Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-09-02
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a Glance at What is Happening IN
Many Places.

| Cant. NJ. A. Hcaly, one Oh the pHS'
known officers in the revenue cutter
service. who was recently retired under
the age limit, died in san Francisco
| Wednesday, from heart failure. captain
realv was = brother of the late Bishop
HelIv Of Portland. He was SO years
old and d native Of Georgia.
| Twenty-Five hundred retail druggists
| i'm the United States We're declared
guilty Of contempt of court by Judge
Dunno of the United States circuit
court, Chicago, Wednesday, and the
National Association Of Retail
Druggists. of which they are members,
was fired $1,000, while Thomas v.
Wooten. secretary of the organization
Was fined $500 The injunction under
which the Druggists Association was
fined. vas secured by Isaac Piatt. a
retail druggist of Chicago, in Novem-
bcr 1902, ANA restrained them from
interfering in amy manner with the
securing supplies by platt. who had
incurred the association's displeasure,
it was charged, because he would not
join il.
Eight hundred kegs of powder eX
ploded, Wednesday, in the press room
Of the Latin & Rand powder works,
two miles east Of PunXsutawney, Pa,
instantly killing one man, seriously in
juring three others and causing costly
destruction of property. The cause of
the explosion is not known.
The efforts Of President Donnelly Of
tn" butchers Union to spread the
strike against the packers throughout
all trades connected with the packing
house industry was only partially sue
CrsSful, Wednesday. The total number
Of men who quit work. on response to
the appeals Of President Donnelly was
about $500. The switchmen refused to
strike. After long meeting, Wednes-
day night, attended by members of the
Switchmens Union and of the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen, it was de-
cided that the members Of both organi-
cations would remain at work.
Doc" David Bliss a crook, known in
police circles ali over the country. who
is dying in Jail in Baltimore, Nd. Tues
day, made a will in which he be-
oucathed $500 in each on deposit in
Chicago bank to Mrs. Maud Darlington
Booth of the Volunteers of American.
Bliss. after making the will, remarked
that every dollar was obtained
.crookeJ" Eliss is not the real name
Of the dying criminal. He is said to
belong to well-known Kentucky
family. He declines to say why he
leaves his money to Mrs. Booth.
II Il letter to Governor Peabody. |
Sheriff Edward Bell formally declined |
the services of the state militia to
preserve order in the Cripple Creek. |
col. district, and expressed the belief |
that the best interests of this county
and state will be subserved through the
determination of the best people Of this
district
An electric car containing about >
passengers left the rails near the corner |
of Newman K Dorchester streets. Boston, |
Wednesday, ard toppled over lo-foot
clnhankment. No one was seriously in !
jured. although Frank Farrell. the con |
ductor and John Mcdonald and John
Bradley. passengers, were quite badly /
The cause Of the accident is unknown,
hut it is believed that one Of the rails
was depressed
The murder of John Delker. well-to-do
contractor and builder, OF Glendale, r. l.,
is a mysterious and battling one to the
police of THAI town. Delier was shot
down in the street. late Tuesday night.
not tar from lis home and died soon
conflicting stories are told. hut nothing
definite has Vet been ascertained.
A reScrpt has b, en- handed Gown by
Judge Powers in the Cumberland case
Of Thomas Dyer against the Maine Cen
trail railroad, giving judgment for the
plaintiff for $1CSO and interest from the
date of the writ. This is really a suit of
the Liverpool. London and Globe Insur-
anCe Co. to recover the amount of insur-
ance paid to Mr.. Dyer. from the Maine
Central Railroad. Mr.. Overs house in
Frcrport was destroyed by fire set by
a spark from a locomotive. Suit was
brought in the superior court Int was
never tried. the case going to the law
court to report.
because lnudcn. Smith & HOPKINS,
Wcll-knoWn firm Of transfers in Boston.
refused - discharge Il driver who would
not Join the Team Drivers Union and who
We're working NJ Il scale lower than that
d"mardcd hy the union. ~ employees IF
the firm were called out strike.
Wednesday night.
BY the fan Of an elevator in the Park
building at PittSLIIrg. Wednesday. five
persons We're injured. The most serious
hurt was Edward Rosenberger. aged II
wears. who's. skull was fractured. He
will probably die.