Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-26

meeting of Gregory's class will be hel
and appropriate resolutions win b
passed. The class will probably adop
a badge Of mourning for 30 days
w. ID. Bynum, chairman Of the exc
cutive committee of the national Demo
cratic party arrived at Chicago. Thurs
day night from New York He saws h
| will take up the active work of tn
i campaign in the West Immediately. c
| Vey Holman Of Maine is expected [,
| soon arrive and will take charge of tn,
| literary bureau
News reached Boston, Friday. of tn.
| laundering on the Grand Banks! a few
| days ago, of the old Western Island
packet bark Sarah. She was on n
voyage from st. Pierre to France. Full
details have not been received -Four
or the crew are said to have been
drowned, and the remainder rescued by
a passing vessel.
George Murray, the young man. who
1t is alleged is the burglar who blew the
sale OF the Cold Storage Company open.
was photographed by order of Marshal
lflckcy a few day ago There photo
graphs will be sent broadcast in hopes
that he may be identified Murray is
sun confined in the county jail to which
place he was committed in default of
$looo bail. Rumor has il that his sister
who lives in Philadelphia was in the
city few days ago looking into the
matter 1t is said that she is satisfied
that her brother has been wronged and
she returned to Philadelphia with the
aVoWed purpose of obtaining the neccs-
sary funds for his immediate release
Portland Advertiser.
Quite Il sensation was sprung in rail
road circles at Chicago Thursday even
ing, by the withdrawal of the Atchin
SON Topeka & Santa Fc and the Chi
cago Rock Island K Pacific Companies
from the Western Freight Association.
The letters of notification to Chairman
Midgley are very firm and uncom-
promising and indicate very unsatis-
factory state of affairs among the 81
lines comprising the association. or
behalf Of the Santa Fe, Mr.. Paul Nor
ton writes Commissioner Midgeley. tina
after having been solicited to join the
association in order to strengthen Il;
his company was extremely disap
pointed in the result of the organiza-
ton. The Western Freight Association
a agreement is being violated every day
Ivy the assurance of Independent and
tariffs and other irregu-
lar methods In consequence Of which |
We sec nothing further to be- gained by /
further continuing our membership in |
the association as at present organized !
a nd this iS In OF ,F ir,g..
ton To withdraw therefrom 10 day.
from today" In conclusion Mr.. Nor /
ton says that If the time ever comes 1
when there is apparently a desire on |
the part Of our competitors to enter III
to an agreement and carry Il out |
and literally we shall be GLAD |
TO join them" For the Chicago. Rock !
Island & Pacific. Traffic Manager j. II /
Johnson refers to the appeal recently !
issued by Chairman Midgeey. for or
derby methods. and says: This seems
to he a formal and official announce /
nent by you what in fact has been the
case for about two months. namely. q /
virtual abandonment of the Western
Freight Association by all lines mem
bers of it."
Bessie Bellwood. the Music han /
singer who became widely known
through her relations with the duke Of
and subsequently, with the
marquis of Ailesbury. died at London.
Wednesday. Of heart disease She was
80 years old. In the red letter days OF
her youth. when Bessie Bellwood was a
reisning favorite on the Music hall
boards. any one who followed her
about during an evening was pretty
sure to see a fight or two. AT this time
she was rather friendly with I.ord
aftcrward. the duke al
1t was her custom t,
drive from music hall 10 music hall
With him on her rounds Sometimes he
came in while she sang; more fire.
luentiy he sought solace for the depri-
Tation of her company at the nearest
bar. They usually ended up by driv-
ing around town and picking fights
with cabmen. The course of procedure
was sweetly simple. Some ambitious
John would invite his lordship to come
out and be licked; then Miss Bellwood
" ould thrash the cabby within an inch |
Of his life. ana she and her companion /
would be arrested. The police court
records are full of them, and in the
mythology Of the London cabby the /
fair Bessie figures as the goddess Of
battle, one to be feared. After time !
she became weary of Manchester, who |
had meantime become a duke and /
sued him for board. whereupon fash
ionabe London became quite scandal. !
lied and attended the sessions of the |
trial in great numbers The duke and |
Bessie parted, but she remained young |
and attached to herself the marquis of |
But hard times came. Her |
admirers fell away. and Bessie's rates I
at the music halls became lower. Her
trip to America didn't help matters, |
and the later years of her life--it j. !
claimed for her that she was only 50 /
when she died-were such as to compel |
the belief that she had lived LONG |
enough
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