Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-22

intifnated tnat Germany WOuiu HUI seeh
to thwart the policy OF Russia in carrying
out her accords with France and Great
Britain.
Two boys who placed a long bolt on
the rail, wrecked the Wednesday after
noon train from Providence to Ply
mouth on the New York, New Haven
& Hartford Railroad at point one
mile west of the station at Plymouth.
None Of the passengers was injured,
but the engineer and fireman were Sc
verely hurt The locomotive was de-
molished and the baggage car badly
damaged. The passenger coaches did
not leave the irons. No arrests were
made.
William III. Hicks, paymaster Of Schaum
& Uhlinger, a textile machine manufac-
turing company at Philadelphia, was held
up Wednesday afternoon by three high
waymen in the northeastern part Of Phil
adelphia and robbed of a satchel contain
ing $1,000. The men were pursued and one
OF them was captured after several shots
had been fired at him. The other two
men escaped with the satchel. Paymaster
Hicks is in a hospital suffering from n
bullet wound in the arm received in the
scufi!e with the robbers
Coroner Doten of Bridgeport, CT, has
been in communication with Medical
Examiner Fl. Huntington, and he has
recommended that warrant be issued
for the arrest of John II. Tyson of Riv-
erSide, Wno was racing with Paul Mac
Cormac at the time of last weeks fatal
ity. A charge of violating the automO-
bile state law will be preferred against
him. Tyson is on an automobile trip to
Maine. The condition of MacCormac
was reported as unchanged and he may
live some time longer.
The large brush fire which threat
cned Bourne. Mass. Wednesday, was
practically out Wednesday night and
the situation along the BuZZards Bay
shore was greatly improved. Bourne
vas saved by back fires and by a
timely shift Of the wind to the north
east. Monument each was thought to
| be in danger at one time. but no fire
was visible from that place tonight and
no further trouble is anticipated at
present Fires near Sycamore and
Sandwich are under control.
When the city of New York takes
over the local traction lines some day,
which it may do under the law, conf
missions of several hundreds Of thou
sands Of dollars paid to August Bel
mont & Co. bankers. for the sale of
bonds will be included in the cost of
construction upon which the price 10
be paid by the city will be based. This
was developed Monday during the in
curry into the affairs Of the traction
companies now being conducted before
| the Public Service Commission.
Under Geographic orders received
| Wednesday at Norfolk. Va. from Col
| Nottingham, commanding the militia. ];
| additional militiamen from the list Nir-
| ginia were dispatched to Onancock and
Taslev. on the eastern shore Of Virginia
i to Join the troops already on the scene O.
/ the race troubles there. The assembling
| of increased crowds at the negro agri
| cultural fair in progress al Tasley is as.
signed by persons arriving from the east
ern shore Wednesday as the cause of The
call for the additional troops.
| The Chicago police are working on
| clue in connection with the robbery o
three mail sacks said to contain $3.50.
600 Sunday nigh on the Chicago
burlington & Quincy Railroad hctwee1
Denver. Colorado and oxford. Neb. ;
bulky package. II is known. was mailed
to Chicago from 4 Goint near Denver
| shortly after tho robbery. Tho polio
have the name Of the man to whom 1
Twas addressed. The post office depart
lment at N'ashington has received no Of
lficial advicos regarding the robbery q
three registered mail nouches on train
on tho Chico 90. burlington & Cuincy
Railroad between Denver and Oxford
Neh.
While number Of boys were play
ing "Indian" ut Everett. Mass. late
| Wednesday. Daniel Walburn. aged l.
| years. was shot and so seriously in
iured that ho died on his way to the
| rospit9' Leslie Hanson. 4 lad Of H. is
alleged to have shot Walburn and is in
the custody of the police. pending an
| invest igation. According to tho stories
of several Of tho hovs present Hanson
armed With p 22-calibre rifle and an.
other lad with revolver REPRESENTED
cowhovs while Walhurn md sovora
others were the "Indians" The latte
hid themselves behind rocks and trees
near some s"rd oits. Suddenly Walburr
/
striking Walburn behind the ear.
| Paul A. Rarth for wear and hal
mayor Of Louisville. Ky. and ouste,
recently by the decision Of tho cour
of appeals. shot and killed himsnl
| Wednesday,. Mr.. Barth ended his lif
in his private Office Mt the hcadouar
tcrs Of the Utica Lime Co.. Of whicl
he was Cen"ral manager. Since III
BUSTING Of Mr.. Barth's administrators
by mandate Of the court Of appeals tw
months aro. the acts Of tho official
| during his term have boon subjected t
severe scrutiny by the officials appoint
Il ed bv Gov. Reckham. Nothing wa
sounl that reflected anv discrcdit n
Mr.. Rarth personally. but the method
Of conducting some Of the CITY insttu
tions have been under fire both in off
| oial rerorts and in the press. Mr.
Rarth was very sensitive to criticism
Land his friends ut times remarked ina
the condition of affairs seemed to gal