Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-04-17
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Santa Cruz, Cal, were burned Saturday
night. the loss was s255 coo; Insurance,
100000. Tie FIRE was of ircendisry orr
gin.
Joe" Fielden, the English lightweight
pugilist, pleaded guilty at Washington,
Monday, in the criminal court, 10 stealing
a diamond pin, and was sentenced 10 the
Albany penitentiary for three years at hard
labor.
In the supreme court, at Exeter, \. H.,
Monday, Timothy Cronin, indicted for as
sault with intent TO kill, pleaded guilty 10
aggravated assault. President Putnsm's
reeognizance of $1,000 was declared for
:Sited.
The grand jury at Quebec, Monday, re-
turned a true bill on two charges OF obtain
ing money under false pretences against
W. 4. Baldwin, flour broker of that city,
who recently failed, with liabilities amount
ing to 500, 900.
The British steamer Adirondack, from
Haytian ports, arrived at New York, Mon
day. Little news could be CLEANED from
her officers more than that all was reported
quiet at Port su Prince, whence the steamer
sailed, March %.
The residence of August Krinkle, near
Janesville, MINI, was burned Sunday
morning, and three of krinkle's daughters,
Auguste, Martha and Edith, were burned
| to death. The fire is supposed to have
been caused by ar explosion of kerosene.
Peter Charter arrested at Maiden, Mass,
Sunday night, suspected of being impG-
Gated in the Newmarket, \. H, tragedy,
r., Tho bat
officials have not been here to identify the
man, and the Maiden Pc ,e do not believe
he is the right person.
Consolidated Wrecking Company and
Cobb & Tay lor of Provipcetown, have con-
tracted to float the schooner Abbie S.
Walker for $3.50, and work began Monday
night. The wrecked schooner Josie John
son was hauled of the beach, Monday, by
the steamer A. B. Ntckerson.
Il is believed that serious labor struggle
will grow out of the strike of about 5000
mechanics and other employees of The Nladi
kaykas Railway, Russia, who demand an
increase of wages. Employees of the khat-
kov Railway are on the verge of strike
and the railway authorities throughout
northern Russia are apprehensiye of gem
eral ue-up.
Lewis A. Gordon, who left his family in
Lowell, Mass, five weeks ago to seek work
at Newmarket, n. H., has mysteIlously
disappeared. his wife heard from nm
last month ago. She last week wrote to
his boarding house III Newmarket out WAS
informed that Gordon had left TOR Lowell
some time ago.
The House committee on Pacific railways
| Moaday adopted a resolution instructing
the chairman to invite the receiver of the
/ Union Pacific Railway Company, and
George Hoadley. special counsel of the
United States. to appear before the House
committee and inform them as to the status
of their company's affairs.
,ft,- uaol, of ,r,,+ oro;to,,,or+ :, tbo
political imbroglio at St John, n. F, mat
tiers seem to have settled down to their nor
NAL condition again. The Governor is yer,
indignant at what he claims was an insult
/ offered him by the Assembly, on Saturday
hen it refused to admit the usher with the
black rod. The Goodridge cabinet is
arranging its programme and it is believed
will soon introduce bills for the construc-
/ ton of public works. This will provide
means of employment TO a great number of
idle lsborers. Michael Knight has been
appointed surveyor general Without a seat
III the cabinet
Tho Sto,a ao,s,tmo,, hos -ooo;rod To-
forwarding 10 40 indenenden. nations of the
would otfic;ol cor;as rs tho r,or,nr;oI f,r
International arbitration prepared at the
Worlds Columbian Exposition. The me-
mortal is signed by all the eff GERS of the
/ Exposition and the prominent members of
the present cabinet. leading senators and
representatives, and by prominent men and
women generally. 1t il beautiful and
undue document. making strong plea for
the establishment of permanent universal
peace. to he secured by Supplying methods
/ of arbitration whenever diference arise
/ between nations.
/ The Neu yo-L uo-.,d hos r,.do .hor
ouyb canvass of tho state Of Ken,ucav N
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d;st,;c, ,rh;cb al " ~ p p,eok;n,;aao
,o,r ,orrasor+s ~, r;a,r :, ao,arn,;r;s :,
| bis chance of a re.o,oction nov, fam he
baving .nron,ced tho, bo will no o.nd;
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