Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-02

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oltIccT OF tHc FRENCH LeSioii VI iAo"0'
The Brussels Moniteur announces the
fact that Great Britain has denounced
the commercial treaty with Belgium
but adds that the British government
has intimated its readiness to negotiate
a new treaty.
The London money market shows no
changes and the cheapness of loans
continues There is not likely to be
much rise in discount rates. Foreign
securities are for the most part dull,
except Portuguese, which are falling
1t is announced. by the Hon. Joshua
G. Hall of Dover, N. H., receiver of the
Newmarket Savings Bank, that he will
seen pay another dividend to deposit :
ors. 1t is expected that the final div
idend will make a total of IS per cent.
The steamer George w. Elder sailed
from Portland, Greg. for Dyea, Alaska,
Friday night. with 3S3 passengers,
nearly all of whom are bound for the
klondyke. She carried 1900 tons OF
freight, her full capacity, $50 horses
and burros and Is dogs.
The bodies of Patrick Knight and
John Hoar, the fishermen from the
Boston schooner sylvester Whalen,
who We're drowned by the capsizinS of
their dory. Saturday night. were found
on the beach at Plum Island. off New
buryport, Mass, Sunday. by the patrol.
The record in the case of Theo Dur
rant, the San Francisco medical stu
dent whose alleged murder and trial
formed the sensation of the time. Was
fled in the clerks office of the United
States supreme court at Washington,
Saturday. The case was docketed as
No 429 for the coming term.
In the third trial at Chicago. of
Charles w. Spaulding. treasurer of the
Illinois State University. and president
of the Globe Savings Bank. the jury
returned a verdict, Saturday, of guilty.
The present trial was on an indictment
charging Spaulding with hypothecating
SIS, 900 Macoupin county bonds.
Edward Flanagan, who has been on
trial all this week at Decatur, Ga, for
the murder of Mrs. Nancy Allen ami
Miss Ruth Slack, on the evening of the
3lst of last December, was, Saturday.
found guilty by the jury, and immedi-
ately sentenced by Judge Chandler 20
BE- hanged Wednesday, Aug. %.
No trace has been found beyond Fall
River. of Bessie and Lizzie Leonard
and Lizzie Gaffney. They left Lowell,
last Saturday evening, and it is
thought joined u small dramatic com
pany. Bessie Leonard is ii years old
and is a clever dancer. Lizzie is Older,
They formerly resided in Concern.
y. Fl.
Senator Hanna started from Cleve-
land Ohio, Saturday, on the yacht
Comanche for three weeks cruise. ac-
companied by Mrs. Hanna. Misses
Ruth and Mabel Hanna and others.
Senator Hanna will meet President
Mckinley in a couple of weeks an.i
| cruise with him few days on the
yacht.
The worst quarry accident which has
occurred at Quincy for several years.
| happened. Saturday, in the Badger
Quarry at West Quincy. Mass. John
Scott, foreman. IS years OF age. WAS
Instantly killed, and Hugh Dawson.
quarryman, IS years of age, was 50
badly injured that his death is ex-
pected at any moment.
Charles S. Newhall of Melrose. Mass,
spent Saturday night safe within the
| walls of Charles street jail. Inspector
Harris. who went down to Southwest
IiarbOr on Friday night. left Bar Hor-
| Dor with the prisoner, Saturday morn
ing. The trip back was without incl
dent. Immediately upon arrival in
Boston, the prisoner was taken directly
to the Jail from the station.
Chief of Police Gilman of. Bangor.
Me. left Boston, Saturday evening. on
the $50 train, having in custody
George NJ. Thomas, who was arrested
by the Boston police Saturday
Thomas, who is 30 years old, is charged
with being a fugitive from justice Ii
is alleged that he forged the name of D.
r. Baker to a check of $50 ON the Bea-
con Trust Company of Boston, and
uttered the same on w. II. Sully vi
Bangor
The Tooth anniversary of the birth of
Mrs, Phelia Stevens was celebrated at
her home on the Lowell road, West
Andover, Mass, Saturday. She was
born on the road where she now lives.
in what was then a part Of Andover.
city limits of Lawrence. An informal
reception was held and large number
of friends called. Mrs Stevens still en-
joys fairly good health, and her mem
DRY is good. Her husband and children
have been dead many years.
Pinkerton Detective Leith left Bridge
port, CT, Saturday, for New York in
connection with the Nichols murder
tragedy. Detective Wilkes, another
Pinkerton man, departed from the city
also, but his destination is unknown.
The police gave it out that Bona and
Weeks, the men who are wanted, were
on Tuesday last in Brooklyn. n. Y.
but they got away before the Brooklyn
| police could locate them. Miss Nichols
| continues to improve, and will soon be
| about again. Aside from the above
meagre developments the situation sur
| rounding this case remains unchanged
| Paris Bartlett, the popular steward
of the Pawtucket Club. Haverhiu, had
a narrow escape from being lynched
while on visit to relatives in Florida
! He left Haverhil three weeks ago and
went to Jacksonville. Two weeks pre-
viously there had been an attempt
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