Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-02-11
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DouaNlStd To Sape Race. % ooHho hot
Dor has been cut off for 10 days from the
outside world
1t is stated at the treasury department
ut Washington that Cramp Il Sons of
Philadelphia, at their bid of Sl9S, 600 for
building tho revenue cutter No. s, will
probably be awarded the contract.
Alonzo Burnham, aged SO, q lawyer of
Topsfleld, Mass, was found dead on the
railroad at Putnamsville, Mass, Monday,
with a whiskey bottle by his side Death
was due to exposure. He had wife
and child.
The boiler in the Ann and Hope mills
at Lonsdsle, r, l., owned by the God
dards, exploded, Monday Patrick Nc
Conon WAS killed, Hugh McClaren will
probably die, and three or four others are
badly injured.
The Prussian and Bavarian bishops
have presented protests to their respective
governments against the marriage regu-
lations as provided in the new civil code,
characterizing them as violation of the
laws of religion.
The issue of standard silver dollars
from mint and treasury offices for the
week ending Feb. s, was $40, 649. The
corresponding period, last year, was 5000
755. The shipment of fractional silver
coin from FEB / to the Sth aggregated
$117,9S4.
In the newspapers of Saturday it was
said that Willis S. Mccormick who, that
morning, assaulted n mail carrier at Bos
ton, was student in Harvard university.
1t has since been learned that he has never
been IA student in any department of the
university.
The nine suits against Robert ". Cooper
of the British Hosiery Co. at Thornton,
X. l., for violation of the alien contract
labor laws, have been settled by the de-
PENDANTS submitting to Judgment for
S324369. The men were obtained from
Nottingham, England.
AT p. NJ, Monday, there was a gen.
eral alarm for a big blaze at . Kernwood. -
North Salem, Mass the summer resi-
tlencc of s. Endicott Peabody. Al the
contents of the building were saved
Loss, fully $500; insured. The cause OF
the fire is mystery.
The receipts of 80 OF the largest post
offices of the United States for January
1896, amounted to s., 942, $40 a net increase
over the first month Of 1895 of S215. 000.
All offices show an increase except San
Francisco and Milwaukee, where there
were small decreases. New York city
heads the list.
The congregation in d church neai
Shelby, Neb, was surprised, Sunday.
when Rev. r.. W. Cole who presided. de
waited from the usual teachings of the
United Brethren church and preached
that there is no hell. AT the close of the
service he severed his connection with tie
denomination.
At the meeting of the Granite State
Provident Association directors held al
Manchester, n. H., Monday afternoon, 8
new organization was effected as follows
President, VIM. Mason, Concord; vice
president, G. Perolval Stewart, Manches
ter; secretary, H. +. Morse, Manchester
treasurer, W. c. Scarborough, Manchester
Another body was picked up on Soils
bury Beach, near Newburyport, Mass,
identified as Seaman Vim. Wills of the
schooner Florida. The body of Cant.
Lawrence ]. Melansop, of the ALBANIA.
was positively identified by his sister.
Mrs. Herbert Etter of Medford Ehe body
will be taken to st. John for burial
Fred Schleuter. who sustained a tract
ure of the skull, in boxing bout al
Philadelphia, Saturday night, with Henry
Pluckfelder, an ex policeman, died, Mon
day morning. The police are reticent con
corning the affair, but it is believed that
the bout was friendly. Schiccter was
knocked down and his skull fractured by
his head striking the floor.
May Smith, young woman OF ques
ttonable repute. was murdered in her room
in the Tenderloin district, San Francisco
at an early hour, Monday. The murderer
called upon the girl and when a favorable
opportunity presented itself he strangled
his victim, stole what money she pos
sessed and left the room unobserycd The
body was not discovered for several hours,
but the purple marks Of the murderous
fingers were prominent on the unfortu
nate woman's throat
1t is reported that people in and about
Mount Tanauitz, California, are getting
ready to leave the vicinity, and the giant
peak shows every sign of active eruption
"A number of Indians arrived at San Ber-
nardino, Sunday, from Tanquitz ana
they say that the valley at the base Of the
mountain is constantly quaking and dull.
thunderlike noise and rumblipg heard
Thick, black smoke has obscured the neak
for several day and huge clouds of steam
arise above the smoke and dissipate mist
like over the valley
Arrangements have been concluded to
place in operation the Fort Payne Steel
Mills at Fort Payne Ala, owned by +. \.
Cullom of Birmingham. and Boston as
sociatc5. The mills were built eight years
ago at cost Of $500, 000, but were never
operated because of the collapse of the
Fort Payne boom. Low silicon iron from
n WI RI L.,
summer could be made from ordinary
Alabama red ores suitable for conversion
into basic steel by the open hearth basic
process, will be used. This will be The
first steel mill in the South, and It's opera
ton inaugurates new era in Southern
development.
party of young boys Were caught,