Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-18

| Wolcott Alderman Sanford, ueonse u
Seiders President of the Maine senate,
and Curtis Guild. Jr.
A cai,lecram received at Havana from
Madrid states that Senior Sagasta,
nro,ninent member Of the spanish pariia-
,co,r considers the loan illegal lately
ae,roaa 10 Inv the island of Cuba. The
n.adoiru of the peninsular revenue in
s,aaJ ri that Of the island of Cuba is the
! noint objected to. Il is claimed that the
gnsottIeS condition Of island revenues pre-
van,e, the money being obtained in the
rs,.I terms. The pledging of the treas
ury of tina peninsula Is said to be uncon-
stitutional.
sp,of f, K. Christ died at New Britain,
~ ar 2 o'clock A. NJ, Thursday, of
rbenratism of the heart, aggravated by
his attempt at suicide, Tuesday night.
II is ,honpht he may have taken poison
previous to attempting suicide by hang
ing He had been respondent ever since
he failed to be re elt cted teacher of Ger
man in the New Britain High school, last
month a o, sition he had held over 20
Years ago. Prof. Christ was born in Ger
many and AZ years old. He is survived
bv hi, wife and several children. He was
on,te a celebrated German scholar.
The directors Of the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad have formally ratified the new
trunk line agreement, to which eight
other trunk lines are parties. Tho new
compact succeeds the old trunk line
pool. " which was dissolved by the inter-
state commerce law, and is regarded as
the most important agreement ever made
between railroads in the United States
| 1t is framed with such care, as an expert
opinion, to be in entire harmony with the
interstate commerce law. Its object is the
regulation Of passenger and freight tariffs
and the equitable distribution of business
to competitive lines.
Attorney General Harmon telegraphed
the United States marshal for Delaware
THURSDAY, to return to the owners the
arms and ammunition found upon the
tug Taurus, seized, about Sept. l, near
Ilmirgton, Del, for an alleged intended
violation Of the neutrality laws. Some
30 men, who, it was claimed, intended to
go TO Cuba, and the tug, were the subject
of the trial at Wilmington. The men were
acquitted and the tug released from the
libel. The arms and ammunition aboard
have since been in tie custody Of the
United States marshal.
Some 60 or more New York merchants
arrived at Fall River, Mass, Thursday,
on the steamer Priscilla of the Fall River
line, as guests Of NJ C. d. Borden. He
invited them and also number Of local
manufacturers to inspect the new No. 4
Iron Works mills The new mill is the
largest and bet equipped print Cloth mill
in America ard possibly in the world. 1t
81 t1r%
about eight years 1t will contain 80,
900 spindles and will increase the pro-
ductiye capacity of the plant to 260. 900
spindlcs. The mill is built of brick, four
stories high, and measures 372 by 165 feet
on the ground plan, exclusive Of an engine
hoEse.
A special from Hermosilla, Mexico
says: George L. Harris and J. f. Baker,
two mining men from Colorado, arrived
here about 10 days ago and left on the fol-
lowing day for the Yaqui Indian ocountry,
where they had been told rich gold mint 5
existed. A Mexican guide accompanied
them. The guide returned to Hermosillo,
yesterday, and reports that they met a
party of Yaqui Indian braves, 100 miles
south,a asst Of here, and that the Indians
fired upon the Americans, killing both
men. The guide claims that he was kept
a prisoner for two Gays and was then re-
leased, after first being admonished TO
never revisit that country. The guide is
suspected of having murdered and robbed
the Americans.
In an interview at London, Mr.. Bayard,
American ambassador, denied rhe story
thai the United States had sent an ulti-
matum to Great Britain in regard to the
latter arbitrating her difficulty with
Venezuela. He explained that since the
rupture between Great Britain and
Venezuela there had been anxiety in the
United States to procure friendly settle
ment of the dispute, and to this end the
United States had offered her good offices
to Great Britain and had repeatedly tried
to devise means to arrange the trouble.
This, he added, was the present opposition.
The longer the question was allowed to
drift, the more anxious the United States
became to see it fully settled.
The American Lines new steamer st.
Paul which left New York, Oct 8, on her
maiden trip across the Atlantic, arrived
at Southampton at s. Is A. NJ, Thursday.
She experienced bad weather most of the
way with heavy northeasterly winds and
rough sea. No noteworthy incident oc-
Cured during the voyage. The daily runs
of the st. Paul were 1914, 1882 400, 412,
43D, 32i, 399, and to the Needles, 319 miles
The vessel proved to be a splendid sea
boat and everyone on board of her was
thoroughly pleased with her capabilities.
A slight accident to one of her feed
pipes, Wednesday, delayed her little.
The mayor of Southampton called upon
Captain Jamsop, commander of the St.
Paul, and congratulated him upon the
successful voyage of his ship. The officers
of the St Paul are invited by the mayor
| to be present at civic banquet which
will be held, Friday evening.
Getting Two For One.
1t is n fact not generally known that ma
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