Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-05-13
NEWS NUGGETS.
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the suspended banking firm of Wilmington
Del, are 1896 900; assets, S20l 900.
A. cyclone passed two miles east OF
Pinckney, Mich, Friday morning, doing
great damage and injuring several people.
Head Master Carpenter Norris of the
Boston, Revere Beach i Lynn Il. r., was
drowned Friday near the East Boston dock.
| Hon. Amos A. Parker of Fitxwllliam, n.
H.. died at the home of his son, John NJ,
Parker, Friday, aged loi years, I months
and four days.
1t is reported that the negotiations for
the great sewing machine trust have failed
The capital of the combine was to have
! been SIS .0o0. 200.
Gov. Lewelling and Attorney General
Little of ksnsas have Instituted vigorous
measures for the prosecution of the officials
of the Paper Trust.
Edward o. Leach, director of the mint,
Friday handed in his resignation 10 the
President to take effect the Slst inst. The
resignation was purely voluntary.
The private banking firm Of Dwiggins,
Starbuck 4 CO., Of Williamsburg, a., has
failed. The assignment was caused by the
failure of the Columbian Bank of Chicago
Ex-President Gonzeales of Mexico. " hose
death occurred Monday, was buried Thurs
day with elaborate ceremony. His body was
followed to the grave by procession three
miles long.
1t 10 reported that the CRANKY Mining &
& Smelling Company of East st. Louis has
been absorbed by the lead trust II was
formed year ago with the intention of
fighting the trust.
The drought of the last eight weeks has
caused great loss of farm and market pro-
ducts in the south of England. This loss
will tell heavily on the large class who make
market gardening their business.
George +. Miles of Royalstone, Worces-
ter, Mass, was sentenced by Judge Cor
coran in the superior court Friday to seven
years imprisonment in the state prison for
committing rape on his 9-year-old
daughter.
George Riley, agent of the United States
Calcium Light Co., while at work at Is
Elect street, Boston. Friday, was instantly
killed by the explosion of a calcium light
tank. Half his head was blown off and his
body terribly mangled..
Gen. s. c. Armstrong, founder and su-
perintendent of the normal institute at
Hampton, Va. died Thursday evening aged
sc. Ever since the war he has devoted his
life to the mammal training of young colored
people and Indians of both sexes.
Hon. q. c. Moore, representative from
the second district of New Hampshire TO
the 5 LIST Congress, ard from 1864 to the
time of his death editor and maragcr of
the Daily aud Weekly Telegraph. died at
his home at Nashua Friday after long ILL
ness. His age was "a years.
A bill has been reported favorably in the
Connecticut Legislature to keep out
cholera. 1t gives the state board of health
power to inspect emigrants and travellers
passing through the state and their bag
gage. Inspectors are to be appointed to
carry out the provisions Of the act.
The Commercial State bank of Russia
vile and the Farmers bank at Greentown,
Ind, both under one manage ment closed
their doors Friday with deposits of $50 900.
They were concerned in the Columbia bank
failure of Chicago. They were recently
crippled by large milling company fail
ure.
The new Cunard steamship Campana,
which sailed from New York for Liverpool,
May 6, arrived at Queenstown at $50 Fri
day morning, having made the passage
from Sandy Hook TO Queenstown in 8 days,
II hours and ~ minutes. the quickest
passage yet made eastward by any steamer.
A large can with a lighted fuse was
found in the street near the parliamentary
building at Madri early Friday morning
The nature of its contents is not known.
Three dynamite cartridges were cxplo led
IN Barcelona late Thursday evening. Hall
the city was alarmed by the shocks. Sew
eral arrests.
Two men held up the Mobile & Ohio
passenger train late Thursday night at n
water tank, mile from Laketon. Ky.
They covered the express messenger with
revolvers, but he refused to open the safe,
and before the robbers could do so they
were frightened off. 1t is understood that
they secured nothing Of value.
Schooner Experience, Capt. Richards,
which sailed from Magdalcn lslands 81,
weeks ago with crew of 10 besides the
captain, on sealing voyage in the gulf Of
ST. Lawrence, has been lost with all on
board. Great anxiety is felt for the safet,
of the schooner Marie Ann, which sail d
from Little Brasdor two months ago for the
sealing grounds, and has not been heard of
since.
The California craze among the negroes
in Tennessee is becoming serious. john
Lowell a wealthy colored man, is working
up the scheme. and has the negroes very
much excit,d over his stories Of the prom
ised land where lyncbiug doesn't occur.
Lowell proposes to run number of excur-
sion trains, the first to leave Chattanooga
on June ! and will carry 500 regroes to
Los Angeles. The prospects are that an
unprecedented exodus of negroes will be
made within the next 60 days.
The executive committee of the Repub.
lican League, at Louisville, Ky. adjourned
| at Louisville. KY, adjourned at 10 o'clock
Thursday night The selection of selec-
ton of a secretary and treasurer was left to
a subcommittee of ~. The National Re
publican College League last night elected
the following officers l.. +. Hawkins Of
Syracuse University, president; y. NJ.
Welfe, University of California, first vice
president; T. V. Gould Of Perduc Univer-
sity, second vice president; A. j. Faulk-
ner and A. Lucidstrom of Knox College,
Ills, third snd fourth vice presidents; Ju-
lius G. Travis of the University Of Mich.
gan was chosen secretary ard J. B. Kurtse
Of Columbia College, Penn, treas.