Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-10-23
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WO passenger tFalis were Nfccksi Hn
the Union Pacific & Rock Island railroad,
west of Kansas City, Mo-, Wedne sds y
morting. One Of the engineers was killed
and nine persons seriously injured.
The biennial convention of the FEM,
Brotherhood at Patterson, \. j., closed
Tae.dsy night The most important ac-
ton of Tie convention was the UNANIMOUS
abolition of the secret organization.
In the common rless court, at Proyi-
dcrce, X. Tueslsy, jerome Sweet,
found guilty Uf the murder of his wife by
taiurstIng her body with kerosene ard FIR
ing it. was sentenced to prison for life.
The Boston & Maine directors Wedues-
isy declared dividend of 81 per share
payable Nov. Il. The annual meeting " i'll
he held Dec. 10Th and the annual report
will be sent to the stockholders before
Dee. |.
Various large express companies have
agreed to advance express rates beginning
Nov ! The advance is made on account
of iucrea. ed expenses of companies, due
primo ipally to the large payment required by
railroads for privileges.
Mrs. August Mehlin, the young wife of
a railroad laborer was shot and iiled by
Isaac Weiss at San Antonio. Tex, Tues-
DAY night Weiss then placed the revol-
yer ia ii. own mouth aud blew his brain
ont. II is thought he mistook the Lady for
his wife with whom he had had trouble.
A wouan named Creeeh dropped dead
from fright Tuesday, st Raleigh, y, G.,
on account of the rude and boisterous en-
Try to her house of two officers in search Of
fugitive moonshiners. One of the fellow $
Who led in the abuse Of the woman,
Sled ard a liuehiBg party a,e now in search
Of him.
The captain and crew Of the lost schoon-
er Mersiu arrived at New York on the
schooner G. II Fsbens Tuesday night. TIE
Fabers left Boston for Cayenne from
Guiana, Oct. IS. and picked up the crew
of the MerwiB on Friday. The vessel
sank in As minutes. The Merwin Isfl
Frankfort, Ne. OCT. Is, lsdened with
granite.
| Johny Hope, son of Jinmsy Hope, the
| famous bank robbt r, vas psrdaned by Gov
| iifil Of New York, Wednesday, after serv.
1 ing over nine years of t-euty years ten
| tence imposed upon HIM in July 1879, for
completely in the robbery of the Manhattan
I Savings lnsiitusioa, crime which Young
/ HOPE has all along contended he was inno-
ecGt.
! Secretary Window has sent a long com
| TBnniealion 10 the exc cutiye committee Of
| the national worlds fair commi zion calling
attention to the lavish expenditures for sal
! aries OF officers and the expen.e of com.
Ysijtees. He fsvers curtsilmeuG in every
: pcs.ibIs way if the commission expect to
get through the year without large de-
neieney.
| The panic among ltslions at New or.
leans In connection with the marsier oi
/ Chief Of Police Hcnnessey continues They
[ are iesyias the city in large numbers
+. fearing arrest on suspicion OF being Impli.
cs,sd in the officers murder. The Italian
ecn.si has complained to the goyernmenf
/ that number Of residences have been
searched by uooflicial pfrsons.
A Gbic.go paper say. disconientme 81
ard marmuIins prevsiI in the LEGAL Office,
( of the we.tern Enion Telegraph, Compan,
/, Of that city. 4 number Of leading mem
her. Of the Chicago Lodge No. ], Brother
hood Teleyraphers have been discharge,
the brotherhood sentiment No strike i
{ contemplated "as ufete - sfeAt ihui sna
tsen.
Among the charters at New York fo
the week ending Oct. l7th are Ship High
lander. $500 barrels OF crude petroleum t,
Cette shiilings 3 IL pence; bark Alice
lumber 10 Rio Jsneiro 9I3: schooner Eils
VI. Hayes, Iumbsr frsm Apaiachicol,
90 20: Martha S. Bernett, iumbsY iron
DssisD, 81; schooner A. Heasop. ice from
kennsbec 96 cents; brig Minnie Able
i iuDbfr from fernaEdina to Demerar.
so.5o- schooner Belle Hooper. slaves ffon
Norfolk 10 St. Pierre and Pert Spain o.
ard SI3-