Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-05-16

sreught BY The Wires From the Nerlh. Ess,
South and West.

One man was killed and three injured by
the explosion in the Citizens coal shaft, at
Lincoln, His, Sunday night.
The second crevasse is reported at
Brooks, Mills, Ark, seven miles below
Lakeport. The destruction of crops will
be enormous.
The body of an unknown man was found
floating in Boston harbor near Constitution
wharf Monday morning. Evidently it hal
been in the water three or four days.
Great suffering and destituton exist Z
among the lower classes in the Alter min
ing districts. Mexico owing to the severe
drought. Water sells at Ss per barrel. =
The corner stone of the new Swedish
church at Willimantic, Conn, which was
laid Sunday, was removed Sunday nigh
and the casket containing the deposits
stolen.
The Mississippi river near Burlington,
Iowa, now stands at the highest point of
the season. Lowlands across the river and
above the city are Overlooking. The river
is rising steadily.
Elias Berigan and John Manuel belong
ing at Canso. N. s., members of the crew
Of the schooner Hustler, were recently
uIoN uN lut Cupsisluk uoIN
were attending travis.
Schooner Jonathan Cone, before reported
with her cargo of lime on fire, at Vineyard
Haven, was opened Monday, and the fir.
was found to be extinguished. She pro
ceeded for New York.
Sixteen cases of scarlet fever and on.
death have occurred at Pennington, N. II.
The board of health Monday ordered
the schools churches and Opera house to
be c 'osed until further notice.
The report from the Jail at Taunton,
Mass, Monday morning is that Lizzie Bor
den, who has been suffering from ton
silits is better than on Sunday, and that
no serious complications are probable.
Monday morninga mob of 100 men brok"
into the jail at Bedford, Ind, and took
John Terrell, who murdered Conductor l.
F. Prince at Seymour, from his cell an
hanged him to a tree in the Jail yard. Tha
lynching was conducted very quietly.
A dynamite bomb exploded in Valencis,
Spain, Sunday close by the college attenle
| by young women belonging to aristocratic
families of Valencia and vicinity. The ea
posion is attributed to anarchists who ar
again becoming active throughout Spain.
The Bank of North Queensland (lim
itcd) has suspended. The Queensland Ma
tional Bank has also suspended. Deposi,
| in the Queensland National Bank last De.
cember amounted to s42 500 900, and III
subscribed capital of the bank is $50, 1000
600, of which one-half is paid up.
Henry Gebharit, foreman for S. +
| Iiellestein. furrier at go Broadway, New
York was shot dead Monday on Broadway
| by August Wanner, former employee (
IIellestein. Wanner then shot himself
the right temple. He will die. Gebhsr'
had discharged Wanner last Saturday.
| The returns of Chinese registration froIo
81 of the G3 internal revenue districts ir
the United States, show that 3lG9 Chimes
have complied with the law. TT.
districts most dcnsely populated b,
the Chinese have not yet male returns. !
| is estimated that there are no 900 Chime,
in the United States.
A New York Herald special from Pann
ma says that Fort San Carlos. at the hea.
of the San Juan river, Nicaragua, and Fo
CASTLE. on the line of the proposed Mica
ragus canal. have been captured by IL
revolu,ionists. 1t is reported that they ha,'
seized the canal property and that the go'
ernment has been cut off from an outlet
the coast on the eastern boundary of Mic,
aqua.
The people of Lawrence are great
shocked over the revelation Of woma
who claims TO be the legal wife of well
known citizen who has been living in well
lock there for the past eleven years. Th
man is Stephen +. Taylor. The woman
Mary Tobin, and she claims that Taylor
real name is Tobin, and that he narrie
her in the county of Wexford. Ireland, u
1865. and that she bore him three children
Bank Examiner Packard of Indian
says the bank situation in the state is niue
imnroved. There were runs Saturday r.
ported from many places, all Of which ~er
successfully met; and, although the cri.i
may not be entirely passed. there is les
! danger to be feared this week. Altogethe
; there have been ten bank failures in ~
state NJ n result Of th" failure Of the G,
lumhis National Bank Of Chicago.
Regarding the disappearance of Agcr
Jenkin. of the American Express Comp
ny. Portsmouth. Superintendent Bunto
said Monday, that if jenkins had RENAME
at the Office his accounts could undoubte VI
have been Strengthened out without public
ty and at most his shortage IL not MOI
than few hundred dollars. A lars
amount of money and securities wer
found in the safe which jenkins had locke
just before his sudden leaving. II
feared that he has drowned himself.