Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-25
NEWSY NUGGETS.
A Glance at What is HAPPENING in
Many Places.

Senator Lodge had lengthy CON-
ference with President Roosevelt az
Oyster Bay. Tuesday. They discussed
the state of affairs in the Far East and
the United States relations to If No
apprehension is felt by them that
America will be drawn into the var
situation.
The captain of the British steamer
Comedian has lodged protest against
the action of the Russian auxiliary
cruiser Smolensk in stoppine the
steamer and examining her papers on
Sunday last, on the southeast coast Of
Cape Colony.
A party of citizens from Telluride.
Col, including prominent mine mama
gers, went to the property of the
Black Bear Mining Co., near Silverton.
Col, and compelled all of the miners to
come out of the shaft and line I'M he
fore them. Four of the miners were
selected from the party and told to
leave the neghborhoOd and not return.
All of the deportees are Stockholders
in the Black Bear.
Joseph Botham died at St. Luke's
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bullet wounds inflicted by his daughter
Alice. aged IS years. Botham returned
to his home, Monday. in an intoxicated
condition and abused his wife and
daughter, finally throwing a kerosene
stove at them. whereupOn the daughter
shot him. Gotham was Il years old,
and had had record.
AS result Of dispute over n game
of cards between members of the crew
of the schooner Eleanor A. Percy. at
Boston, Edward Murray, cOlored, is at
Relief hospital with his hand
nearly severed from his body by a
Ratchet i'm the hands of William
Phillips, aged 49, colored. Phillips has
been arrested on the charge of assault
with intent to kill.
At n meeting of the Transfers Union
of Chicago, which has been on a strike
for several weeks in an effort to aid the
striking butchers at the stock yards, it
was finally decided that the Transfers
as Il body would refuse to give any
further assistance to the strikers, and
the question Of remaining on strike or
going back to work was left to the
vote of the various local unions.
A meeting Of all the Democratic
editors OF the United States will be held
in New York city in September. 1t is
proba BILE that the editors will visit
t.sopus, and pass part of a day with
Judge Parker.
Bitter feeling has been aroused ut st.
johns, n. F., over the action of Canada
i'll deciding to establish a custom house
III Hamilton Inlet, Labrador, which
newfoundland claims as her territory
by reason of her occupation of it for the
past 100 years, though Canada in recent
Tears has advanced a claim to the
region. The government is being urged
to prevent the erection of the station
and it will protest strongly to the
British government against the alleged
entertainment.
After a long conference between
Vice President Bryan of the Inter-
borough Rapid Transit Co, and COM
mittee of the Elevated Railroad en-
ployes. Tuesday, it was announced that
had been reached and that there would
an agreement satisfactory to both sides
be no strike.
The Gloucester fishing schooner Two
Forty has been seized at Westport, n.
S.. by the customs collector on in !
structions from the customs inspector,
for having landed goods at Woods
Harbor, last November. The vessel is |
held pending the decision of the minis |
ter of customs. The American |
schooner s. I. Willard was also seized |
at Pubnico for violation of the customs |
regulations of Canada and is held pend
ing the necessary deposit.
Capt. c. NJ. Mckeen, two sons and
crew of six of the schooner Adele |
Thackera arrived at Brunswick, Ga, |
Tuesday, on the schooner J. b. Jordan. |
The Thackera, which was bound to
Savannah from New York. was burned |
at sea at A. NJ. Sunday morning, in
latitude 1920, longitude 10. The fire |
started in the hold of the vessel, which |
was loaded with tankage, and was
caused by a spontaneous combustion.
The vessel was a total loss. The crew |
escaped in q yawl boat and We're picked
up five hours later by the Jordan. |
There was no insurance on the vessel, |
which was owned by her captain and |
other persons of Keyport. N. ].
Detected in the act of blowing open |
a safe. it is believed a man who gave |
the name OF Herbert Schmidt when |
hired, shot and killed William Taylor, |
aged about 30. another farm hand. at |
the summer home of w. H. ID. Crit |
tenden of Now York City, at Sherman, |
Conn, Monday. The two men We're |
hired sometime ago to work on the |
farm, which is the Michael Briggs |
place. near the New York state line. |
Monday. Mr.. Crittenden and his family |
went on an outing leaving the two men |
behind. In the evening, Taylor's body |
was found beside the well. Schmidt |
was missing but, Tuesday, he was
traced to Patterson, n. ", at which |
place he had left a horse and wagon |
taken from the stable and which be-
lnnged to Mr.. Crittendon's father-in-
law. 1t is evident that Taylor had |
found Schmidt at the safe in the house !
whom the latter was breaking it open |
and fought him there and then retired |
outside. where another fight occurred |
and where Taylor was killed by shoot
ing. The safe was badly wrecked and |
about $500 in cash kept in it by the
family and some jewelry taken.