Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-01-09
NE MS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires From the North, East
South and West.


South and West.
Francis Dow, one of liarerhiiis oldcs'
md best known citizens, died sudden,
Saturday.
Isaac Volts clothing establishment n
Chicago was damaged by fire to the e1tcui
If S;,5,uo0; insured.
Burr Brothers hardware store aud min,
tiiicr buildings At odessa Mo- were hurnc3
Friday night. Loss, s15,ooo.
Vim. Ensles, of Lawrence, unmarried
- wears old. attempted suicide SATURDAY
nigiit,i by shooting himself through the icau
with ;'a-raIihrc revolver.
George f. Slosson, the billiar!ist, issuef
a challenge open to any player in the WORK
today, and has posted Il forfeit of $1,000 &
SHOW that he means business.
The crew of pilot boat Edward Cooper o
New York, which WAS lost Dee. - abou
i00 miles from Sandy Hook, arrived .
New York Saturday by steamer.
John L. Squire, the millionaire por
packer died Saturday at bis residence j.
Arlington, Mass. Pdcumonia was the caus
of his death. He had been iii only tw
days.
The New York licrald's correspondent i
Rio ,Ianeiro tclegraplis that fire dcstroyc
Sl,50o,0 900 worth of property in that cit,
Friday. The fire caught from an explosio
of Kerosene
\ plate glass trust was formed at Net
York. 1t includes three oldest and larges
firms in the business, but it is doubtful i
il can control the trade, as four firms hav,
refused to join.
one of the greatest, if not the greatest
industrial trusts yet formed, is about com
pietrd. 1t is understood that all the grea
iron pipe companies of the country hav.
combined and will operate as one company
Charles +. Duross shot and probably
fatally wounded Edward johnson at Rux
bury, Mass, SATURDAY. Duross was drunk
and was put out of a stable by Johnson
and in his ugly state attacked him with u
revolver.
The President Saturday sent to the Sen
ate the following nominations: Henry Cha,
Evans of Tennessee. To he first assistant
postmaster general. Henry NJ, Moore OF
Washington, nited States consul at Thre
Rivers, Canada.
Maurice Bernhardt, son of the actress
Sarah Bernhard, has challenged the cdito'
of the periodical Vie IaFisiennc of Paris ~
account of the publication of an arrici
which. Maurice asserts. reflects SANDER
ously upon his mother,
Fire at Lynn. Saturday morning, stnrtin.
in placi'lc Hebert's shoe factory, Easter.
avenue, burned four bindings and did $50
900 damage. Mr.. llcbert, $50 900; ne
monitor & Co., 5000; Mrs. Itchert, $40
900, and the Breed estate $500.
Two men at Salt Lake City Friday nigh
robbed u letter box of an armful of letters
among them being drafts and check
amounting to sol, 900. They were fire.
upon by an officer and one Of the robker
was wounded but they managed to escape
Fishermen down Narragansett bay "a,
that the clans have almost entirely beer
destroyed by some unknown cause. TIN
beds are found filed with dead hivalyrs an
the worst kind of famine is promised TO
next year when the shore resorts are runnin,
in full blast
Tie Sigma Phi place. the largest. cost
lest and landsomcst fraternity house con
nccted with Williams College. was totali,
destroyed by fire Saturday morning, scy
cral of the occupants narrowly escapin
with their lives, Loss, over $50 900: in
surancc, $50 ,nu0.
The Berlin Cologn Gazette IN an articl
supporting the army bill says 1T i mis-
take to assume that Germany has rraehe,l
the limit of her tax bearing capacity. II
the Reichstag refuses the demands Of tn
government. GERMANY will risk seeing tn
milliar,ls she has expended for defence
wasted.
The Democratic AMI populst member,
of the Montana House have come to an IN
Hamilton, Democrat win b,
seated, and then the Democrats will have
50 members, Just majority of The Who'll,
Legislature, without the all of the Popu
lists. The Republicans have given up tn,
fight upon Senator.
The Yale | mon has agreed TO Harvard,
10 introduce the custom of lag-
ing indgeS at future debates between ~,
.wo colleges i'rof Tapssie of Harvard
mi i'rof. HALEY Of Yale have alrcad,
iccn secured to- act IN that capacity 1T tlit
lchaie al tanihrilgp, Mass. on .ian. Is
md il is probable that the third judge will
,e Seth Low, president Of Colunbia>
The Cramps viii build the lava and
lac Brooklyn; at least, the eontrie: for the
construction Of both Of these great var yeS-
lbs viii he awarded 10 the Philadelphia
hip builders. Tie arrangement with IL,
ramps to'buih the iowa gud the BROOKLYN
makes the l2ih of one Kind and nnaiher
-hich that firm will have bull, far he navy.
fhc amount nf money for the contracts
sarded them, including the two for the
and cruiser. is s2'', l39 .0Oo.
Boston barber is TO have 500 $50 es-
ended IN dredging within The next two
ears. the conditions os tho contract were
lat S25,'ai0 shouhi be expended at .Ieffrie.
'oiat channel aud so .Hd at Nantaske |
haaneI. The large balance OF $3.50 .NOJ i. !
, De Gseii in the wor4t an,l most difficult; |
ar. Of the fartior for navigation the NAH. |
ssannci The specifications are that the |
dredging shail be- from that part |
T the channel known rs Light I.onse chan |
81 ami the Narrows. near Bug light. The |
bjett Of the contract will be to dYedge q |
sei nlcaa low depth tide in a channel 1000