Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-05-28
NEWS NUGGETS.


Bradstrcets reports III failures in the
United States this week against 23i in the
like week in 1891.
The failures for the last seven days re-
ported to Dun & Russell number for the
United States, ls5.
The steamship Alesia at New York from
Marseilles has 20 cases of measles on board,
and is detained at quarantine.
The employees of the Pittsburg & West
ern Railroad at Pittsburg. are dissatisfied
with their wages and a strike is probable.
The Durham miners Friday, by a large
ma jority, refused to accept the terms of the
coal owners for a reduction of IL IL per
cent.
Samuel Stubs, carpenter, of Boston,
owes $50 ,205, Assets claim for damages
of an unknown amount against Albert
Geiger
The Senate in executive session Friday
confirmed the nomination of Major Fred
Cainsworth, as chief of record and pension
Office of the war department.
/ Chairman Clarkson of the Republican
National Committee called at the White
House, Washington, Friday and had long
interview with the President.
Creedc, Colo, is in danger of being swep,
away. The rivers are running bank full,
and should the dikes give way there is no
hope for the town which is mostly bottom
land.
4 warrant has been issued at ST. Louis
for the arrest of Joseph J. Mullay, a mining
broker and one of the best known men in
the city on charge of the embezzlement Of
SO, 900.
The certificate of the incorporation of the
National Lead Co. of New Jersey, which
has bought all the lead works in the coun-
try, was filed at Buffalo, n. Y, Thursday
The capital stock is s30. 900 900.
The Paris Gaulouis SAYS Friday that the
petition to President Carnot from Edward
Parker Deacon asking, for a pardon, has
been presented and that Deacon probably
will he released July IA, the date of the
Bastile anniversary.
Annie j. Moriarty of Beverly. Mass.
has brought suit against Christopher Me-
Crane of Salem for s2O,0 900. The action is
said to be preach of promise of marriage.
Mctirane is a wealthy bachelor. and Miss
Moriarty was domestic in Beverly
In the Massachusetts Senate Friday the
petition of the Prohibition party state COM
mittee for legislation enabling their candi-
dates to be placed on the official state ballot
was refused admission, l3 to l6, only one
Republican, Arnold of Plymouth, voting
for it.
The funeral services over the remains of
William H. Vanderbilt were held in st.
Bartholomew Episcopal Church, New
York Friday. The details of the funeral
were attended to by Chauneey NJ. Depew,
who made them as simple as possible. One
hundred Yale students were present.
At the Chamber of Commerce meeting at
Leeds. Eng. Friday. the announcement
was made that only three firms had replied
to the circular notifying them of the allot-
ment Of free space at the Chicago Worlds
Fair. All declined to exhibit on the ground
that it is impossible to carry on business
against the Mckinley Law.
More than IS per cent of the tanners and
curriers' of rough leather, buff leather and
all kinds of grain leather. east of Buffalo
have agreed to an arrangement to reduce
production. Consequently a notice was
isssed Friday by constituted committee to
commence the shut down beginning June |
or not later than July |. 1892.
1t has been learned that James We'll
brigg is said to have been the American
from New. York who shot himself in the
early part of MAY in the Casino at Monte
Carlo. He is said to have lost all his money
about s20 900, at the gambling tables. His
snicde was kept secret by the proprietor of
the place but it finally leaked out.
The Italy cabinet resigned Friday bu, the
King refuses to accept their resignation.
ha Il r.ftb tba IS
ties is believed TO be imminent. There ia
no doubt tina, the resignation of the minis
try was precipitsted by vote taken in the
House, Thursday. on the question of con
fidenee in the ministry. The result was
victory for the ministry. but the majority
was very small one.
The Irish Canadian, of Toronto, Ont.
an influential weekly newspaper. in this
weeks issue comes out boldly for anne1a-
ton to the United States. 1t says: While
the pulpits and platforms may ring with the
.enile rawlings of ROYALTY, the hour of our
colonist politician and tuft-hup,er ia fast
drawing to close and there ia being ush-
cred in a new day of deliverance from un-
requited toll and disappointment.
FIRE broke ont about 2 o'clock Friday
morning in the upper part of Hotel Royal,
a cheap lodging house at l43 Court street.
Boston. There were 25 dodgers in this por-
ton of the building and many of them es-
capped with difficulty John Quinn. aged
30. was found in the upper hall unconscious
anil died at the hospital. C. Clark is a, the
hospital and may die. Wm. II. Wigh was
oyercone.by the smoke and baHly burned
about the hack and arms. +. F..
Parks. cripple. was badly burned about
the upper part Of the body and nearly as
phyxiated.