Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-06
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The trial of Albert T. Patrick for the
murder of VIM. M. Rice was adjourned
at New York, Wednesday, owing to the
continued illness of Juror John d.
Campbell
Lazard Freres of New York, have
added $500. 900 to their engagement of
gold for shipment to Europe, Thurs
day. Total now engaged for shipment
is 81, 25O, 900.
The United States battleship Wiscon-
sin. flagship Of Rear Admiral Silas
easy, COMMUNICATIVE chief of the Pa
cific station, left Valparaiso, Wednes-
day. for Callao.
Inspector John Harris of Boston, left,
Wednesday, for Chicago with the nee
essary papers for bringing home Rob-
ert F. Stone who was arrested in that
city, Sunday, on the charge of forgery.
The Kentucky House, Wednesday,
advanced the bill which prohibits the
use of school books in Kentucky pub
lie schools that do not give full credit
to Admiral Schley for the Santiago
victory.
The United Steamship Cos. new TO-
| OOO-ton vessel Oscar III will start on her
maiden trip from Copenhagen. to New
York in the early part Of March. Two
other 1O,0OO-ton steamers have been Or
dered on the Clyde for the same SER
| vice.
| The sub-scale committee of the
| miners convention at Indianapolis adj
| journed at midnight, Wednesday, after
| being i'm session four hours. Many of
the miners insist that some kind of an
agreement be reached by Saturday.
| Mrs. Ed Kushner and two children
were burned to death in their home at
Waterloo. Ia, early Wednesday, in a
| fire caused by the overturning of
lamp. One other child was fatally
| burned and three others seriously in
jureG.
| There is possibility that the crown
prince of Japan may visit the United
| States before long. He has long ex-
pressed a wish to travel in America and
| Europe and is now taken the prelimi-
nary steps of communicating his de-
sires to the Emperor.
The British steamship Calverdale,
from China and Japan for New York,
| which went ashore on Brigantine shoal
| Turing Saturday nights storm, was
floated apparently uninjured. Wednes-
day morning. She proceeded to New
| York. None of the cargo was light
cred.
| Snow storm in north Texas and heavy
| rains in Southern Texas is reported
The fall of snow was very heavy. At
Santa Anna there was a blizzard with
3ia inches of snow. The snow will be
of incalculable benefit to the wheat
crop which was almost a total failure
| in that state last year.
A loss Of $4,000 was sustained as the
result of fire at Rutland, VT, Wednes-
day, which destroyed the post Office,
the buildings of the Pittsford mills and
the store of w. S. Perley. The efforts
of the firemen to extinguish the blaze
| before damage could be done were
| frustrated owing to the deep snow. The
property was insured for $4,000.
In practice throw on the campus,
| Alfred D. Plaw of the University of
California, hurled the 16-pound ham,
mer 1877 feet and inches from a 7-foot
circle. The worlds record, held by
Flanagan of New York, is III feet, 5
inches, and the American intercollegi-
ate record held by Plaw himself and
! made in 1900 is 165 feet, 9 inches Plaw
will go East with the university track
team, this spring.
The charred body of A. T. Vail, a pio-
neer rancher, was found in the ruins
of his home at Aravapai canyon, IS
miles from Tucson, Ari. The SUPPOSE
ton is that the house was burned by
Apache Indians who roam around that
section c ha1iaya6 hot tto Tn
killed Vail, looted the house and burn
ed it. The Indians are much dissatis-
fled on account of the government cut
ting off their rations.
Francesca Lagretto, alias Nichola
Taralica, the alleged murderer Of Pas
quale Barbuto, was taken to Andover,
Mass, from Lawrence where he was
confined, Tuesday night, and arraigned
before Judge Poor. Wednesday MORN
ing. A plea Of not guilty was entered.
Policeman Bacigalupo Of Lawrence,
testified to confession made by the