Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-18
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

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Thomas ST, Caiiahan;a Lynn, Mass,
G 81 is Harwoog Ne sscheduie.
Acolliston occurred. Monday. on the
Great Central RAILROAD near Barneby,
Eng. SIX Dersons were killed and %
injured.
-xgCi1e Rresbt5Snt sof the Swiss Confedera-
tom MN 4AR(pes Ruffy. has received
thksa tehih l<keeSA from Anarchists: Pre-
caHyOhs aJ0&RHdS taken by the police to
prevent an attempt on his life.
In the football game at Butte. Mont,
between Butte and Deadwood, Mahoney.
left back for Butte, got under the pile
and sustained a conclusion OF the brain.
The chances for his recovery are small.
The comptroller of the currency has
declared per cent. dividend in favor
of the creditors of the shareholders of
the Dover National Bank of Dover, N.
H..
VIM. w. Boyington, a pioneer architect
of Chicago, died at mis- home there. Sun
day. Mr.. Boyington was the architect of
many of the notable buildings of the
West and designed the Illinois state
building for the World Fair.
A large number of horsemen We're at
tracted to the auction sales at Morris
Park, Monday. OF the NeponeL stud, Sim
gerly, stud and other stock The great
down to Sydney Paget, acting for VIM. c.
Whitney, for $4,000.
In it's preliminary trial of three-quar-
tiers of an hour under supervision of the
naval board, at Portland. Ore. the tor
pedo boat Davis averaged a speed of "A
knots, which is liz knots above the re-
quired speed. The official trial trip will
take place, Wednesday.
Herr Gruenenthall. superintendent
of the German Imperial printing office.
has committed suicide. He was charg-
ed with theft and forgery of bank
notes to the amount of over 400. 900
marks.
1t was learned at Boston, Monday, that
the Readvile post office was broken into
Sunday and a safe blown opeu officer
Schwab noticed something wrong and on
making an investigation saw a man run
ming away from the rear door He fireu
his revolver but the man disappeared
-Four watches and some rings to the
value of $50 were stolen.
Mrs. George Dix. wife of ewell-to-.o
farmer of Nottingham, Vt, committed
suicide by smoothing, Monday. She first
bed and discharged itlby pulling the trig-
ger with cord, after which she sat
down beside the bed and pulling the cord
again blew her brains out. Mrs. Dix had
been very Respondent because of her hlls-
s bands illness.
The 25-round fight which was to have
taken place between Dick O'Brien of
lxeWlSlOn. ME-. anu OOHlHy norman OF
New York, at the Greater New York Ath-
letic Club New York, Monday night. did
not come off. The principals refused to
enough en- in the house. Walter Burg ao''e Of +
Boston, and Billy Needham of st. Paul
were substituted.
= The 81 Alabama negroes that were sent
to st. Louis from Springfield ILL.,, after
the union miners at Virden had refused
to allow them to remain at Virden, are
:. quartered in the Jail at st. Louis. They
spent Sunday in preaching and religious
exhOrtatiOnS. 1t seems now that they
will be sent back to illinois, where Gov.
ernor Tanner can make what disposition
he pleaSeS of them.
Governor Wolcott has refused to re-
fer the case of Ina <. Darling, now
serving 20 years sentence for man
slaughter in causing the death Of little
Madeline Baudet to the pardon COM
mittee for a hearing. Her father, a
New Hampshire farmer, asked the
Governor to pardon her.
Adyices received at Bayonne, France
from Madrid point to effervescence il
military circles there. Members of the
Military Club openly and severely criti-
they term "a humiliating peace" anc
some of them even suggest the establish
ment of a military dictatorship unde.
the present dynasty. The officials at Mad
rid deny the report current on the con.
t.nent that Capt. Gen. Blanco has re
signed.
The fall meeting of the Columbus
Driving Association will open at Co
lumbus. Tuesday, and win continu.
four days. There are $50 entries. Star
Pointer will attempt to beat the for,
worlds record, 1.59 Ia TO bicycle sui