Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-03-23
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Philadelphia, Friday, aged 20.
The directors of the Rock Island Rail
road. Friday. declared the regular quar-
terly dividend of u Of per cent.
Floods are prevailing in the Glogau dis
trict of Prussian Silesia and has inun.
dated the towns of Ohlsn, ZedIitz and
Kottwitz.
r. G. Dun & Co. repart: Failures fol
the past week were 21S in the United
States, against 244 in the corresponding
period of last year.
George Dougherty. on trial for several
days past at New York. charged with the
murder of Edward Meyer, was, Friday
night, found guilty of murder in the sec
ond degree.
The Times London correspondent in
Tien Tsin mentions q report that tele-
grams from the Chinese peace eDvoys in
Simonoseki to Pekin are interrupted by
Japanese officials.
A City of Mexico dispatch says that the
negotiations with Guatamala are proceed
slowly, but satisfactorily. A rupture is
possible but not probable. There Is no
truth in the recent war rumors.
Santiago, Cuba, Friday, with 900 Spanish
troops. The steamers Alfonso XII and
Antonio Lopez, with Spanish troops for
Cuba, arrived at Porto Rico, Friday.
The village of Bollara, Italy, was over
whelmed, Friday, by landslide extend
ing over two thirds of mile. 1t is be-
lieved that many were killed Troops
have been summoned to help search the
ruins for bodies.
The London Daily News says there is
every reason to believe that Leonard
Courtney, the Advanced Liberal COM
moner, will be the next Speaker of the
House of Commons. "His candidacy"
says the News, ''gains in favor daily
The rates to the National Education
Associations convention at Denver in
July has been fixed by the Western lines,
from points east of the Missouri river, at
one fare with 81 added, the 50 being the
dues of tho association which the rail
roads always collect in this manner
A Missouri, Kansas & Texas passenger
train collided with freight train near
Dallas, Texas, Thursday night. Engineer
Hearne of the passenger train and Brake
man Harden of the freight train We're
killed. Conductor Bolts of the passenger
train, and two passengers were injured.
DR.. Robert Buchanan, the wife muir
derer, whose conviction was confirmed by
the court of appeals some time ago, was
taken to the court of general sessions at
New York. Friday, for re-sentence. Re-
corder Golf fixed the week beginning Mon
day, April 90, as the date for the electro
cution.
The London Times correspondent in
Pekin says: Minister Chang Hung re-
Gently had three audiences with the En-
peror. He was given sound advice, and
is striving to forward Ii Hung Changes
work. A new request is being addressed
to the European powers to intervene and
procure immediate peace.
Mrs Belle B. Trout, wife of Frank Fl.
Trout, a leading merchant of Findlay, o
sued Clifford and Gossman, proprietors
of the Cafe Royal, and William Marian,
owner of the premises, for $1,000, lost at
poker in the Cafe Royal. The jury re.
turned verdict allowing her $4,000. The
case Ia considered important because of
the joint liability of landlords.
Maria Guinan, aged %, died, Friday, at
the residence of her uncle at Bridgeport,
CT, from the effects of a criminal opera
ton. The young woman came from New
Rochelle, CT, few days ago on visit
She made confession, but the medical
examiner is out of the city. The girls
betrayer and the physician who performed
the operation are said to live in New Ro-
chelle.
Philip Isaacs of Fort Myers, Fla, says
the statement that the American schooner
Irene was fired upon, Saturday, by the
Spanish cruiser Infanta Isabel, is untrue
MIR. Isaacs says that, Monday. at p NJ,
the steamer Electron, on which he was a
passenger passed within 200 yards of the
Irene, the schooner being under full sail
and all on board in good spirits. The
schooner at that time was In San Carlos
bay.
The Hungarian House of Magnates,
Friday, 1876 to 1lS, eliminated the clause
of the religious freedom bill, including
within the benefits Of the bill persons
protesting no religious belief. The Mag
mates passed the rest Of the bill, including
the clause which authorizes the recogni- |
ton Of all religious sects not inimical tn
the public interests. The lower house |
will restore the stricken clauses and send |
back the bill
The state of Missouri is in danger Of
being left without citizen soldiers within
the next three months. The National |
Guard of Missouriis In serious financial
straits and as the Legislature refused to
pass thu bill granting appropriations for
the military organizations,
the soldiers are rendering their resigna-
tions. It is reportedthat Brigadier General
Moore of Kansas City, will forward his
resignation to Governor Stone in few
days The st. Louis regiments will lose