Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-16
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Coroner Scholer selected jury at New
York; Wednesday. to investigate the
wreck in the New York Central tunnel
on Jan. 8, which resulted in the death of
II persons. AS soon as the jury was Sc
cured its members and the coroner made
trip of inspection through the tunnel.
The inquest will begin, Thursday.
Erie, Pa. reports a disastrous confla-
grafton broke out about 8 P. NJ. We'd
nesday, at Edinboro 16 miles from that
city, and at 10 P. NJ. it was reported to
be sweeping away many of the business
houses and residences in it's path. As
Edinboro has no fire protection. Erie has
been asked for assistance and has sent a
steamer to fight the fire.
According to the Copenhagen correspon-
dent of the London Daily hail. Col. Lind
holm of the Gillian cavalry, who is pass
ing through Copenhagen on his way to
Holland, bears a proposition from the
CHILEAN government to the effect that this
government is prepared to make liberal
offers to attract Boer immigration. Lieut..
Col Lindholm will submit this PROPOSE
ton to Dr. Leyds, the European agent OF
the TransvaaL
Trades Unionists Of Chicago have decid-
ed to take concerted action against the
building of warships and naval machinery
in any but government shops. Resou
tons have been adopted by the leading
unions of the city requesting Congress-
man Foss, who is at the head of the COM
mittee on naval affairs, to use his influ
ence toward the adoption of bill to that
effect The unions which have gone on
record represent over $1,000 men.
The death at Chicago, Tuesday, of VIII
liam Marshall Scrihner, widely known as
the author of Denmanship cOpybooks.
was announced. Wednesday. Mr.. Scrib-
ner took an active part in educational
work in the West and it is expected that
his name as author has appeared on So.
O00, 900 copybooks published during the
past 40 years. The deceased was born in
WATERFORD, Me-. in 1924, and lived for
many years in Boston, where the body
will be inferred
A loss of about $4,000 in the years bus
mess was reported at the annual meet
ing of the Naumkeag steam cotton mills
at Salem, Mass. Wednesday, and the
showing is considered of Importance
throughout New England as indicating
that the cotton manufacturing industry
during the past year has not been very
profitable. The unfavorable condition, it
was stated, was due to the high price de-
Inanded for raw material. together with
loss of trade in the Orient.
A special commission is now preparing
report in Chicago affirming the feasibl
ity of a plan to run the water of the up
per Mecamche river into the homes and
| reservoirs of St Louis. The plan to be
submitted by the engineers contemplates
the complete abandonment of the intake
at the Chain of Rocks, from which st.
Louis obtains it's entire supply of water.
The method planned would, it is estimat-
ed, involve an expenditure of from $15,-
W00OO to S2O,Vc,tUO.
The Rev. Fredk. Burgess. D. D.. was
consecrated bishop of the Episcopal do
cese of Long Island at Grace church.
Brooklyn, Wednesday The presiding cl-
| der at the service was Bishop Potter of
New York, the consecrators were Bishops
Doane of Albany, and Davies of Michi-
gan, and the sermon was preached b.
| Bishop Doane. The presentators were
Bishops Brewster of Connecticut, and
Lawrence of Massachusetts,. Nineteen
| biShons and os0 prieSfS nrpSppf
| the conservation.
The decision of the municipal authori-
ties at San Sebastion, Spain, to suppress
the annual popular holiday, consisting of
stoned serious rioting, Wednesday. during
| which many persons were injured and
! much property was sacrificed. a mob
stormed the town hall. the residences
and municipal offices and the barracks of
/ the gendarmes and swept through the
| streets, undaunted by the shots of the
gendarmes. The latter were powerle s;
until a force of troops arrived and charG-
| ed the rioters. Many arrests were made.
| Intoxicated and insanely jealous, John
Blissett returned to Detroit, Mich. We'd
nesday, after a four months absence In
/ Cleveland. where he was employed by the
! der his wife and burn her home. He went
to her home on Beech street and attacked
her as soon as he went into the house.
| He backed the woman up against the
wall and fired three shots ar ner one OF
which plowed furrow along the top OF
her head and fractured her skull. Then
Blissett pounded his wife on the head
with the butt of his revolver until she
fell senseless at his feet. Rushing to the
kitchen he returned with can of oil and
poured it on the piano. Just as he threw
a lighted match on the oil-soaked instru-
lment the police arrived and arrested him
/ At the station BIissett. who had beer
Jealous of his wife for some time, said
he assaulted the woman Just to Stare
her, and protested that ne loved ner as
] Will recoYer, Biissett Is 81 years Old an.