Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-03-23

bomb which had been placed just insi'e tue
main entrance. Twenty rers0ns injured,
some mortally. No arrests - YET
The river AMI harbor bill j. sail to carry
Ithe falIorine spprcpsiasi1ns for Msine
Noo.shsc Dsr. 5000; Bar IIarbor, Slo,-
fN,. R.va luce River, 5000; Belfast Hsr-
mr., slO nne: Camden Harbor. $sO.ooo;
Earnah.c River, $50. 600; Back Cove,
Portland, $40. 600; Saco RIVER, Sio'ooo
R;cs.rd Golden, the actor, who was taken
from The Hotel Imperial to Bellevue hosfi-
raj New York, suffering from aicohchsna,
r.s reported to be much better Wtdnss-
dsv. The phy.iciins Of the alcoholic wan
ssy that Golden is not suffering from alco-
bolism but from another disease not caused
by drinking.
The Pickering Hosiery Co., Loxell,
Mass which has been running on reduced
time, and with \ reduction in numSer OF
help since it last shut do~n, will again
close its doors for an indefinite period, SIT
urday. General stagnation of The hosiery
business is the cause of the shutdo~n. In
good times the concern employs ab-us AGO
hands.
Dan Creedon and Dick Moore have been
matched to fight to finish for the middle
weight championship If America, for $500
a ii ie, and the best purse cbtainable. The
Twin City Athletic Club will give purAe
of $500, the fight to take place AIril p
Moore has ace pied, but asks to have the
date made two day later, owing to other
engagements.
Feverish activity has prevailed for weeks
on the German eide of the frontier where
dealers have been rassing goods in readi-
ness for transportation to Russis the mo
ment the commercial treaty becomes opera
tive. There has been less excitement among
the Russians, large proportion OF who"
are convinced that Russia gains the most
by the treaty.
A dispatch from Uganda says that the
British has declared war against King IA
barage of Unyore, because of his agrees
siveness against King Toro, ruler of the
tribe friendly to the British. Ksbarage.
who is powerful chief, resented the erec-
ton upon hi, territory of several British
forts, and sent an army to punish Tore, who
permitted the forts to be built.
Within the next week a gigantic patent
suit involving s. 900 900 will be filed in
the United States circnit court at Toledo.
O, by the American Electric Co. of Toledo
sgsin.t the Central Union Telephone Co.,
the Bell Telephone Co., and the Western
Electric Company of Chicago, for appro-
pristing muitiplex sa itch board invented
by N. j. Carney of Toledo.
Justice of the Peace Richard V. Newton,
in court in Brooklyn, Thursday, pleaded
guilty to the indictments charging him with
neglect Of duty in failing to redistrict the
town of Gravesend, and was sentenced TO
nine months imprisonment and to pay
fine of $500. Justices William ]. Glad
ding and Jacques s. Stricken pleaded not
guilty to similar indictments.
The contents of the Cars autograph let
ter to Emperor William, which was con-
veyed to Berlin by Gen. Won Werder, Ger
man ambassador to Russia, last week have
Just been made public. After congratulate
ing Germany and Russia on the conclusion
OF the commercial treaty between the
two empires, the Russian Emperor ex-
presses the hope that he will have the
pleasure of meeting the Kaiser on the occa-
sion of the Russisn military maneuveIs
next autumn. He desires, he says, that
both shall co operate in maintaining the
peaceful relations of their peoples.
The court martial assembled at New
York to try Commander Heyerman, form
erly of the Kearsarge. convened at the navy
yard in Brooklyn Thursday. The two
specific charges against the defendant are,
''through Negligence suffering vessel of
the navy to be run upon a reef and
stranded" and "culpable inefficiency in the
pre- Torrance of duty" The second charge
also contains two specified complaints.
First, that knowing the dangers of the Rom
cador reef, he failed to increase the speed
of the ship after sunset, so that the reef
might be sighted in broad day light, ard
second, that he failed to lay safe course to
the northward before continuing westward,
and thereby stranded the vessel.