Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-24
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

! 4 special received lit Minneapolis. MINI.
from lankt"n :; -. says that the Ydnk
I ton Savings Bank is closed The defalc;i
tinu of Treasurer Peterson prrcipitated a
/ run. Pvterson's shortage is placed At
Sli.ruu
Th- jury al New York. IN the case N
/ Rosa calm against her father. Isaac
/ Calm. whom she sued for $4,000 on the
charge Of assault before Justice Levin
trett in the supreme court. returned a
/ verdict. Thursday. in favor of the d.
PENDANT.
Mary Racket. wears oli was f0rcibly
taken from the arms Nj her aunt. Mrs.
! John Ed-In. in thu latter home in Chi
Gag 10y kItnaPpcJS. Wednesday night.
ana driven away in "a closed carriage. II
= believed the abduction was planned by
a former houSekrvptr who had become
greatly attached a. the child.
Every union structural worker at work
on the new Northwestern elevated road
AZ Chicago. struck, THURSDAY In response
to an order issued. Wednesday night. BY
the officers OF the union. and construc
ton. in consequence. is practically at a
I standstill. The trouble arose over the
employment Of non union men.
Fire broke out at 9.3o A. NJ. Thursday.
! in the brazing room Of the Overman
/ Wheel COS. big factory AZ Chicopee
Falls. Mass. and for an hour the de
Structipn Of the plant was threatened
The volunteer companies and employees
succeeded in preventing the spread Of
nm" flames. AMI the loss will not be over
$1,000.
A college for girls that will rival Girard
College in beneticence and scope is to b.
established at Philadelphia by William
l.. Elkins of Philadelphia. None of the
details are known as yet but the idea of
/ a girls college is said to be an old one
with Mr. Elkins, and his friends assert
that he has been considering the main
features of such project for several
years.
The police have procured the identified
ton of the man who was killed in rail
road accident at Canton. Mass, last
Tuesday. as Henry Williams shoe cut
Pecker x Son Of Amesbury, Mass. No
relatives of the man could be found. and
nothing was known Of his antecedents ~
the house of James West, on Mill street.
where he resided. 1t is believed he cam"
from Lynn and was inclined to change
his residence very frequently lie was
about IS years Of age.
The British steamer THORNLEY,, capt.
Maker from Hamburg for New York. r..
Sumed her voyage. Thursday. after re
pairing ut ST. Johns, \. r., where she
mt in. Nov. Il. with her decks started
matches smashed and hold Hooded. \ dis
patch from Tilt Cove says the British
steamer Horton from Swansea arrived
there Thursday. after having replaced 4
broken shaft The heavy gales prevail !,
ing for the past two weeks continue and
reports continue to reach st. johns u
damage caused by the heavy weather.
The British schooner +. Norris, which
WA towrd To Boston. Wednesday,. cap
sized. was rightcd by the lighter Trilby.
! Wednesday night, ana grounded on tn"
mud Thursday. where the water VIII ht.
! allowed to run out of her The vessel
/ was found to be in fairly good condition,
/ the hull apparently being but little IN,
! imre,l About per cent of ner dccklolt
1 IL niling remained in the vessel and the
4 hnld il full Of wood. NJ signs Of the
1 hndips ~ the crew We're discovered.
| which leads to the belief that they may
/ nossiblv have been rescued before tht,
/ vessel turned over The disposition OF
the wreck will be determined after con
1 eultation between the owner, under
4 writers ana the salVers.
| A. w Thomas. Il representative 81 thc
I Democratic national committee. is IN l'oS
| lion and il is understood Wiilrcmain there
| for some time. in an endeaVor to lnduc"
: New England Democrats to contribute L.
! = fund for the Presidential campaign 81
I 1uno He intends to conduct systematic
\ canvass ana hopes by letting il he under
I stood tnat small sums from the rank anu
Z Hill Of the party will be welcome. to raise
/ = substantial amount in the aggregate.
/ To this end a circular letter has been
/ sent out by Mr.. Thomas. accompanied by
/ another signed by the officials of the
democratic state committee. indorslng ms
Y man ana expressing the belief that mem
hsrs Of the party will actually cooperate
With him in raising funds.