Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-13
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SUNDAY nlght, ana from $l5OU to WV
| worth of clothing taken.
ThA<counsel for DR.. Moore at Man
| chester. N. H.. have withdrawn thei
petition for change of venue and tn
trial will take place at Nashua, Oct. Is
| Charles Paul a veteran of the Civil
| War and Il member of the Grand Army
committed suicide at Gloucester. Mass.
| Sunday night. by taking paris green. HI
| is survived by wife.
| Mrs. Goodwin, widow of Ichabot
Goodwin war Governor of New Hamp.
shire, died at Portsmouth. ". H., Mon
day, aged VI years. She is survived by
two daughters and one son, Frank
Goodwin of Boston
There IS slight Improvement in the
condition Of Senator Blackburn, at
Versailles. Ky, who is threatened with
pneumonia, but he will hardly make
any more campaign. speeches for a
week or two, if then
Charles Trow of Haverhill. Mass,
was accidentally shot with a rifle by
Clarence Kelly while cunning at Brad
ford, Monday, the bullet taking effect
in his forehead. He was taken to the
City hospital and may die.
Charles Hadworth ana Henry Welch
We're executed at Wewoka. in the Semi
mole nation, for murder, Sunday. This is
me irst sunday execution known. Paper
targets were pinned over the men 5
hearts and were fired at simultaneously
by the Indian police: On Friday, John
Bless. a full blood, was officially shot
Eight persons Were injured by the de-
railing OF an Electric car on the Madison
Street Electric Line at Chicago. Sunday.
Some of them may not survive their
wounds The car was going at a high
rate of speed when it jumped the track,
grazing telegraph pole, bumped head
long into tree and rolled over on its
side in Il ditch.
The hrst news from the whaling fleet in
the Arctic was brought into San Fran
cisco, sunday. by the steam tender Jen-
ME. which arrived in a dilapidated con-
diton. with Sc 800 pounds OF bone for the
Pacific Whaling Co. 1t is a story of
deaths, assertions. lighting fcrapes Il
duel; mutiny, and to crown All, a poor
catch. The entire fleet took only A.
whales.
Albert S. Noyes, member of the
Metropolitan Sewer commission.
dropped dead in the Park Square Sta
ton of the n. Y, \. H. & II. r. r. at
Boston. Monday. just as he was about
10 board train for Dedham Mr. Noyes
was 40 years of age and resided in
Auburndale
Corcoran, Callahan < Company. shoe
manufacturers at Lynn, Mass. have
assigned To Same r. Lennox and Will
liam b. Littlefield. The liabilities are
$4,000: the assets about s32 900. Lynn
and Boston parties are the principal
creditors. The firm expect to he able
90 offer 60 per cent
The Bath schooner Alsatian. lumber
laden Tor Boston. Captain Oliver. which
'apsized OIL Bakers island. Sunday noon
soon after the crew had been taken off
Dy the steamer fIeien May Butler came
ashore on the north coast of Nahant
near Merriams Beach soon after high
tide, Monday morning and now lies high
and dry upon the beach. The mainfnast
Is gone. the cabin has been washed away
ana the waves have scattered the tim
beers all along the shore The Alsatian
win probably go to pieces with the next
tide.
business at the Cape Ann Savings Bank
At Gloucester. Mass. is being conducted
in regular course Treasurer Babson
said, Monday. there was nothing to war
rant any excitement or fear. There We're
no more payments made out than is
usual in April and October. The bank
closed two hours on Saturday during the
funeral OF the late treasurer. During the
evening. from to s. the bank was open
ana there were numerous deposits made.
which showed that the people had the
utmost confidence in the stability of the
institution.
y short time since. Lieut.. Bull, L. S. n.
vas III Newport. r. T. engaged in laying
out II course for yacht races. by request
If the New York Yacht Club. From good
authority 1t is learned that the course
has been laid out with a view to future
International races and the overcoming
If the objection raised against the hun
flreds of steamboats, which nfest the
New York course. The waters about the
course are so broad and free that there
viii be no necessity for crowding the
racers even if there We're d large fleet OF
excursion steamers on hand.
Comptroller Mead of Connecticut Mon
lay. rc-dtiirmed the decision not to pay
he directors of the Connecticut reforma-
tory any more money for building pur-
poses out of the $4,000 state appropria-
ton. The question now arises whether
the state treasurer will pay the money
when demanded by the directors. The
directors of the reformatory met. Mon
,iay. at Hartford. and decided to draw
orders on the state treasurer for current
expenditures. They instructed the con-
tractors to go ahead with the foundations
Of the huildin and will demand that the
state treasurer pay the bills.
A Washington dispatch to the New
York Tribune says: Chief Naval Con-
structor Hichborn, in his annual report
this year, will recommend that the Bos-
ION navy NdIu ne Dlduc the lDIDeuo
boat station of the service. He est
mates that an expenditure of about
100000 will be required to equip the
Yard for this purpose, the principal con-
itruction necessary being a marine
railway and a boat house. With the
Increase of the torpedo fleet it will be
necessary to have some accommoda-
tions for storing the craft, and Mr..
Hichborn believes that the best oppor-
.unities at the least cost are to befound
1t Boston.
Rapids Mich. who once resided in Cuba
but escaped with others in a small boat
10 the United States, received a letter
from one of his sisters in that country
American consulate in Matanzas. Sept |
20, and reads as follows: We are all
together in this city, where we have
been since January. Our home has
been abandoned since the Gomez inva-
sion. We have been trying to leave |
Shis country and settle in Alabama or |
Louisiana and will probably do so. You
cannot imagine the state of affairs in |
this unhappy country The Spanish ar
rest and often murder the people in the !
country and nobody is sure in the even
ing that he will be living in the morn |
ing. There is no respect or safety for |
thp American panrlo Tho ;.lo,,.1 L., |