Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-11
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

rived at Brussels, Friday They were
received by King Leopold and were ac-
corded military honors.
Ex-Champion James J. Corbett has
received a telegram from Chicago, in
forming him that the Northern tulane
Club of New Orleans offers $4,000 for a
contest between Corbett and Fitzsim-
mons Corbett authorized The Asso-
ciated Press to say that he would ac-
cept the offer He declined to say any
thing further until Fitzsimmons should
he heard from.
The annual floral coaching parade
was held at Manchester, Mass, Friday.
The programme, which was something
of departure from those of former
years, was carried out with a spirit
that assured its success. In other
parades almost anything in the shape
of a vehicle has been permitted to enter
the parade, provided it was covered
with flowers, but, Friday, the entries
were confined wholly to four-in- hands
and the spectacle consequently was OF
much more imposing aspect.
The masked burglar who murdered
James C. Pitts, Thursday night, at his
home near Summit, n. j. has not yet
been captured, nor has any clue to thu.
identity of the man been obtained.
Sheriff Kirk and a posse of deputies
are searching the woods in the neigh
borhood, and a number of citizens have
volunteered and are aiding in the
search The colored servant, Mary
Davis. whose skull was fractured by
the murderer. is still alive but is in a
precarious condition. She has not been
able to give any coherent account OF
the murder of Mr. Pitts or the attack
upon herself
Thaddeus y. Wrenn of Charlestown,
was drowned near the Charles river
bridge at the foot of Commercial street,
Boston, Friday. under peculiar circum-
stances. Wrenn, who was intoxicated.
had been taken in charge by a cab
man who was acquainted with him,
when Wrenn insisted ON having Il swim.
The cabman consented to wait for his
friend and Wrenn went down to a
float near the bridge and plunged into
the water He came up once and
climbing into the float, made another
dive. He did not come to the surface
1t is thought he was seized with
cramps.
Walter 5. Eddy. large lumber man.
ufacturer of Saginaw, Mich. returned.
Thursday. from a trip through Canada.
Mr. Eddy was assured by leading lun-
Der operators and others in Toronto
and ottawa that the Canadian gov
ernmcnt will take absolutely no steps
toward preventing the export of SAN
,ogs He said The Canadian gov
rrnmont realizes that a course of that
kind would be practically confiscation
If property, and they would not dare
go that far. They would he hurting
their own hest interests. They must
market their lumber and sell it to us.
with the practical understanding that
40 prohibitive tariff he placed on it,"
The New York journal and Advertiser
prints the following: Charles KS missai
the Nellum leaves of which had been
Tipped in a poison as terrible as the one
which the Borgias kept in seal rings, was
sold by Il book seller of New York Il
week ago to book lover. who is also
IN expert in poisons, lie has analysed
he Vellum pages one by one. and he says
that there is no poison in the leaves Of
he missal. 1t must have cyaporatcd in
the centuries for Charles X. King of
France from 1860 to 1914, received occord-
ne To the chroniclcrs miSsal which was
poisoned. a short time after he had given
the signal for the massacre of the Huguc-
hots. And it was this missal which ne
had been reading at a mass in the chapel
If the Louvre. the day before his death.
He died of remorse. the historians say
iut remorSe was often an euphemiSm for
ooison in those days.
Burglars visited the big dry goods
store of Joseph Flanagan at River
Point, Pawtuckct X. l., early Friday
morning and secured considerable
quantity of goods. The robbers were
discovered by a Waterman just before
o'clock. They were drilling the safe
N the Office and had it almost ready to
open. The Waterman fired at them.
but missed The men escaped with the
goods loaded in n wagon and returned
md were at the safe when discovered
by the Waterman. Levi Langley's dry
goods store at Jericho was entered be-
fore daylight. and a quantity of boots
and shoes and laces are missing The
robbery was undoubtedly the work of
the same men, who were discovered at
River Point.
Deputy Collector Nouson of Tacoma
Wash, has received Geographic in
'tructions from Washington to suspend
until further notice the collection of 10
per cent. discriminating duty in the
requirement of the security for The
ntry of goods affected by the discrin-
mating clause of the new tariff Tho
news was received with a great deal of
ellef by the customs officials and inn
Dorters as the regulation has caused
nuch inconvenience ana vexation. The
collector has required the deposit of a
ertihed check to cover the amount Of
he discriminating duty. The ruling
caused delay to several importations
through Tacoma, particularly those
from China and Japan About 3O0a
chests of tea have been held here
nearly two weeks awaiting a solution
OF the question by the attorney general.
MISS Frances f.. Willard, represent
ing not only her personal interest and
opinion, but that of the society of
winch she is the head, has sent a
communication to the anti-lynching
convention at Chicago. in which she |
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