Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-10
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

NJ. Waldeck- Rousseau, the French
premier. passed n good night, Monday
night. His condition is excellent and
his rapid recovery is anticipated.
Advices received at Tripoli Sunday
from BenghaZi. state that the Sultan
of Wadei. finding himself helpless
against the rebellion now in progress,
has invoked the assistance Of the
French, which has been promised him.
The New York journal of Commerce
announces that the American Can Co.,
otherwise known as the Tin Can com
bine, has advanced prices of cans about
% per cent. 1t is claimed that the Old
prices were relatively too low as COM
pared with the price of tin plate. but
the present advance is regarded as a
liberal one.
The Teheran correspondent of the
Cologne Gazette under date of Monday,
April s, telegraphs that the Persian
government has ordered the impoSl-
ton of a duty of 5 per cent on all Rus
sian goods imported, instead of 3 to
per cent. as hitherto in force. Persian
exports to Russia are also subjected to
per cent. duty with the view of
tIlctklHS tiit cAl'oit WI licNi1 ~
Russia. A specially high duty has
been placed on food stuffs.
At the reception at Berlin. Tuesday,
Of the British special mission to notify
Emperor William of the death OF
Queen Victoria and the accession of
King Edward. the Emperor wore a
British admiral's uniform with the or
der of the Garter. After the formal
ceremonies were over. His Majesty
conversed affably with each member of
the mission and then conducted them
to an adjacent room where he intro
duced them to the Empress. The MEM
bers of the mission are the Emperor
guests while here.
Official notice of the rumored combi-
nation of department stores was given
at New York. Tuesday. by J. Pierpolnt
Morgan & CO.. who solicit subscriptions
to the stock of the Associated Mer-
chants Co The company is capitalized
at $40. 600 GOO and proposes to acquire
dry goods business or interests in New
York and other cities. The prospectus
states that a one-half interest has been
occurred in both the Fl. i. Claf,in Co.
and the Adams Dry Goods Co. and
that the James McCreery & Co., I'D
street store, New York has been bought
outright.
Dawson passengers who arrived at
Seattle. Wash, on the steamer City of
Seattle, say that pneumonia is very
prevalent in the Klondike. Col. J. C..
McCork. United States consul for the
Elondike. was very i'll, April .. and had
practically no chance of recovery.
| Frank ]. Bclcher. one of the richest
men of the Klondiile. died recently of
the disease. just as he was about to
leave for his home in Pennsylvania.
where he proposed to retire on a for
time of at least 5000, 900, which he had
accumulated in Eldorado district. A
number of other deaths have resulted
| from the disease.
Death resulted from a cut in the
neck made by a guilotine and operat-
cd with suicidal intent" Such was the
verdict rendered at San Jose, Cal-'
Monday. by a coroners jury impan-
nelled to inquire into the facts sur
rounding the death of John Connolly,
whose body was discovered in a cabin
at Wright's Station. Connolly had
,iered up a guilotine and cut off his
own head. He swung n broad axe with
! , rome in such position that when he
emf \ cord the axe fell across his neck
! which was stretched on q block of
wood conveniently located. The plan
,,,or,xcd effectively as death probabl
n.,s instantaneous. Connolly was 81
yo,rs old and married.
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