Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-15
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| Mabini. the former minister of for
efgn affairs of the Filipino government,
died of cholera at midnight Wednes-
| day, at Manila. He was attacked with
the disease on Tuesday last.
Jockey Marry, who was thrown from
Seminole in the Knickerbocker hurdle
| handicap at Morris park, New YORK.
Wednesday, was reported, Thursday, TO
| be in critical condition. He is still
unconscious. u.
The 37th annual meeting of the Ma
tional Board of Fire Underwriters was
held. Thursday, at New York. Al the
| morning session addresses were de-
livered and reports read by officers ana
heads of committees.
The zinc plant of the Utah Metals Co.,
located at Park City, Utah. the only
plant for the treatment of zinc bearing
ores in the West, was almost totally
destroyed by fire, Thursday morning.
The loss is about $125,OOO.
Judge Thomas of the United States
circuit court at New York, Thursday.
denied the motion to quash the 1ndict-
ments recently found against Rosen-
thai, Cohn & Browne for undervalua-
ton in importing japanese SILK.
Joseph Dashawa, ia years old, is
dead at Salem, Oregon. He was
Frenchman by birth and served in the
French war of 1SO6-25 under Napoleon
He drove an OK team to Oregon in
1S47 and was then a gray haired man.
Fredk w. Hollis of New York, who
was rendered the position of umpire
to act in the settlement of the claims
of Germany and Italy against Venezue-
la, has declined the appointment ow-
ing to the pressure of private bust
ness.
Moody Merrill, arrested, Wednesday,
at New York on complaint from Bos-
ton, which city he left II years ago, will
be arraigned in the Tombs police
| court. Friday, for examination. 1t is
expected that the eXtradition papers
will be there by that time.
The steamship New England, which
departed at noon, Thursday, from Bos-
ton, for Liverpool, had on board as pas
sengers Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald c. VAN
derbilt. The European trip of the brid-
al couple was undertaken quietly. No
relatives or friends were present to bid
them bon voyage.
A we'll dressed and apparently refined
woman committed suicide in a hotel in
Fourth avenue, New York Thursday
by drinking carbolic acid. She had reg
istered as Mrs. T. Foster of New York,
but in her pocketbook were found let
tiers addressed to Mrs. F. Whidden and
Mrs. M. c. Whidden. 124 West S5th
street. New York. At the S5th street
address no information could be OBJ
tanned.
VIM. Gray, aged SO years, an oiler in
the Consumers Cordage Cos. mill at
Dartmouth. N. S., met terrible death,
Thursday afternoon. He slipped and
fell against the big fly wheel which was
moving at the rate of 100 revolutions a
minute. His body was caught up by
the belt and he was whirled to death.
His head was battered to a Jelly and
life was extinct before the engine was
stopped A widow survives him.
Charles Moore Watson, secretary of
the British royal commission for the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition, is at
ST. Louis, Mo-, inspecting the Worlds
Fair grounds and discussing the COM
missions work as whole with Presi-
dent Francis and the heads of the Ex-
position divisions. Word has been re-
ceived from Honolulu that the Ha-
waiian Legislature has appropriated
$4,000 for an exhibit at the fair.
A 15-year-old girl named Clara LIE
Beau was placed under arrest at New
Berford. Mass, Thursday, on a charge
of incendiarism. 1t is alleged that the
girl set five fires in the Potomaska mill
block during the past two months. Her
father is blind and it is claimed that
while her mother was employed in the
mills the daughter amused herself by
soaking the furniture in kerosene oil
and then lighting it.
Jessie Amiro. aged ID, and Hy Dew
eau, aged Is were mysteriously drowned
| in Yarmouth, N. S., harbor Thurhday
afternoon. They went out fishing in
punt at noon, and four hours later
the boat was picked up without the oc-
cupants. Their caps were found float
ing, and a search resulted in the finding
of Ambiro's body in the channel. The
boat did not upset as some fish, BAN
anas and coat were found on the
seat.
A private syndicate formed in New
York is negotiating with the Jamaica
government for the purchase of $4,000
acres of banana and cocoa lands for
merry belonging to an Improvement
| company. AS the government is will
ing to sell the negotiations will doubt
less be successful. The syndicate in
tends to compete fer the fruit bust
ness and Is arranging with a steam
ship line to carry all its products 10
| the American market for 10 years.
The Sawyer Spindle Co. of Maine, has
secured four injunctions from the Unit
ed States circuit court at Providence
r. l.. restraining the Pawtucket fac
tory from making the Sherman spindle
and the Within spindle and two others
of high speed. After the compliments
had made out a prima facie case,
special examiner was appointed ny
I'd loo Of ho limited States CIR