Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-10-05
NEWS nuGGcIA.
Brought BY the Wires from North, East
South and West.

ue 1Otel Lafayette at Mln0etOnka
Beach, Mich, was burned Monday 1t
was the property of the Great North
ern Railroad Co., and the finest sum-
mer hotel in the Northwest.
The United States ambassador, Col.
John Hay. visited the foreign office at
London, Monday. The officials of that
department of the British government
says that their talk with Col Hay was
concerning the Behrng sea seal ques-
tion. The course of Great Britain in
the matter has not yet been decided
upon, but Col. Hay will probably re-
ceive definite statement, this week.
Secretary Long has ordered the Vesu-
vius, now fitting at Boston, to proceed
to Florida, to relieve the gunboat Nash
vile. which will come North and make
ready for her final trial at sea. Orders
have been issued to the Newport to
make ready for her trip to Nicaragua.
The North Atlantic squadron has sailed
from Yorktown, Va, for Boston to par
tieipate in the exercises in commence
rating the centenary of the launching
of the Constitution. The President and
all of the members of the cabinet have
been obliged to decline the invitation of
the citizens committee to attend the
exercises
Apassenger train on the Kansas City,
Forts Scott & Memphis Railway, ran
into wagon containing seven persons
at Dead Mans cut, three miles north
of Willow Springs, Mo-. Monday, in
stantly killing six and fatally injuring
the other one.- Those killed were: Phil
Pill l.. Wooten. Phillip Wooten, Jr
Amanda Wooten. Dora Wootep. Mrs.
Francis Malbrey. An infant child four
months old. Phillip. Woofen's, wife is
SO badly injured that she cannot live
The train was stopped and the dead
and injured were taken, to Willow
Springs. Conductor Hallaway says
proper signals for the crossing were
given but were not heard. The cross
ing. is considered one of the most dan
gerous in the country. being at curve
and heavy grade. The persons killed
lived in Texas county, Mo-, and were
on their way to Arkansas to pick cot
ton.
Messrs. Woodwork & Lord, receivers
OF the Massachusetts, Benefit Life Asso-
citation, have gone to Canada in the
interests of the estate of the defunc;
association. The largest part of the
nominal assets were with the Canadian
department and it is understood that
the receivers will endeavor to come tc
some arrangement with the Canadian
authorities by which the death claims
can be paid and all funds over and
above the amount necessary to pa,
them handed over to the receivers. Tn,
funds Of the. association in Canada
consists of real estate to the tota
amount of $1S,75O, and United States
bonds on deposit with the treasury de-
| partment. to the amount of $112, 500.
| The death claims in Canada will not
exceed 100000, so if the receivers are
successful in releasing the difference
between these amounts. there will be a
larger dividend to the American claim
ants. The Canadians, however, already
have expressed their intention of paw
| ing 100 cents on dollar to the benefi-
ciaries of the dead members and divid.
ing the balance among the living men,
bers, and this, without much doubt
Will be done. A permanent liuuidator
| has been appointed for the association
| in Canada.