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


grand banquet at Lupons hotel at Mana
| qua. Mic. Wednesday evening, to the re-
| firing United States minister, Hon. Lewis
| Baker.
| The so-called Potter delegation failed
| of an election at Wednesday nights meet
| ing of the board of officers of the Massa-
chusetts Division. l.. A. W., at Boston,
! by Il majority OF over TO l.
Stockholders of the Boston Elevated
Railroad at meeting at Boston.
Wednesday. ratified the proposed new
lease of the West End Street Railway Co.
| by the Boston Elevated Co.
jeremiah Mahoney, 80 years old and re-
| siding at 1925 Dorchester avenue. Boston.
| was instantly killed. Wednesday, by fall
| ing from bridge which spans Columbia
| street on the New England railroad.
a large three-story wooden building
on North Beacon street. Boston,
| owned by the New England Fibre Co.
was burned. Wednesday, entailing Il
| $4,000 loss
1t is expected that Emperor Francis
Joseph will shortly issue DEGREES pro-
longing for year the status quo be-
tween Austria and Hungary regarding
the sharing of imperial expenditures and
other essential matters.
According to a special dispatch re-
ceived at London. from Paris, the
~ iis'l - JCdii DAFT, lSiN, AIStf.
and Pascal. have been ordered to be
prepared for immediate dispatch to
China.
Peter Latham, the professional
racquet champion of the world. and
Percy Ashworth, amateur champion
of Great Britain, defeated George
Standing and Bridges. the Montreal
professionals, at Montreal. Wednesday.
One hundred employees of the gypsy
sets state board of agriculture were
discharged, Wednesday. because the
appropriation made by the Legislature
had been expended. There will be a
few members. however. who will cover
the infested territory and keep track
Of the moth
The Riverside Press building on Black
stone street. Cambridge Mass. occupied
by Roughton. Miffiin & Co.. was visited by
Il fire. Wednesday evening. and while the
lire loss is slight. the damage by water
Will be quite heavy. The total loss is eS-
timated at about $4,000, fully insured
The fire caught in some une Explained man.
ner in the bindery on the second floor,
An explosion of gas from n leaky pipe
i'll Il store room at the New England Con-
se1vatory of Music on East Newton
street. Boston. caused considerable excite
ment. Wednesday evening. knowing that
ordinarily there We're $50 young ladies in
the building. great anxiety was felt for
their safety until a thorough examination
OF the premises had been made. The
slight fire caused by the explosion was
quickly eXtnguished and it was found
that no one in the building was injured
The board of directors of the Boston
Merchants Association at it's dinner at
Boston. Wednesday. had as guests Hon
Chas. 5. Hamlin. eX-aSSistant secretary
OF the treasury. and Hon. w. B. Rice
president of the New England Shoe and
Leather Association. Mr.. Hamlin spoke
regarding our relations with Canada and
the efforts that We're being made to ad-
gust whatever differences may exist. and
Mr.. Rice made a short address giving his
nearly approval to the remarks made by
Mr.. Hamlin.
The rumor cabled from Halifax that
the British troopship Avoca bound
from Jamaica for Capetown, with 1909
troops on board, has foundered, is not
credited at London. According to
telegram received. Wednesday, from
Teneriffe. the Avoca. supposed to be
the troopship. had arrived at Assertion
Island. though the date of arrival is
not given. IL is noted as bearing on
the two dispatches that the first bat
TALON Liverpool regiment, consisting
OF eight companies is under orders
from Jamaica for Capetown.
News has reached Washington of the
illustration of an attempt to convey a |
store OF munitions of war to the Cuban |
insurgents just at the moment when it |
mad apparently succeeded. About the |
middle of September steamer painted |
black appeared near Cienfugoes and |
landed stock of ammunition under the |
lead or Joseph Cepero. naturalized |
American citizen, who after having been |
held in Cuban Jail nearly year. was |
released by the Spanish government. last |
July. The expedition got inland. but a |
month later the Spanish authorities dis
covered nearly 500 boxes of ammunition |
concealed in Il shallow creek. and car
ried it into town. Later on Cepro led an
attack upon small town and several of
the inhabitants including woman
The 18th annual meeting of the
American Guernsey Cattle Club was
held at New York. Wednesday, The
report of the secretary showed that
there is now 120 active members in the
club. George Nj. Pullman was one of
the four members who died in the past
year. The reports of officers showed
that the club had doubled it's volume
Of business in the past year and that
Guernsey cattle We're increasing i'm
popularity. The following officers were
elected: James NJ. German of Brook
line. Mass, president: EX-Gov Levi
?. Morton of New York. and S. A.
Fisher of knowlton, Canada. vice
VIM. Fl. Caldwell. Peter
'oro. N. H.. secretary and treasurer.