Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-11-03
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

/ bVHU6NoeU U1SPAICHES.
Warren r. Taylor Of Norwich, will Start
at Norwood. Mass, Sunday mornin,,
| weather permitting, In an attempt =" p,
pre- preak 1ld me ,Ies Loaa Tfeords r for @ lo 90 50
NorWOod-Iauntonc course.
President David b. Lord, Jr of tho
Manufacturers National Bank, and
Cashier George p Tenney of the Free
| an unqualified denial of the statemenI
| that movement js under way to con-
| solidate those two banks with the Con-
| tinsntal.
The business portion of Divide. Col has
been wiped out by fire. A number NJ
buildings have been destroyed with their
contents. George w Sadier's merchsnil
disc store. Harkins' drug store, several
saloons, boaruing house and other
places were destroyed, but an estimate or
damage cannot now be given.
! Gen. Hallowes. the acting governor of
Jamaica, started on a tour of the eastern
provinces: Monday, for the purpose Of
affection In the recently disturbed dis
tricts. This determination to get into
touch with the disaffected people is ex-
pected TO produce excellent results
Mrs. George Bear. daughter of former
Engineer Felix of Kansas City commit
ted suicide, Tuesday night firing bullet
into her brain. The tragedy occurred just
one week after the young woman's mar
riage 10 George Bear, an Insurance agent
and on the 2Sd anniversary of her birth.
Her friends are utterly at loss to assign
cause.
Mrs Alice Parker Lesser OF Boston
who for some time has been member OF
the Massachusetts state bar. has filed a
petition In which she seeks admission to
the United States circuit court This is
the first instance on record of woman
lawyer applying for admission to this fed
eral court. Her application was held for
consideration in the usual way.
The New Hampshire Unitarian Associ-
alton began its 35th annual session al
Lebanon. N. HI. Wednesday evening. the
principal feature being the annual SER
mon which was preached by Rev. Charles
The pcuies ana ms text o WAS Vas
Liberal Education The attendance was
large and the exercises will continue,
Thursday.
The Chicago Record says: Trolley cars
will soon. whiz and clang through tine
streets of Toxic, Yokohama and other
large cities of Japan. if the plans now
being formed in Chicago are carried OFT
talists is being formed, with a CAPITAL Of
not less than S19,000.0 600, for the purpose of
building electric railroads throughout the
principal towns.
The weavers in the Border City
mill, Fan River, who have been on
strike for about II weeks, re-affirmed
their detern1ination to stay out.
Wednesday,. by a secret ballot, over 80
per cent. voting to keep up the strike.
The contefition is over the. wage sched-
ule, the operatives alleging cut down.
The Gaelic League Of america was or
ganized at New York. Wednesday. 1t IS
cities in New York, Massachusetts, and
Rhode Island Resolutions were passed
approving the work of the Gaelic League
in Ireland. The last resolution reads as
against the recent persistent attempt of
group of persons in this country to
classify the American people as Anglo
The second days racing at Woronoco
park, Westfeld. Mass, was productive OF
fine sport and exciting finishes. The de-
after dark, and the 2.13 class had to go
over. Results: The 2.l9 class. trot and
pace, purse $3.50, Balloon Jib, first; Coas-
tina, SECOND: John T., third. Best time
Sioo, was unfinished. Reuben S. had two
heats, Belle Colley and Baby Strathmore,
one each. Best time, 2151a.
Fletcher Webster Post 10, G. A. R., of
Wednesday night. over the return of its
charter. The first part of the programme
was carried out at Massasoit hall, where
Commander Bartlett and others Later
there was banquet at G. A. r. hall. at
winch plates We're laid for 800, and ad-
ai tsStS were iHdue ny prominent NlSllOTS
and others. Many comrades were present
from the surrounding towns.
The iron ore shipments from the Goge-
bic, Nermilion and Mesaba and other
northern Wisconsin mines will practically
close by Nov. 10 for the season. The out
put and shipments for the season just
closed will be considerably greater than
those of last year. Prices were not suffi-
GENTLY advanced, the mining men claim.
to correspond with the increased demand
for ore. but the indica ations are good for
a still larger demand next year, and with
continued good trade improvement in
prices is expected.
At Clinton prison. at Dannemoro, n. y.
Wednesday. w Charles Crossman and
Charles Collins. the latter negro, both
sentenced for burglary and classed as in
cofrlgibleS made d break from the work.
Sop and into the prison yard. Keepers
started in pursuit, and in the face of their
iire. the convicts threw a rope ladder over
MIXTURE on the prison wall and were
soon on top and graphing with the wall
guard Collins overcame the guard,
Wh1le Crossman seized his rifle and
throwing the ladder over the outer side
OF the wall, reached the ground and made
the. guard jumped 80 feet to the ground
overcome by the pursuing officers. The
chase then centered on Crossman. He
vainly attempted TO fire the rifle at his
pursuers. but did not understand the
Officer Nash headed the con-
wet off and he surrenoered at the muzzle
or a revolver. Both conviets are now in
dark cells