Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-06
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= CHdFge AT tI,.. 49,
fisheries In Alaska, has been Ira sns sea-
~ stroke OF paralysis at Port ro,d,,e
Col. " FSoiiins
Fourteen houses, comprising the proc.
est portion OF the business district 81 T. e.
wei. IL miles south of Crown po5nt lo-
We're entirely destroyed by lire rres s,,s,..
night- Loss. $4,000. suay
The collective note of Crea, pr,.a,-
France, Italy and Russia, demand. n s.s :
,sian ~ 81 the Turkish troops in the
Island OF Crete. was presented tn t te
turkish government, Wednesday morninr
The jury in the Cetroni manslauo,,,s.
case, being tried at Lawrence. MIS- 81
tired, wednesday afternoon. and early IN
contents of which will be announced es ae
lne opening Of the court, THURSDAY
| morning.
The employees Of the liver Johnson Arm.
ara cycle Co OF fitchburg. Mass. who
are now on the third week on str,ro
against a reduction in wages. have va,a5
| TO join the American Federation ~
Labor There is no other change In tha
| strike situation. me
J1hn d. w. Joy, senior member NJ
the firm of Joy. Langdon & ca drv
| goods commission merchants ~ R,s.
| ton, and one of the best known Univar.
saIsts an America, died suddenly
Tuesday of heart trouble. aged 10.
In signed interview regarding the re-
| cent disturbances near Pekin H0 Yor
| the chinese consul at San Francisco &
| says: believe that the recent trouble in
| China is due to religion: to EFFORTS of ~.
| missionaries to carry on their work and
| the antagons.ic relations existing he
tween the Chinese. who stilla cling to
their faith OF centuries and those who
nave adopted the ideas of the Christian
religion =
The Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.s
special from Anderson, Ind. says: John
SGhies, president OF the fenHsylvania
Glass Co., Alex Mckee. president of the
Anderson Flint Bottle Co.. and Henry
Wagner, president OF the Flint Glass Co.
at Inga.4s. left for New York. Tuesday
Flint Glass Bottle Trust. .There are 81
plants in the United States ard options
have been secured on 70. N8 trust b to-
Trust. The options will expire S44uxdaye
next. Ts ~ ~ - HI - q
Judge Charles r.. Sayward. scounGeA
for Alfred c. Williams, who IS uade
sentence to be hanged IN Se4efn 5alf
for the murder of John Gan8 0aa4E
day next, has received flDkf fieat tan
from the chief justice of the l6fr ,e
court that his applicatipn for a4tAy AZ
proceedings has been denied. and the
intended in the Salem jill fduring tht
toi SiioCii cl 1 Iiudy, NSt.S5 Ks r. -
Robert Fitzsimmons, the pugiEst. re-
cuived. Wednesday, a cablegramz fran
Timara. New Zealand, reading: T61r
father died here, today" 1t was signed
by his mother. 1t is said that Fitzsim-
mons father, whose name was James.
was native of Australia. He had ser
we'd the greater part of his life in the
British army and being retired on PEN
SION became attached to the police
force in Timaru. He was still a police
man at so years of age.
DR.. Charles L. Fox, bactenologist of
the Lowell health department. and
prominent physician. shot himself
through the heart in his apartments ar
1.30 o'clock. Wednesday morning, after
returning from a social gathering. He
was discovered lying dead on the floor
by his room mate, Judge Frederick
Fisher. who had left him only a few
minutes before. He had been despon-
dent for the past few months, owing to
continued poor health.
In the second days playing of the inter
co.ieglate tennis tournament now being
held in New Haven. Ware of Harvard
defeated Little of Princeton in the sim
giles, 6-1. 60; Davis of Harvard defeated
whitman of Harvard, PC, 81. 60. This
mate. was won by good. steady head
skill. but Davis played a cool. steady
game. One match in the doubles was also
played. Wednesday afternoon. before tho
ram ra came pSsstponing the rest 81 the
ward defeated Alexander and Little or
Princeton, 6-1, Go.
The Republican congressional con-
vention for the 10th District, which IS
the closest district in the state. met.
Wednesday night, and early Thursday
morning, had not completed its sitting
having tried all the night to nominate
a candidate. The present congress-
man. Samuel j. Barrows. led through
20 ballots, while the rest of the dele
Congressman Atwood. Alderman M. c.
Paige CT Boston, Senator Towle and j.
Payson Bradley. Various attempts
we're made to adjourn but without re-
suit. the delegates preferring to spend
he entire night in the hall rather than
give up fight. The average vote
during the 20 ballots was: Barruws.
~; Atwood. 80; Paige, 81; Towle. II;
and Bradley, 4.
Mary F. Moran and Nellie IIawler
are in a critical condition as the result
of collision on the Union Electric
Railway at Somersworth, Tuesday
night. Two cars We're returning from
Dover with passengers who had at
tended theatre there. 1t was raining,
and as a heavily loaded car was conn-
ing up Bedell's hill, which Is very
steep, the wheels slipped on the wet
rails and the Car slid back to the bot
thyv nd N down
Wingate Hill at good speed crashed
into it. Miss Moran and Miss LAWYER
We're thrown from their seats and bad
ly injured and Fred Boothby. Kate
Reagan and Mr.. and Mrs. L. N. Han
were less seriously hurt. The cars were
considerably damaged. ~