Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-09-19
coNDENsED DISPATCHES.
The Pith Taken from the Current News
OF the Day.

There was $50 900 fire in Wilmington,
Del, Wednesday.
-Four Cinnamon were killed Tuesday night
at Lake Chabot, near Oakland, Cal, by the
explosion of dynamite cartridge.
Lewis Strauss, banker, at Is Williams
| street, N Y, made an assignment Wednes-
to G. B. Storrs. His liabilities are unknown
but are believed to be heavy.
A steam yacht having on board several
| well known citizens left Cleveland, Ohio,
Sunday, and is supposed lost with all on
board. Bodies of two of the men have been
| found.
| The steamship Alberta from Iloilo. landed
at the Quebec quarantine, Wednesday. pas
sengers suffering from 4 severe attack Of
cholera. After being thoroughly fumigated
the Alberta at once proceeded to Montreal.
A vast army Of tramps, the line Of which
extends from Wallis station to Altoona, 10
now quartesed along the tracks of the Penn
| sylvania railroad. Towns along the line are
talking Of appointing vigilance committees
The tenth annual reunion Of the Emery
| family was held in the Meionian in Boston,
| Wednesday. Abont one hundred Emerys
were present. Rev. Rufus Emery, president
| of the union, presided and called the meeting
| to order.
Speaking at Huddersfeld, Eng, Tuesday
evening, Joseph Chamberlain predicted an
alliance between the liberal unionists and
conservatives would continue until the agits-
ton in favor Of a separation between England
and Ireland was killed.
| In consequence of rain the Grafton county
fair in New Hampshire will be continue /
through Friday. Gov. Goodell will be pres
ant and deliver an address Friday at clock
A fine e1hibi. Of horses 10 expected and the
prospects are good for grand fair.
| Three thousand men assembled outside
Victoria dock, London. Wedne sday forenoon,
| and demanded the dismissal Of the men taken
| on during the strike. before they returned
TO work. The directors Of the company re-
fu.ed to grant the demand. The men At work
are guarded by policemen.
DR.. William II. Barr, the wealthy young
physician who vas indicted, tried and con-
victed for be.raying Miss Jennie Weller Of
Waverly, n. Y i, has been sentenced to two
years imprisonment at Auburn and COM
pelled to pay fine Of $1,000. Miss Weller
has begun . civil suit against him for breach
Of promise to marry. She asks $4,000
damages.
John Z. Damon, clerk in the Boston
Albany railway post oflice. running between
Boston and Springfield for II years. vas ar
rested Wednesday morning. charged With
embezzling letters entrusted to him. He
vas arraisued before Commissioner Hsllet,
and held in 5000 for the October term oi
court. Damon has . wife and three children
at Springfield.
/ T.ouise Schoemaker, . blonde, Is year.
o,d, missing for over year, vas found by
the New Orleans police Tuesday, in . room
in the rear Of barber shop where she hal
been kept . prisoner for year BY . negro
named Gus Reed. She has been compelled
to submit TO his base pusposes, and vas ter
ribly emaeisted and her mind partially un
balanced. Reed was arrested.
By the time Congress 10 ready to take vi
the question Of locsti ng the fair. Chicag,
vill Ere broadside at them in shape p10, 600,
plans drawn, information collected by stud,
of greatest expositions Of the old world, en-
, gineers employed and matters arranged u
soon ~ Congress gives word. work Of teIlinl
contracts for constructing buildings will b
: commenced.
, Afchdeaeon Reeves, Who has Isbofed i
the far north for twenty years, brings =
Winnipeg terrible tales Of suffering anon,
the Indians. Two months ago thirty die,
. from starvation. be aid. He tells Of cas-
Of cannibalisn, three months ago, On ID
o Peace river side where one woman kilIe
smother 70 procure enough meat 10 keep her
| self slive. Sometnes the Ash In The water
? failed ssd intense suResips resulted.