Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-08


I Ad1utant General Stewart Fof Penn
syivania, issued warrants for $94.245 70,
| the pay Of the Sd Brigade ana the Phil
adelphia city troops for services 81
Hazelton. during the strike. This doe.
not include the cost Of TRANSPORTATION
and substance. The miiitiamen 25ot
In number. were on duty from Sept. Ii
to Oct. 4.
The drought which Is without prece.
dent in northern Indiana has been mar.
TALLY broken by rain. The fire in the
Tamarack swamp has increased. but
the farmers are now SO organized tina.
they anticipate no great damage unless
the wind suddenly changes. Great
fires are raging in the marshes near
Rochester Ind.
Jose Silviro Jorrin. the Cuban ex-
senator. died Wednesday evening. at
New York. Senior Jorrin was an able
writer on scientific subjects, and his last
work THE Life and Voyage Of Christo-
pher Columbus" was the product of
years of investigation and study. The
ex-senator was formerly an autonomist
representative in the Cortes.
1t is reported that Max Stewart Tho
American ex-Confederate soldier. who
shot and killed a policeman at Parrot
State of Chihuhua, Mex, some time
ago. and was sentenced to death for
the crime, will be shot within a few
days. The appeal from prominent Of
ficials of the United States has been in
the hands OF President Diaz for several
weeks, and 1t is reported that the latter
has refused the condemned man Glenn
ency for the reason that the killing of
the policeman was a cold blooded mur-
der.
Hugh Atkins. well-known resident
or Tuckahoe. N. Y, went shooting.
Thursday. and instead of knocking over
Woodchuck that he imagined he saw.
moving along the top of a stone wall.
blew off the head of an innocent Ital-
ian who was walking on the other side.
The man was just tall enough for the
top of his head and fur cap to appear
from the point where the hunter stood.
Atkins was completely unnerved by the
discovery of what he had done. He is
held on a charge of homicide. The
Italians identity is not known.
Consul General Bowen has reported to
the state department on the commercial
conditions in SPAIN He saws from the
figures 1t would appear that Spain's trade
has not yet been seriously affected by her
operations in Cuba and the Phil
lppine Islands, still there would be very
apparent decrease in the totals of export
ations If the amount of supplies of all
kinds sent out to the Spanish troops could
be ascertained. The consul is informed
by commercial travellers that there is n
less demand for foreign
goods in Spain than year ago, and that
the trade outlook is not bright. United
States exports to Spain consist chiefly of
cotton. petroleum and slaves and in nor
NAL times amount to about $1S.000000. but
during the present year will amount to
about $A,00O,OCO.
In the experience of the oldest set
tier in ST. Clair and adjoining counties.
Illinois. the present drought is with
out parallel. For two months there
has been practically no rainfall in that
section, and the temperature has
ranged about 80 degrees in the shade
almost daily during all that time. The
damage done by the drought in south
ern Illinois cannot be accurately esti-
mated but it has been great. The
heaviest loss to the farmers is in the
corn crop which has been cut down so
to IS per cent. by the dry weather. 1t
has also done great damage to all late
and to the fruit crop gener-
ally. A water famine is threatened
over large area of country.
At Hartford, Conn, Thursday, tlM
following official notice. concerning the
National Life Association. whose pres-
ident, d. S. Fletcher, and secretary.
Henry d. Brannan, resigned was made
known: Pending a proposed reorgan-
iZation of the National Life Associa-
ton, which it is expected will be
effected in very short time, the direc- |
tors, with the approval of the insurance
have decided that all re-
ceipts and disbursements at hte COM
pany'S disposal shall be under the
supervision of VIM. w. Hyde of this |
city" 1t is officially stated that there |
has been no speculation or malfeas-
ance. No reasons are yet made public
for the designations of the two officials.
An angry crowd gathered about thc |
court house and Jail in Newport, KY. |
upon the announcement of
a most shocking assault by eleven men |
upon the young wife of a switchman |
recently married. The sheriff was
obliged to clear the corridors, and |
threats of vengeance were made. |
Glerson and his wife started |
out on the Alexandria pike to visit q |
friend. Wednesday night, when two
men with revolvers and representing |
themselves TO be officers, separated |
husband and wife and dragged tn" |
shriekng woman into d field where
eleven men assaulted her The penalty |
for this crime in Kentucky is death |
Mrs. Gleason positively identified six of
the men, Thursday, and they We're |
arrested.
The cave on Bald Porcupine islands
the discovery of which last year