Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-26
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Bits by Wire from North, East, South
and West.

Pasquale AQuino, 16 years OLD, while
walking in East 124th street, New \ ork,
Wednesday, was shot and instantly
killed by Sadie Montford. 15-year-
old girl. The girl had picked up re-
volver and was standing before WIN
dow to examine it when she accldently
pulled the trigger and the bullet struck
Aquino, passing through his brain. The
girl was arrested and tainted three
times while going to the police sta
ton. She was released later on $1,000
bail.
The S5-foot naptha launch Catherine
containing Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wing
of New York City and Albert w.
Rarnes of Everett Mass, was run
down and sunk in Boston inner har-
Dor. Wednesday evening by an East
Boston ferry boat, and Mrs. Wing was
drowned. The two men were consider
ably cut by the splinters from the
launch and narrowly escaped death, but
were rescued by the crew of a tug boat
and after receiving surgical attention
were taken to Mr.. Barnes home in
Everett.
The panic at Ascuncion, capital of
Paraguay. is indesCribable. Foreigners
in all parts of the country are leaving
under the protection of the diplomatic
corps. Preparations for hoStlitieS and
negotiations looking to the settlement
of the questions at issue between the
revolutiOnists and the government are
proceeding simultaneously. The belief
is growing that the government must
yield.
The Chicago city authorities are to
make another effort to settle the strike
at the stock yards. A resolution has
been passed empowering Mayor Harri-
son to appoint a committee of l. alder
men who are to make it their business
to bring about settlement.
The British gunboat Columbine. one
of the vessels of the squadron patroling
the Newfoundland fisheries. which
struck on a rock in Shocks Army
Green Bay. has been relocated and will
be brought to St. Johns, N. F., and
| locked for repairs. The vessel sus-
tanned serious damage.
A dispatch from st. Johns N. F.,
states that the schooner Selma has
been lost off Labrador. Four of the
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feared that there have been other dis
asters in those waters as heavy gale
has been sweeping the coast for the
past week.
The correspondent of the London
| Times at Shanghai in a dispatch says
that orders from Emperor Nicholas
have been conveyed to Capt. Reiten-
stein, commanding him forthwith to
disarm the cruiser Askold and the tor
pedo boat destroyer Grozovoi. and that
| the flags on both vessels were lowered.
A head-on collision occurred,
Wednesday, on the Rochester & East
| ern railroad, near a gravel bank. two
miles east of Pittsford, N. Y, and so
far as can be ascertained about 35 peo-
pie were injured. but none badly.
Person Moves. aged about rs years,
of "a Princeton street, Lowell, while
attempting to board a Lowell bound
car at the South Lawrence station,
early Wednesday evening, fell under
| the wheels and his left foot crushed at
the instep. He was removed to the
| Cottage hospital where the injured
limb was amputated. The victim is
| treasurer of the Noyes Manufacturing
| Co. with Offices at 247 India street
| Boston.
Edward Murray. the sailor. who was
assaulted. Tuesday evening, at Bos-
ton. with a Ratchet by William Phil
lips. a fellow seaman on board the
schooner Eleanor A. Perry, as the re-
suit of quarrel over a game of cards
died. Wednesday, at the hospital.
| The Democratic territorial cOnven-
ton at Honolulu, Wednesday, nomin-
ated c. II. Iaueka, as delegate to Con-
gress. The platform adopted favors a
congressional appropriation in behalf
of Former Queen Lilioukalani, federal
| assistance for and scientific treatment
of the leper settlement at Moloki, an6
the enforcement of local labor laws
The administration of Governor Garter
is alleged 10 be creating a political ma
chine and forcing all office holders tC
become Republicans. The Republican
convention will be held at Hilo, Sept. 1