The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-02-15

his lawyer, Barlow S. Weeks, almost
tainted when his doom was pronounced.
He stood up straight as of old to face
the jury, but as the words "Guilty OF
murder in the first degree" we're pro-
nounced he gasped and fell back into
| his chair. The iron nerve which he had
displayed so long had given way at last.
A special to the Wing from Caribou
says that an attempted murder and
suicide occurred three miles from that
village late Monday afternoon. Norman
Campbell shot a Mrs. Whitehead in the
face and back and then shot himself.
He Immediately died. At 8 o'clock that
evening the woman was still alive.
jealousy is the supposed cause of the
tragedy.
Manager Herbert l.. SWEET of the
Bowdoin track team, attended the an
nual convention of the New England
Intercollegiate Athletic association at
Boston last saturday and was honored
by being elected president of the asso-
citation for the ensuing year. Delegates
were present from Amherst, Bowdoin,
Brown, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, In
stitute of Technology, Tufts, Wesleyan
Williams and Worcester Polytechnic
institute.
The Dowager Empress of China, it
is asserted, appears to be determined
to relapse into the ancient conservatism.
She issued last week an edict command
ing return to the old manner of study,
according to the teachings of Confucius
for examinations for official rank and
ordering the abolition of the study of
NEW, depraved and erroneous subjects
of the western Schools" threatening
with punishment the teachers of such
subjects. The closing of the new
university at Pekin is expected to
speedily follow.
The executive committee of the
Maine State fremen's association met
at the Evans House, Gardiner, Wednes
day, and fixed the date for this years
muster. The place will be Gardiner
and the date August first and second.
Gardiner is favorite with the firemen
and they are planning to make the
muster of nineteen hundred record
breaker. The committee, of whom
ex- Chief John Mason of Bangor, G. Il.
Leighton of Westbrook, William Tot
man of Fairfield and A. K. Knights of
Portland were present, spent the after
noon in discussing the details.
Brig. Gen. Charles E. Weeks of
Rockland has appointed the following
staff officers for the Department of
Maine, Patriarchs Militant; Col A. b.
Nealley of Lewiston, chief of staff;
Willie A. Adams, South Thomaston,
assistance adjutant general; Gen.
Joseph L. Small, Biddeford, quarter
master; Major Frank l.. Mosely, Port
land, inspector general; Maj. Ralph Fl.
Howes, Belfast, commissary general;
Maj j. F. Hill, Waterville, surgeon
general; Maj. Maynard S. Williams,
Rockland, chaplain; Capt. c. e. Boman,
Vinalhaven, aide de camp; Capt. I, A.
Linn, Hartland, banneret.
VIM. F. Miller, the head of the no.
torious Franklin Syndicate" in Brook
Ign, which promised to pay and did pay
to many persons $50 per cent. on invest
ments and who fed when the news
reached him of his indictment for
grand larceny and conspiracy by the
Kings county grand jury, was, Thurs
day, brought back to New York. He
had eluded capture since November
last. He was in the custody of Capt.
Reynolds, formerly of the Brooklyn
detective bureau, who lost his place
through his failure to prevent Miller
from leaving the city. Miller was ar
rested in Canada on clues picked up a
few days ago.