Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-01-21

George H. Carpenter, Richard Murphy
and Henry Mason. The jurors were al
lowed to separate, with the usual eau
ton from the recorder as to not talk
ing of the case.
The United States revenue cutter
Bear is in the harbor at Santa Barb
ara. Cal, having come from San Diego
under orders from Washington, to in
vestigate the alleged smuggling of
Chinese and opium into the country at
that port. According to the statement
of one of the officers, evidence that
smuggling has been carried on within
the past few months was found on
Santa Cruz and one of the other is
lands of the group.
Charles A. Reno, who is said to have
been the first retail coal dealer in Chi
cago, starting in business with a one
horse wagon, is dead at his home in
that city. He was S4 years old and
went to Chicago in 1S4S. His business
grew with the growth of the city and
later it was organized into one of the
leading firms of Chicago. Mr.. Reno
became a police commissioner in 1872
and held the office until it was abolish
ed by the present city charter.
James j. Jeffries, who is at Hartford.
CT. refutes the statement that he is
afraid to meet Bob Fitzsimmons and
authorizes the publication of the fol-
lowing challenge: Il will meet F1tZ-
simmons in a battle for the champion
ship and will waive all side bets.
Neither man need put up a dollar but
fight for the best purse offered, winner
to take all. Jeffries says if Fitzsim-
mons will not accept this offer it is evil
dence that he does not want to fight.
Miss Sophie Zantini of No. 272 Dun
ham avenue, Cleveland, o., was shot
on the street, Sunday night, by Alex
ander Moore, her lover. The serious
ness of the wounds are not yet known,
one shot striking the girl in the chin.
the second entering her back and
breaking a rib. Moore left the girl
where she fell, went to his home on
Anndale street took poison and died
within an hour. The couple were en-
gagged to be married but the girl re-
Gently broke the engagement.
The Automobile Club of America is
arranging for Memorial day, a test
race, with mile record event the day
following. The start and finish will be
at the club house at 5Sth street and
Fifth avenue, New York City, but the
turning point has not yet been an
nounced. The rules will stipulate that
the motors must cover the distance to
the turn and back to the club house
without a stop. This route will be 100
miles in length and there will be over
100 starters. Among the owners of fast
automobiles expected to start in this
race are w. X. Vanderbilt, Jr., Clarence
Mackay and Col. j. j. Astor.
A tinge of romance will attend the
visit of Admiral and Mrs. Winfield
Scott Schley to Chicago, this week.
They will meet and be entertained at
dinner by the woman at whose house
they were introduced when the ad-
miral was a cadet at the Annapolis
Navel Academy. This hostess is Mrs.
John Morris of 4442 Grand Boulevard,
where Admiral and Mrs. Schley will
take dinner, next Sunday evening.
There will be a number of guests pres
ent. including the women's committee
appointed to take charge of the enter
tainment of Mrs. Schley. Mrs. Morris
is connected with the Carval family of
Maryland.
John Garwood was shot and instant
ly killed, early Sunday morning, by
John Bauman, a farmer living near
Vanwert, o. Garwood, who has been
paying attention to Bauman's 16-year-
old daughter, called at Baumans house
before daylight and after repeated
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man refused to admit the visitor and |
after demanding that he leave the |
premises, he opened the door, having |
in his hand a shotgun. Seeing Gar
wood draw a revolver, he raised the |
gun and fired, striking Garwood in the
left breast and causing instant death. |
Bauman went to Venwert and gave
himself up to the authorities.
Walter r. Jacobs of Connecticut, a
cadet at the Naval Academy, is to be
tried by courtmartial on the charge of
letting somebody else do a task for
Eim. The technical charge is scan
dalous conduct tending to the destruc-
tions of good morals Lieut.. Hugo
one Of the instructors at
the academy, reported to Supt. VAIN
"iiShe titt a. tdoh III lICC hdffu fcilCt- /
ing had been given Jacobs and he had
turned in a paper which the accuser
believed was not done by Jacobs. The
navy department was informed and the
secretary Of the navy directed the gen.
eral courtmartial now at Annapolis to
try Jacobs on the charge stated.
The discovery of uncashed checks for
more than $1,000 drawn by the state
treasurer in favor of the town of
Mass, among a lot of un-
used paper by the town auditors has
deepened the mystery attending the
of Town Treasurer Will
liam f. Taber, which occurred three
weeks ago. The town authorities are
unable to explain the situation. Some
Of the citizens think that Mr.. TaberI
being unable to find the checks and
not having the courage to face thet
shortage in his accounts went away.
During the three weeks of his absence
he has not been heard from and his
closest friends think that he is dead.
Cancer causes 4251 deaths annually