Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-09-19

plOyed until few days ago. ODon.
F, nell is charged with forgery ana the
embeZZlement of sums amounting to
$4,000. H. is charged with raising his
, salary checks ana altering figures in
the books of a Long island estate with
which he had 10 do in the office of his
employer.
The Russian armOrei transport Lena
is at the Mar Island navy ward, near
san Francisco. ana will be dsmantled
at once. Her crew is being paroled.
Capt. kenney of the british steamer
Prince Arthur from Halifax. who has
just arrived at City Island. n. Y. r..
ports that a three masted schooner Is
ashore on the eastern end Of Horizons
Point. Long Island sound.
The tug Merrill. of the Boston and
Baltimore Tug Boat Co, arrived at
Norfolk. Va. from Boston, Friday light
with Tn" Camden. ON the way the
Merrill lost two Of the three barEes she
was towing. ana one uf her crew was
washed overheard and drowned.
Edward barnes. owner of fishing
boat reported, Friday. thai five Of his
men had been missing since "Wednesday
nights storm The men lived in 4
house boat on the Delaware river. near
Wilmington. Del. near where eight
men We're drowned by the sinking Of
the tug boat Israel Durham. during the
storm.
Guy c. Stllings. ana 7. Frank
kinsley. the treasurer and Massachu-
setts manager, respectively, of the Pre-
ferred Mercantile ca. appeared before
United States Commissioner Fiske IN
Boston. Friday. charged with using the
mail to further an alleged lottery
scheme. Fraud orders have been
issued ut Washington and al post
masters Of the United states have beer
notified % the governments action. ana
no mail addressed to members of the
company either personally or in bust
ness way. will he delivered by the gov
ornmcnt By agreement Of the cnun-
sells. the cases were continued until
Septemher g.
u. Fred Overhis"r. 4 well-known
manufactures and a member of thu
common council of Winiawenor'. Pa.
died very suddenly. Tril;,y. E"'"rlnG
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transacted some business stopping at
his office where he VT, t. his viii and
left il exposed on his desk. Shortly
afterwards ne was observed driving
past his residence, his stran~" aHarar-
ance drawing the attention of the
family. who were startled Ecc0nse he
did not stop. They ran out to the
vehicle and found him sitting upright,
holding the rcins. but dead. Death was
due to heart disease.
An armed band Of about 50 bandits
has appeared in the village Of Colimef
Ecuador. in the northern part of the
province Of Guayas. ara have been
pillaging and destroying the teie-
graphic lines. The government mas
sent troops to capture tn, bandits
Seven artillerymen Of the l4th
United States Battery have arrived az
Athens, Ohio, from Fort Sheridan ana
have been placed in jail charged with
completely in killing Corporal Charles
Clarke on the streets Of Athens during
military maneuvors, August s. Twelve
men are involved
James Howard. alias John Doe. was
II
boro, VT, Friday, to serve n sentence
Of not less than 10 nor more than
years for participating in the robbery
OF the NeWfane Savings BANK
Howard and several others blew open
the vault and obtained 4 sum OF money
six weeks ago. He was shot through
the arm in an encounter with citizens
and was arrested short time latHf.
Howard is thought to be rrofess1oha'
burglar and is wanted in several STATES
The schooner Rebecca NJ. Wall, from
Savannah. Sept. 10, for Philadeiphis
lumber laden. encountered the gfa'' o"
the lower Carolina coast, TreSua
night, and for IL hours the capt;t,'' aIit y
crew of eight fought desperately ,E
their lives. The schooner Y
Charleston leaking badly eoa
three feet Of water in her hofq 4. az A..rs
Friday. The after cabin and qua
are complete wreck and her .me'