Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-25
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Rev. DIR. Ira A. Priest. president OF
Buchtel College at Akron. Ohio, has re-
signed
The English composer Charles Ken
sington Salaman. is dead. He was 81
years old
Henry d. Woodwork, 50 years old
committed suicide by shooting at his
home in Aston, Mass, Monday. De-
spondency on account of sickness is as
signed as the cause.
St Andrew. the valuable thorough
bred stallion and sire of some of the
best horses on the turf. is dead at
Rancho Del Paso. Cal. from rupture.
st. Andrew was valued at $4,000.
G. J.. Greenshields of the Shropshire
Yeomanry Cavalry. is dead from
wounds received in the war in South
Africa. He was one of the Oxford
Cambridge team which defeated the
Harvard-Yale team in the internal
,innal athletic games in July, 1899.
Alexander Walker. the colored man
who was stabbed at Boston during a
quarrel. Saturday night, by Geo. Wash
ington also colored. died at the City
hospital. Monday. The stabbing was
the outcome of a quarrel about wo-
man. Washington surrendered to the
police.
A special to the Chicago Tribune
from FL Paso. Tex. says: "A picnic
given. Sunday by the FL Paso Order
of the knights of Labor ut Las Cru
ces. n. NJ. 40 miles from this city.
ended in riot and as result several
were badly hurt and one man killed
and three are in Jail at Las Cruces"
Special officer Herbert f.. Stone was
arraigned in the police court. Monday.
at Lynn. Mass, for assault on Rose
Corrigan alias McDermott. Saturday.
and was granted continuance until
Saturday. pending results of the beat
ing which the woman received. She is
still at the hospital and will probably
recover.
The strike of g. employees at the Mo-
rocco factory of Thomas A. Kelly &
Co.. Lynn. was settled, Monday. by the
state board of arbitration. The strike
was begun as a protest against the re-
tention of foreman not acceptable to
the men. The firm will employ new
turn to work. Tuesday.
Steamer advices from Hawaii are to
the effect that the volcano kaluSia is
showing signs of renewed activity.
Huge volumes of smoke were seen over
the volcano last week from the steam
err Maunai LOa. 35 miles away, and an
outbreak is predicted. This was on the
9Th, since when no further advices
have come from Hawaii.
Col. Fireman.. chief of staff of the
German army in China. has arrived at
Sar Francisco on the steamer China.
Ell route to Germany. The adjustment
OF all grievances between the foreign
powers and China is now in a fair way
to be accomplished. said Col. Fireman..
but pending the final restoration of
peace Germany finds it advisable to
keep considerable guard in the coun-
try.
The Chinaman who murdered four
of his countrymen and fatally injured
a fifth at Cadun. 3. c., has been cap
tured. His five victims were market
gardeners and lived in shack near
the river. The murderer had been on
very friendly terms with his country
men in the little cabin and had recent
ly been acting so peculiarly that he
became a menace and was turned out
and told to keep away.
DR.. VIM. Clifford Mcdonald of New
York, has been missing about two
months and those who have been seek
ing him seem to be no nearer to learn