Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-15
SATURDAY EVENINGS NEWS.

4 l-2s, Slo0. 900, $1,000, S2S00, $1,000. $500
at los IL; coupon l-2s, $1,000 at los l-2.
The publishers of the New York Illustra
ted News announce that they have engage,
John L. Suilivan-the redoubtable John L
of Boston-to serve as sporting editor o
their paper. His first contribution, it i
promised, will appear in the next issue.
| A well known Chinese merchant in Mon
treal named Mung Koow Is very indignant a
being unable 10 go to New York on busines:
under the new Chinese exclusion act. H,
SAYS that lie is naturalized British subject
and that he intends to make his test case
before the courts.
The business part of Point du Chene, the
New Brunswick terminus for the Prince Ed.
ward Island steamers, was burned Satur-
day.
The air was very chilly but still about
5000 people assembled at Evansville, Ind.
Saturday, 10 hear Mr.. Blaine. Ii was I
O'Clock when he made his appearance. He
was warmly greeted His speech was alto
gether upon the tariff question.
James Haslip, lineman in the employ OF
the Brush Electric Light Company at Balti-
more was killed Saturday while engaged in
repairing lamp on Lexington street. His
hand came into contact with the current aud
his death was instantaneous.
Mr.. Hewitt peremptorilly refused the pc
tition of l20 leading business men of New
York city to permit the Base Ball Champion
ship pennant recently won by the New York
Club TO fly from the city Hall flagstaff.
Between 1000 and 5000 people witnessed
the launching of the new gunboat Petrol at
ha ash, nd nff al.
Locust Point Saturday afternoon. Secretary
Whitney was represented by Rear Admiral
Rodgers. There were also present Commo-
dore Schley, Commodore Terry, Naval Con-
structor Nixon, Naval Constructor Hikam
Rear Admiral Franklin and many other ma
val officers. The Petrol started from the
ways at 2.09 p. NJ, being christened by Miss
Virginia Schley, daughter of the commodore
by breaking bottle of champagne over her
bow. The Petrol glided into the Patapsco
gracefully amid the footing of the whistles
of many tugs and excursion boats.
The Marblehead, Mass, boy burglars
Charles and Bernard Robbins, 10 and II
Nutting Saturday morning. Both boys con-
fessed to breaking and entering three places
Charles was sent to the reform school dur
ing his minority, and Bernard was placed on
probation.
The Pail Mall Gazette states that DR.. Ber-
ginnann, one of the physicians who was in
attendance upon the late Emperor Frederick
will bring an action for libel in the English
courts against DIR. Mackenzie for the state
ment made by the latter in his book on the
case of Emperor Frederick, rejecting on
DR.. Berginnans ability as a physician. The
OLE hot nr
probably institute proceedings against DIR.
Mackenzie.
Emperor William and King Humbert re-
viewed $1,000 troops at Camp Centocelle,
Saturday. Ten thousand spectators gathered
at the review. Emperor William repeatedly
expressed his admiration of the bearing of
the men. He specially praised the menoeu-
vers of the bersaglieri and mountain artil-
lery.
All the afternoon Saturday arrangements
were pending between Interested parties at
Lexington, Ky, to get up "A match trot be-
tween Hinder Wilkes, Bermuda and Baron
Wilkes. The last horse won the great 2.25
stallion race last week, making a record of
2. Is l-2, and the admirers of the horses
named have put up $1,000 for each horse,
making the stakes $4,000. The race will be
trotted on the Kentucky Breeders ground in
Lexington, the first good day and track after
this week
Mrs. Cleveland returned Saturday from
the Adirondacks. All the ladies of the cab
met and supreme court are back or on their
way home. George Bancroft returned on
Saturday.
Justice Matthews is not so well and his
family and physicians are disturbed about
him His physicians see him constantly but
no one else does except his family.
During the road scullers' race Saturday
night fight occurred between Teemer and
Lee regarding Teemer's failure to meet
O'Connor. A few blows were struck and
the men repaired to the dressing room to
fight it out, but policeman separated the
men.
A sensation was created Saturday when
the st. Clair county grand jury returned an
indictment charging Clovis Soucy, ex-super-
visor of Cahohokia township with the en-
bezzlement of $4,000. Soucy is one of the
best known men in the county, and has been
supervisor of the township for ten years.
Soucy was arrested and released on bonds.
He claims te be able to explain matters.
There was large Cleveland and Thur
man demonstration in New York Saturday.
Secretary Fairchid and Speaker Carlis lie be-
ing the speakers
The trade reports from New York are in
the main satisfactory, being of an increasing
volume of business and the prevalence of
decidedly hopeful feeling. The high
prices of wheat and cotton have checked the
movement of both of these products, but the
last named will, now that the yellow fever
scare has practically died out, come forward
more rapidly than it has.
At johnson City, 100 miles east of Knox
vile, Tenn, IA guests of Smiths Hotel are
reported to have been poisoned by something
eaten for supper. Three have died and
several others, it is feared cannot recover.
1t is believed that poison was administered
Intentionally by some one unfriendly to the
proprietor.