Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-07

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float the schooner which is but little
damaged.
| Dr. j. NJ. Calderwell, pastor of this
| Union Avenue Methodist Episcopa
| church at Chicago, who was recently
arrested and who is to be tried before
| Judge Carter for his sanity, has sur
| rendered his parchment as a minister
ana has withdrawn from the ministry
and membership OF the Methodist Epis-
! copal church.
The lasters in William Porter G Sons
factory at Lynn, Mass, have struck in
support Of the Knights of Labor
against the Boot and Shoe Workers
| Union. This is the beginning Of a
movement 20 strike the Iasters in all
| the Lynn factories and thus cripple the
| Boot and Shoe Workers Union by cut
ting off 2 source of revenue.
| Col. j. MacH<aught OF New York. and
| W. w. Melville Of Boston. Friday, pur-
| chased the Montford ana Gatineau
| Railway OF Canada. The lire will be
operated in connection with the Grcat
| Northern Railway of Canada. Of which
| the two gentlemen named are directors
| and large shareholders. 1t is their in
tention to extend the road 50 miles this
sumner.
The government steamer Lady Laur-
Ter, returned to Halifax. N. s., Friday.
nom Sable Island after landing sup
plies. The superintendent reported
that the people On the island are all
well and that no marine disasters have
occurred since the visit of the steamer
Aberdeen in December. The life saw
ing crew made tour of the island but
found nothing of the missing Glouces-
ter schooner Annie NJ. Wesley
At n meeting at Colorado Springs.
Colo, of the Mine Owners Association
of the Cripple Creek division a resolu-
ton was adopted denying to any per-
son or organization the right to direct
the marketing of ores from the mines
included in the association This is in
response to the notice to mine owners
from the Western Federation of
Miners not to ship the three mills at
Colorado city that are now boycotted
by the Federation.
Sir William Mulock has obtained the
consent of the postmaster general of
England to reduce the rate on Canadian
newspapers and periodicals posted in
Canada for transmission to England to
tac same rate as if posted for delivery
in Canada. Although Sir William has,
been endeavering to induce the imperial
government to consent to reduce their
rates to Canada they have not yet con-
scented. The reduction On Canadian
rates will take place, March Z.
AT 10 A. IA, Friday, the volcano at
Nr1s
demonstration being the most violent
yet. The people ut Tuxpam are in con-
stcrnation. According to advices from
that point the eruption was accom-
panied by showers of ashes and dense
clouds dariLening the sky. Some of the
residents have fled to neighboring hills
and the people have, in their fright
l;nelt in the streets to pray. Many
houses and stores have been closed.
James Stettauer, prominent club
man and fnancier of Chicago, died at
Mercy hospital at Denver, Col of
blood poisoning, resulting from
scratch inflicted While shaving. The
injury Was received q week ago. A day
or SO later cryslpelas set in and was
followed by a complication of kidney
troubles. The body has been shipped
to Chicago for burial. Mr.. Stettauer
left q fortune estimated at 5000, 900.
He went to Denver two weeks ago to
transact private business.
Advices received at San Francisco,
from Guatemala on the steamer Cilon,
state that the war preparations in that
country are still going on. The entire
army at Guatemala is massed on the
Salvador ENynryy n bIa
bodied man is being pressed into SER
vice. Alexander Cousink, father in
law of President Zelaya of Nicaragua,
has just arrived here. He says: "Presi-
dent Zelaya is in sympathy with Sierra
bodies of men numbering 200 in all
were sent to join the forces of Sierra"
Ten criminal insane patients at the
hospitals for the insane at Fulton, Mo,
have made q desperate attempt to es-
cape from their keepers. Four got
away. Benz. Richardson, patient,
mysteriously secured a knife and cut
the wrist bands from nine other pa
tents, and they made a rush on their
keepers. Supervisor Thomas Steer was |
severely injured in the fight. Richard |
son. c. +. Morlidge, w. S. Wilson and |
Harry Edwards succeeded in escaping |
from the institution. No trace of them |
have been found.
a special to the Charleston, S. c.. |
News ard Courier says that Thursday |
near Holly Hill in Berkeley |
county, Fred Martin. young white
farmer. who lived IS miles away, rode |
up to the field where his brother, Joel |
Martin, was plouehng and without a
word Of warning fired a load of buck
shot into his brothers shoulder. He |
then rode off, remarking that his
brother had only gotten what he de-
served long ago. Fred Martin claims
that his brother had been crininally
intimate with his 'Fled's) wife.
About $50 employees of Tiffany's Glass
ard Decorating Co at New Yory. are
on strike because their daily supply of
beer has been cut off by the firm.
President Joseph Abrams said 1--WE
went out on strike for principle and not
for beer. The water is unfit to drink
and three days ago the company or
1ered that no more beer be allowed in
he place. Last spring when the men
had TO drink water eight of 10 men
were laid up with malariai fever and
the privilege of getting beer was