Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-15

done the road by the flood has been repaired
and traffic will only be slightly delayed.
At Cramer Hill, suburb of Jersey City,
Thursday, John Kaufman, aged SO, cut
the threats of his wife Rosina, and three
children, twin boys, aged 5 years, and a
month-old infant, and then hanged himself.
The French ironclads Admiral Duperre,
Alger and Magenta are directed to proceed
to Algeciras, Spain, for orders. II Eng
land reinforces her feet at Gibraltar these
vessels will be attached to the French
squadron in the same waters. l
Mrs. Hannah Fox died at Hartford, Ct,
Thursday. aged 90. She was born at Glas-
tonbury, Sept. s, 1896, and was the widow
of Leonard Fox, who served in the war of
1912. He died in 1866 and she has since
drawn pension, being one of the few sur
viving pensioners of that war. She had
five children, II grandchildren and IL
reat-grandchildren. ...
About 40 Italians at work for the Trac-
ton Company at Bridgeport, Ct. whose
lines are being equipped for the trolley sys-
tenn. threatened to do bodily injury to Fore
man Dominic, Thursday. They claimed
they paid him 50 a piece for q job and he
laid them off to take on new m IN from New
York. They had been at work only since
Sunday. The men finally dispersed from
the scene. 5.-
The Car has caused the issuance of a
decree appointing court of honor to regu-
late duelling in the army. The court is
composed of army officers, whose duty it is
to decide whether duelling is necessary. If
it decides in the affirmative any officer re-
fusing to accept q challenge will be dis
missed from the army in disgrace. Law
suits arising out of duels will not be per-
mitted. ,
T. C. Ellsworth, assignee of Humphrey
B. Chamberlain and the Chamberlain In
vestment Company, Denver, Col, is quoted
as saying that he has not dollar to pay
several millions of debts. Mr.. Chamber
lain's assets aggregate in face value 3d.
900, but brought 800 at public sale. The
Investment Company has about $4,000, 900
shares in mining corporations to offset
proved claims of 100000. These as
sets will be sold next Monday, but are not
expected to realize any more than those of
Mr.. Chsmberlain's. A full list of credi-
tors would fill an ordinary eight page news
paper.
In the italian Chamber of Deputies,
Thursday, Premier Crispi announced that
the former mininistry would remain in Of
Zee with the exception that Signor Bsra-
zzulli, member of the Right, would as
sumo the portfolio of agriculture in place
of Signor Boselli, appointed minister of
finance. The announcement was received
with prolonged applause. Signor Cfispi in-
Inmates that the proposal to increase the
land tax had been abandoned, and COM
mission composed of generals be appointed
to study the questions of reforms and
economics in the army. These announce
ments were also cheered.
Chairman Raymond of the National Rae
ing Board League of American Wheelmer
has been investigating the standing Il
crack racing men during the past few day..
As result many riders have been sus-
pended, others taken out of class "a" or
amateur division and put in class "B"
or semi professional branch. TIE follow
ing are among those declared in class .'B,"
violation clause ''E" class"A" rules: Allen
Jones. George F. McCleary, W. A. Fur
bar, George Smith, Douglass McRea, j.
W. Gilmore, II. 4. Passmore, E. C. Far
rar, Bath, Me-; M. A. Ames, Auburn, Me. !;
VIM. Adams. Fred B. Groves, Lewiston,
Me-