Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-12-02
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
The Pith Of the News Taken From the
Current Events Of the Day.

The estimated total loss by Monday
nights FIRE in the Arc Light aud Power
Company's plant Chicago, will reach $500,
600.
| The Lincoln Paint and Color Co mpany'
building at Lincoln, Neb., burned Tuesday
night Loss. $4,000; insurance, about
$40 900.
| George E. Barr, proprietor of Hotel
Warwick, Springfield, Mass, shot and
and killed his wife Monday night, then
killed himself.
| Schooner B. Prescott, 81 tons, of Bristol,
Nc, Capt Grant, from Sullivan. Me for
this port with granite, is sunk by collision
in Broad sound. The crew was saved.
A specisl says Station Agent Brady al
Wipgste, Ariz was held up by two masked
men on Sunday. They secured about
| $40, 900 in cash belonging to the Wells,
Fargo Express Company.
Jo,eph T. Ladd, jeweler, 3 Wall street,
New York, assigned Tuesday. "Lsdd's
time" was the official time Of the New
York Stock Exchange. The assiguer
clsimed to have about $50, 900 in the busi.
ness.
The creditors of William j. Giiiliths'
! contractor and b1;ll'r. boston, met Tues
day. The assets were reported ct s4lC0.
but will be depleted so that he probably
will Iot pay over FIVE cents on The dollar.
Saturday morning the west span Of the
great nefthern bridge scsoss the north fork
Of the river, six miles from Columbia Falls,
Mont, fell, carrying with it nine men, three
| of whom are dead and six injured, three
fatally.
The p,otectory building connected with
the convent Of the Sisters Of Mercy, neal
Newburg, N. was burned to the grouua
Tuesday,, Two hundred children were
sleeping in the building, but all were goi
safely out.
Samuel W. Bates, flour dealer, 220 State
| street, Boston, owes about S50,925. The
unencumbered Assets are the store furni-
tufe, some accounts. and 1855 cash. Ol
his indebtedness S2i,425 10 wholly or par.
tially secured.
The mob that Monday night attacked the
county jail, situsted At indianapolis. Ind.
for the purpose Of capturing Charles Bir
SOW, who was arrested for IN assault on Z
| seven-year old girl, we're unable to get be.
yond the strong doors Of the jail office.
They finally we're dispersed by The sheriff
and posse.
The trial Of John White, the late busi-
ness manager Of the San Francisco Call,
FIR embe ezzls ment, Monday. brought ou'
some astonishing disclosures. White con-
fessed he had stolen $50 900, most Of which
vas sunk in horse racing and speculation,
lie had an arrangement with the cashier by
which both took from the money drawer
what they wanted
In the supreme court at Newport, r. I.
Tuesday, James W. Phenix vss on trial
for burglary, he rstrActed bis former
plea, and pleaded guilty to the charge Of
breaking and entering in the night time
given four years at hard labor in the state
prison. There are 10 indictments sugaiuss
him in Pennsylvsnia and these will follow
him to prison for future use.
The west bound passenger train on the
San Francisco road vas held up and
robbed bys masked men at Glendale.
eight miles from st. Louis, Monday night.
The door Of the express car was blown
open ~ish dynamite, the safe rifed, and
some SIS 900 belonging to the Adams Ex
press Company vas taken. The mail bags
we're oveYhsuled and registered letters
secured. The express messenger, Null
renin, vas badly injured by ths explosion
and the car vN wrecked.
| A veis pretty and ssylishiy dressed
woman called at the charity cffice. Brook
iyn, and said she had been deserted by her
husband, Albert Alfred Reed. He vas Z
j,urnsiiss. she said, and . msmhsr Of q
Bath, Ne, family. The couple got along
} charmingly until they moved to Brook.
lyn, when Albert became smitter
With . pretty typewriter. Recently
Mrs. Reed said, her husband lef
her altogether. leaving her to settle I
. fifty dollar board bill due Mrs. Osborne q
: Hicks and Orange streets, Brooklyn. Be
fore be parted he gave her draft, which I
, friend cashed for her. but it was no good sns
her family had to make good the amount
} Mrs. Reed rays, further. that her hus
band askea Der to consent to . legal sep
aEation that be might marry . wealth.
J vomsn in this ciy. Last summer Bee
vss arrested for giving . worthless checl
: for board at 81. George. but his friend
I settled the msttsr Monday MYs. Rec,
. Who 10 10 poor health, wss admitted to III,
E Lorg Island College Hospital.