Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-06-17

night The loss it is said. will be at least
5000, 600. No one was hurt. The theatre
has been closed since June 6.
Tie 18th Suburban handicap was won
by Lazzarone at Sheepshead Bay, Satur-
day. in tho presence of Is, coo spectators
and the victory was not a popular one
Domino, the one to two favorite, failed
at the distance and finished fourth.
Mayor Curtis of Boston, Saturday, made
the following appointments, all for the
term of three years Fire commissioner.
Col Henry s. Russell; water commits
sioner. Charles W. Smith; institutions
commissioner, Dr.. Alfred B. Heath.
In the by election, in Invernesshire, Eng,
held to fill tho vacancy in the House Of
Commons caused by the resignation of
Dr. Donald MacGregor, Liberal, Mr.. Bail
lie, Unionist was elected by a vote of
3164. Mr.. McRae, Liberal, received 2514.
The New York Herald's special dispatch
from Valparaiso says: There was big
fro in Santiago early Thursday morning,
ner of the principal square in the centre
of the city, causing loss of $500, 000."
The following is the subcommittee of
inqniry of the United States Cordage
| Company appointed to investigate the
affairs of tho company: Charles K. Orvis,
ex- Bank Examiner Josiah G. Reiff, A.
r. Pick ard Robert Niles. One mem
Der is to be elected by Boston holders of
cordage securities at a meeting to be held
in Boston on Wednesday next.
A dispatch from Hamburg says that
I've sailors from the American warship
Marblehead, now at that port, overstayed
their shore leave, Saturday, and resisted
arrest when an attempt was made by the
police to take them into custody. The
policemen were reinforced, and succeeded
in capturing the sailors, but not until
two of the officers had been more or less
seriously injured.
Many have been the assertions and
denials that Prime Minister Rosbry of
England, was anxious to lay down the
cares of Office but the first authoritative
statement was made, Saturday, when
Lord Rosebery confessed, in speech in
the sClerkenwell district, both his desire
to retire from the premiership and that
the time was near when the government
would be overthrown.
A New York Recorder special from
Mapimi, Mexico, says: The bodies of 33
negro, have been found on the barren
plains north of here. The bodies are
those Of colonists who were brought here
from Alabama several months ago. They
escaped from the colony, and in their at
tempt to reach the United States became
lost In the cacti desert, and are supposed
to have persisted from lack of food and
water.
Advices from the Congo Free State
show that the state forces have fought a
battle with large army Of deryishes in
the district between Nice and upper Quelle.
The dcrvishes were badly defeated Bel
gian Catpain Christimen was killed. The
dervishes, with 1000 allies are retreating
in the direction of Doura. The Belgians
captured Egaru. In consequence of sue
cessive defeats the Mahdists have evacu-
ated the equatorial province.
The Berlin Deutsche Tagzeit ung,
Agrarian, makes the demand that the i'm
portation of meat in casks be prohibited
on the ground that the meat thus packed
is unwholesome. Some members of the
agricultural committee of the Landtag
have announced their purpose to introduce
resolution prohibiting the importation
of all meats without regard to the exis-
tence of disease among the animals In
countries from which they are imported. c 6
President King announc ed, Saturday,
that the deposits of securities under the
Atchjson reorganization plan were exceed
ing all expectations. Up to Saturday
the Union Trust Company had received
of the general tours 1920, As, coo out of the
S129, 32l, 600 outstanding; Of the seconds
$74, 1853, 500 out Of so, 440, 600; of the
, class B bonds, 81 is, coo out of So coo, 600 I;
and of the stock, 9l0, $50 shares out of l, :
020, 600 issued. The reorganization com
mittee feels well pleased over the result
At London, a delegation Of English
women prominent in temperance work,
Saturday morning, received the American
delegates to the Worlds Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union convention, which
/ is to open in London, June 10, upon their
, landing at Southampton, and escorted
them to London At Waterloo station
| the delegates were met by Miss Frances
| E. Willard, president of the Woman S
Christian Temperance Union of America,
and many others, and were given hearty
welcome to England.
/ guy w iISUli, pItfss dRttiU vi tDt ltaS ut
of American Wheelmen's national meet,
had an interview at Manhattan Beach,
Saturday, with Thomas Eek and arranged
match mile race between Arthur A.
Zimmerman and John S. johnson, to be-
run at Asbury pa,k during the July meet
for $40, 900. Five thousand dollars will
be put up by each man. and $500 more
by the Asbury Park Association. John
son, who has hitherto objected to riding
at a league meet, accepted Zimmerman S
challenge.
Hon. Thomas f. Bayard the American
ambassador, started from London for Kiel,
Saturday, to attend the ceremonies at
tendant upon the opening of the North
sea- Baltic canal. 1t was the original in
tention that Mr.. Bayard and the other
guests of Sir John Fender should make
the trip in the latter's steam yacht
Electra, but it was decided few days ago
that the party would go In the yacht
Mirror. During Mr.. Bayard's absence M.
j. Roosevelt. secretary to the embassy,
will act as charge fi'affaires.
The Lowell Mass, police are investi-
eating the death of James Freel, an oper-
alive of thedye house of the Massachusetts
mills. Freef, 1t Is said, was injured in