Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-07
NEWS NUGGETS
Boiled Down Items OF InteTest the
World Over.

Zola has strict notions about the proprie-
ties of dress and alwa ays wears q lAce-friiled
shirt and lace cuffs when writing
Mr. Parnell's defense fund, which was
raised to meet his expenses before the Par
nell commission, has been completed. The
total amount subscribed is S205, 900.
Jay Gould's youthful book, the History
Of Delaware county, N. "" commands a
very high price. A copy recently sold in
New York for $40. Critics say the book
was well done.
"Bloody" Balfour, the secretary for ireland,
is followed night and day by four Scotland
Yard detectives. He is said to object to their
attendance, but the home secretary C considers
them necessary for his safety.
large force of men are now at work In
Coyocsn, south Of the City of Mexico, digging
for the treasure supposed to have been hid
den by M0ptezuma. They are confident Of
success and have already discovered num-
Der of Aztec tools.
Henry RUSSELL father of W. Clark Russell,
the novelist. was once = resident of America.
He has written many popular ballads. Among
them are Cheer, boys, cheer" 1.-The British
The latter has just been adopted as the par
of the British admiralty.
Passengers on the steamship Algiers from
Galveston, Texas, were treated on Sunday
afternoon to nautical spectacle not usually
observed by coat. skirting travellers. About
so miles of Hatieras the ship took them
through big school of frolicsome sperm
whales, which sent fountains in the air just
before the rush of the ship drove them be-
low the surface.
Autograph letters of George Eliot are
said to be very rare. She generally sd-
dressed only near and dear friends, cOnse-
quently the gentry who make trade of be-
quilting polite notes from authors and sell
ing them have not found her paying sub
ject Sometimes in her early days she
signed her letters George Eliot" but this
was not her custom.
The Italians of New York have been noti-
fed by their government that it will CO.
operate with them in every way to procure
a suitable statue of Christopher Columbus
for presentation to the city Of New York
The statue will be of gigantic size. made by
an Italian sculptor of Csrrara marble, and
will cost $4,000. Premier Crispi has con.
tributed to the project.
Buruah is after all going to have its share
:,
| who have been pleading hard for an exteD-
| sion of Prince Albert's tour to their province
will be gratified at the decision. The news
came from the Pince Of Wales himself and
is based on political grounds that Prince
| Albert Victor will be the first Of the royal
family to have visited this outlying Indian
| possession. His tour will consequently be
| continued beyond the original limits and will
| probably last we'll into the spring.
Ida Schmidt. Anarchist Lingg's sweetheart,
has been arrested in Chicago for stealing.
| p rtion Of the money received by her from
| the sale Of olen goods has been used to
| buy flowers with which to decorate Lingg's
grave at Waldheim. Ida always had fresh
and costly flowers in her room before a
| picture Of her dead lover. She is be&uti-
full girl and was the only human being, be-
sides his mother and sister, whom Lings
ever cared for. Ida vent to Jail every day
TO see LingR and some are Of the opinion
that she carried him the dynamite cartridge.
with which he blew his head OF the morning
of the 10th of November, 1887.