Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-15
NEWS NUGGETS.


The train on the New Haven road Friday
struck and killed two men on the track
near Pelhamville. N. Y.
A dispatch from Norton, Va, says that
Cal and and IIenon Fleming, leaders of a
notorious gang of outlaws, have been killed
by sheriff 8 posse.
A special of Upton, Ind, says that
County Treasurer James X. Armstrong is
short at least $50 900, with a strong prob
ability of much larger deficiency.
Two of those wounded in the West Shore
wreck at Newburg, n. Y, died in st. Lukes
hospital Thursday night. They were Julia
Mitchell of Brookly, and Charles +. Sis
tare of New London, Conn.
DIR. Lewis, health officer of Northampton
county, N. c., reports the existence there
of disease resembling cholera. The per-
sons attacked die in six or seven hours.
The disease is being officially investigated.
The Bank of Moundville, Kan, was
robbed at noon, Thursday, by three men,
who rode into town, entered the bank, tied
and gagged the cashier and secured all the
money in sight, which amounted to $500,
anil then escaped.
The New York World says that Pres.
Cleveland is in good shape physically, ex-
cept rheumatic gout and an liberated tooth,
but has worked exceedingly hard since
March and Worried a great deal over the
financial situation and needs a long rest.
W. B. Howard, representing the Mutual
Endowment Insurance Company. Water
loo, Iowa, has fed from Richmond, Ind,
leaving large unpaid bills. Policy holders
1nl In pnf
$500 900 worth of insurance in this terri
tory.
The marked improvement in the financial
situation at New York, which was first no.
ticed by bank officers two or three days
ago, was reported Friday TO show no signs
of abatement, and the situation this morn
ing was declared to be more encouraging
than Friday.
Arrests for completely with Evan w.
Scott in missppropriating money belonging
to the New York & New England Railroad
at East Hartford, CT, through the falsifica-
ton of pay rolls, now number 81. Scott
and all but four of the men have been re-
leased on bonds to appear for trial new
Monday.
James Kennedy with record Of 22 years
| in the state prison, who was released from
confinement June 2lst last, was arrested at
Boston, Thursday for burglary at Revere.
| II convicted, Kennedy will be imprisoned
% years under the habitual criminal act.
The past Is years he has had but three
months and three weeks liberty.
Thursday night at HenryviIle, Ind, two
| freigtte colIided Engineer Shirley and
Fireman Brookbank were fatally hurt. A
carload Of horses for the race course al
| Columbus were mangled in the wreck.
Two attendants, Bengal Woods and Doug.
lass Wilkes are missing. A man named
Rsyburn of New Albany was killed.
A dispatch from Bangkok, the capital OF
Siam. state. that 30 Siamese were killed
and IA wounded Thursday during an ex-
change of shots between the forts at the
mouth of Meinam river and the French
Qunboats. which forced the passage of the
| bar in the face Of orders from the Siamese
government prohibiting their entry into the
| river.
| The funeral of the eight unidentified vic
tins of the Worlds Fair FIRE took place
Friday afternoon. The funeral car VA
drawn by eight black horses and escorted
| by q guard of honor from the comrades oi
| the dead, army officers, Columbian guards
police and citizens. The procession wen'
| first to the Holy Cross Catholic church and
then proceeded to the cemetery, where the
| Protestant service was held.
| Concerning the arrival of the British bris
Darma from Havana, in Hampton Road
with her captain dead and three of her crew
down With yellow fever, Surgeon-Genera
| Wyman Of the marine hospital service says
Cape Charles quarantine station Is ampl,
able to handle any invasion of that kind
There is not the slightest danger that ths
disease can spread inland in Washington
Baltimore or any Of the cities in touch viii
that par, of the coast. The arrangement
af the Cape Charles station are thoroughly
ample for handling the arrivals of yellow
fever or smallpox.
| Chief Inspector Coulton Of Boston ha
succeeded o positively identifying Harr.
c. Arnold a. Fred W. Lake. young maj
| Who vas arrested on June II, 1892
charged with the larceny of $50 worth o
clothing from q DR.. Sheffield Of Hoili
street. In court 1t the time be was let Of
with $40 fine. a. he returned the proper
ty. Previous to that occasion be was ar
rested for . larceny at Richmond, Me-, hi
native place. His father 10 John w. Lake
| the fosger, who vas released from stat
prison last January, after serving three
/ yeaf's sentence for forgery. He was sen
to the prison from East Cambridge. tn
police believe that Lake, Sr., was At tn
head Of the bogss concern, and are lookin
for him.