Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-05-16

depositOrs need fear nothing.
Fifteen indictments have been returned
by the grand jury at Marion, H.. against
large number of local politicians. for ac-
cepting money during the last campaiga
for their votes and influence The law,
which is new one, makes the punish
ment imprisonment in the county jail and
disfranchisement for from one to three
years. Some of those indicted are hold
ing important offices.
Schooner Nellie F. Sawyer, Willard,
Perth Amboy for Portland, Me-, which
went ashore near the New Haven break
water, was floated after 80 tons of her
cargo was lightered and was towed TO
New London, Wednesday. She is not
leaking badly but part of her keel is gone
Divers will go under her, Thursday, TO
ascertain the extent of her damage and
determine whether she can proceed to her
destination.
Judge Bookstaver of New York, has
denied the application for a temporary
receiver of the Equitable Mutual Fire In
surauce Corporation, but gives permits
sion to the attorney general to renew the
application after motion ON the part OF
the superintendent of insurance requiring
the company to make good any impaired
capital he may certify it has sustained,
and if after 30 days from giving notice
the company fails to do so.
A dispatch from London states that
James j. Hill, president of the Great
Northern Road. has been successful in
his deal to secure the Northern Pacific
Railway. Railway men say that Mr.. Hill
4 lin
through the purchase of second mortage
bonds There is much curiosity in rail
way circles as to what Mr.. Hill proposes
to do with the two roads which parallel
leach other from st. Paul to the coast. |.
The London Truth comments on tie
fact that medals and diplomas won at the
Worlds Fair in Chicago have not yet
been given to the successful exhibitors.
The paper cites the assigned reason for
this delay, but inclines toward the ex-
PLANTATION that the members of the COM
mittee having the matter in charge drew
salaries until their work is finished, and
when the medals and diplomas are given
to the winners there will be no more work
for the committee to do.
Fire started early Wednesday morning,
at Detroit. in the yards of the Dwight
Lumber Company, which arc located on
Scooter avenue. between the tracks of the
Michigan Central and Bay City Rail
roads and which are two blocks long and
one block wide. Before the fire was
brought under control, the planning mill,
dry kiln, shingle mill, backing mill, dry
ing sheds and engine house were destroyed.
Tho loss will reach nearly 800, 900; in
suranco, $50, 900.
The proceedings against Sheriff Hansen
and his former deputy sheriff, John Hing
worth, for contempt, came up, Wednes-
day, before Justice Barrett, at New York.
Justice Barrett dismissed the order
against Sheriff Hansen and committed
Illingworth to Jail for 10 days and fined
him $50. Inspector Mclaughlin was
committed to the Tombs prison, Friday
night, and instead of taking him there
Illingworth permitted him to be taken
to a bath house until the next morning.
Eli Williams. colored, Wednesday, while
supposedly insane, started n fire in the
cellar Of his residence, 129 North Juniper
street, Philadelphia, and then bit his
wife Mary, who was asleep in the bed, in
the head with an axe AS finale to the
tragedy, he committed suicide by blow
ing out his brains with an old musket
Although the woman's skull was crushed
in, she ran 10 the street in her night clothes
and gave the alarm and the fire was soon
extinguishcd. The woman will die
Commissioner of Public Work Kent of
Chicago, is pushing vigorously the investi-
CATION into the pay roll frauds Employees
of the water pipe extension and street
cleaning departments were notified that
before drawing their pay for March and
April, they must make affidavits to the
correctness of their claims. So far the
discrepancies between the afiidayits and
those OF the foreman under whom the
signers have worked, show the intention
to defraud the city of various small sums
aggregLting at least Si0 600. "a
There is fear of general outbreak of
Apachcs in Arizona Small bands of rene
gades have left the White Mountain roser-
walton and ere travelling through the
lower Sierra Madres on the way to Mexico
They have stolen several horses and are to
be feared, especially as it is assured that
they have been joined by the kid" who
is a monster of cruelty. Troops from
Forts lIuacha, Grant and Bayard may be
depended upon to run them up and at
least drive the band back to the reserva-
ton.
A dispatch from Cape Colony says that
in Parliament, Tuesday, Mr.. Weiner made
a motion calling for the paper concerning
the treaty with Canada. He contended
that it would be better for the colony to
cultivate relations with its own neighbors
than with Canada and said that there
were 10 articles except what were already
free that they could exchange with
Canada. The premier, Hon. Cecil Rhodes,
said the negotiations had not gone beyond
a proposal that a Canadian delegate visit
Cape Colony.
A fire in the basement of the tourist
brick apartment house Nos. ESQ and 2SS
Columbus avenue, Boston. known as
Hotel Powell, early Wednesday, caused
considerable excitement among the
tenants. The people escaped in their
night clothes and some time later the
police found a man hanging by his hands
from window 30 feet from tho ground
He was quickly rescued and proved to be
MIR. Dustin, who had sought relief from
tho dense smoke by climbing ont Of the
window. The loss by fire is small
The Weybosset mills at Providence, r.