Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-10
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

John \. Borks;rum. foreman of gang
of men employed at the Pigeon Hill gran
lite quarry at Gloucester. Mass. was in
stantly killed while At work, Thursday
The Gainesville Street Railway anu
Electric Co. of GAINESVILLE. Ohio. has
gone into the hands of William Chris
ness is 100000. and the floating debt
s75 900
The heavy fog caused collision on
the Second Avenue Elevated Railroad
at New York City. Thursday morn
ing. a fireman and two passengers
were injured. but none seriously.
News was received at Athol. Mass.
Thursday, that the NiChcwang. large
summer hotel of Petersham was totally
destroyed by fire. together with its con-
tents. Wednesday night The loss is es-
tinated III $4,000. There is an insurance
of s25.069
The hand turn workmens strike at the
factory of Faunce x Spinny at Lynn.
that has been in operation since Monday.
when IL hand-turn workmen came out on
strike to resist a cut down in wages. was
settled, Thursday. when the strikers won
a big victory over the firm. and the men
returned to work.
The Kansas City Transportation Bureau
at Il special meeting at Kansas City. Mo.
Wednesday. voted unanimously to oppose
in every legitimate manner the passage
of any railway pooling measure by the
present Congress. w. r. Trickctt the
bureaus traffic manager. will go to
Washington as Spokesman for the Kansas
City shipping interests.
The record in the proceedings to de-
clare the Kansas City Live Stock Ex-
change :: trust and combination in re-
straint OF trade. in violation of the inter-
state commerce law. has been certified to
in the United States court of appeals at
St Louis, Mo-. for advice. The matter
was To have been argued. Wednesday,.
but the Importance of the litigation
caused Judges Thayer. Sanborn aud
Phillips to certify it on their own motion.
Arrangement, has been entered into be-
tween the Arizona territorial Iona COM
mission and Frank NJ. Murphy. presi-
dent of the Santa Fe. Prescott q Phoenix
Railroad. representing Eastern clients.
whereby n" outstanding balance of the
territorial floating debt is to he lifted by
III" pure base of s2lS,oan in territorial )
per cent. bonds. running - years. The
price secured for the bonds is par and
several thousand dollars in accrued in
tercsL1
The leading fish dealers at Gloucester
Mass. assert that the attempt to handle
all fresh fish caught by Gloucester yes
sells landed AT this port is more successful
than the promoters of the undertaking
expected. They claim that Boston ship
ping men have been purchasing fish there
The local fish interests have taken steps
to oppose the movement OF Boston fish
dealers and business men looking To the
free admission of Canadian fish
A slab of quartz with veins Of gold
prominently showing, will convey CAL
iforria's invitation to President Nc
kinley to attend, on January "a, the
golden jubilee Of the discovery of gold.
Chairman Parsons of the executive
committee has promised to secure a
suitable piece of the precious rock ana
will have Engraved On the face the
message WHICH will bid the President
to come to California to receive the
miners welcome
Something OF sensation has been
created at Guthrie. O. r., by the report
that Temple Houston Of Woodward.
son of Sam Houston of Texas fame,
will defend the Jennings brothers and
their gang when they are put on trial
for train robbery and other crimes.
Temple Houston killed one of the Jen.
nings brothers in q fight at Woodward,
last year. and in the same affray shot
AL Jennings. one of the men whom il
is said he viii defend.
Gov. Sadler of Nevada. denounced the
WIN u. tue Iiiop, iueSuaH morning. II
Genoa. New. in lynching Adam Cber as
an example of iiendish harbarism. He
says that upon proper application from
the authorities of Douglass county he will
offer reward for the apprehension of
the leaders amt accessories to the crime
ubers body in the morsCe gave evidence
of having been beaten. shot and bruised
beyond recognition The eyes had been
torn out and one arm broken The at-
thorities claim to have several clues to
the identity of the perpetrators and the
lynchers may be apprehended in \ few
days.
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