Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-06-20
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Tu0 mep Wefc ktieu anu seNethi nJutSo
Wednesday, by fiat cars dashins down a
steep grade and topping over on to them,
near Worthwhile, Penn.
The winners in the New York Yacht
Club regatta, Wedne sdsy. were sloops IA
trina, Florida, Whileaway and Nirvana,
and cutters Minerva and Clara.
The Ice train from Milton, N. H., bound
for Boston over the Boston L Maine rail-
road, was wrecked between South New
market and Durham Wednesday night.
No one vas hurt.
United States Marshal Card has COM
pleted his report on the recent attempted
nlibusterins expedition in Lower Califor
mis-, and il will be turned over to the State
department. The report substautiates all
the details already published.
Attorney General johnson of California,
10 communication 70 the governor. says
prize fighting 10 felony under the State
Law and that municipal license 10 no pro
lection. He assures the governor Of his
cooperation to prevent these disgrAceful
exhibitions.
The imprisoned miners at Dunbar, Pa,
have been heard from. Al 4 2. N. Thurs-
day the men working In the head of the
entry through which the rescuing party is
working its way. heard ''pick" from the in
aide. The prisoners cannot be reached fol
twenty fours yet.
A larger crowd, better track and more
interesting races were the conditions al
Mystic Park Thursday. The ? 40 class
purse $500, was won by G. W. Leavitt'
70. .. Early Bird; best time. 2.2ss. The
2 10 pacing class, purse $500, was won b,
II. Pope's b. g. Alexander Boy; best time
2.l9s
| Aaron NJ. Jones, . wealthy, prominent
pioneer Of Denver. Col, "Wednesday sho
and fatally wounded his wife and then pu
. bullet through his heart and fell dead
They had always lived happily together
and were parents Of Ave children. liz
was und ,ubtedly crazy. He had been act
ing queerly some days.
A negro at Livingston, Texas, who Gu
the throat of a white man few days ago
was lynched by posse Of armed men. II
reuenge band of negroes killed two Of
the men supposed 10 have been in III,
posse. 4 bloody race war is feared and
the Houston Light Guards are under srml
in readiness to respond to = call from tn,
scene of the trouble.
Thomas ID. Hooper, stock broker of New
Bedford, Mass, who had made preparation
for trip to Europe, vas arrested Thurs
day charged with obtaining 81, 900 by fsls'
pretenses from Thomas +. Allen Of tina
city. Through counsel he waived exsmi
nation and gave security in $4,000 fo
appearance before the November term OF
the Superior court.
Governor Bracket of Massachusetts ha
inst announced his refusal to honor tn,
reQuisition of the governor of New Yorl
for VIM. l.. Vinal. under indictmen ut in tn,
county of New York for circulating falls
sta ements with the intention Of depreciat
ing the value of the Lams0n store servic,
securities. He says he 10 not convince,
that Vinal 10 = fugitive from justice.
The British government through it
counsel at Philsdelpha Wednesday mad
application to the United States Distric
Court for the extradition Of one Stephen
son of Leeds. for embe zzlement. This i
the first application in the city under tn,
recent supplement to the treaty of l42
which was declared by the President of tn,
United States to be in force, only three
months ago.
1t is reported that Wheeler & Co. oil
West By City, Michigan, the lowest bid
ders for the construction of a practic,
vessel for the new naval academy. hav,
been refused the contract by the decision
Of the cabinet on the ground of the CONVEX
ton entered into bet ~een the United State
and England in 1917, forbidding eithel
government to build or maintain more thar
9 certain number of war vessels on tn
American lakes.