Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-23
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

David Cole, who confessed to having
three wives living and one dead, pleaded
guilty to charge of bigamy in circuit
court at Ann Arbor, Mich, Monday He
was sentenced to from one to five years
at the state prison at jackson.
Eiskum Zunzer. Yiddish poet and
musician, whose fame among his people
is said to be world wide, died in New
York, Monday, from pneumonia. He was
q years of age. ZunZer was born in Rus
STA. but his songs brought him such pop
uiarity that the Russian police looked
upon him with suspicion and he was
forced in 1889 to flee to the United States
In 1900 Zunzer made tour of the coun-
try reciting his poems
Giacoma Puccini. the composer had a
narrow escape from drowning on Lakem
narrow escape from drowning, Monday,
on Lake Massaciuceoli, near Pisa, Italy.
on the shore of which he has villa.
While steering his auto-boat he collided
with another anto-boat, containing the
members of his family. Both boats were
damaged and began to fill rapidly. Other
boats rushed to their assistance and
Puccini and his family were taken
aboard.
The ACCESSIBILITY of recommending to
each of the New England states uniform
ity in railroad legislation will be con-
sidered at the meeting of the New Eng
land Railroad Conference at the State
House, Boston, Wednesday The con-
ference is composed of two members ap-
pointed by the Governor of Each New
England state. Percival W. Clement of
Vermont will preside.
The liquor firm of Mark H. Cobe
and Co. of Boston filed a voluntary
petition in bankruptcy in the United
States district court, Monday. The as
sets are estimated at S9S,455, princi-
pally of stock in trade valued at S37,-
1854. The liabilities amount to $685.
676, of which s107.240 is unsecured A
brewing firm with claim for SCI, 900
| is the largest creditor
Two prisoners escaped from the deten-
| ton room at the East Cambridge. Mass.
| court house. Monday. by wrenching loose
| the iron grating over one of the windows
| The fugitives. Michael Murphy and Alex
ander u. Morrison. had Just been SEN
| fenced to short terms at the state farm
| for minor offences. Three other prison.
| ers refused TO take advantage of the
| chance to escape and reported the matter
| to the sheriff
The British schooner Evadne bound
| from Mobile to Matanzas, Cuba, was
rammed by the American steamship
santurce, Monday morning. in the
channel, Is miles below Mobile. Ala.
and sank a few minutes later. her tug
having taken her full speed toward the
shore. She now rests on the bottom in
nine feet of water. The Santurce soon
lafter ran aground on the east bank
of the channel below the moth of Mo-
bile river. The Evadne carried lum-
Der cargo. Her underwriters will view
| the wreck, Tuesday morning. The two
most powerful tugs in the harbor
have failed to float the Santuree.
M. C. Eversole of Type. Perry coun-
Ity. Kentucky, is dead at the hands OF
his third wife, according to informa-
ton received at Knoxville, Tenn, Mon
day. from Whitesburg. KY According
Ito the information the woman hred
live times, each bullet, taking effect
while the previous wives. from whom
lEversole had been divorced, looked on.
Eversole was 50 years of age ana hau
lserved as sheriff and jailer or Perry
Icounty. The shooting Is said 10 nave
Ibeen the elimination of several
months estrangement.