Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-11
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A boiler exploded at the lumber mill
of Lewis Midkiff, near Huntington, w
Va, Friday, killing three persons an,
irjuring several others.
VIM. Jennings Bryan lectured. Friday
night. at Holyoke, Mass. Not NOR
than 500 attended and only a few lead
in Democrats called on him.
Olin Vaughn of Lowell, Mass, hos;
mason of the Boston & Maine, was
struck by a switch engine at Rotter.
dam Junction, N. ", Friday, and in.
stantly killed.
Prince David Kawananakoa, accom-
panied by a party of relatives, passed
through Chicago, Friday, on his way
to Washington, to urge President
Roosevelt and Congress to award then
the "crown lands Of Hawaii.
The French minister refuses to pre-
sent his credentials at Pekin until
China fulfils certain demands of his
government. The joint audience Of
ministers has been postponed. A repe-
ton of the Turkish incident is possible.
Osborn Deignan, who was one of the
participants in the sinking of the
Merrimac at Santiago, has been dis
charged from the Ukiah hospital for
the insane and ordered to duty on the
Independence at Mare Island navy
yard.
A contract for the sewcring and paw
ing of Havana, for S1O,649 600 has been
signed by Mr.. McGiveney for McGiv-
eney & Rokeby of Jersey City, and Act
ing Mayor Latorre for the city of
HAVANA. Mr.. McGiveney has de-
posted a bond of 100000.
Captain r. P. Hobson arrived at
Charleston, S. c.. Friday, to take
charge of the governments naval ex-
hibit at the Exposition. When asked
as to the truth of the report that he
would run for Congress in Alabama,
he declined to discuss the matter.
The Washington Times Co. of New
York City, was incorporated at AL
bany. N. Y, Friday, with a capital of
100000, to publish newspapers in the
District of Columbia. The directors
are: Frank A. Munsey, E. j. Ridge
way and r. H. Tilhertcn of New York
City.
A dispatch from Yarmouth, N. s,
says that quite a perceptible shock OF
earthquake was felt there, about 5 A.
M. Saturday. Dishes ratified and doors
shook but no damage resulted. 1t was
accompanied by rumbling sound as of
distant thunder and lasted for FEW
seconds only.
The Pittsburg Coal Co. Of Pennsyl-
vania, closed a deal, Friday, for the
purchase of'the properties belonging to
the New Pittsburg Coal Co., whose
main offices are in Columbus, Ohio.
Eight mines located in the Hooking
valley and four company stores are in
cluded in the sale. The purchase price
was appropriated at 81 100000.
The stockholders of the American
Type Founders Co. met in Jersey City,
Friday, and ratified proposition made
by the directors to issue 81, OOO, 900 of Z
per cent. accumulative preferred stock.
Half of this stock will be distributed
as scrip dividend and the remainder
will be used to hquidate the floating
debt.
George 3. Ketcham, the owner and
driver of Cresceus, announced at To-
iSuo, oHIo, rTluay, tndt curing the
year he had received more than $4,000
in purses and as money for exhibitions
given in various parts Of the country
by Cresceus. The horse was, Friday,
taken to the Ketcham farm, where he
will remain during the. winter.
Signor Marconi. who left Montreal.
for New York. Friday night, en- route
to England, made the announcement at
q luncheon rendered him by the Cana
dian Society of Electrical Engineers.
Friday, that at the annual convention
Of the society to be held at Quebec in
June next he would make a report of
the work done and his future plans.
The steamer Augusta, of the Chesa-
pcake Steamship Co., Capt. Bennett
from Norfolk. for Baltimore, with pas
sengers and merchandise. Is ashore of
Sparrow's Point. where she grounded
during the dense fog. Forty passen-.
gers were taken to Baltimore by the
tug Britannia. Tugs Britannia and
Chicago. will try to pull her on at high
water.
Ed Chenry, an ex-prisoner in the
state penitentiary at Galesburg, Ill.
shot his wife and sister, Mrs. Lettie
Geshern. Friday evening. both of them