Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-18

.ral tons of coal followed the shed. bury
ing tn" men, Haskins. the dead man.
was the driver of a coal team. Several
other men who were caught in the coal
were but slightly injured
As a freight train was approaching
Pickering station, Pa. Wednesday on
the West Chester and Phoenixville
branch of the Pennsylvania Road. the
engine jumped the track ami went over
an embankment 40 feet high. Five cars
followed the engine and the other cars
instantly piled up on each other. The
engineer jumped. as his machine went
over the embankment,a and escaped with
slight injuries, but Augustus McCloud,
the fireman. went down with the loco
motive. and FIVE of the train crew We're
caught in the wreck. McCloud and
two others were badly injured.
The United States grand jury at
Helena, Mont. has returned four in
dictments against officers Of the de-
funct First National Bank. Two in
dictments are against +. d. Edgerton.
manager and vice president. and now
receiver of the institution, charging
him with making false entries to the
comptroller of the currency relative to
amounts alleged to be due from other
hanks misapplying funds and making
unlawful payments with bank funds.
The other indictments are Jointly
against Edgerton and George II. Hill
assistant cashier Both men We're ar
rested on bench warrants.
The masts of the schooner Ulrica.
v hich went ashore off Nantasket.
Wednesday, could be seen. Thursday,
sticking out of the water, and at low
tide an attempt was to be made to reach
the vessel and if possible save some
thing from the wreck. 1t is thought.
however. that the vessel and cargo of
plaster will he a total loss. as the yes
sci is broken in two. Capt. James
Patterson and his crew spent Wednes
day night with the life savers at the
Hull life saving station. and Capt. Pat
tersCn will so to Boston to see the
British consul in regard to sending the
members of his crew to their homes.
The schooner Nautilus from New
York via Vineyard Haven for Winter
port. Me. ran ashore in Wells bay
Mass. last Tuesday. She was assisted
off and taken in tow to Rockland. The
vessels steering gear was broken and
towed to her anchorage. She has
cargo of 122 tons of feed, consigned to
J. +. Spear & Co. of Boston. whose
storehouse is at Winterport. The
schooner is not taking in water and
the cargo is but little if any damaged
Capt. T. \. Tolman has communicated
with the owners of the vessel at Bos-
ton. to arrange for a general average
nation.
a special to the San Francisco EX-
aminer from Vancouver. =. c., says:
Latest advices from Canton state that
the new viceroy is bitterly hated by
the masses: that he muddles up Off
cial business; is firm where he should
be easy, and exhibits ferocty when he
should exercise discretion and tact.
Large quantities of arms and ammu-
milton are said to be pouring into the
Kwang- tung and Kwang-tsi provinces
and the viceroy is reported to be very
uneasy because he has reason to be
lieve that secret societies are very
active throughout Southern China. 1t
appears, in fact. that there is every
prospect of the masses rising in the
southern provinces in the near future
and in such determined manner that
insurrection will not be easily sup
pressed. 1t is believed that a step like
this may lead to the overthrow of the
present Chinese dynasty. and that Ii
Hung Chang, if he declares in favor of
the dissatisfied provinces. may become
emperor of China.
Tacoma. Wash, has offered a regi-
ment of 1900 men, all well drilled and
differed by thorough tacticians. to
help the United States destroy the