Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-02

Obituary: Guy de Maupassant, the French
romanticist: aged A.
Miscellaneous: The Christian Endeayor in
ternational convention opened in Montreal,
The Duke Of York prince George of wales)
and Princess Victoria Mary of Teck mar.
fied in London.
( Obituary: Justice Samuel Blatchford Of the
United States supreme court. at Newport.
r. l.; aged "a
4 Obituary: Ex-Governor A. K. Allison of
Florida, in jacksonville: aged g.
~ Disasters IL persons killed and 10 injured
at the burning Of a cold storage warehouse
in the Worlds fair grounds
Obituary: Charles Brenneke. formerly we'll
known as an architect and engineer at Mar.
shalltown, la; aged 70.
u. Fire: West Superior. Wis, the plant of a
paint and builders supply company de-
stroyed; loss, $4,000
II Disaster: people killed and 20 injured in
acoliision on the West Shore road at New
burg, N. Y.
Miscellaneous: The international convention
of the Baptist Young Peoples union of
America opened at Indianapolis. Shots ex.
changed between Siamese forts and French
gunboats at the mouth of Meinam river; %
Siamese killed and "A wounded
ID Obituary: Gen. David w. Miles, q Penn.
sylvania veteran, at Lancaster, Pa; aged
81. Gen. j. G. Kelton. U. s. A. retired, at
Washington: aged 81.
10. Fire. Mount Washington, N. H., the Glenn
House destroyed; loss, $4,000
Obituary. Gen. Edward Jardine. a union vet.
eran. in New York city; aged Is. Rear Ad.
miral Earl English, U. S. n. retired at
Washington; aged s..
u. Fire: London, 80 buildings in the business
district destroyed; loss, 9l,5o0.GO.
Disaster: A locomotive crashed into a
crowded street car in Chicago, killing 4
passengers.
Miscellaneous: The educational congress
opened at Chicago. q
ID. Cyclone: A destructive tornado swept over
the towns of Voghera and Casteggio, Italy,
Miscellaneous: Exciting bank panic in Dem
yer.
20. Fire: Emen, Miss, the business portion en-
tirely destroyed; loss, S,;0.OD.
Obituary: Gen. J. q. Walker. veteran of the
regular army and of the Confederacy, in
Washington: aged 70.
q. Fire: Long Island City. n. Y, 81 buildings
burned: loss, 100000.
Obituary: Rear Admiral Melancthon Smith,
U. s. N. retired. at Green Bay, Wis: aged
So.
q. Fires: Paulling. o., 30 of the principal busi-
ness houses destroyed; loss, S@0lCO0. Pert
Louis, the capital of the island of Mauri-
titus, devastated by flames; the city was
wrecked in 1852 by hurricane.
"a. Fire: Columbus, o., the OHIO Transfer and
etoidSC COMPANY ouiiuiHssS destroyed,
loss, S3D0GfU.
Is. Misce llaneous: The Erie Railway company
placed in hands of receivers; floating debt
S6.C00,0tO.
%. Obituary: Gen. George w. Morgan, a
Mexican and civil war veteran. at Fortress
Monroe, Va; aged 70.
q. Fire: Ludington, Mich, Carriers lumber
and single mill destroyed; loss, sl25,oD
Miscellaneous: 10000 English coal miners
went out on a strike.
20. Fire: Lockport, n. Y, the United Indus
trial Fiber company burned out: loss, $50.
600. =
80. Fire: Pittsburg. the stores of the l.. H. Har.
ris Drug company and of A. c. Henderson
druggist, destroyed: loss. $4,000.
81. Disaster: men killed and badly injured
by the explosion of a farm engine boiler
near Newark, o.
Obituary: John Stephenson, the noted street
car builder. at New Rochelle. N. Y: aged 81
AUGUST.
l. Miscellaneous: The national convention OF
the Catholic Total Abstinence union opened
at Springfield, Mass. Panic in the provision
pit of the Chicago board of trade.
3. Fire: Rhinebeck, n. Y, the barn and other
outbuildings of ex-Vice President Morton's
farm destroyed; loss. S2O0,0O0.
Obituary: Gen. William p. Innes, civil wal
veteran, at Grand Rapids.
o. IITt. htiiSSsS WY bTdiItu upuSc Vi Tie
Whitman & Barnes Manufacturing com.
pany of Akron. o., burned out: loss. Sl25,C0
Disasters: seamen killed by the explosion OF
grenade on the German armor clad steam.
er Baden at Kiel, Germany. The pleasure
yacht Rachel on Lake George, sank and
carried down persons.
Obituary: James l.. Wright, one of the seven
founders of the Knights of Labor. at Ger
mantown, Pa; aged IS.
Miscellaneous. The French blOrka AIDE of Siam
raised.
1 Miscellaneous: Receivers were appointed
for the business of J. II. Walker company,
dry goods dealers, who succeeded to the Chi.
cage trade Of A. T. Stewart & Co.: debts
about S2,OOONO. N. l.. Corte & Co.. the old
tin plate importers, assigned in New York
city; liabilities. S3O,OOO.
1 Fire: Oakland, Cal, Pacific Nail works
burned: loss, S250OO.
Disaster: 81 ,leasure excursionists drowned
by the swapping of a rowboat in Swansea
bay, Port Talbot, Wales.
Obituary: Gen. George B. Bingham. Union
veteran, at Westboro. Mass.
Miscellaneous: The reservoir of the Portland
(MeJ Water company burst. letting free
9OOOOOOO gallons of water: houses crushed
and people killed.
2. Fire: Snow Hill, Md, the business sector
nearly destroyed; loss about Sjm,mO.
Political: Congress met in extraordinary ses
sion.
Obituary: Alfred Butler Starey. editor OF
Harper's Young People. in New York city.
Sporting: George Dixon defeated Eddie Price
for the worlds championship. at Coney Is
land.
q Obituary: John B. Wright, manager Of
Ford's theater when President Lincoln
was assassinated. at Allston. Mass; aged
rs. George Makepe2ce Towle, historian
and journalist. at Dfookline, Mass; aged
62. William T. w. Ball. an old Journal t.
in Boston; aged 63. Rear Admiral Thorn.
ton A. jenkins. U. S. N. at Washngton;
aged 81.
Miscellaneous: R. II. Coleman, the Iron
King" of Lebanon, Pa, assigned.
N obituary: George Shiras. father of Justice
Shiras. and an old Pennsylvania. at Pitts
burg: aged ~. ~
10. Fire: Milwaukee, several mills, iumoet
yards and over 200 houses destroyed; loss
s2O00.0U. $1,000.
"a. Fires: Steubenville, O.; loss, Sa0,0D. Den.
yer. -four mill and elevator burned: ioss
over S251.0G
Disaster: people killed and 4injured at TIC
burning of the Senate hotel. Chicago.
IL Fire: Buffalo, the Coalsworth elevator de-
stroyed; loss nearly SStO,M.
IA Disasters; passengers killed in a railroad
accident at Milton. Pa. Il excursionisis
drowned in the river Shannon. Ireland. by
the capsizing of a boat.
II Fire. ST Paul, Dyer Bros. musical instru.
ments, burned out; loss. S10tum
Obituary; John w. CASTELAR,. a noted Amer
lean landscape painter. at Saratoga springs
n V AGED s.,