Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-05-09

failure. The court holds that a treasurer
is an absolute insurer of public funds
coming into his hands. This is one step
forward in the determination OF the big
suit. as the ruling means that the treas
urer must account for and turn over all
funds received by him.
The rain and hail storm Of Monday
night in Kansas, did damage to fruit OF
all kinds and caused loss OF one life.
Reports from the surrounding county
state that hail fell to depth of six inches.
In the country north of here not leaf is
left on tree for miles. Vegetables and
corn are totally destroyed. Two miles
northwest of Emporia Mr.. G. Freedom and
John Bertridge while trying to cross
Neosho river, were carried away by the
torrent and the former was drowned.
Mrs. John A Logan wants bill passed
appropriating $50, 900 to the relict of Mr..
Wiltshire. to Isaac r. Hit and herself;
$40, 600 apiece for services rendered by
General Logan, Mr. Wiltshire and Mr..
Hit in securing enactment by Congress
of the bill refunding to Illinois the amount
OF direct taxes paid by the State during
the war, some $500, 900. This was re-
funded to Illinois and by the state given
to the Illinois commissioners for the
Worlds Fair for an immense exhibit
A contract was signed. Tuesday, it is
undertood, for the contraction of the finest
American ocean steamer yet attempted on
this side of the Atlantic, except the Ameri-
can liners. She will be built by the New
port News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock
Company for the Plant Steamship and In
vestment Company, which maintains lines
between Tampa, Fla. and Havana, and be-
tween Boston, Halifax and Charlottetown.
She will be over 400 feet long, and AZ feet
beam, and cost between 100000 and
800, geo.
The London Standard prints the follow
ing from it's Berlin correspondent: There
is reason to beliveve that Japan will not
hold any position on the Chinese main
land. pending thl payment of the war
but W II rest satisfied with the
support of the powers. 1t is rumored that
the Chinese indemnity loan will be issued
at 102, with interest at 6 per cent. The
Emperor of China intends to send a special
to the Gar, Emperor William
and President Faure to convey his thanks
for their intervention in the peace negotia-
tions.
A Chicago paper said, Wednesday. that
five of the largest coal mining companies
in northern Illinois have combined in a
fight against their competitors of the other
sections, as result Of the refusal of the
railroads to make satisfactory adjust
ment Of freight rates. This combination
has been Incorporated under the name of
the General Wilmington Coal Company.
This is believed by coal men to be the mi
tial step toward the formation of virtual
trust, in which every company operating
mines in tho northern section OF Illinois
will be greatly interested.
Judge Blodgett at Concord, N. H. issued
temporary injunctions restraining James
Il. McShane and Timothy p. Sullivan.
landlords, and James NJ. Collins and
Timothy J. Sullivan tenants from letting
or using certain buildings for illegal sale
or keeping for sale intoxicating liquors,
pending adjudication of legal questions
raised at the trial. These were the first
cases ever tried by jury in this state I'M
der the nuisance act and verdict re
turned against the respondents. Excep-
tions will be transferred to the June law
term Of full bench Of the supreme court.
Emperor Francis Joseph arrived at
Laibach, Austria, Tuesday. The object
of his journey Is to see personally what
provisions have been made for the relief
of the sufferers by recent earthquakes
On his arrival he received the report of
the Governor on the condition of affair
The reports showed that out Of total of
1850 houses. only 30 are intact, while
15S were utterly destroyed by earthquakes
Ten thousand of the inhabitants have fled
from the town and a majority of those
are quartered in temporary
barracks. The Emperor made tour of
the streets frequently stopping to offer
few words of sympathy to the people on
his way. His Majesty promises to make
another large donation for the sufferers.
News was brought to San Francisco by
the steamer Gaelic. that mutiny broke
out on board the bark Launborga on
March 4 last. The bark anchored off
Siolle settlement, about 300 miles from
Hong Kong. One of the crew, Patrick
kelley,a naturalized citizen of the United
States, was shot dead by the captain,
who was stabbed three times and nearly
murdered. One of the ships mates was
cut terribly and badly dubbed by the
nutinecrs, The first and third officers
and two others rushed into the fight to
beat the sailors back into the forecastle.
Then they stood guard with loaded re-
volvers until signals with the shore
brought OF two hoatloads of native
soldiers and q launch from an English
gunhoat The musineers were ironed and
taken TO Manila on the British steamer.
whence they will be shipped to London