Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-25

Judge Barre, Of the United States
court at Frankfort, KY, has rendered.
q decision holding that every corno,.a-
tinn IN Kentucky must pay the FRAN
rhlsc tax. The decision Is sweey,ino in
its effect, and instead Of 10 cornoro-
| toEs. as have been assessed by tho
beard 81 valuation and assessment
tacre viii be 300. The decision is re.
troactive and Will require great in
| creases in the clerical force to put the
law into operation. Attorney General
| Taylor says there is no doubt of its
| correctness.
Archbishop Begin Of the diocese of
| Quebec, cadjutor to Cardinal Tas-
cheeau, has issued 10 his clergy a cir
! cular regarding the anti Masonic con-
| grc*a which meets, next month. in
| Trcnte in the Austrian TyroI. The
| archbishop eXpr, ssel hearty approval
| Of the objects Of the conference and
| announces that he has formed a com-
| nittee 10 aid the executive committee
of the conference and asks for inform
alton " regarding the growth OF Free
| Masonry. which Is denounced as an
internal seer ana a "diabolical or
sanitation" in the various parishes in
the diocese.
The Boston & Maine Railroad sta
ton at PappereH Mass, was broken
into Msnday morning. The burglars
drilled q hole in the safe and then at
tempted to blow it up, only the knob
Icing knocked off The noise of the
explosion awoke people at the Prescott
House Chief Of Police Cogging start
81 after the burglars. tracking them
towards Nashua. At Hollis station he
found Chas. J. Potter in shed and
arrested him. Potter claims he is an
agent for photographer. He came to
Nashua. Friday, and stated that he
worked in Boston for a Photograph
firm on Winter street. before coming 10
Nashua. The Nashua police arrested
a second man on the Worcester tracks.
He refuses 10 give his name. Both
parties We're held for examination
.. J. Lynch representing Tom Shar-
key and Samuel Thai. Corhatt's rep.
rcscntative, met at New York. Mon.
day. to tiX 2 time and place ana con-
sidcr propositions for the coming Cor.
bctt-Sharkay fight \ clause that the
winner of the contest should be
awarded the Police Gazette champion.
't4ii - 'Aa' ~ VI IA lftlA. WIS llSkf ltG IN
the articles of agreement ". II.
Wheelock. on behalf Of Dan Stuart.
said that he was ready to guarantee
to pun of the fight at a place which
would be free from police interference.
Lynch said that the Sporting Club or
San Francisco had made a standing
offer at $4,000 for the fight but Wheel
ock said chat Stuart would make no
such offer 1t was finally decided TO adj
journ the meeting until next Thursday,
when 1t is expected that COrbett and
Sharkey win be present.
J. f. Wilbur travelling agent and
collector in the employ of the Boston
Stock and Grain Exchange, which has
its headquarters in the Carter building.
9 Water street, Boston, disappeared,
last Tuesday, after collecting more
than $1,000 of the firms money. A
corps Of detectives from a local agency
has been trying to locate him. Wilbur
is middle-aged man and went to Bos-
ton from Lewiston about year ago.
Previous to that time he had been en-
ployed by F. W. Dana of Lewiston,
the president of the Exchange. 1t was
on Mr. Dana's recommendation that
he secured situation under the Bos-
ton agent as travelling salesman OF
stocks. Inquiry at 602 fremont street.
where Wilbur, together with his wife
and little Girl had boarded. showed
that Wilbur had packed his trunk and
had left the city. Mrs. Wilbur had
also left town, but the detective was
informed that she went away more
than a month ago. Up to the present
time no more trace of her has been OBJ
tanned than of the husband The
manager of the Exchange, Monday,
said: We did not intend that this
matter should become public property.
We hoped by secrecy to find Wilbur
and 70 get the money before he had
an opportunity to spend it, but up to
the present time we haven't met with
success"