Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-15

mated at $4,000, is distributed among a
number of firms which occupied portions
of the building. The fire is attributed to
an overheated journal on one of the ma
chimes of Lunn e. Co., who carried on ID
wool securing business.
In defence of his mother, Thomas
Whitman. aged u years. Wednesday, at
Hopkinsvillc. KY, shot twice and in
stantly killed his aunt Miss May Phipps.
aged IS years Miss Phipps, who had
been insane for several years. in fit
of anger began choking her sister and
probably would have killed Mrs. Whit
man had net the boy shot her.
The German Reichstag. Wednesday,
adopted by 143 to 20 votes the tariff COM
mittces resolution asking the govern
mcnt to consider whether it is not in the
interest of the nation to place differ
entail duty on refined petroleum as
against crude, in order to establish a ma
tional refining industry. The resolution
is directed against the Standard Oil Co.
No tidings Of the American Line steam
er ST. Louis, which usually reaches port.
Saturday. have been received at New
York up to midnight. At the offices of
the line it was said that no anxiety was
felt regarding the safety of the vessel,
and that her detention was doubtless due
to bad weather and to the fact that her
machinery and boilers We're in need of
overhaulnS.
Orders We're received. Wednesday, at tie
Chinese bureau of special regulation for
the admission of Chinese during the St
Louis Exposition. These orders have been
drafted by the secretary of the treasury
nj Washington. Within 80 days after the
close of the exposition all Chinese thus
admitted must return to their point of
rotry into the country and leave by the
first steamship.
A private dispatch received at Glouces-
tor, Mass, Wednesday, from Shelburne,
n. S., announces Captain Elbridge Spin
ney of the two-masted fishing schooner
II far has a1,n1 nd
from his vessel and drowned. Capt. Spin
ney was one of the best-known and most
successful master mariners sailing from
Gloucester. He was IS years of age. mar
RED and wife and three children sur
Vive him.
The Bryan infirmary at Pensacola, Fla,
was destroyed BY fire, Wednesday, and a
patient named Blockton was burned to
were rescued in their night clothes and
were given prompt attention at a hospi-
tai. Citizens aided the firemen in remov-
ing the patients, several of whom suf-
The fire is supposed to have been caused
by sparks from a CRATE falling on rug.
The national committee of the United
Christian Party issued a call Wednesday,
for national convention to be held at
Rock Island, ILL.,, May ], for the purpose
of economic discussion and the recon-
mendation for nomination of candidates
for president and vice president of the
United States. who shall stand for the
practical application Of the Golden Rule
in government and the righteous enforce
ment of the principles of the initiative
and the referendum.
The Detroit, Mich. Tribune will say.
Thursday, on the authority of a promi-.
nent railroad man connected with one Of
the roads entering Detroit that an agree
ment has been reached between the
Grand Trunk and the Pennsylvania syS-
TEN by which the Pennsylvania will come
Dafrntt x Toledo
Shore Line, recently acquired by the
Grand Trunk. and the Grand Trunk will
reach New York over the Pennsylvania
tracks from Buffalo.
young Corbett,' the featherweight
champion, was given the decision over
Austin Rice of New London, CT. Wednes-
day night, in the 18th round of what was
TO have been IA 2t-round contest before
Springs. Ark. The fight was not to fin
ish Rice staying full II rounds Just be-
fore the end of this round Corbett landed
a stiff left swing glancing on the stom
ach and a result Rice was i'll during
the remainder of the fight.
Although a definite proposition with i
view of settling the carriage strike at
Amesbury, Mass, was made to the exec
utive committee of the Carriage Manufac-
turers Association by the non-unio1
workmen, Wednesday night, it is not ex-
pected that it will be accepted, leaving
The situation practically unchanged. The
ArmenlanS VINO were secured TO take the
place of the strikers continue at work.
although they have to be escorted to and
from the factories by the police
The mayor of San Juan, p. r., Manuei
ESozcue. who was arrested Jan. 3.
charged with destroying the records of
the city water receipts, which constitute
ed the only evidence of alleged extensive
embezzlements and who was held under
$500 bail for trial. was re-arrested, Tues
day. at the instance of the attorney gem
eral. after having been discharged by the
magistrate who heard the case The may
on the charge of having destroyed the
city records.
After throwing her S-months-old infant
out of q second-story window to a neigh
Dor on the ground below, Mrs e. H.
Newlin jumped from the same height in
an attempt to escape from flames which
We're burning her home in Maplewood,
Mass, Wednesday. Hardly had the wo-
man landed when a man ledger in the
house. Frank Wilson, also leaped from
an upper window. Both Mrs. Newlin and
Wilson were somewhat shaken up. The
ba by was caught by the neighbor and was
unnurt.
The occupants of the big shoe and
leather building on Bedford street, Bos-
ton and those of the adjoining struc-
late Wednesday by a terrific explosion In
the boiler room. Three persons were
slightly injured and considerable dam
age was done. A pin in the boiler blow
ing out caused the explosion, the concus-
sion driving the boiler and engine through
a thick brick wall, distance of 10 feet.
The department extinguished the fire
which started in the ruins of the boiler
room before the flames did much dam.
age.
A; IL meeting of the executive COM
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