Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-09-11
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collision with steamer Portia, off Vineyard
sound ightship, Monday, in the fog. Fate
of crew unknown.
Cardinal Taschersau has resigned the
a-clbishop,ic Of Q iebec, owing TO fatllng
health, and Moniignor Begin, his coadJ lto',
will assume his ork. -
r S. Williamson of Holyoke lowered
class A flying start, half mile bicycle re cord,
at Springfield, Monday, to So 20 seconds,
| and George c. Smith Of New York, the
class A, unpaced quarter with stanclng
start, to 80 seconds.
A correspondent of the London Central
News at Shanghai, telegraphs under Mon
days date, that the Chinese transportshlp
Cheau White, proceededing for Formoss
with 400 troops on board, was wrecked at
Chetung. The soldiers and crews were
conveyed to the shore in safety. "..@ e.
A steamer from Dutch Harbor, Alaska,
brings news that on August II the schooner
Favorite, flying the English flag, WAS cap
tured by the United States steamer Mchlcan
for violating the sealing laws and turning
over TO H. NJ. S. Pheasant, which sent her
to Victoria. She had aboard HOO skins
vhen captured.
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dustrial centers of Pennsylvania like rats
from sinking ship. The central station
of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Co. at Pittsburg, is crowded nightly with
these emigrants, who come in from the
nei ghboring settlements. 1t is difficult to
tell from thei- stold deneapor whether
they are pleased or panied to leave the land
of the tree. Their appearance certainly
indicstes that they are little better of
than when they came. The fact remains,
however, that they are leaving in large
numbers.
A dispatch from Shanghai says the Chin
csc forces in the northern part of Korea are
hemmed in by the Japanese aud being With
out supplies are Obliged to kill their calvary
horses for food. All of the foreign en-
ployes in the Japsnese dockyaris are being
dismissed, presumably to conceal the extent
of the inj uries sustained by the Japanese
warships in the reject engagements with the
Chinese. A dispatch to the Times from
Shanghai says that Korean reports agree
with those of the Chinese concerning the
defeat of the Japanese troops at Taitung
river. Wounded soldiers are arriving at
Chemulpa daily. ~
A fatal wreck occurred, Sunday night, on
the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad at
Darlington, 81 miles from Chicago. Fire
man McMann of the passenger train north
bound, was instantly killed. Mrs. Rachael
Jeffries of Capron, H., passenger was
fatally injured. j. F. Bliss of Boston had
: his leg fractured. Thomas Green had his
leg broken his head cut and was badly
bruised. A. j. Fondreau, a mail clerk,
aid Engineer Stearns were also injured,
but not seriously, At the crossing of the
Elgin, Joliet and Eastern road the train ran
! into a coal car which had been thrown
across the Northwestern tracks. The train
was badly wrecked. .@+
Huntley, H., spd vicinity were visited,
Saturday evening, by the worst electric
storm ever known in the county. At 8
o'clock, vast clouds were noticed in the
southeast and northwest. They seemed to
move directly toward Huntley. The wind
whi,led in every direction and trees were
torn up by the roots or broken off. North
, of Huntley, it was still worse. Altogether
ii barns were blown down or destroyed by
lightning. Every barn WAS filled with oats
and hay. Ninety head of horses and cattle
were killed, 10 houses we're unroofed and
the corn blown down by fields The dam,
age amounts to about 100000 within a
,, radius of five miles. -...-
, Miss Daisy Major, the postmistress al
Wampum, Pa, is short about $500 in her
: accounts. Miss ajor is only l6 years old
and has been the envy of the other your G
ladies in this town for some time Lately
,, she has appeared on the streets with fine
: dresses, an elegant gold watch diamonds
? and high grade bicycle. Suspicion was
aroused and postotiica inspector was sent
to Wampum from Pittsburg. He found
that the young woman had been approprlat-
ing cash and filing out money orders with
which she bought the fine wearing apparel.
She is the daughter of Frank Major of the
firm OF Major & Brady. She can give no
4 excuse for her shortcomings. Miss Mfjor
has been posimistress here for the last II
months. She is a graduate of Beaver col
ege, of which she was one of tn, smattest
and brightest pupils. "
. A singular letter was received, at Nashua,
N. H., Monday, by Cry Marshal Eaton,
which has created considerable inquiry. 1t
is from woman, formerly well known,
who is ut an insane ssyiu at Concord. II
: his been placed in the hands of the proper
authorities and letters written to Concord
to make inquiries as to the probabilities of
sanity. Following is a copy Of the letter
= Concord, N. H., Sept. 6. Mr.. A. S,
Eaton, Sir lived on Hollis street, IA years
ago. and at that time | committed muir
der by poisoning Mary A. Walker, also her
brother Alfred X. Walker in your city.
They are both in Hollis street cemetery.
: They are the children of Mary Z. Walker
whose whereabouts are unknown to me.
!, Now my object III telling this to you is that
! an act of Justice may be performed by my
acts and implore to have it done speedily
and greatly oblge friend in trouble.
(Sigued) Lima A. Herbert. She alludes to
being in an asylum at Concord which would
make no difference, and requests that the
news be kept from her friends. 1t is thought
that the letter is prompted b. insanity.
STATE NEWS.