Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-30

4 MattSOn Wds DduIy nurt.
I John +. Hall Of Kingston, reports a
lossc Of 10000 in notes from IN old
desk drawer He cannot tell just when
the papers disappeared, as he had not
| had occasion to go to the desk for some
| time until this week. He found the
drawer unlocked. although the key has
always been in his possession.
| Recently Samuel Lee, an aged color
ed resident and pawn broker. Of
Mount Holly, died. Before death he
told his wife where he had a quantity
of money buried. After the funeral the
wife went to the spot designated. dug
into the ground. and was rewarded by
finding $50 with which she paid the
undertaken.
At the final cessiOn Sunday night.
of the convention of the brotherhood
of st. Andrews which began at De
trOit. Thursday last, addresses were
made by Rev. j. A. Richardson, NJ. ~,
Of st. john n. H.. on His Life" and
by Ecv. VIM. a. Query. chaplain OF
the University Of the South, Sewannee.
Tenn. on His Kingdom"
Martin DeBruyn, n tinsmth, shot
and killed his wife at Peoria. H., Sat
urday. and then fired one bullet into
his own heart. Five children are left
orphans. Three Of the children We're In
the house At the time OF the tragedy
and only the immediate interference or
neighborS saved them. Domestic
trouble is supposed to be the cause Of
the shooting.
John q. Willis. property owner Of
M.
tor Willard a plan for the cession OF
old Fort Omaha by the Federal gov
| eminent 10 the state To be used as an
agricultural college and experiment
station. Senator Willard says he
heartily favors the plan. but doubts
whether or not the United states can
pass perfect title To the state.
A train on the Southern Railway, Ell
| route from Sailbury, y. e., TO Chatta-
| noo2a. was wrecked. Saturday at
Marshal. y. g. Engineer Robert J..
| Watson Of Knoxville. was killed, and
| Fireman William Austin tculored ia
| tally hurt. Two passengers wer" in
| jurcd. but 1t u said not seriously. Bag
| gage. mail and express ears and a
combination baggage and smoker left
| the track.
| A gravel train used in the construc-
| ton OF a traction line between Dayton.
| o.. and Troy. FOR the Dayton x North
ern Traction Company. Was wrecked.
| Saturday,. five miles north 81 Dayton.
Two deaths and the serious injury TO
four persons resulted. The dead are
| Orvillc u. chase OF Detroit. superin
| tendent OF the chase Construction
| Company. ana Engineer ". y. Gravel
| Of Chicago.
| The largest convention Of Socialists
I ever held in the United States viii as
| semble at indianapolis. Ind. Monday
| The convention was called BY the
| executive boards OF the two divisions
| OF the Social Democratic party for the
| purpose of uniting the two factions
| and adopting a new name for the unit
| cd organization. BY midnight there
| were at least loo representatives, here
| The Pacific slope New York. Maine
and Porto Rico We're represented.
The newspaper reports received at
| Kingston. Jamaica. from Panama. as
sert that the insurgents are operating
in large numbers in the vicinity Of the
CITY and that an order has been issued
| by the government calling upon the
1
| citizens to concentrate in order 10 re-
pel attacks and to protect property.
Panama Il guarded from the sea by
-unbnat. According To the same sources
! Of Information the government is exer-
tising the strictest preca buttons to pre-
vent news of developments leaking out.
! The strong current OF wind caused
| by the special train Of President Wal
ters Of the Lehigh Valley Railroad.
| passing the station at Alpha. Pa. drew
| julius Dupont under the wheels and
| he was ground to death. Dupont was
cooper at the Alpha Portland Ce-
| ment Works. He was on his way I"
| Easton when the accident happened.
and was accompanied by his two
daughters. : and Il years old. respec-
| lively. who witnessed the horrible
| sight.
| Daniel +. Meyers. n member Of the
" hole&ale drug firm of Benton. Mey-
ats & Co. of Cleveland. Ohio. arrived
at New York. Saturday. in charge of
detective who had arrested him on
warrant charging him with larceny in
the first degree. 1t is alleged that he
| stole check for 81. goo from the Man
haitian Insurance Co. of which he was
| formerly president. and which is now
| in the hands Of n receiver. Meyers was
alraigned before Rec order Goff and re
leased on $500 bail.
| Relieving that he was Thaomas A.
| Edison. the inventor. Ulis a. cheSley
! insane. made n desperate fight to
| SCENE possession of the railroad gates
in Central square, Lynn. shortly af-
ter \. NJ. Saturday. He succeeded in
swapping apart the chains that raise
and lower the gates but finally was
overpowered by Patrolman Grady and
Gate Tender George Allen, who fought
long and furiously with the insane man
and finally landed him in the padded
cell at police headquarters
The Canadian is represented by Kin
ling as making these acrid remarks:
| we needn't suspend the Constitution
Tor Keeps. but we ought to have a
family council. Canada. Australia and
| England. / mean. and hang the whole
SHOW up for two years till our erring
sister has got over her hysteria. A
| Constitution for country that don't
know enough to cut its own hay:
where I've had to lie out for year in