Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-05-29
CONDHNsED DIBgArCHHe
The Pfth Of the News taken from the
Current Events OF the Day.

The New York attorney general renders
an opinion tina. state forest lands can neither
be sold or condemned.
The temperance congress at Edinburg,
Ill fsvors worlds temperance congress
at Chicago during the Worlds Fair.
Some roughs attacked $40 men at Hop
kinton, Mass, Mondsy nj lht. They were
fred on and one is not ex, ected to live.
Sir John McDors'd is suffering from an
attack Of indigestion. TIE report that he
hiss congo stion of the lungs is incorrect.
The president and cs shier of the wrecked
Spring Garden National Bank at Philadel
phia have been arrested for causing the
failure.
The Rhode Island Serate, Thursday,
passed an act regulating and restraining
the sale of strong malt and spirtuous
liquors.
The Mystic mire owners .. O.tumva,
Iowa, have imported negro miners and fear
trouble. They have asked for arms and
ammunition.
The Hamilton Rubber Co. went into the
hands OF a receiver Thursday. 1t is in
trust With the State Rubber Co. and others.
Liabilities SiUU,uOV.
Joseph Newton, a counterfeiter, was cap
nred Wedne s1ay night near Tick Creek in
Uaion county, Ill whereupon he drew a
revolver and shot himself dead.
Green Wells. murderer, was lynched
by = mob at Columbis, Tenn. Wednesday
night The mob overpowered the sheriff
and broke into the all with crowbars.
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case Of Clarietia johnson on petition for
release from prison on a writ Of habeas
corpus. will go over until Monday next.
Commander.in-C Chief Veazey has issued
to the g. A. r. general orders "a. 1t
states that the national encampment Of
this order will convene at Detroit, Mich,
Wednesday, August 5, 1891
A. NJ. Neal, an overseer in the Nsumkeag
mills. Salem, Mass, who hired Rosie
Double. the girl who attempted 10 burn the
mills. pleaded guilty Monday to violation
Of the child labor law and was fined s25.
W. & J. M. Bent, boot and shoe manu-
facturer., Chituste, Mass will probably
settle through insolvency. Their liabilities
are estimated at Sl50, 900, OF which amount
about 500 900 lie owed to Potter, White &
Bayley.
In response to request from the sheriff
Gov. Ferry has sent arms and ammunition
to Walls Wslls, Wash, in view of posi-
BILE outbreak of soldiers over the arrest
Thursday Of some Of their number who
were indicted for completely in the Hunt
lynching.
The proceedings. finding aud sentence
Of the general court martial in case Of
Lieut. Commander George A. BicknelI,
U. s. Navy, were approved Thursday bv
Secretary Tracy, and be is accordingly sus-
pended from rank and duty for one year,
retaining daring that period his present
number in the grade.
The body of James McClenaahan, a
wealthy Montreal saloon keeper, who on
May Ssh took 3 large sum Of money from
his safe and left his store with two men,
said to be American horse buyers, was
found in the Lschine canal, Weanesday.
Invested OF all vsiusbles and with q big
wound on the back of his head.
The report Of the Massachusetts insurance
commissioner, Merrill, issued Monday, a.
tackled the bond and investment company
business. He Gays that il 10 doubtful il
since the famous South Sea bubble, such q
gambling mania has seized an intelligent
people as that developed 10 the spread of
the assessment endowment and its natural
and legitimate offspring, the bond invest
ment insanity.