Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-24
never rallied. He was As years of age
and was graduated from Yale in 1876.

A terrific win. rain and hail storm at
Ironton. OHIO. sunday evening. demon
ished SOanner, Cohen q Goodmans plan
ing mill, blew out the end of the Belfont
COS. brick warehouse. unroofed the En-
terprise planning mill and unrooted hun
dreds of shade trees. Houses in the low
lands were flooded and many were struck
by lightning.
A Montreal dispatch says: Rev. Father
Piche died suddenly at Lachina. Sunday.
after preaching strong sermon on in
temperance. For the last 40 years he had
devoted himself TO this work. In con-
Guiding his sermon with brilliant per-
Grafton, he declared he would preach
against the liquor traffic until his death.
He was found dead in his study ID min
utes after the close OF the service.
Robert Bryant. aged 20, was killed at
EOwensboro. KY, Sunday, by his brother
in-laW, Samuel Kelley, aged So. The kill
ing followed a quarrel. Bryant was
prominent and wealthy farmer. Kelley
shot him twice with a shot gun and
then fed, swearing he would never be
taken alive, but two officers arrested
him.
\ sensational murder occurred at kam-
loops. H. c.. Sunday. Two Indian women
were seen riding up Fourth avenue, az
fun sallop. They We're closely pursued
by a mounted Indian. who WAS armed
with Winchester On nearing them he
raised his rifle and shot one dead she
dropped from her horse and the murderer
made off toward the reservation lie was
arrested and proved to be George 81.
Paul The victim was his young VIE.
Jealousy caused the crime.
Two girls are dead and two men were
badly burned as the result of gaso-
lene explosion at 33l North Franklin
street. Chicago. Sunday night. The
dead; Margaret Pooh, aged II years;
Anna Pooh, aged II. The injured:
Gustave Keppler, scorched on the race
and hands in trying to rescue Anna
Pooh: John Moore, face and HANDS
burned
The second days trial of the See
wanhaka cup defenders at MONTREAL
gave an indication of what different
boats can do in drifting match. Red
Coat handily won the first race. The
second race went to Black Beauty.
The third race went to the White cap
over Red Coat BY , seconds. Glen
cairn ". with Duggan at the tiiier,
finished fourth in the first race anu
third in the other two.
The St Paul Cold Storage and ware
house Cos. large warehouse on Easie
street. st. Paul Mimi, was almost en-
tireIy destroyed by fire. Monday morn
ing. The loss is estimated at Sioo,ooo'
with insurance of $3.50, 900. Part OF me
building collapsed during the fire ana
the attention Of the firemen had to he
devoted to preventing the spread OIL
the flames. although, fortunately, tne
warehouse was almost alone in the
block
Legal proceedings of particularly
sensational nature are about 10 Dc IT
stituted in the courts at New YORK III
connection with the testamentary ue-
positions Of the late Duke OF Weilifs-
ton. says a Lond1n cable. the parties
to the proceedings will be the ne"
Duke and Duchess of Wellington anu
the executors Of the late Duke, " y
said. will be the other. The TWO Duch-
esses now arrayed against each otner
are first cousins and the points Oh az
pute involved are the possession VI
number of family jewels ana hen-
looms. as well the dover rights OIL t"c
widowed Duchess.
Elijah Clank. the negro. VINO, sun
day. assaulted Susan Priest, l5-yeai
old girl. was taken from the jan ~
Ala, Monday evening" am
lynched near the spot where MS cI,"
was committed. His body was riudeu
with bullets. Sheriff Fulgram delehu
ed his prisoner to the last. but dehSo
smoke from a combination OF
feathers and oil fired by the crazeu
mob. was too much for-hlm ana =,
was dragged from the Jail ana piaoea
Inder physicians care. Wm' Niinn7'
an employee of the Street Railwa!
who attempted to rush through
crowd and up the jail steps, was s"''
and dangerously wounded.