Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-02-28

shall be submitted, next fall, 10 vote OF
the peop.e.
Notices we're posted at Peabody Cotton
Mile, Newburyport. Mass, Monday, of q
10 per cent reduction in wages all over the
factories, to 20 into fleet March 1. Supt.
Card ssys a lack of demand for goods
makes the demand necessary. Over 500
hands are affected.
A dispatch has been received at the state
department from Minister Thompson from
Rio Janeiro, stating it was reported that the
insurgents had captured Laps. Tn. name
is probably misspeiled and II - understood
to mean Sapo, own on tn, coast eight
miles out of Desser1o.
Notice is given by the lighthouse that the
B intam Rock whistiins buoy, r-d. with let
tees B. r. in black, picked up ad lift, hs,
'en n placed on It's station, about l 4 3
lies S. 5. w. l2 w. from Bantam Rock,
:, miles S. l2 W. from Cuckholds fog
signal station, Boothbay, Me.
The funeral of Lillian Durrell, tie sin
ger, took place at Boston, Tuesday. The
service was performed at l2 at the house OF
her husband, Charles F. Atkinson. li3
West Newton street. 1t was absolutely
private, none hut members of the family
and few intimate friends being present.
At East Derry. N. H., Monday hight,
Henry +. Hicks, a negro. aged %, was al
rested, charged with s,eali from the Bos-
ton police headquarters ammunition belong
iog to the state. lie was taken TO Boston,
Tuesday wher he confessed hi. guilt. He
waived examination and was held under
$500.
Warren F. Putnam, ex president of the
Bank of Exeter, Mass, charged with The
amhezzlement of 50 shares of Andover
Natioral Bank stock from William llarri-
man. is in the Lawrence police station. lie
is unable to secure the $4,000 bail fix. d
by the court to insure bis appearance
Monday.
Paul Jones was not released at Spring
fell, Ms S., Tuesday by taking the Ioor
debtors oath. He was examined all day by
Lawyer Jonathan Barnes, representing his
creditors, and the only assets revealed was
a claim of $37 against tie city of Cam
bri lee for Jones services in teaching
night school.
Warren f. Patram, ex-presilent of the
National Granite State Bank, Exeter, N.
ii pl AIDED not guilty in the police court,
Tue sdiy, to the charge of embezzlemfn MT OF
30 shares AMI over of national bank stock,
the property of William f. Hartman. The
case was continued Monday and bail fixed
at $40 900.
Thomas Lavier of Ogdensburg, n. Y,
Mathew Steiner Of Syracuse and p. Bar
rett of Montreal started to drive across the
ST. Lawrence on the ice from Prescott 10
Osdensblrg Monday night. They drove
into an air-hole and Steiner and Barrett
were drowned, and the horse and cutter
also disappeared under the ice.
Ste amship Autanta arrived at New York
Tue, d ~ from Liverpool and Queenstown
and brought over II of the passengers that
were on The American Liner Paris when
she broke her rudder at sea and put back to
Queenstown. The Autanta was off the bar
Tuesday noon, but could not venture in on
account of the binding snow storm.
A relative of the late Benjamin Low of
Gloucester, who returned from New York
Tuesday with hi, body, state that they
thoroughly investigated the movements of
the deceased from the time he reached New
York until within an hour of his death snd
we're thoroughly convinced that death was
due to natural causes and that there is no
good reason for entertaining any suspicion
of foul play.
A petition has appeared ut Georgetown,
Col. headed by the name of Mayor Henry
Parker, urging the citizens of the silver
camps to take steps to secede from the
United States and become annexed to Mex
ico. The mayor states that similar pati-
lions will be in circulation throughout the
silver bearing states in short time.
Georgetown, he says, has been requested to
take the initiative.
Europeans born in India and living Cal
cutta, held large meeting Monday, to
consider the money question. They resolved
to urge the government to settle its silver
policy by an agreement with the other civili-
zed governments of the world, and to ap-
point royal commission to inquire into the
pres mt condition of the silver market. The
meeting was notable for its strong anti
English sentiment
The wel-known distiller, William II.
Company. Lexington, Ky. is fugitive
from justice. He left here last "Wednesday
aad letter received from him Monday
states that be has duplicated warehouse re-
ceipts and that lie is in the City of Mexico.
MeU1DerS Oh his CotIpduy HdNe Io beahs VI
know ug the amount of his forgeries, Tut
that it is large sum is certain.
T. iitors of the Chtholic press in the
United S ates have resented to Mgr.
Satolli a melno, Il addrs ssed to Pope Leo,
expressing for His Holiness their tilial de-
votion and steadfast loyalty. They, at the
same time, profess themselves filled with
determination, not only to vindcate the in
ali enable rights of the See of Peter, but TO
ad vance, 20 the best of illeir ability, the
welfare of the church in the United States.
A railroad deal of vast importance to
ST ipping Interests has been consummated.
it i. the purchase of the Erie & Huron
Railway by syndicate of New York aad
Clevel md capitalists. The railway is in the
province of Ontsrio. Canada. 1t is so
uiles long and runs from Ronaeau barbor,
Lake Erie, directly opposite Cleveland, tn
Sarl !, opposite Port Huron, on the ST.
Clsire river. The read is crossed by all The
truak lines of Canada.
The 18th annual convention or the Ma
ii ,nsI Electric Light Association began st
| Washington, Tuesday. with $50 delegates
/ including most of the prominent electricians
Of the country. President L. A. Armstrong
/ of C.. m len. n. j., delivered the annual ad-
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