Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-30
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Persons Injured by Ex-
plosion in New York.
Chicago Woman Protects Non.
Unionist Against Strikers.
100000 for Rapid Transt-United
States and Alaskan Cable.


posed body of a man, believed to be
that Of Paul Parker, was found Sun
day afternoon, in Il sack at tine rear of
the former home Of John Marx, the al
legged murderer, now i'll Jail in Col
chester Conn, awaiting trial for the
murder Of Joseph P;Ivoli Il helper on
his farm, whom he is accused Of killing
last April. Parker was employed by
Marx and disappeared several months
ago, Marx saying that he had gone To
Pennsylvania. The discovery Of the
body was made after continued
search, and was the result of state
ment made by Il friend of Marx that
there were bodies buried in the woods
near Marx home. Marx and his wife
will be tried for murder in the first de-
gree in September.
Lebaudy's steerablc balloon narrowly
escaped destruction. at Paris, Sunday.
The balloon narrowly escaped destruc-
ton, ut Paris, Sunday. The balloon
was anchored to {; tree and While there
was no one OH board ii tore loose and
rising to Il considerable length driftcd
towards the sea. Several automobiles
started in pursuit of the balloon which
descended at S;erquingy, ~ miles from
MoisOn, whence ii started. Ii was
caught in the trees but was taken
down uninjured.
Jose Padro who was elected Presi-
dent of Peru in June, will be inauSur-
ated, September "A.
Fifteen hundred members of the
brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
representing localities within 500 miles
of New York, at meeting in New
York, Sunday, unanimously voted to
support the contention of the motor
engineers employed on the elevated
road that the men employed in the sub
way shall be paid the union wage
scale of $3.50 for IL 9-hour day, instead
Of SO for a 10-hour day. the rate at
which General Manager Bryan of the
marlborough Rapid Transit Co, pros
poses to pay the subway motor!nen.
A serious riot occurred. in Chicago.
Saturday night. in front of a saloon on
Ada street, kept by IgnatiuS Hornat-
sky. Several men alleged by a crowd
of strikers to be non-union mon were
pursued along Ada street and in order
to escape the mob, which was pelting
them with stones they ran into the
saloon. The saloon keeper barred the
door and refused to admit the crowd.
whercupon they at once smashed all
the windows in the place and breaking
down the door rushed in and demanded
that the saloonkeeper give up the
non-union men. The non-uniOn mcn
had made their escape by the back
door, and while thu saloon-keeper bar
ricaded himself behind the bar. his
wife ran upstairs and returned with a
shotgun. She fired and the first shot
took effect in the shoulder of the leader
of the mob. The crowd at once fled.
Mrs. Hornatsky reloaded her shot gun
and took post in the doorway waiting
the mob when d wagon load OF police
came around the corner i'll answer to
riot call. Tho officers at once charged
the crowd and dispersed it, capturing
nine, who were taken to the police sta
ton.
A frankfurter boiler in the apart
nent of Israel RosenwiE in tenement
house in Norfolk street. New York
City, exploded. Sunday and three per-
sons were injured 50 badly that it is
thought they will not recover. ROscn-
wig is a frankfurter pcddlcr, and he
filled the tank OF his frankfurter boiler
with Kerosene ana lighted the wick. it
is thought without screwing the stop
per. His wife and children were in the
room at the time. The explosion scat
tered the blazing oil about the room
setting their clothing on fire.
The New York. New Haven & Hart
ford Railroad Co, will eXpend $S,00O,-
600 for improved rapid transit from
New York City to the Bronx and that
part of Westminster lying along the
sound, according to information given
out. Sunday night, by President
Charles S. Mellen.
NuuZio Morano % years of age. was
shot and killed in Newark. y. j.. Sun
day, by his brOtherin law, Giuseppe
Marina mo. who also shot Mrs. Morano.
perhaps fatally. The tragedy was the
result of a quarrel over sum of money
sent by Morano to Marmanno in Italy
to enable the latter to come to America.
Morano was shot three times and died
almost instantly. Mrs. Morano also
received three bullet wounds, and ii is
thought she will die. The murderer
escaped.
Lorenz Lettsch, Sunday night, at
tempted to kill his stepdaughter Au-
gusta Guth, 20 years old, and her
sweetheart Edward Moaller. with a re-
volver, and then ended. his own life at
his home i'm Chicago. Lettsch was
jealous of the attentions of Moeller to
his stepdaughter. The girl was taken
to the hospital and it is thought she
will not recover. Moeller was shot in
the right thigh but his condition is not
considered serious.
John f. Redmond. the Irish leader.
and those who came to America with
him, Capt A. J. G. Donelan, Patrick
O'Brien. Conor O'Kelley and Mrs. Red
mond, were rendered reception, Sum
day night, in Carnegie hall, by the New
York municipal council of the United
Irish League of America. Mr.. Red
rone. Capt. Donelan, Mr.. O'Brien. Mr..
O'Kelley and W. Bourke Cochran spoke
and $4,000 was either subscribed or
maid in cash toward the fund for carry