Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-18
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.


The new torpedo destroyer Crane had
her official trial in Stokes bay. Eng.
Wednesday, she made 3243 knots per
hour.
a bill has been introduced into the
Parliament of New Zealand. providing
for reciprocal trade relations with
Great Britain.
A special from Nicholsville. KY,
says: A mob. Tuesday night. raided the
toll gates in this locality. Eight gates
on five of the pixies were destroyed.
There were four divisions of the mob
with about 20 in each division. The
keepers We're all warned to quit.
The meeting of the Western Syrup
Refiners Association at Chicago. has
resulted in an advance of ! cent a gol-
lon on the price of the standard grade
of common syrup fob. at Davenport.
being conceded by President Matheson
of the Glucose Trust. This will enable
the refiners to make profit where
they have hitherto in some cases been
trading at loss. Mr.. Matheson was
finery which is in direct competition
with the Refiners' Association.
The Arizona Improvement Co. the
dominant corporation of the Salt River
valley, in the irrigation works. has
been made defendant in the Phoenix,
Ariz.. district in three suits each pray
ing for the appointment of a receiver.
One of the suits is filed by local users
of water The others are from the Mer-
chants Loan and Trust Co. of Chicago
trustee for the holders of about 81 800
900 of bonds, mainly held in Eastern
states. The interest has been defaulted
for two Semi-annual payments.
The annual business meeting of the
Home Market Club was held at Bos-
ton, Wednesday. Treasurer Beverley
K. Moore presented the following re-
port: Balance, Nov. l, 1896, $3S14; total
receipts. ending Nov. Z. 1897, $1S,125: to-
tai, $21,939; total expenditures ending
Nov. l, 1897, s14,953; balance on hand
Nov. l. 1897, $69S6. The next business
was the election of officers. and the fol-
lowing were elected: President, VIM. F.
Plunkett of Adams; vice presidents,
VIM. A. Russell, Lawrence; VIM. F.
Draper, Hopedale; VIM. H. Bent,
Taunton; Alanso w Beard, Belmont;
Lewis Anderson. Skowhegan, Me. :;
Robert Knight. Providence; Walter f.
Parker. Lawrence; VIM. w. Grape.
New Bedford; VIM. H. Halle, Spring.
field; Hezekiah Conant, Pawtucket, r.
l.; Carroll S. Page, Hyde Park, VT;
Charles A. Busiel. Laconia, N. H.: E.
s. Boss, Willimatic, CT; E. J. Haskell,
Westbrook, Me-: James Phillips. Jr.;
Fitchburg; Chas. A. Scott, Lowell: and
board of directors and executive COM
mittee.
The steamship Empress of China. has
arrived at Victoria. B. c., from the
Orient. Among her passengers was
Bishop Hoffman of the Cathalic
church. He says that mineral discov-
cries are being made at Chansi. in
Northern China. The Chinese govern
ment to encourage mining, has COM
menced tn building of a railway from
Hankc'w to Picking, passing through a
richly mineralized country. Other ad-
vices are as follows: small rebellion
has broken out in Northern China.
caused by dissatisfaction with the war
settlement with the Japanese. A
Chinese pirate concerned in the murder
OF Captain Rose of the Pegu, has been
hanged at Eedi Bosar. Another pirate
confessed to taking part in the murder.
The japanese man-of-war Fuse, ran
on rock near Magahama, after hav-
ing been in collision with another ship
taking part in the naval manouveres.
and sank on the 18th of October. There
were no casualties. On Oct 81, a con-
Migration occurred at Nagaoka Ma
chis, over 2o0 houses being reduced to
ashes. the japanese government has
demanded the sum of 100000 in gold
from Hawaii by way of indemnity in
connection with the emigration affairs.