Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-04-12
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Dill abonshing the leasing OF couylcts.
In the New York Senate Monday the bill
abolishing capital punishment, passed by
the Assembly, was killed.
The spinners at the new Hargraves
mills, Fall Silver, struck work Tuesday, al
leging low wages as the cause.
In the supreme court at Concord, N. H.,
Herbert Eaton of Franklin was sentenced
to one year and day in state prison for
larceny.
William Williams murdered his wife at
Chicago Monday night by cutting her
throat and then committed suicide. Will
liams had been drinking heavily and his
wife had left him.
The Massachusetts Legislative insurance
committee has reported favorably an
amended form of the Bennett bill to wipe
out endowment orders.
The Massachusetts Senate Tuesday, by
a vote of II to 10, rejected the bill requir-
ing railroads whose stock is at par 20 limit
their fares to cents per mile.
Since last Tuesday there have been be.
tween 40 and 80 earthquake shocks IN PcC
canon in the San Fernando mountains, neal
Newhall, Cal. No serious damage.
Reports of the attempted assassination
Monday, of King Carlos are untrue. The
stories had their origin in the antics of an
insane Jew, who labors under the delusior
that he is brother of the King.
Charles jacobson, aged so, of Mansfield
CT, while tending horse power saw Mon
day, made misstep and fell on the saw
His head, neck and breast were terribly cut
and he died almost instantly. The saw
was making 2OO0 revolutions a minute.
A dispatch from Kingston, ia, says Tho
commandent ut Aux Cages has been ar
rested there on the charge of conspiring tC
start a revolution in lIayti.
VIM. +. Howe of New York city, coun.
sci for Carlyle W. Harris, appeared before
Gov. Flower Tuesday requesting executive
clemency for his client.
The Chicago Presbytery adopted a reso
luton Tuesday requesting the general as
sembly to dispose of the Briggs case by
sending it back to the synod of New York,
The loss by the burning of the Eagle
woolen mills at Hubbardston, Mass, Mon.
day, is placed at S35 900: insurance, 1927 ),
900. The mill was owned by John McWil
Gams.
The latest reports from Lorient, France
say that there were 10 deaths from cholera
there Sunday. The plague shows no pros.
pect of abatement here.
Greenfield G.. Bartlett of Deary Depot
n. H., died Moupay night after a very
short illness. aged II. He was one of the
Oldest, best-known lawyers of Rockingham
county.
Steamer Tockwagh, running betweer
Wexford and Newport, burned to th'
waters edge at Wexford, X. l., Tuesday
Loss, $50, 900; insurance, $50 900. Los
on shed, depot and effects of office Of thu
boat, 5000.
DIR. IIaifkine of Berlin has written frou
India that he has conquered cholera by hi
inoculation methods. He says he inocula
ted hundred persons with positive re
suits, and promises to give his method Il
the world on his return from India.
Much excitement has been caused il
Spain by dispatch stating that Japan ha
taken possession of the Pelsw islands il
the North Pacific ocean. which have beer
claimed by Spain by right of discovery
| The islands have 10000 inhabitants and ar
very fertile.
A San Francisco special says James w
Flood, cashier of the Donohue & Kell
bank, was arrested Monday on the charg
of embezzling sl94 900 Of bank funds. !!
is said that he spent the whole amouat in
single year. He hal been q years viii
] the bank.
| Advices from Armenia state that Chris
iians in that country are being subjected e
gross i'll treatment by the Turks. Christian
girls are kidnapped and imprisoned il
harems, with no chance of redress. 1t i
reported tina. Great Britain will propose
conference of European powers TO conside
Turkish misrule in Armenia.
| A letter was received at New Bedfor
from the steward Of the whaling schoone
Leon Swift, reports her loss on one Of tb
Cape Verde islands. Particulars are vague
bnt it is said that several persons were iost
The vessel was owned by p. II. Nye an
C. l.. Kirby of this city, valued at sl1 900
partially insured. Her catch is stated q
IL barrels Of oil.
Democrats succeeded in forcing an exec
utive session of the Senate Tuesday in th
face of combined Republican opposition
As soon a. Mondays journal was read
motion to proceed to executive busine'
was made by German and was antagonize
by Hoar. A vote was taken by yeas an
nays. and the motion was carried 80 to lG,
strict party vote, PETER voting with tt
Democrats.
An agreemen. in relatioj to the goverl
ment's proceedings against the Lonba'
Investment Company was presented in II
Massachusetts, supreme court Tuesday,
Assistant Attorney-General Travis. II
agreement was assented to by Alfred Her
, menway and Ex-Governor Long, who a
: peared for the defendant company. Justi'
Holmes gave his approval to the are
ment.
: The famine in the European part of Il
government Of Perm is worse than ever b
fore. The poor are dying by hundreds.
: the smaller villages people have ceased TT
! ing to bury all the bodies. Relatives OF q
dead are often too weak to provide buri
for their dead and so leave the bodies lyii
!. on the roofs Of their houses. 1t is e.
mated that 252. .Oo0, 600 pqnnds Of grain a
4 required to alleviate the distress and ke
. the peasants in food until the next haryel
Il AsauaI iaspectisn.
n ROCHESTER,. N. H., April 1.-THE 4
nual inspection Of Co. z I'd Regiment,
4 H.. n. g., took place at McDufee's b
The ovaufr,0 (.oueyai I p WoJtmou