Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-17
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Mr.. Andrew Carnegie has given
ic1OoCG0 10 establish district libraries
in GlaS gov.
A. i. Mendelssohn, a small broker.
has been declared defaulter on the
London Stock Exchange.
Robert d. Wagstaff. marine editor of
the Detroit Free Press for the past 10
or II years. died at Detroit. Thursday.
from tuberculosis. He was one of the
best known newspaper men on the
Great Lakes.
The secretary of the treasury, Thurs
day, bought SIS, coo per cent. bonds of
1904 at $l0S.S7. This is the first lot
of is offered under the secretary's re-
cent offer to purchase bonds for the
sinking fund.
At negro dance in East Sc0ttdale.
Pa, Wednesday night. William Poor
shot and killed Ely Shelter. After the
shooting the dead man was carried out
in the yard to let the dance proceed.
Poor made his escape.
a dispatch was received at the Office
of the Star Line Co. ut Detroit. Thurs
day. reporting the sinking of the fast
freight steamer S. d. Ewing in the 500
river not far from Nine Mile point.
The vessel belongs to the Corrigan
fleet. and is said to be lying in 10 feet
of water.
Rev. William X. Conner. believed to
nav" been the oldest preacher in the
country. died at his home in New Lon
don. Conn. Thursday, aged nearly 101
years. lie Was born in slavery in Whit
more county. Md, June :. 1900. and
was owned by the late John Shepard.
Owing to an invasion of rats the HO-
boken educational authorities have an
nounced their determination to close
annex public school No. 3. Janitor
Meehan caught % in one batch after
his traps had been set only two hours.
SO bold have the rats become that they
scurry through the class rooms while
school is in session, frightening the
teachers and pupils.
Prosecutor Erwin made n motion in
Judge John \. Biair's court in Jersey
City, Thursday. for 4 struck jury to try
the case of Thomas G.. Barker. indicted
for the shooting Of the Rev. John Kel-
lcr Of Arlington, Feb. 3. Albert G. Wall
ct counsel for Barker. opposed the mo-
ton. but the judge granted it. The jury
viii be struck, May %, and the case
VIII lie called for trial at the end of
June.
The viccroy of Canton has signed q
contract for the removal of Macco bar
rier on the Canton river. constructed
during the Franco Chinese war, which
has been a great obstacle to naviga-
I1c nod
the native opposition to the construc-
ton of new Wharves. pointing out that
they are necessary to the interests of
trade. The viceroy's action is creating
Il decided impression.
a pitched battle occurred between
an officers posse. headed by John
Wright, the mountain detective and
the Reynolds gang, who have been ter
rorizing that section for years on the
head waters Of Rock House creek.
Kentucky. George Cook was mort lily
wounded. None of the officers was in
jurcd. T'hc remaining members of the
gang, consisting Of Morgan Reynolds,
George Mullins. John II. Mullins.
George Sallimans, and others fled into
the adjacent mountains.
The jury at Philadelphia. in the case
of Jacob Wynn. charged with the muir
der of Rev. Father Charles z. Reject,
after being out all night, brought in.
Thursday n verdict of guilty Of MUIR
der in the second degree. FIR. Riegel.
who had charge OF the Roman Catholic
church at Cheltham. Pa, near here,
was found dead on a doorstep in the
'Tendorloin" district on Jan. 6. Death
was due to knock out 1rOTAS'' and
Wynn and eight others who had been
drinking with the priest. We're indicted
The body of Ralph ]. White, who
murdered his nephew, and then COM
mitted suicide in Jail. was stolen from
the Sweet Valley cemetery at Wilker-
barre. Pa. Wednesday night There
is no trace of the grave robbers.
Whites intermcnt Il few weeks ago
WAS accomplished only after a nine
day fight between his friends and the
officials Of the cemetery. The case
was finally taken to court and the
Judge decided that the body should be
inferred in the cemetery
At the opening Of the session of the
Na"""chusetts House at Boston,
'hu"sday. Mr.. Bullock of New Bedford.
TIED to obtain favorable action on the
b'il allowing liquor stores to keep open
until Il L. NJ. The bill was adversely
reported by the committee and the
ii"nTe sustained the report by a vote
81 " to CD. This is the last OF the bills
intended to relieve liquor dealers from
the operation Of the law as recently
construed by the supreme court. for
b-GC.aG sales after II p. NJ.