Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-25


Boston, while they were absent. Sloan
was accompanied by a secondhand
furniture dealer, to whom he sold the
contents OF the fiat, valued at $500, for
$40. sloan is said to have confessed
and to he willing to return to Boston.
Michael Jones, a motorman on the
sand car of the Boston Elevated Rail-
road, received injuries in Somerville,
Sunday night, which resulted in his
death q short time after. The car had
Just left the stable and in taking o
switch at the corner went in the wrong
direction. Jones brought the car 10
such a sudden stop that ne was thrown
over the dash board and striking the.
ground. he fractured his skull. He was
unconscious until his death. He was q
years Of age and married.
A thrcc-masted barge was sighted
ashore Oh Shovelful Shoal off Chatham
at daylight, Monday morning, and
through the mist could be distinguished
two other barges either grounded on
the shoal or riding at anchor close.
Their identity could not be made out
from here, The vessels were seen by
the crow Of the Monomoy life saving
to assist the crews of the vessels. The
barges evidently parted from a tug
during the heavy southwesterly blow,
Sunday night.
Three months ago a party Of Mormon
students began a three years trip into
South America to search for traces Of
the last survivors Of the Nephites. be
Iieved by the Mormons to have been
the first people of this country. Ben
jamin Gluff, president of the Brigham
Young Academy in Provo, Utah, who is
in charge of the expedition, in a letter
to a friend at Phoenix, Ariz., states
that many prehistoric ruins have been
examined by the party and evidences
unearthed which tend to uphold the
Mormon traditions.
Joseph Douglass shot and fatally in
jured Frank Parish and Charles Doyle.
Monday, at Charlottesville, Ind. The
men went to the rear door of Doug
lass house. and failing to get a re-
i Spouse, kicked it open. Douglass con-
fronted them and fired through win
dow with a shot gun. tearing Parish's
face off. A second shot was poured in
to Doyles back at distance of u
| feet. 1t is said there had been some
trouble on account of Parish's atten-
tions to Douglass wife for some time.
Doyle was a soldier Of San Juan hill.
d. d. Muirs, receiver of the Mer-
chants National Bank of Rutland, VT,
will pay q dividend of % per cent. to
depositors in a few days. Receiver
Muir has already paid depositors 50
per cent. and as he has large amount
r. 81, =
stockholders viii not be as heavy as it
was at first feared. The Merchants
Bank was wrecked last summer
through the operations Of Cashier Mus
sey who made a loan of s145, 900 in vio-
lation OF the national bank laws and
without the knowledge of the directors.
Mussey is serving term in prison.
Judge Stockbridge at Baltimore.
Monday, appointed Daniel L. Brinton
receiver for the Economy Savings
Bank. which closed its doors, Saturday.
In its answer to bill of complaint
filed by depositors. officials OF the bank.
today, made answer admitting the just
ness of and correctness of the claim
that it was unable TO pay to depositors
the amounts due them. but denies that
it is insolvent ana alleges that the
failure Of the American Nation '.'l
of which it was a heavy Gco1sit"r has
rendered it unable t. rnGlizo on the
money it had thorc. The bank has $3.50
dcpoSitors ard deposits amount to
$S4@.o-2.
4-s,c Noel. is years old. who lived
,itl ncr sister, Mrs. Charles Bcattie'
III a lonely spot about three miles west
of Pueblo. Col. was abducted. sun
day afternoon. and it is feared mas
been murdered. on sunday Mrs. Feat
tie left Maggie in charge of her little
child. Upon hcr return two hours later.
acr sister was gone and the baby was
alone III the house There were CYL
ienccs Of 4 struggle about the house
ana in the yard were found the foot
prints az I man. The tracks led toward
the Arkansas river, and at some places
along tie trail were indications that
the girl bad been dragged Or carried
by her captor Near the river bank
where the ground is harder. all traces
were lost