Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-18

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As the result Of fight over /, woman
at St Louis Mo-. Sunday night, John j
Edwards shot and killed Alexander Charl-
| ton. Charlton was divorced three years
ago. Since then his wife has kept board
| ers. Edwards was one of them Charl-
ton became Jealous of Edwards and called
at the house to see him and fight en-
sued; resulting in Charltons death. Ed
wards is a son of Col. David Edwards.
| prominent patent medicine man in Min
neapois who died in 1890
Rain stopped the meeting Of the Ken
| lucky Horse Breeders Association, at
h lexington. ky., Monday. only two races
beng hnished The fields were smaller
than heretofore during the meeting, and
The West Stakes for 2.29 trotters, purse
$1,000, Timorah, first; Russo Greek,
ond; Alice Al Dorman. third. Best time,
trotters, purse $1,000, Lewis Wilkes, first:
| Cuprum, second; Charlie Herr third.
| Best time, 2.14A.
The Dowager Duchess of Sutherland
wife of the Lord president of the council
of British ministers, while on beard Il
| train from Calais, France. bound fol
| London, lost a, satchel containing jew
elry worth 100000. Her grace left the
train at Amiens and returned to Paris
TO report her loss to the police. 1t IS
! believed that the satchel was stolen
but there is no clue to the theft.
The Seattle Post Intelligencer says one
Of the results of the survey of the mouth
of the Yukon river this summer by Cap
tain Pratt of the coast and geodetic sur
vey, is to add an area of $500 square
miles to Uncle Sans domain Captain
Pratt found that the south mouth of the
Yukon empties in Behring sea 20 miles
further west than has been supposed. In
addition to this. 1t was found that the
| u hata ffnr GNrx
| to St. Michael, is further west than is
| shown on the maps. The strip to be add
ed embraces about $500 square miles.
| Alexander Lockhardt, 35 years old
was found dead ON the floor of his
parlor on fremont street, Boston, Mon
day morning, with the gas escaping
| from a burner. Lockhardt's wife was
| removed to an insane asylum four
weeks ago and since that time he has
| been acting in a peculiar manner 1t
is thought he was temporarily insane
as the result of his wife's affliction
and committed suicide.
The New England Insurance Ex-
change did not act upon the coinsur-
| ance clause matter at Boston, Satur-
| day, but called upon it's executive
| committee to make a detailed report
| at later day. 1t is generally con-
| coded, however, that the exchange will
ADOPT insurance rates throughout New
| England by which policies will be Of
| fered without any restriction as to the
amount of insurance to be carried, and
| a reduction will be given the assured
| if the coinSurance clause is used. The
| new order of things will go into effect
Jan. l, 1899. The term policy rule will
be acted upon by the exchange next
| Saturday.
A large wooden block, owned by
George w. Linnell and an adjoining
stable which was situated just oppo-
site the railroad station at Buzzard's
Bay, Mass. were burned Monday. Fire
broke out in the stable at A. NJ, and
spread rapidly. The Linnell block con-
! tanned a bakery, a restaurant and the
district court room. The upper part of
the building was occupied as living
| apartments and the local telephone
office was also located in the building.
Mr.. Linnell places his loss at $4,000
which is partially covered by insur-
ance. The loss to the occupants and
the loss on the stable will bring the
total to nearly $4,000.
Mrs. Hattie Steele, wife of VIM. W.
| Steele, attempted suicide at Omaha,
Neb., Sunday night, under the most
| distressing conditions at her home.
Her husband had called to arrange
final documents for their final separa-
ton. While they were discussing the
future Of the children, Mrs. Steele
suddenly arose and in the presence of
| her husband and her two little boys,
| placed a pistol to her. head and fired.
| She was removed to a hospital and
| the bullet extracted, but the surgeons
say there is no possibility of her recov-
cry. MI Steele is held by the police
at the general station, although there
is no charge against him.
Jose Gianto an Italian, employed by
the TarrytoWn Water Co., was found
murdered in the woods near the wa
ter works at Tarrytown, N. Y, Sunday
evening. His body was buried about
three feet beneath the surface, and the
newly turned earth furnished the first
clue. Gianto had been missing since
Saturday a week ago. There had been
a search made for him. but without
any results. There was piece of bag
cling about the head, and this was tied
with a rope around the neck, the arms
were tied behind the back and the legs
were tied near the knees. The authori
ties did not make the murder public
until Monday.
Charles Taylor, 66 years old, of Som
ervile, Mass, died. Sunday, at his
home, SO Vinal avenue. He was born
in England, and came to this country
when boy, entering the employ OF an
uncle in Gardiner. Me. Three years
later he came to Boston and went to
work for piano manufacturing firm.
The business he abandoned to become
barber, and So years ago he bought
out the barber shop in the American
house, Boston, and had been it's pro-
prietor up to his death. He leaves a
widow. The funeral will be held at his
home Tuesday at 8 p. M. DIR. Lori
mer will officiate. The remains will be
: taken to Portland for interment.
George r. Fearby. alias James B.
Allen. who was arrested at Providence,
, r. l.. Sunday night, by State Officer
f. l.. Littleton, on the charge of break
ing and larceny and who is wanted in
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