Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-29


out the city for the exclusive accom-
mediation of colored persons.
While repairing a break at the top
of the Clinton blast furnace at Pitts
burg, Saturday, Martin Harrihill, mas
ter mechanic, and two pipe filters, Mi
chael Muslin and Michael Beckewitz,
We're overcome by gas and were later
found lying on the platform uncon-
scious. HarHhill and Muslin, it is
thought, will die.
Frank Carlson and George Baldwin
each aged 19 years, of Portland, ore,
Quarrelled over two girls, to whom both
were paying attention. Carlson chal-
lenged Baldwin to fight. The fight took
place with bare knuckles in the pres
ence of friends and relatives of both
boys. Carlson received a blow in the
stomach and fell. When he was picked
up he was dead
The torpedo boat Stockton met with
mishap at Newport, r. L., Saturday,
which will necessitate her beinf hauled
out on the dry dock before she can be of
service again. She was returning from
her daily maneuvres and in backing into
the slip at the torpedo station she had
too much headway and crashed into
stone wall. Her stern and hull were badly
injured.
The Arbitration board that has been
dealing with the demands of the South
side street car men at Chicago, has
announced its decision. Where con-
ductors and motormen on the electric
lines were formerly paid u cents an
hour they will now receive "a cents, an
increase that in the aggregate will be
about $125,000 a year. The same offer
was made a short time ago by the COM
pany, but was rejected.
A general strike has been ordered by
the Board of Building Trades on An
drew Carnegie's house at Goth street
and Fifth avenue, New York City, to
go into effect, Monday. 1t is strike
in sympathy with the strike of the dec
oratiye painters belonging to the Anal
gamated Painters Society. About 25C
mechanics, including granite cutters,
housesmiths, derrickmen and steam
filters, will be asked to quit work.
Salem d. Charles, one of the nephews
of the late Salem Charles, alias Charles
Hill, who died at the Good Samaritan
Hospital, last May, leaving a fortune
in cash of $4,000, has arrived at Los
Angeles, Cal for the purpose of claim
ing the money. MIR. Charles, who is
chairman of the board of street COM
miSsioners of Boston, represents the
eight heirs to the estate OF his uncle,
who live in Massachusetts and New
Jersey.
A negro said to be the real assassin of
Chief of Police Wimoth of Philippi. w
a., has been located and officers with
bloodhounds are on the trail. With the
daring of Tracy, the fugitive is terroriZing
the people and steadily pushing his way
up the mountains. His name is not
known. He was located by the authori
ties on the Roaring Creek and Charleston
Railroad about 80 miles northwest of
Wome!sdorf.. He is well armed and is eX-
pected to mack daring fight for liberty
The whole country is aroused and negroes
are leaving.
John Niedermeyer of New York, and
Milwaukee has been sentenced to die
by the sword in Germany for the mur-
der of one Seifert, the husband of an
elderly woman whom he induced to
live with him after stealing Seifert's
money. Mrs. Seifert and Bruno Tan
zier. who assisted in the murder, Were
also sentenced to death. Neidermeyer,
who worked in saloons While in the
United States, came to Germany four
years ago.
Earl Beauchamp and Lady Lettice
GrosvenOr, daughter of the first Duke
day, in the church at Chester, Eng.
OF Westminster, We're married, Satur-
The Bishop of Winchester officiated
and the Duke of Westminster gave
the bride away. There was great in
terest in the wedding and large
gathering of notable persons assembled
in the church. Among others present
were the Duke and Duchess Of Teck
and the Princesses of Connaught.
The Westminster Gazette in discuss
ing the new Canadian Pacific Railroad
service, says: The scheme involves the
establishing of new port, eliminating
the st. Lawrence passage. New ves-
sells of equal speed to those of the At
lantic lines will be added to the Pacific
fleet, while ultimately 25-knot ships
will be added to the service, which will
be manned by naval .reservists and
constitute the most effective fleet OF
commerce destroyers and protectors in
the world"
AS result of the meeting of the
shareholders of the Lyceum Theatre at
London, Wednesday, Sir Henry Irv-
ingS five-year contract with the COM
pany, which had still three years to
run, has been cancelled. There is no
talk of rebuilding or altering the thea
ire. The changes demanded by the
authorities are too costly. Sir Henry
therefore. is in the strange position of
having no London theatre. His plans
for a visit to the United States in 1908
have not been changed.
Prof. Willis L. Moore, chief Of the
weather bureau, has perfected arrange
ments to make thorough experiments
with q newly invented device for herald
ing the approach of lightning. The ex-
periments will be conducted at the new
observatory to be erected in Duluth.
Chief Moore says the invention should
prove of much value to the weather
bureau in its work. Father +. L. Oden-
bach, a Catholic priest of Cleveland, in
vected the device, which, it is said. viii
detect lighting at a distance of 100 miles
and accurately foretel its appearance in
any given loclity. Successful experiments
it is said, have been made with the in
vention by government officials at Cleve-
land and Duluth.
Mrs. J. NJ. Hough. wife of the station
agen at Woodbine, Iowa, has invented an
improvement on the mail crane for fast
trains. Mrs. Hough has an observant
turn of mind. and she noticed that the
crane in use doesn't do the work as well
as it might. So she set her wits at work
and sent a model of her crane to WASH
ington, where it was approved by the pos
tai authorities. The arrangement will be
tried in dayS and if the trial IS