Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-12-05

Commander Roswell u. liuchcotk lr.,
L. :. navy. died Saturday morning at he
reside. &c of his mother at "A West 10th
street, New York, after one hours ILL
ness.
The Wilfori Touring mills, Bowling
Green. Ky. were harmed Saturday. In
cIu nag 10. 600 bushels of wheat and $500
barrels OF flour. less. sj0.ohi; insured,
sl0,on.
Detective Mei,err1's career has" perhaps
come to an en- | at Pro- idence. His trunks
went TO New York saturday and be left dur
ing the Iay. it is said, to locate there or
some place West or South.
The Elm Park Methodist Episeoral
church, Scranton, Pa, just completed Il, a
cost OF 81 900 ,ooe and hich was to have
been dedicated Dee. 18th, burned to the
ground Saturday morning.
While Mr.. Nicholson was endeavoring
TO escape from the rising waters of Arroyo
creek, near Pleasanton, Cal, with his fam
;lv Friday. he, his wife. daughter and son
were swept away AMI drowned.
Seventy five members of the retail coal
exchange met Friday evening anu passed
resolution to advance the retail prices on
all sizes of coal % cents, the advance to
70 into effect Monday, Dec. II.
Lincoln, Neb., is overrun with burglars
and footpads, and robberies are nightly and
daily occurrences. The city council will
not provide additional police and the ci'i-
zens are buying firearms and preparing to
do duty themselves if necessary.
1t was said ut Mr. Blaine's house. Satur-
dav noon, that Mr.. Blaine was improving
slowly and that he will probably be able to
leave the house this week. 1t is not yet
determined when Mr.. Blaine and family
will start for Southern California.
The governorship situation in Wyoming
remained unchanged Saturday. Gov. Os-
borne was still in possession of the Gov
ernor's office. The state board of canvas
sers say they will canvas the vote for Gov
ernor and issue Osborne Il certificate of
election.
The planning mill and box factory owned
by Evans & Page, Pittsfeld, n. H., was
burned FRIDAY evening The building and
It's contents, consisting of lumber and
machinery, were totally destroyed. The
origin of the fire is unknown. Loss, $1,000 !;
no insurance.
The President resumed his public recep-
tions Saturday, and about IS people paid
their respects. The President spent much
time Friday in his private Office revising the
proof slips of his annual message TO Con
gress. The message and accompanying
documents will be transmitted to both
houses of Congress next Tuesday.
Two tribes of the Nitinat Indians on the
western coast of Vancouver Island, having
been freely supplied with whiskey, are now
fighting among themselves, and destroying
property in the neighborhood. The light
house keeper and his family are in the
building afraid of their lives and have tele-
graphed for man-of-war to be sent up.
Katie Lyons, aged about 20, was run
over near the Newhuryport station Satur-
dav evening. In attempting to jump from
"A moving train her dress caught and she
was thrown under the cars. Her cries at
tracted the attention of trainmen. who, on
reaching the unfe rtunate young woman,
found her foot and ankle crushed, necessi-
tatng amputation.
The trial of Prof Smith has resulted in
an effort to depose Rev. Thomas q Lowe,
pastor of the Avordale, Ohio, Presbyterian
church, because he Is acting as prosecutor
of Prof Smith The supporters of Smith's
IDEAS are in the asccndency, and the con
gregation may split. In almost every local
PRESBYTERIAN church there are two factions,
on account of the trial. and the liberal e'e-
ment is becoming very aggressive.
John G.. Hathaway, treasurer of the Ac-
worth Manufacturing COMPANY, Worcester,
Mass, sailed Saturday from New ork for
Europe. The Acworth company has failed
with the failure of Marshall A. Phillips K
Co. of Philadei hhia, and it is said that q
number of drafts Of the company accepted
by NJ A. Phillips have been sold in central
Massachusetts,. aggregating large sum. 1t
is alleged that fIathaway's sudden departure
is in some way connected with this trouble.
The new bell placed in thee convent of
Notre Dame, at Baltimore, is behaving ike
an ordinary door bell, and the good sisters
now sIeep o. nights without being disturbed
No change was made in the wifes, as the
bellhangers declared that it was unneces-
sary. This shows that the wires had moth
ing to do with the ringing of the old bell
which makes the mystery harder than ever
to explain. The old gatekeeper of the'con-
vent SAYS the bell was bewitched.
Henry Landerstager, aged 40 years, gave
himself up at police headquarters at Spring,
field. o., Friday declaring that he had
murdered five persons, all of whom he liad
poisoned. The victims are Nora OAeii OF
McVeytown, Pa, and Barbara killcreas Oh
Mapieton, Pa. In 1867 he killed ). Mnr'
raw of New Mooretield, Ohio; in 1872 John
I.auderstager. his father, and Mrs. Fox
colored, in 1876. He refused to tell why
he poisoned the persons and the police
think it case of religious insanity.
The diphtheria scare in Rutland county.
Vt, is growing worse every day lhre'
members of family named Tromley. liz
ing on killiDgton avenue. died within ~
hours IF each other and were buried by tbs
town authorities as soon as possible attfl
the deaths occurred. There are now about
40 cases of the disease of malignant type
in town. Diphlheria is also raging n
Hampton and I'oultney, both near Rutland
In Hampton all religious services have
been given up and the schools have closed
In fact, the village is quarantlned.
A remarkable request has been received
at the office of the park commissioners OF
Providence. The city has established al
animal department at the Roger William
Park, and among other attractions Is a Gag
of monkeys. J. ID. Thogart of Providence
writes that he is {. philologist, and would
like to have permission to enter the mon
KEYS cage and live there for time, that he
NAV study the cries of these animals; be
believes they have distinct Language %
their ovn The commissioners have not
yet replied to Mr.. Thogar,'s request.
A roll of members-elect to the 81 Con
gress is being complied in the office of the
clerk of the Hous... The work has beer
done with care, but until Mr.. Kerr, who is
out of the city, returns and approves 1t. the
roll will not be published. The unofficial
list shows 2I7 Democrats. l2s Republicans
/ eight Populists: two districts in Rho -
IslauI, in which elections have yet to be
held. and in the 9Th districtof Michigan at
present represented by Mr.. Belknap. left
blank for the rea,on that il is regarded still
in doubt.
It is ascertained at the state department
that the Behrihg sea arbitration trib mai
will hold its first meeting in Paris on the
23d of February next. BY the terms 81
the treaty the case of each government was
delivered Sept last and the counter eases
on each side shonIl have been delivered
/ Dec !, but taking advantage OF provis.
ion of the treaty to that effect, the Brit SIS
government asked for an extension of time
of co days which postponed the time for the
delivery of the counter eases to Feb. Sand
the meeting of the tribunal of arbitration to
Feb. y next.
Surgpon-fieneral Wyman of the marine
hospital service, IN his annual report to the