Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-30
NEWS IN BRIEF.
A Glance at What is Happ.ni,,
Many Places,

"" AiNeiHitS anu seminary died =.
his home in Princeton. n. ] M,
after a two weeks Illness n,
ton WAS in his slst year and his d.,
| was the result Of a paralytic st,,l'l
caused by over-eXcitement a,
Yale-PrincetOn football game No,.1
| Der II. DR.. Paxton was ,ha III
| living trustee of Princeton. He is
vived by widow and seven child.
Charles f. Brigham. indicted q, :,
charge of having murdered Mrs c.a'
j. Smith of South Londonderry \
| on February % last, was arr,;..-s
before Judge Peaslee Of the Sur4ror
court IN Portsmouth, Monday u.
pleaded not guilty and after testimorr
regarding his mental condition ~
been given, the case was continued N,
til Thursday.
Excited depositors Of the Kalama,o.
tMich.) Savings Bank. Monday. crpg.
ed run on the institution and dur;,,
the day drew out about $50 900 Of tbs,
deposits. but aftel keeping the bant
open two hours longer than usual N.
ofhclals considered the run broken. n
is said that the run was caused by IN.
suit begun in Kalamazoo last week Nv
some of the heirs of Henry Brees q,
tate. Part OF the funds of the estate
are kept at the bank and the institu
ton was made defendant with the eY
ecutors. This fact is believed to hav.
been misunderstood by number II
The depositors who got the impression
that the institution was not s1uud
The president of the bank stated
MONDAY night, that while s5G.06G had
been Withdrawn during the day. the
amount of deposits reached the same
figure.
Rev. Isaac Selby of Austria. shot att
Superior Judge Hebbard. in San Fran
cisco, Monday, while the latter was on
the bench. The bullet came within an
inch of Judge Hebbards head and
lodged in the back of his chair. Selby
recently sued for a divorce. He con.
Quoted his own defense, but was IN.
successful, a decree against him being
granted. Judge Hebbard who kgR
the decree, was trying a case. Monday
when Selby fired at him. The judge
rushed at his assailant and grappla
with him, preventing a second shot
Selby was arrested charged with at
tempted murder.
The body of Mrs. Margaret Keels /
was found in her apartments on ths I
upper East Side. New York city. Mon I
day. with her head crushed, and near.
by was a 10-inch blood-covered coup
ling pin. with which she had evident!
been murdered. Investigation shGI
that Mrs. keeler was murdered in h .
kitchen and that she had made 4 des-
perate struggle. Her body had beer
dragged to the bedroom and thrONl
onto the bed. She had been dead sev
eral hours when her body WAS ulst5'
cred. Jewelry, worth about 800 ana
$500 in cash is missing from the flu
Mrs. Keeler's husband is employed
a New York mercantile establishment
and was at his place of work VIXEN iat
crime was committed. Besides hus
band. Mrs. keeler is survived by IVY
children, aged respectively and
wears.
Inv july III INV .Nhll s'AA'is'As
der trial. i'm New York. was %
charged. Monday. ana n the same Tine
District Attorney Jerome served 10
tice on Miss PLtterson's counsel tha'
new jury would be selected and "
trial begun AT the term Of court Nh.-
opens Monday. December 4 the I
ness OF Edward DRESSER. one OF w
- NTH QTalItfA
last week, was the cause OF M"hdA''
action.
Gen. Jacob :. Coxey 81 Mount "
non. o.. once leader Of the "C"nhin"
veal army. Monday night. hiea
petition IN bankruptcy ~ "
United States court. In ColumpoS
His liabilities art given as S.s''"' N,
the assets consist of $500 shares
stock I'm the Coxey Steel and Su''-
90, now In the hands Of 2 rrs''
and an unsecured note for sll'v'A
Rev. DIR. ]. F. Rankin. forn'
president OF Howard UniverslV tn
Washington. died in Cleveland W.
Monday. of pneumonia, aged % -,
Dr Rankin was a native OF terhoI
Af,ar serving as pastor Of chur'H
81. Adams, VT. he became minis. :,
the FIRST Congregational ohurc, 4
Washington, where he reniaine eora,,
wears DR.. Rankin's next pas'o .ar
was At Highland, n. J. over II s'I !.
AGO he returned to Washington .,.s
president of Howard University. "r nr
office he resigned two years aso hst
Rankjn was the author of num orn
~ well-known hymns. the pest m, re
If which is "God Be with You l a,,,ho
Meet Again" He was also tne ~ m.
If volume entitled broken ,,.;aow
dences." He is survived by
and two daughters. don
When the 20 employees OF the ~ Cs left
,.on Steel and Construction CO., ,,or.
The Yards at westchester, n. 4, by
1av night, they were attaee eas, en-
a aas,,t lao men and a general hsn, ., s.
'ned IN which sticks and stones ,,nred
rraoiv used. One man was L. ~
re-, I,..o raserxes were called out Dus q
!, H had been stopped ~
!, rests were made. The trou a.;cn q
aid. was caused by the r-auo New
Iew York workmen to men 49,
Jersey doing the work.