Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-11-21
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought BY the Wires From the North. East,
South and West.

Brought by the Wires From the North. East,
South and West.
Referring to the report that the fillmore
band will disintegrate, the manager says
there is no such intention.
Benjamin l.. Mallory, IA man wellknown
in steamship circles in New York and in
the South, died very suddenly at New
Haven, Saturday night.
A caye-n occurred Saturday morning ut
the Hazel Dell coliery at Centralia, Pa.
Eight miners were imprisoned, but were
| rescued before nightfall.
A special from New Orleans says the
| cotton prospects grow worse every day and
the Weld will be Is per cent less than last
| year. with a total not exceeding 400, 900,
| The Merchants Exchange and Butte dock
offices at Cardiff, burned Saturday morning
| with all the records and drawings gathered
since the docks were opened. Loss,
S.,2J 900. ...
A hurricane in Chesterfield, n. H., FRI
day evening unroofcd barns and blew down
chimneys, timber and shade trees A sum-
mer residence on Prospect Hill, Hancock,
was also destroyed.
A freight train on the Fitchburg railroad
parted three times between Roylston and
Athol Saturday and finally came together
wrecking five cars and blocking both tracks.
No one was injured.
NJ, Edwards, editor of lie Matin and M.
Droumer of Esulmatin, a member of the
French Chamber of Deputies, rs result of
personal alteration fought duel Satur-
day. Dr0umer was wounded in the arm.
passenger train on the South Park rail-
way near kenosha, Col, was Friday night
blown from the track by a heavy wind and
toppled over an enbankment. Eleven peo-
pie were hurt but it is thought none fatally
Rufus B. Richardson, professor of Greek
at Dartmouth has been unanimously elected
director of the American school of arch
! zoology at Athens, Greece, for five years.
lie will probably commence his work there
next fall.
The President Saturday appointed John
II. Gear of Iowa, assistant secretary of the
treasury, vice Judge Crounse resigned and
William NJ. Stone of Iowa. commissioner
of the general land office, vice Henry II.
Carter resigned.
The Loubet (Frcnch) ministry was fully
sustained Saturday. The press law was
passed, with an amendment by Emile
Julien, deputy for Loir-et-Cher, to the
effect that no arrest should be made under
the law, except on the warrant of Il mag
istrate.
The decision of the mechanical men and
day laborers at Homestead, to return to
work has put the people of the town in a
happier frame of mind than at any time
during the lockout and the business men
especially feel that the town will soon re-
sumo its former activity.
There will be no Chinese vessels at the
great naval review next spring. The rca
son the Chinese government assigns for de-
clining this governments invitation is that
China had but recently added steam YES
sells to her navy and the officers were mn
acquainted with the navigation of the dis
tant Western seas.
A prairie fire started on the Missouri
river bottom south of Sioux City, Iowa,
Thursday morning, and burned over IL tract
three miles wide and 20 long before it was
checked. Forty-five thousand tons of hay
were destroyed. Besides these many grain
stacks, miles of fencing about the country,
bridges, and great deal of machinery left
in the fields were destroyed.
man named George Townsend gave
himself up to the Boston police Friday
night lie says while working as night
telegraph operator at Delmar Junction
Iowa, in 1883, he was an accomplce in a
robbery of $1,000 from the Adams Express
Company. Police authorities have tele-
graphed for the facts. Townsends guilty
conscience he says, caused him to surrender.
There are is0 Homestead strikers who
are indicted for the crimes of treason, muir
der, aggravated riot and conspiracy, to be
tried al the present and December terms of
court. Little more than two-thrds have
been arrested. About 40 have been bailcd
Only three, 0'Donnell, Clifford and Criticize
low. are in Jail. 1t is said that officers
never expect to arrest any of the missing
men.
George i. Bagiey. United States Ex-
press Go. messenger on the Chicago. Rock
Island & Pacific Road, Friday morning at
3 o'clock, took two packages containing
>l5o,oo0 from his safe. lie left the train
at Davenport and buried the treasure ,Ibut ii
less than two hours after he was under ar
rest and the money had been recovered.
Bagcy is a married man and lived with his
family in Davenport.
The seven Gloucester fishermen who
were found guilty in the United States tiF-
cult court Friday on the charge of mntiny
on the high seas, their offence consisting OF
disobedience, came up for sentence before
Judge Ahlrich at Boston, Saturday. Till
bert Amero, Jason Blades and Thomas ilo-
bed were given Is days in Salem jail. Eben
Larkin, Thomas Smith and David Tibletts
were sentenced TO 80 days each and fined
SIS.
\ deadly assault was made at Halifax.
n. s., Friday night, on Officer Louis Nick
crson, by seven American fishermen. The
men drew their knives OF some citizens,
and when the officer demonstrated they
kicked and knocked him down. Several
military police came to the rescue, and two
OF his assailants were arrested. The cap
tain of the Gloucester schooner Mascot and
four of the fishermen were arrested Satnr-
DAY afternoon, charged with attempt to
kill.
Lieut. Robert f. Pcary, e. $. n, has
proposed to the Academy Of National
Sciences, Philadelphia. to make another at
tempt to discover the North Pole If he can
secure three years leave of absence from
the navy department Commodore Farquhar
approves the request but Secretary Tracy
does not feel warranted in allowing one of
the senior civil engineers of the navy 10
absent himself from service at the public
expense.
In the police court at Portsmouth. Satar-
as morning the continued case Of John
Metirower. Charles McDou2ali and Joseph
HALEY. the three nited States marines who
brnsally assaulted Policeman Henncssey
Officer fIennessey was able to appear and
testify. The prisoners pleaded guilty but
claimed that they did no. have any reeoi-
lection of the affair. They we're ordered to
recognize in the sum of $3.50 each for ap.
pearaBce at the April term of the supreme
court and in default were committed to jail.