Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-29
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| News comes from Militia, Morocco,
| that in the battle that has been
wagipg between forces of the Sultan
and the pretender for week. the
| former were finally repulsed with a
loss of % men killed. The pretendcr
lost 10 men killed.
Minister of Marine Thomson of
| France entertained Vice Admiral Ijuin
| and the other Japanese officers from
the squadron now at Brest at
luncheon Friday at Paris. Sir
Francis BERTHE, the British ambassa-
dor to France, was the only outsider
| present. The t"asts exchanged We're
most cordial.
| Two more cases of crimes against
| young girls have been added to the
series which have of late cxasperatcd
the police of the outlying districts of
New York. These are the cases of
Virginia Barish, II years old, and
Annie Falckoweko, Il tot of five years.
| The police records show that during
the past 30 days II specific complaints
Of assault upon girls and women have
| been reported
Frank Cousins of Salem, Mass,
clerk in the finance department of the
Boston poStof1icc has been arrested by
| post Office inspectors charged with
embezzlement of $4725 of the postal
funds Of the department. Cousins
arrest came as q great surprise, as
during his employment in the postal
| service he was looked upon as one of
the most upright of men.
| Capt. Willis c. Metcalf. construct
| ing quartcrmastcr of the United
States army. in charge of establishing
water supply on the Casey farm at
| North Kingston. r. l., for Fort Greble,
Friday filed Il quit claim deed given
| by the Casey heirs. transferring %
acres of land to the United States.
This land is situated along the shore
and is filled with what is known as
boiling springs. A large reservoir
will be erected at an approximate cost
| of 100000 and water will be carried
from there to Dutch island by means
of pipes placed under Narragansett
| bay. 1t is expected to have the work
completed by the end Of the year.
The worst electrical storm of the
season visited Massachusetts Friday
afternoon. In Lynnfield, Arthur w
Smith was struck by lightning while
driving a grocery team and instantly
killed. IS persons on ali electric car
in Haverhill We're injured when bolt
struck the car. 80 persons in {,
Wharton street shoe factory in
liaverhill were seriously affected by a
bolt that struck an electric light pole
near the factory. Much damage was
also done in Salem and Lawrence. In
Lowell six different places We're
struck. In Swampscott the storm
amounted to small cyclone and did
damage to the amount of $4,000.
Roofs We're blown from houses trees
torn from the ground, and several
monuments in the cemetery were
blown over.
dispatch from Berlin says that 4
series of cold blooded crimes. singu-
larly resembling the Jack the
Ripper" murders, but for the fact that
instead of women the victims were
little girls, followed one another with
remarkable celebrity Friday afternoon
almost in the center Of Berlin and
aroused intense excitement and in
dignation. Within short time the
assassin successfully cnticed three
into doorwayS OF houses and stabbed
them several times in the abdomen
with 4 sharp instrument. AS result
one of the children is dead, another
dying and the third dangerously
wounded. Some parents reported that
their children had seen a haggard man
about q years old, we'll dressed and
wearing n cap, Offering candy and
fruit to little girls whom he asked to
accompany him. A man was arrested
shortly afterwards who tailed some
what with this indefinite description
Later he was confronted by the two
wounded children, who, however, were
too weak to respond to the questions
put to them. The man was then
taken in cab guarded by police to
the police station. The crowd outside
the station, believing him to be the
murderer. attempted to drag him from
the vehicle and lynch him, and he was
only saved by the policemen drawing
their swords and holding the crowd
at bay. The people then attempted to
storm the station, and the prisoner
was removed to the central station
for security