Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-04

This point was decided by Judge Belt
Ter of common pleas court No. l at
Philadelphia in suit brought by
David A. Model against the Traction
co. to recover damages for an alleged
Illegal ejectment from one of the COM
pany's cars.
Adolph Bietz shot and killed a wo-
man known as Rose Thomas or Rose
Temple. in n Taylor street lodging
house at San Francisco. shortly after 3
+. NJ. Friday. He fired into her head.
BietZ then placed the muzzle Of the
revolver in his mouth and fired Il shot
into his own head. which viii probably
prove fatal. Bietz is said 10 be
wealthy Eastern man.
Rev. F. ]. Mcconnell. pastor Of the
Methodist church at Ipswich, has de-
clined the call of the Madison Avenue
NJ. =. church Of New York. on the
ground that he is too young ana in
experienced for so important a church.
His salary is $l4O0 year, while the
salary Of the Madison Avenue church
is 5000. Mr.. Mcconnell Is 90 years I'D
and an eloquent speaker.
The transport Meade. from Manila,
arrived at San Francisco. Saturday,
ians There We're "A men who had been
deported from the Philippines by the
military authorities. Most of the men
are discharged soldiers. Priv. Carl G.
Rucker, Troop l.. ID Cavalry, died Ut
sea. There We're nine insane, 9S sick
and il dead. Brig. Gen. Freeman was
among the cabin passengers
William +. Boynton Of Lynn, agent
for local insurance company of that
city, was locked up in the police sta
ton, Saturday evening. by order of
City Marshal Eu:ckes, charged with
assault. The prisoner is suspected of
being implicated in one or more of
the various assaults which have re-
Gently been committed upon unpro-
tected women, who ventured out upon
the streets of that city after dark.
Since Mrs. Carrie Nations return to
Topeka, Kan, from Peoria. Thursday
night, she has occupied her cell in the
county Jail. Asked as TO her future
plans, Mrs. Nation said: You just tell
the people that Carrie Nation will at
tend to her knitting the same as usual.
| will go to smashing as soon as l am
released, of course. This is my mis-
sion in the world at present, and | am
going to fulfil it to the best Of my
ability"
Foul play is feared to be the cause
Of the disappearance of Millionaire
William II. Lent of the tailoring goods
importing house Of William II. Lent &
Co. of New York City. He disappeared
half an hour after midnight on Thurs
day morning, wearing some valuable
jewelry and having $1,000 in his possess
sion. Mr.. Lent was 80 years of age. 1t
is said that lately he has complained
much of the cares of business. He has
two sons who are at present in Maine.
Ex-Postal Director Rathbone was.
Saturday. summoned before the judge
at Havana and notified that he would
be obliged to furnish additional bonds
in the sum Of $4,000. Monday, on charge
of completely with Nicely. The new
charge is based on a statement of re-
ceipts from the MatanZas office show
ing that $40 900 We're received monthly.
while Nicely credited only 81, 600 on his
books. The Fiscal says he has suspi-
cions that Rathbone is implicated, but
is now unable to prove it.
A remarkable story Of male imper-
Sonation recalling the Murray Hall case
of New York, was revealed in police
court at London, Saturday, in cOnnec-
ton with an arrest for alleged money
frauds. The prisoner, named Catherine
Coombs. aged G6. described as house
decorator. appeared in the dock in
male attire. For 40 years Catherine
impersonated a man and worked on
board peninsula and Oriental steamers
i'm various capacities. also for London
ss u, ~, ar.,i.. ,t
taught school, ana then thought there
We're better chances of advancement as
man. Eventually she married
| ladys maid, with whom she lived IA
years
4 letter received in Boston, Satur-
day. by the owners of schooner Nam
tasket. Capt. Guptil. which put into
| Bermuda. Feb. %. while on passage
from Port Spain for New York. states
that the vessel encountered continuous
WeSt-horthWestarly gales, during which
several Of her sails Were blown away
| capt. Guptill says ii was the worst eX-
! perience he ever had. The second
mate and engineer of the schooner.
Herbert Soon fell overheard and was
drowned The schooner is not leaking,
as reported. on Feb. 23, in y. lat 50,
w lon. ~ the NantaSket picked up
the crew. IL all told. of the schooner
Fred Cover. formerly owned in Bos-
ton. They had been So hours in their
boat.
The Elder Dempsters & Co. Beaver
Line steamer NASSAU. in command OF
capt. Symons, which touched at
Queenstown. Feb. 81. for passengers
and mails on her way to Halifax. \.
s. and st. John. y. b., from Liver
pool, whence She sailed the previous
day. returned to Queenstown, sunday
in Il much disabled condition. The
steamer reached u point 800 miles west
Of FaStnet where. Thursday night,
terrific gale with high seas was en-
countered. During the night the vessel
suffered badly from the storm. having
her steering gear disabled and much
damage done about her decks. Several
members of the vessels crew We're in
iured. The NASSAU will return to xiv
erpool, where she will transfer her
passengers and mails to the steamer
Lake Champlain, which will leave.
Tuesday. March 5, for Halifax ana st.
John.
The fiye-maSte1 schooner Rebrcca