Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-22
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

DR. Samuel J. Kennedy. the dentist
accused Of the murder of Dolly Rey-
nolds. last August. appeared for trial,
at New York. Tuesday. in the criminal
branch of the supreme court.
The japanese cruiser Chitose sailed
from san Francisco for Yokohoma,
Tuesday, TO receive her armament She
is the first war vessel ever built at
San Francisco for II foreign govern
lnent
The Buffalo express on the Lehigh Val
ley Railroad was derailed a. North
Wilkesbarre, Tuesday morning. by crash
ing into an engine which overapped a
switch. ne engineer and fireman escaped
badly shaken up but none were seriously
injured
The Harvard Grammar school building
in Cambridgeport. Mass. was partially
destroyed by fire. at i.Sn O'Clock Tuesday
morning The building was three-stoi y
brick structure with French roof of
wood. The top floors and roof were to-
tally destroyed, while the lower. floors
is estimated at s20.o0o There was about
$1,000 worth of furnishings and books.
most of which were destroyed: As tue
city OF cambridge does not insure It's
crding 10 Janitor T. r. Sheridan, was Of
ncendiary origin.
An erecting gang from the .Pencoya
Iron Works will leave philadelphia in a
pose Of building bridge across the At
bara river in the Soudan. near khartoum
The seven spans of the bridge with d
total length Of 100 fee, have Already been en-
the British war office. less than 6 weeks
ago. the company agreeing to build tha
structure in I weeks The Pencoyd Go
was given preference over the English
bridge builders because the latter had
stated that it would require , months To
complete the structure.
Gov Stone of Pennsylvania. Tuesday,
sent communication 10 the House, an
nouncing his approval of the resolution
designating May as Dewey day. The
Governor says: II do not think 1t wise To
increase the number of our legal holidays
and while | honor Admiral Dewey for his
great victory 1T Manila. yet question
whether the setting apart of the anniver-
sary of the battle as legal holiday Is IN,
luton makes only May /. 1899. a legal
holiday and does not apply to subsequen
anniversaries and rs ii passed botn
branches of the Legislature with seeming
unanimiiy. have reluctantly given my
approval.
In the German Rechstag. Tuesday.
Herr Richter. the German Radical leader.
asked the government for Information on
the subject of the negotiations progress
ing with Cecil Rhodes. The minister OF
foreign affairs. Baron Won BueloW. said
the negotiations for railroad through
German East Africa were stili in prog.
reSS, but, he added. an agreement hau
been reached regarding the laying of i
telegraph line through the East African
protectorate, in which the rights and SUI
premacy of German interests We're fully
safeguarded. The line, he continued, will
be constructed at the telegraph com.
pany's expense and will be completed
within five years.
A Chicago financial bureau says:
After all the Indebtedness of the Ma
tional Linseed Oil Co. has been taken
care of. about $1.500.00O each of COM
mon and preferred stock of the Ameri-
can capital will be left for distribution
among holders of 1851. 100000 stock of
the National Co. which means that
stockholders of the National Co, will
receive one share each of common and
preferred for every II shares of old
National stock. Distribution of new
stock in exchange for the old will be
made. July L."
The San Francisco Call is informed
that the frequent failure Of letters from
the United States to reach the Klon-
dixie, is largely due to the fact that the
contractors who bargained to carry the
postal matter from Skaguay to Dawson
refuse to handle any mail which does
not bear the Canadian postage. 1t is
alleged that the mail matter from the
United States is thrown aside when it
leaves the steamer. and at the same
time it is said that about 20 tons OF
mail bearing American samps is piled
up in heaps at Skaguay.