Daily Kennebec journal., 1891-08-19
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coNDHHsHD DIsFAICHAs.
The Pith OF the News Taken irem the
Current Events Of the Day.

Later details say the Platte river valley
for distance of many miles has the sp-
peararce Of an ocean.
There 10 small pox scare in the "Blue
Bottoms," near Independence, Mo-, and
there are % cases under treatment.
Judge Butler has considered the sentence
Of Lawrence, the bank wrecker Of Phila-
delphia, and has reduced it to seven years
imprisonment.
Felix Stewart, who keeps restaurant on
Eliot street, Boston. Monday night killed
Patrick Finnerty, sged 90, also Of Boston,
on the old Hunt farm at Arlington, Mass.
A silk factory and machinery belonging
to s. Otis Barrows. Storrs, Conn, was
burned early Tuesday morning. Loss,
$4,000 to $40 600; insured for $4,000.
Thomas Halstesd, . "spottet" employed
by the Law and Order League at Asbary
Park. N. j., has been badly wounded by
the drivers Of the beer wagons which he
had been spotting.
j, Fl. Winchell & Co, boot and .hoe
manufacturers, Haveihill, Msss., started
their factory on the nop-union. not free
shop, system. They are receiving many
Tuesday morning during an sltercation
in front Of No. 63 Mulberry street, New
York Michael Dele stti, seventeen years old, +,
Swas shot by an unknown man. He died
soon after. The police are looking for the
murderer.
Extensive mineral discoveries have been
made % miles northeast Of Ogden. Utah,
at the head Of Paradise Canyon. There is
great excitement snd throngs Of miners
and pfoepectors are pouring into the dis
trict. The town of La Plata is already
out.
Goldstein & Migael's big dry good store
was burned Monday at Waco, Texas. A
panic occurred among the customers and
the employees, and seversl leaped from the
windows and we're badly hurt. Several
buildings adjoining were also damaged.
Loss about $500. 900.
An organized gang Of burglars began
operations 10 Lynn. Mass, Monday night.
Attempts were made en- ten residences in
the most fashionable section OF the CITY but
an entrance was effected in only two houses.
From these they were evidently frightened
away - no booty WAS secured. There il
no clue.
Charles Lawrence, ex-assistant cashier
Of the broken Philadelphia Keystone Na.
tionsl Bank, Who pleaded guilty to making
false entries in the banks books and to
conspiracy With G. W. Marsh. president Of
the bank, vas Tuesday sentenced to eight
years in au eastern penitentiary and to pay
Q fne Of sl00 and costs.
II has Just been learred that W. F.
Browne, who disappeared from Lynn Jure
~ ard deserted his wife and child, eloped
with Miss Minnie Hsndspiker Of Lynn, snd
that the couple are now in Rochester, N.
7. Mrs. Brown has learned Of q previous
marriage Of her husband to q woman In the
British pfovir ces. and one other woman has
turned up claiming to be bis wife.
The dam on the Iron Works at Cambridge
burned Tuesday. The two story wooden
structure adjoining the dam on building,
owned by Mr.. Damon and leased to Edward
Kendall & Co., machibists. we're also de-
stroy ed. The entire loss Of the Damon
Safe and Lock Co, is about $500, 600 /;
partial insurance. kendalps loss will
amount to 100000; Insurance $50, 900.
The number Of men employed in both shops
10 sbout $50. The majority Of these owned
their tools with which they worked, in many
cases valued a. 500 to also Loss suff cred
in this way 10 about SIC, eco. The Harvard
Dry Plate Co., in the building, also owned
by Mr.. Damon, was burned Gus, loss 5000,
partly injured.