Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-15
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Lester L. burlington. Monday, ten
dered his resignation as principal of
| Dean academy Franklin. Mass, the
cause being i'll health.
| Chief Justice Fuller announced, Mon
| day. that. Dec. n. the supreme court
of the United States would take a re-
cess until the first Monday in January
| Admiral Beardslee. commanding the
Pacific station. cabled the navy de-
partmen, Monday. announcing his ar
rival at Callao, Peru, in the flagship
| Philadelphia.
In reply to the resolutions adopted by
the Union League Club of New York,
JOS. II. Choate says he will he a candi
date for United States Senator in ac-
cordanee with the resolutions.
| Counsel for Edward J. ivory. alias Ed
| ward Bell the alleged Irish-Amercau
ldynamiter, appeared in the central Grim
| inal court Ola Bailey London. Monday,
and obtained poStponement of the trial
of his client until the January sessions.
| The motion to remove Messrs. Hayes
and Smith from the receivership of he
| Ogdensburg & Lake Champaign Rail
road has been denied. The present re-
ceivers so in connection with the Cen
| trail Vermont recevership.
| VIM. II. Burns. manufactures of
misses and childrens' shoes Dangers.
Mass. has assigned. Liabilities about
$50, 00O assets, not stated. The factory.
which is closed, was making Is eases
daily. employing upward of 100 per-
| sons.
The Queen the Prince and Princess of
| Wales. the Duke and Duchess of York.
| Prince and Princess Christian, the Mar
quis of Lorne and Princess Louise Prin-
| cess Beatrice of Battenberg. and her
| children. and the entire court attended a
| memorial service in the mausoleum at
Frogmore Eng. Monday. in commemo-
ration of the Prince tonSort. VINO Gled,
| Dee II. 1861.
| An inquest into the death of Frederick
Kast who. with Lady Selma Scott, John
| Cockerton and William Aylott. had been
on trial at London. upon a charge OF har-
ing criminally libeled Earl Russell Lady
SCOTS son-in-law. was held. Monday,
One of the witnesses testified that before
! his DEATH which resulted from pneu-
monia, Kast declared that everything he
had said regarding Earl Russell was true,
The American minister at Rio tele-
graphs the state department that
| Brazil has accepted the amendments
to the rules of the road at sea. wlsch
will go into effect July, 1879. The min
lister at The Hague has informed the
state department that the Netherlands
had agreed to the same amendments.
In the mandamus case at Pierre, s.
D.. Of Richard j. Wood VS.. the state
|canvassing board, demanding certiti-
Gates for the Republican electors On q
partial canvass. the court has refused
a writ. holding that the board has the
right to adjourn to secure further re
turns and make a complete canvass
This gives the electors to Bryan.
Michael Nichols of stratford. Ct. was
arrested. Monday. for bigamy. He was
married in Stratforf four years ago and
has lived there since. In Norwalll are u
woman and two children who claim Mich
OILS as their husband and father. He has
been living with both families alternate
lly telling each that his employment re
quircd his absence. The second wife
learned Of his duplicity. Saturday. and
has caused his arrest Nichols claims he
was never married to the Norwaik wo-
man.
The registrars of voters at Worces-
ter, Mass, Monday, re-counted the
votes cast Tor common councilman
1.-TWO years time) in ward .. The
original returns gave Councilman -.
j, Mooney. Dem, d majority Of II.
The recount gives John Rivard. Rep,
three plurality This makes the com
mon council stand Il Republicans and
I Democrats the largest Republican
majority in many years.
E. John G. Dodweig and George w.
johnson, recently convicted at Detroit
of train wrecking. were sentenced,
Monday. to 20 months each in the house
of correction and fined $1,000 each in
addition, During the great \. X. T.,
strike two years ago. q Grand Trunk
| passenger train was wrecked near Bat
/, tie Creek and the fireman of the loco
motive was killed. podweig and John
son We're arrested for the crime.
5 Last weeks storm caused great de
vastation along the northern New
: foundland coast. Seven vessels were
driven ashore and wrecked. Three were
} laden with fish others with various
cargoes. No lives We're lost. The
5 schooner Greyhound has arrived at St
/ Johns in a sinking condition. Her bows
r We're stove in contact with ice foes. The
S straits Of Belle Isle are blockaded with
? ice. Intense frost prevails in the north
ern part of the island.
Fire occurred Thursday night in the
g building at 43 and As Summer street,
Boston. originating III the basement
e Walter NJ. Hatch & Co, importers and
g dealers in Chinese and Japanese goods
: and novelties, suffered loss of $l2 ,00t
= to SIS, 900. The International Shirt and
= Collar Co and Levy, Greenbaum & Co.
n clothiers. occupying the upper floors
o We're badly damaged by smoke ard
n water. Levy estimates his loss al
: about $4,000: partly insured.
Fire occurred. Monday night in the
= magnificent country residence al
: Brookline. Mass, Of Prof. Chas. S
: Sargent of Harvard University. The
!; south wing OF the building was prac-
: tically destroyed. The loss is estimated
r at $4,000: fully insured. The furniture
S valuable heirlooms and most OF the
e costly furnishings were taken from tht
o house but they We're somewhat dam
l. aged by smoke. water or rough
e handling. The fire started in :
It servants room.