Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-03-24

and New Orleans, filed bill of assignment
at Nashville, Thursday. Liabilities are
about SEQ, 00o.@
At Gridley, Col. "Wednesday i. ]. Ewers
murdered Mrs Christian orstali by beating
her brains out with hammer, He then
shot himself dead. Mrs. orstail was en-
gagged TO marry Ewers, hut hal Tilted him.
The Massachusetts Senate has passed Il
bin allowing the Boston 4 Maine Railroad
TO lease the Concord & Montreal Railway,
with an amendment requiring the approval
of the Massachusetts railroad commission
rrS.
At San Francisco. "Wednesday, Capt.
+ peeriDg who smuyyled - Chinese iato
F., this country, was sentenced to one year $
I imprisonment aud fined Sl4 800, which is
| at the rate Of $500 for each Chinese
/ landed.
| The Massachusetts Legislative committee
| on construction amendments Thursday re-
/ ,ortetl fought to pass" on the proposed
! amendment 10 the constitution striking com
missiouers of insolvency from the list OF
officers.
! The Massachusetts Legislative committee
On federal relations reported resolutions re
ques,ing the Massachusetts members of
Congress to use all reasonable efforts to Sc
cure the establishment of government tel
egraph and telephone service.
/. Secretary Carlisle has requested the res
ignation Of j. n. Patterson, second auditor
! of the treasury department.. So far he has
declined to resign. The secretary has ac-
( cepttd the resignation of w. u. owen, SUI
pcrntendeut OF Immigration.
/ The sh,pif at New York Thursday took
/ charge of the stock of liill's Millinery Co.
PSI to a6l Sixth Avenue, auder an attach
uent for $500. Sismund Roscnthal. see
re;ary of the Hills Millinery Co., jumped
I into the Hudson river "Wednesday, but was
dragged out alive.
( 4 meeting of the creditors of John NJ.
Jordan mems furnishing goods, Boston.
was held Thursday. The statements pre-
I scented bv the assignee showed liabilities,
Sll ,uai, assets, uominally about 5000.
The assignee was given more time in which
| 10 realize on the assets.
! \ big deal involving the transfer of $500,
. 900 in money and the transfer of the con-
trolling interest in the OTTAWA Gas Com
pany and the Ottawa Electric Light Com
psny. has Just been made public. The pur-
Headquarters in at Montreal.
I The London Daily News says; Both
parties in the Bchring sea arbitration will
share in the glory of victory for civilization
and the cause of peace, As each of these
great arbitrators offers the majestic specta-
Gle to mankind, war loses portion of that
prestige by which alone it lives in defiance
of reason, humanity and common sense"
Indian John, the once famous chief of
the Columbia river indians, who has
reached the age of l25 years and has out
/ lived the last of his tribe, WIS committed
to the poor house at Portland, Ore, Thurs
day. John was always the friend of the
white man. He had the reputation of be
ing brave warrior and ranked high in the
esteem of his tribe.
1t was reported "Wednesday at New York
that shippers and brokers were in trouble
because the Standard oil Company refused
to sell them oil or TO quote prices to them
The brokers have orders from abroad and
cannot fill them, and meanvh lille many oil
ships and tank steamers are waiting 10 get
carEues. II is said that the Standard oil
Company intends to monopoliae the foreign
oil trade and with that object is fast acquir-
ing fleet of steamers. Several oil shippers
said they could do nothing so long rs the
Standard Oil Company refused to sell them
the oil
Steamer Borlerer, British which arrived
ut Boston Thursday from London, brough,
the captain and - men of the schooner lee
land of Boston. which was abandoned in Il
wrecked condition March 20 in latitude II.
- north, longitude 11,i5 west having been
in "A hurricane from the south and south
east the day before. oue of the iceland :
crew named Joseph lsaacs was washed
from the schooner during the hurricane and
lost. The captain of the Iceland before
leaving his vessel set fire to her as she was
dangerous obstruction to navigation. Tic
men saved most OF their effects.