Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-06
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The big six-story brick building. known
ms the bingham block. at Rome, n. y,
took fire at midnight. Thursday ana was
burned to the ground: III mh eoo loss VIII
reach 100000; insurance, $6o,VV
A dispatch from St. Louis says that
heavy rains have again started the rivers
to rising, A rise there of two feet isnoted
kilograms from New Madrid ana bel-
mont, Mo-. announce that the section
there known as the New Madrid sink, Is
under water and families are forced 70
the hills for safety. Much alarm is feit
in the Cairo peninsula, as a high stage OF
water increases the danger of the threat
encd cut off from the Mississippi river 10
the Ohio. SO miles above their juncture.
1t is reported at Cincinnati. Ohio. that
the ST. Louis Flyer on the Baltimore "
Ohio Southwestern. has gone through u
bridge between Aurora ana cochran,
killed or injured. Nothing definite can
be learned from the Baltimore ONO
officials. The railroad onlciaiS report
that the wreck near COCHRAN. inu:, Oh VAS vns
caused by GOO feet of land slipping ron al
under a passenger train. NO one w"9
hurt.
Regarding the arrest of Paymaster Cor
wine of the United States navy. VINO WIS
arrested at Chicago "Wednesday on the
charge of being defaulter. nlted states
District Attorney Black said. Ihursua.'
that the Office was violation OF tne resu-
it's own machinery for punishment. Inc
navy court martial is sufficient TO pass
upon Corwine and Mr.. Black could see no
occasion for interference by ms uep a,,o,
ment The prisoner will be turned over
to the United States authorities.
VIM. ]. Bryan was the guest of honor
at n banuuet at the Sherman house AT
Chicago. Thursday evening. gwen ny .ne
class of '93 of the Kent College OF Law.
He made a pleasant aliusion TO the ot!
saying that of all days in the year TINS
was one he would have chosen Tor a re-
ception. as Major Mckinley had just been
inaugurated President OF the Uhileu
States His address was entirely non
partisan. and ina great part was made
up of "reminiscences and anecdotes con-
nected with the time when he was a stu
dent at Union college of which Kent col
lege is the offshoot.
The Chicago Board of Trade men had
something else besides wheat to speculate
on. Wednesday, when they learned that a
detective agency had succeeded Ill iocat-
ing J. s. BOusequet. the former cashler
was charged with wrecking that lnsti-
tuition several years ago. Mr.. Bousequet.
according to "a Montreal dispatch, had
been discovered in Chicago. doing Dusi-
ness as a broker. and enjoying life with
his family, like many another man., IT
struck the traders as rather strange that
the detective agency had experienced any
difficulty in finding Mr.. Bousequet. ne is
one of the well-knOwn members of the
board and has been doing an extensive
commission business for Il long time in
Chicago. Mr.. Bousequet. it seems, has
never made any secret of the fact that
he once lived in Montreal. and that he
was connected as cashier with the Bank
du People. which went under through
mismana cement. How the detectives
have missed finding him all this time. ana
why they should have been looking for
him at all. is more than Mr.. Bousequet' s
;fcQuaintanceS can understand.