Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-21
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.


dollars.
The trial of Mrs. Clara Valois for the |
murder of her father, John w. Roes- |
sler of Scituate, Nov. Z. 1895, was be- |
gun in the eighth district court at
Providence, r. /.
Imports of dry goods at New York
for the past week were 1881, 241 against
81, 349, 535 for the same week of 1895. The
amount marketed was $2,S74, 053, against
$2.434,726 last year.
Mrs Lydia Cook, who brought suit
against the Boston Il Maine to recover
$1,000 for injuries received ON Third street
crossing, Dover, N. H., May IS, 1896, has
settled with the company, receiving $1,000.
Alexander McLachtan, who was one
of the best known of Canadian poets
and who had been called the Burns of
Canada" died suddenly at his resi-
dence at Orangeville, Ont, at an adj
vanced age, Friday.
British steamer Historian. which
arrived at Liverpool Thursday from
New Orleans, landed the crew of Brit
ish bark Janet Cort, Capt. Kenney,
from Valparaiso for New York. The
crew of the bark had abandoned her at
sea.
The weather bureau observer at
Jupiter on the eastern coast of Florida,
Friday, reported that the British
steamer Craigmore went ashore. Fri
day night, eight miles south of that
station The Craigmore sailed from
New York on March 10, for Tampico.
The trial of Abraham Altman for
I., Jt
curt. Hartford, CT, Friday. The jury
brought in verdict of guilty. ana
Judge Hall sentenced Altman to the
state prison for 10 years, the maximum
penalty. Altman is a Russian Jew,
about 80 years old.
At New Reigel. a small town below
Fostoria, O., Thursday evening. Mike
Marks, a saloon-keeper, shot his wife
and sister in-law He had recently
been divorced and wanted his wife to
live with him again and she refused
The wife will die. The sister-in-law is
only slightly injured. Marks escaped
and is still at large.
William II. McNutt, the most no
torious wire Taper in the United
States, was arrested at Chicago,
Thursday on suspicion of being impli-
Gated in the wire tapping case at New
Orleans, last Saturday. This was the
case in which the bookmakers were bit
for $150,000 on the substitution oi
Royal Nettle for Plug as winner.
Brig Water Witch, with Captain
johnson, Port Au Prince for Boston
with log wood, is total loss on Sachu'
sett Point, r. L., Thursday night The
crew were saved. The brig is owned
by Green, Knaebel & Co, and had 25a
tons of log wood consigned to the firm
The vessel was valued at $1,000 and had
cargo at $4,000. Both are probably in
Sured
A dispatch from Caro- to the London
Globe says. The khalifah has proclaimed
are against Egypt, calling upon all Der
wishes capable of bearing arms, to enroll
themselves under the green banner. 1t Is
asserted that Osman Digua will quit
Kassala and join the Dervish forces arount
Dongola The British and Egyptian
troops are in healthy condition and ar
a-illing daily A number of machine guns
nave been started for the front. The
weather is perfect.
The correspondent OF the Madrid I'm
parcial in Havana reaffirms the accuracy
of the statements contained in his recent
interview with General Weyler, and hi
belief that certain circumstances might
drive the captain general tc resign. TIL
correspondent also says that the com
nandant at Cardenas reports that qua,
tity Of munitions of war landed by filibus
ers has been seized by the Spauiards aD6
taken TO the military station, which was
STACKED by the rebels The result of the
&ight Is not known.
Advices from Toxic, Japan, to March 3
say: Eleven peaceful Japanese subjects,
including one woman, have been fOully
murdered by Corean rioters since the couT
d'etat of Feb. II. The Toxic government,
is showing resolute patience in the pres
ence of the outarge. 1t appreciates th'
inability of the Corean executive to deal
with the anarchy now prevailing in the
peninsula, and refrains from preferrine
demands that must tend only to precipi
tate more acute crisis. The political
crisis nearly precipitated in Japan on re
ceipt of intelligence of the recent coup has
been averted.
The trial in the case of Milo Gray, In
dicted for murder in the first degree fOi
killing hts wife at Landif, N. H., in June
1891, which was to have been begun In
Woodsville, N. H., Monday, before Associate
Justices Blodgett and Carpenter, will not
go on, and the matter will be disposed Ct
without jury. Thers was a conference
at Concord, N. H.. Thursday night, be
tween counsel for the state and the re
spondent, and it is understood that ar
rangements were entered into by which
Gray will plead guilty of lesser crime
than wilful murder, and will receive a
long term in prison.
Gertrude Taylor the 13-years old daugh
ter of Dillon B. Taylor of Craig Mo-, has
confessed to the poisoning of her parents
and brothers and sisters on the 10th inst
It was ascertained that she had bought
the poison and when the facts were fer
reted out, she broke down and confessed
She had bitter hatred against the wife
Of her brother Robert, who was living in
the family, and sought revenge. Robert
Taylor has died and four members of the
family are recov. ring from the effects OF
the poison, which came near proving fatal
In each case. Gertrude was arrested
Thursday, and had her preliminary hear
Ing. Her bond was fixed at $1,000, which
was furnished.
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