Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-10

offering bride to anyone. He stated
that he was in no way connected with
the Standard Oil Co.
by the will Of the late Edward Y
Perry, which was read at his funeral
at Hanover. Mass. Tuesday. a large
portion of his estate, which is various
~ estimated to be worth from $500 00J
to $l.000,000, is left in trust, the income
to be devoted to the care of poor pAo-
pie residing in Hanover. Pembroke
ana Hanson. Those residing near Mr.
Pcrrys old store are to have prefer
cnCt.
The strike Of the weavers at the cot :
ton mills of the Cocheco Manufacture
ing Co, at Dover, n. H., continues.
The mills are closed and a large num-
Der of the 1000 idle employees are look
ing for work elsewhere. More than
200 have left the city since the begin
ming of the strike on May l, and others
are making arrangements to go to
other mill centers this week, unless the
difficulty is settled within few DAYS.
DR.. VIM. Murphy became involved in
a dispute, at Okolana, Miss, Tuesday
night, with Charles Clarke, over a bill
which DR.. Murphy claimed Clarke
owed him. A fight was percipitated.
Clarke. with knife, slashed DIR.
Murphy and severed the jugular vein.
Howard Murphy, son of the physician.
then shot Clarke dead. Walter Clarke,
brother of Charles Clarke. and How
ard Murphy then began duel to set
tie the matter. Pistols were used. The
men fought viciously and both were
killed.
The New York state railroad COM
mission have received over 80 applica-
tons from inventors and Manufacture
ers for participation in the tests to be
made of air or other patent brakes fer
street surface electric and other auto
matte cars in New York City, under
the direction of the commission within
a short period. The Metropolitan J,a'i-
way Co has placed it's cars and lines
at the disposal of the commission for
the est, which will be made with the
view of Introducing power brakes or
street surface roads in the state.
Norman Harris and his eldest son.
aged 10 years. of Sanford. \. $. were
drowned. Monday. While engaged in
lobster fishing. They left in the morn
ing to draw their pots. and not return
ing at dusk their boat was deserted at
anchor bottom up Upon bringing it
to shore no sign Of the bodies could be
found. 1t is supposed the boat cap
sized in a squall. and the anchor went
overheard and kept the boat in posi-
ton. Mr. Harris was about 40 years of
age and leaves a widow and nine chill
1r hnC he oil NYh n
drowned.
Baltimore railroad officials and finan-
ciers place no credence in the story
sent out from Cleveland giving what
purports to be the details of a big rail
road trust which is to include all the
lines between Boston and Chicago.
President and Co-receiver John X
CoWen of the Baltimore & Ohio, whose
system is included in the alleged COM
binatiOn. when asked in reference to
the matter, said: THAT is news to me-
| never heard of the scheme before
read it in the newspapers and 1 don't
believe that it has ever been seriously
suggested
Mayor John Cassidy of Bellefontaine
Ohio. was horsewhipped, Monday, by
Miss Minnie Crawford, milliner on
the main street of the city. Miss
Crawford had recently been subpoe-
naed as "a witness in the mayors court
and had failed to respond. She be-
came angered at the mayor and yes
terday she lay in wait for him as he
was going to his office. Drawing a
whip from under her cape, she dashed
the mayor over the head and should
ers, forcing him to take refuge in a
drug store. Miss Crawford was per-
mitted to walk away and she has not
been arrested.
The Standard Oil Co. won a point in
the supreme court at Columbus, Ohio.
Tuesday, when a decision was handed
down dismissing thecontempt proceed
ings against Malcolm Jennings, a news |
paper man. Jennings was subpoaen- |
ed as a witness in the Standard Oil
suits by the attorney general who
endeavored to show that the witness
was conducting a news bureau in the
interests of the Standard Oil Co. len
nings refused to give list of papers
to which he furnished such matter and
was cited for contempt. The supreme
court held that the information asked
or the witness was not important and |
therefore that the witness was NOT in |
contempt.