Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-06-04
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires from the North East
West and South.

\ dispatch from Buenos Ayers says IA, 900
eases of influenza are in that city.
\ dipatch from Calcutta SAYS thus far
there have been over 1000 deaths from
cholera at Serinagar.
\ dispatch from Shangi states that many
anti-t hri>tian placards have been posted in
Wusung and kiangho.
Bradstreet's reports 1913 failures in the
! nited States this week, against -; in the
corresponding week Of 1901.
! The Florida Democratic state convention
at - Friday morning nominated Judge
Henry Mitchell for governor.
! The English House of Commons ad-
journed Friday for the Whitsuntide hol-
days and will not meet again till June o.
Failures for the last seven days. reported
10 Dun & Russell, number for the nited
States 40, and for the corresponding week
last year III
/ At st. I.ouis, Thursday night, Maggie
Sullivan fatally shot former lover, Peter
/ MeCreech, who had deserted her, and then
committed suicide.
{ Pink eve has broken ont in the stables of
Manchester, \. H.. street railway and
eleven horses are affected so far Sick
animals are quarantincd and all efforts made
i to prevent spreading.
The Boston & Maine Railroad Co. ha,
closed a contract with Simpson < Robinson
of Minneapolis for the erection of grain
elevator ut Mystic wharf, Boston. There
will be over 5000 600 feet OF spruce lumber
used.
At Atoka Ky, Nose Bottoms six-year-
Z ntI ,lousrl,f.r Eili.,t hs,r f,,f,
ing ont her brains and breaking her meek
with piece Of wood. The child seemed
TO have some insane hatred for her baby
sister.
terrific Thunder storm played havoc
throughout the LackawAnna county, Pa.
Thursday night. 1t began in the early even
ing and continued several hours Three
boys and one girl were struck by lightning
Two of them were killed outright
4 controlling interest in the | mon News
paper Co, Springfield Mass, which had
been helh the last ten wears ty Joseph L.
Shipley. was sold FRIDAY The determin-
ing reason for this change has been the de-
sire for a Republican morning paper in
Springfield.
Several business men of Quincy, Mass,
have started n movement to open up the
quarries On the Newman Maine estate at
Milton. AMI have a capitalized company
with $50 0iD The locked out granite
workers wilt he employed. AMI il is hoped
to again boom Quincy business, which has
been deal since granite troubles began.
1t is reported that Mrs Montague, who
was sentenced 10 a ycar'- Imprisonment in
Lonlerry jail. Eng. for causing the death
her three yraroh ugiter Helen. tlirou. h
the punishment she inflicted upua her f, r
-ou,c trivial act. was released from cu-to, V
Friday. Il was later a-ccrtained that Mrs.
Montague was removed to-day from on
doudcrry TO Dublin. She has not Teen
actually released.
Secretary Blaine Friiav had confer
euce " ith the Canadian commissioners in
reference to an alleged discrimination at
Montreal against american merchants.
There were present the British minister.
Hon. t.eorge +. Poster. the Canadian mir
lister OF fnanee ami Hon. Mackenzie Row
ell. minister of customs. This government
was represented by Secretary Blaine and
Gen. J. ". Foster.
Rev. Thomas Dixon, IT,. pastor of the
Twenty-Thir1 Street Baptist church. New
York. was formally under arrest Friday
when he appeared in court to answer to a
charge of criminal hb,i preferred against
him by Excise Commissioner Koch, who
procured warrant for his arrest The
ease went over until june :. Mr.. Dixon
furnishing $1,000 bonds to APPEAR for ex-
animation on thai late.