Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-20
SATURDAY EVENINGS NEWS
Horse Trot at Bansor-Man Found Dead
at Brunswick-Delesate Chosen by
Young Mems Republican Club-At-
tempt to rob a Mail Train

tempt TO fOD Mail IRAN
The Crown Prince WAS reported much bet.
ter Saturday morning,
The first Allison club was organized a,
Emmettshurg Saturday night.
1t is estimated that the late Reading strik,
has cost the company 81 $4,000.
Solomon Patterson of Brunswick. wa.
found dead in bed Saturday morning.
The New York Senate began an investiga
tion into trust combinations Saturday.
Martin l.. Scott was hanged at Deer Lodge
Montana, Friday. for the murder of hi,
wife.
Charles Dennis, ,r., of Penacook, n. H.,
was held in $500 in the police court, Satur-
day, for bigamy,
Billy Mahoney, the New York alderman,
who fled 10 Canada for safety, has gone
abroad" to Europe,
Hugh Mckitrick of Boston, committed sui
eide Friday evening at Pttsburg, Pa, by
jumping into the river.
BY boiler explosion on the Gresoria es-
tate, near Sagua, Cuba, twenty employees
were more or less injured.
John Hooper. member of Parliament for
tOih' anu VI tnt Noik I1tTall, was
leased from Jail Saturday.
Paine and Burgess have been presented by
the citizens of Boston with silver cup,
each, worth $1,000 and $500 respectively.
Mr.. Gideon of Winnipeg, printer and pro-
yincial secretary, has left for the States.
He is believed TO be SIC, 900 short in his ac-
counts.
News was received Saturday afternoon
that Austria was putting her iron clads in
war order, and especially two powerful ves-
sells at Venice.
Eight hremen were crushed beneath the
falling walls of Ten Broeck's furniture store
on Burnet street, New Brunswick, n. S.,
which burned Saturday morning,
BY broken flange passenger car of the
forenoon train from Portsmouth for Dover,
was derailed at Cushing's Station at TO-. 80 A.
NJ. Saturday No one was injui ed.
Eastport has voted TO accept the offer of
the National Water Works syndicate to sup
ply the town with water. The company is
To furnish sixty hydrants for S. 900 per year
rental
The Boston & Sandwich Glass Company ut
Sandwich, Mass, closed every department In
the factory, Saturday, owing to a disagree
ment between the manufacturers and glass
workers.
Hart, who was arrested by State Consta-
Bile Mcdonald, at Bath last Tuesday, was
discharged from that citys municipal court
Saturday, before which he was arraigued on
the charge of drunkenness.
Policeman Hodgdon Friday night dscov.
cred X. W. Emerson, who had been an inva-
lid for years, in the act of drowning himscl
from the steamboat wharf, at Boothbay, Me.
He was rescued and taken home.
At meeting of the Young Mems Republi.
can Club of Brunswick Friday evening, C.
+. Townsend, George ID. Parks. Barret,
Potter, +. +. Roberts and o. II. Despeau1
were selected as delegates to the meeting in
Portland Tuesday.
Old William Writ, a farmer living near
Burlington, Iowa, attempted to kill his
daughter-in-law Friday morning, and failing
to do SO, set fire to his house, burning to
death his two infant grandchildren. lie
then cut his throat and fell dead.
Rogers Sheldons Iron Works at East
Bridgewater, Mass, were burned Saturday
morning together with the storebouse and
nail mill. About one hundred men were EN-
ployed by the firm. Loss nearly 100000
The fire is a severe blow to the prosperity of
the town.
The following have been chosen As dele
gates to represent the Portland Young Mems
Republican Club at the State convention OF
republican clubs to be held in that city on
Tuesday: Edward w. Kent, Edwin c. Rcy-
nolds, Chas. A. True, j. $. Conley, Asher
c. Kinds.
Cunningham Graham, member of Parlia-
ment for Lanarkshre, and John Burns, a
socialist leader, who were convicted of hav
ing taken part in unawf full assembly in Ira
falgar square, were released from prison or
Saturday. They were given an ovation by
the crowd.
1t is understood that the United State,
government has agreed to modify the term,
on which owners of Canadian vessels, seized
in Behring Sea, can be released. 1t will ac
cept as bondsmen residents of California
and Oregon, and will not insist on RESIDENT
of Alaska.
The Lewiston Saturday Evening Journa
published the choice of 225 Maine republican,
for President. Blaine first, is followed b,
Sherman Sheridan, Allison, Hawley, DE
pew, Lincoln. Gen. Sherman, Gen. Fair
child Evarts, Harrison, Frye, Gresham
]
At special meeting, the following dele
gates TO represent the York club of Bidde
ford, at the convention to be held in Port
| land, Feb. 81, for the purpose of forming
Maine State League of Republican Clubs,
were duly elected: G. s. Hamilton, X. II
Ford, w. p. McMullen, W. G. Smith, G.. Z
( Atwood
/ Three thousand people we're out Saturda
at Bangor, to witness two horse trots, on
between the Winthrop Morrill, mare and tn
! Wiley horse, for 500 side, best two i
three. The former won in two straight heats
/ The second race between pacing horse an
/ the stallion Naumkeag. for $50 best thre
/ in FIVE, was won by the stallion.
\ A dispatch says that a mob attacked tn
/ Galveston & Kansas City north bound pas
senger train soon after it left Fort Worth
/ Texas, Friday night, throwing stones throug
the windows, injuring several passengers an
seriously wounding l.. A. Baker of Ne'
/ York. II is believed that the intention wa
to induce the guard to come out of the cal
kill him, and then rob the train; but tn
train did not stop.