Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-04-14
NEWS NUGGETS.


MISS Lizzie Miller, aged 20, leading
society lady of Springfield, Ohio, daughter
of DR.. J. NJ. Miller, deliberately killed her
self Tuesday in her room by shooting her
self through the heart with her brother
revolver.
Schooner Ellen r. Lowe, 56 tons, built
at Portland in 1881 and owned by Samuel
V. Colby of Gloucester, while at anchor in
Gloucester harbor, Wednesday night
caught fire and burned beyond repairs. In
sured for S32l9.
2 Charles A. Longfellow, son IF the poet
Longfellow, died at the old family mansion
in Cambridge, Thursday, after lingering
illness. His sister, Miss Alice Longfellow
with whom he lived, is suffering from se-
we're attack of rheumatism.
At New York Tuesday well dressed
young woman threw herself IN front of the
18th street station platform of the Third
Avenue Elevated Railway in front of an
approaching train and was crushed to death
by the wheels of the engine.
Steamer advices from China say that the
famine in North Shanse is worse than was
at first supposed. Reports from kalgan
give narrowing details of the ravages of the
famine. Many of the sufferers give their
children in barter for wheat.
Admiral Gherardi has telegraphed Gov.
Flower that the land parade of sailors of
vessels which will form part in the naval
display, April 9th, in New York City, is
impracticable. Fear of desertions from the
ships of foreign counties prevents such
parade.
The Massachusetts Legislative committee
on election laws Thursday reported a bill
which prohibits the payment by candidate
of money as fees for securing naturaliza-
ton papers. 1t also provides that stump
speakers shall receive no recompense be-
yond expenses.
The New York Heralds VALPARAISO cor
respondent cables that two famous Bamla.
cedists have sought refuge in the United
States legation house. Minister Egan
visited President Moutt Wednesday and
asked for the safe conduct for the two re.
fugees. This request was refused.
Fire in the planning mill and lumber yart
of Hardy, Vorhis & Co., Brooklyn, was
gotten under control before daylight Thurs
day. Nearly all of the lumber in the yard
together with the planning mills, stables and
sheds, were destroyed. Sixteen horses
were burned to death. Total loss, S150,
600.
The New York Herald's Valparaiso cor.
respondent cables that quiet has been FULLY
restored in Santiago and all parties are now
awaiting the announcement of the cabinet
4 dispatch from Rio Grande says Gen
Manra, Brazilian minister of war, will sail
for Rio Grande du Sui at once, to take
,f 10, 4.
rebellion. Twelve war ships are being put
in readiness for use in the work of main
tanning peace in that state.
The court has rejected the appeal Of
Charles de Lesseps from sentence of one
years imprisonment on him. as a result oi
hi. conviction of having corrupted ex-Min
lister of Public Works Baihaut to supper
the Panama lottery bonds bill. The ont
years imprisonment was TO run concur
rently with five years sentence previously
imposed on Chas. de Lesseps upon his con.
yiction of having defrauded the Panama
shareholders.
April 6, G. d. Usinger, a Portsmouth
real estate agent, left town and up tt
the present time bis whereabouts have
been unknown. The investigation of his
df ans. " HlSii II btIUH SHOWS tHdt
during the past year some OF his transac-
tione have been irregular. He was loca
agent Of the Granite State Provident Asso-
citation and that company has placed an at
tachment of $4,000 oa his office furniture
1t is stated that his shortage 10 various par
ties will exceed $4,000.
Dr. J S. Smith of Bridgeport, Con-, ar
rested Thursday charged with murder in
the first degree, was originally arrested fol
malpractice, but subsequently the com.
plaint was withdrawn and one charging
him with manslsughter substituted. Mrs
Agnes Kent Olmsted of E4ston died last
week uBder suspicious circumstances, and
it was alleged that her death was due to a
crimina! operation performed by DIR
Smith. New evidence obtained by the
state resulted in fling the charge of mur-
der. DIR. Smith stoutly protests his limo.
cenee.
The advance sheets of the report Of the
chief of the bureau of statistics for the ex
port of breadstnffs for the nine month
which ended March 81, show how much ths
balance is against the United States. Fol
the month ending March 81. the exports Of
brsadstuffs we're only $40, ,407 ,ls8 Al
sgainst s75 ,i70.I99 in the month of March
1892. The contrast between the aggre gate
for the nine months which ended March 81
1898 and 1892 respectively is in proportion
The total exports for the nine month
which ended March 81, 1888, were oni,
sI45 ,032 ,77s as against s233 l59, ,9i2 TO
the same period Of last year.
| A man giving the name Of John Lefe
bure, aged about so, is under arrest at Fal
River. He called at the residence Of tn
Dominican Fathers OF ST. Annes church
"Wednesday evening, representing himsel
as the superior Of college Of Oblate Faith
ers in Montreal, who was on voyage +
Canada from the Haytian islands. He ~
kindly received by the priests, but they be
came suspicious Of him during the night
He prepared TO say mass Thursday morn
ing, but be was manifestly unfamiliar Wit
the details Of the ceremony and stumble
through it miserably. A detective ~
summoned and Lefebure vas placed unde
arrest. He persists. however, that he Il
Catholic priest. but he is held on suspicio
Of having committed larceny.