Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-16
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

death from the same cause.
The Berlin police. Wednesday, forci
bly, dissolved an Anarchist meeting to
commemorate the Chicago executions
Of 1887.
A banquet was rendered Captain r.
NJ. Allen, mate of the sloop Columbia
at Elm cottage, Narragansett Pier,
Tuesday night. Sixty persons We're
present, including Captain Barr and C.
Oliver Iselin.
The whaling fleet now on its way
home will bring a revenue to San
Francisco of about $1,5OO, 900 Though
the whales We're found off the Canadian
coast not a single Canadian vessel was
this year operated.
The captain of the Austrian Lloyd
steamer Bernice. from Santos for
Trieste, reports from the Cape Verde
islands, Nov. 3, that he has the plague
on board and that three of those at
tackled had since died.
The French Senate sitting as a high
court, passed, Wednesday, celebrating
on and rejecting various impossible ap-
plications in behalf of NJ. Guerin and
other prisoners whose object apparent
ly was to drag the proceedings.
The San Francisco Call says it is un-
derstoOd that the money amounting TO
81, 100000 obtained by Mrs. Jane Stan
ford for her 100000 shares of Southern
Pacific stock which she sold recently,
will at once be made available for the
use of the Stanford University.
Gov-Elect Crane formally announced,
at Boston, Wednesday night. that ne
should appoint Maj. Gen. Samuel Dai-
ton. as the adiutant general of his stan.
Gen Dalton has held the position OF
executive military officer for the gov
ernor for 16 years. and his appointment
is therefore not a surprise.
The Italian Chamber of Deputies.
Wednesday. by a vote of 1873 to 179.
elected Signor Colombo. formerly min
lister of the treasury and the govern
ment candidate to the Presidency of
the House. against the opposition can
didate. Signor Biancheri. formerly
President of the Chamber.
The town of Troy, Kas., 10 miles west
of St. Joseph. Mo-, was almost wiped
out by fire, Wednesday. The blaze
originated in the general store con-
Quoted by Cyrus Leland. Jr.. Kansas
member of the Republican national
committee. Loss estimated at from
500, 10000 to $4,000 Nearly all the
buildins and stocks We're partially in
Sured.
The annual convention of the Daugh-
tiers of the King began at Atlanta, Ga,
Wednesday, with a good attendance.
Many of the 700 chapters located in the
United States, Canada, and West In
dies had delegates present The socle-
ty is a wOmen'S organization OF the
Episcopal church. The present con-
vention is the first to be held in the
South since the war
Sanford NJ. Sherwood. station agent
of the New York. New Haven & Hart
ford Railroad at Kingston, was arrest
ed at Plymouth, Mass. Wednesday. on
a warrant charging him with embez-
element of $3.50 from the company. 1t
it said that while the amount charged
is $50, there is a larger shortage. Sher-
wood is a native of New Brunswick
and has a wife and family.
The Boston & Albany stockholders
held meeting at Boston. Wednesday,
hut an adjournment was taken until
Dec. 81, when they are expected to pass
upon the new terms offered for the
lease of the road by the New YORK
Central. AS many of those who have
been opposed to the original lease nave
agreed to accept a cash payment OF
s. 500 600 it is expected that the lease
will be ratified.
A gang of desperadoes in kaloon.
China, recently kidnapped a lad OF
seven years A message was sent to
fatt nd nj
som beyond his means. The captors,
believing that he was able to raise the
money if he wished, made another de-
mand and upon the fathers non-com-
pliance they sent the dead body of the
lad to the father in a jar of brine. Inc
perpetrators are still at large and APP
parently the Chinese authorities are
making no effort to arrest them
The list of embellishments and de-
falcations in the United States ana
Canada for the month of September
is Just issued. The following is a list
of the principal sufferers: Federal ana
state, $53,222; municipal. S9425; trans
portation companies, $325S; beneVoieht
associations $1353: savings and build
ing and loan associations, $1l16S; IN
surance companies, $3066; banks, $50
900; court trusts and official pohuS,
s47 .O61. commercial corporations ana
firms. S2S,142; miscellaneous, Slo'oS''
Total. $500, 225.
Anthony Joseph Dittmier. VINO says
he was first sergeant in the Marine
Corps and served on the cruiser
Brooklyn when Cervera's fleet was de-
stroyed off Santiago. gave himself up
at St Louis Wednesday, for murder
committed in St. Louis. in 1894 Dltt-
mier. who is &c years old, killed his en-
ployer with a blow Of his fist in sell
defense. he says Fearing arrest, ne
enlisted in the navy under the name OF
Dittmayer and served with distinction
until a few days ago. when discharged.
He gave bonds to appear and answer
any charges made against him.
In a four-sided shooting affray winch
occurred in Maroon county. near COL
umbia S G. Tuesday night John g
Sellers. a prominent farmer was sho'
through the body and left arm and ms
son Ben Sellers was shot in the an
domen j. D. HaZelden, member OF. the
state board of liquor control, was
wounded Il, tho Loo and his brOther-lfl-