Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-27
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| The 23d annual session Of the Crane
| Council Of Massachusetts, Royal Area
| mum, was opened at Boston, Thursda
| afternoon. The reports Of the grand on
GERS We're presented, showing the bushes.
| Of the year.
BY the explosion Of a portable boiler be.
| at Rankin, Pa. Wednesday night. five
men were terribly injured and eight 9th.
erS cut, bruised and scalded The men
were engaged in building Golfer dam in
he MononSahcla river for the pier of the
Union railroad bridge.
\. S. Haldic. builder and inventor of
the hrst cable car system in the United
States. which was laid down in san
Francisco. Is dead at his home there,
from heart disease. lie was president OF
the California Wire Works ana a regent
Of the University Of California. He was
a native Of Scotland, aged . years.
Two members Of theatrical troupe
were drowned in Lake Whitney. Thurs
day. The victims Were J. w. Cardownie.
a Scottish dancer, and Vivian Clerise.
one of the "cleTise sisters" musical
sketch artists. Cardownic ana Vivian
Clerisc and her sister Ethel were canoe
ing on the lake when the craft capS!Zed
as a result Of an attempt Of the uccu-
pants 70 change positions.
In the superior court at Dcdham. Mass.
Thursday. the government accepted WI
liam j. YOung'S plea of murder in the
second degree. ana judge Bond sentenced
MN 10 STATE prison lbf lllF. tltnE WIS
placed on trial. Monday for The murder
of Benz Jmin f. Cooibroth at Randolph.
on the Sth Of last September. Tho assault
was made with hammer in 4 shoe fac
tory. Coolbruth's head was fractured 10y
the blows ana he died the next day.
\ story printed in New York which
comes from Newport Is to the effect that
Miss Hattie Gammcl!. the richest young
woman in America, is engaged tl marry
Thomas shaw SAFE ln En-l!-hmarI.
Miss 4, 1muIti II is broad SIN, bn 4
fortune Ndri ,usly estimated at from S.
ctr.Wn 10 $ll.UunrI. Mr. S.Iiy III .aid to
be 4 man Of means ANA an explorer Of
note. Miss Gammell is tn daughter If
the late Mr.. ana Mrs. William Gammcll
Of Providence.
The steamer Empress Of China, 1t Van
CouVer. l.. C., brings news to the effect
that an attempt is being made in China
10 abolish the TSung-Li-l amcn Chinese
foreign Office ana To cnStrust al foreign
relations to the Li-Fan-Yuat. commonly
but really meaning the colonial and
tributary department. This is really said
ID be a thinly yelled attempt To rclcgatc
once more the ministers of foreign treaty
powers ID the grade of tribute bearers.
one III the most important railroad
equipment deals ever conSummItcd in
this country is now nearing completion,
says the journal Of Commerce. X. Balm
Lessee. the enginccr-iu-chie Of thc Ruu-
manian state railways. is now in this
country for the purpose of studying the
capacity Of American steel and bridge
concerns with view tn their producing
material for projected railroad which
will encirClc the borders OF RCum mia
lie is compiling figures So that his gov
eminent may appropriate 4 sum sufficient
to defTaN all expenses relating 10 the
building ana cquipping Of the road. ID is
thought that S2O,0N.nW viii about cover
the expenditures Of the new road. which
will be over 1900 miles in length Ii this
project goes through. fully SG.oooooo will
be spent in equipment and local parties