Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-05-12
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| The Columbian National Bank of Chi
cago has failed.
| A new bell buoy has been placed at the
entrance of Pollock Rip slue.
Berlin bankers and traders generally are
subscribing literally to fund for the cam
! paign in favor of the army bill.
| A mutiny of Cossacks took place recent
ly in Kieff, Austria, due TO harsh treatment
by officers. In the mutiny fifteen Cossacks
were killed.
| The directors of the Chemical National
Bank, Chicago, Wednesday resolved to re-
organize the bank and resume business at
the earliest possible moment.
| A. b. Woodward, injured at a grade
crossing on the Wilton railroad at East
Wilton, n. H., died Wednesday night
Mrs. Woodward is not expected to re-
| cover.
All the shoe cutters in the shop of Faunce
Spinney, Lynn, 40 to 80 in number.
struck Thursday because the firm intro
duced the piece system of work instead of
paying by the day.
John l.. Lamb, ex-grand treasurer of the
International Organization of Machinlsts,
has disappeared from indianapolis, and it
is alleged that he has taken $4,000 of the
orders funds with him.
X. r. Rebins & Co., bankers and brokers
Wilmington, Del, have failed Their
liabilities are estimated at 500, 900 and
their assets are said to be 100000. The
failure caused a sensation.
Steamer Danube, which arrived at Port
land, Oregon, several days ago with 6l2
Cinnamon aboard, left Wednesday night
for Victoria with 40 of the Celestials, hay-
ing succeeded in landing only 2o2.
Fifty men went out of Piling's shoe fac
tory, Lowell, Mass. Thursday, because
the firm refused to discharge four Ameri-
cans who work for small wages and a man,
pettigrew, who has carried stories to the
proprietors.
William I. Morgan a young capitalist
and real estate man of San Francisco, com
mit'ed suicide Thursday. Financial
trouble, probably including embezzlement
and breach of trust, furnished the princ-
pal motive.
The residences of three prominent citi-
zeus of Muscatne, Ia. who are prosecnt-
ing saloon cases. were blown up by dvna-
mite early Thursday morning. No fatal
ties resulted. but the houses were com
pletely wrecked.
The New York sun says: 1.-THE Sun has
the correct list of Banks holding National
Corlage Company paper. but for obvious
reasons the names of the HANKS are with
he'll. All told. however. the amount of
cordage paper held by them 81 800, 900.
The Capital National Bank of Indian
apolis has suspended. The statement lie
made that the closing of the bank doors
was made necessary by the failure of the
Chemical National Bank of Chicago last
week, which institution owed the Capital
500, 900.
bill was passed by the Connecticut
House Thursday, which provides that ev-
cry woman q years of age who has resided
in the United States for 81 years. and in
any one town in the state for one year,
shall have the right to vote in school meet
ings and for school officers.
A mob of 300 men, unmarked and I'M
dauntsd by Governor Fishhack's recent
proclamation that all lynchers would be
punished with the extreme penalty of the
Law. defied the civil authorities at mi l.
night, Tuesday, and hanged three negroes
to telegraph poles in the town of Bearden,
Ark.
Steamer Ethcrly. from Santos. Marcf
27th, and Rio Janeirc. April sth, arrived a
New York Thursday. and reports tina,
while at Rio Janeiro three of her crew ,lier
from yellow fever. On arrival at quaran,
tine, the vessel was thoroughly disiufected
and eleansed. There being no other sick.
ness she was. allowed to proceed to her
dock
The newspapers of Rome assert that Won
Bulow. Prussisn Minister to the Vatican
visited Cardinal Rampolla, papal secretary
of state, and expressed his surprise in
behalf of the Prussian government that His
Holiness bad departed from the customary
limits ii prudence in his recent political
remarks to Catholic pilgrims from Ger
many.
Following u ihe resnlt Of the recount of
the vote in The ven'if Massachusetts, Con.
eressIon'l district a. staoanced by the Ex- |
ecu'itF f6nn II nr. Wilh,a, Everett
Den'n, IA 49,; To- W. T. barrett. Re |
publican. $3.50: ireorgs- ~. FArts. Popu- |
list, Itaii Key. I.onis 4 Hanks. prohihi- |
hifi"r. 8 = scattering, $. Evrretts plu- |
raliiy i a.
Anuuknovn man, while attempting to
cross 'h" r"Iirotd tracks at Es-, y street, |
Haveri III, THURSDAY. wss struck by u shift |
ing engnr. instantly kilt Il an, his body |
terribly n,angied. The gate tender, Michael |
Donovan, in trying 10 save the man. had |
his feet caught in one of the wha. Is and |
~as bafiy injured. One of his feet must |
be ampntattti.
William 'rov nsenI suspected Of having |
desigeed 10 kill Prtme Mii.i.ier Gladstone. |
was sfraignc'l in court AZ I. nj. n, Thurs |
day letter from the P'isoa,r threaten
ing heath 70 Gladstone. b csts,. of his Ind |
Home Rule hill, was read in court. Tn. |
prisoner admitted he urote the hitter. lie |
appeared mach distressed ami said lie |
woHld reserve his defence. and ras com
nitfesi for trisl
The German k,i'er's address 20 ! is |
officers rentiTnes 10 be the Irating topic
discussion at Berlin. II is stated that /
the Kaiser dil not inform Chancellor Cap
risi of his intention To deliver the address
aud The chancellor is tIs.refore free from
any responsibility, for the imperid after
aness- The newspaper organs of rad cal
opinion declare it is impos,ible for the rub
iished text to b. accurate and they call
upon the chancellor to issne correct
version.