Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-03-11
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Two men were killed on the Shore Line
road, near Ferry street bridge, New
Haven, CT, early Sunday morning. One
body was identified as Walter Boyle of
Boston, but the other was not identified
The skipper of trawler arrived at
Lowestoft, England, Sunday, reports that
he raised in u net dccomposed body,
identified by papers on it as NATHAN
Vanozas, who went down with the steam
ship Elbe.
The large steel mill of the Bethlehem
Iron Company at Bethlehem, Pa, will
resume operations, Monday, on a Il, 600
ton order for Georgia railroad. Fifteen
hundred idle workmen Will be given en-
ploymcnt.
Dispatches from Cadiz, Sunday, said a
severe gale was sweeping the coast in the
ncighborhood of the port. Many lighters
and dredgcs had gone adrift and foundered.
Much other damage was done, but the
storm was SO fierce that it was impossible
to obtain particulars.
The Chinese minister to England will
present to King Humbert, at Rome.
March H. the Chinese cnvoys, who will
arrive from the north. 1t is reported that
the ENJOYS will seek to interest the King
and cabinet in the plan to end the Chinese
Japanese war by arbitration.
All foreigners at the treaty port of
Niuchwang, China, are in perfect safety,
the settlement being guarded by japanese
troops against Chinese incursions. The
English and American war ships there
are leaving the protection of the foreign
residents entirely in the hands of the
Japanese.
Lawrence Duffy of Salem the man who
disappeared from home, last Thursday,
was found dead in Topsficld, Mass, Sun
day. He was slightly demcnted, and was
seen in Topsfeld, Thursday. Death re-
suited from exposure. He was so years
old, painter. and n veteran of the war
He was married.
A big crowd, Saturday night, witnessed
the wrestling match between Bonnie
Jones, champion lightweight of America,
and Joe Burns, champion of Lancashire,
England, at Pottsvillc, Pa, for 500
Burns was to throw Jones four times in
an hour Burns won, but had very
hard time doing it.
The London Daily News correspondent
at Cairo says: Tho army manoeuvres,
which should have been begun, this week,
and lasted 10 days, have been abandoned.
1t is considered inadvisable to remove the
British troops from town during the
Ramadan, especially in view of the pre-
sent disquictng rumors,
The town of Cromwell, Iowa, is much
disturbed over the suicide of David Bios
sar, an influential citizen The erosion
National Bank became aware, Saturday,
that il bad received collateral from Bios
sar that was forged. 1t is estimated that
Blossar's forgcrics will reach $40, 900
Besides this he borrowed large sums from
wealthy citizens on his own notes These
will amount probably to $4,000. When
the official went TO arrest him, Blossar
endeavored to cvade him, and falling
drew revolver and shot himself
The steamer City of Richmond, laid up
at the Central Vermont Railroad wharf |
East New London, CT, was discovered to !
be sinking, Sunday. 1t is supposed that |
the injector pipe, two or three feet below |
the water line, became frozen during the |
cold weather and burst, letting the water |
into the Richmond until she sank to the |
guards. A diver will examine the vessel |
Tugs went alongside and put pumps at |
work to free her. The water was four or |
five feet deep in the after cabin. The |
steamer was formerly the property of the |
Boston g. Maine Railroad
The barkentine White Wings, which |
arrived at Baltimore from Rio, Saturday, |
reports that on Feb24, when in n. lat 25 |
deg. % min. W. long. GA deg, she sighted |
the British four masted steel bark Ancyra,
179 days from Manila, for Boston. The |
Ancyra was flying signals of distress. Her
first officer who was in charge, said that
on Feb. ID the ship had got as far as Nan
tucket shoals only to be blown off by a
squall. Her sails froze as hard as plates
of iron and her men were frost-bitten.
The provisions became exhausted and for
days the crew of 81 had not tasted meat
Capt Dawson supplied them with several
barrels of beef. pork, -four etc, and left
them bending on new sails.