Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-01-12
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

of A. p. Moorhouse, ex-governor of
| Missouri, died at Maryville, Mo-,
Thursday. Gov. Moorhouse committed
suicide at his home in 1891.
Winnipeg. Man., special to the St.
| Paul, Mimi, Dispatch says: "Winni-
peg was visited by a serious fire.
Thursday. The Manitoba Produce co.
building and stock were DESTROYED in
volving a loss of $4,000; insurance.
| $4,000.
| Alfred Aiken, a veteran of the Civil
war, committed suicide, at Marblehead.
Mass, by drowning, early Thursday
morning. Mr.. Aiken had been a suffer
er from insomnia for several months
and it is thought that he took his life
to escape from the trouble.
Three hundred men employed in the
coal mines of the Pennsylvania Salt
Manufacturing Cos. plant at Natrona,
Pa, struck for higher wages, Thurs
day. They demand from 10 to 20 per
cent. increase. The coal supply of the
works is shut off by the strike.
The suppression of the plague around
Yokohama has been extraordinarily
successful, while it has by no means
yet been stamped out. There has been
an average of only about one case per
day. and in Kobe and Osaka, where
| the infection is greatest, some days
! now pass without a case being report
| ed.
Following the seizures at Gloucester,
Mass, of the 10000 cigars, last week
Deputy Collector of Internal Revenues
r. f. McCrillis. Thursday made
seizure of 10000 packages of cleo
margarine from some person unknown.
The goods We're stored in Rockport in
a building owned by Harvey Tarr and
Mr.. Tarr was installed as keeper
The interesting feature of the will of
Benz. French the pioneer photograph
supply dealer, probated at Boston.
Thursday, was the cutting off with a So
bequest each, Of his adopted son Will
fred ana his nephew William. in both
instances the absolute gift being made
in a codicil which revoked substantial
rcmembranceS in the will itself The
property chiefly is left to the widow.
A short time before Mr.. French's death
his adopted son asked the court to APP
point a guardian for his father. as an
insane person, but the court refused to
do 50.
District Attorney Andrews Of West
Chester county, New York. after a con
sultation with ex-Judge Appel. Alfred
Morrson's counsel announced. Thurs
day. that he would cause the arrest Of
Morrison, tomorrow, on the charge OF
homicide. Morrison shot and killed his
wife. saying he mistook her for bur
glar, after having dreamed that rob
bers were in the house. The district
attorney says that Morrison, on the
night of the shooting, lay with his head
at the foot Of the bed ana that he only
had to turn over to fire at his wife VINO
was on a lounge, about five feet from
him.
A physician is working to bring Miss
Eva Rose of West Grove, near Ashbury
Park, n. j.. back to life. ana had he
not been called in merely as Il matter
of form. the probabilities are that the
young woman would have been buried
alive. Miss Rose was taken i'll while
working in a mill and fell over appar-
emily dead. The supposed dead body
was carefully carried home and doc
tor called merely as a perfunctory act.
AS he looked at the body he noticed
the SllSHltSl lNIlClllHS VI tllc idIldS'
she is not dead" he exclaimed. but
it is one of the worst cases of suspend
ed animation that has come within my
knowledge" Since then he has been
working on the inanimate form, but
the suspension continued up to last ac
counts.
A special to the Chicago Record from
Ortiz. Mexico. says: Small bands Of
Yaqui Indians have become very an
noying to the Mexican troops during
the last few days and frequent Skin
mishes have occurred. A few nights
ago 100 Indians boldly rode into the
corral and stampeded over POO horses
belonging to the troops. The Indians
afterwards captured the animals for
their own use. 1t is almost impossible
to get supplies to the troops owing to
the Yaquis' tactics Gen. Torres men
are living on the country and there are
time when they must suffer severely |
for lack Of food. American who have |
come from the Yaqui country say the |
troops have made no Roadway toward |
putting down the rebellion.
Notice has been served on the lease |
holders of Astor property in New York |
'
1900 that the ground rents will be rails |
ed from $3.50 a year to $50 The rem |
tails shortly to be increased are for the |
most part on property belonging to |
John Jacob Aston. Many of the lease |
holders have protested to the Astor |
agents but they We're told to make |
whatever complaint they had in writ
ing and these would be forwarded to
Mr.. Aston Many tenants have been in |
possession of the property for from % |
to 20 years having bought it in on a
mortgage and succeeded in paying off |
nearly if rot all of the mortgage only
to find themselves at an old age in a
fair way to be deprived of the savings
Of life time.
The contest over the will Of Julius
Adams. involving the disposition Of
some $500 900, came up. Thursday. in
the probate court at Boston. In his
will Mr.. Adams left $4,000 outright to
Carney hospital. and provided for a
trust fund. three-quarterS of which I'M
der certain contingencies, will go to
the hospital In the will. a sister and
brother, Mrs Ulman and DR.. Durward
Adams, are remembered. but are dis
satisfied. ana will contest the viii. 1t
is the default of issue" clause ana the
possibility that the hospital may get