Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-27

internal revenue, S624,17O; customs, ST.
25o.Oi5; miscellaneous, $153,24S. Expendi-
lures, 100000. A. Il
a dispatch from covington, Ca, tells
of tholtragic death of Newton A. Berry,
wealthy farmer, Thursday afternoon.
when heswas gored to death by mad
ball.
Co. is now at his residence in Fairhav-
en-, Mass. He is not seriously i'll. After
brief rest at Fairhaven, Mr.. Rogers
will return to New York and resume
his business duties.
Official announcement is made at
Turin that Queen Helene Is in Il deli
cate condition and that ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
is expected in a few months. Three
children have already been born to the
royal Italian couple.
In a little more than month, says
the Salt Lake City Tribune, the West
ern Pacific, Gould's new road from Salt
Lake to the coast, will be running
trains as far as Steptoe, New, where
it connects with the Nevada Southern.
A pontificaI brief which has been re-
ceived at the Apostolic delegation at
Washington. appointed Rev. d. f. Fee
han, pastor of ST. Bernards church at
Fftchburg, Mass, bishop of Fall River
as the successor of Bishop Stang, de-
ceased.
Richard H. Halsey, president Of the
Oshkosh Normal School at Oshkosh,
Wis, since 1899 was accidentally shot
and killed at Geogric Lake, Wis,
Thursday. President Halsey was well
known in educational circles through
out the country.
William Kennedy, aged IA, was
drowned Friday noon while bathing
with some companions near the Wash
ington bridge bathhOuse at Providence.
He was alone in the water at the time
and went down suddenly, having been
seized with cramps The body has not
been recovered.
All seamen not confined at the Chelsea
Naval hospital who were injured in the
Georgia accident are showing improve
mcnt, with the exception of Seamon
Louise o. Meese. and hopes of the ulti-
mate recovery of several whose condition
was at one time critical are now strong
err than at any time since the accident
Seaman Meese passed a restless night and
lung trouble which set in caused the doc
tors much anxiety.
The battlcship Rhode Island sailed
Friday -fronl Eewport, r. l., for New
York. The 9asship Olympia and the
monitor ARKANSAS of the midshipmen's
training squadron. sailed for Gardiner
Eay. The RhOGe Island has on board a
draft of apprentices from the naval
training station who will be placed on
board the battleship Kcarsarge which
is now in Philadelphia.
Ten families were rendered homeless
Friday by fire which destroyed a
block on Mill street. St. John, \. s.
owned by w. f. Arle, today. The build
ing was occupied by several tcncments
ard by the n. S. Springer Feed store
Many of the occupants had narrow es-
capes and most OF the families lost all
their effects. The total loss is about
$4,000, with partial insurance.
A man registering as John Roberts
Of Providence, r. l., was found dead in
his room in Roscnberg's Hotel Friday
at New York, asphyXiated from gas,
which was flowing from an open jet
The tip had been removed from the
burner and the police are inclined t.
believe the man was Il suicide. Roberts
told the proprietor that he was a ma
chinist and expected to go to work Sat
urday.
The bill TO appropriate $59.F9o for re-
. sisting the fight made by tltei railroads
on the rate regulation Iaws Of the
state, was passed by the Alabama
House and now goes to the governor.
The Alabama situation is somewhat
similar to that in North Carolina, eX-
copting that Gov. Cover is not at
tempting to violate any of the orders
of the Federal court and is willing TO
let the matter be fought out in the
courts.
The United Verde Smelter at Jerome,
Ariz., is closed down on account OF the
sinking of the ground upon which 1t Is
built. Reports from there are to the
effect that the shutdown is only tenn
porary, but considerable uneasiness is
felt as the smelter is built over I'M
foreground workings of a great copper
deposit. Fear is expressed that the
plant may fall through. 1t has been
sinking more or less during the past
five years.
The three battleships, Virginia,
Georgia. and Rhode Island. comprising
the second division of the Atlantic
fleet, under the command of Rear Adj
miral Charles NJ. Thomas. on board the
battlcship Virginia, entered port at
New York, Friday from Newport, r. l.
The sailors will he given shore leave
during their stay. The battleships will
return to Newport il August to take
part in the night mane,ltres with the
torpedo boats, submarines nd destroy
ers.