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

home Of her parents at Providence. r.
l.. Monday. A couple of weeks ago the
Laselle had quarrel and Mrs. La
selle went To live with her parents.
The husband has tried several times
since to induce her to return. but she
refused TO do so. Laselle called on his
wife again. Monday. and throwing his
arms about her neck he plunged Il
knife into her breast ana then He'd
He was quickly arrested Mrs La
selle is in very precarious condition.
All the Republican ticket was elected
with the exception of city clerk at the
CITY election at Stamford. Conn, Mon
day. Republican councilmen We're elected
also in three Of the four wards. Last
year the entire Democratic ticket was
elected, with the exception of the council
men in one ward A split IN the Repub-
lican ranks caused the vote for the may
orally candidate 10 fall off heavily and
his election was due TO the fact that
many of the Silver Democrats scratched
the partys nominee. who represented the
Cold wing of the party. Edward j. Tup-
per. who was elected mayor had but n
votes majority over Robert A. Fosdyck
Republican majority Tor the other Off
cials was in the ncighborhood Of 800.
Samuel Fl. Ashbridge was inaugural
ed mayor of Philadelphia. Monday.
Mayor Ashbridge delivered an address
in which he devoted considerable
spece to the water question. which he
termed This all over-shadowing sub
ject. and said the most important
item in the proposed $1,000 900 loan
was that Of 50. 700, 900 for the extension
and improvement of the water supply.
He also pointed out the necessity of a
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the sea. and said his policy would be
to encourage every movement towards
the increase of the commerce of the
port.
Randolph Williams of Richmond, Va.
representing a syndicate of Baltimore
and Richmond capitalists, headed by
John S. Williams. the new president of
the Seaboard Air Line. has closed IA
deal for the purchase of 1900 acres of
valuable mineral and manufacturing
site lands near Gate City, six miles
from Bingingham, Ala. While the pur-
chasers have not publicly announced
their plans. it is said that two iron fur
naceS are to be erected and that large
glass works are in contemplation. The
deal also revives the story that the
Seaboard Air Line is figuring on reach
ing Birmingham by the purchase of the
east and west Alabama Railroad from
Ga. to Pell City, Ala, and
its extension from the latter place to
Birmingham.
The Chicago Post says: ''Romancers
of the turf have started story of a
proposed great Western race track
trust. The plan is to form an incor-
poration heavily bonded to take in all
the principal race tracks in the terri
tory over which the turf congresses
exercise jurisdiction. Every track will
have a representative in the directory.
The owners of race horses Will be COM
PEELED to take out a certain amount of
the trusts stock before they can race.
The minimum amount of stock to be
taken by owners is TO be set at a figure
that will work no great injustice. For
every additional horse controlled by the
owner a certain amount of stock must
be taken. The idea is to freeze ont the
owner who is pot hunting for feed bills
and a stray greenback.
A collision occurred on the New
York. New Haven e Hartford at Mid
dieboro. Mass, at 1904 +. NJ, Monday,
and several persons were injured. The
Fall River express from Boston, in