Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-20
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

account Oh II Gbitl, IL tOHlDIflttS i''7''f'FN'
to health. lie started, Sunday night, from
Berlin for Baden Baden.
George Wilson choked to death, sun
day, as result of a piece of meat he
coming fixed in his throat while he was
eating in a Harrison avenue restaurant,
Boston. He was 80 years of age. a widow
survives. in Pawtucket, r. /.
Commander Edward Iinzle ARory L.
s NJ, tretired) died sunday, in his
apartment in New York, from asthma.
superinduced by a cold, contracted on
Tuesday last Commander Amory, who
was in his 9th year. was native of Bos-
ton.
The Venezuelan cor sui at London
received cable aGviees, Saturday,
from Caracas informing him that ex-
President Castro, AZ the head of
considerable body Of revolutionists
had met with a disastrous defeat near
san Cristobal
The claim by China for damages
because of the massacre of $50
Chinese in Mexico curing the recent
revolution has been practically settled
by agreement by the government to
pay $I.550. 600. The agreement must ne
ratified by Congress.
Mrs. Flora Hamilton cassell,
hymn writer of national prominence
and former president of the Nebras-
Ia w. c. T. t. met terrible death
on the prairie south of Denver, Sat
urday. She WAS dragged over five
miles of rough country road by run
away team.
Material reductions in class freight
rates between Mississippi river ana
Missouri river cities were ordered
Saturday, by the Interstate Commsfce
Commission. Washington. These re-
auctions will make proportienate de-
creases in the class rates between At
lantic seaboard points and Missouri
river cities, including Sioux City, Ia
Rev. Robert w. Peers read his resig-
nation as pastor CT the Broadway
congregational church, Winter Hill,
Someryille, Mass. sunday, and has ac-
cepted a call to me pastorate of the
Lawrence Street congregational
church. Lawrence. The resignation
will take effect. Dec 10. and the next
day he will enter upon his new duties.
Three new cases of smallpox were dis
| covered. Sunday, by the health authori-
lies. making a total of $50 in this town
and Coventry since the outbreak,
ttttte over a week ago. Seven families.
comprising about 80 persons, will be re-
leased from quarantine Monday. One of
the three added 10 the list Of patients,
sunday. was "A child of nine years. who
has been i'll about 10 days and attended
school in a building with 400 others I'M
tit the very day he was taken sick.
With more than four feet of water
in her hold. the Boston schooner Sui
ll!van SaWin Philadelphia for Ports
mouth. y. H.. was towed into New
York. Saturday night, by the revenue
cutter Seneca. The schooner had
struck on False Hook, near SANDY
Hook. Life savers from Sandy Hook
put out in answer to signals of dis
lress. but at the came time the SEN
cea arrived.
William Peter Bishle of Kingston.
Pa, discharged. Thursday, from the
United States Express service, was ar
| rested, at Scranton, at 3.15 o'clock.
Saturday morning, for the murder OF
lEXpress Messenge. Irvan @. Berger on
1.-The I4ackawanna Railroad between
ITaylor and Scranton. Friday night
Bishie confessed to the killing. he
was riding in the car with Berger
permission.
Former Gov. Eben S. Draper, who
was taken i'll with acute indigestion as
he was leaving the Stadium after the
Harvard Dartmouth football game
Saturday had a comfortable day, sun
lday, and his physician, DR.. II. n. Wick
lery. stated, Sunday night, that he ex-
lpected Mr. Draper would be able 10
go to his home in Hopedale, Monday
morning, Since being taken i'll the
lformer governor mes been at Boston
lhotei.
| Nine jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, Wild
ow of a grandson of Jerome Bonaparte,
other of the first Napoleon, and grand
daughter of Daniel Webster, died, sun
day, at her home in Washington, after
a long Illness Nine. Bonaparte was first
stricken at her summer home in Bar
Harbor, Me. and was taken to Wash
ington, in September since which time
she had gradually failed She was 7.
years old and was born in Boston. hen
maiden name being Caroline Leroy APP
| DletOU. MING. BofldpdFtc InOInef WIS q
daughter of Daniel Webster.
In an effort to lift the Lahm cup
for long distance balloon, Capt. G.. l.,
Bumbaugh of indianapolis. Ind, start
ed from there, Sunday. in the balloon
Dusseldorfer. Walter Motif, an anna
lteur balloonist. Of Throntown. Ind,
is his aide. The balloon arose to a
height of 500 feet ard floated away to
1.-THE northeast in wind estimated at
% miles an hour. The Lahm cup
which is offered by the Aero Club of
america, is now held by A. Holland
Forbes He won it Oct. 10. 1909, in a
flight from St. Louis. Mo-, to Rich
Imond, Va, a distance of 69717 miles
George Raklmetieff, newly appointed
by Emperor Nicholas as his ambassa-
dor to the United states, reached New
York, Sunday, and left Immediately (
take charge of the Russian embassy
at Washington as successor TO Barof
| Rosen. The arrival of the ambassador
is of vastly greater interest than orai'
narily attaches 10 a shift of diplomat