Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-09-01
NEWS NUGGETS.
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one also the office may observe both.
Schooner Puritan, IS tons, built at Essex
in 1887, owned by Cunningham & Thomp.
'on, Gloucester, engaged in the halibut
fishery, is ashore in dangerous position at
Cape Jock, N. S. Insured for S4Sl.
Steamer Lucania arrived at New York
friday, five days, eight hours and SO min.
ties from Queenstown. beating the record,
Ave days, nine hours and 30 minutes, held
by her sister ship, the Campanis, made
Aug. "a.
Lewis A. Van de Minde. book-keeper
in the employ of Cushing Omstead & Snow,
wholesale clothing dealers, Boston. was ar
rested, Friday, on the charge of felonious
larceny. 1t is alleged that he has secured
S5l9 during the past six months.
+. w. May. the American horse trainer,
who was arrested at Vienna, Wednesday,
charged by his wife with attemptingto muir
Ter her, he having fred three shots at her
from revolver, was set at liberty, Friday,
his wife refusing to testify against him.
"Bat' Shea, convicted of numbering
Robert Ross at Troy, N. Y, on election
day, who was to have been electrocuted
this week, will probably enjoy life another
year. A stay was granted pending an ap-
peal which has not yet been fled All the
testimony has to be printed in the Buchanan
case and this will consume another year.
The New York police commissioners,
Friday, held an executive session, at which
they considered the cases of Captains Will
liam S. Devery of the Old Slip station;
Adam A, Cross of Fifth Street station and
Wardmen Edward f. Glennon, George
Smith, Edward Burns. tried recently on
cmarges of bribery and corruption. After
tie executive session, the commissioners
held an open meeting at which the decisions
in all five cases were announced, being that
the two captains and three former wardmen
were guilty Of the charges and they were
dismissed from the force.
Leading manufacturers at Joliet, ILL.,, say
that in some cases they will lower the wages
of their men. The Lambert and Bishop
wire mill, branch of the Consolidated
Steel and Wire Co., which has been closed
since last July, has given notice that it will
start up in 10 days, but with 10 per cent.
cut. The Illinois Steel Company of Joliet
will also take hand in reduction. The
rod department which has been closed Tor
three months, will start up next week under
new scale of wages, which is from 10 to
20 per cent. lower than the old scale.
Whaling schooner Rising Sun, Capt.
Sparks, of Provincetown, arrived at New
Bedford, Friday, having taken 20 barrels OF
sperm oil, two and one-half months ou1
from home. Capt. Sparks said that DIS
crew refused duty one day because
of the forecastle leaking, and ralsel
quite fuss. He was the only white man
on board and rather than stay out with sucn
a crew, he put into port a month carrier
thai he would otherwise have done. Inc
whaling schooner Chas. w. Hodgdon ar
rived, Friday, from 81 months whaling
cruise to the ,Hatteras ground, having taken
$50 barrels of sperm oil.
The editors of Pythian papers in attend
ance upon the meeting of the supreme
Grand Lodge at Washington, have organ
lied the "National Pythian Press Assocla-
ton, with the following officers: fres-
dent, Fred +. Wheaton, Pythian Advocate
Minnesota; first vice president, Burt W;
Lyon, Pythian Voice, st. Louis; seconu
vice president, w. II. st. John, Pythian
Knight, Rochester; third vice president
w. G. Ronald, Seattle, Washington; re
cording secretary, L. w. ID. Men
nedy, Knight Errant, Chicago; cor
responding secretary, 3. 7. Coase'
Pythian Herald, Lewiston, Me-; treas,
urer, A. p. Riddle, Sprig OF Myfue
Minneapolis, Kansas; executive committee
r. f. Eldredge, Pythian Pen, st. PAUL
chairman, Will Scism, knights JeWs,,
Omaha; H. A. Kehlbeck, Pythian keporTi
New York; H Cronie. Pythian Looss
Secret, Atlanta; ], r. Stevens, Knights VI
Pythias Magazine, Chattanooga, Tenn.