Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-15
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Joseph J. Gill Of Steuhenville. WAS n";n
mated for Congress by the 18TH ohio ..
gressional district Republican conveh .'
al Martins Ferry. Ohio. Thursday, on
seth ballot
Seventeen steamers were unable t'
leave the Tyne. Thursday. owing d" tA.
shipping strike. The Montreal liner Crr
vona and the steamer SilNerdale nave
conceded the strikers demands. The sea
men are iubilant
Secretary John Willis Baer. nt the
Society of Christian Endeavor of Bos-
ton Thursday, addressed a letter T."
F. W. Clark IF Boston, secretary Of
Wednesdays prohibition convention IN
Worcester, declaring his nomination
for governor.
VIM. White, 50 years az age. Shot amt
fatally WOUNDED Mrs. Alice BrcmStr anu
then unsucccssfullN tr.ed (" end M, QWh
life, at 81. Louis. Wednesday, Whi;"
was formerly a bank cashier IL santa
Anna. Texas. He has been wealthy ~ !
his wife who lives with their Two en-
dren at Fort Worth. Tex. is said tp oWa
considerable property Jealousy was thc
cause OF the tragedy.
A special from Triton. Ga. to the Nh
con. Ca. Telegraph. SAYS: \ nesro Wa5
arrested at Tyty. Thursday morning, ana
positively identified as one ~ the TWO
negroes who assaulted Miss Johnson az
that nlace. last Tuesday. TWO humirei
Wednesday night, ana people passing on
the train at > A. NJ. THURSDAY. saw a
negro suspended - feet in the air from
a telegraph pole. Search Tor IN" 'lh".
negro continues.
Messrs. B. +. Larabee x 90. 'ropriy
tors of large department stur, "t BpS
Ton. made am assignment. Thul lay. e.
Messrs Increase +. Moves. president Of
throp Smith of the Weeks d Potter Cu..
and Albert II. Higgins. Large stock
high expenses, dull trade and limited cap
ital. are the causes OF the -aSsignmrlI b.
which it is suggested, may be only lem
porary. No statements II assets ana ia
bilites is yet available.
Martin Julian. manager ana business
partner Of Bob Fitzsimmons, said.
Wednesday. at Chicago. that there wts
no doubt that the latter would again be
seen in the ring. Julian prOduiy pro-
claims that he has the four signatures
that will insure d fight between Fitzsim
mons and the winner OF he meeting. oct.
%. between Sharkcy ana Jeffries. After
considerable trouhe Julian has secured
the signatures of ION @ ROurke and Tom
SharkeN on one paper and those Of BillN
Brady ana Jim Jeffries On the another.
Each pair. fighter ana manager. agre"
that if they are successful at C0neH
Island they will give FitzsimmOnS a
chance to win back his title the battle a
be decided within TWO months ut the o.
tOber tight.
1t is likely that 800 French families
Will settle near Clay city, Ill, WITHIN
the next six months. Arrangements To
that end have been practically closed
and a miniature France in American
with its silk, wine and perfumery in
dustries will soon be the curious spec
tacle which that thriving section viii
present. For the last tw" weeks. \. +
Bostany of Boston, has beeu there ne
gotiating for 30000 acres Of land ~
which to locate the French colony. II,
departed greatly satisfied with that enc
of the deal and will close the plan witt
the French capitalists whom he repre-
sents when he arrives east. Tn" invest
ment will require $l,000.000.