Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-03-17
NEWS NUGGETS.
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South and West.

The German Reichstag, Friday, psssed
the German Russian commercial treaty.
Joseph L. Barbour of the counsel for the
appellants in the Fox will case at Hartford,
Conn.,, says that it will be tried again.
The Populist convention at Oregon City,
Oregon, Thursday, nominated Nathanial
Pierce for governor, and adopted the
Omaha platform.
L. S. Forbes has been discharged ss re-
eiver of Hanmerd & Forbes Company
aper manufacturers, East Hartford, CT,
md the creditors have agreed to accept "a
ger cent.
From dispatches received from Rio
Isneiro, it is gathered that the surrender OF
he insurgents was due to the fact that tbeil
PROVISIONS gave out and no further supplies
we're obtainabe.
A special from San Francisco says: "Or
good authority it was learrei here Thurs
dav that c. p. Huntington, before leaving
New York, secured through other parties an
option on the Panama Canal Co. The price
is said to be between S5,000.000 and So.
900 900.
Fire caused by the exploding of lamp
consumed a dwelling house and fatal,
burned two men, Thursday night, at Mai
den Lane, Newtown, N. Y. The house wa.
occupied by three families. A woman was
filling kerosene lapp, when the oil ran
over and ignited.
The case of Police Justice Sutherland
Who was on Wednesday found guilty Of
oppression in connection with the last cleo
ton at Grsvesend, has been postponed til
Monday, Judge Brown refused to pro
aounce sentence because Sutherland was
not in court. Bail was declared forfeited
Steamer Lucania arrived at Queenstown
from New York, Friday morning, running
from Browhead to Queenstown in two
hours and "a minutes, 81 minutes less than
he usual time allowed between these points.
The correct time of her passage is five days,
IL hours and IL minutes, thereby establish
itg new winter record.
Superintendent Byrnes of New York,
sent out a general order from the police
headquarters, Thursday night, to the diff r
ent stations, notifying captains that the
iickel-in-the-slot business which is being
carried on in saloons and barber shops must
be stopped at once, otherwise the places
will be raided as gambling houses.
Arguments of counsel in the trial of John
Cronin for the murder of Albert j. Skinner
were concluded at Hartford, Ct, Friday
forenoon. At l so Judge Wheeler finished
reading his charge and the jury retired t.
consider verdict. In about 3 hours they
returned verdict of guilty of murder in
the first degree. Cronin was remanded for
. .,rtauoo an Tuesdav morning,
The first tfficicial announcement of the
amount of bonds that John Y. Mcksne has
failed to account for to the town OF Grave
send, was made Friday by the board OF au-
iitcrs. They found that McK4ne had failed
to account, as bi, trust required him to
have done before this. of at least 500, 900.
Moreover, the board discovered that Nc
Kane had illegally disposed of some of the
proceeds from the sale of these bonds not
accounted for.
Count Louis Tisza AMI Baron Gsza
Foiervary had en- audience with the EN-
peror Franz Joseph in Montone. Tuesday,
concerning the repatriation of Louis NOS
suth, the aged Hungarian patriot, VINO Is
,i,ing in exile. They told the Emperor the
decision of the cabinet council held here
Monday, to consider the governments at'l-
tuda. and the Emperor approved thu course
chosen. just what the minister's recon-
mend as regards the treatment OF kossuth'
is not known.
The English naval estimates for the year
1894 -95 were issued Thursday. The gov
ernment proposes to spend ss6s3 500 in
the next financial year upon the navy, thus
increasing by $15 $50 600 the amount used
ast year The number of men in the ser
vice will be increased by over 600, includ-
ing marines. In the coming year seven new
battleships of the fret class, six cruisers OF
the second class, two sloops and So torpedo
lestroyers of new model are to be laid
down. The governments present proposal
!. described as but part of a complete
which is to cover the operations
IF the admiralty for the next five years. The
money required for the execution Of the n.
whole plan is to be voted in five annual In
,tallments.