Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-10-13
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
The Pith Of the News Taken from the
Current Events Of The Day.

Ex-Governor Bigelow OF Connecticut,
died at New Haven, Monday.
The capital surplus Of the banks Of Cali
fornia 10 nearly S85, 900, 600.
Patrick Bagley lost leg under q freight
| train at Lowell, Mass, Monday.
The bounty paid by Minnesota last year
| for wolf scaips amounted to S52 600.
The reports from the phosphate digginRs
| in Florida show the Industry to be unprotit-
| able.
The recent census Of Paris shows that
1907 citizens of the United States reside
there.
Arrangements are being made to lay =
cable from Nassau to Jupiter inlet on the
coast of Florida.
A unique present by the British war
office to the Salvation Army was 10000
| worn out helmets.
| Minnesota's prospects for the wheat har-
| vest has frightened with the past few days
Of good weather.
Recent experiments show that California
redwood is the most nearly freproof of all
building weeds known.
Connecticut last year toek out more
patents in proportion to population than any
other state in the Union.
A boat with four men was blown out to
sea from New Bedford hsrbor Sunday.
The parties were unknown.
The fall Of rain in the mountains Of
| Southern California has grestly increased
since the formation Of Salton Lake.
Baltimore had taste Of the old blue
laws, Sunday, nothing but milk, ice and
newspapers being aiiowed to be sold,
This country will soon possess the largest
shipyard in the world-thAt Of the Cramps
| in Philadeph.s which is now being built.
Owing to the recent Improvements at the
has beer go greatly i,cfeased that a new
| scale Of wages is about 70 be established.
On account Of The bounty of 2 ceots per
| pound on sugar. the output from the
sorghum and bee. manufactures in four
states this season will reach q. 600 600
pounds.
The fishing industry in Saginaw Bay has
been almost extinRnisheh owing to the
refuse matter from sawmiIls and salt
blocks, which kills the young on the spawn
ing grounds
The discovery Of immense fields OF c,al
| in Washington has airesdy caused An enor-
| nous it fux Of capital into that state, and
the output next year is expected to be more
thsn .. 600 900 tons.
| Anticipating Q raise OF the blockade in
| Bel ring sea, Nova Scotia ship owners are
formieg syndicate to send 30 vessels
around the Horn this winter to engage in
sealing next spring.
| Some estimate OF the wonderful value Of
the fishing industry Of Great Britain can
be gained from the statement that the total
catch Of nsh on the coasts OF England and
Wales in 1890 was 305 900 tons, exclusive
Of shellfsh.
The steamers Augusta Victoria and
Umbria, which arrived at New York, Mon
day, reported very stormy passages, and
ihst = number Of passengers Of both vessels
received injuries by reason Of tossing and
rolling Of the ships.
The Dalton gang is surrounded in the
Western part Of the reservation. The
Daltons have sent . note to Marshsl
Thomas warning him to go away and let
them slone on peril Of his life. They say
their position is imprsgnabls and they will
kill every man attempting to capture them.
| William Fl. Nichols aud Fred J. Parks,
the former line man and the lsttsr an
orera'or. were arraigned at New Haven,
CT, Monday, charged with conspiracy in
tspting race wire OF the Western Uaion
| Telegraph Co. in this city, thus bsating the
local pool rooms. They were fined $50
each.
A special from Ssltillo. Tenn, says an
attempt vas made to sssassinste Congress-
man Beulos at Sardis, Friday night. phils
he va. delivering an address in which he
scored the third party and the sub-trsasury
,cheme Of the Alliance. A halebf;ck vas
thrown through the window A. him but
struck J. N. Gaibrs;h Of Centre Point, in-
stead, ihflicting serious isjaries-
A report published at Washington, Mon
dav, to the effect that = convention had
been concluded With Germany. by which
certain products Of the United States are TO
be admitted free Of duty, etc, 10 not true.
Negotiations On the subject are still in an
uncompleted stsge Of progress, hut With
: good p.ospe cts, however. Of being troushi
to . satisfactory conclusion before the first
Of next January.
A Hartford. CT, dispatch says: Ths
treasurer and comptroller sre required b,
, la~ to meet Mondy in the treasurer I
t ofic, =. 10 o'clock, to fx the vaIu.
. of the non resident stock in the bank
AID Insurance companies for taxation
At ten O'Clock Comptroller Stsub, Dem
: appeared, acco npanied by NJ. B. Sanger
d tie Democratic candidate for treasurer .
J tie late elsc.i,n. TIE 'reasprsI's office i
T sill occupied by Z. 8. Ilenry frepl hold
+ ing over. saoser vas refused I'd
+ nlissioa - treasurer bat vas toll
o he end erer - citizen. II
. ani the comptroller then met 4
e q board outside The tresssrer's Office sn'
y aoje urned ii | 2 O'Clock 70 meet in tn
e comp rollers tffi,e This action 10 liksi
d 10 conpIicsse c,l.s cien Of nearly sli o
the STATE tsxe'.