Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-26
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.


Ir view OF the unsatisfactory posi-
ticn of the opium question, the Chinese
government has issued a manifesto re
iterating its desire to suppress the evil
and save the Teople from life OF deg
relation The manifesto expresses the
fear that although the government is
in earnest the people are evasive.
Six firemen We're overcome by smoke
and damage approximating $l0e, 900
was done, Wednesday, when an eight
story building occupied as the city
warehouse of the Westinghouse F.lec-
trio & Manufacturing Co, at Pitts
burg, Pa, was destroyed 10y fire.
Crossed wires were given as the
cause.
The officers and men of the torpedeboat
destroyer Warrington, which arrived at
Newport r. l., Wednesday. from Nor
folk, spent a rough Christmas. The de-
stroyer was caught in a heavy gale and
rough seas, which carried away her fore
topmast, rolled her over from As to 80 de-
grees and pecessitated the battening
down of everything aboard. Seas washed
over the little craft repeatedly, but the
Warrngton's wireless operator managed
to maintain communication with the wire
less station at Newport
Jason Brown 80 years of age, second
son of John Brown, famous as the
leader of the raid on Harper's Ferry,
W. Va, at the outbreak of the Civil
War, died at his home in Akron,
Ohio, Tuesday night. He was actively
engaged in recruiting and enlisting a
company of Negroes from among
II InA fnto Nv hn
Under ground railway when the Har-
pers Ferry incident occurred. \ young
er brother, Salmon Brown, lives at
Portland, Ore.
The tug Columbia, Savannah to Nor
folk, arrived at Wilmington. n. c., Tues
day, with Capt. A. Garrod and 26 MEM
bers of the crew of the British steamer
AIcazar 2020 tons, bound from Port Aux
Paix, Hayti, with a cargo of logwood for
Chester Pa. The Alcazar was driven
ashore, last Monday, during the severe
gale 10 miles off Cape Lookout The Co
lumbia attracted to the Aleazar by sig
nails of distress. succeeded in pulling the
vessel afioat, bu the Alcazar listed and
was left adrift. After arrival of the Co
lumbia at Wilmington with the crew, the
revenue cutter Seminole proceeded in
search of the derelict. but has not yet
reported.
Col. Pasqual Orozco. father of Gen.
Paseual orozeo. leader of the Mexi-
can revolution in the north, was re-
leased from confinement in the mill
tary prison at Fort Sam Houston.
San Antonio, Tex, Wednesday, under
bonds for $4,000 on the charge of vio-
ia tfner
mediately re-arrested by the civil au--
thorities on warrant in which the
Mexican government charges him
with larceny and robbery. alleged to
have been committed in the state of
Chihuahua. Orozco was placed in the
county jail, where he will under the
law remain not more than 40 days. in
which time the Madero government
must make a showing of its evidence.
Hundreds of manuscripts, autograph
letters from notables all over the
world and priceless relics of many
kinds of the. poet John Greenleaf
Whittier were destroyed in a fire at
Amesbury, Mass, Wednesday which
partially consumed the building occu-
pied by The Whittier Home Associa-
ton. The fire is thought to have start
ed in the cold arr shart of the fur
mace and broke out shortly after n
visit from the caretaker. Wednesday
morning. The flames were discovered
by Mrs e. b. Smith and her daugh-
ter, Miss Gertrude Smith, who live
in the building. The fire department
responded quickly to an alarm but
was unable TO save more than q small
part of the collection of valuable his
toric relics. including some of the
larger pieces OF furniture with which
the house was filed. Smoke and wa
ter damaged much Of the collection
which was not consumed.