Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-04-10
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Brought b; the Wires From the Nssth. East.
South sad Mes,
Word has been received of the burning
of large PORTION of the Elaho's agficulta-
raj exhibit while en- route to Chicago.
Steamer katah,iin vs. hich has been under
going repairs at East Boston. will resume
her regular trips to Bangor Thursday next.
Reports from number of points in
western Nex York show that the wind
storm Of Friiay jill considerable damage To
property. and caused the loss of one life.
George Morgan, teaias,er was instantly
killed in a runaway accident at Cranston,
r. l. Saturday, his horses becoming fright
ened during thunderstorm.
\. q. Spailing & Co.'S sporting goods
factory at 80 u street and the Rock Island
track, Chicago. was destroyed by fire Fri-
day night Loss, $40 900; fully insured.
Saturday night Policeman tieorge Mar
tin of Carlisle, Pa, while patroll.ng his
beat in the "a ward, was shot by an I'M
known man. The buffet took effect in
Ma tins breast, and death was instantan-
eous.
The life savers Friday afternoon brought
the captain and crew OF the schooner Rogers
of Jonesport, Me, ashore on Handkerchief
Shoal. The life savers from Monomoy re-
port the vessels condition such as to render
il impossible TO save her.
The total number of fourtli-class post
masters appointed Saturday was 40, and of
this number II were to fill vacancies
caused by resignation and deaths and 40 re-
movals. of the postmasters removed Is
had served four years and over.
Judge Barretts injunction restraining the
United States Express Co. from interfering
with the business of the American Express
Co. on the New York K New Haven road
restored the American messengers Satur-
day to cars from which they had been
elected
The German government has made strong
protest in Paris against the action of the
French postal authorities in OBTAINING for
week the letters sent by German named
kurtz to the German consul in Rouen and
the German ambassador in Paris.
The settlement of the Barnaby will case
| will not affect the trial of DR.. Graves at
| Denver. Dist Atty. Steele is authority for
this. few old witnesses may refuse TO
c ONE to Colorado, but DIR. Graves will be
| tried for murder when the case is called.
At the meeting of the board of directors
of the Reading Railroad Company at Phila-
delphia, Saturday, the resignation of Presi-
| dent A. A. Mcleod was accepted and Jo-
| seph s. Harris was chosen to fill the va
cancy. Thomas Mexican was elected MEM
| Der of the board of directors, vice Thomas
| Doian, resigned.
ALL Gh.Avg lrs " a.
| field, Mass, Saturday. The last one was
terrific and the lightning struck the tall
spire of the Methodist church on Fem
street, so weakening the spre that it may
be necessary to take il down. The dam
age is estimated at $1,000.
| A disastrous fire broke out south of Sun
derland, Neb., Friday. The loss will prob
ably reach 500 900. Never has such a
disastrous prairie fire swept through the
Platte valley. Everything for distance
of % miles is in ruins and the width reaches
from three to -four miles. Farmers and
ranchers in the neighborhood will lose
everything.
| Miss Bessie Mitchell the young and beau
tiful Chicago girl who is Just completing
her remarkable trip of 10 days without put
ting one of her small feet on the ground
was in Boston for short season Saturday
She remained long enough to receive a
small crowd of reporters, eat hearty break
fast, and at $50 o'clock was on her way to
Chicago, where her trip ends.
| The Commercial Bank of Australia (lim
ited( the suspension of which was an
nouneed Oh Tue sday last resumed business
Saturday Little. if any, alarm is felt as to
| the soundness of the reorganized concern.
and many deposits have already been made
since the bank opened. The new shares of
the reconstructed bank have been largely
taken up.
\ turbulent town meeting was held at
Newmarket, n H., SATURDAY, TO decide
whether the town should construct a sys-
TEN of water works under a charter granted
by the Legislature. The vote was tie,
and the meeting was adjourned to next
Saturday, the asst day the charter can he
accepted.
In accordance with directions from Secre-
tary Carlisle. the regulations of the treasury
department in relation 10 the registration of
Chinese laborers were modified Saturday
so as to dispense with the attaching of
photographs to applications of Chinese for
certificates of residence under the act of
MAY -, iT'-. anu
dayit of one credible witness to the fact of
the residence and lawful status of the appli-
cant within the United States.
One of the bloodiest tragedies in the his
tory of San Bernariino, Cal, took place
Thurday when William Goldkoffer and
Francisco Flores were stabbed to death by
Jesus Fuen. Fueu and the Flores woman
had been living together, but had separated.
Fuen went to the house and attempted to
kill the woman Goldkoffer, who was
cripple, attempted to shield the woman and
was stabbed by the Infatuated Mexican.
The woman again fed but was pursued and
her head severed from the body by fuen.
He was arrested.
The large stables of the Northern In
diana Horse Breeders Association, located
at Warsaw. Ind. were destroyed by fire
FRIDAY. Twenty-thfee valuable horses
persisted in the flames, among them several
stations recently imported from England,
and two trotting horses with records of
2l0 IL and PIP. The loss is $500 900;
partly insured. Perry Brown, chief of the
fire department, Was fatally injured by a
falling wall. Two other iiremen were
badly injured.
President Cleveland has leased for a sum-
mer residence fine Old family mansion on
the Woodley Lane Road. known as the
Middleton house. 1t is less than two miles
from theWhite House and is well located on
high ground overlooking the city. 1t IS emily
q short distance from "Dak View Mr..
Cleveland's old suburban residence. Mr..
Cleveland has tak the house for a term
of years and it is Understood that he has
an option on the property and may conclude
10 make another venture in real estate. The
Oak view investment is said to have Melted
him n.sriy SI00,epn.
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