Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-21
NEWS NUGGETS
Brought by the Wires From the North. East,
South and West.

| The brass and iron bed factory store
| house and contents Of the Wiles Manu-
! featuring Co.. al Futonville, y. ".
We're totally destroyed by fire, early
! Monday morning. Loss $4,000; insur-
ance. $4,000.
| Fire which broke out on the fourth
floor of the building at s. Fulton street.
! Boston. occupied by the Fulton Mat
tress 90. caused damage ~ $4,000. Mon
| day forenoon. John g. Mcmahon. a
| fireman. was injured by a bale of wool
falling on him during the fire.
VIM. NJ. johnson Of Hackensack, y.
j., the president n the New jersey
state Senate, has been rendered and
| has accepted the office Of first assist
/ ant postmaster general. made vacant
! by the resignation Of Perry Heath. He
| Mil take charge in a few days.
James 4. Ten Eyck the veteran oars
man who arrived at Halifax, Sunday
night. and rows Harry Vail a three
nile race. on Thursday. said that in
| order to settle any doubt as to his SON
! Edward Ten Eyck. being the fastest
amateur oarSman in America. Edward
would row Rumohr or any other anna
teur in the world on Lake Quinsiga-
mond, Worcester. about the middle OF
September. if the National or New
England Association would manage the
| race and a trophy We're offered
Ellen Young. Salina Newhouser and
Albert j. Schwab. all Of Philadelphia.
We're drowned in the surf at Cape May
Point, Monday. They We're bathing
and got beyond their depth. Schwab
~ =, "a fArr - Ii
panions. holding the unconscious bodies
above the water for some time Just
as boat which went to their rescue
reached his side he loosened his grasp
on the women and sank out of sight.
The women were taken ashore but they
could not be brought back to life
SChwab's body has not Yet been rccoy-
cred.
The Olympic club at San Francisco.
intends to bring off one of the great
est amateur boxing tournaments ever
held in America. some time this winter.
II has been decided to bring together
if possible the champion amateur box
ers of Australia. England and America
to decide the worlds amateur cham
pionships in the bantam feather
weight light weight, weller. middle
and heavy weight classes Amateur
athletic associations of Australia and
England will be asked to send their
best representatives to compete in the
tournament.
Forest fires continue to spread in the
mountains between Battle Lake and
Grand Encampment. Wyoming. Those
towns and the numerous mining and
sheep camps are threatened with de
Struction. Herders We're forced to drive
their focks high up in the mountains.
owing to the scarcity Of both feed and
water on the plains below and il is
feared that many of these herders have
been surrounded with their hoCks by
the flames. The timber is as dry as
finder and burns fierccly. Nothing can
check the passage of the flames except
a heavy rain.
DR.. Arlington, in Plat county. Mo,
near East Leavenworth, Monday shot
and killed James Wallace. a wealthy
farmer. in a quarrel over line fence
Arlington then went to the home of his
mother-in-law. the widow of VIM. Wal
lace. and deliberately shot her to death
Arlington escaped in wagon with his
young daughter, but was pursued by
Sheriff Dillingham; and posse About
10 Q clock the posse caught Arlington
in road near Farley The murderer
opened fire. fatally wounding Sheriff
Dillingham; in the breast As the sheriff
fell he shot Arlington through the
heart