Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-14
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Chancellor Won Csprivi 10 confined 10 his
residence by inhxmed veins.
The town of Luckey, Ohio. was partially
destroyed BY fire Wednesday night. The
losses will aggregate sioo,00o; insurance
about $4,000.
Fleming, the negro who stabbed and
killed Mr. Minchcr at Columbus, Miss.
Monday night, was taken from the officers
by mob of 200 men "Wednesday night and
hanged.
The treasury department has had notice
Of the acceptance of counter offers for all
yer to the amount Of 80 900 ounces at So
7i50 per ounces fine. Purchases thus far
for July aggregate 76s 900 ounces.
Postmaster General Bissell has decided
to abandon the three sizes of postal cards
nov in use, and TO substitute one size for
both single and reply cards. The dimen-
sions of the cards will be 3 ~ BY 5 i-2 in
ches.
The cholera now existing in Hungary is
pronounced to he of the Asistic type.
Prompt measures have prevented the
spreading of the disease. There has been
an average Of two cases daily. The num-
Der of deaths, if any, has not been re-
ported.
A schooner supposed to be the J. A. X.
Keene from Jonesport, Maine, colhded with
a tow of mud SHOWS Just below the Statute
Of Liberty. New York harbor Wednesday
night. The schooner began to I'LL and was
headed for the flats. The crew took to
the boats.
DIR. Abbott Sanford Was found dead ON q
lounge in his office at Everett, ,Mass., Thurs
day. Near by was a partly filed bottle of
chloral and it is supposed he took an over
dose of the drug. lie had been addicted to
the use of stimulents and was victim TO
the cocaine habit.
The New York Herald's Panama CORE
.pondent cables News has just been re-
ceived that an extra expedition has started
from Martinique for the purpose of invad-
ing Venezuela. Leaders of the revolution
declare that they intend to overthrow Gen.
Crespo who recently WAS chosen president.
A dispatch from Bangkok says the
Siamese government has refused to permit
two more additional French gunboats to
enter the Meinsm river, 90 miles from the
mouth of which Bangkok is situated, and
has threatened to blow up both If they at
tempt to enter. France. the dispatch adds.
has officially held that this action is p-acti-
cally declaration Of war.
The Bankers Association of Buffalo, N.
Y. at meeting Wednesday adopted reso-
lutions urging an immediate repeal of the
Sherman silver law and joining in the rec
ommendation of the New York Chamber Of
Commerce for the appointment of a com
mittce of experts to report scientific sys-
TEN of currency for the United States, sde-
quate to the countrys vast business inter
ests.
Senior Guanabara, the Brazilian repre-
sentative to France, has made public an Of
fetal telegram from Rio Grsndc hu Snl,
saying that no conflict has taken place there
since the defeated insurgents took refuge in
Uruguay. The dispatch also says the gov
eminent is supported by all land and sea
forces. Admirals of the fleet held meet
ing, wedne sdsy, and declared unanimously
in favor of the government.
A monster mass meeting was held We'd
nesday night, lat Salt Lake City. in the inter
ests of silver. Resolutions were adopted
referring to the widespread distress in the
West. and appealing to Congress to replace
the Sherman act by absolute free coinage
of silver at some Just ratio to gold. No
revolutionary or infammatory speeches
were made and the language of the Color
ado silver men was condemned.
Evan W. Scott, time e-keeper in the ma
chine shops of the New York & New Eng
land Railroad at East Hartford, Ct, was
arrested Wednesday, for appropriating
money of the company to his own use.
Thursday IL other employees OF the road
were also arrested for completely in the
swindle. Warrants are out for the arrest
of 10 others. Scott had been falsify ing pay
rolls and dividing the proceeds with the men
whose time was increased beyond what they
worked.
The New York Herad's Msnagua mic
aragua) special says Civil war has sgain
broken out in MAnagau. Citizens of Leon
are in arms against the government. Pres
iient Mschado and Gen. Avilez. comman-
= .-in-chief of the army, are held as pfis-
oners by the revolutionists. The latter
have also seized the military barracks and
their steamers on Lake Managna. II 10
feared that the revolutionists are largely
supported by the republic Of San Salvador.
Troops have been ordered to Leon.
DIR. Henry c. W. Meyel was arrested at
Detroit, Mich, Wednesday night by detee-
tives who had been on his track for two
years. He 10 wanted by Chicago. New
York and Toledo officials. Meyer gradns-
ted from the Chicago Homeopathic School
in 1873. A year later. il is alleged. he
poisoned his wife and then poisoned an old
man named Gilman and married his widow =.
poisoning her son and finally herself. He
put to death in New York a man named
Brsnt. who was Myers partner in scheme
to swindIe life insurance companies. He
is said 10 have secured at least ~ 900 from
insurance concerns. In Toledo he killed
by poison a girl who accompanied him from
indianapolis.