Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-04-06
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Ambrose to a mastership in lunacy, in
place of Mr.. Bulwer. deceased. Mr.. Ir-
win B. Cox Unionist, defeated Mr..
Corrie Grant, Liberal and Radical, by
1l05 votes.
The Granite State Savings Bank has
begun business at Milford, y. H., with
w. +. French as president and G. $.
Emerson as vice president. Accounts
with depositors will be kept by card,
no books being used except a day cash
book. This is the fourth bank in the
state to adopt the system.
The bodies of the % unidentified dead
taken from the ruins of the Windsor
Hotel fire. We're taken to Kensico Gem
etery at Yonkers, n. ", Wednesday.
and were placed in the receiving vault
of that cemetery. The date for the in
terment of the bodies has not yet been
decided upon.
Under a decision Of the full bench of
the Massachusetts supreme court. sent
down, today, containing the wills of the
late DR.. w. A. Miner and of his widow.
Tufts college will receive the residue Of
DR.. Miners estate, which amounts to
about $40 900 and a number or other in
stitutions also receive substantial be-
quests.
Lily Post. the opera singer, is dead
of heart failure. She was taken to the
insane asylum at San Francisco, Mon
day, by her son. who had trouble in re
straining her as she appeared greatly
excited On Tuesday she was stricken
with heart trouble and died peacefully.
She had been the prima donna of sew
eral operatic organizations.
Mr. Andrew d. White. the United
! States ambassador TO Germany, in
1 forms the Berlin correspondent of The
Associated Press in reply to an inquiry
! on the subject that he knows nothing
| of the report that he has been appoint
, ed to represent the United States at the
| peace conference called by the Gar,
which is to assemble at the Hague.
May s.
Fire started. early. Monday. in the
two-story brick building, No. li56
Broadway. New York City, and spread
to the one-story frame buildings, No.
1867. 1i5S and 1460 Broadway. Three
Of the buildings We're destroyed and the
fourth badly damaged. The St. Cloud
and the Stuart House were damaged
slightly by water. The loss was about
10000.
The Belgian Geographical Society has
received dispatch stating that the ex-
trerne latitude reached by the Antarctic
expeditOnary steamer Belgic, was Il.6
south. long 26. Much bad weather was
encountered by the expedition, but no
intense cold except during the month Of
September. Good maps were prepared
Of Hughes bay and Palmers land,
~
Drs. Papponi and Mazzoni have issued
another formal denial of the diSquiet
ing stories circulated about the Pope's
health. They declare he follows his
usual occupations, grants audiences
daily and celebrates mass almost every
morning. The Pontiff. on April IL. the
occasion Of the fete of St. Leona, will
receive the dignitaries Of the Sacred
college and the Pontilical court and
Will return thanks for its congratuia-
tions. His Holiness received Archbishop
Ireland. Wednesday. in farewell audi
ence DIR. Lapponi declares the Pope
is now in the same health as he has en-
joyed for two or three years past.
After attempting to murder his wife
and 6-months-old babe. Walter Miller
aged 50. foreman in the Detroit soap
works at Detroit, Mich. sent two bull
lets into his own brain and died almost
instantly. The couple quarrelled, last
Saturday. and Mrs. Miller with her
children had gone to live with her
mother. Tuesday night. she went with
her cousin to meet her husband at the
Iatter's request. as he sent her word he
had some money for her. Just before
reaching the cousins home. where she
was to meet him, they were met by
Miller The latter reached into his
pocket. as she supposed for money;
but instead he produced a revolver and
shot her in the back, thinking the bull
let would penetrate his wife's body and
kill the baby in her arms also. The
bullet. however. was DETECTED by rib
and did not penetrate. Miller then shot
himself. His wife is expected to re
cover.