Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-02-23

is ashore on COlOrauO DdHkS, Oh Cdpc
San Antonio, western extremity of Cuba
She is owned by the Morgan Line, and
her home port is New Orleans.
A special to the Boston Globe from
Providence, r. l., says: Ri Rev.
Thomas NJ Clark, the Episcopal bishop
of the diocese of Rhode Island for over 40
years, is reported to have gone mad. He
is confined at private sanltarium at
Forest Hills, Mass, and his condition is
said to be hopeless.
News is received from the lower Sugue
nay and Labrador coasts to the effect that
wholesale destruction of fur bearing ami
mails is being carried on by Indians. The
settlers will petition the government to
appoint agents to look after the preserva-
ton of fish aud game and prevent them
from being completely annihilated.
Louis p Lejeune, charged with having
swindled Waldron, Wightman Il Co. of
Providence, of several thousand dollars,
was arrested at Norwich, Ct, Friday. and
an officer from Providence took him to
that city He protested his innocence and
says he can explain all the alleged irregu-
arities when he reaches his destination.
Mrs Caroline NJ McGlenen, widow of
the late Harry McGlenen, long the bust
ness manager OF the Boston theatre, died,
Friday, at Boston, of paralysis. Her age
was 60 and she was prominently identified
with charitable work and a member of
the Woman's Charity Club, Woman's
Relief Corps, Golden Cross and American
Legion of Honor.
The train bearing the remains of Minis
ter Gray arrived at Union City, Ind,
Friday. Large crowds met the train at
the intermediate stations. At Winchester
the casket was opened and many people
viewed the remains. The city was draped
in black and the remains taken to Cad
wallader's Opera house, where services
were held.
W. A. Russell, president of the Russell
Paper Co., Lawrence, Mass, and +. Z.
Parks, general managers of the Glens
Falls Paper Co, visited the paper mill
proprietors in the Black River Valley,
New York, Friday. for the purpose of
effecting combination of manufacturers
to raise the price of print paper. They
met with good success.
At 4 O'Clock, Friday, at Washington,
the Howgate jury, after being out 81
hours, reported to the crier of the criminal
court that it was still at odds" Judge
McComas said that he would come to the
court house. at night, if the jury agreed
by 10 O'Clock If there was no agreement
reached by that hour, the judge directed
the jury to be locked up for the night.
The Connecticut Prohibition state con-
vention for the nomination OF candidates
for state officers was held at Providence,
Friday, and was one of the liveliest gather
iugs of the party ever held In that city. |
The nominees of the convention: Cover !
nor, Hon. Smith Quimby, Warwick
Lieutenant Governor VIM. j. franklin, !
Newport, secretary of state, George W. |
Thorpe, North Providence; attorney
general, James A. Williams, Providence;
general treasurer, l.. l.. Anderstrom,
Bristol
The fishing schooner Commodore, Capt |
Frank Mum and crew of five men,
numbered among the missing vessels /
driven off the coast in the recent storm, |
returned to New York, Thursday night. |
She had been out since Feb. TO- She was !
driven away down off the Virginia coast. |
Her crew was Obliged to remain on deck !
for four days and nights during the fierce
blizzard, as the cabin was flooded with |
TWO lceu Ol WdbeT, iuu llltS lldtt W iFt /
on raw fish. Every one of the crew is
bruised, blistered and frost bitten. The
Commodore's arrival cleans up the list of .
missing vessels of the fishing fleet.
The British iron ship Benlarig, upon
which the New York pilot boat Jordan |
put Pilot Franklin Beebe, while off Abse-
com, over two weeks ago, and for whose
safety the shipping world has been
anxious for some days is reported from
Baltimore as having been spoken by
steamer Rossmore 100 miles off Sandy
Hook, Feb. Is. The Rossmore's officers
state that the Benlarig had two sails
blown away. two seamen had died, and
nearly all the crew were frostbitten.
Pilot Beebe was transferred to the Ross
more on account of extreme Illness The
Benlarig had reached within IL miles of
the Hook, when the hurricane struck her