Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-01
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

CoNDENSED DISPATCHES.
Made insane by disastrous cane crop
losses, Augustin l. Blanc, a sugar
planter 50 years old committed sui
eide, Monday, on Souvenir Plantation.
La. by drowning. Binding his ankles
with Il plough line and tying his wrists
securely lie Blanc, standing ON a.
plank across an old-styie open sugar
kettle, used as water trough for cat
tie, fell backward into four feet of
water. One end of the plough line was
attached to a fence and Kept the feet
mp and the head submerged. lie Blame
lost practically everything by sue
eessien of freezes during the recent
cold wave.
The II guests who were invited to
dinner 10 celebrate the birthday OF
Robert Meyerholf, IS years old. q
wealthy hotel proprietor at Atlantic
City, " j., each received $500 bill
from Meyerhoff at the end of the dim
ner. Meyerhof gave no indication OF
the surprise he had in store for his
guests. and when they We're served
with coffee and cigars at the end OF
the dinner, the cigars were tied with
new bills. The old man says he Will
continue the practice at each OF ms
birthday anniversaries for the balance
of his life. He gives no indication,
however. who will be the guests at the
next dinner
In order to emphasize the import
ance attaching 10 the proper disposal
of lighted matches, cigars and cigar
cites, Fire Commissioners Joseph
Johnson of New York started in inno-
walton, Tuesday He had an automo-
bile fire engine equipped with large
signs reading: Throwing away light
ed matches. cigars and cigarettes ana
endangering life and property is now
= misdemeanor, and will be prose-
cutetI." The commissioner sent the en-
CINE to Broadway and Wall street
with the hope of bringing out its I'M
portance by reason of the Equitable
ruins being close by.
~ am going TO prison for crime /
have no memory of committing, declar-
ed Robert Harris, a tailor. after he had
/ been sentenced at New York, tuesday,
| to Sing Sing for not more than II years
| and months on his plea of guilty OF
manslaughter. Harris was indicted Tor
murder in the first degree. He shot and
killed Peter Lenane, saloon keeper, be-
| cause Lenane refused him drink. IL
took three policemen TO overpower Harris
| at the time of the shooting. Counsel for
| Harris told Judge Foster, "He has as
sured us he has no idea where he got the
revolver with which he did the shooting.
Not caring evidently TO mince words,
! the Rev. Dr. Gustave Heller, former
pastor of the Covington, Ky, German
| Methodist Episcopal church, ana
| speaker at the Methodist Ministers,
| meeting, Monday, at CINCINNATI, de-
| clared in no uncertain terms his oplh-
| ion of woman suffrage. a hofde Oh
| gum chewing, high heeied, neVei-feau-
| ing parasites are overrunhing lhe
| country seeking votes. Do you want
| to give them the ballot? do not WISH
| to say much ON the subject, but
| thank God there are some good Wom-
| en- he said. There are lew women
| the good ones, who take care or thelr
| homes. who alone are worthy OF the
| ballot" DIR. Heller is one OF the pest
| known Methodist ministers III the
country, having published hummer
of books and writings of various xmas.
A cake of her own baking with loz
lighted candles, each symboiizins year
of her eventful life, held the place Oh
| honor on the table, Tuesday, Wileh
"Grandma' Electra Kennedy gave
birthday party in her home at iiealos-
burg, Cal Mrs Kennedy was born az
Derbv VT, in 1910. The Mexican war
found her in Mexico where her husband
had established cotton mill In thelr
flight of 400 miles. filled with exciting
ESCAPES from Mexieans and Americans
Mrs. Kennedy rode astride mule Ihe
gold rush of 40 brought the couple TO
California. Mrs Kennedy was one oil the
first women TO register when the new
suffrage law carried in that state. She
attributes her long life to simple living.
Two lake tugs. carrying 10 men, were
rescued from ice foes 10 miles off shore
at Chicago Tuesday night, but the res
cuer, another tug, became caught in adj
Joining foes and its crew Of L men fac
ed the same peril from wind and starVa-
ton which confronted the rescued tugs.
The Andrew H. Green and Fl. G. Lydon
had been imprisoned nearly "a hours
when their captains, James Shea and
Thomas Snider, saw assistance approach
ing. The tug Roger G. sullivan, one of
the largest in Chicago harbor, broke open
a line and by means of lines led the
other boats out of the pack. While turn
ing to come back, the Roger c. Sullivan
became fast and the two rescued tugs
turned rescuers in vain.