Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-01-21
LAST EVENINGS NEWS.
a Piece Of V!llany Perpetrated Against
Sam Jones An Irisn Woman Starves
Her EvsbaA5 TO Death-SecondD Days
Trial OF ULGe! takeI Holmes

Another blizzard is reported in the north
west.
1t is stated that the Spanish expedition for
Morocco will consist of %, 900 men.
Mrs Crooke, an Irish woman is accused of
starving her husband to death to obtain his
property.
Masons Bill providing for investigation of
trusts and combinations will be favorably re-
ported by the House committee on mauufac-
lures.
Jack Davis. who recently challenged Kill
rain, Smith, Sullivan and Jack Ashton, now
states that he will not be ready to enter the
ring under six months.
The rebels lost $50 men in the recent bat
tie near Suakim. Col. Kitchener, who was
wounded in the fight has been obliged to
go 20 Cairo for rest and treatment.
In consequence of an intimaton from the
government that she must not allow her
name 10 be connected with the Intrigues of
the opposition, ex-Queen Isabelle of Spain,
has left that country.
VIM. O'Brien, NJ. p. the editor of the
United Ireland, who has been confined in
prison since Oct. 81. was released from Tul-
lamore jail on Friday. lie proceeded to the
priests house. followed by large crowd
which cheered him on heartily. There was
no disorder.
Ata meeting on Friday. Of the National
Board of Trade at Washington, the question
of a revision of laws relating TO banking was
discussed and a resolution adapted favoring
the revision and codifcatIon of national
banking laws, also a resolution advising the
refunding of United States bonds at low
rate of interest.
The ball given by the NeaIey Rifles of
Lewiston. at Norway, Thursday even
ing. was well attended About two hundred
couples were on the floor. Had the weather
been favorable, Norway hall, couldn't have
held the crowd. The drill. which was fine,
eiicted warm commentator from every side.
Everything went merry az a marriage bell
till after midnight, when the visitors return
ed home by special train.
The following Maine pensions were grant
ed Friday Elizabeth, widow of William
McManus, Lewiston; Mexican war, James
T. Hallowell, Blaine original, Arad f. Gil
bert, East Turner; increase, David p. Cor
nish. Bowdolnham: Jas. Wallen, West
Camden: Frank in Wool, Winthrop; Sam
uel W. Doble, North Cornville; VIM. r.
Talman. Palermo; reissue, Joseph w.
;
Thos. A. Brown, Bath; restoration and re-
issue, John F. Reeves, Bradford.
At New York the second day of the libel
suit of Embalmer Holmes against the New
York Times, for defamation of character,
was taken up BY the undertakers and en-
balmers, who testified as TO the proper
method of embalming body and the re-
muneration of such work. Each witness
closed his testimony by saying that he con-
sidered Holmes intoxicated on the day fol-
lowing the death of General Grant. Under
taker Sullivan is accused of having exhibited
piece of skin cut from the body of Gen.
Grant, which the undertaken considered to
be a valuable memorial.
Sam Jones did not preach at the Priests of
Phallas hall, Thursday morning. as he in
tended, because of piece of vilany which
rendered the building temporarily unfit for
erangelistic work. When the janitor entered
the builiing, early in the morning. he found
his assistant strapped TO q bench. He united
hin, and the assistant then said that half an