Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-12-17
Morse's Variety Store.

OF treasury ruling in the matter Of Chi
| nese citizenship. 1t is declared that the
| Chinese who were naturalized citizens OF
| the republic Of Hawaii did not become
| American citizens by virtue Of the provi-
sions of the territorial act, and on which
| Interpretation the Chinese were allowed
to vote at the late election. The number
affected is small. but they are mostly
| wealthy merchants.
| The steamer Manhattan arrived at Ma
nitowo. Wis. Sunday. with w. Ii. Shields
and VIM. McAulcy, lighthouse keepers
| on Squaw island and the bodies Of Mrs
Shields and her niece. Mrs. Mary Davis.
/ They were picked up. Saturday. on the
| lake where they were found lashed to an
| overturned yawl. They had been exposed
since Friday. when they were capsized bg
| "A squall while sailing from the island To
| the main land. Lucicn Morden Of Mon
| tague Mich. was also an occupant of the
| boat when il capslZcd and was drowned.
| Mrs. Ferdinand y. Smith. wife Of a
well known business man Of Bridgeport
| Conn. was found dead. late Saturday
| afternoon. at Tolsome Hill. suburb of
| the city. it is the opinion Of the medical
examiner that death resulted from an
overdose of morphine. There are many
punctures on the woman arms. probably
made by a hypodermc syringe. i Ire body
| was removed 10 the mOrgue. where il
was identified by Mr.. Smith ana his
daughter according 10 Mr. Smith. his
wife had been subject tO mclancholia fOr
some time past.
| Porto Rico. Saturday. passed unanimously
its first bill. The measure. which was in
| troduced by Delegate Todd. declares that
| membership in the House Of Delegates Is
| incompa patlhlc with the holding Of other
public office The military department OF
Porto Rico ceased 20 exist at high noon
Saturday. with Gen Davis departure on
the transport Crook FOR Newport News.
| The American colony turned out and
chcercd Gen. Davis. Troops ! and II of
the 5tI Cavalry ANA ln- passengers sailed
on the Crook. Three hundred and twenty
horses and mules were shipped by the
transport.
4 sharp earthquake shock was felt al
Santiago de Cuba. Saturday night. about
midnight. 1t was the most severe that
has been experienced in several years and
almost created Il Panic at the San Carlos
| club. whore a grand ball was in progress.
| 1t was preceded by a duh sound like
mine explosion. TWO shocks followed.
the former being quite severe and the
latter scarcely pcrcepublc.
Finley Peter Dunno. who is i'll with
typhoid fever at st. Lukes Hospital
Chicago. has reached the end Of the
third week OF his illness in good Condi-
tion. The physicians say that with the
disease running its usual course Mr.
Dunno will be compelled to remain in
the hospital at least two weeks longer.
Because his young wife had been
an artist and sculptor, who recently
arrived in St. Paul from New York, is
| lying at the point of death in his
apartments in the Colonnade hotel st.
| Paul. as the result Of taking chloro-
form and laudanum with the intention
of killing himself.
Captain of the Port Young of Ha-
vana. has received five bids for the re-
moyal Of the wreck Of the United
States warship Maine. The bids have
not been made public but the removal
Of the wreck is assured. The secre-
tary of finance denies the Porto RiCar
claim Of s.. 500O00 against Cuba on
account Of loans to Spain for war pur-
poses. GOV. Gen. Wood approves the
denial. which has been referred to
Washington under the Paris treaty.
Walter Wall, a prominent farmer Of
that county, was. Sunday, convicted at
Akron. Ohio, of participating in the
riot of August q last. 1t was the hard
est fought of any of the Il cases that
have been tried. Twenty-Five of the
riot cases have now been disposed OF,
seven having pleaded guilty and CON
victions having been secured in each of
the Il cases tried. Fourteen indict-
mcnts remain to be disposed Of at the
next term Of the court
Thomas Dolan, the 6-year-old son of
Michael Dolan of 2S 1roquois street.
North end. Providence, r. l.. was fa-
tally burned, Saturday. at his home.
He and a brother years old. We're eat
ing from a dish of mush on the kitch-
en- stove i'll the absence of the parents.
and Thomas poked the fire with stick
which blazed up, igniting his night
gown. Before help arrived he was fear
fully burned all over the body and was
taken to the Rhode Island hospital a
the point of death.
Inquiry at the war department att
Washington, disCloses the fact that a
record is on file there in the case of
LinaS Skinner, Connecticut Nolun-
tecr, who is reported in the news dis
patches to have been sentenced to
death in the Philippines for sleeping
on post. This record shows that the
charge upon which skinner was tried
was for alleged drunkenness on duty
and leaving his post. He was convicted
by courtmartial and sentenced to inn
prisonment for six months.
Nj. Bond. the New Foundland pre-
micr in his negotiations with Mr.. Reed. .
The contractor is crdeavOrinG to effect
an amicable arrangement whereby Mr..
Reed will surrender his right to the re- I
version of the ownership of the rail
roads, being compensated for the pur-
chase and accepting a 50-year operat-
ing lease instead. The colony is in fa-
vorable circumstances now to make I
better arrangements. The balance sheet /.
for the last fiscal year shows an act I
ual surplus of $25S.000, figures never /
previously approached
Jim Henderson and Bud ROwlands. I
negroes We're hanged at =. NJ. Sun \
day, in the Jail yard at Rockport. Ind, .
by mob of 500 persons. Henderson .
and Rowland waylaid. murdered and .
then robbed Fl. S. Simons. Il white bar
ber. early. Sunday morning. The two |
men We're suspected and arrested and 4
by the aid of a bloodhound their guilt
was established. Henderson was shot
to death in his cell and then hanged.
Rowland confessed before he was
~ Tho boIjaS wore n afterwards