Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-16
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Items Of Interest in a Nutshell for Our
Busy Readers.

Miss Isadorc Rush, the actress died
Of heart failure, while bathing il the
surf in San Diego. calf, Monday. Tn"
shock was caused by an immrns" wave
which carried her into deep water.
Half a dozen members OF her theatrical
company were in the surf and hurried
at once To her assistance. She was un-
conscious when brought to shore, and
phvSicians worked over her for an hour
i'm vain. Milton Heriof. another MEM
Der of he company, who cndeaVored 10
rescue Miss Rush was rendered un-
conscious. bat was revived after vigor-
Gus treatment.
Four hundred and eight delegates
representing . 4G0.pp0 members Of labor
unions met. Monday, in san Francisco,
calf, in the 18th annual convention Of
the American Federation Of Labor.
Samuel Gomuers. president of Amcri-
can Federation Of Labor, and John
Mitchell president Of the United
Mine Workers of America. were among
those present.
The supreme court Of the United
States adjourned. Monday, for tw"
weeks to permit the preparation Of DC
ciSiOns.
Adolph Weber of Auburn. Calf, has
been placed under arrest charged win
the murder of his parents. sister and
younger brother last Thursday night.
ard with having set the family resi-
dcnce on fire afterWard to conceal the
crime. The latest theory is that the
murderer shot the father first then as
the sister appeared in the han he shot
her, then the moth u who ran 10 the
Telephone to call for help, at which
time she received the second shot.
which penetrated the body just under
the left arm. The boy, being the only
one left. the murderer struck him over
the head ana fell-d him.
a terrific explosion occurred in tn"
rear Of 1ht. residence of Mayor Fay. IL
Virginia, Mimi, carly Sunday morning.
aud the. handsome building is a mass
of ruins. No one was injured. TIL
explosive apparently was placed in tn
rear of thu house with the intention of
killing the maVor As well as MrccknIS
the building. For some time past the
mayor has been waging a vigorous
warfare upon The Viniatnrs Of the
saloon INV ana many threats have been
made against him.
Secretary Of state john Hay has re-
ccivrd a telegram announcing the
death If his hrot her Major Leonard
Hay. IT, :. A.. retired, in Warsaw. III.
\ dnrInitrry connected with the state
Home fun The Feeble Minded in
Laconia. n. H., was destroyed by fir,
Monday. The 80 inmates had marrow
escape. many being scantily clad at the
time thc fire broke out. The fire
started in the boiler room. presumably
from an overheated chimney. tn"
dormitory was built Two years ago NJ
a cost of <ac,oo0 and was Of brick. 1t
was insured for $4,000.
Gen. I<urnpatkin in a telegram to the
minister of war lenias the japanese
charges 10 tho effect that Russian
troops disguised themselves in Chinese
clothing ANA makes counter charges
against the japanese of wearing Rus
sian uniforms in the attack on Shakhe,
Oct. IA. whereby they We're enabled to
approach close to the Russian batteries
and capture several guns of the thirty
seventh brigade.
Appropriations ma3o. Monday. by the
general missionary committee Of the
Methodist Episcopal church now in ses-
sion at Boston. Included 10000 for
Africa: Europe. $1i6"50; ami South
America. $97.970. including $1,000 for
opening the work in the Republic of
Panama. This practically completes
the appropriations to be made for 1908
to foreign missions.
The New Brunswick Preshyterians in
session at Trenton. y. J.. Monday,
voted adversely on the proposition for
the union Of the Presbyterian church Of
the United States with the Cumber
land Presbyterian church.