Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-09

nounce that the Senator. who In In thu
East, has closed deal by which {
syndicate will invest s1.OOO.OoO In tn,
erection OF pulp and wood working
mills on the Camden property neal
Gauley, West Virginia.
It Is stated in Vatican circles that tn
forced retirement OF Bishop. keane from
the rectorship OF the Catholic universit,
at Washington will be followed by tn,
| removal OF several professors at that in
stitution. There ~ much intrigue regard
has not yet been decided who will be ap
pointed to the rectorship.
Intimate friends of United States Sen
ator John l.. Mitchell say he will supper
all gold measures in the Senate. and sc
declared himself before he left Milwaukee
for Washington. His position was that 4
was his duty to support the regular nom
| inee OF the party. He refused to take az
active part in the campaign, but he an
| nounced that he would vote for Bryan.
Chairman G. F. Washburn of the PEG.
pies party nation committee. arrived al
Boston, Saturday night. from Chicago
asked TO give his views on Buffers let .
ter. Mr.. Washburn said he had not read
the letter and furthermore declined &c
talk on the issues of the campaign. but
promised to give out a statement within
"A few days.
At conference of attorneys of the
Santa Fe at Topeka. Kan. Saturday. 1,
was decided to ask Judge Myers to vacate
refused, to get a writ from United States
Judge Foster to prohibit Myers from pro-
ceeding further in the case. II was
claimed that the property or the company
has not passed from under control Of the
United. States court and that the district
judge cannot interfere.
The French government has communi-
Gated TO the government at Madrid. list
rf a Il. hx ENrxr ,tf En-.
losses incurred through the rebellion in
Cuba. The Spanish government has or
dered an inquiry into the claims. The
relations between Spain and France are
good. Gen. Polavieja, the newly APP
pointed captain-general of the Philippine
Islands. has sailed for Manila. lie sue
ceeds Captain-General Blanco.
Alexander Troup. Connecticut member
of the Democratic national committee.
Saturday. sent to the Yale faculty a for
NAL demand that the leaders of the Yale
students who interrupted the speech Of
William J. Bryan. when he spoke at New
Haven a month ago. be summarlly pun
ished. Mr.. Troup's letter declares that
the ringleaders are well known. and that
II they are not punished by the Yale fac
ulty. they will be brought into court and
sentenced.
Advices from Honolulu dated Oct. 81
say: movement has been started which
is meeting with general favor, to intro
duce Armenians as laborers on the sugar
plantations. l.. A. Thurston believes they
can be transported at low rates by the
large Russian fleet now carrying railway
supplies and Russian peasants to Vladi-
yostock. The Armenians could be trans
TERED at Japan to steamers running to
Honolulu. IL Is believed that they would
make very desirable class OF citizens
Not a word has come from the
schooners Petral, Lena Nelson and
ina. which formed part of the fleet of
six vessels from Luddngton, Mich
Wednesday. for South Haven and Ben
ION Harbor. II Is believed by harbormen
that these four boats are lost. The Pc
trail was a two-master. commanded by
her owner. Captain Nelson. of Che
boygan. He and his two brothers con-
stituted the entire crew.
DIR. ]. b. DeBeers' sanitarium on
Iain street. South bingham. Mass
vas badly damaged by an incendiary
fire. Sunday morning. The fire started
near the boiler in the basement. DIR.
and Mrs. DeBeers We're sleeping in ...e
building. The interior of the building
was damaged $40. 900: loss on building
and furniture. s12, 90; insurance. $4,000.
Morgan f. Ferris fell from a wall and
IS supposed to have received serious in
.ernal injuries.
SIX members OF the LOUISVILLE pOiFu OF
aldermen at Louisville. Ky..-Messrs
King. Trick. Bratt, Leatherman. Jenne
and Brewer-are said 10 be preparing to
George H SUI B. Pode df Republican bH oss
Tuesday. The aldermen are members OF
the A. r. A. and were on Todd's side dur
against the board of safety. but they are
at odds now. An affidavit of Sterling Ed
munds that Mayor Todd promised him
city clerkship nomination and agreed to
srix n m a 10
he did receive an advance check for 500
from the mayor to seal the bargain will
be used as evidence.
j. f. Bailey. aged g. living on Main
street. Charlestown. was instantly killed
ut 7.30 A. NJ. Saturday. at the furniture
establishment of Webster. Cook & Co.
Washington street, Boston. where he was
elevator, when it is supposed that he was
suddenly taken i'll. and. falling. caught
his head between the elevator and wall.
His head was badly crushed. Mr. Bailey
was alone in the elevator when it oc-
Cured. He was going to an upper floor
TO do some work. AS the elevator went
up. there were some other men beneath
il busily at work. when suddenly they
thought that some water was dripping
down on them from above. They soon
CATION revealed the horrible accident.
What is said to be. the largest buck
known to have been killed in Maine of
late years arrived in Boston. Friday
local taxidermist. Three weeks ago.
DR.. Heber Bishop and w. Arthur Wilson
of Newbury street. Boston. started on a
trip for big game in the Megantic pre-
serves in the Moose river valley. The big
buck was first seen and received bullet
from Mr.. Wilson's rifle which badly
wounded him. DIR. Bishop finishing the
work by a well-directed shot. The noble
animal weighed 2s2 after being dressed
and was estimated at 375 pounds on the
hoof. He was about ! years old. The
lucky sportsmen We're obliged to carry
their prize II miles by canoe and team to
the station at touchdown. Me-. whence
II was shipped to Boston. DIR. Bishop and
his friend also killed three more bucks
and a bull caribou on the trip. The former
Is the founder and an eX-president of the
Megantic Fish and Game Club while this
was Mr.. Wilsns experience after big
game.
Toxic advices dated October 20. saw:
Terrible accounts come to hand with
incidents connected with the Moham-
medan rebellion in Kan-su. 1t is es-
timated that 10000 Mohammedans.
chiefly women. children and old men,
have died of hunger, or have been
frozen to death in the hills and noun
tains. Those that have submitted
number $4,000. women and children for