Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-05-18


the event of possible war, or to SEND Sweo-
ish troops to Noway in case OF revoiu.'on
there.
The Union house, North Main street.
Concord, n. H, was totally destroyed oy
incendiaIy fire, Friday. The owner
Jacob Chadwick, was rescued with lad
der from the second story. The loss Is
$4,000; insured for S25O0.
AS William s. johnson, aged 6S, who
lived in North Leominster. Mass, was on
his way to work, Friday, morning. walk
ing down the track Of the New York q
New Hampshire Railroad, he was struck
by the train and instantly killed.
The thermometer at New Milford, CT,
Friday morning, registered IS above zero.
and all the fruit along the valley has been
killed by frost. Vegetables, also, which
had made their appearance above ground
have succumbed Losses in many cases
are great.
According to the best obtainable in
formation, a majority of the stock of the
Philadelphia & Reading railroad has been
bought for combination OF capitalists.
The possession of the Reading is the
principal part Of a scheme for the control
OF the anthracite coal trade.
The semi-official German newspapers
deny that any of the ministers have
offered to resign or have any intention OF
doing SO. They assert that no difference
exists between Chancellor Prince Hohen-
lobe and Herr Won Koeller, Prussian
minist er of the interior.
The Massachusetts, Senate bill to au-
thorizo persons qualified to vote for mem
beers OF the school committee, which in
cludes women, to vote at the next state
election upon the question Of granting
municipal suffrage to women, was passed
to be cngrossed by the House, Friday.
A disastrous fire occurred in Bermond
sey, Eng, Thursday night, spreading
over two acres of thickly built section.
Five large leather ware aouses were among
the buildings destroyed. These contained
great quantities of valuable seal skins and
| furs, besides other property. The loss is
estimated at 5000, 900.
Hon. Thomas +. Bayard, American
ambassador, and Mrs. Bayard. gave a
reception Thursday evening at their new
London residence. The gathering, which
was brilliant one, was attended by the
principal Americans in London and the
elite of English society, including mum
Der of titled personages.
Tho walls of the Globe Moulding Cos.
bulldog. 14th and Sangamon streets, Chi
cago collapsed. Friday, burying three mer
| in the ruins Two will die, and the thirt
is seriously injured. The building wa:
Quilted by fire, short time ago, and the
men were taking the walls down wher
the north wall cavcd in.
Tho Yale Daily News, Friday, printed
an editorial stating that the statements
printt in metropolitan papers relative tt
a refu sal to play Harvard at foot ball are
distorted and exaggerated, but that nj
official statement of the situation will bt
given till Harvard's answer to Captain
Thorne's letter is received.
The Madrid Imperial has dispatch
from Havana stating that a body of in
surgents attacked the town of Cristo
two hours distant from Santiago dc Cuba
| The government troops under Gen.
Gasco went to the relief of the town and
sanguinary fight ensued. The troops
drove off the rebels with heavy loss.
A tube nine inches long and two inches
sA'N
cushions of a seat in railway carriage
| attached to local train at Walworth, a
suburb of London, Friday. One person,
the occupant of the seat. was injured. II
| is thought that the tube was charged with
gunpowder. An investigation is being
made.
A. M. Wellington, well-known engi-
neer, died in New York, Friday evening,
from heart failure following surgical
operai ion. He had been an invalid fol
over year from chronic affection of the
kidneys, and an operation was performed,
Wednesday, with the hope of relieving it.
but with fatal results. He was born at
Waltz am, Mass, Dec. 20, 1917.
The London People publishes sensa-
tional statement by the Tichborne claim
ant. which is a virtual confession of his
fraudulent attempts to obtain the Itch
borne estates and titles. He admits that
he is Arthur Orion, the son of q butcher
of We piping. The statement is accom-
panied by a sworn affidavit by the claim
ant, attesting the truth of his confession.
Peter Wingren was arraigned at Brock
ton, Friday charged with the murder OF
Nils I'aulson, whose body was found in a
bog hole in East Bridgewater, April p.
Wingrcn pleaded not guilty in firm
voice and an undisturbed manner. AT
the request of City Marshal Chase, the
hearing was postponed until Monday,
because of the absence of District Attorney
Harris.
Queen Mario had narrow escape to
Lisbon, Thursday. from being crushed at
death. King Charles and the Queen at
tended bull fight and while the perform
ancc was going ON a flag staff near the
royal box broke and fell between their
,najes ties. The heavy pole grazed the
Queen, but she fortunately escaped with
out injury. The accident caused great
sensation.
At Fridays convention of coal miners
in the Pittsburg Pa, district. it was de-
cided 10 immediately call out every minor
now working in the district. irrespective
of the wages he may be receiving. There
are II, arly 20, 900 miners in the district
About 1000 of this number are working
under scale rates. The number at work
at the district price cannot be stated, but
the proportion is small.
The Clyde steamer New York brought
to New York, Capt. Allen and four OF the