Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-05-23
CONDEMNED DISPATCHES.

"Within the rext week think operators
ia Ohio and Pennsylvania will reach the
determination to put outside men to work
in their Mines" said Col. Rend, the big
coal operator, in an interview at Chicago
Tuesday. "This may mean riot and bloc =
she'd but there is no alternative left US.
President Mcbride Of the Miners Union is
attempting to create himself dictator over
the entire coal interests of this country"
1t is said that Prince Krapotkin, the GEL
ebrated Nihilist, returned to Russia in dis
guise some time ago and was arrested when
the Russian police threw out their dragnet
some time three weeks sgo. Letters from
St. Petersburg say that the plan to hold
manoeuvres around Smolensk next fall has
been abandoned, owing to the discovery of
documents which point to plot to kill the
Car during his proposed visit to the town.
Schooner Alberta from Bono Vista for
ST. Johns, lumber Ia len, fOundered 30 miles
north of st. Johns, Saturday night having
struck an iceberg. Her crew arrive there
in safety. Schooner Marian was driven
ashore Sunday at Black Head Cove 10
miles from st. Johns. Her crew abandoned
her and went there for tugs. Meanwhile
the Inhabitants of the coast warped her off at
high tide and brought her here. She is
laden with seal skins and oil.
Striking coal miners of Danville, ILL.,, to
the number of 200, marched, Monday, TO
three small local mines and, by threats and
persuasion, succeeded in getting the min
crs employed there to stop work. Then
they marched to Hungry Hollow and pur-
sued the same tactics at two mines at that
settlement. The strikers have announced
their intention of shutting down the mine
which provides Danville Water Works with
coal, placing the city at the mercy of fire.
Public sympathy is turning against the men.
King Alexander of Servia says in his
proclamation: "When the passions of the
disloyal shall have been allayed and order
restored throughout the kingdom, will, in
harmony with my people, frame a new con-
.titution." 1t is said Prince Ksrageory, pre-
tender to the throne, has left St. Peters
burg for Roumapia. Dispatches from Bel
grade say the country is quiet, people in
general having shown little interest in the
Kings performance, and radicals seem to
have adopted poll of nonretists lance for
the>present.
The Euss foreign Office has informed
NJ. Persiani, the Russian minister at Bel
grade, that Russia will in no way interfere
in the present state of affairs in Servia.
This is understood to mean that King Alex
sndcr has forfeited the friendship of Russia
by his action in the interest of his father,
liking Milan, who is believed to hive in
stig It. d the Servi'n coup d'etat. In politi-
cal circles cx King Milan's return TO Bel
grade after is pre- mi re not to do so, was a
breach of faith to the Gar which will not
be forgotten or forgiven.
The Lexington Presbytery at Na'hvi)l',
Tenn, Monday, asked that the Presbyter-
i'm General Assembly declare unconstitu-
tionsl the action of the last assembly
providing for the ordination of mi5is-
tiers in foreign fields. The committee
decided the assembly had not the power,
unless requested by the Presbyteries, and
recommended that the assembly send down
to the Prcsby terry recomme ndation that II
be adopted. The committee on organic
union msde report recommending the
rejection of the overtures of the North
ern Presbyterians and the report was made
the special order.
Last Friday morning the l4-years-t Id
daughter of Washing on Smith, living ne,
Arlington, Ga, was assaulted and Outrsg
BY negro, while returning from school
The negro, meeting with desperate resist
ance. plunged knife into the girls eide
Mr.. Smith came up on horseback and the
negro fred three bullets into his body anf
fled. Mr.. Smith died, Sunday morning
and the daughter is not expected 10 live
Sheriff Wilkins captured the ne gro, Sun
day afternoon, and placed him under I
strong guard in Miller county jsil. At
A. NJ. Monday, an armed band of IS mer
stormcd the jail. took the n'gto to tree
and hung him. They fired 500 bullets into
his body.