Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-19
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

| The fourth district Democratic con-
| gressional convention held at Mari
boro, Mass. Tuesday afternoon, placed
in nomination l. Porter Morse of MARI
| boro.
The round house of the Canadian
| Eastern Railroad at Gibson, n b., was
burned. Monday. Four locomotives
We're destroyed. Loss 100000. The
cause of the fire is unknown
AT Lexington, KY, Tuesday, Oracle
onward won the American Stock Farm
S2ooo stake for 2-year-old trotters: best
time, $50. The same for PAGERS. SlOG0 Ec-
stacy won: best time. 2.19. The Blue Grass
stake 5000 for 219 trotters. Battleton
The Minneapolis police, Tuesday, found
@l;ooO worth of government bonds in an
old closet in South Minneapolis They
proved to be. all but 5000 worth of the
bonds stolen from the HARDWOOD Mfg. Co.
some two weeks ago, and had evidently
been sccreted by the thieves.
During an Indian dance near Ardmore.
|. T., promiscuous shooting was INDUCED
constable. was killed, Wesley Brown, an
indian, was fatally wounded, Sampson
Brown was wounded in the arm and
hand. Only Indians were present.
The Dowager Duchess of Sutherland
has offered a reward of s20,0 for the re-
covery of the jewels. said to be valued
at S150,00O, contained in satchel which
she lost on board train bound for Calais
while on her way to London. The jew
elry includes necklace valued at So, 0OU
Police Detective Commissioner Wittmer
has been dispatched to the Orient for the
special protection of Emperor William of
papers demand that special measures be
taken against Anarchists in Germany, in
consequence of the discovery at Alexan-
dria of the plot to assassinate Emperor
nd Il art nf TtcIV
When the Holston conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South, at
Morriston, Tenn, Tuesday. endorsed the
action of Barbee & Smith agents. with
editor of the Midland Methodist, who had
condemned their action, resigned. The
incident grew out of charges of fraud in
securing $2SS,00O damages from the gov
eminent for. the use of the publishing
house property during the Civil War
In the Vermont House and Senate,
Tuesday morning, bills were intro
duced creating the office of attorney
general. The state attorney of the
counties are to be under supervision
OF the new official. The attorney-gen-
cral term of office is to be two years
The amount of salary was not named
The family of Isaac S. Leadbetter cf
Swampscott. six persons in all. We're
poisoned this week from eating corn
bread which had been made by the
cook, Of Indian meal mixed with rough
on rats, mixture used by Mr.. Lead
better for rat killing Mr.. Leadbetter
is seriously i'll, the others have recov-
cred.
The deal by which an English syndi-
cate expects to secure the Cincinnati
breweries has been delayed by the
Jackson and Banner Breweries which
were compelled to get orders of the
court. Through the receivers, the
necessary action was secured, so that
it is now announced that the deal will
be conSumated.
In the superior court at Boston
Tuesday. John F. Holland was sem
fenced to state prison for term of not
less than three years nor more than
six years for breaking and entering
and having in his possession burglars
tools. Holland came from a respecta-
BILE family. He is 50 years OF age and
a college graduate.
Amaza G. Whitcomb, wealthy resi-
dent of Chelsea, dropped dead at noon
Tuesday in the hall of house in that
city where he had gone to collect rent
Death was caused by heart disease
MI. Whitconb was about 70 years old, |
and was born in Maine. For many
years he was engaged in the business
of manufacturing school furniture
MIR. Whitcomb was a 80 degree Mason
and was deeply interested in the ORDER
Sedgwick Post, No. Z, CT. A. R.aDf
Wakefield, r. l., has received num-
Der of communications from camps Of
Confederate Veteran Associations of |
Sons of Confederate Veterans and
chapters of u. D. c., thanking the
post for furnishing escort to the body
of Miss Winnie Davis, the daughter
of the Confederacy," from the Rock
ingham House, Narragansett, where
she died. to the funeral car that con-
veyed it to Richmond.