Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-09
Alameda, Ark, Visited by
Disastrous Fire.
Germany Completes Plans For
S7,500,OO0 Harbor.
Days Happenings Cleaned From
North, East, South and West.

The German government has completed
plans for the construction of a harbor on
the island of Hclisoland in the North sea,
at Il cost of 81, 50; 900.
TIL, Satinet mill owned by william IL.
Kaufman. located in Fryevillc. Il SUI
burE of Athol. Mass. was burned late
to hands. The loss is estimated at s1c,
GEO, partly covered by insurance.
A fire thought to have been incen-
diary late Friday night destroyed the
Mnot scho0lhouse on Walnut street IT.
Neponsct, Mass. The schooihouse was
a wooden 2-story structur" and had
heen used for school purposes Tor more
than 30 years. The loss is eatimated ar
$4,000.
The bar,lentine Mabe; I. Meyers, New
York for Yarmouth. N. S, in b;lllist. a:
anchor near Pollock Rip lightship, wa
run down and nearly sunk by one OF
n tow of barges late Thursday night,
according 10 Capt. BOND of The steamer
Eershaw, which arrived Friday at Bos-
ton.
A fire believed TO have been started
by an incendiarv. burned the wooier-
WaS n nu l1ea @ f soh Masl Tr
day night. The lower part Of the struc-
ture was occupied BY stores and the
other. floors as lodging house The
loss is $500. AS there have been threa
other incendiary fires within Il month,
the authorities have determined UPON
on investigation.
Five persons were slightly injured
in an electric car accident on the Rhode
T., Friday, when large double track,
vcstibu!e car, left the rails and crashed
int" 4 pole. The Injured are: Miss
Elizabeth Riley, Harrisville; Miss Carrie
Dunn. tascoaS; Miss Eva Pichie, Har-
risvile; Frank Doodle, Pascoag.
John r. lIeSeman. president of the Met
rop"litan Life Insurance Co. pleaded not
guilty Friday before Supreme Court Jus
n York three in1ict-
rlepIs charging him with perjury in MAX
ing alleged false sworn statements To the
state insurance department relative to
loans and transfers OF collateral BY the
Metropolitan Lite insurance Co. His trial
was set down for Dec. lC
The crew of the German steamer Mile;
arrived Friday at Brest. and told thrill
ling tale of their escape from the bum
ing Vescol 1T sea. The steamer was bound
from Hamburg for RrcSt and lire broke
out in her hold. durili" the voyage. Tia
crew batt!cd va!iantly against the flames
until Off Cshant island. - miles west OF
Prs st. when realizing their task was Il
hopeless one, they took 10 the boats AMI
We're barely ahle TO save themselves.
Senator Allison. chairman OF the Repub
li"an caucus announced Frlday the tol-
to serve as the committee on committees
and to proceed to fill existing vacancies
on The committees OF the Senate. Messrs.
Hale. Chairman; Cullom. Lodge, Burrows.
Wore. comes from Portsmouth. Eng,
that the British tul hine torLe1o boat
Destroyer Tartar has beaten all records
for her class by atearlin2 1892 knot Al,
hour against the tide on the admiralty
course between Southampton ana Maplin
Sands. The Tartar is one Of Il fl 1ct of de-
stroyers, the contract for which calls for
- Knots. Oil exclusively is used for fuel
She is 30 feet long. has a draught of eight
feet and il of 1850 horsepower. Previous
to the trials of the Tartar. the speed re-
cord vas neld by the Mohawk. IL sister
turbine Vessel.
Deputy Coroner Walter d Makepeace
of Waterbury. Conn, rendered his finding
in the trolley accident of a week ago in
which five persons We're instantly killed
and dozen others seriously injured At the
Yves; street crossing If the New York,
New Haven Il Hartford Railroad. ffn
holds that Conductor John Dillon of the
trolley car and Gateman John Flavin are
criminally responsible for the collision
in that they did not exercise due care
and diligence in determining whether the
crossing vas clear and safe
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