Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-05

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Tuesday afternoon, the body Of a
man, which has been identified as that
of David Il. Holden Of Hamilton. On
tario, was found in one of the turbines
of the Niagara Falls Hydraulic Power
and Manufacturing Co. in the power
station at the waters edge in the gorge
at Niagara Falls, n. Y. 1t had been OBJ
served that the turbine was not work.
ing with it's usual efficiency and it was
shut down for inspection.
NJ. L. Morrison Of Peterborough. is in
charge of the FrancestOwn Savings
Bank at Francestown. n. H.. having
been appointed assignee by the His
borough supreme court. Wednesday.
The affairs of the bank have been In
liquidation under the direction of S. ID.
Downes. treasurer, but the continued
illness of the latter made the appoint
ment OF an assignee advisable. The In
stitution owes depositors $4,000.
In a saloon on Pacific street San
Francisco. Thursday. Joseph H. Ger
des of Elmhurst, shot three times at a
woman but missed her each time and
struck three innocent by-standers, all
sailors. John Carlson died shortly af-
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SjOrgren of the transport Indiana, was
fatally shot through the head. A. ].
Stanley of the bark Harvester was shot
in the back but probably will recover.
The appellate division of the New
York supreme court, Thursday, hand
ed down a decision affirming an order
by Justice Andrews to compel Bradley
Martin to pay taxes in New York City.
His personal property has been asses
sed in the sum of $500, 600 for the year
1899. Bradley Martin claimed to have
seased to have a residence in New
York City and to have acquired a resi-
dence in Scotland prior to Jan. l, 1899.
A fire in the six-story brick building.
Nos. 355, 357 and 359 Atlantic avenue,
and so Purchase street, Boston, Thurs
day, caused a loss of 10000 and created
something of a panic among the en-
ployes of the building, who ran from
the burning rooms in the fourth floor
down the fire escapes into the streets.
There were several who fell, but none
received serious injuris. During the
progress of the fire Lieut.. Cain of en-
CINE %. and Hoseman Henry Kelly OF
engine 26, were ineapacitated by being
badly cut by falling glass.
Detectives at New York, Thursday,
arrested two burglars in the act of taxi
ing away over $4,000 worth of laces.
silks. etc. from the building 342 Canal
street. The men hired a loft on the top
floor of 342 Canal street. bored through
80 inches of masonry. the hole being
AKA feet to the importing house of Jo-
seph Rothchilds, 321 Church street,
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ing. The men are John Meyers and Ig-
natz Miller. both of New York. They
had an express wagon at the door to
take away the stolen goods.
The mail steamer Lake Ontario
which arrived at Halifax. n. s., Thurs
day, from England had q cases OF
measles among her Goo immigrant pas
sengers. The port medical authorities
ordered the sick to the quarantine hos
pital. They compose four families OF
Russian Jews. Two families are
bound for New York, ane for Chicago
and one for San Francisco. There also
arrived by the mail steamer a man
named Emery from New South Wales
who is travelling around the world on
a wager and says part of his under
taking is to spend II months in
America. He left without a shilling
and must return with G2000.
Dispatches received at London from
Paris, reiterate the stories of affront 9
to Lord Darlington and his suite while
returning from Lisbon. after formally
announcing King Edwards accession
to King Charles of Portugal. 1t seems
that the train on which the mission
valaI cnnyaval he nf
returning from the Boer army. The
result. says a dispatch to the Ex-
change Telegraph Co. from Paris. was
that every station there We're violent
anti British scenes. Lord Darlington
and his suite were openly insulted
while the nurses were greeted with
loud cheers. The situation became so
intolerable that the British mission
finally changed trains.
Business men evidently believe, says
the London correspondent Of the New
York Tribune. that there is some good
in combination in spite of their con-
demnatiOn of combines of the United
States. 1t has been officially announc-
ed that the Thames Iron Works Ship
Building and Engineering Co.. Messrs.
Simens. Messrs. Mather and Plat and
the Brush Electrical Engineer Co. are
to close their ranks and to combine
their forces in order to make a fight
for British industry. One immediate
consequence of the formation Of this
British combine is that designs have
already been prepared for electrical
equipment of two underground rail-
way lines of London and the construc-
ton of another one.
The citizens of Berlin, Mass, are ex-
cited over a fire which occurred in
South Berlin at A. M. Thursday. The
greater portion Of the mill property
owned by Edmund w. Wheeler, who
was elected selectman at the town
meeting. Monday, was burned by an
incendiary. and some of the residents
do not hesitate to charge that the fire
was the outcome Of the fight which
has existed over town affairs. There
is no actual evidence. however, to
support this theory. The grain mill,
planning mill and shoe shop of North
brook. all owned by Mr.. Wheeler were
destroyed. The villagers succeeded in
saving the saw mill. after hard
struggle. The loss is about $4,000 and
there is no insurance.
The Bank of New York, which was
founded by Alexander Hamilton.
celebrated it's one hundred and seven
teenth anniversary recently