Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-04-20
NEWS NUGGETS.


The house of DR.. Erickson of Bradford,
Mimi. was burned Tuesday, and Erickson,
his " ife and two children were burned to
DEATH
Count Bismarck -Schierstein. head of the
ancient house of Bismarck -Schoenhausen
to which Prince Bismarck belongs, died
Tuesday aged 81.
The elections throughout Illinois TUESDAY
were mainly on saloon and anti-saloon is
sues, and the ''wets" had the best of it in
the state as a whole.
Seventy eight fourth class postmasters
were appointed Wednesday of this num-
ber Is were to fill vacancies caused by res
gnations and deaths.
The death is announced of Augustus
Chiesbreght, the celebrated Belgian natu-
ralist and hotanist, at his home in San
Cristobal, Mex, aged 50.
President George J. Gould said Wednes-
day that there is not a word of truth in the
report that receiver is to be appointed TO,
the Missouri Pacific Railroad
The exceptions of Asa p. Potter, expires
aent of the Maverick Bank. we're allowed
Wednesday by Justice Putnam in the
United States circuit court at Boston.
John Leffret of Flatbush, L. T., mil
lionaire and member of many banking
and trust institutions, died suddenly Will.
out driving Tuesday night Of heart disease
aged 81.
Tuesday evening the Pelican sawmill AZ
New Orleans was burned Also 900 600
feet of lumber, with no insurance. Tbirt,
cottages in the vicinity also burned. Total
loss. $1,000
Burglars secured $500 worth of good,
from Lyons jewellery store on Centr.
street, Brockton, Mondey night. Eigh'
other stores were broken into but onl,
small amounts of money taken
Owing to the press of court bushes.
members of the United State3 supreme
court will not attend the naval reviAw a
Hampton Roads and New York. nor the
opening exercises of the Worlds Fair in
Chicago.
Many Of the Liberal state officials of Ser
via have resigned IL consequence of the
comp d'etst which has resulted in the ap-
rolutment of a Radical ministry and the
cons quent ascendeney of that party in all
political questions.
There was less excitement at the New
York coffee exchange Wednesday AMI the
options scored advances of 40 To 80 points
The feeling is more confident and conser-
vatlye members of the trade do not look
for any more failures.
Rev. Theodore Sanforn Doolttle of New
Brunswick, y. j.. died Tuesday night. aged
81 years. He was vice president and pro-
fpssor of rhetoric, logic and mental piiloso-
ply of Rutgers college, and associate editor
of the Christian at Work.
The G4th annual session of the New
Hampshire Methodist conference was or
ganized at Rochester. Y II Wednesday
Bishop Goodseil of San Francisco presid-
ing. The roll call showed the presence OF
ne trly 200 ministers, with good attendance
Of ladies'.
The wife of John Benson. prominent
citizen of Granville, Utah, confessed that
her ply sieian. Dr. c. o. Elliot, had d,ugged
and outraged her while she ~ss undergoing
medical reatment. Her husband ard her
brother met DIR. Elliot as he drove into
town Tuesday and shot him dead.
I The cyclone which struck Usage. Kan.
Tuesday afternoon was more destructive
than was at frs. reported. Of 20 persons
who we're seriously injured. number will
probably die. The part Of the city which
was devastated comprises both business
blocks and residences. Full 100 houses
barns and stores in the suburbs we're demol-
/ ished.
| Fire gutted the trunk and harness shop
| in the yards of the state prison at Charles
town, Mass, Wednesday morning. Tbs
! FIRE broke out before the eonviets had gone
| TO work and Whit they were lined up in the
yard preparatory 10 being told off to theil
different shops The prisoners set up a
dsafeuing yell when they saw the FIRE, bu
made no attempt 10 break the lines o.
create any other disturbance anAthey wer'
promptly marched back to their cells and
locked up. The hu.ldiag in which ths
shop vas locsted is l-s stories high
brick and about 800 feet long and divide,
by walks into workshops. The FIRE wa
confnei to one shop and the damage i
about 5000. No insurance. The csus
Of the fire is unknown