Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-11
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| Inspector O'Reilly of the Dominion
revenue cruiser Fiona, has made a SELF
ure or large stock of merchandise Sc
GREETED at Fortune Bay. The government
| has ordered the utmost vigilance in en-
| forcing the revenue laws among the
| American frozen herring feet now visit
| ing the south coast.
| NJ. Andre Theuriet, the French litera-
teur was. Thursday, elected mem
bel Of the French Academy, receiving
IS votes to four for Emile lola NJ
Vandal was elected to membership, re-
ceiving 20 votes to NJ. Zola's two.
| Advices from Antananarivo, NADIA
gascar, say that on the night of Nov.
| Is, the rebels looted the town of AM
| bohmanga, 10 miles from the capital.
| capturing 40 prisoners and all the cat
| tie. The English residents escaped
meeting of citizens prominent in
literary, political and social circles, was
held az Edinburg, Thursday, and it
was decided to erect a memorial to
the late Robert Louis Stevenson. Lord
Rosebery presided over the meeting
Word has reached Paris. Texas, of a
double killing in Ponotoc county, Chick
asaw nation. Tuesday. a man, who had
been running a whisky joint. was about
Edwards and Stanton, concluded that he
had considerable amount Of money
| and went 70 his place for the purpose of
robbery Their intended victim killed
them both and escaped.
Right Hon. James Lowther, NJ. p. pre-
sided over Il sparsely attended conference
Of protectionists in St. James hall. Lon
stress on the statements that Wlfrid
Laurier prime minister of the Dominion
of Canada mad promised not 10 inter-
ferc with the protective policy of Canada
Las 81 bpr no
was definite settlement of the Canadian
policy in the direction of protection.
At recent meeting of the Association
Of Land Grant Colleges in Washington,
a committee was appointed to call upon
Major Mckinley and present him with
copy of the resolution urging the i'm
portance of such an organization and
the administration Of the department of
agriculture, as will give unity and per-
manence to all scientific work and keep
that work free from POLITICAL influence:
The committee. called. Thursday. at
Canton. and had pleasant interview
with Major Nc kinley.
Rev. Frank Hyatt Smith of Cam
bridge, Mass. who has been confined at
St Elizabeth's hospital. Washington. for
the last year, was released, Thursday, by
order OF Chief Justice Bingham of the
district, supreme court. Mr.. Smith was
indicted on a charge of sending scurril-
Illus postal cards through the mails. Be
fore the trial he was adjudged to be in
sane. and upon application of his coun..
sci WIS sent To the government hospital
for the insane The court accepted bond
in $1,000 and a formal order for Smiths
release was made out.
The schooner previously reported fly
ing signals of distress off Nantucket.
Mass. Wednesday. proved to be the
Argo. Captain Lacy. Portland fol, Nan
tucket. with lumber. The schooner
parted her cable about sunset and
dragged ashore. The Coskata life saw
ing crew. after making several vain eff
forts to fire a shot across her, took off
the crew with the surf boat. The tug
tried. Thursday. to get near the wreck
and pull on her. without success. The
wreckers will make an effort to save the
cargo and vessel. Friday morning.
The strike of the granite cutters at
Calais. ended. Tuesday. the men resum-
ing work. Wednesday morning. 1t is I'M
derstood that the managers of the Gran
lite Co. acceded to the mems demand.
paying off the two men at 21is cents, In
stead of %. and then discharging them.
as the superintendent declared that they
were not capable of earning the same
amount as the others. There is still in
sufficient stone at the granite works to
keep the men busy. and work is being
rushed at the Bog Brook quarry, so that
there will be no delay in completing con-
tracts now on hand