Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-09
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

| All the Canadian Pacific Railway opera
| tors At Winnipeg. Man, returned To work
Wednesday night.
The steamers Alexander and Emden
| coilided on the Humber. Ems, THURSDAY
| The Alexander sank, drowning 10 of her
creN.
Gen. George \. Sheridan OF Louisiana.
| once a famous political speaker. died at
| the National Soldiers Home At Washing
| ton, Thursday.
John $. Johnson, at Chicago. Thurs
day. lowered the worlds two mile
paced bicycle record by five seconds
at the new Garfield park cement track,
| riding the distance in 3.3S.
Thomas Ryan. a foreman of a section
gang of the Boston q Albany Road. was
killed at Newton. Mass. Thursday by be-
ing crushed under The wheels OF several
gravel cars. His age was IL. He leaves
a widow and three children.
A petition in insolvency against the
Nonantum Worsted Co. has been filed
in the court Of insolvency at Cam
bridge, Mass. by the Merchants Ma
tional Bank of Salem, Mass
Hon. Urban y. Woodbury. of Vermont.
retiring Governor. delivered his message
10 the Legislature in joint session a,
Montpelier. W., Thursday. Governor
Grout was indicted into office with the
usual ceremonies and delivered his iaaug-
ural address.
It was learned ut Boston Thursday that
Charles Cowlishan, alias Kershaw who
was given on June II last. 4 life sentence
III the state prison for killing his Wife
Elizabeth in Boston. died of consumntion
in that institution . day or two ago. lie
was 90 years of age.
Six persons were painfully injured and
half hundred were badly shaken IN by
the falling of platform erected over the
fountain basin at Central park. Ham
Wednesday night. The accident occurred
before Mr.. Bryan reached the ground.
II is announced at Paris that France
Russia and Great Britain have arrived al
an entente in regard TO Turkey and 1t is
expected that these Powers will imrnnd-
lately dispatch to the Porte Il vigorous
note demanding the adoption of reforms
which will secure the safety of the Armen-
ians i'll the Turkish empire.
George Mitchell of Cambridge. died
very suddenly. Wednesday, of apoplcxy
He was born and had always lived in
cambridge, and had been in business
many years. He was a Mason and had
been seieetman for several terms. His
age was As. He is survived by Il wife and
daughter father mother. and brother, j.
II. Mitchell of Skowhegan.
At Claytonia Gage county. Nch..
Wednesday. the vault of the ciaytonia
depository was broken open and $i59a
stolen. At Shelby, Polk county, the Bank
of Shiiby was robber of $500 The safe
in the post office at Glen Mills was blown
open. Sunday night and S233 beside stamps
was taken. All the WORK is that of ex-
pertS.
The steam barge Loretta took fire
Thursday. at Black River Mich, and now
lies on the reef a total loss. She was
bound from Buffalo to Grand Mais for
lumber. The Loretta was of 29i tons. The
flames spread to the dock. and 500. coo feet
of lumber 15.0n0 shingles and PIC feet OF
the dock were destroyed. The lumber and
dock were the property of Algcr, Smith
q Co.
George F. Boshcr and r. d. w. Me-
Kay, who withdrew from Dr. j. c.
Moore's bonds some time ago, formally
surrendered the latter in the supreme
court at Manchester, N. H., Thursday
and were discharged from the bond by
the judge. The hearing on the ques-
ton of additional bonds was postponed
until Friday.
Sound money Democrats of Connecti-
cut met in convention at Hartford. Thurs
day. About $50 delegates are in attend
ance. Ex-Governor Thomas NJ Waller of
New London was chairman and delivered
an eloquent address. When Gov. Waller
vention Kissed but was stopped by the
speaker. who said: NO. don't waste
your breath kissing him. he's not worth
T. t., Don't ont, interfere with the Almighty.
needs punishing.' c. NJ. Ingersoll and
George Beach were nominated Presiden-
tlal electors. A state ticket was nomi-
mated by reclamation with j. A. Spcrry
OF New Haven for Governor.
The Choctaw council canvassed the re-
TURNS of the election for Governor
Wednesday: McCurtain has a plurality
OF 2l0 over jackson. There was no trouble
Whatever. Indian Agent Wisdom has re-
qucsted that the troops be withdrawn
After being sworn. Coy. McCurtain read
his message, in which he said: THE state
OF our finances should receive careful
attention. For the first time in many years
the expenditures of our government have
exceeded the revenues As a consequence
our national warrants have deprecated
IN value and are selling at a considerable
discount; He lays this at the feet of the
censured the school board and asked that
a change be brought about
There is considerable scarlet fever in