Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-20

informed of the matter and no doubt
would send the money to pay the debt.
The Bristol County National Bank of
Taunton. Mass, whose treasurer.
Harry H. Townsend. formerly cashier.
Is alleged to have taken $4,000, has
been reimbursed to the amount Of 800
coo by the bondsmen Of Mr.. Townsend.
'rht. cash was turned over to the bank,
Saturday. but it is known that more
than half of this amount was given to
the bondsmen by members, of the fam
ily of Townsend. The actual loss sus-
tanned by the bank is thus reduced to
5.0OC.
If the. government insists that the In
dams in its charge shall cut OFF their
long hair, abstain from the use OF paint
and gaudy ornaments of savagery. the
red man will dig up the Ratchet and
shed their blood in resisting so sudden
wiping out of racial characteristics.
This is the opinion of J. E. Bottineau,
SON of Pierre BOttineau, a Northwest
ern pioneer and scout. Mr.. Bottineau
says an attempt at strict enforcement
of Commissioner Jones' reported order
means a revolution, whatever shall
happen.
Under conditions which looked suS-
piciOus a house and barn, of which a
family of Polish birth were tenants.
at Webster, Mass, were burned, Sat
urday night On the rear steps of the
house was found a can of gunpowder,
and from the house to the barn there
hau been laid a train of powder. This
train had been ignited near the barn.
and the other part to the house did not
burn. The property loss is about $4,000.
The family could not be found by the
firemen, and neighbors could not tell
anything about them.
A general strike was ordered, Sun
day, at a joint meeting at Kaukauna.
Wis, of the Appleton, Kaukauna and
Neenah Lodges Of the United Brother
hood of Paper Makers. which will re-
suit in less than three weeks, in clos
| ing the % mills in the state of Wiscon-
sin. throwing out of employment 5000
| laborers and cutting off over $50 tons
day from the supply of the paper
market unless the demands of the
union for shorter hours shall be grant
ed. 1t is claimed the movement is soon
to spread through every paper making
district IN the NORTHWEST.
| When Col. William ]. Bryan was in
| Connecticut, recently, he passed Sum
| DAY in Bridgeport, and one of the men
he talked with was Mayor Dennis Null
vikill He was apparently we'll salts
| fed with the stalwart makeup of the
new mayor. 1t was stated at New Ha
ven, Saturday night. that a movement
would be Immediately started for the
purpose of securing the nomination of
Mayor Mulvihill for Governor of Con-
Eecticut on the Democratic ticket next
| fall. 1t is understood, as part of the
plan. that Mr.. Bryan would pass his
vacation next summer in Connecticut,
| most of the time in Bridgeport.
The Rev. Charles II. Brent. recently
consecrated bishop and assigned to the
missionary diocese of the Philippines.
addressed the congregation at the morn
ing service at ST. Bartholomew Up. Ed
church. at New York, Sunday. He said
he had accepted the mission without
going into the question of financial
means but trusting to the generosity of
the church to furnish the necessary
equipment. In the congregation that
listened to Bishop Brent were many
wealthy New Workers. among them.
Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt. Mrs. Ed
win Gould, Frank Gould, w. D. Sloane.
T. ]. Williams, G. A. Croker and
Henry L. Morris.
Albert Jennings. ex-town treasurer
of Wellesley, who was before Judge
Judge Sullivan in the municipal court
at Boston. Friday, on charge of ut
tering a forged note on State Treas
urer Bradford. was again arrested at
his home in Wellesley, Saturday. This
time he is charged with the larceny of
$4,000 from the town of Wellesley as a
result of confession he is said to have
made to the selectmen Of that town
and State Officer Rhoades. The war
rant on which he was arrested charges
that he appropriated for his own uses
$1,000 he obtained from the Natiek Saw
ings Bank on a genuine Wellesley town
note dated Dec. IA. 1896.
| Thomas Sharkey, Peter Maher and
James NJ. Mcfarland, manager of the
Industrial Athletic Club. arrested at
Philadelphia. Friday night. on charges
of conspiracy to hold prize fight and
threatened breach Of the peace. were
discharged, Saturday. by Magistrate
Eisenbrown. Addressing the three
men the magistrate said: when l held
you in bail. last night. to keep the
peace, said your appearance here, to-
day, would mean discharge, providing
you had not transgressed the law.
From all hear and read and UNDER
stand"-here the magistrate smiled
grinly-'you have faithfully kept the
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