Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-11-22

from hehey lSland TO cleveland, with
a cargo of limestone, went ashore near
Lorain. Ohio. Wednesday, during I
heavy gale. The vessel lies about 400
feet from the beach on sandy bottom.
A tremendous sea is running. Two
women. two children and one mem her
of the crew were safely landed.
The board of directors Of the Pa
cific Mail Steamship Co., Wednesday,
held q meeting at New York at which
Charles II. Tweed, James Speyer and
! Ogden Mills were elected directors in
place of George j. Gould, Samuel
Thomas and Henry Hart, resigned.l
Mr.. Tweed was elected president Of
the company on motion Of Mr.. Iarri.
man.
| II. c. Adams, state dairy and food
| commissioner of Wisconsin, delivered
the principal address Of the morning
session of the second days meeting OF
the National Association of Dairy and
Food Departments of the United
States, at Milwaukee. Wis. Mr.. Adj
ANS spoke on Necessary National
Legislation Relative to Dairy Pro-
ducts
Two old ladies'. Violet ]. Colley, aged
-. and her niece, Jane Colley, who liv-
ed alone in a house on main thor
Oughfare, five miles from Charlotte, n.
G.. We're murdered. Tuesday night, rob-
! bed and their bodies burned. The old
! ladies were generally reported to be-
wealthy. 1t is known that they had Il
| god deal of money. They had lived a
| retired life for years.
Gov. ]. c. w. Beckham Of Kentucky,
|
| Greensboro. Ky, TO Miss Jene Raphael
| Fupua. one Of the most beautiful girls
| in the South. The governor won his
fair bride while he was campaigning
with Hon. William J. Bryan on a train
a year ago. and Miss Fuqua was a
guest Of Mrs. Bryan. She is rich as well
as young and beautiful.
Fire. early Wednesday, at Newbury-
port. Mass, badly damaged the Bon
Marche building, owned by w. G..
Fisher dry and fancy goods dealer.
| completely cutting the interior and
running the stock. The loss on the
building and stock will amount to
about S32 900; insurance, $4,000. The
fire is thought to have caught from the
furnace in the basement.
The Duke and Duchess of Manches-
ter arrived at Tanderagee Castle, Arm
agh. Ireland, Tuesday, and were re-
ceived with great rejoicings. BOnfires
blaZed and illuminatons were general.
The crowds cheered as the couple drove
through the town and the Duke thank
ed his tenants for their reception of
his bride. The Duke and Duchess will
go to India and Japan from the Unit
ed States.
Twenty-Five days from Bordeaux.
the French steamer Panama, which
has been reported long overdue passed
Sandy Hook al 9.37 Wednesday. Other
steamers overdue are the Kaiser VIII
helm Der Crosse, Amsterdam. Ken
sington. Anchoria. Marquette, and
Oceanic. There is added interest in
looking for the overdue ships in this
threatening state Of the weather today,
indicating that another big blow is
coming.
Lumber firms whose mills are located
on Wolf river. the northern boundary
of Memphis. Tenn. suffered damage es-
timated at more than $500. 900 by the
overlooking of the Wolf river, Tues
day night. A sudden rise resulted
from n heavy rainfall throughout that
section. which at Memphis reached 2.S4
inches. An immense amount OF logs
and RATS. moored in Wolf river, broke
loose and were carried out into the
Mississippi river and n large proper
ton OF it will be lost
The wooden building owned and oc-
cupied by the Y. NJ. c. y. on Cohannet
street Taunton. Mass. caught fire at
an early hour Wednesday morning.
The entire department was called but
the building was completely Quilted
The loss was about $4,000. with insur-
ance of $4,000. None of the furniture or
gymnasium fixtures We're saved. The
building was formerly the Winslow
Congregational church and was bought
by the y. NJ. c. A. about IS months
ago. The association will probably
build anew.
The Russian telephone fran
chiseS were sold at auction
Wednesday. The new regime be-
gins in November. 1901. The
government has prescribed the condi-
lions of rental and the franchises were
given to the parties fixing the lowest
subscription. The St Petersburg mu-
nic.pality won at St. Petersburg, agree
ing 10 demand IS roubles annually
charged. The Western Electric Co. of
the United States bid unsuccessfully
everywhere.
At meeting of the German Holy
Land Society in Cologne, Wednesday.
the president called attention to the
growth of German influence in Pales-
tine since Emperor Williams visit.
German Catholics in Palestine, he
said. no longer recognize Frances
protectorate over Catholics in the ORR
ent. but have placed themselves under
one German protectorate." He an
nounced that Catholics in Germany
had raised 80, 900 marks for the church
to be erected in the Holy Land on the
site presented by Emperor William.
The tug Teaser. which sailed from
Vineyard Haven. Mass, Nov. IL. to
search for the missing barges Robert
Ingle Carter and Hudson, which broke
away from the Teaser's tow during the
gale of Nov. Q, off Montauk, returned.
Tuesday night. She had been cruiSin"
five days and had steamed over more
than 220 miles east of Nantucket South
shoal lightship. She found no trace of
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