Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-04-06
NEWS NUGGETS.
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South and West

The entire property of George Abingdon
Baird, the noted English sporting man, is
left to his mother.
1t is stated on the alleged authority of adj
vices from Chill that martial law has been
proclaimed IN that republic. Definite in
formation is wanted.
A despatch from Italy states that export
ers of Mediterranean fruits have decided
not to ship fruit this season on steamers
carrying emgrants.
The supreme court of Massachusetts has
affirmed the sentence of Frederick Sturte-
want to 25 years imprisonment as a hahtual
criminal acts constitutional.
ID. T.. Tebos Satinet mill at Pnedale
Mass. burned carly Wednesday morning
Loss about $50 900; insured for $4,000
Fifty hands are thrown out of employment
The oxford Boat Club has cabled re-
fusal to meet the Yale champion crew
owing to an inability to keep its oarsmen
together.
DR.. William Everett has been nominated
as the Democratic candidate for Congress
in the 7th Massachusetts district. 1t re-
quired ten ballots to reach a result.
A dispatch from kampala, Uganda,
dated Dec. IA, 1892, says Emin Pashs the
explorer, was murdered by the Manyemas
in March, 1892. The dispatch is not re-
garded as wholly reliable.
James II. Prince, aged IS. an engineer
on the Boston & Providence Railroad for
~ years, died at Dedham, Mass, Tuesday
night. Never had passenger been injured
on his trains by accident.
A Paris dispatch says that aivices from
3ogota announce that an agreement has
aeen signed granting 20 months for the or
canization of new company and the
e resumption of work on the Panama canal
The liabilities of Kilborn Whitman & Co.,
he Boston furniture dealers amount to SIG
SO; assets Sl4 ,lGS. Mr.. Whitman offers
redtors 80 cents cash or 40 cents in four
months, creditors to signify choice when
gning composition paper.
The steamer used by the Sultan of Tur-
key in connection with the palace for his
own pleasure and to convey guests and
members of his household foundered SUM-
ay. 1t is believed that 60 persons per-
shed by drowning.
NJ. Develle, French minister of foreign
fairs, announced at the cabinet meeting
Wednesday that the republic of Colombia
bad extended for period of 20 months the
ooncesson to the Panama Canal Co. for the
o .trnction of a canal across the Isihmus
# i'.HaiDa.
A Panama special to the New York
ii.rald says news of signal defeat of the
government troops near Tegnieigalpa,
honduras, is confirmed in advices brought
" officials of steamer Barraeonta. Bon
lila has been proclaimed provisional pre-i-
ent of the republic.
The New York Heralds correspondent in
Ariigas, Brazil, telegraphs that revolution
sts under Gen. Tavarze, fought and routed
he national forces sent from Rio to aid the
Castlhists troops. 1t is estimated that GOO
on both sides were killed. Previous to this
battle Col. Plea had engaged the Castilhis-
tas near Artigas and defeated them.
Thomas A. Brown. picture frame
maker, dissipate'i character, was arrested
at Boston Wednesday, charged with kiling
Lis mother, Mrs. Caroline O'Meally, an old
woman who lived at ~ Broadway, South
Boston, by beating her. Brown had been
babitual drinker for years and for weeks
has been constantly drunk. He is about 80
wears and a v idower.
Tuesday was settling day among the
Montreal banks. discouraging result is
shown from almost all banks. Payments
are bad, large number of renewals have
been gwen, and business generally is very
unsatisfactory. No big failures are antici-
pated as the banks have agreed to carry
their customers out Of this difficulty. Bad
roads and the late winter are given as
causes of the present state of Affairs.
The Paris Cocarieux has renewed its
campaign against Lord Dufferen, British
ambassador to France. 1t contends that
he misuses the diplomatic privileges en-
joyed by him here to plot against the
interests of France, and declares that his
conduct has been so fagrantly hostile to
France that his recall should be demanded
He has played the part of yeritable cabi-
net rrecker, in order that no statesman
likely to please Russia might he called to
power.
4 two-story wooden house on Centre
street, Newton, Mass, occupied as iaun-
dry and tenement, burned "Wednesday
morning Charles Bistolli and family had
narrow escape. Two children were
thro~n into net from the windows, and
BistoIIi and wife were rescued by ladders
raised to the roof of an adjoining building
A wooden building in the rear of the one
burned was also destroyed. Loss, 5000
partly insured