Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-03-03
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at Boston Friday night, Eames defeated
Campbell, 400 to 1856.
The Repano Chemical Works dynamite
building at Thomp sons Point, Nj, blew
up, Friday. killing Levi joins. workman.
Mrs. Louise Rockwell. the actress, know
as Louise Kellogg, shot il Hotel Eiffel,
Pittsburg, Pa, Wednesday evening, By E.
J. McNabb, died Friday morning.
| In the Massachusetts Senate, Friday, on
the motion of Atwood of Plymouth, action
on the bill to abolish Fast day was post
poned to next Wednesday.
In the Massachusetts House, Friday the
committee on railroads reported bill COM
pelling all railroads in the state to equip
their freight cars with automatic couplers.
! The Worcester franchise in the New
England Base Ball League has been given
to Manager William Laverty of Marlboro,
who will form club. engage team and
| play games at the oval.
Steamer Scandia from Newburg for New
York, which sailed from Havre. Feb. rs,
and was sighted off Prawle Point Thursday
has returned to Southampton for repairs to
her shaft, arriving Friday morning.
Charles T. Clark of Stamford, CT, con-
victed of criminally assaulting his niece,
only IA years of age, was Friday sentenced
by Judge Terrance in the superior court to
90 years in the state prison.
George L. Littlefeld of Pawtucket, FRI
day, stated that he was willing to be the
Democratic candidate for United States
senator. Mr.. Littlefeld is president of the
| First National Bank of Providence.
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Dixie by letter that he will lay before the
cabinet the plan of combining the admiralty
and war Office and attaching naval and mil
itary exports to the new department.
The Massachusetts Legislative committee
on judiciary, Friday, reported leave to
Withdraw on the petition of d. A. Buckley
for legislation prohibiting the exhibition of
foot ball games where an admission is
charged.
Josiah Wallwitz, burglar serving 20.
years term in the state prison at Trenton,
Nd, attempted to escape, Friday morning,
and, in bis efforts to secure his freedom,
shot and killed Deputy Keeper James B..
Lippincott.
The Florida attorney general, Friday,
nol pressed the case against Charles
Mitchell for fighting by previous appoint
ment, and also the cases against the Duval
Club and others for aiding and abetting
fight by previous appointment.
Michael S. Fay, election inspector in the
10Th New York election district of the Sec
ond Assembly district, convicted of viola
lion of the election laws in court on
Wednesday, was sentenced to FIVE years in
the state prison by Judge Barrett, Friday
A convention of the bituminous coal
miners of Indiana, after heated and long
debate Thursday, adopted resolution not
to accept the cut of 20 cents per ton offered
op the operators. The operators have this
as the alternative to closing the mines until
May l.
The attorney general of Indiana has just
made report damaging to the Union De-
oenture Company of indianapolis, in which
various parties 10 New England are inter-
ested. The attorney general reports finding
vas: amount of wind in the company's
alleged assets.
At the rooms of the New Bedford, Mass,
Athletic Club, FIi1ay night, before 1000
spectators, Morris Hagerstom of Provi-
dence, knocked out Gus Willette of Fall
River in one round. The preliminary bout
of eight rounds between Sun Ashe of Bos-
ton and Matt Higgins, resulted in a draw.
A vote was taken at Yale, Friday, on the
matter of adopting the revised constitutions
and eligibility rules for candidates for ath-
letic tesms and resulted: In favor, 496;
against, 10. The new rules will 60 into
fleet at once. They disqualify large
number of the present candidates for the
athletic teams.
John Y. McKane, after being duly re.
ceived at Sing Sing, Thursday, was locked
in cell No. 10, On the third gallery. He
has been consigned TO the clothing industry
aud took his place in that department, Fri
lay morning. He is taking his imprison-
ment in very sensible manner and shows
no signs of breakiog down.
1t is now settled beyond doubt that Mrs.
Edith Abbott, who was allowed to leave
Laconia, N. H., for Montreal, Wednesday,
is Dollie Beeley, alias Mary Shaw Beeley.
the daughter of respectable parents at Shelf
field, Eng. She has served time in several
institutions in the United States for obtain
tainiog money under false pretenses.
Deputy Sheritfs O. A. Towne, Franklin.
and b. N. Drake, Tilton, searched lG
saloons at Concord, n. H., Friday, and
found malt liquors in all and spirituous
liquors in the msjority of them. The
liquors were seized and placed in charge of
keepers. The complaints were sworn to by
Rev. A. J. Wheeler, secretary of the State
Law and Order League.
Directors of the Washington Mills of
Lawrence, Mass, met at Boston, Friday,
and unanimously voted to approve the
schedule of wages recently presented to the
employees of the mills. declaring this to be
the highest schedule which can be adopted
until there is change in the industrial and
business situation. John Hogg, Of Smith,
Hogg & Gardner, was elected president of
the board.
Fire al Essex, CT. early Friday morning
caused damage Of over $40 900 The
factory of the Connecticut Valley Manu-
featuring Company, at Centerbrook, large
manufacturers of augers and bits. caught
fire from a stove and was entirely de-
stroyed. No fire apparatus in the village.
Forty mea are thrown out of work. All
the men lost their tools. The total insur-
ance on the property was $4,000.
Medical Exam ner Root and DR.. Cum
mings of Georgetown, Mass Friday. held
an autopsy on the boiy found in Pentuckst
L. l.