Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-16
LAST EVENINGS NEWS.
Expert Criminals in San Francisco
Nasty" Reported Dead-New Post
master for Litchfield-AP Position for a
Bangor Mana Genuine Mob at Bath
The Bangor Trials.

Pyne, NJ. F., has been sentenced to three
months in Jail.
Col II. A. Wheeler of Bangor, Me-, has
been offered position as chief of police of
Chicago.
The coal agents at New York on Wedncs.
day agreed not to advance the price of coal
at present.
Gustave 4 Tavee, wholesale hardware
merchants of Montreal were burned out
Tuesday night; loss $4,000
1t is generally admitted that the French
syndicate has now got complete control of
the copper market of the world
ID. X. Locke, editor of the Toledo Blade,
widely known as Petroleum V. Nasty
died yesterday morning of consumption.
Thos. Holmes has been appointed post
master at Litchfeld Corner, kennebec Co,
Wednesday, vice Jas. 4. Chase, resigned
Witnesses who have been summoned to
testify at the Whitncy-Foster trial, identified
the man at the Bangor Jail on Wednesday.
Dr. David +. Moore, successful homp-
opathic practitioner in Manchester, n. H.,
since 1855, died Monday evening, aged 13
years.
Lydia Emery, a fifteen year old girl, who
ran away from the Industrial school in Hal
lowell, last week, was found in Portland
Tuesday and was returned to the institution
Wednesday morning
The man Fowler, by whom, Tuesday, i,
was claimed that Stain could prove an alibi
has been discovered to have been an old
friend and companion of Stain, and his test
mony consequently becomes valueless.
The Board of Trustees of the Andovel
Theological Semnery has filed bill asking
the Court to determine their position as re-
CARDS the management of the affairs of the
Seminary and the funds which are in trus
with them.
The New York Heralds Washington spec
ial says that before the British extraditior
treaty was postponed, President Cleveland in
formed the House that he would never en-
dorse the provision for the extradtion Of po
litcal offenders.
1t is now reported that the Hungarian
boarding house at Silver Brook, Pennsylva-
MIA, which burned Sunday, causing the
death of six drunken inmates, was set OIL
| fire to conceal two murders. The story il
that two Hungarians had been killed in
drunken row just before the fire.
| The contract for building the new Ottaws
House at Cushings Island, has been AWARDED
/ TO J. W. Burrows of Portland, and the fran
1 ing timbers are now being got out. The con
the foundations. exclusive of plumbing. Tn,
hotel will be ready to occupy by the first o
June.
| The extensive works Of the Collins Pape
/ Company, at No. Wilbraham, Mass. caugli
| fire, Wednesday morning. and with larg
stock and valuable machinery was destroyed
The loss will reach $3.50, 900. which is GOV
\ cred by insurance, Sij 900 in mutual com
panes. The factory employed 200 hand
and was the chief industry of the town.
will undoubtedly be rebuilt, but there vii
be mnch hardship among the operatives il
the meantime. The fire is supposed to hav
been caused by spontaneous combustion j
the rag room. The controlling interest
owned by Congressman Whiting of HolyOke
In arresting a man named Hartt at Bath
Wednesday afternoon, State constable Nc
Douald cut the man about the head am
otherwise bruised him in overcoming his re
sistence Hartt had many friends and the.
were greatly enraged at the conduct of tn
officer and threatened harm to him. Whe
the officer appeared he was hooted an
Missed, as was also the Rev. J. ID. Hill, tn
President of the Law and Order League
who was present. At one time it appeare
as if western mob scenes were TO be vii
messed In Bath, but the disturbance wa
finally queted. HART will be arraignsd o
Friday.
The New York Sun, Wednesday morning
/ prints special from San Francisco, decIar
ing that the city is literally at the mercy of
gang of expert criminals, most Of whor
came there about four weeks ago with
cruiser. Seventy-five burglaries have bee
committed within the past three weeks, an
garroting is of nightly occurrence. Citizen
who are ont after dark are compelled to g
armed. One Of their first operations was :
rob the house of the Chief of Police Crowle
while his family were all at home. 1t is al
legged the first thing this gang did upon thci
arrival was to pay officials in the police de
partmenf good sum for protection"