Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-24

| ne beTiii NationaI Leitung. Thurs
day, announced that Wilhelm Joest. the
explorer. died recently in Australia
| Preparations are being made to star
the tube mill of the OIL Well Supply Co
of Pittsburg. Pa. in about Sly weeks
This plant has been idle for the mast fou,
years and it's starting means that 15o
men Will be given employment
IN Il binding snow stom. the revenue
cutter Onandaga was launched at tn,
yard of the Globe Iron Yorks Co. a
/ Cleveland. Ohio Thursday. The steame,
/ was christened by Miss Augusta Allen
Many government officials witnessed tn,
| launching.
Edward j. Radcliffe, the actor convict
ed of assaulting his wife. at New York
said, Thursday. that if the sentence wer,
q fine. he would pay it. but IL impri.son
ment was imposed he wouId anneai RAT
/ clifie slept well 3Ed seemed in good spirit.
despite the unfavorable verdict of the
jury.
Albert S. Warner, at a trial term of
the supreme court at Albany, N Y,
| held by Justice Alden Chester, Thurs
day, pleaded guilty to an indictment
found against him for assisting in the
kidnapping of Johnnie Conway, some
| months ago.
The mutilated remains of Henry w.
| Worsdell of % Liberty street, Quincy.
Mass, We're found by two tramps, early
| Thursday morning, on the tracks of the
| New Haven road near the School street
| bridge. The man was probab bly, struck by
a train, some time last night. and in
stantly killed. He was 46 years old and
is survived by his wife and one son.
Samuel Sloane president of the Della
ware. Lackawanna & Western Railroad
! Thursday, at New York. was presented
with a $4,000 golden service by the Off
Gals and employees of the company. in
token of his SUth birthday. The service
| consists of seven pieceS-a massive oblong
salver, a coffee pot, teapot, chocolate pot
| creamery. sugar bowl and a spoon holder
Rev. NJ. II. Houston, who was tried and
convicted of heresy, appeared before the
Louisville Presbytery at Louisville, Ky.
| Thursday. and declined to receive the
censure and admontion that had been pre-
| pared for him, and said that before ht
would give up his beliefs, he would give
UP his calling. Final action was post
poned until the spring meeting of the
| Presbytery.
Judge Showalter of the United States
circuit court, Chicago, Thursday, sus-
! tanned a motion of the defendants at
torney in the case of Mary Cleary
against the supreme court, Catholic
Knights and Ladies of America, &c
discharge the receiver recently ap-
pointed by Judge Dunno, holding thai
the bill did not show the cause of ac-
ton.
Amazon Hernandez, a Mexican wood
chopper. at San Jose, Cal, was in the
habit of carrying giant powder car
tridges in his pockets, as he frequently
used them for blasting tree stumps
Yesterday he tripped and fell, a knife
in his pocket struck a cap and nins
explosions followed in quick succession
Hernandez was terribly mangled ant
will die.
A special to the St. Louis Post Dis
patch from Tiff City. Mo, says: TWc
little children of George Coakley, ;
farmer living near there. climbed int
q pig sty, Wednesday, and We're Sc
upon by a number of hogs which illllef
and devoured both children. The chil
dren had been left alone at home, Whll'
their mother went on an GRAND to
| neighbours house.
Conrad Helms, who left New York
last September, to ride to San Fran
cisco, on awager and make the Colder
Gate in so days. has arrived. He mad
the trip Of 1912 miles in SO days, ate
going through seven rain storms, nv
snow storms. one blizzard and thre'
sand sto ms. He rode across the Alkal
plains, when they were covered VIII
mud, and crossed snCw-covered noun
tainS.
The accident near Delawanna, n. y.
Wednesday night, will not result a
seriously as at first supposed. OF TN
s. occupants of the coach struck by tn
Delaware. Lackawanna & western
locomotive. the injuries of none ar
u likely to prove fatal, except posslpl.
those of the driver. VIM. Crane. som
- of the factory hands injured returne
to work, Thursday, while the other
4 will be fit to work on Monday.
The French minister of war, Ger
Billott. before the military committe
of the Chamber of Deputies, Thursday
supported the proposal TO abollsh III
fortifications of Paris between Poin
4 Dejour and Vantin, declaring that de
:. fached forts were equally effective an
4. cointing out that the sale OF lana there
by released would yield 15o,ooo,oo
francs. of which 100000 francs Woui
: be devoted to the construction or 1ortS
Z the remainder to be employed IN per
z fecting ornaments. The commute
" was unanimously in favor OF TN
scheme.
Steve Spellen, who deliberately murdere
Mike Raiser and afterward barrlcaue
himself in his home at Duoers' "a
Wednesday night was. Thursday prol
: ably fatally shot by the officers who wei
r endeavoring to arrest him. Spellen e:
caned from his house. Thursday morninI
and sought refuge in the head mousse
The water works shaft. He was drlve
out and as he rushed from the buildln
z he was brought down by being shot fu
4 in the face with shotgun. He will hare
4 " recover Raiser, who had been pawn
ne hm,se. Wednesday night. While ST
ing by the fire of Spellen. the latter toe
his eI1n and deliberately murdered RAISE