Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-04-19
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The Philsdflphia, Reading & New Eng
land Railroad Co discharged 10 engineers
Wednesday, owing to duh freight busines .
Andrew Scente and his wife we're found
Head at their home, So Westvllle street,
Dorchester, Wednesday morning, having
been axphy xiated by gas,
Major Clifton Comfy, ordnance officer in
command of the New York arsenal, was
tricken with paralysis Tuesday. 1t is i'm
probable that he will recover.
A large forest fire raging in the woods on
the East Hartford side of Connecticut river
and it is estimated that over 100 acres OF
tlne timber will be destroyed.
Eben Monarch, aged 60, of Peabody
Mass, Tuesday night, in livery stable,
nistook a bottle of horse medicine for wi Is
tey and drank large quaint y. He died
in a few hours.
The police of Prague seized at the rail-
way depot, Monday. 10000 revolutionary
'eaf1ets sent from Vienna, urging working
men to tske holiday on May day and in
citing them against the bourgeoise.
Fire on April half destroyed the Yoshi-
Eari of iokohom, the quarter devoted to
WOliltH WO marines Oh IDG
United States steamer Marion and four
japanese women were burned to death.
Alfred B. Wood, an old resident of Sagi-
nav, Mi n, ex-state senator and we'll
known politician, committed suicide by
hanging, Tuesday. Dependency was the
cause. He was born at Norwalk, Conn.,,
"A years ago.
A riot occurred Wednesday at Connors
Creek. Hamtramck township, four miles
from Detroit, Mich, between the strikers
md the regular 'ify workmen. Pistols
we're freely used. One man was shot d. ad
and Ia others were more or less seriously
rounded.
A melting of large bodies of snow in
Erzeroum, Armenia, has caused disastrous
floods, and consequently great damage and
suffering. Many persons and thousands OF
cattle, horses, etc have perished through
the falling of bull sings, drowning, hunger
and exposure.
A special meeting of the SIinrers' A-so-
cistion of Fall River, Wednesday night
voted to send conference committee to
meet the manufacturers at day to be
hereafter appointed. The committee was
given instructions not to accept any form
of reduction in wages.
Notices were posted at Lowell, Mass :,
Wednesday, at the machine shop, announc-
ng that the works would start up on full
ime Msy |, with general cut of 10 per
cent in wages at that time. The shops for
some time have been running 40 hours a
week with a short number of hands.
Thomas Lomasney, aged 81, was are ested
at Boston, Wednesday, charged with shoot
ing Frank J. Nc Kenna, aged 10, in a quar-
rel on Lancaster street, last Saturday light.
1t was not known at that time who did the
shooting and DO arrests were made until
Lomasney was taken into custody. Young
McKenney was shot through the right thigh
and it is thought the wound will prove
fatal.
Harry II. Durant, manag of the Yale
Law school base ball nine and president of
the Connf cticut State Base Ball Leagu,
was before the New Haven court, Wednes-
day, chsrged with being a spectator OF the
Rnssell-Dillon Irize fight on Feb. I6
lie sho red he was there to report the affair
for the New Haven REGISTER, and was dis
charge d, the court following the decision
hand. d down by superior court, which de-
clar d that reporters shall be allow ed to be
present at prize fights in Their official Ca
patiy.
Elections were held ia many of TIE
smaller cities and villages throughout
Illinois, Monday. In most places the is
sue we're purely local, the elections having
no political signidcances. CONTRARY to ex-
pettations the A. p. A /, cut small figure
in the results. Evanston as was expected,
voted agsinst annexation to Chicsgo by an
overwhelming majority. In Rockford wl ere
the fight on the question of license or no
license was very bitter the license party was
successful. Peoria went Republican BY
large vote.