Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-09-03

Reports from the navy yard al
Charlestown have been received at the
navy department in Washington, ant
1 the recommendations for improvement
there during the next year call for ap-
preparations in the neighborhood Of
| 81 ,00G 900.
The new United States mint IL
| Denver, Col, was opened, Thursday
with Presidential salute Of u guns
The mint will begin coinage July ]
1905.
For wireless tcleGrapby work in the
navy department for the coming year
the bureau of equipment will RECON-
mend an appropriation close to 500, 900
| Mar. issc Dufrcnsc, 26 years old, Of
Lowell. Mass, Thursday evening, shot
his wife Am"ria and then himself. He
died three hours later, while Mrs.
Dufrensc has a fair chance of recovery
1t is believed that Jealousy was the
motive for the deed.
Judge Edgar NJ. Cullen Of Brooklyn,
was, Thursday. appointed chief judge
of the court Of appeals by Governor
OdclI, to succeed Judge Alton II. Park
or, resigned.
Fire broke out in the chair factory of
j. Derby q CO., Boston, Thursday, de-
%tr"yinc all the stock and finished pro-
duct of the company, which consisted
Of about 5000 gallons Of varnish, hun
dr"dS Of bales of excelsior and an i'm
mcnSc amount Of seasoned wood AMI
finished furniture. The factory WAS q
iivc-Story brick structure The loss is
slightly injured during the course OF
the fire.
While two clerks. who were in charge
Of the Eagle Jewclry Co.'S store on
Washington street. Boston. Thursday,
FASTENED to the assistance Of a fainting
woman in the street. an unknown man
entered the store. seized two trays Of
rings and one tray of watches and
escaped. The jrwclry stolen was
valued 1T $1,000. The empty trays were
found later in an alley leading from
RromIi"ld street. 1t is now believed
that the woman was confederate OF
the man who stole the jewels.
During the mancuvcrs at Manassas
General Corbn is to entertain the milf
tary representatives of seven govern
ments ut headquarters camp, the gov
nrnors of eight states and other dis
tinguishcd guests. The military at
taches will represent Spain. Russia
England, Turkey. Mexico. Germany
ana France. The governors Of Massa-
chusetts. Connecticut and Vermont will
be present during some part Of the
maneuvers.
Capt. William F.. English, Thursday.
succeeded Harold Megrew as COM
mander-in-chief Of the United Spanish
War Veterans under the agreement
signed April 1S when the amalgama-
ton of the Snanish War Veterans was
comrctc1. National headquarters will
be located at indianapolis. Ind, and
Indianapolis men We're chosen by Cap
tain English for all the offices.
The Wisconsin Democratic state con-
vontion, in Oshkosh. Wis. Thursday.
Nominated George w. Peck of Mil
Waukcc for governor by acclamation
and Dir. II. NJ. Lathrop of Marshfield
for lieutenant governor.
Lewis Schmidt. an Indiana man, who
helped save Carl Schurz from the
wrath of the King of Prussia, died. ,
Monday. ut his home in Newcastle. |
Ind. aged IS years. Carl Schurz was
=. revolutionary officer in Prussia under
Franz Sigel. and was captured and
thrown into prison. He escaped from
the fortress by crawling through a !
sewer and made mis- way to Switzer-
land and France, where, aided bv
Schmidt. he got on board a vessel
bound fer America. Srhurz ana
IL,
they have frequently exchanged letters |
This incident in Schmidt's career was
not revealed until within a few weeks |
IF his death. when he wrote Il farewell |
letter to Mr.. Schurz.
Fire, Thursday. ut Dallas. Texas
larty destroyed the smoke house Of
the Armstrong Packing plant in that
city The building was damaged $lO,-