Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-27
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue
Rowen has seized ut Seattle, Wash, 81
600 cigars bearing fraudulent revenue
stamps.
Deacon Rodney Howard of Brook
vile. Mass. (HolbroOi) committed sui
eide by shooting. Wednesday morning.
He was 81 years of age.
The funeral services over the remains
Of Ex-Governor Oglesby will he held.
next Friday afternoon, at the family
residence. "Oglehurst," near Elkhart,
Ind.
The New York City rapid transit
hin. amended 50 as to provide for
5o-year franchise instead of one i'll per-
petuny. WAS passed. Wednesday, by
both houses Of the New York Legisla-
ture.
Among the passengers who sailed
from New York for Southampton,
Wednesday. on the American liner
New York. were Richard Croker, Sir
Julian Pauncefore ana Thomas l..
Reed
The ninth international Sunday School
convention met AZ Atlanta. Ga. WCdncs-
day night. Attending the convention are
School workers in the United States and
the old world. ana while there are only
1000 authorized delegates, the city IS
thrunSed with visitors.
Christopher f. O'Bren. cX-presi-
dent of the Boston common council,
died, Tuesday night. Of consumption Of
the lungs. superinduced by bronchial
troubles. Mr.. O'Brien served in the
common councils Of 1893. 1894, ana 1895.
and was president of that body in 1891
). He was unmarried. He was 50
years of age.
The jury at New Haven, Ct. in the
trial Of Margaret Anderson Of Ansona,
charged with numbering her husband
by poison, returned a verdict Of man
slaughter, shortly before \. NJ,
Thursday They had been out nearly
10 hours. Il was a compromise verdict.
Mrs. Anderson was then sentenced To
10 years in the state prison.
The regular train on the branch road
Of the Boston x Maine which connects
Derby line with Stanstead, Que, was
wrecked, Wednesday morning, near
the former place. just over the Cana
dian boundary. The train was derail
ed by the rails spreading. and the To-
conceive was badly damaged. EnEi-
neer Addison had Il leg broken and
sustained other injuries.
The hodyof Ex-Gov. Frederick Smyth
of New Hampshire, who died a Ham
ilton, Bermuda. arrived at New York,
Wednesday. on the steamer OriOnocO.
The caket was taken at once from the
steamer and transferred to the New
York Central depot A number of
friends of the deceased accompanied
the body to Manchester. y. H., where
the interment Will he held.
The Prospect and Globe worsted
mills Of Lawrence, Mass, will enter
the worsted yarn spinners' combina-
ton. although the negotiations are not
yet complete. Treasurer \. H. Robin
son Of the Globe mills, says that the
final adjustment will very soon be
made. The Prospect mill employs 100
hands. and the Globe. 135. The present.
owner will manage the mills.
Robert Eden. IS years of age, son Of
Contractor John Eden, was instantly
killed on North Main street Attleboro.
Mass. Wednesday morning, street
EAR rail. 50 feet long. falling on ana
crushing his head. New rails for the
Interstate Consolidated Electric Sys-
TEN were being distributed. Eden,
who had been at work on the JOB but
half an hour, attempted to dodge under
q rail as it was being unloaded.
4 sensation trial viii begin, Thurs
dav at Breslau. Germany, where man
named Hermann is charged with muir
dcrfng his three wives and L children
81 his second marriage. He is also
charged with a whole series of other
murders. u is alleged that Hermann,
after numbering his wives, walled
tbrfr bodies IN in the cellar Of his
house. The children All died young ana
it is asserted they were poisoned vita
cyanide Of potassium.
There IS a strong probability that With,
HI 4 few days nearly 100 Of the largest
biC.vclc manufacturing plants IN inc
United States VIII he under lhe control
NJ 4 gigantic company. capltaized nv
40 Opi 900 The capitalists behind the
scheme have exact data upon the sltud-
tinn. ana this week Will see the footing
IN Of the sum totals of the various
-nhascs of the proposition, ana definite
.,ntfon viii come ut meeting Of the man
,IractIircrs carly next week. ~ o.
SnnIdinr Of Chicago, is the chief figure
in the enterprise me trust Wili p.ilI t,
three different grades OF wheels, a hlsn
nrjced wheel. medium and cheap
trade There is little probability Of the
Biz deal falling through.
An inquest was begun in the strict
court 1t South Framngham, Mass.
Wednesday,. before Judge kingsbury. 10
f " the cause Of the death Of DR..
T Dona iii'- &. Tremblay Of Ashland. Dr.
TTam6a dieq d 5Eadsny sr e ARr acv Is
Les ,t IN principal witnesses were Mod
h Fan Exa an I5 adams ana Or. 4 NJ.
P Fail who assisted Mr. Adam ~. IN ThG
| ~ mr. Trenblays stomach enough ar
| ~ ~ - to have caused the death of six
18TH, 5Fl3e pr. Tremblays two, children testj-
fed and Mrs Tremoay also x was G I'65er
| put sH He III her counsel. The govern
or INJECTED to her position. but Judge
IIH Httnr finally excused her.