Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-19

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Inc government of Nicaragua ha
published a declaration to the effec
that its Mosquito coast is under tn,
same laws and duties as other ports o
the state. The expectation of rubbe
gathered in the public forests was sus
pended in Nicaragua. Jan. 1, 1898. bu
by special decree the state of Zelav9
or Misquito territory was exempt from
the prohibition.
st. Paul captured the next session o.
the Grand Division, Order Of Railwa,
Conductors at the last session Of thu
18th convention of the order at De.
troit, Mich, Thursday. officers were
elected as follows: Grand Chief Con.
ductor. E. f. Clark, Cedar Rapids, la.
grand secretary. w. j. Maxwell, Cedar
Rapids; c. d. Baker, Somerville, Mass.
was elected trustee.
The only public requests in the vii
OF the late Ex-Gov. Flower, which was
Med for probate at WATERFOWL, n. Y.
thursday, are: Ten thousand dol
lars in trust to st, Thorn
as parish, New York, for the ben.
eht of the parish house erected II
memory of his son, who died in 1880
and $4,000 to Trinity parish, Water.
town, for the benefit Of the poor.
Stephen Thatcher. Jr., of Chicago
Thursday, publicly horsewhlpped Chase
Shepard. senior member of the firm
OF Shepard & Far. architects. at Kan
sas City, Mo. Young Thatcher, who
Is brother of Shepard's wife, declares
that Shepard had struck his father,
who is Kansas City agent Of the Penn
sylvania Railroad. Shepard denies
having struck the elder Thatcher.
By an order issued at the Boston DO
lice headquarters. Thursday DENNY
Supt. f. Nj. Hanscom is placed in
charge of the superintendent office at
night and Deputy Coulter, who has
been on night duty there, will assume
charge Of District 2, vacated by Dep
uty Hanscom. The order created some
interest, and it is thought by some to
precede a shaking up in the police
force.
Samuel d. Eaton. who was arrested
at Newton, Mass, Tuesday evening.
was arraigned before Judge Kennedy,
Thursday, charged with bigamy. His
alleged second wife. Miss Zettie Mabel
Lawrence, and Rev. William j. Twort
OF Lynn. whom il is claimed perform
ed the first marriage ceremony. were
present. Eaton waived examination
and pleaded not guilty. He was held
in $1,000 for the grand jury.
The weavers employed by the Co
checo Manufacturing Co. at Dover, n
H.. held a meeting, Thursday night,
and voted unanimously not TO return
to work, Friday morning. The reason
for this action was taken is because
the weavers allege that Agent Fish
has violated the agreement made
Thursday, with the committee which
interviewed him with reference to the
strike then existing in the mills.
The striking street car men at Du-
luth, Mimi, wrecked another car by
the use of dynamite, Wednesday night.
The car was filed with smoke and the
passengers We're terrified, but were I'M
hurt. The shock broke glass in build
ing opposite the car and houses five
blocks away were shaken. An hour
later a car at goth avenue East was as
saulted from both sides with stones
and several panes of glass were
broken.
Advices from the Orient by the
steamer Empress of India is as fol-
lows: Sugar plantation owners in
Hawaii have resolved to issue orders
for some 5000 or 1000 Japanese laborers
required for the ensuing or ) years.
before the United States law for the
prohibition of immigration of contract
la borers comes into force Americans
are making every effort to obtain a
for construction a railway
from Seoul to Censan.
Judge Charles L. Bell Of Lawrence.
fell from his bicycle while riding in
Franklin Park. Boston, Thursday af-
ternOon, and was picked up in an I'M
condition. He was taken to
the city hospital where, at a late hour,
he had partially regained conscious
ness. Judge Bell has been holding
curt in Dedham, during the past Week,
and been staying at the house of
Judge Sherman in Boston. His in
uries are not considered dangerous.
The Norwegian ship Viking which
Irrired at Leith, Scotland. Wednesday,
rom Soydisfjord, brought news of
etter from Prof. Andre, which was
ound in a bottle, early in April, near
ON the north coast of Ice
and. by a farmer named Johann
lagnusson. The letter was then in a
bottle, which was addressed TO the Pc
ar expedition at Gootborg and bore
Andres own stamp with the request
hat it be placed in the nearest post
'ficc.
IN the superior court at Newbury- |
'oTt, Mass. Thursday, Arthur Ford |
vas sentenced to not less than nor |
more than { years in prison for rob- |
'ery. He was convicted of entering the |
ouse of Mr.. Giddings in Hamilton and |
obbing him Of SAG. The grand jury |
made it's final report, the indictments |
Including one against John Roberts of |
lawrence on the charge of numbering |
lis wife, Maria Roberts. March A. by |
hooting. He was arraigned and |
loaded not guilty.
All is apparently quiet at Hunting
Dn, Ark, but there is much suppressed
aeling. Sheriff Harrel is there in per-
oil with - deputies. but an order from
he judicial department at Washing
on. directing the United States mar
hal to call for 40 deputies to go at |