Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-05-23
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Franz Won Suppe the composer, died
at his home, near Vienna, Tuesday. He
was IS years of age.
The Michigan Senate, Tuesday night.
by vote of Is to ~. passed the bill to
restore capital punishment in certain
cases in that state.
At Miller's Crossing, between Attica
and Warsaw, N. H.. Tuesday, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Richards of Harrisburg, were
struck and instantly killed by the cars.
Dick O'Brien of lewiston has signed
articles to fight Jack McDonough of
Buffalo, at the Gladstone Club, Lowell,
Mass on June H. for a purse of $3.50.
The racing board of the League of
American Wheelmen, by small vote has
agreed to sustain the charges of violation
of the amateur rules by John S johnson,
and has accordingly expelled him from the
L. A. W.
At London, Wednesday, the Marquis of
Queensbcrry and his son, Lord Douglas of
Hawick. We're each bound over in the sum
Of tA00 to keep the peace. Their ap-
pearance III court was the result of their
encounter in Piccadilly, Tuesday.
A dispatch from Yokohama to the Lon
don Globe says that diplomatic relations
between Japan and China have been re-
sumed. Mr.. Hayashi, vice secretary of
foreign affairs, has been appointed minis
ter at Pekin. Bakuyeiko has been ap-
pointed acting premier at Corea
Henry Marliave, proprietor of cele-
DRAFTED French restaurant at Boston, died,
Wednesday, of Bright's disease Mr.
Marliave was born in Paris and settled in
this country in 1868. His restaurant was
the rendezvous of the Bohemian world Of
Boston and was the best known of its
kind in that city He has been an invalid
for some years.
mysterious Billy Smith posted $500
with Capt. A. W. Cook, at Boston, Wed
nesday, for a match with kid" Mccoy
Smiths offer is, whether he is winner or
not in his welterweight match with
Tommy Ryan at Coney Island. Monday
night, to concede 10 pounds to Mccoy and
fight him to finish for a purse and
added wager of $4,000 side.
Chicago has been fed on horscflesh which
was shipped from Milwaukee. The au-
thorities, Tuesday, discovered that from
Two to six horses had been killed every
night, the meat sailed and cured and sent
to Chicago where it was disposed of as
beef The barn is in an isolated spot, 90
that none of the farmers in the nelghbor
hood suspected what was going on.
Seaman Jewell was found lying beside
the Concord g. Montreal Railroad track.
near the pulp mill at Garvin's Falls. n.
H., Wednesday morning, with one arm cut
off and his head badly injured. He was
taken to the hospital at Concord. 1t is
supposed he was struck by one of the early
express trains going south, while attempt
ing to cross the track to go the mill
where he was employed.
BY order of the Brickmakers' Alliance
all the brick yards in Cook county, ILL.,,
were closed today. three of the largest
having shut down, Tuesday. The order
will keep $500 men out Of employment
The reason is the alliance of brickmakers
want to force the Mason and Builders
and the Bricklayers' Union
to refuse to handle brick made by non
union men. The non-union manufac-
turers refuse to arbitrate.
Myra, daughter of the United States
of the navy, was presented at
Queen Vlctorias drawing room, Wednes
day. Miss Herbert wore plain white satin
and carried bouquet of white roses. Her
irapery was an ivory satin petticoat en-
broidered with silver butterflies. She
wore court train of pale blue silk velvet
hanging from the shoulder ana having q
leep border of point blue Her ornaments
were a solitaire necklace and pendant and
her hairornaments were all diamonds.
Commander-inC Chief Lawler of the G
A. R., said, Tuesday night: II can surely
say that there will be no Grand Array
posts at the dedication of the Confederate
monument in Chicago, Memorial day ]
have not cared to rush into print on this
natter, but am on the side of the Grand
Army ON this question. and. although |
here is no objection on my part &, ex-
Confederate soldiers erecting such a |
]. A. r. posts will participate in the dedi-
alton ceremonies"
A dispatch to the London Central News
rom Glasgow says: The new yacht |
7alkyrie III will be launched, Thursday
t is ascertained that her length is 1870
eet. her beam 26 feet, and her dead
weight 800 tons. She will be the largest |
acht that ever competed for the
americas cup. Her keel, which weighs
0 tons, is shorter. deeper and heavier
han the keels of the previous Valkyries.
Ter mainsail will contain 5000 square
eet of canvas and her mast. exclusive of |
er topmast, will be 90 feet high. Her
DOM will be 100 feet long and extend 20
eet beyond the taffrail