Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-01-06

tions. The American minister has protested
AGAINST this action.

tions. The American minister has protested
against this action.
Senator Allison who left Dubuque, Ia
on Thursday, for Washington, said in AZ
interview Wednesday, that the party which
had failed to do its share in speedily reduc
ing the tariff taxes, would lose in public ia.
vor. He would be willing to repeal the to.
bacco tax and sugar tariff and further en-.
large the free list.
| Nine. Francesca Romano Janauschek, the
well known actress, in her suit against Hen
ry Bull. Jr., for $50 900 damages for inju-
ries received by falling from a stairway in
his hotel, the Perry House, at Newport, X.
l., on May II, last obtained q verdict for
Sl2 900 in the U. S. court at Providence, on
Thursday afternoon.
Town Clerk George d. Lamos. of Roch-
ester N III. died on Wednesday of pneumonia
He was prominent Odd Fellow belonging
TO the lodge encampment, Canton Post Sa-
chem Red Men. past chief Knights of Golden
Eagle. He was prominent among the
Knights of Labor, and was formerly clerk at
the Atlantic House, Wells Beach and Hotel
Wentworth, Newcastle.
1t is now known definitely that the vessel
wrecked near Waterford. Ireland, WAS an
American ship. Alfred d. Snow, Capt. Mil
ley. which left San Francisco, August 8, for
Liverpool. The ship was lost in Herrilock
bay, off Arthurstown, at the entrance to Wa
terford harbor. The bodies of the captain
and one of the crew have been recovered.
There is no doubt that every member of the
crew perished.
Harry McNeally took another trip to the
provinces, Thursday, presumably to visit his
brother, Frank c. McNeally, the young bank
defaulter. The bank officers have had no
communication with the defaulter since his
release at Halifax, and they claim that they
do not know where he now is. II is rumored
that Harry has also lost track of the default
er's whereabouts and that to find him was the
object of his departure today.
AT the annual meeting of the New Hamp-
shire Grange Fair Associa ton held at Con-
cord, Thursday. the following officers were
elected President J. z. Shepherd, New Lon
don; vice president, +. c. Hutchinson, Mil
ford secretary, N. j. Batchelder, Andover;
treasurer, j. NJ. Taylor, Sanbornton; execu-
tive committee, Henry Moore, Goffstown;
Thomas S. Pulsifer, Plymouth; j. G. TaE
liant, East Concord; general superintendent,
W. w. Burbank, Webster.
Printers on all the French papers at Que
bee are on a strike for nine hours per day
and increased pay. The English papers hav-
ing all adopted the nine hour system are not
affected. Some of the French papers are
printing half sheets, while others have tenn
porarily suspended publications. The strike
has given rise to fierce attacks by French
papers upon Cardinal Gibbons and upon the
Knights of Labor, while the action of Cardi-
nal Taschereau, in condemning the Knights
of Labor in Canada, is warmly commended.
Fears are entertained that the strike may ex-
tend to the boot and shoe manufactures
there.
1t is reported that the numbering operations
of the Berlins Mill Company at Berlin Falls,
n. H., are temporarily curtailed. This COM
pany carries on extensive business operations
in Maine, as is well known, and do the larg-
est spruce business of any concern in Port
land Their headquarters are in Portland.
A prominent business man of Portland says
that the curtailment is Occasoned by the
death of one of the owners, Mr.. Lewis Brown.
1t is said that the company offered Mrs
Brown, widow of the deceased, $50, 900 in
the settlement of her interest in the company.
1t is said she refuses to accept $50, 900 and
values her interest at 100000.
The following Maine pensions were grant
ed Thursday: Original, Lester Holway. No,
Fairfield; VIM. v. Seager, Hale, Peter G.
kimball, Carmel; Samuel Danforth, Brown
field Emma Field, Enfield Andrew b. Mer-
rill, Foxcroft. Increase, James Symington
of National Military Home Robert Goodwin
East Machias Uriah Tredwell, kingman;
Dwight c. Rose, Bethel; Thomas Gaul,
National Military Home; Robert Jenkins,
Glenwood; Lewis b. Merrill Pittsfeld +.
w. Savage, New Vineyard; Stephen Will
liams, Bowdoinham; John Thompson,
Athens; Robert Wallace, Millbridge; John
r. Garnet, Machias Nathan Durgin, Nat
ional Military Home.
The annual meeting'of the Maine Mutual
Accident Association of Portland, was held
in Portland Wednesday. The officers elect
ed for the ensuing year are as follows; Pres
ident. Hon. Geo. d.. Bisbee, Buckfeld; Vice
President, Gen. Hamlin, Bangor; Treasurer,
J. J. Gerrish, Portland; Secretary Chas. II.
Boothby, Portland. This week the company
has taken possession of elegant new offices in
Jones new building on Exchange street
This company was chartered by the Legisla-
ture of last winter. Business operations
were commenced April 18th, last. Under
the charter are 2000 members. Recently
$1,000 was deposited by the management
with the State treasurer toward the reve nue.
fund.