Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-01

bility of undertaking any journey that
he can avoid. Mr.. Kipling expects to
leave America for England, June IA.
The director OF the Germania ship
building yards at kiel, Germany. Herr
Hagen. fell, Wednesday. from the
baptismal platform Of the Ersalz
Kaiser Wilhelm, which is to be launch
cd. Thursday. and was instantly killed.
one Of the engineers, a man named
Kranich. was killed by the falling Of
an elevator.
The trans Mississippi congress open
cd at Wichita, Ken, Wednesday, with
hundreds Of delegates present from the
states west of the Mississippi river.
Gov. Stanley of Kansas, and Mayor
Ross of Wichita, welcomed the dele
gates and responses were made by
Governor Sayers Of Texas and Muir
ply Of Arizona. Territorial expension
ana merchant marine will receive
much attention.
Miss GTillo, aged II, living on Royal
street, New Orleans. was reported, Sat
urday by her physicians as being i'll
with symptoms of yellow fever. Miss
GrillO died, Sunday afternoon. An au-
t0psy was held, the result Of which
was laid before experts, who reached
th" conclusion that the case presented
evidence Of yellow fever. Under an
agreement with several boards ~
health, the finding of the board of ex-
perts. was tclegraphcd to them ana al
50 the fact that there was no other
ease in New orleans in any way suspi-
cinus.
The American BAPTIST Home Mission
Society AT its Gith anniversary meet
inz at san Francisco. Tuesday night
Was presided over by Il. ". Thrcsh-r
~ Dayton. ohio. The report Of the
board was read by Rev. J. r. Morgan.
Ia" corresponding secretary. The total
receipts for the year were $iGl So.
During the year IS churches received In
gifts SiS.2lU on motion W. DR.. Juma-
sun. Detroit WAS shown as thD place
uf meeting III 1900 This being p cuu-
,urr-ur- uith ;H- other societies tIr
place Of meeting for The anniversaries
Is nus fixed.
pIrdoc hall III. principal building
Of Lafayette College Eastpu. Pa.
which WIS --t on fire ana destroyed
by Fguf stephens. some time ago, Mas
rrI,dlcatrd. Wednesday in the pres
-uc- uf many prominent then ana mum
drrds Nc town fax. Th- d4y was y
local holiday. PpstluaStrr-Gan-raI
charles Emory Smith was the orator.
addresses were also made By Prof.
Warfrld and others. Following the Fe-
dedication the following honorary DER
.laes were conferred. Ill. II. uu
Charles Emory smith ~ H.. H-v.
John II. Paterson Orange. y. III: IRAN.
John III Sharpe. head master at Blair'=
hail
Two women are claiming the body ot
Edwin J. Barker. who was Wilcd in
tho wreck on the Burlington. cedar
Rapids < Northern. at Waterloo, Iowa.
Sunday morning. one ~ the claim
ants BY Airs r. J. BARKER the widow M
the dead man. ana she Is now on hen
way from Hut Springs. Ark.. to take
charge NJ tha remains. The other
claimant IS Miss Ida SChnville. of Mi
hart Mont. who arrived in Waterloo,
Tuesday night. She declares that Bar
ker was 20 have met her iu Minneapo-
lls Sunday and they We're To have been
married, Tuesday. She identified tE.
remains as those Nj hor prospective.
Bridegroom.
The body ~ q man. evidently an Aus
triau jew. aged about g. was found
about II 4. NJ, W,int sday. covered
with coats and blankets. lying in the
bottom OF wagon in Srrleys lane.
near the Huntington road. Bridgeport.
Ait. Their We're three bullet wounds in
thr body. TWO NJ which We're .n tht laft
breast also "A fracture Ma thr Skull oyyr
one ryr THE man WAS alive when
found. hut died about 1890 al the hos
pital without rcgaiuing consciousness.
1t is believed To be a case If murder, as
it is thought Impossible for him u
have inflicted such wounds upon him
salf His nam. ~ in doubt, but ~ is
said tn have been paddler, living in
Bridgeport.