Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-19
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lions possible mad been made and with
the exception Of wires. fences ana tr' e.'
bcing blown down and wharVcs washed
out, very little damage WAS done. The
schooner Areo. after having been nearly
iioateJ and lowed into the harbor. was
completely wrecked.
The Berlin Post publishes "a report OF
the remarks al tho Emperor upon the 0t-
easiou Of the hduuet. THURSDAY. given b5
the chancellor. Prince Non ltohehlolie.
Ills Majesty expressed pleasure at tn"
attitude Of thc Hamburg employers il
~tauncfly resisting the unjust demarGa
Of tn.' dock faborcrs. ana GWtlt at length
upon the idea Of founding coalition oI
employers Such action on inc part ~
employers he said. would i,e q blessing
for tho seduced worknsmen, enabling
them to resist IN" inrIt~ment or hatred.
within the labor world.
The British schooner Ulrica. wrecked
at Nantasket Beach. Wednesday. Is
not worth saving. Her anchors are So
deeply embedded in the sand that il
would not pay 10 Try to recover them
The vessel was valued about $1,000;
partially insured in Nova Scotia COM
ranieS Captain Patterson is sick in
bed al Stony Beach Life Saving sta
ton. The l'lrica's papers We're LOST
ii hen she stranded.
The 18TH annual meeting ana ban
quet u the Bates college Alumni Assoc
citation was held Friday night. at
Young's hotel Boston, 81 persons being
present. Vim. +. t;aicelon presided a
the tables with {. e. Smith as actinG
secretary The guests of the evening
were Prof. strong and President Chase
of the college. Speeo mes We're made by
the guests and several members. AT
the business meeting these officers We're
elected. President. r. G. Adams; vice
president. II. : Cowall. secretary ana
treasurer. G. G. Smith.
The fishing schooner Ethel Wonson.
presumably of Gloucester. put into tho
lower harbor. Portland. early Wednes
day morning for shelter. The captain
and two of the crew were ashore. Thurs
day. and deemed themselves very lucky
in being so near Il shelter port when the
gale came upon them. They We're about
~ miles to the eastward of Cape Eliza
beth hen the storm struck them in all
it's fury. The mainsail was split and
portion If the rigging gave way. The
small craft nearly went ON her beam
ends twice and shipped considerable
water. The pens on deck were snlintered
and washed away as if they had been
made of card board instead Of thick
spruce. one dory was smashed into
kindling wood and the Wrec kage Was
saved and taken below % he dried and
used for kindlng wood. For several
hours the little fishing schooner was
under bare poles. but finally reached
Portland one Of the crew had his
hands badly frost bitten and he was
sent home to Gloucester by train. The
captain considers that he had a very
fortunate escape.
James Sheehan and Patrick Besley
were walking through Liberty street.
Chicago. Thursday evening. when Shee-
han caught sight OF a fat goose in coop
store. He seized hold of its head and
tried to draw IL through the Stats. It's
squalls brought Mrs. Cohen TO the door,
Her cries of thief" alarmed the neigh
with excited people. Some carried clubs
and hatchets and all We're armed with
missiles of one kind or another. This is
the thief screamed Mrs. Cohen. as she
seized Sheehan. Sheehan shook off her
grasp and drew a revolver. At the sight
of the weapon the crowd fell back. Shee-
han began to back, slowly down the
street. the crowd following. man sud
denly left the others and sprang at Shee-
han. There was flash from the thiefs
revolver aud the man sank to the ground.
The crowd then hurled itself upon the
two men. Sheehan fired two more shots
into the crowd, ana then they closed in
upon him and his companion. The re
volver was Knocked out of his hand. and
he was felled 10 the ground by a blow on
the head With a Ratchet. Begley escaped
the crowd and ran toward Union street.
running into the arms of Patrolman Mar
tine. Two detectives also heard the
sound of the firing and hurried to the
scene. The three policemen finally dis
persed the crowd and picked up Sheehan.
who was unconscious. His victim, Bar
nett Cooper, was taken to the hospital.
He will die. Sheehan was taken TO the
county hospital
The survey for the proposed Electric
Road began. Thursday. at Rices Junct
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