Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-04-25

III III lOuo U(tllllCl dlloilos
dus of merchants and other citizens of
Colon to Port Limon, Greytown and other
places.
The first break in the ranks CT the opera
tors came, Tuesday night, when the Atlas
Coke Company of Uniontown, Pa, sigaed
the scale as demanded by the strikers. One
hundred and fifty men will go TO work,
Wednesday.
The first of the three Harvard class races
was rowed over the mile course on the
Charles river, Boston, Tuesday. The sopho-
m>res woa by fully two lengths, in ) min
utes, s 81 con's. TIE seniors were second
snd a half length behind them we're the
Juniors, freshmen last; time, 5 20.
At Tattersslrs joint sale of trotters at
the Madison Square Garden, New York,
Tuesday, Murat, by Director, who has
shown 2 II in trial, and is claimed to be the
fastest horse in the world, without record,
was sold to w. A. Clark, Butte City, for
$3.50. Sea Bird, record 2.24 H. trial,
2.l3 l-2. by Lord Russell, was sold to
James Carpenter, Providence, II. l., for
Sl62j.
Attorney G eneral Moloney, in an opin-
ion rendered at Chicago, Tuesday, dec led
that the gas c)mpanies of Chicago are
maintsining trust in violation of the law :,
and will institute proceedings at once to
have their charters annuled. The attor-
ney-general made sensational statement
in connection with the decision. He has
positive kn3wledse at TIE time lie was
speaking that the trust was go altering its
hooks and records as to make a favorable
show ing at the trial of the case.
Anarchists Francis Polti and Emile Car
not, otherwise Giuseppe Ferrari, were ar
r4gned in the Bow street police court,
London, Tuesday. The proceedings in
cluded the reading of letters and other doc
uments in Polh's handwriting disclosing
his intention to cause dynamite explosion
May I6. Thu documents showed that Polti
expected to meet death upon that occasion,
and the letters of fare we'll that he had adj
dressed 70 his parents and others bore the
date of May lG. All these papers were
seized in his lodgings. Both prisoners were
further remanded.
John O'Ntil, who served sentence of
so davs ia the house of CORE tion, at Rut-
land, Vt, for violation of the prohibitory
fquor law, viii be released on Friday.
HIS case, involving he cOnstitutionality of
the Law has been before the supreme court
and appealed to the Governor, three times,
il being known as the celebrated jug
Case" Judge Lille, Whitehall, n. Y. and
2. NJ. MedOn, Rutland, unsuccessfully ap-
pealed to the Governor, Monday, for re-
duc.ion of ONeil's fine, amounting, with
costs, to SG702.
Miss Pollard's chances for collecting her
Sl5, 900 Judgment against Col. Breckin-
ridge, even if it il sustained, would seem to
be small. A thorough search of the tax
assessors books has been made to ascertain
what property Breckinriige owns. This is
how the books read: 1898, household and
kitchen furniture, $50; paintings, 5000 :;
library, $500; watches and clocks, $50
silver plate, 5000; total value of taxable
property, $500, less amount allowed by
law $3.50; actual amount subjected to tax
alton, $3.50. In 1894 the list stlnds ur-
changed.
The Rhode Island Senate, Tuesdav,
passed in concurrence the act to protect the
sCa,lop fisheries. The House passed in
concurrence the act exempting parocbial
schools from taxation, ant received and
passed, without reference, the bill repeal
ing the exemption clause as applied to all
churches and UNCONVENTIONAL institutions.
There was little opposition to the act, and
its passage is asc,ibed partly to the wish of
the Democratic msjority in the House to
complicate matters between the Republican
Senate and its A. P. A. supporters.
A sad accident occurred near Bessmer,
Mich, Sunday night. John Gest returned
home after long absence Sunday morning.
He and friend had just shown his wife
how TO operate partly loaded self-cocking
revolver, swapping the lock on empty
chambers. His wife took the weapon and
pulled the trigger. To the surprise of all a
report followed snd the ball struck her hus-
band in the head, killing him Instantly.
She went violently insane and was maniac
inside of 10 minutes. She tore handfuls of
hair from her head and it took four men to
hold her, until IL o., lock, when she died in
great agony.
The failure of the Belfast Warehouse
Company at Belfast, Ire, last week, has
resulted in the suspension of tie Discount
Corporation of ireland. Liabilities of the
corporation are not stated, out are heavy.
as depositors of the concern included thou
sands of artisans of the lower and middle
classes it is assumed that the failure will
cause great deal Of suffering. Among the
large concerns involved 10 the failure are
the Bash Mill Distill,ry Company, Brook
fsll Linen Company. the firm CT Jafe
Bros which three houses have lodged =
petition for the liquidation of the affairs of