Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-03-21

| White Lead Works. Three buildings.
which We're all new, including the one
in which the fire started, We're destroy
| "a together with their contents. The
fire was got under control after dam
age estimated at 100000, had been
! done
An important ruling has been re-
ceived from the secretary of the treas
ury at Washington by the collector Of
customs in Vancouver to the effect that
in future no American goods will be
allowed to go north in Canadian yes
sells to Skaguay for local consumption
there without payment Of the regular
duties. This is victory for American
ship owners.
Phillips Academy at Andover, Mass,
| Will close. Wednesday. by order Of the
\ faculty, because Of sickness among the
/ students. The step will give the men
an extra weeks vacation as the reg
! ular spring recess would have come.
next week. It is stated that no seri-
| Gus cases Of illness have been reported
but that the indisposition Of the stu
dent body is quite general.
Putnam Lodge. F. and A. NJ, Of East
Cambridge, Mass. broke all records in
! Masonry, Monday. in comforting the
| Master MasOns degree upon five men,
bers Of one family-a father and four
sons. The work was exemplfied late
| in the afternoon in the Masonic hall.
Cambridgeport following which a ban
quet was served in Union han. over
800 members Of the order from Cam
bridge and neighboring lodges were
present.
Nathan Maucher Of New York, who
was arrested on the arrival Of the
Cunard Line steamer Lucania at
Queenstown, March 16. on information
from the United States that a warrant
had been issued for him for forgery
and who. Monday, was arraigned in a
police court at Queenstown, was hand
"a over TO the custody Of London de-
tective. The eXtradition hearing ap-
peared in Bow street police court, Lon
don. Tuesday. and was remanded.
The steamer Clutch. which has just
arrived at Vancouver, B. g. from
Skagway brought news Of the arrest
there Of nine Indians. the perpetrators
of a murder there. last October The
victims We're Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Worthng. who We're shot down over
their outdoor fire. at night. An Indian,
it was alleged. had been killed by the
white man some time before and it
was by way Of revenge that Worthng
and his Wife We're shot. The bodies
We're hidden in a cave.
Sam Ling. a Boston South End laun-
dryman. had thrilling experience
with a colored burglar, Tuesday morn
ing, and after assaulting the Chinaman
he stole so. all of which was in the
cash drawer. Ling was preparing to
begin work. when he heard noise in
rear room ana went to find out what
had made it. He met a big negro who
had forced open a rear window. Ling
asked him what he wanted and for re-
ply got a heavy blow on the head from
A short club. A scufiie followed in
course Of which the Chinaman hit the
negro in the head with a lamp and
used his teeth and hands with some
effect. The negro finally reached the
money drawer and emptied it.
Two Chicago men have given $4,000
apiece to the University OF Chicago.
within the last week This leaves
$500. 900 to be raised by April 1st, the
date named by John ID. Rockefeller as
the expiration of his offer to give
$2.OO00OO to the institution, on condition
that an equal sum be contributed by
others. The names Of the two men will
not be made public until April 2. Mr..
Rockefeller'S offer of $4,000 900 was
made nearly five years ago, and was on
condition that an equal amount be
raised by Jan. |, 1900 On that date
the university needed $500 900 before it
could receive the money The recent
contributions have reduced it to
$500, 900.
a large building occupied as a stable
and constituting one of group Of
wooden structures connected with the
citys refOrmatory for boys at Rains
ford island. Boston harbor was burned,
Tuesday night. causing a loss Of $300D
"r $4,000. The fire started about $50
+. NJ, al which time all the boys, 127
in number, We're in the chapel The
majority Of them conducted them
selves in a commenda BILE manner The
cause Of the fire is unknown. An in
mate named Miller Is years old, Is
suspected Of having started the fire.
and he was detained in a room at the
reformatory. Several boys allege that
Miller planned the deed, but he abso-
lutely denies any connection with it.