Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-07
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The sum of G100. 900 in gold coin of the
United States was withdrawn. Wednes-
! day, from the Bank of England, for ship
! ment to the United States. this week.
| The officials of the British foreign office
have communicated to the United States
| ambassador. Col. John Hay. the final de-
| cision that the government of Great Bril-
| tain must refuse to take part in any seal
| ing conference with representatives of
| Russia and Japan. The British govern
ment, however, asserts its willingness to
confer with the United States alone. but
it insists that Russia and Japan are not
| interested in the BehrinE sea seals to a
degree emitting them to representation
at the conference.
The girls cottage at the State Indus
trial school at Plankinton. s. D.. was
burned at midnight. Tuesday night. and
seven girls persisted. Twenty-Five escaped
in their night clothes. The origin of the
fire is unknown, but probably caused by
lamp exploding. The bodies of the
seven girls burned to death have not all
been taken out but the positions of those
found indicate that they became bewil-
dered and ran to the rear. where there
was no available exit The building was
a new one. The loss is 200O0. with no in
Surance.
The decision Smith wins" rendered
by George Green in the Smith-DiXon
fight at San Francisco. Monday night.
uOeS IlOl dtpIlNe olAOIl VI Tic IedlueT-
weight championship of the world. The
decision was on points and nothing else.
In orde~ that Smith may acquire the
featherweight championship of the
world, he must fight Dixon to a finish
which he declares he is ready to do at
any time. Green's decision is regarded
as fair one.
The Guggenheim smelling works at
Perth Amboy. n. j.. We're destroyed by
fire. Tuesday night, and the loss is esti-
| mated at s2500OO. The property of the
smelling works is about 30 acres in area
and the largest in the country. Flames
shot up IN the smelling room and the 100
worknen fled for their lives. The fire
gainedasuch rapid Roadway that before
| the firemen were on the scene the build
ings were enveloped in flames. Mr.. Gug-
genheim went to an insurance agent to
renew his policies, Tuesday. and it is
| thought that the loss Is fully covered. The
cause of the fire is not known.
Sheriff Don't, at New York Wednes-
day. as a result of the publication of
the Mack letter, made public another
one. IT was found. Tuesday. during a
search Of Thorn's cell, and had evident
ly been prepared as areply to the COM
munication from Mrs. Mack. 1t was
complete and bore no signature. 1t
reads, translated from German. MY
dear: You wrote of self destruction
That would be the best. have thought
it over long ago, and came to the con-
| clusion that it would be the best for
me, but not before all it done to gain
| liberty. Perhaps it would be the better
way and it would be easy to accomplish
it. I have a prescription that l can
get or buy at any drug store; but have
patience and endurance and say what
l would write to you. and if it comes
! to extremes then it is time and 1 will
arrange it so. 1t is not on account of
living 1 would like to get free. but in
| spite of people here -