Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-09

T. S. F. Linn bf Albany, Ore, was
Wednesday appointed receiver Of the
ALBANY Wooden Mills. Assets. $4,000;
liabilities, $4,000.
George Du Maurier. the artist and
author, who has been suffering for
some time with heart and lung trouble,
died at London, at 2.30 A. M, Thurs
! day His death was peaceful.
| No tidings have yet been received
| from the American schooner Laura,
which sailed from New York for Gal
/, weston, Aug. 10, and is now As days out.
| Her agents have practically given up
| the vessel as lost.
| Walter Roel threw himself In front
of an Electric car in North street, Ran
dolph, Mass, Wednesday evening, and
escaped with the loss OF an ear, sew
eral severe bruises on the head and a
mangled hand. But for the quick ac-
ton Of James Slavin, the motorman. in
reversing, Roel would have been killed
| Conductor Charles Lathrop placed him
| on the car and he was taken to the
hospital
Lord Rosebery has resigned the lead
ership of the English Liberal party
The London Star commenting on the
resignation of Lord Rosebery from the
leadership of the Liberal party, says:
Lord Rosebery has resigned and Sir
William Harcourt reigns in his stead
The Liberal party will never again lie
led by a peer. Mr.. Gladstone chose
Lord Rosebery as his successor to
leadership and it Is Mr. Gladstone who
q nm wit finpIy 1anpged him
dispatch TO the Lonoon Central
News from Constantinople says that
the agent appointed to distribute the
funds subscribed for the relief of the
survivors OF the recent massacres at
Eguin, together with his family, has
been murdered and that G200 of the
fund has been stolen. 1t is stated that
The Porte has RENTED a part of the
taxes In the east provinces in order to
alleviate somewhat the condition of the
destitute Armenian residents.
The Union Brewing Co. of Rochester
y. Y. Wednesday, decided to suspend
operations and apply for a receiver.
Among the reasons assigned is that
many Of its former customers have
ceased to do business owing to the
Raines law. The recent disappearance
af the company's New York agent also
contributed largely, as he is said not
only 10 have decamped with several
thousand dollars belonging to the COM
pany. but to have left unpaid a large |
Indebtedness for which the company is |
Fable.
f. S. Greeley & Co. manufacturers |
# telegraph and railroad supplies. |
electrical apparatus etc, Dey street. |
New York. and at New Haven, are in |
financial troubles. and Judge Lacombe
IF the United States circuit court has |
appointed Gen. f. S Greeley, the pres
dent. and James w. Sands. the secre-
tary. receivers of the company The
liabilities are 100000, of which s65, 900
8 due for merchandise and $1,000 due
N notes. The assets in New York are
Ns0.o00. and in Connecticut $500 in
cffice furniture.
The delegates attending the 18th
semi-annual convention of the Ma
tlonal Mule Spinners' Association at
Boston. completed their work, Thurs
lay, and adjourned to meet at Boston
IN the first Monday in October, 1897.
Previous to adjournment it was de-
cided to make an immediate effort to
organize the spinners in the South:
that Robert Howard of Fall River.
ihould confer with President Gompers
If the American Federation of Labor.
ooncerning this proposed movement,
and that the American Federation of
Labor should select two organizers
from the National Mule Spinners AS
ISOLATION. These officers We're elected:
al /
vice president, John Fallon of Paw
tucket; secretary. Samuel Ross of New
Bedford treasurer. Thomas O'Donnen
Of Fall River; executive committee,
Robert Howard of Fall River, George
Byron of Lewiston, Me-, Michael Lo-
gan Of Lowell, d. C. Murphy of Taft
Vile, CT, and Michael j. White of Do
yer.
Margaret A. Henry was arraigned in
the police court at Lawrence Mass.
Thursday. on charge of lewdness.
She is the wife of George W. Henry of
Mt. Carmel Pa. member of the
Pennsylvania state Senate. The wo-
man eloped from Mt Carmel with Will
liam Brightcliffe in August She went
through a form of marriage with
in Boston. Aug. "a. and
went to Lawrence. living at 275 Canal
street, where they We're arrested on !
complaint of Mr. Henry, who traced
them to Lawrence. The woman is sc
years old and has been married three
times. She was married to Henry IL
years ago. and it is said lived with
him five years before obtaining a di-
vorce from her first husband. When :
the complaint by Henry was made. il
was not known that a certificate for
the Boston marriage was in existence
and the complaint was dismissed on
the ground that under the statute an
other form of offence had been com
mitted. The woman left the court :
room smiling. followed by her Penn
sylvania husband.
The Defender will not be a schooner
next year. w. X. Vanderbilt is tho
authority for this statement. 1t has
been persistently rumored by some
yachtsnen that the crack cup defender
was TO be purchased from the syndi {
cate that owns the yacht and rugged
rs a schooner in order to lower the col
ors OF the Colonia. the crack boat of
4 wal I, |