Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-03-14
NEWS NUGGETS.


Gladstone is confined to his bed with a
cold. His illness is not serious.
The first Yacht race for the American
cup has been fixed for October ).
The second reading of the Irish Home
Rule bill has been postponed until after
Easter.
A widespread and destructive prairie fire
has been raging near Gardiner City, Kan,
the past two days.
The mail steamer at Lisbon from the
Azores brings no tidings of the missing
Naronic. The general opinion among ship
pers is that the Naronic is lost.
Miss Lefave who was shot by Joseph
Massey at Quincy Mass, Sunday is still too
weak TO permit any attempt to extract the
bullets. She is in a semi -unconscious state
most of the time.
1t is not likely that Recorder Smyths
decision in the case of Carlyle W. Harris
for new trial will be rendered before next
Wednesday night. Harris stands convicted
of killing his wife.
Grand river at Grand Rapids, Mich, is
Is feet above high water mark and lacks
but 10 inches of the point reached in 1888,
when the big log jam swept away every
railroad bridge across it.
Il. l.. keis, a wealthy contractor of Chic
ago, Saturday night shot and fatally wounded
his invalid wife, her nurse and himself.
Keis was drunk and the tragedy was the re-
suit of dispute with his wife.
President Cleveland says there is no
truth in the report that he did not intend to
appoint newspaper men to office for the rea-
son, among others, that he might be ac-
cused of subsidizing the press.
The Edison Electric Light Co.. Monday,
filed papers in the United States circuit
court, Boston, in two new suits for in
fringement against the Boston Incandcs-
cent Lamp Co., and the Germania Elec-
tric Co.
Governor Russell. Monday afternoon,
sent to the Massachusetts Legislature a
message reiterating his previous recon-
mendation that the warden of the state
prison be given full power over his sub
ordinates.
The Kansas Legislature has passed bill
making it illegal to require gold contract
in notes, mortgages or other obligations
and making silver as well as gold legal
tender for all debts in Kansas. This is a
Populist measure.
An immense ice gorge was formed in the
Mohawk river at the Fitchburg railroad
bridge three miles from Schenectady,N. Y.
A large part of the city is inundated. Fac
tories were Obliged to shut down and 1000
men are ont of employment.
Ice in St. Mary's bay, Digby county, n
s., has proved disastrous to lobster fisher
men, half of the traps set having been
washed away. Men are taking up the re-
naming traps and setting them in the bay
of Fundy where they expect better success.
A locomotive exploded at st. Elmony
Ct, 10 miles west of Poughkeepsie bridge,
Monday. George A. Shufeldt, fireman, OF
Hartford. and Horace Lambert, brakeman,
of Bangor. N. Y, were instantly killed, and
Engineer James Flanagan of Hartford wa.
fatally injured.
The freshet in the Hudson is the highest
since 1883. The lower part of Albany is
under water and steam trains and electric
roads are prevented from running. The
flood rose about one foot an hour during
Sunday night and Monday morning was IA
feet above the mean tide.
An explosion occurred early Monday
morning in the mine of the Rainbow Coal
and Coke Company near Perryopolis, Pa
Ten men were injured, five fatally. A
party of miners who were inspecting the
mine in some manner ignited body of ga,
and the explosion ensued.
The body of the young woman who com.
mitiel snicide at the Coleman House, New
York, Monday, has been identified as that
of I.eonide Cozzens. IS years old, of 24C
West 9Th street. Miss Cozxens belonged
to wealthy family. 1t is believed disap
poinsment in love was the cause of he1
suicide.
In view of the recent disastrous fires al
Boston, Mayor Matthews and the fire com
missioner sent to the Senate, Monday, a
petition asking that the building law be
framed reducing the floor space in large
buildings from 10000 to 5000 square feet
Similar acts before the Legislature in 1885,
and 1886 were opposed by many leading
real estate men and builders.
Approaches to Palace de Justice, Paris
were thronged Monday by excited crowds.
There has not been such excitement ir
Paris since the beginning of the Panama
scandal. The court room was thronged witt
a. many as could obtain admission. SOor
a. court opened the presiding Judge or
dered NJ. Bourgeois, late minister of jus
tice to be summoned to testify some tim.
during the day
Forty of the ringleaders in Sunday night
disturbance at the Massachusetts stat.
prison were placed in solitary confinemen
Monday. As the convicts were being led t,
Fort Russell their companions attempted Il
resume the pandemonium of Sunday night
bu, were quickly overheard and put into sub
lection by the officer. They continued theil
cat calls and howls but beyond this made n,
other demonstration.
The existing French crisis is the subjec
of general comment in the press. Tb'
Journal des Debsts, Republican, says th,
resignation of VI. Bourgeois proves tina
there is anarchy in government circles. NJ
Goblet. former premier, and progressive
Republican statesman, writes to La Petit
i,cpublique. %! am convinced that dissolu
ton to the only remedy La Steele. Re
publican, says; Mondays setting of th'
Chamber ought to decide the fate of tht
cabinet. Supporters of the government
dread the consequences Of the resignation
of NJ. Bourgeois
A fve-story brick building on Centra
avenue, Lvnn, owned by the Central In
vestmrnt Company. was burned early Mon
day moraigg. The gound floor was occu
pied by the Lynn Cycle Company, whose
loss is $4,000; insurance $1,000. The re
naming four stories were occupied by Man
rice Flynn, shoe manufacturer. His loss i
/ $50, 900 to 5000; insurance, $50, 900
Loss on building, 10000; insured. Th'
fire was confined to the building where i
started. but the occupants Of the adjoinin,
fve-story brick block will suffer by water
Brophy Bros, dealers in shoes, we're dam
aged 5000 to $4,000; insured. Fred B
valpey, art goods, s2500; no insurance.