Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-25

The Ulema, college or corporation
composed OF a hierarchy: caused 10 pc
printed and published at Constants
nople, secretly, September IL, copy OF
a decision declaring the right of the
| lylema to depose the Sultan. Reports
| are received from Turkish sources that
| 2O0O Armenians at Kemah, near Err
| ingan. have been put to death.
| Harley Il. Jones, secretary and treas
| urer Of T.. ID. G. Jones Sons Co.. Pitts
field Mass one of the most prominent
paper manufacturers in the country, was
| drowned in Pontoosuc lake. Thursday.
while fishing. He was occupying cot
SPENDING the afternoon fishing. His wife
left him Il few minutes before on the
shore. The body was recovered in eight
lines. but whether he accidentally fell
overheard or had a fit is not known The
deceased was % years old. Thursday, and
was active manager of the concern.
A 5000 pound safe was cracked by
burglars at l A. NJ, Thursday, in the
office of the Standard Oil Company at
the north terminus of Front street.
Hartford, CT. The door of the safe was
blown open and about 5000 in money
secured Hubert f. Guinan, who slept
in the office, was gagged and taken to
the barn near the office where he was
tied to a post. After the explosion he
succeeded in working himself from his
bonds, and notified the police The work
showed that the safe breakers were
professionals.
Adviccs from Havana say that
Wednesday. five prisoners We're executed,
two were garotted and three shot About
1000 witnessed the executions. Two small
boys were recently arrested in Havana
having dynamite in their possession and
were sentenced to 20 years. Tuesday,
their sentences were revoked and they
were ordered to leave the island, They
came to Key West. Thursday night Pas
sengers from Havana report IA terrible
state of affairs on the island. The newly
appointed captain of police is causing
reign OF terror. Prisoners are nightly la
ken out and slaughtered. detachment
OF the local military and squad OF 20
lice. Wednesday. lay in ambush in the
outskirts of the city, and Killed three
men, who Were attempting TO leave the
country.
Another sensation was sprung al
New Orleans. Wednesday. when the
liquidation of the recently suspended
Bank of Commerce came into the civil
district court with a report. They find
that the affairs of the bank have been
mismanaged: that some of the accounts
have not been properly kept and that
grave Irregularities have been com
mitted. The overdrafts amount To more
than $780, 900 The bank is insolvent
and its capital and suplus are lost. All
that can be accomplished under the
most favorable circumstances will be
the payment in full ofdeposits and bills
payable by the bank, but this, however,
is not certain.
The first direct news that Lynn Arme-
MANS have received of the recent massa-
ores of their countrymn in CONSTANT
nople. came to hand. Thursday, in a let
ter which gives a detailed account of the
terrible slaughter by the Turks, and
places the number of those massacred in
Constantinople alone at over 5000. 1t is
stated that information furnished the
representatives of foreign powers by the
Turkish officials only gave the number
as little over 20ao. The letter told how
the mob of fanatical Mosems attacked
the Armenian dwellings and dragged out
the unfortunate inmates. only to assas
sinate them on the streets and mutilate
the bodies of the victims after death |
Some Armenians took refuge in the
houses of friendly Turks. but most OF
them were sought out and slaughtered. |
without interference from the police ANA
soldiers stationed in the city, who looked
idly on
There was a heavy frost at Paintield, |
n. j.. THURSDAY morning. which de-
many places ice formed. The thermo-
meter registered 81 degrees ri ; A. NJ. \
AT the convention of the American HUI
name Association at Cleveland, o. |
Wednesday. the committee on resolutions |
reported recommending the general |
adoption throughout all the states in the |
Union of the laws refuting the practic,
of viyisection. The report drew forth n |
lively discussion. DIR. Tuckerman de- |
cared that viVisection was good thing |
He said that in case of difficult surgical |
operations it was sometimes necessary tc |
cut up dog or a sheep to get points be
fore cutting into human beings. IN. |
Tuckerman had scarcely n supporter or |
the floor. Most of the delegates expressed
the opinion that ii was an absolute crime |
to hack living dogs TO pieces just for eX |
periencc purposes. The discussion re- |
suited in the unanimous adoption of the |
committees report.