principally responsible for the ac-
cident in not following the signals.
There are extenuating circumstances,
however. All persons on the rear
train from Whittendon Junction (train
1910 are exonerated.