Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-08
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The Green Mountains in Vermont,
Sunday morning, were snow capped for
the hrst time, this season. The first
fall of snow last year was three weeks
earlier.
The German Reichstag will meet. Nov
80. 1t is understood that in addition to
the budget naval bill and a measure for
the reform of military procedure both
of which have been under ministerial con-
sideration for some time past, will be in
troduced as soon as the sessions opens
On the La Bretagne, which arrived
at New York, Sunday from Havre were
Lieut.. Outin, who has been ordered by
the French government to command a
small body of troop on the island of
Tcihti, and Ysaye, the noted violinist
Admiral Walker, president of the
Nicaragua canal commission, was at
the navy and state departments,
Washington, Saturday. arranging for
the departure of the commission for
Nicaragua which he says will be on
the Goth inst.
The Hawaiian Star announces that con-
tracts have been signed in New York for
50 coo tons of Hawaiian sugar of the crop
of 1898. Another large block of sugar will
be taken by the new refinery at Port
Costa. Cal. This contract is with the
combination of sugar plantations outside
of those controlled by Spreckels. The
deal will be consummated upon better
terms than the planters have heretofore
obtained. The FIRST ship to load will be
the Tille Starbuck, now in port
1t is understood that Princess Kaiulani
will remain but few days in Honolulu.
when she will leave again for tour of
Europe. She has requested in advance
that no entertainment or demonstration
be arranged for her honor. and will abso-
lutely decline to take part or even dis
cusS politics. The princess denies any
intention of visiting or comforting with
the ex-Queen and from guarded intima-
tons would seem to desire to give out
the impression that she is not in SYM
pathy with the ex-Queen's cause.
Freight train COS. Conductor Henry
Rowe. which passed through Dover, n.
H., from Portland for Boston. about A.
NJ. over the western division of the Bos-
ton & Maine had five cars derailed near
the Madbury station. The accident was
caused by large stone falling from a
fiat car upon the rails and forcing tee
trucks of the car Immediately following
to leave the rail. Wrecking trains from
Lawrence and Portsmouth cleared away
train could pass. The Bangor express.
due at Dover at 5.29, had to go to Boston
via North Berwick and Portsmouth.
The crew of the schooner Cameo was
before United States Commissioner Fiske.
at Boston. Saturday, and held as wit
nesseS against Henry Hecker, who was
arrested Friday, on charge of assault
with intent to murder Capt. Ira w. Col
beth on the high seas. Each member of
the crew was questioned by Asst. L. s.
Dist. Atty. Casey in his office regarding
the affair The crew was taken from
the schooner by T. s. Deputy Marshal
Ruhl Those who appeared before the
commissioner are Charles H. Lowenhjelen,
first mate; Caspar Howell, second mate:
Hans Jesman. Louis Grant, Vincent Phil
lips and Daniel Peterson.
AS confirmation of the reports that
the government is engaged in lettering
the condition of it's land defences, it
can be stated that work on the Firms
point and Delaware batteries. opposite
each other on the Delaware bay, ami
the operations on the new defences at
fort Delaware are being pushed for
ward rapidly, double shifts of work
men being employed. Many of the
heavy guns have already been mount
ed. Battery B. 5th artillery, U. S. A..
Capt Chase, now located at Washing
ton barracks. d. c., which has been
ordered to fort Delaware. is expected
to arrive there next week.
Performing a marriage ceremony in
a den of lions doesn't seem to be just
in line with the religious sentiment of
the Methodist Episcopal ministers of
Boston of the faculty of the Boston
University Theological school. Anyhow,
the action of Rev. George A. Reader,
who officiated at the Zoo wedding at
Boston, Thursday evening, has called
down upon him the prompt condemna-
ton of his superiors in the university.
Mr.. Reader has been a student in the
theological school of Boston University
for the past two years. He is also an
ordained elder of the Methodist Episco-
pal church, and as such is qualified by
law to perform the marriage ceremony.
AS a student, however, the faculty of
Boston University feel that they have
perfect right to discipline him for
acting contrary to the advice of the
dean of the theological school in this
particular case And so, at a meeting
of the faculty, Friday afternoon, called
to consider the matter, it was decided
that: 1.-The theological student of this
school, Rev. George A. Reader, who,
despite remonstrance and warning
given him by the faculty of the school
Of theology, yielded to q pecuniary
temptation and officiated at the we'd
ding held in lions cage has been re-
quired by a unanimous vote of the fac
ulty to separate himself from this
oobooIp