Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-12

the passengers were injured.
A member of the 4seafie & Levy Shi
and Engine Building Co., OF Philadel
phia. announced that the firm has bee
awarded the contract for the buildin
OF steamer which would not hav
been placed in the event of free silve
victory. The fullment Of the contrac
will necessitate the employment of
large number of new hands and wor
is to be started within a few weeks.
A cablcgram to the Boston Globe fror
Rome says: II is announced that In con
| sequence OF the urgent request made b.
the Jesuits. the Pope will remove Arch
| bishop Ireland from the see of st. Paul
| According 10 the report, Archbishop Ire
land viii be invited TO come to Rome
crate himself from grave accusations
which, it is asserted. have been formu
lated against him. The charges. It !
| said have to do with the doctrines al
legged TO be held by him, ana which arr
| little IN harmony with the dogmas CT thu
church.
The Vatican official journal prints th'
| text Of a letter RECENTLY received by thf
| Pope from King Menelik Of Abyssinia
which was brought to His Holiness bs
Monsignor Macaire. In his letter kina
Menelik protests his devotion 70 the Pop
and maintains that. since the Italian gov
eminent continues In its attitude of hos
tilty toward Abyssinia, he Is. unable T.
sacrifice the sole guarantee of peace h
holds by restoring, to liberty the Italian
prisoners he has taken and now holds
Mcneiik expresses the hope that tne
Pope will intervene in the interests Of
peace. and thus accelerate the liberation
of the prisoners.
Thomas T.. Watson letter accepting
the Vice Presidential nomination of the
Peoples party, has been given TO the
public. 1t was written, October Ia. to
Senator Butler chairman of the notifi-
cation committee and manager of the
Populist campaign. but was suppressed
by Senator Butler during the campaign
Fifteen rounds between Joe Flaherty
Of Boston. and Sammy Callahan Of
Buffalo. y. Y, Wednesday night, before
the Empire Athletic Club resulted in a
draw. Both men put up very scienti-
fic battle.
The Three States Lumber Co. Of
Cairo, H.. has added 100 extra men
doubling the force in it's mill and
yard Rusce & Burgess. lumber deal
ers. have started their mill at Obion.
Tenn. employing 50 men. The Chica-
go Mill & Lumber Co. started running
their packing box factory over time.
1 utSudy night MY t1uRfp1 "'' tlf'1b-
The Carey Halliday Lumber Co. will
start up their box factory and planning
mill. next week. giving employment to
i25 men. Other concerns report a bet
ter tone to business and inquiries and
orders coming in rapidly.
a special from Winnipeg. Man. says
An official announcement Of the terms OF
the parochial school war. which has been
~ u
Greenway's absence. but everything is 50
definitely arranged that his ministers are
not now so closely guarding the secret.
II is learned that concessions have been
made to the Roman Catholics which will
likely pacify them for the loss of their
parochlal schools. The chief concession
tional or public schools will be sci apart
for religious instruction. The plan Is tha'
in one of the rooms of the school the
priests for half an hour shall have the
right of instructing children of the Ro-
man Catholic faith. If other denomlfa-
tons desire the same privilege 1t VIII be
granted. Another concession is that in
districts where there is any considerable
percentage of French Roman Catholic
children the French language shall b.
taught as well the English. Official
announcement OF the form of settlement.
Is. expected, Thursday.
II. b. Wilson. who is believed to be
a drummer for Abraham White.
New York broker. and to whom was
awarded sls79,000 of the 81. lis, PAP city
bonds and stock offered for sale by
Office at New York City,
week. appeared personally at the
office at New York City.
Tuesday, and handed over certified
check for the full amount of the
award. together with $16.14s-50. the
amount of premiums. The total of the
check was 81 .s95. 1850. This is said to
he the largest single check that ever
passed through the Brooklyn comp
troller's office. 1t was not signed by
Wilson. and it could not be learned by
whom it was signed. 1t was a proper
w certified check drawn on the Bank
of Commerce of New York City.
Walter Il. Peters. the alleged forge
and swindler from New York. who was
arrested at Chicago, Saturday on the
charge of being fugitive from justice.
was taken into Judge Googins court.
Tuesday. His attorney had endeavoreG
to secure his release on a writ of habeas
corpus. but the case was continued I'M
til. Wednesday. leave for an amend
ment of the petitioner being granted
Peters was selfpossessed and smiled
cheerfully when questioned about the
case. They have got things all mixed
up in New York" he said, Il never saw
nor heard of the complainant and am
perfectly innocent of the forgery. No.
I did not hear that Valentine had made
confession. in fact | do not know
what the confession would relate to
and l never saw nor heard of Valentino.
| don't know Rice, Heidenheimer, Roll
indale or Smith. all these names are
strange to me-" Officers from New
York are in Chicago with eXtradton
papers ready to take Peters East as
soon as they can get hold of him.
A special from Fostoria. Ohio. says:
During the years of his prosperity
Charles Foster was known far an
wide for his liberality and kindness
for others less fortunate than himself.
Many years ago. when his father built
the house now occupied by Fosters
mother. the contractor was a man
named Johnson. who in some way be-
came so involved that his house was
to be sold by the sheriff Learning of
the mans trouble Mr. Foster adj
vanced the money to release the mort
gage with little. if any, hope of getting