Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-26
Bear Causes Panic on
Cincinnati Streets.
Catholic Church at BrookfieId
Destroyed by Fire.
A Summary Of the Important Events
Of the Day.

is estimated al about $1,000 practically
covered by insurance.
The schooner Squanto. Capt. Daniel
Mcdonald. which arrived in Gloucester,
Mass, from q halbut trip. reported the
loss Of William Atkins one Of her crew.
While Atkins was reefing the sail,
Thursday afternoon. ne fell overheard.
and it ie believed that he was attacked
with heart disease. He was IS years Of
age and 2 widower He was born in
Guysboro. n. s.. where his four surviv-
ing children live. His body was recov-
cred.
Two persons were seriously injured,
in a head-on collision between two cleo
trio hanson cabs OH Fifth avenue. New
York. Mrs. John NJ. Minturn was
thrown through the glass front of one
of the cabs and was taken unconscious
TO a hospital Charles King, one of the
chauffeurs, was injured SO badly that
his left leg may have to be amputated.
Mrs. Minturn, who is 90 years old. was
badly cut about the head and shoulders,
but it is thought she will recover.
The grand jury. i'm Chicago has re-
turned two indictments against Isaac
n. Perry, former president of the
National Bank of North America,
charging him with arson in connection
With the burning of the plant of the
Chicago Car and Locomotive Works at
Hegewish. H. The works were heavily
insured. Mr.. Perry was acquitted on
preliminary examination before JUS
ticr of the peace. An accusation
against him, however. was subsequent
" carried before the grand jury.
When the steamer Mongolia sails
from San Francisco, next Tuesday. she
will carry 1S.00G tons of cargo, $1,000 Of
which will be consigned to Japan.
Most of the freight for Japan consists
0r materials designated as contra5and
by the Russian government.
The correspondent at Tangier of the
Matin says that after calling at the
French mission III" ministers of the
several powers ordered all people Of
their nationalitics To quit Fee.
Sentences have been pronounced upon
the persons found guilty of partic'-
pating in the anti-Jcwish riots here in
May 1903. Seventeen of them were sen
fenced to II days imprisonment. two TO
so DAYS. and II were acquitted.
Part of the Bryant box works at
Westfeld. Mass. Was destroyed by fire
early Friday. and the Westtieid Textile
Co.'S plant nearby was somewhat
dana ged. The total loss is placed at
$4,000. The origin of the fire is un-
known.
After disc s.1ous voyage from Sour
abayu and Sananang. Java. with one
| of tie largest cargOes OF sugar ever
sent across the seas. steamer Jupiter
has arrived iii pori at Boston. In the
condition that il left Java the cargo
vas worth about 100000. but since
| that time it's total value has been de-
| creased ma teriaily by salt water and
| fire. Nov. L. when she was within
| $50 miles Of Boston light. the Jupiter
was encoinpassed by Il hurricane.
Great seas rolled over her and nearly
overwhelmed her. the crew. most OF
| whom are Spanards. believing at
| times the end was at hand. One wave
store in the matches. smashed deck
fittings and poured about 200 tons OF
| water into the ships interior. The
steamer put into Bermuda for safety.
There fire broke out in one OF the
holds and burned fercely for severa,
| hours. Three hundred tons of cargo
i'm round numbers was destroyed.
The Spanish ministerial council has
signed the Spanish American arbitra-
ton treaty.
Among the passengers Oh the steam
er Grecian. which has arrived at Bos-
ton. from Philadelphia. were Capt.
Tom and
sailors Of the British schooner Stew
acke. which was abandoned 1T sea
while on a passage from Cadiz to Var
mouth. y. S.
The British consul has arranged to
send them 10 their homes in Nova SEQ
tia. on the steamer Halifax, tomorrow
The Stewiacke vas formerly the Nor
weeian bark Finn. She was owned by
Alfred Dickcy of Stewiacke. y. S. The
rescued sailors were landed at Phila.
delphia, early in the week.
1t is reported at ST. Petersburg that
Grand Duke Vladimir will be appoint
ed president OF the council of the en-
pire, being succeeded as commander
;n-chief of the imperial guard By Grand
Duke Nicholas NichoIaevitch.
During 2 dense fog at Paris when
completely disorgani traffic. the
London Boulogne express ran into the
Lille express outside the north station.
smashing the last carriage OF the Lille
express. Six corpses have been re-
covered and it is feared that more are
under the engine. A score OF wounded
have been taken to hospitals. All the
victims are French.
Charles r. Dodge who was brought
from Texas TO answer to charge of
perjury in connection with the Dodge
Morse divorce tangle has arrived i'll
New York: Dodge is charged with
perjury in swearing that he had never
been served with summons in the
suit by which his wife. now Mrs.
Charles w. Morse. obtained a divorce.
Three men were bitten and several
shoppers We're thrown into panic at
Cincinnati. when a recently captured
bear brought there for sale. broke |
away from its captors and ran amuck
in the heart of the shopping district.
The beast was caught three times. but |
broke away and resumed its attempt |
to escape, finally being overcome by |
weight of numbers and being led |