Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-03-10
NEWS NU6eETs.


Gen. Manuel Gonzales, ex-President Of
Mexico, is dying at City of Mexico.
The residence of A. d. Childrcs, presi-
dent of the City bank, Los Angeles. CAL,
was burned Thursday. Loss, $4,000.
An unknown three-masted schooner ran
ashore on West Chop, Vineyard Sound,
during thick fog, Thursday evening.
A dispatch from Yarmouth, N. s., says
the schooner Amy Hanson of Boston,
Capt. Gayton is ashore on the bar at Bar
rington passage, full of water.
Thursday morning the House of Com
mons at Ottawa rejected the amendment
condemnng the Dominion for the manner
in which it is dealing with the Monitoba
school question.
Railway, n. j., was shaken by an earth
quake shock shortly after o'clock Thurs
DAY morning. 1t did considerable damage
in the city and vicinity. Buildings swayed
and druggists sustained considerable loss
by breakage.
The final ballot (the l00th) was taken in
Joint session of the Washington Legislature
Thursday for United States senator, and re-
suited: Allen, so; Turner, u Griggs, $ ;
Shaw, Is; scattering, II. The joint ses-
sion dissolved. 1t is expected that Allen
will be appointed by the Governor.
The racing repealcrs were passed on its
second reading in the New Jersey Senate
Thursday without word of opposition. In
the House, Mr.. Holmes moved that the
committee on municipal corporations be re-
leyed from further consideration of the
| racing repealers. Motion was lost.
William Louney, aged "a, who resided at
Columbia street, Dorchester, Mass, was
struck by train at Bird street crossing on
the New York & New England Railway,
Thursday, and killed. He was in the con
fectionery business at - Pearl street, Bos-
ton, and was well known throughout New
England.
Nine persons were more or less seriously
injured Thursday morning by fire which
almost completely destro, ell Romadka
Bros trunk factory at Milwaukee. The
loss will exceed sos 900; insured. Nearly
all the injured were fremen. Some fell
from broken ladder and others were in
jured by falling timbers.
Fire carly Thursday evening destroyed
the blacksmith and foundry buildings of
the Laconia Car Works at Laconia. N. II.
Sparks communicated to G.. Cook & Sons
sash and blind factory. across the river,
but that fire was extinguished with small
loss Putnam estimates his loss at s25 200
to $4,000; fully insured.
The missing boat from the bark Lady
Lampson which was wrecked OFF Palnirya
island. south of Honolulu, January l6, and
is five occupants were picked up on Feb
ruarv ~ by the schooner Martha W. Tuft,
200 miles southeast of Honolulu. The
Tuft arrived at San Francisco "Wednesday
evening with the five survivors.
George Woodman, a merchant engagedin
brokerage and land business at - Broad-
way, New York, died Thursday morning at
his home from complications arising from
an attack of the grippe. Mr.. Woodman WAS
born at Buxton, Me, in Dccem Der, 1919.
He was educated at Gorlam Academy in
Gorliam Me. and was IN business IN Port
md until he went to New York in 1884 to
study law.
Gov. Mckinney of Idaho addressed a let
ter to the district attorney at Boise City,
Wednesday, in which he saws that during
the recent session of the Idaho Legislature,
members of all three political parties were
frequently bribeI and that members of all
the parties were influenced in corrupt
manner. lie says that prosecutions should
be commenced, and declares that the state
board will furnish information which will
enable the district attorney to begin proceed
ings against some of the guilty legislators