Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-04-15
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought BY the Wires From the North, East.
South and West.

One hundred and forty -one houses in the
town of Veszprim, Hungary, have been de-
stroyed by fire.
John Hill, colored, aged 10, was hanged
at Camden, n. j., Friday, for the murder
of Joseph Dodson.
Two deaths from cholera have occurred
at an asylum for the insane at Quimper, SO
miles from Brest, Mauce.
The anti-pool bill has passed the New
York Assembly by vote of ll2 to 7, and
now goes to the Governor
Benjamin TilIett, the well known London
labor leader, was put on trial Friday on the
charge of having melted strikers to riot at
Bristol last December.
John Kefebure, the clerical imposter of
Fall River, plead led guilty Friday. Sen
tence deferred. He still says he is a de-
posed Catholic priest, but will not say
where he came from.
The Massachusetts House, Friday, after
a spicy debate, ordered to a third reading
the bill authorizing towns to use the Tam
many automatic balloting machine at the
election Of town officers.
Waters in the restaurants of Chicago
are taking advantage of the extra demand
for their services, and will demand an in.
crease to $50 a week and fifty cent rise
for over time after May 1st.
Two miles north of Clinton, Wis,
Thursday, Mat Bitner shot and killed his
wife and Mrs. Arthur Hurne, wife Of a
prominent farmer, threw their bodies in q
cellar and burned the house.
II
which has been investigating the coal COM
bine, has reported that the Northwestern
Fuel Co. is openly violating the antitrust
law and recommends its prosecution.
The county treasurer at Columbus, Ind
has discovered unregistered property to the
value of s6O0, 900 in that county. 4 num-
Der of wealthy citizens have been arrested
and fined for Withholding their property re.
turns.
Earthquake shocks continue to be felt in
Servia. but they are less than were at first
supposed. People living in the valley OF
the Moriva river are panic-stricken. Re
ports from every direction indicate that the
shocks have caused an appalling amount OF
damage.
The Dry Goods Chronicle of New York
makes serious charges of corruption and
fraud on the part Of certain high and low
officials in the customs service here. The
government is said to have been defrauded
out of large sums of money by extensive
undervaluations.
In the supreme court at Exeter, N. IT,.
John McGsven. Charles j. McD0ngall and
Joseph Haley, mariners at the Kittefy navy
yard. indicted for assaultiug Officer Hen
Messy of Portsmouth, were sentenced each
to 60 days in Jail. Henry Lester of Ports.
mouth for burglary got five years in State
prison.
Thursday bye-elections in Rhode Island
and the discovery that in South Kingston
no bye-election can be had legally. a. the
time for such has expired, gives the grand
committee of the Legislature to the Repub-
licans, and insures the return of Governor
Brown and other Republican candidates as
well as their county officers throughout the
state,
Policeman Frieth of the Milwaukee rail.
roads police force was found dying in the
'company's yards at Dubuque, Friday morn
ing. A few moments later another police
man, Talcott. was found in the same con.
dition on the platform Of q coach. Both
policemen died soon after being found,
They had been shot. it is supposed, BY
tramps, whom they had been attempting "a
dislodge from car.
Annie Stewart, who sent the letter Il
Plymouth authorizes, claiming to be Mur
derer Almy's mother, 10 insane and confined
in Poftyille, N. T. She formerly Hvet
at Concord, n. H., and Is no
related TO Amy. Since she has beer
In PorviIle she has written seyera
letters to state officials Who upon investigs
| ton ascertained her mental unsouudness
Annie Stewart i an assumed name,