Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-13
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importers in the united States ana
| said to be the richest Italian i'm Chicago
is reported to be dying at the Passa-
want hospital, having been shot down
by one of his own countrymen, PANIED
Anthony Crcscio, who crept up behind
him. Crescio narrowly escaped lynch
ing by an angry mob that closed
around him after the shooting. 1t was
only after a hard fight, in which clubs
We're used, that the police succeeded in
getting Crescio away. He was taken
to the Jail. 1t is believed that Crescio
is mentally unbalanced.
The steamer Boston, Captain STAN
wood, from Boston, with 240 passen-
gers, arrived at Yarmouth, N. s., Mon
day, with her bulkhead full Of water
and 20 feet of her stem carried away,
having struck on the southwest point
Of West Cape ledge, where she re-
manned for twenty minutes, owing to
the dense fog which prevailed. The
steamer was able to proceed to port
under her own steam. This is the first
accident that the Boston has met with
since running on the Boston Yarmouth
route. The steamer will be locked for
survey and repairs The Yarmouth
will take her place on the route.
George Noyes Miller, manager Of the
New York office of the Oneida COM
munity, limited, died after an illness of
several months at his summer home at
Short Beach, near Branford, CT, to-
day. He was 80 years old. Mr.. Miller
was the author of several books.
With the exception of part of
Kansas avenue in the lower part of
ArmOurdale, the flOOd-water in the
Kansas City, Kan, suburbs has prac-
tically disappeared. Many hundreds of
persons are still being fed by the city
with the aid of the government rations
sent from Fort Leavenworth.
1t was announced, Monday afternoon,
that Receiver Allen of the Central Ma
tional Bank at Boston, wonld be I'M
able to pay u final dividend for two or
three months. The bank has paid
creditors 80 per cent, but recently be
came involved in litigation which ties
up the remaining 10 per cent. The
Central Bank which at one time car
ried liabilities Of s5,OOO00O, failed, Nov.
IA, 1902.
ers, employed by the Vermont Marble
Co., with works at Proctor Center,
Rutland, and West Rutland. The
Columbia Marble and Quarry Co. of
Rutland, VT, and the Rurland Florence
Co., at Fowler, will go out on strike be-
cause of the refusal of the employers to
grant their demands. On July l, the
marble workers made demands for q
nine-hour day, weekly payments, the
abolition of piece work and the adop-
ton of union wage scale. The employ
ers said that it was n financial i'm
possibility to grant the demands OF the
men.
Charles L. Hooper of Everett, Mass,
manager of the Concord office of {. G.
Cunningham of Boston, dealing in in
vestmcnt securities was found dead in
his room, OH the second floor of the
Exchange block, Maine street. Concord,
n. H., under suspicious circumstances,
Monday night. Shortly before mid
night there was Il severe explosion in
the building, and within second
flames burst from the structure.
Hoopcr's body was found in his room
by the firemen, and in addition to sew
eral burns, which would have been
fatal. there was Il wound i'll his head
made apparently by Il revolver bullet.
The police express the opinion that
Hooper tried to asphyXiate himself
with Illuminating gas, that not sue
ceeding i'll this soon enough. he shot
himself through the head, and the
flame from the pistol ignitcd the escap-
ing gas. causing the explosion. Hooper
had lived in Concord. n. H., less than
his family.
Sir Frederick BOrden's militia bill
was under discussion in the House mt
Ottawa, Ont, Monday. Mr.. -i5ourassa
the member from La Belle, said that
the country was somewhat alarmed
over the expenditure of the militia.
He moved an amendment that the
limitation of the active militia on a
peace footing be $4,000. 1t is only 5000
at present. The minister of militia
opposed the limitation and the amend
| mcnt was defeated, only three voting
| for it.
a stubborn fire, the origin of which
is unknown. did $4,000 damage in
| Edwards block, next to the Worcester
division railroad station, at Woon-
| socket, r. l., Monday night. The
| heaviest losers are James Dyce & Co.,
dry goods, $4,000; Desroches Brothers.
$4,000; Earle & Prev Express, $4,000, and
| Hector Desmaras, photographer, $780,
The rest of the tenants, namely physi-
clans and dentists, all sustained losses.
| Mrs. Emma Mayes of Chicago, Mon
| day, presented to the conference of the
Young Women's Christian Association,
| in session at Silver Bay, N. Y, the
educational department. report showing
that in SO associations affiliated with
| the American convention, there are
800 Bible classes with 5147 enrolled; Ash
physical culture CLASSES, with S67S en-
rolled: 67s general Educational classes
| with 1877 enrolled; a27 domestic science
classes with 2194 (enrolIed; and 225
domestic art classes with So74 enrolled.
A general strik9 of the employees of
all the big packing plants throughout
the country was ordered, Monday
night, by Michael J. Donnelly, presi-
dent of the Amadgamated Meat Cutters
and Butchers workmen Of America.
Unless the packing. companies offer