Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-22
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

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The steamer Scotia sailed from London.
| Monday, to begin the work of laying the
new cable from Bermuda to Turks Island
and Jamaica. She is due at Bermuda,
| Jan. 5.
| The extensive establishment of Crook.
! Horner & Co.. Baltimore. dealers in
plumbers supplies, was partially de-
| stroyed by fire, Monday entailing a loss
| of about $lo0.00o
The Ontario government introduced "a
| bill in the Legislature at Toronto, Mon
day, which will undoubtedly pass. as il
| embodies the policy of the opposition
| making regulations regarding the cutting
of timber on crown berths.
| What is claimed to be the record in
knockouts was made. Monday night at
| the Hoffman Club. Lynn, Mass, when
Mike Higgins of that city. put Tom Foran
of Maiden out in 5la seconds. The previ-
Gus record was & seconds.
Caleb *. Holden, living in East Bos-
ton. was killed at the Southern Union
station, Boston. Monday. He was 2
| dray driver and in unloading a lot of
timber. the pile fell over and crushed
him.
The Lynn, Mass. ministers who have
headed the movement against the hotel
licenses have formed a law and order
ident. Vigorous efforts against law
breaking. especially on Sunday. will be
made by the new league.
The New York Herald, Tuesday. will
say: While District Attorney Youngs
of Queens county is non-committal. 1t
is understood that he has decided 10
allow Mrs. Mack to plead guilty TO
manslaughter in the first degree.
Forty-three sailors from the u. s.
steamship vicksburg. left Kittery
navy-yard for New York in a special
car, Monday. in charge of Ensign c.
B. Barnes. T. S. N. They will be
placed on the receiving ship Vermont.
Notices of 10 per cent. reduction in
| wages on Jan. /. have been posted in the
Amory. Stark and Jefferson cotton mills
In Manchester, n. H. The reduction is
| the outcome of the depressed condition In
the cotton goods market. The Amos
keag mills posted similar notices last
| week.
A dispatch from Vienna to the London
Daily Telegraph reports that there have
been sanguinary conflicts at several bar
racks in Prague during the last few days
between Czech and German soldiers.
Twenty-Five men have been severely
wounded. The authorities confiscated
the Czech newspapers that reported the
ARRAYS.
President Potter of the l.. A. W.. Mon
day night. at a meeting at New York OF
the New York division. publicly an.
nounced that he was candidate for re-
election at the meeting Of the National
Assembly to be held in St. Louis, Feb. 6
next. The meeting also stamped its APP
prevail of the six-day bicycle race at
Madison Square Garden.
August Belmont and others have sold
65 lots on the south side of the Har-
| lem river below 125th street, New York,
for $685., 900. to a syndicate which will
erect grain elevators. etc. The prop
erty will be used as a terminal by one
of the roads now on the New Jersey
side.
Leda Charland, 13. daughter of Sam
uel Charland. George NORM. Is. son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George NORM, Parker
! street, and Frank Waterman. is. col
ored, son of Henry Waterman. of
Gardner. Mass. were drowned. Mon
day afternoon, while playing and skat-
| ing on thin ice.
A dinner was given at Chamberlain's
Washington, Monday night. in honor OF
| Andrew Devine. the veteran stenographeI
of the House of Representatives. who has
| resigned his officiai position to engage in
private business. Among the guests were
Hon. Samuel BarrowS, Joseph Is. Fora
ker. Jr. Hon. Robert p. Hit, besides
| many of Mr.. Devine's old friends cf the
press.
| The Berlin Arbeiter Zetung reports an
unprovoked attack by a party of officers.
! including Lieut.. Chevalier D'Anselm and
Lieut.. WitSchin, on number of civilians
| in the Cafe Rappel at krems. Austria.
| Three civilians were badly wounded with
swords before the police stopped the fray.
! When asked to pay the bill. Lieut.. ID An
GGl n rod hn -at "a
| The officers We're not arrested.
a colored boy named Decker, tried
to pass forged check on the Farmers
Bank, at Princeton. N. j., Monday.
signed by Charles Howard. While the
| bank officials We're making inquiry he
| made his escape. Marshal Murphy
| pursued him and the boy shot and
! mortally wounded him. If Decker is
caught there may be lynching.
| The state of Nebraska, by the attor-
ney general filed a civil suit at Lincoln,
| Neb.. Monday, against Ex-Treasurer
BARLEY, and his bondsmen for $685., 900.
| This is the amount which BARLEY is
charged with embezzling from the pub
| lie schools fund during his first two
years in office and is one of q number
| Of similar suits.
The Montgomery, N. Y. county board
OF supervisors, Monday, adopted a reso-
luton requesting County Treasurer VIM.
| Clark to resign within "a hours. In case
of his refusal to do so it is stated that
charges will be preferred against him be-
| fore Gov. Black. The expert accountants
| who are examining the books of the
| county treasurer have found a shortage
of $4,000. Their labors are not yet COM
plete. 49,,