Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-05-05
LAST EVENINGS NEWS.

Friday the Emperor was very much im-
proved.
Fridays offerings of bonds aggregated
S3,27o, 500.
F. s. Hutchins house, at Lowell, Me,
with all its contents, was destroyed by fire
Thursday evening.
Prof G. Stanley Hall of John Hopkins
University, has formally accepted the office
of president of Clark University.
Warden Russell of the Charlcstown. Mass,
State Prison. was on visit to Warden Bean
of the Maine State Prison Friday.
Matches and rats, says Hon. Hiram Rug
giles, caused the fire at the Northport camp
ground Nothing has been decided about
rebuilding.
It's reported that f. B. Mallet, Esq, of
Freeport will found new summer resort
this season at Pettingill Point near Freeport.
1t is said number of cottages will be built
and other improvements made.
The President has granted pardon in the
case of Fred NJ. Ray, convicted of the mur-
der of a negro in the Indian Territory and
sentenced to be hanged April II, 1885 The
President states he thinks the man is inno-
cent.
At the republican caucus held in Norway,
Thursday afternoon, the following delegates
to the State convention were elected: Ii.
NJ Bearce Geo. l.. Beal. c. F. Whitman,
j. ID. Roberts, A. +. Andrews, and Irving
Frost.
In the Concord. n. II. supreme court, Fri
day forenoon, sentences were pronounced in
the liquor cases. The county solicitor esti-
mates that the fines will aggregate nearly
$1,000, with an approximate of $1,000 addi-
lional in cost.
VIM. p. Gem, prominent shipbuilder of
Buck sport died there Thursday evening.
He was born in that town in 1917, and spent
his entire life there, having built, during his
business career, upwards of forty vessels,
and given employment to large number of
men.
The convention to elect delegates to the
Chicago convention, assembled at North Ya-
kima, w. T., Thursday. Only one Of the
six delegates is for Blaine, The resolution
expressing admiration for and confidence in
James G. Blaine, was laid on the table by a
| vote of 52 TO 80.
The resolutions of the republican territo-
rial convention at Ogden, Thursday, de-
nounced the democratic raid on the tariff,
| favored the abolition of internal revenue
taxes. opposed free wool and lead, and pro-
tested against the admission of Utah until the
/ conditions named in the L. S. Senate COM
mittee report are complied with.
Thursday evening the Bath republicans
chose the following seventeen delegates to
! represent them at the State convention in
Portland: j. ii. Kimball, William Rogers
Geo Moulton, Jr., Joseph Eaton, j, W
Campbell, j. w. Wakefield, F, II. Twitchell
| +. W. Hyde, Z. z. Donnell, Il. c. Harris, J
A. Winslow, J. G. Richardson, J. c. Jane
son. A. L. Strout, J. c. Minot. G. S. Brown
c. H. Greenleaf. The delegates are said tc
be for Marble
A Burlington freight train Of 80 cars, man
ned by non union crew, was derailed late
Thursday night. while entering the Louis
Vile, New Albany Chicago yards at 49tf
street. Chicago. As soon as the cars topplet
over, oil was poured upon the vans by the
wreckers and fired. One car was destroyed
before the fremen arrived. Conductor J
A. Edwards, who was in charge of the train
was found on the prairie, half mile-fron
the wreck. in dying condition. He ha'
been beaten into insensibility, and his bod,
Twas covered with cuts and bruises. He can
not live Two city policemen who were Of
, the train when il left the down town yard
are missing Chicago & Atlantic switch
man who was lettering near the scene OF tn
wreck, was arrested.