Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-26

$4,000 in gold and silver coins by hand
| fuls to pedestrians.
| The Supreme court Of the United
States in Washington, ID. g., Monday,
refused TO grant the petition of F. An
| gust Heinz for writ OF certiorari in
the case of Heinz VS.. the Butte & Bos-
ton Consolidated Mining 60. The case
I involves title to the Snohumism and
| Tramway mines, near Butte, Mont.
Heinz claimed q One-half interest in
the Snohomish claim and a third inter-
est in the Tramway. The circuit
court of appeals for the ninth circuit
decided against HIM and the effect OF
today's decision is to leave the verdict
in effect.
While William Fl. O'ConnOr, a real
estate broker, was entering the Philips
home with Miss Philips, he was shot
and il is thought fatally wounded by
Wolf Philips, a publisher. 10 years of
age. He does not deny the shooting.
but declares that he did it in self de-
fence; that O'Connor fired five shots
at him, one of which struck him in the
right side. but did not enter his side
on account of a bunch of keys in his
pocket. According to the story of Mr..
and Mrs. Philips, the shooting is the
result of family difficulties for which
Philips blamed O'Connor.
Riotous students in Havana. Mon
day afternoon, stoned street cars,
whereupon the company operating the
system suspended service on the two
university lines, claiming that the
street railways was not afforded proper
protection.
Mormon Bishop Cuff of Salt Lake
City, Mexico, has closed deal in the
state of Tobasco for the purchase Of
nearly 100000 acres of land There
is ample room for a thousand families
and 800 are ready to take up home
steals on the property.
The following official statement was
issued III the foreign office in London.
Monday night: THE foreign office has
been in communication with repre-
scntatives of the fishing industry at
Hull and Grimsby and has obtained a
full statement of the facts connected
with the attack during the night of
oct. y, by the Russian Second Pacific
squadron upon part of the Hull
TRAVELLING fleet. Urgent representations
based on this information, have been
addressed to the Russian government
and it has been explained that the
situation is one which in the opinion
Of His MaJestys government does not
admit of delay
Marvin ]. Lee q barber. was shot,
Monday night. at his home in New
York. ana died shortly afterwards at
Bellevue hospital. Mrs. Lee was ar
rested. Mrs. lee said at first that her
husband shot himself in a fit of anger
as the result of quarrel between
them, but later said that there had
been a quarrel, but her husband ended f,
his life IN Il fit of dependency.
The FIVE masted schooner Fannie !
Palmer of Boston, put into port at
Fernandna Fla, Monday, after losing !
her rudder. She is bound for Norfolk
from Punta Gorda, which port she left |
Is days ago.
With the audience on it's feet cheer !
ing Mrs. Gilbert and singing as one !
chorus Aud Lang Syne," the curtain !
went down at the Lyceum Theatre. |
New York. Monday night on the first /
performance of Granny" the new
play written for Mrs. Gilbert by Clyde
Fitch In every act the play was fire.
Quently interrupted by cheers and APP
plause. The ovation accorded Mrs. /
Gilbert upon her first entrance was al
most overwhelming and the veneer !
able old lady was go affected that it
was several minutes before she recov-
cred sufficiently to go on with her i
lines.