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maintain such structure for vehicles and

passengers and charge tolls over it. The

investment, while not particularly

profitable, lias brought in a lair inoome.

Last year a soow ran into the bridge,and

caused $3000 damage, for which Mr. Mc

Kays’ agents sued in the local oourt. in

the lower court he obtained judgment,

but tho case went against him on ap

peals to the highest judicial authority of

the republic and $3000 was awarded the

government for injury to the skow and

costs of court. Air. McKay declares this

contrary to law and evidence and ev

erything else. The judgment of the court

was promptly supplemented by a govern

ment decree seizing the bridge and

ottering it for sale to pay the oosts.

Against this, according to Mr. McKay,

United States Consul Grlmke at San

Domingo has bean instructed to protest

most vigorously. It is learned at the

Stbte Department that this action has

been or will be taken to prevent illegal

injury being done the property of any

Ainerioan in Santo Domingo. All details

uf the affair, according to oustom, are

withheld.

Major General Nelson A. Miles, com

manding tho army, today appeared before

the Senate committee on coast defenses.

He stated he had examined Senator

Squires’s bill and approved its provisions.

It was absolutely necessary, he slid, that

appropriations be made for the protection

of our sea coast oities. The on y places

where provisions are made for nuy con

siderable defense were at New York, San

Francisco and Boston, defenses it those

places being entirely inadequate He

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The Portland daily press. (1896). Portland, Me., 1896-01-29. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83016025/1896-01-29/ed-1/?sp=2

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Portland daily press, 1896-01-29.