Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-09
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r. c. Dun & Co, report: Failures for
the week. 23s in the United States,
against 2z7 in the corresponding
period Of last year
The court at London has ordered the
iextradition to America Of William
Turner and VIM. X. Dunlop, the Bur
den diamond robbers.
At the first annual auction sale Of
Hood Farm blooded Jersey stock. at
Lowell. Mass, Friday. Al head were
lsold for $685.. j. c. Jordan Portland.
Me, was the largest buyer.
The Democrats of Laramie county.
Wyo., met al Cheyenne. Thursday. ana
felected delegates TO the state convention.
Resolutions were passed instructing the
delegation to fight for free silver. This
action is considered determining the
platform to be adopted by the state con-
vention.
Fred Gilbert of Spirit Lake. Iowa
won the clay target championship of
America at the big Gutenberg. y. j..
shoot Friday. He scored 2G6 out of 81
possible 800. +. u. Fulford of Gtica
n. Y. was second.
The Mineral Springs Mfg. Co.'S
wooden mills at Stafford Springs. Ct
win resume operations. next week. The
mills have been stopped for some time.
as Il result of n controversy between
the principal stockholders.
Lieutenant governor Chapieau OF
lOucbec. Friday. summoned Hon. +. J
| Flynn. late commissioner of crown
lands. IN form a new cabinet. This is
the result If the resignation of Premier
| Lotaiilon 10 accept 4 portfolio in the
Dominion government
The will II Vim. H. Fitzgerald az
! bridgeport. CT. was admitted 10 pro-
lbate, Friday. despite tho protest of his
brother James Fitzgerald If Portland,
Me. wh" claimed undue influence. An
lappeal t. the superior court was taken
1.-THE estate amounts t. $4,000
| Tho committee on ways and means
lof the Massachusetts Legislature. Fri
lday. voted. to 4. against tearing down
the Bulhnch front of the state house.
/ The House refused to reconsider the
| re lection Of the bill establishing uni
! form fare of two cents a mile on rail-
roads.
| The big new battleship Oregon had
her second days outing. at San Fran !
lcisco. Thursday. and swung down the |
| hay at the rate of l6 knots The Ore !
| gon will earn for her builders $4,000 |
| for each quarter-knot in excess of the |
contract speed of Is knots. They are
quite confident that she will go faster |
| in clear sea water.
Sir Charles Topper. the new premier
tof Canada, arrived at Winnipeg. Man. |
| Thursday night. to formally inaugurate |
the Dominion campaign at the birth
place Of the Roman Catholic school |
| question, which is the chief issue. All |
the Conservatives OF the Canadian
West joined in giving a most encour
laying reception to their leader.
In the supreme court at Concord, "
H., Friday. John Callahan. London,
who was convicted by the jury of as
sault with intent to commit robbery,
was sentenced TO two years and six
months in state prison. George Ian
don who pleaded guilty to the same
offence and turned states evidence.
WAS given nine months in Jail.
A fire started in a haymow at j. w.
Burnham's livery stable at Durham, n.
H.. at A. NJ Friday. and burned the
barns of the historic Oyster River
house and two stores belonging to the
William p. Frost estate. Burnham's
loss is about $1,000, largely covered by
|
$4,000. nearly covered by insurance.
The officials Of the Woonsocket Rub
Der Co, at Woonsocket. L. l.. Friday.
received orders from the United States
Rubber Co to start the large boot and
shoe factories in Woonsocket and Mill
willie. Mass. which have been closed
since early in January. Calenderins
will begin in the Woonsocket factory.
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few days later.
The tug Mercury went to the wreck
of the schooner Enterprise in Vineyard
sound. Friday. and ascertained that
she had sunk in about five fathoms OF
water just north of Norton's shoal, and
was badly broken up. One side of the
vessel was found floating on the top of
the water and her masts small spars.
bowsprit. etc. lay on the surface and
marked the location of the wreck.
Joseph II. Choate appeared before
Judge Fitzgerald in general sessions
court at New York. Friday. as counsel
for the officers and directors of the
American Tobacco Co. He asked per-
mission to inspect the indictments
found against his clients, Thursday.
and leave TO interpose n plea on next
Wednesday, This was granted and the
matter went over The directors of the
American Tobacco Co We're indicted
for alleged conspiracy to control and
fix the price of paper cigarettes. The
evidence was presented by the Ma
tional Cigarette Co. None of the in
dicted directors have been arrested.
nor will they be. but their counsel says
they will be in court whenever they are
needed.
Hon. w. ]. Bryan of Omaha. Neb
Thursday, sent a challenge to Hon. John
G. Carlisle. secretary of the treasury at
Washington. In brief. Mr. Bryan says:
You have changed your position upon
the paramount public issue and are now
defending financial policy which YOU
once denounced. The advocates of free
and unlimited coinage at 16 to l admit
your right to change your opinion. but
contend that you owe it to the public to
answer the arguments which you your
self made in 1878 before attempting to
answer the arguments of others. Your
records challenges you to join the debate:
will you accept? Are you willing to take |
up your speech of 1878 and answer it, one
at time? If you are, YOU ,
will silence those who doubt your sin
certify and question your motives If Won
are not willing to face your own argu-
mentS and overcome them, YOU cannot |