Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-24
BITS BY WIRE.
Ohio Town Totally De-
stroyed by Fire.
Ex-President Cleveland Speaks
on Campaign Issues.
Some Of the Most Important News IN
Nutshell.

Mayor Chappell Of Columbus, o.
Friday received Il telegram from }. w.
Britt, mayor of Gordon, Ala, stating
that the entire town OF Gordon hau
been destroyed by fire. and asked Tor
assistance Gordon is Il town of about
400 population, on the thattahooche
river. near Alaga, just above the Flor
ida line. /; is the shipping port Tor
vast section of the country and one OF
the most important ones in the Chat
tahoochee valley.
The new cruiser Colorado will have
her trial trip off the coast OF Massa-
chusatts. October 20.
The navy department has been in
formed that the armored cruiser Penn
sylvania. built at the shipyard OF
Cramp & Sons at Philadelphia, will
have her official tn trip on the Cape
Ann coast, November -.
\ strlnger, giving his name as
Thomas Kennedy. was arrested at Har-
Iison, Monroe County. H.. about IA
miles west of Waterloo, Friday, on
suspicion Of being the assailant and
murderer of Eleanor Woodcock. the IS
year old girl, whose burned and bruised
body was found. Thursday, near the
home of her brother. The neighborins
farmers are greatly excited over the
outrage and lynching has been threat
ened.
The J1St annual meeting Of the New
Hampshire Teachers Association
opened in Concord. Friday morning,
with an unusually large attendance,
every section OF the state being repre-
scented. Addresses Of welcome Were,
given by Mayor Corning and Governor
Zach aldrr, with responses by Hon
Charming Folsom. formerly supe,in>
tendent of public instruction and Supt
q. W. I:ickf0rd Of Manchester
Capt. r. NJ. Hitch. who was in charge
OF the truons Of Statesboro. Ga. on the
occasion Of the recent lynching and
burning of the negroes Reed and Cato.
nas been dismissed from further SER
vice in ;he state militia. The verdict
Of the court martial was approved Fri
day. by Governor Terrell Lieut.. L. A
Nell, who was in charge of the camp
while Capt. Hitch was at the Cour,
house, is suspended for one year. ana
is to be publicly reprirnanded. Lieut..
Griner, who was in charge of the re-
serves. and who left his command
without authority. is also to be publicly
"eprimanded. Lieuts. Cote and Morri.
son were acquitted.
Michael j. O'COnn all a former police
officer in Worcester. Mass, committed
suicide at his home III Worcester. early
Friday morning.
from Pickles mountain at high speed
crashed into combination passenger
and milk train, standing at the station
H. Nhitchouse, n. j., Friday night.
killing the fireman of the passenger
train, severely injuring the engineer Of
the same train. and the fireman of tn.
coal train; and smashing 40 cars to
pieces. The passengers hearing the
approach of the coal train, escaped in
jury by jumping.
The torpedo boat destroyer Paul
Jones. has left San Diego. Calf. under
hurry orders to meet the Pacific suua-
cron. which is supposed to have left
Magadalena bay. where target practice
mas been going on. foI Panama 1t il,
said IT the navy department that the
mission of the Paul Jones is merely on
routine departmental business She
carries information to Rear Admiral
Goodrich of changes in the personnel |
of the officers on duty with the vessels |
Gershon Marx. convicted of murder
III the first degree, in New London.
Conn. Thursday, has been sentenced.
by Judge Case, to be hanged on
January &c, next
One detective was killed and two
seriously injured, while five detec-
uves We're trying to arrest three sus-
poets in St Louis, Friday. The fight
occurred in the front room of a house
on Pine street, the men whom the de-
tectlves sought to arrest being suspec-
ted of being implicated in n train rob-
berry at Centralia, ILL.,. a few weeks ago
1t is reported that military operations
IN Manchuria are awaiting the drying
OF the roads and plains, rendered i'm
passible for artillery and even nfan-
try by the recent heavy rains. The
report that the railway station at
Shakhe had been retaken by the Rus
SANS and that railway traffic between
that place and Mukden would be re-
stored ~ once, was erroneous. The
place is still in the hands of the
Japanese.
The total registration in Greater
New York for three days was 573,57L
In 1900 the total registration for the
third day was 126. 7O4.
A Democratic rally, under the aus
pices of the Business Mems Parker
and Davis Association, was held in
Carnegie hail. New York, Friday night,
the principal speaker being eX-Presi-
dcnt Grover Cleveland John G.
Carlisle, secretary Of the treasury I'M
der Mr.. Cleveland, was also speaker.
Within 10 minutes after the doors Z
were thrown open to the public every
seat in the hall was taken. and hun ,
dreds We're unable to get n.
Joseph G. Riley, lather. was arrest !
"a N Elmira, N. Y, Friday, charged 7
with murderously assaulting his wife t
It their home in Emira, N. Y, Thurs =
lay night. Mrs Riley is in the hospi- r
al and is not expected to live. Riley
$ held to await the result of his wifes
INJURIES.