Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-15
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The report that Count Herbert Bismarck
has been appointed German minister to
| Washington is denied upon authority.
! Owing to the illness of one of Capt.
Howgatc's attorneys, the trial of the ex-
army officer has been postponed until
Jan. %.
Gen. W. ]. Sewcll received the Repub-
lican caucus nomination at Trenton, n.
| j., Monday night, for United States
senator.
/ Mrs. Hansbrough, wife of the senator
from North Dakota, died, at Washington,
! Monday, after a week illness, of typhoid
! pneumonia.
| Receipts from internal revenue, Mon
day, were 1921, SOL; customs, sos, 1856
miscellaneous, 500, l02 National bank
notes received for redemption, 1903, 0S9.
Schooner Majestic, which sank, sun
lay night, in Gloucester harbor, was raised,
Monday,a and grounded On the flats at East
Gloucester. Her bottom is badly damaged.
Ex-postmaStCr G. ". Cannon of Ashe-
vile. n. C., was arrested, Monday,
charged with cmbczzling over $4,000 while
holding Office. He gave bond to appear,
Tuesday
The sixth game Of the chess match was
played ut Paris, Monday, between Micscs
and Janowski, and was won by the former
The score stands: Janowski, b Mieses
,; drawn, /.
schooner Horace b. Parker was libclled
Mt Gloucester, Monday, by Deputy Uni
ted States Marshal Robinson. on behalf Of
the owners of the pilot boat Lawlor, which
she ran into and sunk, a few days ago.
Tx Policeman Dana II. Miles was ar
raigncd in the superior court, at Port
land, Monday morning, on charge OF ac-
cepting brihcs from liquor sellers. He
plead not guilty and gave bail in $1,000.
Justice Barrett at New York, Monday,
appointed a receiver of Jcnnyng's Lace
Works. The company had a capital stock
of 800, 600. The receiver was appointed
in proceedings for voluntary dissolution.
From the movements Of certain of Tay
Ior's bondsmen, now in Chicago, there is
good reason to believe that the dcfaulting
treasurer of South Dakota, is in Chicago
or the immediate vicinity. 1t is said
there will be settlement of Taylor's de
falcation.
The issue of standard silver dollars from
the minis and treasury offices for the
week ended Jan. 12,was 1885, 374 and for
the corresponding period of last year,
s2S2, 956. The shipment of fractional
silver coins from Jan. / to Jan. IL aggre
gated sl66, 1919.
Bark Hcbcr of st. John, n. b., New
York for Rio Grande do Sui, with case
oil and rosin, was burned at sea. Nov. %
/ The crew lost all but Were taken from
| their boats and landed 80 miles from
/ Pcrnambuco Capt bowling arrived at
1 New York, Monday,
| Schooner Georgia L. Dickson fouled the
/ British schooner Lizzie Dias, at anchor
off Vineyard Haven, Sunday night. The
/ Dickson had her spankcr boom broken.
/ The Dias had some stanchions broken. the
main rigging chain plates started, and
1 other slight damage.
/ Diglake colliery Mt Hanlcy, Eng, was
suddenly flooded, Monday cutting off the
escape of 80 miners. Fifty others were
taken out of the pit, but the 80 unfortu-
mates cannot be reached until the water
| subsidies. 1t cannot now be learned
whether any are alive.
The Democratic caucus of the Texas
/ Senate, Monday, decided to make Horace
Chiffon the nominee of the Democratic
party for United States senator at the
election, January %, John A. OConnor
/ OF San Antonio, will be his opponent,
running on the Populist ticket.
For the first time in many months the
Santa Fe earnings show an increase for
the week over those for the correspond
ing week of the preceding year. The
I earnings of the entire system for the first
week of January, were 1868, 1913, an in
crease of ST., 1879 over the same period in
1894.