Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-18
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Henry Sherry of Neerah. Wis, the
head of several large lumber and paper
mills companies, has decided to make ar
assignment. He places his liabilities al
81, 500 600 and nominal assets the same.
A blasting accident which occurred
at Brookline. Mass. Wednesday. caus-
ed serious injury to Arthur b. Walker
of Gloversville, N. Y, superintendent
of the job. and two Italian laborers.
1t is feared that Walker will not re-
cover.
Robert Sims, colored. was hanged at
Jonesboro. Washington county. Tenn.
Wednesday. He shot and killed Walter
Galloway, white. Judy last. and was con-
victed of murder in the first degree. Miss
Boring. Galloway's sweetheart died as a
result of the shock consequent upon the
murder. of which she was a witness.
The Papal encyclical on the subject
Of the Manitoba schools is not yet COM
pleted and it is authoritatively stated
that it will not be published, for 10
days to come. But, all accounts agree
in saying that it will maintain the
tional schools. %
A special to the Manchester, N. H,
Union from Dover. says: The cost Of
the trial of Murderer Joseph E. Kelley
will exceed $4,000. Up to date bills
amounting to $5269 SO have been paid.
The fees for sheriffs have not as yet
been paid. The expense is consider
ably lighter than anticipated.
At the session of the National Grange,
Wednesday. at Harrisburg, IA, it was de-
cided to adjourn finally. Thursday. Re-
ports from the state masters of Texas
and North Carolina were encouraging. 1t
was agreed to adopt ceremony for the
aging of corner stores at Grange halls.
The proposition to send a delegate to the
Womans Congress was rejected. The
Nicaragua canal project was endorsed in
a report from the committee on foreign
relat.o
At the afternoon session of the Knights
of Labor, at Louisville. Tuesday. the as
sembly passed resolutions expressing
strong sentiment against the formulation
of an arbitration treaty between the
United States and England. A prominent
delegate to the assembly said that he
thought the action Of the body was
prompted in measure by the general
report of the tendency of European coun-
ries To adopt the single gold standard as
The basis of their financial systems. 1t
S known that the great ma jority of the
delegates are silver men.
The congregation of the propa ganda has
SuDmltteu 10 the rope report OF unree
candidates for the archbishopric of New
Orleans. The probabilities favor the
Most Rev. P. L. Chapelle. archbishop of
Santa Fee. N. NJ. unless His Holiness de-
sires to take the opportunity and send
Most Rev. John J. Keane, former rector
of the Catholic University at Washington.
back to the United States. Archbishop
xeane is now canon of the Lateran Ba-
silica and consultor for American affairs
propaganda. Archbishop Chapelle was
formerly pastor of st. Matthews church
In Washington. d. c.
The annual meeting of the Massachu-
setts Society for Aiding Discharged Con-
yicts was held at Boston. Wednesday.
Rev. James De Normandie presided The
report Of the treasurer showed that the
invested funds of the society are $14 3O0
with no debts. During the year ending
June 30, 1897. the society has helped .159
men discharged from prison, who were
found to be deserving, In most cases
these men had been inmates of the jails
and houses of correction Of Massachu-
setts, others had been released from the
state prison on parole, and few had
ssrveyi terms Of imprisonment in other
st.ates and had made their way to Boston
in search of work. which they had failed
to find.
The following message has been sert to
the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune from
Leavenworth, Ind. by John H. Weathers,