Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-05
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
The Pith of the News Taken From the
Current Events Of the Day.

Ia Grippe is causing large number Of
deaths in Illilois
A ere at Saybrook, Ill Sunday, prscti-
cslly destroyed the town, L1ss, nearly
8 90 coo; insurance light
Preliminary stepe have been taken in the
formation OF & z gantic glass combine III
opposition to the United States Giass Trust.
Alex.nter Nelson, in The lumb-r business
at Bridgewster N 5 is rep'lrtei to have
insde an assignment Ths liabilities are
estimated At $50 900
The stag C, sch between Boones FaFry,
| Mont WAS held up No'd day rjghs b, three
men, wSo rohbad the ~ix pssseGgera Ole
man lost SI3 600 wyrth Of Jsweiry.
TIE nsvy department has received dis
ps'ches announcing the striyI T. f the Y&t-
I C at Montevideo, the Lancaster 81 Ho z
kar g a ~ org h. Ia 1t B,rbsdees
J Fr.rk Barrett. ths self confessed fire.
| bug If Wohurn, Mass Monday wss held
$1,000 for the SUPER or court in + .brua-g.
lie wss committed in default f bail.
Murderer McElvsine whose spp4sl wss
decd q sgsiust him. was Monday r1-sen-
te ced to death b. Juigo B ,rtlett in Brook
lyn, to be electrccu.ed during the week be
ginning Feb. 8.
John Robinson, q tramp who entered
| several stores in Woburn on Stur
day eve ing and threatened bodily harm TO
| hose who refused him money. was Monday
sentenced to two years in tie house Of cor
rec,ion
An Injunction restraining the Edison Elec-
io Light Co. and Edison General Electric
ca from declaring dividend Of so r
cent, p.ysble 10 Collateral trust debsi tur s
Of the Ellison Electric Light Co. and from
paying the came, hiss been issued.
The reprieve asked for by Secretary
Blsine at the instance Of the Itslisn gov
ernmeDt 10 the case of Nicoio Tre zz,, uni T
sentence Of death in Ne~ York has been
granted by verpo, Flower. Trezz.. it
| is said will be shown to be An italian citizen
srd sn investigation Of the case will be
made.
| The steamer Penobscot arrived at Bangor
| Saturday at IL Is o'clock, it bei,g the latest
| date, Jsrusry 2, On which . steamer has
arrived in that port, and she left J.nusry
4, which is Two days later than the steamer
Katsoin laft ten years ago, Monday. jar
usry 2. 1882, which vas beyond al pre-
vious records.
George Grsfsm, Ssco man -h1 may
or may not have been concerned in the
death OF Frank Dolley Of Scsrboro. Wed
nesdsy right. Is wanted By the Scsrboro
officers, but he disappeared Friday aad has
lot been heard from since DolIey, ii will
be remembered, vss found near Cash.
Corner, Thursday morning, froz u into q
pool of waller.
| ag.tt -, l.. IL. II D.
ton, Monday, urges the abolition Of the
police commission, the limitation Of ths
powers Of the board Of street comm s.lon-
era, = greedy elimination OF the defects 10
the Austraiian ballot ~ stem, the construc-
ton Of new 90 600, 900 city ball buildins,
ard reforms in various matters Of State and
municipal taxation.
| 1t 10 Dc Hniieif settled thst Speaker Crisp
will not call the House to order Tuesday
vh-n it reconvenes. Speaker Crisp'. i'll
1ess snd the ABSENCE OF rules has developed
the fac, that NJ, Crisp has not the power
to appoint speaker pro tenn The clerk
| Of the Hou.e will consequently have to
call toe body to order tomorrow. a. be does
3; the bepinDiug Of Congress, and put ard
decide any motion ,bst may be msde. fhe
/ House can then select . Speaker pro TEN.
! Fire broke out Monday morning in the
! Wsvsrly hotel, on Clark street., Chicago.
A psnic ensured among the 200 guests Of
the house and two faAhiiss occurred, Re
sides .x persons il ired. John Meredish,
aged s. and Paul Wood, ssei II, were
sufoesred, and Mrs. 8. T Wood vas
fatally irj7rsd. Ss7efal per.ons we're car
fied from the hotel BY Hremen In an IN
conscious state, having been overcome by
smoke. The money less by the H,e ID
slight.
| County Attorney Prescott Ard Sheriff
Gray have returned to Rocklsnd from
Appleton. They report Gushee who Val
/. found by Weed in u,dress uniform Ia his
hosse u Appleton and vas shot In the lag
O. being more comfortable and likely "a
recover unless blood poisoning superveuss.
In case Of bis recovery be will probably
nos appear saAiDs; Weed who did the
shooting. Weed has removed With hi.
! wife, temporarily. to = neishbor!Ds tovn.
He il unde, surveillance s5d viii be arrssisd
q once. should dangerous symptoms sp.
pear. Il 4, pes-s thas Weed suspsctei TIE
Intimacy and laid trsp for Gusnee.