Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-15
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The Robesonia furnace Reading. Pa.
which has been out of blast for nine
months will be started UP, next week
giving employment to 200 hands. The
furnace is the largest In eastern Penn
sylvania and produces over 1000 tons OF
pig iron weekly.
The lower House of the Nebraska Leg
isIature has passed a resolution urging
the President and Nebyaskas representa-
tives in Congress to actively support i'm
mediate measures designed to secure hon
ora BILE and. II possible, peaceful indepen-
dence for the island OF Cuba"
The Mansion house fund for the In
dian famine sufferers gives promise of
reaching large one. Among those who
subscribed to the fund, Wednesday
were the Princess of Wales, who sent
.250.
The famous Vulture mine property.
at Phoenix, Ariz., which has produced
over 10000, 900 in gold, has been sold un-
der trust deed given as security for a
loan of $4,000. The price paid was
$4,000.
The joint Assembly. at Dover. Del,
Tuesday, canvassed the vote for Gov
ernor and Il. w. Tunnel Dem was de-
ciared elected by 4i95 plurality. He re-
ceived 15.5Gl votes. against l1,0l4 cast for
John II. Hoffocker. union Rep: John G.
Higgins, regular Republican 7lJ3; Pro-
hibition. Jas. single tax, 49,
The West Virginia Legislature con-
yened at Charleston: Wednesday. The
Republicans have big majority i'm both
branches. The last message of Gov. Nc
corkle. who is a Democrat. was read. He
refers 10 the miner strikes of 1896, during
which he called out the militia 10 pre-
serve order. and apologies for his action.
He says the use of the militia to break
strikes. while common. is unlawful
The Vienna Fremdenblat. in its com
ments upon the general arbitration treaty
just concluded between the United State !;
and Great Britain. says IL is most graft
flying and important that within a year
after a sharp difference between the two
countries. such a treaty should have been
signed. The Neue Freie Presse says:
The news is joyfuily echoed throughout
the civilized world.
Keller. Ettinger & Fink. wholesale
dealers in jewelry. watches and dia
monds at "a Johns street New York,
suspended, Wednesday. because, it is
said of heavy losses in outstanding ac-
counts. poor business, continued large
business expenses and small profits.
Liabilities, about $l50000.
Dr. Richard c. Flower, insolvent
debtor filed a schedule in the Suffolk
insolvency court. at Boston, Wednes-
day. liabilities. $4,000, of which ap-
proximately $4,000 are undisputed.
His assets consist of real estate and a
large number of shares of various
stocks and bonds of uncertain value.
Commenting upon the conclusion of the
general arbitration treaty between the
United States and Great Britain, the
Paris Eclair says: The United States
and Great Britain present generous and
noble example. which deserves to be fol.
lowed by the European Powers. The
Solicit the oniniOn that the
treaty was not inspired for the purpose
of universal peace. but simply in the
An6io-Saxon interest.
The Beattie block Wallaceburg Ont.
in which the Queens hotel is located. and
which is the largest and best block in
town. was burned, Wednesday morning.
Two hotel guests, Albert Urghle glass
tank builder of Cicero. Ind. and Andrew
Bard. glass blower. formerly OF Ham,
ilton. Ont. lost their lives. Mrs. Colli-
son. the cook at the hotel, was seriously
confectionery store. Smiths jewalry
store. Hardmans shoe store and ODon-
nells grocery store were burned out. The
total loss is estimated at $4,000 partly in
sured.
BY decision of the United States
court at Wichita. Kansas, Mrs. Aman-
da Way of Boston. will become sole
owner of the Ellsworth county $4,000
court house. March /. The suit was
IN equity, Mrs. way claiming that IN
asmuch as her late husband owned the
property on which the court house was
built and as he had furnished all the
money to erect the building. she should
be given the property. After a bitter
fight. lasting three years, she finally
obtained Judgment.
Collector of Customs Bsbee at Jack
SonVille, Fla, has received instructions
from Washington to refuse clearance
to the steamer Dauntless. the master
OF which applied for clearance for
Nuevitas, Cuba, with cargo of arms
and ammunition for the Cubans. The
order of the treasury is based upon the
report of the last voyage of the Daunt-
less. as made by Captain Myers. The
report is unsatisfactory, as it does not
state the name of the vessel to which
the men and arms taken from No