Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-03-13
NEWS NUGGETS.
Srought by the Wires From the North. Fast
South and West

MIR Rober, 7. Lincoln the American
by special invitation, with Her Majesty
Queen Victoria.
Harvard has challenged the Yale fresh
men for a race at New London next .iune.
She has also sent a challenge to Columbia.
\ ale will reply to Harvard by demanding
that Cornell be admitted to the race.
The chess masters, Emanuel I.asker and
Jackson W. Show alter, will play match
of 10 games draws not counting, in 10
komo. Ind, commencing MONDAY, March
20. They play for purse of $1,000.
Sixteen empty ears on freight No. Il
going north over the Boston 4 Maine Rail
road, jumped the iron near Boscawen, n.
H., Saturday forenoon. The track was
cleared by pushing the cars over an en-
bankmeut.
Adyices to Omaha. Neh., from points
along the north, middle and south Loup
rivers in the central portion of the state
report great damage by high water AMI ice
garges The same state of affairs exists at
Cedar Crock.
Attic lInryard indoor athletic meeting
Saturday Shea, the football player, made a
new record for putting the shot On the
fourth attempt he made the great throw of
Ia feet & in. Several of the handsome
prizes offered foo boxing were won by de-
fault.
The heirs of sam Houston, tile father
OF Texas" entered suit SATURDAY against the
hoi'iers of block Of ground fronting the
market, Houston. Texas. one of the most
Tauable blocks in that city, worth 5000 900.
The suit also includes accrued rents of
$500 900 or more.
Mrs william Huffman, a Young married
woman. living six miles west Of Springfield,
%. WAS burned to death Saturday morning.
Her dress caught fire from the kitchen
stove She was alone. Her body. fright
fully burned, was first noticed and found in
the front yard by passing farmer.
At Wheeling, W. Va. iu the case of the
state against NJ f. Moran, charged with
conspiracy and intimidation at Fairmont,
the jury, Saturday, after heing out a few
minutes. returned verdict of guilty,
Moran is the president of District No. Il.
nited Mine Workers of America, compris
ing the state of West Virginia, and was in
dictcd for melting the riots at the CASTOR
coal mines last August.
w DDetbH NEWS w
can state that Mr.. Parsons will not take
any position rs 4 receiver of the New Eng
land Mr.. Mcleod, after Offering the
presidency TO some well-known railroad
men and having had it refused in each case,
has been urged and has decided to take the
presidency himself This is considered
conclusive that the property will be turned
oye- TO the Reading Company
Elan Branham, Vince Vaughan and
John Shootman attempted to kill Capt.
Harms and William Hunter, first mate. both
officers on the steamer J. j. obi, Friday
morning at Neelys Ferry, about three
miles below BurksviIie, Ky. The boat had
been at the landing, and soon rs il |
started Branham, Vaughan and Shootman |
fired about 100 shots at the boat with pistols |
and rifles Capt. Harris had put the men |
off at Nashville when coming out on Satur-
day night.
Frederick Alger was sent to Jail at Nash
ss, y. H., Saturday morning, without
bonds on the charge of assault with intent
to kill John C. Martin, brakeman on the
Concert 4 Montreal Railroad. Aiger was
put off the freight at Nashua Friday after
noon AMI fred a revolver at Martin. the
bullet striking him in the leg. Alger
claim ri to h.s !, Stab railroad worker and /
that he had been already pounded to death
by the uniaa men. II is Thought he is