Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-10
CONDEMNED DISPATCHES.


Sir Hoberl Henry Meade. permanent
under secretary of state for the colonics
since 1881 is at London.
orders have been given to the officials
at the French dock yards To hasten the
completion OF the warships in hand.
VIM Pratt Of Carver. Mass. was found
dead. Sunday hanging from a beam in
the attic III the Carver aImshouse. He
had probably been dead three weeks.
y day coach on the Westbound train
of the Western Alabama Railway went
through Il bridge Il miles east Of Mont
gomerv. Ala. sunday falling q dis
lance Of u feet. Conductor Law ana
Flagman Pope We're seriously injured
and Is passengers received bruises or
other injuries, none Of which are seri-
Gus
\ sensation has been caused by the
arrest ut Ruda Pest. Of Rosa Benko. a
music hall singer. together with several
male aCcompiceS on the charge of black
mailing King Alexander of Servia. 1t is
reported they also tried to blackmail
Prince Ferdinand Of Bulgaria ana eX-
King Milan Of Servia when there recent
". The arrests were made at the latter :
instigation. some curious disclosures are
expected.
Gem. Horace Porter. rhe United States
ambassador. ANA Mrs. Porter, entertained
at Paris. at dinner. Saturday evening.
Madame Carnot. widow of President Car
not, the Turkish ambassador Muyr Boy
the Due - Aucrstacdt. TChinG Tchang
tn" Chinese ambassador. capt. Carnut,
Princess lscnburgh- Brstein NJ Paul
De4chamnoi, OF the Chamber Of Deputies
Mr. and Mrs. Ncwbody Mr. and Mrs
Crane, and Mr.. Henry NiEnaud. secretary
of the nited States legation ana Mrs.
Nignaud.
John T.. Redmond the irish political
leader, received a rousinG welcome in
the broadway theatre. at New YORK,
sunday night. Every seat was occU-
pied Among those on the platform
and in the boxes were Recorder Goif
former Congressman Cochran. VIM. A.
Chandler, Congressman Sulzcr ana
O'Donovan Rossa. AIR Redmond
spoke on the Rebellion of 179S.
Jacobs hotel, private summer hotel.
situated opposite the Town han in
Tompson. CT. was destroyed by fir
shortly after . A. NJ. Sunday, with TIM
adjacent barn The loss will he III
wards Of $4,000, Ii is thought the fire
was sgt 10y trampS, who occasionally
made the place rendezvous, since il
was closed at the end of the seasO,.
The hotel was owned by John Jacobs
of New York
Further death ana loss Of property are
being caused ny the explosion OF the tug
Percy krlscy'S boilers. nj Pittsiurs Ia.
Saturday. The number OF known dead
reached four. sunday, WHEN D1uicl Gam
bic. tho boats second cook. died az the
Mercy hospital. The list of dead now is:
III IL.
pilot, Thomas Flynn. second engineer;
Leo WeirSter. fireman; John Smith. deck
hand: Lee Bcrchtold, dreman-thc last
two bodies not recovered. The eight men
who were injured in the explosion will AL
recover excepting Harry Hammers ana
Nm, Alexander whose wounds win prob
ably result fatally, The wreck lying in
the river At Glenfield caused the towboat
Hornet. with tow belonging 10 Jones Il
Sons, 10 lose four loaded harges and q
boat. sunday morning. Other boats that
were rea0Y TO start out together did not
venture on account of the obstruction.
AdviccS from Montevideo. Uruguay
state that President al interim Cucstas
has issued u proclamation assuming die
tatorship, and that Il revolution is i'm
pending. Since the assassination of Pres
idcnt Barda Senior CucStaS who assumed
the Office OF chief executive. has had
bitter opposition in Congress. In order 10
do away with this he decided to dissolve
that body but met opposition in the cabi
net. Now. Dr.. Mendoza has been APP
painted minister of finance and Gen.
Castro minister of war. Both favor the
dissolution nj Congress. and with this
new strength behind him. Senior Cucstas
will probably act decsvely. Fearing chat
uprising would follow any act hostile t.
Congress, Senior CueStaS ii is Officially
announced. has decided to call to active
service all the national guard, numbering
several hattalionS. The national guard