Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-08
NEWS NUGGETS.
Current Notes the World Over.

The crop prospects are probably the
finest ever known iu Kansas.
Nelson A. Ludinaton. FairhaveD, CT.
oyster dealer, assigned Monday. Liabili
ties, $4,000: assets not over $1,000.
A strike Of locomotive engineers on tha
Sioux City and Northern railroad ia threat
ened. Grand Chief Arthur is investigs
ting the matter.
Quo warranto proceeding will be institut
ed against the Kentucky Lottery Co, the
Legislature having passed law declaring
the charter repealed and void.
The government has accepted the land
at Viney ard Hayen as the site OF the new
marine h spitAl. The tract is located on
the bluff across the hArbor from the village
Of Vineyard Haven.
At . meeting Of the creditors OF c. II
Boston, the liabilities were reported to be
s26 900; assets, $500. A committee OF
investigation was appointed.
Richard Scanlon Of New York, finding
his wife and his brother in . compromising
situation, threw . lamp at his wife, setting
her clothes on FIRE, causing her death aftel
horrible suffering. He was arrested.
The Vienna correspondent Of the London
News says: The report is confirmed tha
the Khedive intends capturing Soudan
Great Britain has declined to sanction any.
thing beyond reconQuest Of Dongols.
Negroes and Polscks at work on the tun.
mel at Niagara Falls had = fight Sunday
night, in which the Poiscks we're badly
beaten. One of them Was killed, another
mortslly wounded, and two others probably
fatally.
The report this. 800 folio osers Of e1- Prime
Minister DeIyannis had been arrested /,
emphatically denied by the Athens authorl
ties and the stoAes that the people were
armine for rebellion are laughed at. The
entire country is quiet.
Private Watts of the United States Marine
Corps stationed At the Ki.tery navy yard
has been missing since Thursday night and
it is thought that be is either drowned OF
else buried in large snow bank in Kittery
on the road TO the navy yard.
The new British steamer Massachusett,
arrived Sunday as Sssnses, Fog. where
she will load for New York 5000 tons OF
tin plates. This will be the largest ship,
msnt Of tin plates to the United States since
the Mckinley bill went into effect.
There has been . great influx Of French
Canadians from the United States to Canads
the past few days to vote at Tuesdays elec,
ton. A circular has been distributed
throughout New England urging those vhc
have . vote in Quebec to return.
Rev. Mr.. Conway, while attempting t.
preach Sunday night at Yonkers, N. Y
was dragged from the platform by tn.
police and put out Of the building. 1hs
police came to the hall At the request Of
Z. o. Carpenter, who claimed tha, Conway
was about to make speech which voult
make trouble.
A, London. Monday, the grand jun
fouud . bill against Mrs.. Florence Ethe
OSBORNE on charges Of larceny and per
jury, growing out Of her theft Of Z quantit,
of vAlusble javelry from her FRIEND, Mrs
HargYeaves, and the libel suit which she
brought Mrs. HHgresves sitter she WAS &C
cused Of the crime.
The six days go-s-7ou-p esse ma.cl
at Schii,z Park, Milwaukee, came to
close Sunday night. Ten men we're on th
track all day, from 3 to IL P. NJ. Ense
Won with 264 miles, Cartwright second 25s
Counofs 253, Heslemsn 25l, Smith 247
Old Sport Campsna 242. The winners di
not much more than psv expenses.