Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-13
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Andrew Carnegie has offered "a Give
c1oO0 toward the establishment Of a
public library at Edinburgh.
The residence At West Derry. ~ FL ot
Mrs f. A. Carter, widow III i fornnr,
methodist clergy man. was entered Ia, q
thicf, Monday. and 500 in cash and a aold
watch were taken.
Negotiations for the organization Of
the proposed consolidation Of the iron
and steel sheet mills OF the country
have been declared off until fall.
The Rhode Island Republican state cen
trail committee met at Providence Non-
day, and reelected Hunter q. White
chairman, and Eugene +. Warner. secrc-
tary- It was voted thar the entire con
duet Of the campaign in behalf IN the
constitution which is to be voted uDon
June 20. bc left in The hands Of The cy-
ccutiyc committee.
\ negro, believed to be Frank Walker
who is wanted in Fayctte county. NJ. Na.
for the murder Of Thomas Saunders, 4
white man, on March ~ last is locked ~
at the police station at Hartford, Conn
pending action BY the authorities. The
arrest was brought about through INF III
nation furnished by the prosecuting dt-
torney Of Fayette county.
The Stella Polare, with the Duke of
Abbruzi, nephew Of the King Of Italy.
ana his polar expedition on board.
sailed from Christiana, Monday. The
expedition was given an enthusiastic
farewell by the crowds assembled ana
was saluted by the forts.
\ freight train on the Boston &,
Maine near Canobie Lake. n H., was
delayed Monday afternoon, BY the de-
railment Of q number Of cars The
cause of the trouble was a piece of
shafting which fen from 4 car and
landed on the rats. No one was hurt
but the damage was considerable
/ decree was entered. Monday. in the
supreme court at Providence, r. H. in tn.
the National ana Providence WprstcG
mills 10 the American Wooden co. per
hitting the company 10 hold a meeting
of Stockholders. provided no vote was
passed authorizing he transfer of tha
property before there has been a fun
hearing Of thc ease before did court.
The salvage experts VINO again Wis
tied the American liner Paris. Sunday
profess renewed hope Of saving the
vessel. The Increased depth Of water
in the entire hold serves to steady her
50 that the seas do not affect her as
much as it WAS feared thcy would.
Under the most favorable conditions
the Paris may yet he iloltrd.
The arguments "a New FORK ON wr.fs
~ prohibition. hdrDat corpus ana cortia-
rHri iii thc MulinrIN case Wyrr postponed
Nunuay. mtil vi dncslay. The reason
Tor tho delay was Thar tn" WriIS hal not
been served on Magistrate jerome VI spe-
cial sessions Saturday. owing tn his ha-
ing uut uf toxin. Justice G4ldrrsi,rvu,
from whom thu writs were Obtained. said.
Monday, that h. would not hear .hc ar
fumcuts IA tho case. as ne is an old
friend and 6. ~ &. cnmrada Of Gen.
MolineuX. Tie dill nut say up what justice
me case would gp
Drastic measures are imminent in the
Pr, sbyterian denomination for the pun
ishment III libclous criticism Of one
minister hy another. Al 4 meeting of
the Chicago prcsbytery. Monday. Mod
orator John Il. Boyd strongly con-
demncd ecclesiastical libclers ana de-
handed their punishment in accord
ance with the law Of the church. The
minister's present heartily applauded
the remarks of pr. Boyd.
VIM Morrison, thr negro who forced an