Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-01
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DR. George y. Cox. the veteran jour
uaiiat, romancer. Translator and litera-
tour. died. Wednesday. of consump il %
of the throat at his home at Phiiadol-
rt'a. He was born in Burlington. y.
J.. in 1873
The sicam Yacht Intrepid, owned ly
Lloyd phocni1 OF New York. passed
iTawle roiu.. Emf, to the westward,
Nedne slay. having on board the crc'v
of the Aa.iientiae wrecked OF Num-
hles' Head. sept. -.
After hearing The arguments in the
Gas Trust case ri Chicago. Wednesday,
Judge Gibbons Decided that he had 80
power to enter the orncr as of The date
al May T.. 1895, referring the ca-e
against the Gas Trust t. Master in
Chanccry Waite.
The creditors Of the Bay City. Mich
Lumber Co. met at Toronto, Ont..
Wednesday. ana decided to wind up
the affairs Of The company. The liabili-
ties are between S51o.0oa and $685., 500;
assets slightly in excess ofthat amount.
The Canadian creditors amount to
about Z dozen.
The cloth mills of the Otis Co.'S. cot
ton mills in Ware. Mass, shut down.
Wednesday evening, for an indefinite
time. The striking weavcrs refused To-
return to work. Wednesday, and seems
determined not to ill they have their
wages restored. One thousand looGis
are idle in the companys mills ana
there is no knowing when they VIII
again start M.
4. I
Of the Hart Steamship Line. was ar
rested at Philadelphia. "Wednesday, GA
a warrant charging him with cngats
ing in Cuban iilibus,ering expedition
on tie steamer Laurada. He cutcred
hail before L. $. Commissioner Ed
Guuds Captain Murphy OF The .Laa-
rada,. is under bail at. Wilnrington Del,
on the same charge.
A receiver has.bcen apHttsA' fer
Hubert Bros. q Co, manufacturers of
fire arms. bicycles, sporting goods. Ath.s
CT Brooklyn. n. Y. The liabilities -
Si3i.932 and assets S.iiS.32222, Ii wla
stated that owing t4the business, g.
precision. ii has impossible 70 col
iect debts due the company. .MaQy
creditors are denRndng payment AID
the company is unable 10 realize On
the asScts.
\ short time ago the navy sq9art-
ment decided TO train carrier,riSeons
. for use ia case Of war, and the naval
station at Portsmouth. n. H.. W&s
selected for the training Of The pigeons.
a large dove-cot is belnS now erected
ana large COOP Of the finest birds ID
the carrier breed viii be kept there
and q navy officer assigned to train
them. 1t VIII be The practice to shipl
pigeons several hundred miles away
and let them return by Wing to the
coop at the yard. 1t is expected that
the carrier pigeon viii prove valu-
able messenger in time of war in COM
munication from sea to land.
Lord RcseIe@id. Governor of Cape
Colony, has cabied from Cape TOWN.
that thcNM trcl under command of MAJ
jor Ba,tfA Newell has cleared the Mata-
belly forest OF rebels TO the junction Of
tie Gwclo and Shangani rivers. Cap.
tain Kckewich's patrol has defeated
the rebels at Lions Kopje, killing go
of the enemy Other patrols. have
been successful in breaking M the
camps of the rebels. Many rebels are
coming in voluntarily to surrentie,s
The patrols We're greatly harassed .lg
hungry lions. Food III very scarce with
rlie men and they We're Obliged 70 allay-
YSr- hunger by eatspg horsestiesh. I
Thes sailing Schooner L. hES Morrill,
has arrived rat sSkttle. WASH, troIn]
onoaasks,. after a cruise of niAe months
sealing on the Japan coast and Behring1
sea. The schooner brings nages of the