Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-12-09

estimated loss Is %oo,VOu, insurance,
$4,000
1t is announced that f. w. Seward of
Eddy, N. NJ. has purchased the famous
ranch of ex-senator S. w. Dorsey at Chi
cos Springs. ColfaX county. N. NJ, includ-
ing the palatial residence built for Col
Robert Ingersoll. and will convert it into
a Santarium for conSumptives.
The yearly meeting of the Under
writer's National Electrical Association
at New York, was concluded with
Wednesdays session, most of the time
being taken up in discussion of fix
lures and electrical appliances
The Pine Tree State Club of Boston
dined at the Brunswick, Boston, Tues
day evening. About 80 persons at
tended, among them being A. P Mar
tin, chairman of the board of police;
City Solicitor Thomas NJ. Babson and
Capt. ]. G. B. Adams.
Chief Justice Conway of the Wyom-
ing supreme court died at Cheyenne,
Wednesday. He has been sick some
three weeks and confined to his home
with an attack of grip, but no one sup
posed that he was seriously ill., He
was elected in 1890 at the first state
election.
Felix Sighiss of Genoa. and DIR. d. X.
DeSimon of Naples. have left San Fran
cisco on an exploring trip they propose
making through Lunkin county, which
lies between the Omenica mining district
and the Yukon. They are connected with
the Italian Geographical and Geological
Societies. and the results of the expedi-
ton will be turned over to these organ
izatons. Mr.. Sighiss is confident that he
w ha VI fI Itrao 1a,,
klondilze.
The supreme court at Jefferson City.
Mo. has affirmed the judgment of the
circuit court of Boone county in the
case of John Hunt, ST.. convicted of
murder in the first degree and sem
fenced to be hanged on Jan. IS, 1895
Hunt shot his daughter. Matte Hunt
on August % 1895. because she ad-
vised her mother not to permit Hunt to
abuse her
Henry r. Snowden and Frank II. Stout
two young men of the Faulkner district
of Maiden, Mass, We're arraigned in the
district court. Wednesday,. on charge of
robbing Wendell p. Chick, night station
agent at the Faulkner depot. Saugus
branch of the Boston & Maine Railroad.
on the night of Nov. 80 The detectives
who have been working on the case an
nounced that no evidence had been OBJ
tained against the prisoners and they
We're discharged.
James Anderson. proprietor of the An
derson Tack Works at Rockland. Mass.
states that a news item sent out. last
Friday. to the effect that his factory had
shut down pending a settlement of the
question of wages between Mr.. Anderson
and the Tackmakers' Union. was incor-
rect in every respect. There has been no
shutdown of the factory and no such
thing is contemplated. The operatives
have made no complaint to Mr. Anderson
and are steadily at work as usual.
Governor McCord of Arizona has been
requested by the interior department to
investigate reports that the sheriff of Co.
conine county has been maltreating Ma
vaio lnaians found by him off the reser-
vatiOn. The specific charge is that the
sheriff and posse last winter evicted 16
families of Navajoes from their tepees on
Grand Canon forest reservation. because
they were unable to pay an arbitrary as
sessment. levied by the sheriff. of s. on
each leo head of Indian sheep grazing in
the vicinity.
The American Forestry Association
held its 18th annual meeting in Washing
ton, Wednesday. The meeting was held
mainly to satisfy the requirements of the
articles of Incorporation. to receive re-
ports and to elect officers. Gen. Francis
Fl. Appleton of Boston, presided. The
owning of forest areas, it is said. is be-
ing regarded by various states as an es>
sential part of a state forest policy. The
report of the treasurer showed a consid-
cradle surplus and that of the secretary
constant growth in membership.
An important change in the milling
interests was announced at Lawrence
Mass, Wednesday. Fred f. Clark.
who for 70 years has been agent of the
Pemberton cotton mills of Lawrence
and the Methuen cotton mills at Me-
thuen, rendered his resignation, to take
effect On Jan. 1. 1898. Mr.. Clarke is
widely known in manufacturing cir
cles. He is 60 years of age, and for 4
quarter of a century has been identi-
fled with the manufacture of cotton
goods He will be succeeded by Lewis
Z. Barnes, the present superintendent
of the Methuen cotton mills. Mr.. Clark
gives no reason for resignation.
Chief of Police Harrigan of ST. Louis,
Mo-, says that the pool rooms, which
have been raided four times within the
past week, will be closed up each day
they are found open. In this connec-
ton an interesting scheme has come to
light. The proprietors of the pool
Iociiio Oii NOllNC StiCCt, oppOoltc tIiC pOSl
office building. have determined on a
new scheme to prevent the police
from arresting their employees, when
the next raid occurs. All the employees
will be surrounded by heavy screen
from the floor to the ceiling.
Access to this will be by door, which
will be locked by the men when the
police appear.
The second day of the trial at Bridge
port, CT. Wednesday. of Charles A.
Bonai, who stands charged in the su-
perior court with murder in the first de-
gree. i'm the killing of George Marcus |
of Daniels Farms brought a sem
sational climax to the proceedings. Be- |
fore spectators which jammed to suf- !
the accused man. David A. Weeks. |
alleged accomplice. occupied the |
seat in the witness box and made a full !
and complete confession, not only to the |
crime of robbery and murder in the case !
OF Farmer Nichols, but to crimes COM |
mitted elsewhere in Connecticut. in New |
York state and northeastern Pennsyl- !
vania. Weeks told his story with /
care and nOnchalance and !
answered all questions, direct and in |
cross-examination. without hesitation |
openly and frankly He rehearsed |
the awful details of the Daniels |
Farms crime, telling a story which CO.
incided almost identically with that told |
by Miss Mary Nichols. sister of the mur-
1ered farmer.
The Portland municipal officers.