Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-06-28
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niture, Cincinnati, assigned Tuesday. As
sets, 500, 900; liabilities, $4,000.
The First National Bank of Port An
geles, Wash, closed its doors Monday. 1t
will undoubtedly resume business in a
short time.
The wreck of the schooner Union, in the
inner harbor at Edgartown, Mass, was re-
moved Tuesday by the United States engi-
neer corps.
Thirty eight of the leading business
houses of Chicago have signed telegram
to President Cleveland, urging the repeal
of the Sherman silver bill.
In the West Newton tennis tournament
Tuesday Malcolm Chase of Providence beat
W. A. Larned. Cornell, 2-6, 81, G-3.
Hobart beat Hovey, 4,G, Ga, GA.
The Snyder Bros. Lime and Stone Co.
of Manitou, Col, made an assignment
Monday. Their liabilities are S35 900;
assets, 100000. Stringency of the money
market is the cause.
S. & G. Gump, dealers in art goods, San
Francisco, have assigned. Their liabilities
are placed at $4,000; assets, 500, 900.
The failure is attributed to the stringency
in the money market.
The Illinois Fuel Company, heavy oper-
ators in T;ning, with headquarters in Chica
go, confessed judgement Tuesday for S2S,-
900. Total liabilities, 1000; assets will
hardly equal liabilities.
At the meeting of the directors of the
Boston & Maine railroad Tuesday, at Bos-
ton, Frank Jones was unanimously elected
president and the resignation of Vice Presi-
dent Niver was accepted.
dispatch from Moorehead, Mimi, say
that man entered the Merchants Bank at
noon, Monday, and holding the employees
back by loaded revolver, picked up bum
die of $4,000 and departed.
The Second National Bank of Ashland,
KY, closed its doors Tuesday. 1t is SOL
vent. but was forced to suspend because of
its inability to realize on good paper. De-
postors will get their money.
The pardoned Anarchists arrived at
Chicago, Monday evening. They left the
train at Twenty third street to avoid a
demonstration and went quietly to their
homes. On the way up from Joliet the
men announced their intention to eschew
anarchy for ever. ..."
John Berry, the first of the COW boy
racers from Chadron, Neb., mounted on his
pony Ponon, reached the Worlds Fair en-
trance at 8 80 A. M, Tuesday. He left
Freeport, ILL.,, at $50 O'Clock Monday
night, and made the last $50 miles of the
long race in just "a hours.
Advices from Manila state that force
of 5000 rebelious natives on the island of
Mindanao, one of the Philippine group,
10 oalr H.
garrison at Fort Mumungan, were repulsed
after a stubborn contest. The natives lost
81 killed, 300 wounded. The Spanish loss
if any not stated.
Louis Snider's Sons of Cincinnati, Mon
day made an assignment of their four big
paper mills at Hamilton, their real estate in
Butler county, and their great warehouses
in Cincinnati. Their liabilities are less
than 100000; assets over 81 900 900. The
assignment is due to inability to borrow
$1,000 from the banks.
For the first time in the history of Amer
lean Methodism, so far as known, woman
has been admitted to membership in con-
ference. The Nova Scotia conference in
session at Canso. has decided that Mary
Dauphin has legal right to sit on a perfect
equality with the male members of that
body, and she will take her seat
The ship Albert, belonging to the Eng
iish mission to deep sea fishermen, arrived
at st. Johns N, F., Monday. She will
cruise along the Labrador coast in the sum-
mer months, affording religious and medi-
cal assistance. She has three doctors, two
for hospitals built on the coast, and two
trained nurses are coming out by the Allan
line steamer to assist them. The other doc
tor will remain on the ship.
The Chicago Tribune Tuesday, COM
menting on the release of the Chicago
Anarchists says; at was generally under
stood that they were to be let out in the
event of Altgelds election. The Anar-
chists believed that Altgeld was not merely
an alien by birth but an alien by tempera-
ment and sympathies, and they were right
He has apparently not drop
of tue American blood in his veins. He
does not reason like an American nor feel
like one. He did not approve of the result
of the trial held before Judge Gary, and
for that reason the Anarchists and half.
baked Americans supported him at the polls
whenever they had an opportunity. The
voted for him for judge and for governor,
and they have their reward.