Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-30
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The directors OF the Boston Elevato,
Railroad, have declared regular Gem,
annual dividend of 3 per cent.
The directors of the Calumet az
Hecla Mining Co. of Boston. have az
clared a dividend of s. a share. Tbreo
months ago. IS was paid
A cyclone at Camp Wears on SATIN
day last, caused much loss of pronart,
at Manila. Many villages were da,
stroyed and a number Of Moros rvaro
killed.
Charles Weyley shot and killed Mice
Josephine Sheridan, at Sprine6ad
Mo, Sunday night, and then killad
himself. They were formerly engaged
TO be married. Weyley was % wears
old
The two batteries of artillery at Fort
Washington which are to 90 to New
London, Conn.,, to take part in tbe
! coming joint army and navy maneu.
vres Will leave Fort Washington. Tues
day.
Fire destroyed the shoe factory at tho
state peritentiary at I-eavenworth
Kan. Monday night. The flames ware
got under control after two hours,
work. Less, about $4,000. Cause un-
! known.
A. NJ. Rothschild, until recently head
Of the firm of "A. NJ RothschiId a ~
and a son-in-law of Nelson Morris tba
packer, committed suicide. Monday ar
his horne at 37S street and Michigan
avenue. Chicago.
One million dollars in treasure was
brought by the steamship Roanoke
which arrived. Monday, at Seattle
Wash. from Nome and st. Michaels
This is the largest shipment from the
Nome digsins this season.
Elliot s. Dow, aged Z, grandson of
| Chas. n. Dow of Dow, Jones & Co.
publishers of the Wall Street Journal
of New York, was drowned IN Glen
mere lake, near Middletown. N. Y.
Sunday, by falling from a boat.
! Mrs. Everett Spence shot her hus-
band at Wcodsfeld, o., while he was
| asleep. Sunday morning, and then shot
/ herself. Both died instantly. She was
10 ana he was u. They had been mar
ried less than two months. 1t is
thought she was temporarily deranged.
Harry he Windt, the Arctic traveller.
| who recently completed a remarkable
| journey overland throughout northern
| Siberia and across the Eeling sea, ar
/ rived. Monday, ut Port Townsend.
Wash. on the steamship Topeka from
Skagway, accompanied by Viscount De
| CIinchamp Belligarde, George Harding
/ and Stephen Rastofuyeff. He is now
on his way to New York
Chief Rabbi Josephs of the United
/ Jewish congregations, the highest Off
cidl in the Orthodox Jewish religion in
the United States, died, Monday night
/ at New York, of paralysis, aged 81. A
remarkable demonstration was made
/ outside of his home when the death
was announced, hundreds of Jewish
men and women gathering outside the
house to pray and lament their loss.
Judge Dunno of Chicago, Monday.
notified States Attorney Dineen that
he would refuse Charles w. Spalding.
formerly treasurer of the University of
Illinois. and president of the Globe Saw
Tuesday unless the state attorney
could prove conclusively that the law
under which Spalding was convicted of
enbezziement is not special Legislation.
Rev. Alex Doyle, secretary of the
Catholic Missionary Union, has received
a gift of $4,000 for the establishment
of an Apostolic mission house, an in
stitution which is to be organized in
Washington for the training of Roman
Catholic priests as missionaries to nom
Catholics and to the newly acquired in
sular possessions Of the United States.
The donor declined to allow his name
10 be made public.
After the Warren Lioe steamer
Sachem had made fast at her dock in
Charlestown, Mass, Monday, 10 days
out from Liverpool, a stowaway,
Henry A. Ritty, was found in the hold.
lie had lived 10 days on half a loaf
Of bread and without a drop of drink
ing water. His condition was pitiabe
and he was restored to consciousness
only by careful treatment of physi-
clans. He may recover. lie claims to
be ar American citizen.
On board the White Star liner Cevic.
which arrived. Sunday night. in New
York, from Liverpool, We're four small
stowaways. their ages ranging from
to 1c. The boys stole or board at
Liverpool Inlaced a cover of one OF
the life boats, crawlcd in and relaced
the cover. on the fourth day out they
were obliged from thirst TO show them
selves. The boys will be taken to Ellis
island and sent back to Liverpool on
the Ccvic'S return voyage.