Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-14
LAST EVENINGS NEWS.
Thieves in the vatican-Another 6ix
Days Walk-A Rumford Hotel Keep
er Summoned to Bangor-Wallace
Ross Defeats Bubear.

/ Days Walk-A Rumford Hotel Keep
er Summoned to Bangor
| Ross Defeats Bubear.
There were 2lS deaths in Boston last
week.
| Forty thousand persons greeten 0'Brien and
Sullivan at London.
| The house and furniture of George Staples
of Belgrade were destroyed by fire Friday.
There was a strike in the shoe factory of
Martin 4 French, Dover, n. H., Monday.
W. IL. Kerr of Montreal one of the most
eminent lawyers in the Dominion, died Sun
day.
The bucket shops at New York, which
were raided and closed were re-opened Mon
day.
Wallace Ross beat George Bubear of Eng
land in single scull race, winning cup
and $4,000, and the championship of
England.
The Auburn tax-deiicit case has been set
tied. The amount paid to the city il is rumor-
cd was $4,000.
Half block in the centre of the city of
Ironton Ohio, was burned Sunday. Loss
$50 900; insured $4,000.
A royal commission reports in favor of
government expenditure of about $4,000, 900
on public works in Ireland
Russia has sent an order to London for a
lot of war balloons. They are to be made to
accommodate six men each.
Albert Hutchins was appointed postmas-
ter at Center Montville, Waldo Co., Monday,
vice Gustavus +. Morse, resigned.
L.e tl,,
st. Albans, VT, Hospital was completely gut
ted, and two of the eight patients were suifo
Gated.
Mr.. Kelley the inventor of the pneumatic
steel process known as the Bessemer, died
at Louisville Ky. Saturday night, aged 7s
years.
VIM. Kimball, proprietor of the Union
House, Rumford, Me-, where Whitney and
Foster.were arrested, has been summoned to
Bangor.
BY the breaking of the parallel rods on
locomotive at Manchester, n. H., the engine
boiler was pierced and the engi-
neer, Peter c. Brigham, was badly scalded.
The roof of the ordinance building at the
Washington Navy yard fell in Monday morn
ing being unable to bear the heavy weight of
snow upon it. The damage is estimated at
$50, 900.
Various valuable articles. including a
chalice valued at 10000 some gold snuff
boxes and slippers were stolen from the
Vatican recently. They were jubilee gifts
to the Pope.
Early Monday morning two Northern
Pacific freight trains ran into each other a
mile east of Morthy, Mimi, going at full
speed. Both engines and ten cars were
badly smashed No one was injured.
At Saratoga, Henry knickerbocker, jr..
son of Henry knickerbocker, broker, com
mitted suicide at Worden Hotel, there at 10
O'Clock, Monday morning, by shooting. He
was about % years of age and unmarried.
Fire broke out Monday morning at St.
Paul, in the block occupied by FOote,
Schultz & Co., wholesale boots and shoes.
The fire has spread to the block occupied by
the Ryan Drug Co. The loss has already
reached 100000.
The 9.45 A. NJ. train on the New Hartford
branch of the New Haven & Northampton
road was thrown from the track near Union
vile, Conn. The passenger cars were over
turned and several persons badly cut.
wrecking train has been sent out.
| st. Paul, MINI. dispatch says, three
prisoners, named Billy O'connors, the noto-
rious Minneapolis post-office rObber, Frank
st. Clair and VIM. Thomas, both awaiting
trial for highway robbery, escaped from the
Ramsey county Jail early Sunday evening
| Two thousand men are still continuing
their efforts to rescue the passengers on the
mail train on the Arlbery railway in Austria,
which was buried by the avalanche. An
avalanche swept down upon cottage built
on the side of the mountain and killed two
of its occupants.
The London Standard says it will do good
if all Europe becomes convinced that Lord
Salisbury's policy is TO support the triple al
lance, as long as it maintains peace, and
that if that peace be broken by an outside
power, the weight of England will be thrown
against the aggressor.
| 1t is reported that arrangements are being
made for another six-day walking match at
Madison Square Garden. 1t is believed
that Albert will enter against Littlewood.
The others who have agreed to enter are
Guerrero, Hart Herty, Moore and Golden.
| The entire receipts outside of the rent will
go to the coutestants-50 per cent to the first
man and the balance equally divided among
the others who shall cover 600 miles.
/ A decision was rendered by the United
States Supreme Court, on Tuesday, in the
|
States against Jung All Lung, appealed from
the Circuit Court of the United States for
the district of California. The decision Of
lower court, by virtue of which Jung All
Lung was discharged from custody, on a
writ of habeas corpus, is affirmed.
| The treasurer's Office at Carthage, Texas,
was robbed, Friday night and County Treas
urer Hill killed. The crime was not discov-
cred until late Saturday night, when search
was made for the missing official The door
of his Office was broken open and his body,
with the head cut off, found lying on the
| floor. The safe was robbed of six thousand
dollars. Sheriff Forsythe and posse have ar
rived at LoDgyiew on what they believe to be
trail of the murders.
The New York Times says that gigantic
trust has been in operation 80 years, of
which little has been said in the general de-
! nunciation of such combinations. 1t is the
| steel beam trust by which the product of
steel and iron beams and channels has been
limited and the price kept up about twice the
price of steel rails, though the cost of pro-
duction is very little greater. The Times
says that Mayor Hewitt is one-of the leading
men in this trust. Andrew Carnegie and
Jones and Laughlin are also in it, and il
clears about million dollars year over and
above what competitive profits would be.
Major g. w. Guthrie, wealthy farmer
near Marissa, ILL.,, was murdered Sunday
morning by thief. Mr.. Guthrie was alone
in the house, the family being at church.
At IL o'clock. when one of his daughters en-
tered the house, she found the dead body Of
her father lying on the floor of the sitting
room. The room showed that violent
struggle had taken place. The thief robbed
Ia - f1l arxA< H<.1l
He then unsuccessfully attempted TO open a
small safe, in which Guthrie was reported
to have a large sum Of money. A posse is
aeon ring the counfrr far the rnurrieref