Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-06


Patrick O'NeilI. q brakeman. aged "A
years. was Killed by the cars at Van
Jacksonville, Mass, Thursday. He leaves
a wife and four children.
Peter Masterson. a veteran Of the
Civil war and a retired member of the
United States Marine corps, dropped
dead on the street at Portsmouth, N.
H., Wednesday night. He was II years
of age. 4.
Ansel d. NickersOn, formerly one of
! the best known newspaper editors In
| the state, died at his home at Paw
tucket, r. l., Thursday. aged 81 years.
He was Mason, Odd Fellow and a G..
A. X. man. ft..
J. y. S. BraZeau publisher OF lie Jean
Baptiste of Pawtuckett. r. l., has en-
tered suit for $4,000 damages. alleging
libel, against the Woonsocket Reporter
Company. This is the third suit against
the Reporter with in few days.
Judge Gaskili in the superior court at
Boston. Thursday, overruled the mo-
ton filed by the respondent in the ac-
ton of the Boston Bar Association
against Lawyer Edward j. Jenkins,
resulted recently in the disbarment Of
Jenkins.
francesca Dipierro. IS years Of age,
was stabbed in the left side, on Black
stone street Boston, Thursday. by
Antonio Diarc Angelic. who ran away
as soon as he did the deed and is still
at large. The wounded man was taken
to his home, where his wound is pro-
nounced serious.
The latest information regarding. the
proposed changes in the British North
American squadron Is to the effect mat
miral Erskine. The Renown will go on a
years cruise of the world, after WHICH
she will be stationed at Halifax, n. =,
will be sent to jamaica. where it will be
senior officers ship Within the next six
months the North American squadron
will be augmented by the additional at
tachment Of torpedo boat destroyers.
Grave fears are entertained for safety
Of the British schooner Iona, which left
Apple River. N. s., October II. for New
Haven, with a cargo of grindstone.
since which time nothing has been heard
If the vessel or crew. The Iona is of
30 tons burden; is owned by Harry f.
Zimmerman Of Lunenburg, who COM
handed her. and Hugh Gillespie of
and hailed from Sackville.
Y. r.
Capt. William N. Haines of the
schooner Leander V. Beebe. which ar
rived at Boston, Wednesday night.
from Savannah. reports that on Sun
lay last, near the entrance of Long Is
land sound, she passed considerable
wreckage consisting of a vessels deck
frame and a quantity of lumber, all
apparently in the water but a short
inc, and bearing evidence of a recent
disaster.
Information is received of the capture,
Oct. 2S, of the town of Guaimaro, Prov
nee of Puerto Principe, by the rebels.
Who had besieged the place since Oct.
IL, making a number of attacks upon
he town and it's stronghold, Fort Rheus
n the meantime. The insurgents had
three cannon which they used effec-
lively. The Spanish report eight men
killed. and four officers and IS privateS
Stephen NJ. Field, associate justice of
he supreme court, Wednesday, at
d. c., celebrated the Sth
of his birth. The justice
lid not go to court but spent the work.
ing hours in his library, when a con-
slant stream Of visitors came and went
all day TO offer their congratulations.
The supreme bench, headed by the
chief justice. paid it's respects to the
member in the forenoon.
The Vermont Senate, Thursday,
rassed a bill granting municipal suf-
rage to women after brief. one-sided
discussion, only one senator voting in
opposition A resolution was adopted,
congratulating VIM. Mckinley on his
lection as President, which the seere-
airy was directed to forward to Major
Mckinley. A bill providing for in
penalties for violations of the
prohibitory law. making all violations
'irst offences, was the subject of an ami
.sated debate. The bill was finally
'assed, 1SS to II.