Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-05-16

regulations the exact nature of which is
not known at the navy department.
Lieut.. Stevens is executive officer of the
Yorktown, to which he has been attached
for about year. The finding of the
courts will probably be received at the
department in few weeks.
1t is learned from an authoritative
source that the leaders in the free coinage
movement within the Democratic party
of Illinois, who possess the machinery in
the Illinois state and Cook county, intend
to read out of the party every man who
does not subscribe to the doctrine of free
coinage of silver. The plan is to be put
into execution when the state conference
at Springfield adopts free silver plat
form. This will be done to give the silver
Democrats exclusive control of the Or
ganization. 1t is also proposed by this
means to make sure of sending a solid free
silver delegation to the next national con
vention. The members of the Illinois
money league arc to be declared outside
the pale.
Dennis Neil was shot in the breast
by Peter Cavanaugh, Wednesday, in
North Attleboro, Mass. O'Neil, while
drunk, went to Cavanaugh's house and
demanded admission. Cavanaugh would
not let him in, where upon O'Neil broke
open the front door and gained entrance
He secured an axe and started to demolish
the furniture in the house, when Cava-
naugh drew a pistol and fired twice at
O'Neil. One bail took effect in his breast
and the other entered his shoulder. Cava-
naugh notified the police, who arrested
o Neil and locked him up. The physi-
clans cannot find the first bullet fired,
which is supposed to be imbcdded in the
right lung. The wound in O'Ncil's
shoulder is slight Cavanaugh has not
been arrested. O Neil was held in $500
bonds for hearing Saturday.
Captain Woodson Indian agent for the
Cheyenne and Arapahoe tribes, has issued
orders to the Indians, intended to crush
out the savage customs existing among
them. The first article demands the
breaking up of camps of more than four
families within 80 days; the second COM
pels all male Indians, over Is years of age,
to settle at once on their allotments; the
third fourth and fifth, deny rations to
Indians who do not comply with articles
one and two, or to Indians who live out
side of the district in which their allot-
ments are located. Article fixes a heavy
penalty ON plural marriages, and it is Or
dered that hereafter Indians must be
married according to law and not have
more than one wife or husband 1t is
made compulsory on all boss farmers and
Indian police to report any plural mar
riages or the sale OF girls for ponies or
anything else. Gambling and the use of
the mcscal bean is prohibited under
penalty of forfeiture of rations.
At the annual conference of the Grand
Royal Arch Chapter of New Hampshire.
Tuesday, at Concord, the following off
GERS we're elected and appointed: William
F. King, Laconia. N. H.. grand high
priest John II. Steele Peterboro, deputy
grand high priest; Charles III. Webster,
Nashua, grand king; Franklin A. Rason,
Newport, grand scribe; George Z. Cleaves.
Concord, grand secretary; Joseph W.
Hildreth, Manchester, grand treasurer;
John Lang, Franklin, grand captain of
host; Joseph Kidder, Manchester, Rev.
John b. Morrison. Laconia, grand chap
lains; George 0. Perkins Lebanon grand
principal sojourner; .Johshua W. Hunt.
Nashua, grand Royal Arch captain Henry
c. Bixton. Milford, grand master of third
veil; Waldo A. Russell. Concord, grand
master of second veil William W. Oliver,
Lisbon, grand master of first veil: Thomas
w. Beattie, Lancaster, and Henry n
Quimbly, Lakeport, grand stewards;
Frank L. Sanders, Concord, grand sentinel.