Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-15
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Tn" ontario Rolling mills at lIamil-
tom, ont, We're destroyed ny fire. sun
day night Loss. about So 900; par
TALLY covered by insurance.
TIL supreme court. at Springfield ms.
Monday. sustained the sentence of "X-
Bank President Charles ". Spauldiug ia
the prnitentjary. II" was convicted of
"mh' zZlng bonds of the University Of
Illinois.
Nj Papillaud. editor OF the Paris VA
Lihrc Parole has challenged NJ. 'Jaures.
the Socialist leader. to Il duel owing t.
quarrel that has grown out Of the
Zola trial.
An attempt WAS made at Kingston Ia.
late Saturday evening. to lidnap Prince
Clarence, formerly chief of the Mesquite
territory who is now living there as Il
pcnsiuner of the government. The at
tempt is believed To- have been the result
of Nicaraguan inStigation.
The Massachusetts House Of Repre-
sentatiVes by a vote of more than two
To one has put quietus on the annual
attempt to amend the state constitu-
ton and give women the right of suf-
fragc.
y Well filed electric car on the Mid
dleseX division of the Lynn & Boston
Railroad. ran into a freight train at
the Everett avenue crossing of the Bns-
ton q Maine and Boston x Albany
railroads in Chelsea, Mass Friday
and several people We're injured.
Henry q. Young, the defaulting
Reading. Pa. city treasurer who was
recently removed from office. has re-
fused To transfer to his successor. John
q. Hoffman. $122. 900 of the city money.
and the council has directed that if he
does not transfer the cash within a
hours. criminal proceedings against
him will be instituted.
Among the sentences imposed by
Judge Hardy at Boston. Monday. was
one - years under the habitual crimi-
mai act. upon James W. Buckley. alias
George Williams, alias James w.
Wood. alias James Woods. convicted
of breaking ana entering. Buckley was
given the only sentence for habitaul
criminals and he took it as calmly as
an ordinary man would take a much
needed vacation. Buckley is colored
and about % years old,
The torpedo boat Gushing has re
turned to Key West from Havana
The squadron at Tortugas lost four of
her ships, Friday. that number being
detached To redeem the DEPARTMENT.
promise to have warships present at
the Mardi Gras celebrations. The
Texas and Nashville left for Galveston;
the Marblehcad for New Orleans: ami
the Detroit for Mobile The remainder
of the squadron Will remain near the
Tortugas for ten days coaling.
Capt. Dbblee Of the Harvard foot
ball team has applied to the athletic
committee for a new trainer for the
eleven in place of j. G. Lathrop. Mr..
Lathrop holds ithe position of an in
structor in athletics and has always
made the training of the track team
his speciality Though no reason is as
signed for the dissatisfaction with his
methods, in foot ball. the presumption
is that some man is desired who is
specially fitted to look after that de-
partment.
At meeting of the directors of the
Canadian Pacific railway at Montreal. !
Monday. the usual half yearly div- |
dend of per cent on the preferred and |
21a per cent. on the ordinary stock was |
declared. The statement Of the year |
shows: Gross earnings, $24.o49, 534;
working expenses. sl3. AS, 1873; net |
10000. 715: income from other |
sources. $340. 706: total net income. s10.- |
644.4 fixed charges, s6.7S3. 367; net |
revenue available for dividends, 81. SCI. I
10. out of which dividend of per |
cen. on the preferred and ~ per cent. |
On the common stock for the June half |
year was paid in October last.