Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-03-29

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h;s do.th nv poison administered Dy
,,art;es rho would benefit by bis death
+.k;po Mace at q certain time MISS
Co,,e;ns, assertion that she was betrotheo
to Mr.. Fair is also denied.
Two men held up an Iron Mountain
t-.;r about 10, Wednesday night. near
W;Iiiamsvillc, Mo. They cut of :he
mail. express and baggage cars, and aiter
-'nn,nc them down the track some dis
torca are said to have succeeded In rob
hing the express car. The conductor lost
a sum of money and his jewelry.
Gen. Martinez de Campos has accepted
the commission to go to Cuba at inc hea.l
of the Spanish achievements Which are
to be sent there. and has declared tna6 the
moment he lands in CuEa he Will proceed
with operations designed to put down the
revolt instanter The government Inurs-
day, forwarded $1,000, 600 to CUBA.
Strong suspicion prevails that the mails
between Portsmouth, N. H., and
Boston are being tempered with, several
valuable packages having never reaehed
their destination. The facts have Deen
reported to the postal authorities IN bos-
ton and Portsmouth, and government
detectives are now at work on the matter
In the central criminal court, Old
Railey. London, Thursday, counsel on be-
half of the Marquis of Queensbury and
Oscar Wilde represented their clients as
both being anxious to have the case OF
Wilde against Queensbury tried at the
earliest possible moment Justice Collins
fixed April 3 as the day for the trial.
Investigation into the troublesome
question of heating and ventilating the
Senate wing of the Capitol at Washing
ton, was begun, Wednesday by Prof.:
Woodbridge Of the Boston Institute OF
Technology. Prof. Woodbridge VIII
make a critical examination of the whole
building. He will submit report to the
Senate committee on rules upon the con-
clusion of his labors.
The Sing Sing prison officials con
tradict the report circulated in New YORK
civ that Convict John Y. Mckane had
become insane. During the winter
McKane has been kept more closely con-
fined than he would have been had there
been outdoor work for him. This has
affected him some, but there is no danger
of his losing his mind.
A statement is published at st. Peters
burg, upon semi-ofii cial authority, that
Germany and the United States, replying
to the solicitations of the Chinese peace
ENJOYS, both declared that they had 10
solved to observe strict neutrality. Upon
the same authority 1t Is said that the
other powers replied that the time for
their intervention had not arrived
The Scotland Yard authorities at Lon
don are strongly of the belief that the man
O'Brien arrested in Paris, Wednesday,
for shooting a companion in railway
station, is the 'Brien who for some time
past has been going back and forth be-
tween Belgium and Paris, engaged in
various questionable transactions. The
police are tracing some of his proceedings
to be able to absolutely identify him.
Schooner Mile r. Bohannan, in bal
last, Boston for Philadelphia was caught
in a fierce gale off Highland Light, Cape
Cod, and saved herself by dropping an
Choir. She had only few times her length
clear of the bar. She is in a dangerous
position but if the wind holds westerly
she will be safe The gale was severe,
Thursday with heavy snow squalls and
rough sea, slightly moderating ut sunset
Bank, New York city, was assaulted by
his brother, Vim. H. Foster, at the corner
of Grand street and South Fifth avenue,
New York. Thursday, with cane. Scott
Fosters arm was broken, his shoulder
dislocated and his skull fractured VIM.
H. Foster was arrested, arraig ncd and re-
manded until Friday In court VIM. ii.
Foster said "He has robbed me of every
thing l had.
The races at Nice, for James Gordon
Bennett prizes for small raters, was
sailed, Thursday. The first race was for
fiye-raters. Blue Sky finished first,
securing the first prize of ESQ: Gareth,
second, winning the $50 prize. The race
for half to three raters was won by
Dousch. Fay was second, The prizes
were, respectively, $50 and $50. The
steam yacht races were postponed, until
Friday, on account of bad weather.
Chairman Croker of the Boston transit
commission turned the first shovelful of
earth on the subway, Thursday, just in
side the Charles street gate of the public
garden. The ceremony had not been ad-
yertised and not over 600 persons were
present. Gov. Greenhalge with few
words handed the shovel to Mr.. Croker,
who, after a brief response broke the
ground for the great undertaking. Before
noon quite force of men and horses were
at work.
A letter was received at Bridgeport, Ct,
Thursday, from John Bronson, who was
believed to have been lost with his sister
Ida on the steamer Elbe. Mr.. Brunsen
was to have sailed on the Elbe, but at the
last minute changed his mind. He is now
at his home in Denmark and will soon
come to this country. The passenger list
of the Elbe contained the names of John
and Ida Bronson The victims are now
believed to be couple missing from
Oakland, Cal.
At Chatham, Mass, Thursday, a heavy
northwest gale prevailed, accompanied by
driving snow and falling temperature
Schooner Oliver Schofield was discovered
anchored in close proximity to Chatham
bars when the snow cleared, with heavy
breakers all around her, but she
had set no signal tor assistance at sunset.
Capt. Doane and crew of the Chatham
station have the lifeboat and apparatus
out on the beach, prepared to render
nroppt nSs;Sfcnea If needed