Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-11


passed over Viroqua. Wis, has done
more than 100000 damage to the to-
baccO farmers.
Notices have been posted about Clay
ton, N. NJ, warning all negroes to
leave before August L. Nearly all the
negroes there are preparing to go
away.
| George Polycramis, ceunterfeiter
one of three men who escaped from
Ludlow Street Jail. New York. on the
18th OF last January, was caught, Tues-
day. in Chicago.
Henry f. Marcy, president Of the
Fitchburg Railroad, was found dead in
the bath room in his home at Belmont.
Mass. Tuesday. Death was due TO
apoplexy. He had been in failing health
for some time.
Mrs. ]. Wiley Coleman aged 6s years.
was drowned in a well at Boatswain's
Hill, Portmouth, n. H.. Tuesday She
was walking about the field when she
accidentally fell into the well. She is
survived by two sons and a daughter
Conductor James Cooper OF a winthrop
Avenue electric car, Boston. lost control
of his machine just as the car was enter
ing the ferry slip. Tuesday afternoon.
The car ran into an iron post. killing
the car and post. Several passengers
were severely injured but all were sent
to their homes.
The only development in the mysterious
murder case which was brought to light
at Marlboro. Mass. Monday. up to noon
Tuesday, was that the two Italians who
were placed under restraint as witnesses
were released. State officers Deane and
Rhodes are carefully investigating the
case. but they. together with the local
authorities who are assisting them, state
that they are as much in the dark as ever
concerning the affair. No further clues
bearing either upon the identity of the
murderer of the victim had been found.
The steamer Peru arrived at San
Francisco, Tuesday, from Yokohama
via Hong Yong. with the following
Japanese advices: There is no doubt
whatever that from October / next,
Japan will have a good currency. A
circular issued by the Specie Bank an
nounces that from that date it will pay
gold for bank of Japan notes. The
japanese papers are unanimous in ap-
proving the principle of supposed
submission of the Hawaiian difficulty
to arbitration.
Four hundred delegates and visitors
attended the opening session of the
fourth national convention of the Ma
tiohal Hay Association at Pittsburg,
Pa, Tuesday. Addresses of welcome
were made by Mayor Ford and Presi-
dent Bindley Of the Chamber of Com
merce. The report of the committee
on state of trade showed that the pres
ent prospect is for the largest hay crop
ever grown in this country. The leg
islative committee expressed them
selves as we'll satisfied with the tariff
rate of 81 per ton.
Wild stories are being circulated
about the officers who are trying to
capture Cap" Hatfield. the desperate
who escaped. last week. from Jail at
Williamson, w. Va. The Hatfields are
said to be strongly ensconced in a
mountain pass and to have recently
killed Deputy Sheriff Johnson and four
other deputies, but none of these re-
ports are confirmed. The officers are
in hot pursuit and Judge Doolittle in
sfsts on the sheriff capturing Hatfield
at any cost or risk. 1t is believed there
have been encounters but nothing
definite can be learned.
H. NJ. S. Algeria, one of the survey
ships of Her Majesty's navy, will soon
arrive at Victoria. B. c.. to take part
in survey for the Pacific cable. Late
advices from Honolulu are to the eff
feet that Fl. M. S. Penguin has com
pleted survey from Australia to Homo
lulu and the Algeria will make the sur
vey- from Victoria to Honolulu. 1t is
also said that the admiralty is about to
make survey of Clayoquent sound
and issue new chart Of that harbor
Information derived from that survey
will be of benefit in determining
landing place for the cable.
Warning notices evidently directed
against the Chinese society for English
education, have been posted on the
dead walls of Chinatown, at San Fran
cisco Without being named, the So
ciety is pointed at as having levied
blackmail from women Of ill-repute
imported from China. The poster says:
Lives have been lost before for such
little things and they may be lost
again. 1t Is signed Nook Sing Society
and has caused considerable consterna-
ton. The police who have torn down
the notices treat the matter seriously
and think there will soon be more mur-
ders in the Chinese quarter.
Three men robbed the desk in VIII
+ liam L. Gray's tailor shop, No. 1900
Washington street, Boston, about 8. 30
A. M. Tuesday, and got away with a
pocketbook containing $50. One man
who had the money was followed all
over the south end by men on Bicycles,
in vehicles and on foot, but he drew d
revolver and kept his pursuers off, AT
one time during the chase he jumped
on milk wagon. standing by the curb
stone, dashed the horse. and led his pur-
suers lively race. The robber finally
disappeared in 4 house on Camden