Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-16
Two Persons Killed in
Automobile Accident.
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From Various Places.

Wednesday, two persons were Killed
and four injured. The dead are Miss
kuhlcwind. Is years old. of Bernards-
willie. and the chauffeur named Clark
of Far Hills. N. J. The injured are
Miss Adelaide Pepper of Brooklyn, arm
broken: Miss Bertha Englake of New
York. arm broken: Ralph HaZelton of
Far Hills. head injured and body bad
ly bruised. and Miss Anna Kuhlewind,
sister of the girl killed. of Bernards-
Vile. The chauffeur lost control of
the machine while it was running at
high speed and it dashed into a telc-
graph pole. The auto which was
partly demolished was the property Of
Grant p. Schley, New York broker.
| who had a country residence at Far
Hills.
According to adviccs received from
| Boston, Superintendent OF Streets
James II. Doyle and Common Council
man Jas. II. Hatton of Charlestown
have been indicted, the former on two
counts for offering a gratuity in con-
nection with the recent passage of
Loan bill common amounting to ST.
| 100000, and the latter for perjury also
| in connection with the bill. Both were
arraigncd before Judge Schoficld in the
| superior criminal court and held for
| trial, bonds being fixed at $4,000 each.
The body of degrade H. King, for
| mer town constable and game warden
was found hanging to a beam in the
cellar Of his home at Vernon. Conn,
early Wednesday by his daughter.
King, took his life as the result of i'll
| health.
| Mr.. Dodge, the American charge at
| Toxic, cabled the state department
| Wednesday that he had been officially
informed by the Japanese minister Of
foreign affairs there that his imperial
highncss I'm Prince Yong, has been
nominated to be crown prince of Corea
The Socialist congress at Nancy.
France. Wednesday rcaffirmed the dec
| laratiOn made at Limoges last year re-
garding it being the duty of French
Socialists to defend the country II at
tackled. NJ. Herve and other extremists
made a hard fight against the resolu-
ton, M. Herve referring to the 'ban-
dts in French uniforms who massa-
cred the Moroccans." NJ. Nerves
resolution against defending the coun-
try in case of war, was defeated by 251
to Al votes.
William Brooks, 80 years old, farm
or. Of Brattleboro. VT, was shot ana
instantly killed Wednesday by the dis
charge of q rifle, said to nave peen ac-
cidental.. in the hands of his brother
Eugene. The two men had started oll-a
hunting trip and were climbing fence
when the rifle caught and was dis
charged. The bullet struck Brooks over
tod ut II iC
brother returned to the town and re-
ported the affair. A widow and an
adopted daughter survive.
Judge Lands Wednesday at Chicago
nostponcd until Sept. 3 the grand jury
investigation of the charges OF rebating
against the Chicago & Alton Railroad
growing out of the recent trial which
resuIted in the conviction of the Stand
ard Oil Co., of Indiana. 1t was intend
cd 70 begin the investigation Aug. q,
hut Judge Lands said he had re-
ccived notification from Attorney Gen.
eral Bonaparte that the Chicago & AL
tnn had been promised immunity, and
the Judge ordered the adjournment IN
order that the records of the case
might be looked into.
Damage of nearly $4,000 was done
by fire at the corner of West, Ihird
and Maple streets. in Chelsea, Wednes-
dav. when the tar factory OF Chapman
G. Sodcn was destroyed and several
smaller buildings about it burned.
The steamer Republic, which left
Liverpool Wednesday for Boston. had
among her passengers Sir William
Ram Kennedy. judge of the Queens
British division of the high court of
! Justice; Sir Montague Frederick Pol
lock. John Balfour- Browne and other
British delegates to the International
Law Association, which is to meet in
convention at Portland, Aug. 2S, 30
and 81.
In the superior court at Hartford. CT,
Wednesday, Albert l.. Pope was APP
pointed receiver of the Pope Manu-
featuring Co. of Hartford upon appli-
cation of the McManus Kelley Co. of
Toledo, Ohio. who were represented by
James ii. Freidmore of New York
Bonds were fixed at 100000. Captain
Pope who is a son of Col. A. A. Pope,
as permanent receiver is to have full
| power and authority.
A dispatch from Washington says
that Acting Secretary Herbert Knox
Smith Of the department of commerce
and labor late today sent the follow
ing telegram to the immigration in
spectOr in charge at New Orleans:
Decision of board Of special inquiry
| in case of Irene Vainderauwaera sus-
tanned. Admit her" In this laconic
order, Acting Secretary Smith dis
poses of the case Of Miss Vainderau-
waera. young and beautiful Belgian
woman whose efforts to obtain admis-
sion to the United States have attract
ed nations and International atten-
ton.
A dispatch from Washington, d. c..
announces the death in that city OF
General William Birney, U. S. A., re-
tired. aged IS.
Reports from OnacOck. Tasley and
Accomac, Va, etc. Wednesday are tt
the effect that all is now quiet, follow.
ing the recent excitement over the
clash between the whites and blacks