Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-12-17
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The funeral OF Augusta Burdedu, late
President of the French Chamber OF Depu-
ties, took place at Paris, Sunday.
Julius Dalhaus, yarn dyer in Elberfield,
Germany, has failed, owing to the fall in
cotton. Liabilities 500, 900 marks.
Jos. L. Shipley, ex-editor of the Union
and ex-president of the New England As
ISOLATED Press, died of heart failure, about
H. 35, Monday morning, at Springfield,
Mass.
A monument to Father Damien, the
lepers friend, was unveiled, Sunday, in
Louvain, Belgium amid great rejoicing OF
the people Constantin Meunier was the
sculptor
Elk Mayor d. W. Webster of Plano, ILL.,,
shot and killed himself, Saturday the
body being found eight hours afterwards.
He lived alone. He was cousin of the
late Daniel Webster No cause can be
given.
A great cutlery was raised by the Social
Democrats against the German Emperor's
proposed addition of 1000 marks to
Chancellor Hohenlohe's salary. 1t was
announced officially, Sunday that the
Emperors offer had been declined.
Tuberculosis has been prevalent in the
large herd of cattle owned by the Ions
dale Company at Londsdale, r. /. A
number of animals were killed by the
board last month. Now it is believed the
entire herd is afflicted, and all will have
to be killed.
William Anthony, a Newport, r. l., hack
man, while quarrelling with Edward
Doncett, telegraph operator, and Daniel
Hunter, a stone mason, Saturday night,
stabbed each. Hunter will die, Doncett
will recover. Anthony was arrested and
gave bail in $4,000.
Fishing schooner Richard c. Steele of
Gloucester sunk on DEVILS Back Ledge,
was raised about midnight, Saturday, and
placed on the beach at Deer Island, Bos-
ton harbor, where she will be patched up
and pumped out The extent of her in
jury is said to be considerable.
Charles Waterman, one of the Oldest
engineers on the Eastern division of the
Boston & Maine Railroad, running an
engine on the Pullman train between Bos-
ton and Portland several years, was fatally
injured, Saturday night. at the East
Somerville station, by being struck by a
Medford train, while crossing the track.
Danny Daily. the st. Louis feather
weight pugilist is lying dangerously i'll at
the st. Louis city hospital from the effects
of broken jaw received in fight with
Tommy White of Chicago, before the Tri-
angle Club of that city, two months ago.
This is the second time his jaw has been
broken. Daily is threatened with gan
creme and will have to submit to an oper-
alton.
The new Canadian premier, Hon. Mac
kenzie Bowel, has determined to Call on
another election before Parliament meets
for another session. He will appoint his
cabinet and prepare at once for the cam
paign. 1t is possible that the voters lists
may not be ready until early in March,
but that there will not be another session
before an appeal to the electorate is made
has been decided upon.
Michael H. Day was murdered in cold
blood, at his home, on Oak street, Stone
ham, Mass, Saturday night. His throat
was cut and his heart pierced with a
knife. The police arrested Thomas Kane
and Patrick Kane as principles in the
MURDER and Michael H. Day, Jr., and
Mrs. Patrick Kane as witnesses. 1t will
be difficult matter for the authorities to
determine who inflicted the fatal wounds.
John Huntington, remittance clerk of
the Citizens State Bank, Council Bluffs,
Iowa, Sunday, shot and wounded F. H.
Hayden of Chicago and A. Cromwell of
Minneapolis respectively superintendent
and inspector of the Fidelity and Casualty
Co. of New York city, then committed
suicide, shooting himself through the
head, in the private office of the bank.
There was shortage in the bank ac-
counts of $500 and this caused the act.
Up to date the Boston club has signed
Mccarthy, Stivetts, Long and Tucker, old
players; Dolan and Sullivan, two pitchers
Warner, catcher; Collins, an outfielder,
and Nice, an infelder, new men. Besides
the nine men signed, the club has 10 men
ON the reserve list, viz: Tenney, Ryan and
CANCEL, catchers; Nichols and Hodson,
pitchers; Nash, Duffy, Lowe, Bannon and
Connaughton, with prospects of getting
Pitcher Wilson of the Pennsylvania State
League, making, with Manager Selee, 90
men under contract.