Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-14

who is 81 years Of age and unmarried.
was vaccinated q few days ago ana
since that time has appeared to be
mentally dcranged.
The condition Of Mrs. Ada Gilbert
Dennis. Who was assaulted at Wash
ington. last Tuesday, was Il trifle worse.
Friday. Dr. J.. Fl. Richsfeder. the resi-
dent physician 1T the Garfield hospital.
expressed the opinion that she had a
very slight chance cf recovery. Cere-
bral meningitis Or other complications
is feared. She is unconscious most Of
the tirle and talks only irrationally.
The police are without 4 clue as 10 her,
asSaiiant.
Aaolph OTnenheimer. who was one of
the pfincipH. Witnesses against Theodore
Dlrrdnt, hanged ut san Francisco for
the murder Of Blanche Lamont. was
mNSttIiouSlE shot and killed. early En-
aAN morning. in a shooting alley which
Er nag conducted on Dupont street. san
francisco lie was shot from behind.
the bullet from one OF his own target
flntS entering thc small OF his back and
causing instant death. Robbery Was thr
motive. ID nuN containing $50 having been
iaktn ii"m th" place, The body was dis
covered by The dead mans son. There
II p" rine ~ enc assassin.
The executive committee of the Ma
tonai council of administration of the
Strand Army of thc Republic adjourned
at chicago, Friday. without fixing th.
hate Tor The next annual encampment
~ ihe organization. which s to b. held
IN Washington. y. q. A majority ar
the committee. it is said. favor. the first
week in September. but definite action
on the subject Of the iate was deferred
and viii be taken up by the committee
at q irtura meeting.
The second days session at Philadel-
phia. OF the American Friends Peace
conference was devoted To speeches. Dy
Inc delegates ana ID a general discus
sion 9. iAe subjects involved. Presi-
d"rt Thomas of ByIn MaWr Colleg-.
presided at the morning session.
Among those VINO made addresses Nvc,..
Peter M lsaidahaugh of PIainfield
ma: Edmund Stanley. president of the
Friends University. Wichita. kas. ana
Mary Jane Weaver Of Batavia. N Y.
The woman in tile auckland sbnotine
case. SpnzI Smeraldu. hDuSekpeprr for
Mir!lfti" Fl" GraziaNn. who was arrested
Thursday was given hearing in the
district r"trt at Greenfield Mass bcfor,
IidEe Lyman. Friday. charged with aS-
sIult with intent to Kill uuon Graziann
She pleaded not guilty. Dn request Of
ihr government thc case was contini,rf
until Dcc. -i Bail was fixed u: SiIDn HI
default Of which the prisoner was re-
mdnded to the county Jail In course nr
.hr hearing. the court vas informed tha'
IJziann. VII" If confined tu Il hospital
IN North ADAMS. WIS in Ii critical cnndi-
tion. ana thai chances for his recover
were very slight.
The Presbyterian committee w creed
'"VisioE. n Washington. Friday. COM
'eted thy brief statement Of the re-
ormcd faith for thr information of
'huroh members. 1t consists Of 16 ar
clcs. Th@ official statement given out.
tft"r saving the statement was tenta-
lively adopted, adds: THE committee
$ roW engaged on the matter of the
iecond instruction from the assembly.
hc preparation Of declaratory state
nant to explain certain disputed points
y the confession Of faith such ~ the
i"ctrines NJ election ANA Of the saliva
ion 6f all infants