Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-05-20
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Ex-U. S. Senator Charles r.. Buckalew
died, Friday. at his home at Blooms
burg, Pa.
Ex-President Grover Cleveland, who
with a party of friends has been fishing
at Middlebrass Island, Ohio. for several
days past, Will leave for home. Saturday.
All the members of the party have had
splendid sport. catching large numbers Of
black bass.
The Anglo-Armenian Association of
London, of which the Duke of Westmin-
ster is president, has memoralized the
Marquis of Salisbury, urging the desira-
bility of the peace conference at The
Hague settling the Armenian question
The association has also sent an informal
communication to Washington. feeling
assured that the close cooperation of the
English-speaking nations in work for
the benefit of mankind is ardently. de-
sired on both sides of the Atlantic
Nine railroads that the Chicago. Bur-
lington & Quincy Co. has been operating
under leases for years have been bought
outright by this corporation, and here
after they will be but parts of the big
system. Following are the roads whose
stock and franchises have been sold 30
crn; Galesburg & Rio; Chicago & Iowa;
Peoria Il Hannibal: Ottawa. Oswego &
Fox River Valley; Illinois Grand Trunk:
American Central; Island & Chicago
In the English House of Commons: Fri
day, the secretary of state for the. colo
nies. Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain. gave the
names and the identity of the men ar
rested at Johannesburg. All of them. eX-
ceptng Tremlett and Fries. were former
non-commissioned officers in the British
army. He added that Pres. Kruger had
informed the British agent at Pretoria
that there was no proof that the prison.
ers were British officers and that in any
case the incident would NOT be allowed
to disturb the friendly relations existing.
(Cheers).
The question of establishing telegraphic
communication between Halifax and Sable
island, the graveyard of the Atlantic
by means of cable, is now being con-
sidered by the Canadian authorities, bu.
it is now believed that wireless. telegraphy
will be fully tested before the expense of
laying a cable is undertaken. 1t is also
proposed to undertake experiments with
the wireless system between shore points
and coast light houses with a view to de-
termining its value in connecting points
closer together than are Sable island and
the Nova Scotia mainland t
John NJ. Englis. former president of
the Wallabout Bank, Brooklyn, was
stabbed in the neck. Friday, by Chris
topher DAILY. a beggar. The wound is
severe one, and is dangerously close
to the jugular vein. Daily had been to
Englls' house in Brooklyn, a few days
ago, to ask for aims and was dissatis-
fled with the food given him. He lay
in wait and abused Englis for this,
winding up by stabhinE him. The
wounded man is 64 years old. DAILY
was arrested. ae.. es
The Gar presided at meeting of
the council at st. Petersburg, Thurs
day, called to discuss the question of
abolishiug transportation to Siberia, on
the ground that it had become prejudi-
cial to the interests Of the country and
was serious obstacle to the progress
liberations the Car ordered a commits
sion. to be presided over by the min
lister of justice, Privy Councillor Mura-
vieff, to meet for the purpose of con-
sidering the question, of substituting
another penalty for transportation to
| the Siberian mines.