Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-11
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The agricultural department November
crop report estimates the cotton crop not
fare short of l00o0,00o bales.
The whaling steamer Thrasher mas ar
rived at San Francisco from the Arctic
with big caTgo.s She has had the luck
that has followed most of the recently
arrived mlasers and has stored away in
her hold Is 600 pounds of - 'ebone. Her
cargo is valued alt over $4,000.
Edward Potter, IS years OF age. a host
Ter at X. III. Stoddard's stable in Ports
mouth, n. H., was evidently struck by a
train at North Hampton. Thursday night.
as he was found near the rails. He died
on the way TO Portsmouth. He belonged
in New York and little II known OF him.
Mrs. Mary A. MeCorfaaca. IS years OF
age. died q Boston: Thursiay night,
fr1m the effects of internal injuries re-
eeiyed from fall ana her husband. An
drew Mccormack. Is detained at the
North End police station pending an m
vestigation of the charge that he pushed
his wife down stairs.
The receivers of che Massachusetts
Life Association, Messrs. a. S. Wood
worth and Arthur Lord. have asked
the Massachusetts supreme court for
authority TO pay dividend of 20 cents
on a dollar on 36S claims.
The local council of ali the boot and
held meeting, Thursday night. and
after lengthy discussion in which Pres
idont Tobin participated. decided to fight
the manufacturers to the bitter end. \
long and hard-fough contest is therefore
anticipated, although the business men
of the city will do everything to avert it.
Judge Theodore c. Sears, prominent
in Kansas and Washington. is dead at
Lake View near Tacoma. Sears was
one of the 500 who stood solid Tor
Grants third nomination. lie was
prominently mentioned at one time for
United States senator from Washing
ton.
The annual report of Fourth Assist
ant Postmaster General Bristow shows
that there We're at the close of the
fiscal year IS, $50 post offices in the Uni
ted States, 1916 Presidential and 90. 754
fourth class. The net increase in the
number of post offices for TIE fiscal
year was 2aiS. In compensation,
for her fourth class postmasters of
1886 per annum. followed by Rhode Is
land, 1919 and Connecticut, $3.50.
The condition of affairs in the Ameri-
can consulate at Mexico CITY attracts
having been suspended and forbidden en-
trance TO the consulate by Consul Gem
eral Barlow. who has not made known
Inc grounds for his action. Col Ben
nett's friends assert that ne has been
unjustly treated and that the cause
Should be known for his removal. which
in reality must be approved by the state
department at Washington. Bennett is
likely to demand a fun investiga ton OF
an the affairs of the consulate. The
American minister is reported TO be eX-
amining into the matter.
Murder and robbery are believed to
be the explanation of the death of a
man whose body was found in an al
ley between State street and Plymouth
Place, near Taylor street at Chicago.
An examination showed that all the
pockets had been turned INSIDE out and
their contents removed. Closer inspec-
ton revealed finger marks on the
throat and left little doubt that the
man had been choked to DEATH A KEY
ring marked IT. c. Metcalf, 40 Medford
street. Chelsea, Mass" was found at
the side of the body. The man was
apparently about 40 years old and had
on light suit of clothes. The police
are searching for the murderers
The will of the late David Wells, the