Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-18
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Hon. Seth h. Milliken spoke at llerki-
mcr, \. Y, Saturday night
John Glls two barns, shed and 90 tons
of hay at Grotcn, \. H., burned Monday.
Hon. Thomas b. Reed of Maine will
speak at Albany. n. y, the 22d, and at
Syracuse, the 9th.
The trial of Thomas Neill on charges of
wilful murder, in connection with the Lam
beth poisoning cases, opened at London
Monday Neill plead mot guilty
Hiram Bond aged 62, shoe manufacturer,
formerly of the firm of Sweet 4 Bond,
Iiaverhill Mass, died Monday. He was
wel-known throughout this country.
James BOYD & Co.'S Touring mill and
warehouse and several adjacent at Hills
boro. Ohio, burned Sunday night. Loss.
$4,000. Boyd & Co.'S insurance, $50, ,00o.
John Ennis who killed John Igo, Satur
day at Waterbury, Conn, with a blow of
his fist, was bound over for manslaugbter.
Ennis is an epileptic and is at times out of
his head.
The water in the river is 50 low at
Moodus. Conn, that nine factories, includ-
ing the cotton twine and hosiery mills, have
been obliged to shut down and 800 en-
ployes are idle.
Senator FRYE addressed big crowd at
indianapolis. Saturday night. Senator Frye's
address was devoted almost exclusively to
the tariff, aud was a mastery presentation
of the Republican position.
In the head end collision near Auburn,
Ind, on the Baltimore 4 ohio X. r.,
thirty cars were totally wrecked and a
brakeman named IIenthorn and Fireman
Lenning are dying from their injuries.
A farmer named Bauman, livieg about
three miles west of Commando, Ont, quar-
relied with his wife and stabbed her with a
large knife. He then blew out his own
brains with gun. The woman will re-
cover.
The authorities report six new cases Of
cholera and one death at Hamburg, Sunday
According to official figures there have been
.962 cases of cholera and 1898 deaths
since the outbreak of the disease in Ham
burg
The parade held at Havana, Sun
day, as n part of the Columbus fetes, has
never been excelled in Cuba. The weather
was beautisu and the houses from one end
of the city to the other were gay with flags
and bunting.
Steamer Bokhara which sailed from
Shanghai. oct :, for Hong Kong, has been
wrecked IN typhoon in the channell of 70
kien betw cen the island of Formosa and
the Chineae mainland. Only % persons on
board were saved, the lost including the
commander of the steamer and the greater
portion Of officers and crew.
Edward Mcnamara, aged 20, laborer,
was mnrlcrously assaulted Monday morn
ing by Owen Clifford, with whom lie
boarded at 229 West GGth street, New York.
Clifford struck him oB the head with an
axe. crushing the skull and fatally injuriBg
him. McNamara accused Clifford of open
ing the former. letters. Clifford was ar
rested
The United States supreme court by
Chief Justice Fuller Monday affirmed the
judgement Of the Michigan supreme court
upholding the cons,iiu,ionality of the fam
Gus Miner Law providing for the election of
Presidential electors by the congressional
district instead of by the state as whole.
The court holds that the 18th amendment
did not limit the night of the state 10 fix the
mode of choosing electors. II is conceded
that the effect OF the decision is to give a
part. at least, Of the Michigan elector vote
to Cleveland.