Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-18
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In the billiard tournament at Bos-
ton. Friday night, Ives defeated Shae-
fer. 200 TO 2Si
Il. G. Dun q Co. report. Failures
for the past week We're 223. in the
United states. against 24l. last year.
Nd Partridge. the wheat speculator
VINO has been III for several weeks with
Brights disease. died al Chicago. Fri
day.
John Towle. alleges that he was
drugged and robbed of s5l in James ".
Quimby's place near Rochester. y H.
Thursday night, Quimby was arrested
charged with this robbery
The court OF appeals. Friday. granted
the writ OF error asked for. Thursday.
in the case Of Broker Elvcrton r. Chap
man. the recalcitrant sugar witness. The
defendant was admitted TO bail in xJRp
until the SUPREME court takes action in
the matter. Chief Justice Alvey gave the
opinion.
The case of Albert Jesus Diaz. an
American citizen. reported as arrested AT
Havana for alleged connection with the
insurgents. came before the department OF
state at Washington, Friday. The de-
pdrtment cabled the consul general at
Havana to take the usual steps for his
protection and fair trial
The river at Sherbrooke. Que con-
tinues TO rise, there being. Friday. over
three feet of water on the floors of many
manufacturing establishments on flats.
stopping work therein. The central and
business part of the town of Richmond
Que. is completely under water and
much damage has been done. About 100
houses are flooded.
Great Britain has. through the gov
ernment of Cape Colony informed
President Kruger of the Transvaal OF
her intention to send endorsements to
the British troops in Cape Colony and
Natal The President was assured
that this action does not indicate any
change in Great Britians friendly
policy towards the Transvaal
Ey the burning of tenement house
at Turner's Falls, Mass. Friday. five
children were suffocated. Several per
sons barely escaped alive from tn.
building. One man saved two children
by dropping them from a window.
Another was taking two to safety.
when he was overcome by smoke and
barely escaped. The children per
shed.
Rev. Joseph L. Eben Powell of Find
lay, Ohio, who was indicted at the
January term of court for false regis
tration. was convicted Thursday. He
is native of England and registered
and voted without being naturalized.
The act was done with the intention.
he himself stated, Of showing how the
election laws in the United States are
not enforced.
The filibustering steamer Bermuda.
has finally secured British papers of re-
lease. British Consul Clippoten a;
Philadelphia. Friday, yielded to the eff
forts made to induce him to regularly
enter the vessel in the consulate reg
lstry and give the noted craft a clean
bill Of health. All objections against
the vessel had been withdrawn under
orders from the British government
Jonathan Cogswell. - years of age
and well-to -do citizen of Essex. Mass.
was found. Thursday night. in a field
some distance from his home, burned
almost beyond recognition. He had
gone into the field early in the dav TO
burn some bushes and it is thought
that while climbing over a fence to
prevent the flames from reaching an
adjoining farm he fell into the fire and
was cremated.
Inc NeneZuelan government has laid
before the high commission an anthem
ticated document secured recently
among the official records of the colony
or British Guiana. which throws grave
suspicious upon the accuracy of the
salisbury Blue Boon. upon which Eng
land expressed a Willingness to rest
her claim to the disputed territory.
This newly found document. in the
opinion of those impartally STUDYING
the merits of the controversy. calls for
a 1ull and explicit explanation from
Great Britain to the Parliament. FOR
whose accurate information thu Blue
BOOK was ostensibiy prepared.
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