Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-27
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires from the North, last.
West and South.

Indications point to murder in the case
the unknown Young man found dead near
the Consolidated railroad in Saugatuck Ct,
Monday night and the coroner will investi-
gate.
Work Wednesday was stopped at all the
colieries of the Reading & Philadelphia
Coal and Iron Co, owing to scarcity of wa
ter and the freight blockade on the Read
ing system.
1t is announced that Harris Van Mil
bank, the duelist who gained considerable
notoriety through his connection with Colen
Da Drayton la Barrow scandal died Mon
dav in Switzerland after being i'll some
time.
Efforts are being made to prevent the
threatened strike of the cotton operatives
in England and 10 induce the disputants to
consent to arbitration. 1t is estimated that
s. 000 persons would be affected by
strike should it occur.
4 dwelling house al Cleveland, burned
early Wednesday morning. James Shan
non and his family lived in the uppermost
part of the building. They were burned to
death. being overcome by smoke, before
assistance could be rendered.
on the Concord & Montreal railroad were
badly wrecked near Concord, y. H., We'd
nesday The ears were loaded with lum-
her. The accident was caused by the
breaking apart of the train Traffic was
impetied several hours by the pile up.
Bill Dalton, a brother to the extermina-
ted outlaws, saws he is going to bring
a suit against the city of Cofeyville. Kan,
for $40 900 damages because the pockets
of the dead bandits were ritled after they
were shot down. lie claims they hal 5000
of their own money and that he knows who
got it.
In the suit of Ann J Noble against the
city of Portsmouth which has been on trial
in the supreme court at Portsmouth.
Wednesday, the jury after being out five
hours returned verdict of Sls1o for the
plaintiff The action was brought for dam
age bv fall sustained on a slippery sidewalk
IN 1890.
The | nited States Confederate Veterans
of the Trans Mississippi department Tues
day night adopted a resolution of sympathy
with President Harrison in bis bereavement.
They said I'VE regard Mrs Harrison as
not only an exemplary and warm-hearted
Christian woman. bat also as representing
the highest order of American motherhood.
John II. Haven, Cincinnati theatre
manager. has brought two complaints of
$50 coo each, against the labor organiza
tons. The suit is based on the recent strike
by the stage employees of Walnut street
theatre. and il is alleged that the business
of the theatre il being interfered with on
account of the boycot, insult by the labor
societies.
Grain blockade and car famine which the
railroads of Iowa. Dakota and Nebraska
have been taking every precaniion to pre-
vent, has set in. In northwestern Iowa,
! South Dakota and Nebraska, roads are un-
able to handle any grain at all and most of
| the lines are refusing to take grain The
! in'owing grain since roads became swamp
ed has filled elevators everywhere and all
sorts of buildings are being used tempora-
/ rily for warehouses.
An enormous load of active wheat con-
tinues 10 weigh the ST. Louis market down
! ike milestone and the result is that prices
| TUESDAY for both futures reached lower
| price than ever before in the history Of St.
! Louis as grain market. There appears TO
/ be no let-up to the flow of wheat from the
| farmers hands which has been going on for
weeks. Stocks are said to be enormous
everywhere and constantly increasing at a
! rate that Is astonishing