Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-18
NEWS NUGGETS.
sssushi By the Wires Frsa The Hssth. east
South and West.

If conditions continue favorable Kansas,
this year, will have the largest corn crop IN
her history, with the single exception OF
lss9, when the yield was 273, 900 900 bush
els.
An immense flow of water has been
struck in pump No. 10 of the Nellie Glib
son mine at Aspen, Col. and at present j,
looks a. though the mine will be flooded
beyond redemption.
Miss Lizzie Byram, aged 10, of Newark,
y. j.. died at her summer home al Asbury
Park. N j.. Monday morning of hydro
phobia. the result of bite from pet dog
inflicted early last April.
SUNDAY night three coiored children were
locked up in house at Durant, Mass, by
their parents, who then went to church.
During the absence of the parents the cabin
was destroyed by FIRE and the children Gre
mated.
The smile road race Of the Calumet
Cycling Club at Chicago, Saturday after
noon. resulted in breaking the American
road record for distance. Al. Lonhardt did
i, in l3 minutes and 10 seconds. beating the
former record by eight seconds.
Sunday the body Of State Senator Olds
VA. found in Boulder river, near Helena,
Montana. a bullet in his heart and revolver
alongside the body. He disappeared sew
eral weeks ago and it caused sensation
when IT was af.arward learned that he had
swindled various people out of sums aggre-
eating 100000
The court martial appointed TO try Cap
tain Bourke, STAFF Commander Hawkins
Smith and the surviving officers of the
British ba;tleship Victoria. which vas sunk
in collision with the British bat,leshiT
Camperdown, of Tripoh on June 3, opened
at VAlet,a. Malta, on Monday. The presi
dent of the court martial is Vice Admirs
Culme Seymour.
Tom King, the horse thief, who escaped
from Oklahama city jail three weeks ago
was captured at Gnihrie at midnight Sat
uriay The prisoner proves TO be wo
man. though she has been dressed in mems
clothes for months and affects the style anc
manner of COW boy. She has been mas
qnerading as q man and leading q darins
band of hores thieves.
twill be difficult TO prevent bioodshed II
the southeast Kansas coal mines. The
strikers march from shaft TO shaft denoune
ing the mine owners ane miners who are a
work in the vilest language. Walters
leader of the strike, openly advises blood
she'd If necessary to gain his points. HI
ha. inci;ed the strikers to seriously bea
several men Who wanted 70 work.
The revolver with which John Booth,
convict at Charlestorn, Mass, prison. sho
and seriously wounded 0ffscer Seavey las
March IN an attempt to escape and wbici
has been searched for unsuceessfulIy since
vas found Monday in possession Of p. j
Hanley, prisoner. The weapon had beef
in possession Of various prisoners since th'
shooting of Seavey and had been kept from
the eyes Of the officers.
Delegates representing the Bro;herhoo
Of locomotive Firemen, the Brosherhoo'
of Railway Trainmen, the Switehmen
Mutual Aid Association and Order Of Rail
way Conductors met at Pit.sburs, Sunday
and formed federation for mutual pro
lection and aid. The order Of Railway
Telegraphers viii be included in the feder
a,ion at the next meeting. The Brother
hood Of Locomotive Engineers will not b
included in the federation.
| The New York Herald says: The thfe'
trial cup defenders. CoIonia. yigilans al,
Jubilee. are being given daily spins by thei
| shippers. and in . .hoYt time the Pilgrim
viii also be under canvas and tried on ev
/ err available occasion. This condition o
Affairs win continue until the Augns; cYuis
| of the Sev York club, when IL il Hkel,
| that all four viii be al the rendezvous OF
Glen Cove TO take par in the many race
Of that important yachting OCCASION
Saturday, Minnie -Wensworth, the IL
yexr-oh daughter Of Mrs. Emma Went
uorf left Dover, n. II. for Milton. fesser
day Herbert r. Young. aged p, who live
al Mrs Wensvorth's disappeared. Minni'
did not arrive in Milton and Mrs. Went
worth gave the case to the police vbs
located the runavsys IN a honse in Farm
ing.on and arrested them. Mrs. Went
worth svofe out . warrant Monday agaiss
Young for entieing q l2-yea,-oh girl.
| The Neu York Herald's cable from Val
paraiso under date Of Sunday says Admir-
81 Wandenkolk is prisoner and Is now o.
bis way to Rio Janeiro under . hesv,
guard Il wss osly recently that be ~
eeclased 70 he traitor and nov thas he ha
fallen into the clutches Of the govefnmen
he viii no doubt be executed without mnct
ceremony. The revolufionized vessel, sh
Jupiter. was captured by the governmsn
cruiser. Republican. yesterday morning.