Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-06
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.


The railroad between Tacna and
africa in Chile has been destroyed BY
terrible cyclone. A large number
of people were injured. Unprecedent-
ed enthusiasm was displayed during
the celebration of the Fourth of July
in Lima.
Additional gifts to Yale. not an
nounced at the last Commencement.
include an anonymous donation of
s25. 900; scholarship for the music
school of $500, gift of $4,000 for the
hospital of the Yale College at Chang
Sha, China, and fund from an anon
ymous donor for a fully equipped Ii
brary in Dwight Hall.
Col. E. C. Stahl. a prominent Ger
man resident of Trenton, n. j., father
of Rose Stahl. the actress. was sud-
denly stricken blind, Thursday night.
while attending a theatrical perfor
nance. Physicians hold out little
hope for the restoration of his sight
Colonel Stahl for number of years
conducted a German newspaper in
Trenton.
Acting as umpire over a wage dis
pute between representatives of the
Southern Railway and its employees.
Federal Judge Pritchard at Knoxville.
Tenn. Friday. announced a decision
in which. in one instance the railroad
is upheld, but which sustais the en-
ployes in another. The wages of sew
eral thousand employees are increased
by amounts ranging between So and
81 a month.
John Williams, Negro, was taken
from officers and lynched, near Plum
merville. Ark, 40 miles northwest of
Little Rock, Ark. late Thursday
night, according to news received.
Friday. Williams was participant
in general fight Thursday, at
Negroes picnic near Plummerville.
Sheriff Taylor. with q posse, went to
the picnic to restore order. Paul Mis-
sler. a special deputy, was killed by
the Negro. when officers attempted to
make arrests.
Seized with murderous mania, late
Thursday. Sergeant John Proctor of
the 126th Company Coast Artillery at
Fort Worden, Port Townsend. Wash,
shot and killed his former wife. his
son and daughter, then shot himself
in the head and died soon afterward.
The daughter was IA and the son
years old The shooting occurred in a
lodging house of which Mrs Proctor
had been proprietor since her divorce
last December.
Captain L. B. Lorraine and Sergt.
Major Wilson of the army flying corps,
were killed, Friday morning, while fly
ing over the great military encamp
were taking their usual early morning
practice and the aeroplane had reach
ed height of 400 feet, when the ma
chine lost its balance. turned over and
fell to the roadway. Sergt. Major Will
son was killed instantly. but Captain
Lorraine lived a short time, although
he was unconscious when picked up.
A tenement block in COTS Falls, own
ed by the Devonshire Mills of Man
chester. n. H., was badly damaged by
fire. Thursday. the roof being burned
off The city fire department rendered
aid The loss is about $1,000 The occu-
pants who suffered were John Mock,
Stephen Donahue Joseph Bishop Her
kulan Parlue, Joseph Wiss. Martin Nc
Laughlin and Richard Kimball The
West Side Boat Club lost its headquar-
ters building on the west bank of the
Merrimac river by fire, supposed to
have been caused by a cigarette.
Z. Massa. So years of age. of SO Re-
we're street, Thursday afternoon. Mr..
| Massa went to the beach alone and
/ went into the water at the foot of Re-
we're street. Revere. He was seen to
! sink by some children, who notified the
! police The body was recovered by Pa
trolmen Girard end Bookings of the
+! Metropolitan Park force. Mr.. Massa re-