Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-16
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The Massachusetts Democrats hav
issued call for their state conven
ton at Worcester, Sept. 2S.
At Portsmouth, N. H., Saturday, tn
carnival in honor of the visit of tn
North Atlantic squadron attracted sew
eral thousand people. The coachin;
and industrial parade, which started a
n.30, was made up of g. teams and wa
a grand success.
The khalifa has summoned Osmal
Digna, the famous fighting general q
the Dervish forces. To Omdurman, tn
camp near Kharioum where tn
khalifa is preparing to make a fina
and desperate stand against the ad
vance of the Anglo Egyptian forces ii
the Nile
The information is obtained at tn.
office of the chief inspector of grain "a
St. Paul, that the wheat of Minnesot;
aud North and South Dakota would run
3D,oo0,1o0 bushels short of expectations
The inspection department, which tw,
weeks ago thought the crop of the thre,
states would be at least $50 600. coo bush
els, now places it al l3o.oo0o00.
At Attleboro. Mass. Saturday Herber
White, - years of age, while asleep a
in the third story of his home. He fel
30 feet and fractured both wrists an(
sustained internal injuries from which
he may not recover. On regaining con-
seriousness, White said he was dreaming
about going in swimming at the time oi
the accident.
The preliminary contract for the in
demnity loan of 5000 600 1850 00o. 900 whlct
the Hooley syndicate has been negotia-
ting with Sheng Tajen, was signed OF
Aug. 10 and on the same terms as offereC
by the Hong Kong and Shanghai, namely
Five per cent. al % years besides giving
the syndicate the option to construct the
Shan-hai-Soo-Chow railway II is ru-
mored that the Belgian loan to China has
collapsed.
During an electric storm on the Black
foot reservation AZ Little Creek Montana
an Indian girl. aged Il years, was sent &
round up and bring in the ponies. The
storm increased during her absence and
she failed to return. When it abated her
friends went TO search for her, Half q
mile from the camp they found the Il
ponies all lying dead and in the center
the Indian girl burned almost to a crisp
She was not recognizable.
Buffalo is on the qui vive al present
The citizens. especially those who hava
taken an active part in making pre-
parations for the coming encampmenr
are anxiously awaiting the arrival oi
the veterans who comprise the Grand
Army and VINO will swoop down on the
city one week from today and increasf
its population of $4,000 people by $50,
eco people
Joseph Shattuck, prominent bust
ness man of Nashua, y. H. attempte-:
to commit suicide by shooting, in his
office there Saturday. Business re
verses. it is thought, led to the act. He
is AZ years of age, and has been en-
gagged for several years in the manu-
facture of candy His physician says
he cannot survive. He was a S3d de-
gree Mason.
At New Brunswick, \. J.. Saturday,
he dead body of William Crokon. a gate
man employed by the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, was found lying on the railroad
track at Bayard street crossing. 1t Is
thought that he was murdered. Nearly
every bone in the mans body was broken
and there was an ugly cut on the back
of his head. The pockets of his clothing
We're turned inside out. Thirty-five cents
in money was found on the ground near
where the body lay
The Missouri, Kansas e Texas rail-
road officials at Dallas insist that the
railroad wreck of their northbound
passenger train at Caddo Mills a mid
night Thursday, was the work of train
wreekers. The fish plates had been
removed and the rail bent. The spikes
were found piled up near the track.
Suspicion as to the identy of the
wreckers points to four section hands
recently discharged. Warrants are out
for their arrest and a sheriff's posse
and citizens from Caddo Mills are
searching for them.
A dispatch from Pittsburg states that
as the result of the serving of the in
junction on the marching miners and
the subsequent prevention of the march,
excitement bordering on CONSERVATION
existed among the heads of the various
labor organizations in that city Fri
day There seems said Secretary
Warner, ito be wholesale protest
from all organizations against the
blanket injunctions and they want to
make some demonstration of disap-
prevail that will be in violation of the
law Our attorney has advised it and
we will be guided by him."
DR.. G. Fl. Bailey of Al Boylston stree!
Boston, is one of the men who went 10
Bolivia, last spring, on the strength Of
the report that fortunes were to De
made in short order in the gold fields
there. He has just returned, and Is
now one of the happiest men in the
city. although he rejoiees not because
of fortune gained. He is happy be-
cause he is fortunate to escape with ms
life, and was able to get back TO Bos-
ton. The news he brings back, winch
is the first that has been received mere
ought to be enough to keep the most
daring from going to Bolivia in search
of the precious nuggets.