Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-11-16
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George B. Nichols trustee of the Boston
city hospital and member of the wool
firm of Nichols, Dupee & Co. of Boston,
died, Friday, at his home in Roxbury,
aged 75 years.
The scaling schooner Shelby seized in
Behring sea, has been condemned by the
court at Victoria, b. c., to forfeiture.
Her owner sent $25 to Chief Justice Davie,
who sent him to Jail for o week and for
feited the money. sa
jackson 8. Landers, aged 81, died at
his home on Institute street. Newton
Centre, Mass, Friday. He was a native
of Maine, and had lived for 30 years in
Newton Centre. He was Boston truck
man of consideral prominence, had an
office on Commercial street, and did Gus
tom house trucking. .u
Joseph +. Glover. one of the oldest rail
road men in New England, died ut Salem,
Friday, aged 49, In early life he entered
the employ OF the Eastern railroad and
run the first train to East Boston. He
was later appointed station agent at
Salem, remaining until about Is years
ago when he retired to private life.
A dispatch to the London Central News
from Rome says that the Pope has a
slight cold, and suspended the giving of
audiences, Tuesday and Wednesday. His
illness is not serious. The dispatch fur
Their says his Holiness has promised to
contribute substantially to the develop
ment of the Irish seminary in Rome.
R.G. Dun & Co.'S. trade report says that
the failures for the first week of Novem-
Der amounted to 81, 1914 against $2,-
S4I, 445 last year. October shows liabili-
ties of SIC, 637, 92l against s1l 127.290, last
year, and s24, 95i, 1872, in 1898. The past
weeks failures were 1858 in the United
States, against $40 for the corresponding
period, last year.
The grand jury at Plymouth, N. H.,
found indictments for manslaughter
against Leslie G. Tyler, conductor, and
David A. Colburn, pilot engineer of the
freight, which, through carelessness and
negligence, ran into the Cannon Ball,
express near Plymouth, last August. and
caused the death of Engineer Stevens and
Firemen Merrill and Glines.
Secretary Morton has declined to ap-
prove the request made by the treasury
department for opening up the port of
Richford, Vt, to the admission of
Canadian cattle and sheep in bond, to be
exported from Boston. He states that the
British government has declared that
exists among Canadian
cattle and he does not want to run the
risk of injecting American cattle.
A dispatch to the Madrid Ell Liberal
from Havana says Jose Maceo has en-
tered the province of Puerto Principe at
the head of 5000 men. 1t is stated these
form the vanguard of the main rebel
force under Antonio Maceo, which is now
in Santa Clara. Ell Liberal says the re-
bellion Is costing Spain $50, 600 pesetas
daily, but the nation will not shrink at
any sacrifice to quench the revolution
The hearing at Manchester N. H., in
the petition of the bank commissioners to
appoint receiver of the New Hampshire
Trust Co., was, Friday, adjourned for 10 |
days, at the request Of the counsel for the |
During the hearing. Bank |
Commissioner Hatch stated that the def |
cit OF the company, according to its own |
books, was SAB, 600 and the expenses were |
double what they should be
The Berlin Lokal Anzeiger publishes
an account with the Spanish ambassador
eucfc, III "uiCu eue representative OF /
Spain says that the army in Cuba now
numbered l2o, 900 men and g. 900 re-en- |
will be sent to the island In |
January. The ambassador adds that the |
American government Is acting Loyalty |
towards Spain, but that a large number |
of Americans in private life, who are con-
nected with Cuba, keep up the agitation
against Spain.
1t Is reported at Athens that Greece has |
requested the powers which are acting con- |
jointly In the Turkish matter, to allow |
her to join In any naval manifestation |
that may be made against Turkey. The /
request Is made on the ground that the
large number Of Greeks residing In Tur.
key should be protected by their own gov
srnment. II the powers assent to the re-
quest. the Greek minister of marine will
order the steel barbette ship Spezia, 1880
'ons, one of the three largest ships in the