Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-28
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Emil Sanchez Of Rochester. N. y -
Tom Mccarthy OF Buffalo. fought = ~
round draw at the Falls Field -
Rochester. Monday evening. ~
The reduction in wages made At ,h~
i pittsiIeld. n. H.. cotton mills in Jant,arv1
lsSs, was restored by Agent Kent. Wnn..
DAY. when the new price list went I'M,
erect The increase averages about "a
per cent. and affects 80 hands i.
Dave Sullivan Of Boston. and Joe Bern.
stein or New York City, fought Is found.
az catch weights before the Green wooG
4. e. In Brooklyn. Monday night. and
Referee Johnny White declared the bout
draw. Both men received a good deal
OF punishment.
1t Is stated at San Francisco that "Kia..
mccoy having been convinced by physf-
elan that he Is showing signs OF hesr.
!ai.ure. VIII take long rest In the noun
Jams. ~ is also asserted mat he will
cancel his dates with tommy Ryan and
Sharkey and also those fixed for boxin,.
exhibitions.
IN the Massachusetts House, Monday
the committee on public service reporfeJ
bill for the repeal of the civil, s,.rvica
Jaw, with referendum attached Two
members OF the committee dissented and
one on, holds the right to dissent later. The
piiI PROVIDES that the citizens OF the state
shaH vote on the question at the next
state election. ~'
Ezekiel Hill was arrested at so,.,,
Range; near Digby. y. s.. Monday, for an
.'H'ssu atlsmpt 10 XIII JOnn Porter. whom
he attacked while they were riding home.
ward on a lonely road. Porter Is in a
critical condition and IS expected 10 die
The men are farmers and a woman fig
, ured m lawsuit to which they were par
Ties last summer.
The English tobacco manufacturers are
evidently convinced that the chancellor
or the exchequer, Sir Michael Hicks
Beach. intends TO meet the deficit by in
creasing the duty on tooacco. AT Liver
pool. the center of the trade, last weeks
delivery OF manufactured tobacco from
bond totalied 1891 sol pounds, this tram
saction constituting a record
The promised restoration of wages at
me Pacific Worsted and cotton mills in
Lawrence, Mass. went into effect. Mon
day. about 5000 hands being affected II
Is understood that the increase is identi-
cal with the cutdown made more than a
year ago, about 10 per cent. The Atlantic
mills restoration also went into effect.
This company employs about 1900 hands
Fire broke out. Monday. in the five
story building occupied by Acker. Merrill
Condit. which runs from Chambers 10
warren streets on West Broadway New
York. Three alarms we're sent in and az
one time 1t looked II the fire would
spread. but BY good work on the part of
the fire force it was quickly gotten under
control. but about 100000 worth Of dam
age was done.
A meeting of the striking pantsmakers
was held at Philadelphia. Monday. for the
Puipooe VI approving ueIndnuS fOrmu-
lated. Sunday, by the strike committee
Two committees were appointed to visit
the shops and induce those who are still
working to join the strike. AT present
nearly 800 operators and pressers are on
strike. which throws out of employment
200 basters. buttOnhOle makers and fin
ishers.
Billy Brady, Kid McCoy's manager. met
Tom O'Rourke. Tom Sankey's manager.
at New York. Monday. for the supposed
purpose of arranging an encounter be-
tween the two pugilists Brady told
O'Rourke that Mccoy did not feel up 10
the task of meeting the Sailor and would
not meet him until he took on more
weight. Sharkey said he would meet
Fitzsimmons in five weeks time, or mat
be would sign articles TO fight the winner
81 the Observation-Disclosures mill, before
June &C. W