Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-05
Miss Pauline Clark, Miss Mary Grooves,

Miss Pauline Clark, Miss Mary Greeyes,
both OF Westmoreland City, and Richard
Garland of Shafton We're run down by
freight train near Irwin, Pa. yesterday,
and ali were instantly killed,
Fl. H. Holmes, the convicted murderer
of Benjamin f. Pitezel, has been com
muning with priest sent TO him at his
own request by Archbishop Ryan. FIR.
Daley has been visiting Holmes daily for
the past three weeks.
Rev. Joseph Pullman Of Bridgeport,
Conn, has decided not to contest the suit
for S25, 600 brought by Mile. Jane May
for alleged Islander.
Justice Harlan in the supreme court OF
the United States, Monday afternoon,
announced the decision of tho court in the
case of the United States against Jane H.
Stanford, executrix of tho estate OF the
late Senator Leland Stanford, in favor OF
the executrix.
AT a special meeting the Boston cham
Der of commerce approved Of Cor gresham
Walkers banking bin, and passed rcso-
lutiops bearing on the fluancial needs OF
the country.
The Yale faculty has granted the petit
ton of the navy for permission to send an
elEOU across lllC WdbtI w tHuVi tiiN iASh''
regatta. The vote was the result of con
current action by the academic and sci
entifc faculties. The request OF the
crew management is granted in full. 1t
included a petition to allow the oarsmen
| to leave this country on June &, thus CIV
| ing them nearly three weeks in England
to become acclimated before the race.
| The New York base ball team left for
| Jacksonville Tuesday afternoon.
| Frederick A. Baker livery stable keeper
of Lakeport, for many years residing on
| Clinton street, was shot in the head,
Monday evening, by his wife Nellie. Jcal
! ousy is supposed to have caused the act.
| In foreign circles matters have been q
trine more lively. News was received
Tuesday of the Italian army being over
whelmingly defeated by the Abyssinians
at Adowa Sunday. There is a strong
sentiment among the Italian people in
favor of abandoning this useless and
| hopeless war. General Baratieri, the com
maudcr Of the Italian forces unable to
endure the humiliation of his defeat COM
mitted suicide.
The joint resolutions of the United
| States Congress relative to the Cuban
situation, created quite a furry in Spain.
| Feeling against the United States ran
high, and considerable war talk was in
dulged in. An attack was made upon
the American consulate at Barcelona,
but was rcpulsed by the authorities. The
| Spanish government promptly disavowed
any responsibility for this attack, and, in
addition to expressing deep regret over
| the occurrence, has offered TO make ccm-
| plete rcparat on. 1t is believed that
nothing serious will come of the affair
| The Spanish government has taken
| prompt and vigorous measures for the
protection of diplomatic Representatives
of the United Seatcs.
The London Times publishes a despatch
from kobo, japan saying it is rumored
that Japan is making advances to Russia
for a ducal control of Corea 1t is be
lieved that Count Yamagata will nego-
tiate such Il treaty when he attends the
Cars coronation at Moscow, in May
| The same paper also says that
President Kruger will seek to secure
the abrogation OF the convention OF 1884
between tue South African Republic and
Great Britain which gives the latter
suzerain rights in the Transvaal and to
substitute therefore y treaty Of commerce
and unity which will recognize Great
Britain as the paramount Power in South
Africa and accord to the Transvaal the
pre- emptive right to Delagoa bay
Russia has warned Japan thai inter
ference in Korea means war
The speech Of the Right Hon. George
Il. Goschen, FRS Lord of the British
| Admiralty, in the House of Commons,
Monday night, revealed naval pro-
gramme of remarkable magnitude
although eight battleships, II cruisers and
10 torpedo boats are now under cons.ruc-
ton five new battleships, Is cruisers
of three classes and 81 torpedo
boats arc to be added to the
-avy. All these torpedo boats arc de
stroyers designed for ovcrhauling ana
sinking ordinary torpedo craft This in
crease is significant. since the German
navy, while strong in torpedo craft, has
few torpedo boat destroyers. The new
battle ships. while inferior in displace-
mcnt to the largest In the German navy,
will be superior in speed, one lesson
taught by the Chino Japanese war having
been well learned.