Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-10

owner OI lle 1OIlhclS SotdttSlildIl, ulCi
at his home in Yonkers. N. Y, Sunday
at the age of 90 years. He continued
in active charge of the newspaper un-
til last Friday, when he was taken ill
He was an early leader in the temper
ance movement and with his brother
Isaac Oliver, founded the Sons OF
Temperance. He was born in England
and came to this country at an early
age.
The Continental Limited passenger
train on the Wabash railroad, west.
bound, was derailed Supnday by g
broken rail at Delhi. Ont, $50 miles
east of Detroit. At the Office of Divi-
sion Supt. Sims in Detroit it is stated
that none Of the passengers nor train
crew sustained any injuries other than
bruises. The train was replaced on the
rails by a wrecking crew and passed
through Detroit at p NJ. Sunday
six hours late.
A remarkable instance of wireless
Geographic communication has been
verified at the bureau of equipment
navy department. A wireless station
at Point Iona, near San Diego, pick
ed up the Connecticut, then talking of
the coast of Cuba, took down the mes
sage and also picked up message be-
irg sent from the wireless station at
Pensacola, Fla. Experts are wonder
ing whether the message went across
the continent or in the other direction.
around the world.
Three persons were asphyXiated and
two were probably rendered fatally i'll
by escaping gas fumes at Cleveland,
Ohio. The dead are John Gehringer,
an auctioneer, his wife, Ida, and his
niece. Mrs. Pansy Brockway of Peo-
ria. Ill. who was visiting at the Geh-
ringer home. Harold Gehringer, a son,
and his wife. Nellie, were overcome
and are not expected to survive. While
the five were sleeping the chimney be-
came clogged with SCOT. thus causing
the house to be filled with gas.
Beech Hargis, who shot and killed
his father. Judge James Hargis, Thurs
day at Jackson, Ky, was permitted
Saturday to stand by the coffin and
look at the face of the dead. Turning
away with smothered sobs. the son
knelt by the body and murmured:
Lord have mercy While he was
kneelilg his mother came into the
room and fell by his side. They re-
manned for only short time. when
the son returned to the Jail. He did not
attend the funeral, which took place
Saturday afternoon.
News reached St. Johns, y. B., Sum
day Of the death at a Montreal hos
pital Saturday night Of John Roche
McCowen. companion of the Imperi-
al Service Order, inspector general of
the New Foundland constublary and
aide-de- camp to the governor of New
FounGiland. Mr.. McCowen was best
known by the services rendered few
years ago III combination with the
American revenue cutter officials il,
destroying the smuggling traffic from
st. Pierre, Miq., to various points on
the North American seaboard.
John Wickens, aged IS years. of So
dus point, near Rochester, \. Y, was
caught in the revolving fan Of q snow
plow on the Rochester & Sodus Bay
Electric Railway. and whirled about
while the car covered half-nile. Fin
ally he became SO tightly wedGed in
the fan that it stopped moving. and the
car was brought to a StandStill. when
Wickens was discovered. His right leg
was broken in two places and he was
lacerated about the body and head. He
may die. A storm was raging at the
time Wickcns was struck. and he
neither saw nor heard the car until il
was upon him.
Because extradition papers, it is
said, arrived six days after the eXpi-
ration of the period during which Il
prisoner may be held. as stipulated
by the treaty between the United
States and Mexico, William +. Walker,
accused of enbezzling $685., 900 from a
New Britain, CT, bank. and now in Jail
at Ensenada. lower California, is pre-
pairing to fight for liberty, it was re-
ported Saturday. At the time Of his
apprehension Walker declared his WILL
ingnass to return and face his accus-
erS. but refused to make any state
nent a., to his guilt or innocence. He
was sick vt the time.
The mystery of the brutal murder
Of the aged Sorerville, Mass, drug
gist. Charles f. Bushee, has been
solved through the clever work of the
3omerville police and the confession
of Oscar L. Ilelso. young Somer-
Vile man Of good family, who has
been held for a week at the East
Cambridge Jail upon a technical
charge. Two Boston men are implicat-
ell by Kelsos confession, and at a
late hour Saturday night Chief Park
hurst of Somcrville stated that In
spector Damery of his force had ar
rested one Of these men. Since he was
arrested last Tuesday on the charge
Of stealing trading stamps from Wal
ter =. Shaw Of Somerville, six year.
ago. kclso has refused to talk and de-
MED that he knew anything about the
assault upon Bushee. which resulted
fatally few days ago.