Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-01-07

| c. l.. York of Brunswick, fell on the ice
Thursday afternoon, and broke his left wrist.
The New Masonic Hall at Norway Me.
was dedicated with imposing ceremonies,
Thursday evening.
| Though the cigar makers of the Interna-
national Union of New York have orders to
strike but few of the men have gone out.
| The government of Italy has resolved to
censure Princes Masino, Deldenago, and
and Balesta, who, although belonging to the
army attended the ,Pope's reception.
The boly of A. Roichie Mcneil, who went
| to France to report the Smith kilrain prize
! fight for the London Sportsman and who has
been missing has since been found ON the
beach at BOulogne.
| 1t was nearly o'clock on Friday morning
when the fire at the Brooklyn navy yard was
extngusshed The commodore thought that
the loss to the government would amount to
S25 900 or $50, 900.
Senator Voorhees,, who was disturbed by
Joseph Chamberlain while making a speech
| in the Senate Thursday, now brands the
English Fisheries Commissioner as wanting
the qualities of gentleman.
The Patten car works of Bath have been
sold or leased to Addition < Strout of Halo
WELL who will as soon as needed repairs can
be made on the buildings, commence the
manufacture of oil cloths with crew of so
men.
A. ii. Ball 20 years of age, confidential
pay clerk of the Hopedale Machine Co., of
Milford, Mass, was arrested Thursday
charged with embezzling funds of the COM
pany. He was held in $1,000 for trial. The
sum stolen was $1,000
One hundred and fifty weavers struck
work at Wampanoag Mill No. 2, Fall River,
overseer has discharged old hands to make
room for French labor, and refuse to return
till the overseer is discharged
The following fourth class postmasters
were commissioned by the Postmaster Gen
eral, Friday; James c. Fuller, No. Apple.
ton, Knox county; Charles f Getchell, Ea
Vim. Penobscot county Joseph A. Sprague
North Islesboro, Waldo county.
General Master Workman Powderly i,
very weak-he may live for days, may die al
any moment. Another hemorrhage, in the
opinion of his physicians, would surely car.
ry him off. An effort will be made as soor
as possible to take him to Florida.
The Baltimore colliery, at Ashland, Pa.
operated by Bicknell & Co., was compelled
to suspend operations Friday morning, ow-
ing to scarcity OF breaker employees IL is
believed that they were Influenced by the
strikers to quit but the operators claim was
not just cause ioi SUCH al ac'oh'
A dispatch from Erie, Pa, says that DIR
Gassoway's young son, of Portland, who
was accompanying MS ia'ner 'o t,ne,h''a'''
was piowh OH car platform anu k'iieu: II
uassoway was ior man! years surgeon III 'h'
T. .. Marine ilospl'a' IN Ior'iahu' anu was
uahsierreu 10 oihci''''''''i IL" "eeAs aso
1t is reported that by the breaking away Of
four miles of cmbankment of the Hoang Ht
river in China, ten thousand square miles OF
territory have been submerged, three thous-
and villages obliterated and hundreds OF
thousands Oh hun'a' oeihss uro~neu' "hil'
m'iiiohs more iiius' Per'sn iroh' hunger "i'
exposure
The following Maine pensions were grant
ed Friday Original, SOPHIA, widow OF JONI
Larrabee, Augusta; Henry ii. Butter, No
Union; John Bowers, National Militar.
Home; Chas. +. Gray, Gardiner; Thoma
II. Grace, navy, West Harrington Frank F
bardeh' Newourgh Eu"in r. nun oaco
increase hehry u baher' "iscasse''
Judge Shiras rendered decision in th
case of Washburn Moen Co. versus Bea
En- All Barbed Wire Co. of Cedar Falls
Findings are that Alvin Morly invented tn
same style of barbs in Delaware county II
80. The decision nullfies the Gliddel
barbed wire patents for want of novelty. Al
barbed wire manufacturers will cease payin
royalty.
With reference to Congressman Dingley'
inquiry in the House of Representatives fo
information relative to alleged discriminate
Oh the part of the Dominion government, il
the matter of tolls on vessels passn
through theI Welland Canal to the Unite
States inquiry at the Canadian railway an
canals department elicits the informatio
that nothing is known there of any such di.
elimination
NJ u.rrv D;,o,av rvh, ia so, of 70,
gressman Dingley. and agent of the Cowa
WOODEN mill. of Lewiston. saws there ha
heen no strike or any difficulty with tn
weavers of the companv. A change wa
lately made in the work and certain price
we're reduced. Some of the weavers wer
a dissatisfied and left. but there were but
few. The mill is running as usual TODAY.
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