Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-01-03

The Alhambra Theatre at Antwerp was
burned at midnight Sunday. 1t was vast
structure.
Frank c. McKenneys farm buildings, eight
miles from Saco, burned Sunday morning.
Loss $1,000; partially insured.
Ex-Gov. Joel Parker of New Jersey, while
visiting friends in Philadelphia on Sunday
was stricken with paralysis and died Monday
morning.
Warren Lamprey's farm buildings in Bel
mont, n. H., were burned, together with
twenty head of cattle and two horses. Loss
over $1,000; insurance $500.
Saturday night, John, aged ., and Mabel,
aged I, the only children of John Ralston, a
banker of Lebanon, Ore, were burned to
death by the explosion of a lamp.
BY the retirement of Lietenant Colonel
Dollins of the 2lst U. S. Infantry, Lieuten-
ant C. C Cusick recruiting officer at Port
land, is promoted to be captain of the 22d
infantry
The Italian papers say that Gladstone will
treat with the Vatican for its support in the
efforts being made to obtain autonomy
for Ireland. Mgr. Persico has commenced
the negotiations.
By order of the Lasters Protective Union,
all the lasters employed in George b. Went
worth's shoe factory at Dover, N. H., quit
work on Monday. They say that until Went
worth accedes to certain demands the strike
will continue.
James Hendricks, brother of the late Vice
president Hendricks, died Sunday, aged Sc.
The deceased enlisted during the war and
served with honor He was the last member
of the Hendricks family and is the third to
die within year.
Buttertield Hopkins of Pembroke, N. H.,
aged 81, who laid ont all night during the
late cold snap and had both feet frozen, was
carried to the county farm at North Bosca-
wen. His feet were amputated on Sunday.
He will probably die.
The dwelling house of Stephen B. Wood
ward on Bridge hill, Ellsworth, was burned
Sunday morning. The furniture was par
italy saved. The house was insured for
$500 and the furniture for $500. The origin
of the fire was incendiary.
The announcement is made at Portland oi
a consolidation of the Star line and Forest
CITY line of steamboats,. The new corpora
ton is known as the Casco Bay Steamb, a
Company. The board of directors is made
up from members of both the old boards
The certificate of incorporation was filed
Saturday.
An expert has discovered mares nest il
the New Albany. Ind, city treasury. NJ
settlement has been had for twelve years
| Discrepancies amounting TO 100000 ar
| said to have been discovered. but the treas
urer, it is said, has credits which will reduce
the amount somew hat. Efforts are beinl
made to hush the matter up.
| Hon. J. g. Soule, attorney at law and
prominent citizen of Waterville, droppe,
dead at his residence, Sunday night. Tn
deceased was 81 years of age, and has TO
many years been prominent in educationa
circles. He has held the Office of Superin
tendent of schools for the last ten years, an
acted as police judge and cashier of the say
ings bank. He leaves a wife and two sons
A special from Sedalia, Mo-, says that a
order has been sent over the entire Goul
system, requesting that the force of employe
in all departments be reduced 10 per cent q
once. There are IA 900 men employed o
the system and the order means the enforce
idleness of 400 men. The company state
that the order will remain in effect unit
March LIST, but the employees feel that it
permanent.
Fire, Sunday, destroyed the chapel OF La
val University and Seminary of Quebec. Th
chapel was built about l75i, and was we
known to all Canadian tourists. larg
number of valuable paintings were in tn
chapel all of which were destroyed. Mo-
of them were purchased in France at the en-
of the last century. Some Of the picture
had world wide reputation. The boardeI
we're all absent for the New Years hol
days.
The glass workers employed in the Bos
ton Sandwich glass factory did not return I
work on Monday. Many of them remove
their tools from the factory. Work in deco
rating things and some of the other depar
menss will continue until the stock is use
up, when if the difficulties are not settle
general suspension undoubtedly occur
Differences are to be settled by committe
from the American flint glass manufacturer
association and committee from the unioi
their decision to be final in all factories ea
and west.
!, Monday afternoon the New England Shi]
building Company, Of Bath, launched II