Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-16
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After seven years of idleness. the st.
Joseph nail mills. at ST. Joseph, Mo-. will
be put in operation about Feb. l. Charles
We'll of Kansas City. will operate the
employed. I.
cablegram received at the state de-
partment.. Washington, Thursday. an
nounces the death at Cologne. Germany.
Of United States Consul VIM. D. Wamer.
in that city. Consul Warner was APP
pointed from South Carolina.
There was no change in the senatorial
situation at Raleigh. N. c.. Thursday
night. Unless something unexpected
happens, Pritchard will be elected.
Tuesday.
Joseph Bannigan began suit at Provi-
dence. Thursday, for $45, 900 against the
United States Rubber Co.. to receive
the amount due him as salary in the Of
Ace of president Of the company and q
member of the executive company. He
has attached about $4,000 in the hands
of the Industrial Trust Co.
The Sons and Daughters of Maine
held a midwinter meeting and banquet
at Boston, Thursday evening, at Hotel
Thorndike. Hon. Melvin c. Beedle pre-
siding, and Florestan Fish acted as
secretary. Forty members were pres
ent. The guests We're Rev. c. w. Bid
die of Brookline, and VIM. Aiken.
president of the Brighton Club.
Secretary Carlisle has directed that
portraits of Eli Whitney, inventor of
the cotton gin, and Cyrus H. NC
COrmick, inventor of the reaper, be not
put upon the new $40 silver certificates
as contemplated by Supt. Johnston of
the bureau Of engraving and printing
The number of protests filed against
the proposed plate was simply surpris-
ing to the treasury officials. who had
no idea of the hornets nest of rival
inventors they were stirring up.
Cardinal Gibbons, at Baltimore,
Thursday. expressed his approval OF
the arbitration treaty between England
and the United States in unqualihed
terms. He said: THE fact that the two
great English-speaking nations Of the
earth have taken so decisive a step In
the direction of universal arbitration
should afford all lovers of peace the
keenest satisfaction. Its importance
and significance cannot be overesti-
mated"
The United States steamboat in
spectors at Jacksonville, Fla. have re-
ported to the treasury the result OF
their investigation as to the sinking OF
the filibustering steamer Commodore
They find that the vessel was .fuliy
equipped and that the sinking OF the
steamer was due to the complication OF
pipes for freeing the vessel Of water
not being fully understood BY the en-
gineers' department. The report says
Capt. Murphy did all in his power to
save the officers and crew.
The three men concerned in an al
legged swindle. which was exposed IN
a Boston paper, recently. are locked up
at police headquarters at Boston. on
suspicion. Chief Watts has come 10
the conclusion that they cannot %
held here on any direct charge. anu
after they have been photographs
they will probably be railroaded on.
Of the city. The men are booked -
James ]. Reynolds. so years old; KoD-
ert Waller, 40, and Joseph DonnelIy. ~
All three claim to belong at 90 fuison
street, Brooklyn, N. Y. The pohce
also have a large wicker trunk -
headquarters. which is filled WIZ
valises containing the samples =.
alleged bogus goods. 1870