Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-05-23
NEWS NUGGETS,
Brought by the Wires from the North. East
West and South.

The race for the French Oaks was run
Sunday and won by Anita.
The Georgia delegation to the Minneapolis
convention is instructed for Harrison.
Capt. Chapman of the wrecked ship ST.
Charles of Bath, is dead at San Francisco.
The fire at oswego was under control Al
$50 SATURDAY morning. The total loss is
between $500 900 and 100000
The Pardulitz oil refinery at Prague has
been destroyed by fire and six persons are
supposed to have persisted in the flames
\ dispatch from the Austrian province of
Cariuthia states that immense damage has
been done in that district by heavy cloud
burst.
The street ear drivers ut New Orleans
struck Sunday and there is a general tie-up.
After several hours traffic was partially re-
sumed.
Bark Isaac l.. Skoifeld, before reported
stranded at Mauritius, remains ashore
hard and fast with faint prospects of getting
her ati0at
The Gar and Czarina sailed for Copen-
hagen SATURDAY for the purpose of attending
the golden wedding OF the King and Queen
of Denmark
The President will spend Memorial Day
in Rochester, y. Y, provided Mrs flarri-
sons health will justify his leaving Wash
ingtou AT that time.
Sch. VIM, \. Marburg of Baltimore.
Pillsbury, from New York April IS for Sa-
bine Pass. was totally wrecked May Is al
Abaco. Grew saved.
l., l. .ui1 ,bat Nrs I,rrisnu j., ,u fr,r;u,
from complete nervous exhaustion, indirect
result OF three wears attention to severe an,
exacting social duties of the White House.
An Italian known as Pietro was murdered
Saturday near Lyme. CT, by three fellow
countrvmen, no obtained about SIO0 which
he possessed and took a train for New
York.
\ most disastrous fire broke out at Brig
ham City, tab, SUNDAY, in the saloon %
X. T. Wilson K Co., and before the flame,
were under control, 500 200 damage wa!
done.
Ship Gov Wilmot Br) from loilo fol
Barbados for orders with 33 500 parcels
of dry sugar, has put into Cape Town leak.
ing badly. Her cargo is reported to b,
damaged.
At noon Saturday the dam at Farmers
pond. North Appleboro, Mass, burst. j,
train was passing at the time, and the grea
How of water cxtingushed the fire unlel
the boiler of the locomotive.
Seven thousand bales of cotton were con
sumed in fire which partially DESTROYED
great cotton warehouses at Muut- FL Basel
Egypt, Sunday. The loss is now placed al
N pnt.r.I nv in stIrouf.p
The Durham miners have proposed tt
have their differences v it'll the mine owner,
settled by arbitration, but the owners re
fused TO open the pits pending decision
and there appears 10 be no prospect of al
immediate settlement.
The large steam saw and planning mill
with contents, of j. & \. CorSon. Pictou
\. s., burned Saturday night. The loss i.
worry heavy: no insurance. The firm,
mill WAS burned Nov. Is, $500, and the,
were just getting into shape again.
Bridget tonnors, who resided at Nortl
! riverton, died of fright SATURDAY at FaI
River. Morv Wren, employed in the
carling room of the King Phillip mills was
injured in the car,ting machine and hci
face terribly laccrated. Miss Connort
tainted at the sight and never regaincd con
seriousness. Miss Wren probably will rc,
cover.
In the French Chamber of Deputies, Sat
urlay, Il labor member having attacked the
government for making arrests of anarrh
ist, before May day, Premier Loubet de
clare,l that the government was firmly re
solved to prosecute ylolators OF the law am
Il motion expressing confidence in the GOV
crnmcnt was carried by vote of IA to "a
amid great applause.
H. NJ. ). Mohawk, which has arrived al
Simon, bay, Cape Colony, from Durham
Natal, reports having had terrible cxpcri.
encc with hurricane. Her boats wrr,
smashed, AMI the sailors worked at the risk
of their Hives. The captain. two lieutenant.
and the chief engineer became ill., and an
other of the lirnienants took charge of th'
vessel and navisatcd her to port.
On board the steamship island Of tn,
/ 'Ihingvala line, which sailed for topenha
gen saturday from New York, wcr,
II Young ladies from st. Louis an.
Chicago, members of the King,
Daughters, who are going to Russia
to distribute money among the starving
Russians Miss Amelia Eustram is the
leader of the party and Miss Georgia Lamp
secretary. Their passage is paid by Mr.
\. F.. johnson, agent Of the Thingvalla
line.
Cardinal Ledowchowski. project of the
congregation of the propaganda tidc Rome
has written an important letter, addressed
to the Catholics in the United States, in rc-
lltion to the Cahensly movement which has
for its object the appointment of bishops OF
the same nationality as the people over
whom they preside. Rival national fac
tion,, Cardinal Ledochowski says. seek by
every means to advance their own favorte.
whenever bishops sec il vacant. The
Vatican, he SAYS, is immovably resolved To
adhere strictly to the rules of the Baltimore
conference. European immigrants in the
United States must coaicscc as one people
and form one nation.