Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-03-05
NEWS NUGGETS.
1ssSsht By Tie Wires from the North, En-
South and West.

Negotiations b,tween Spain and Mo,oo..
40 to Riff attacks on Melilla last fall ~ =
ported to have been closed. Sultan M.
has agreed to pay an Indemnity Of 20 OOo
100 pesetas.
Tain ,ge read letter from The nn,,;.
Sunday, saying that he would remain r !,
pastor. The financial trouble has h..
adjusted. He will 90 to Australi. ana
india in June. a
Michael Reardon, who has been at II.
Boston Emergency hospital suffering f,o,.
injuries Inflicted by James Mellen. Fr;S.s
eight, was arrested Sunday night charesa
with assault upon Mellen.
Supt. Stump, of the bureau of imm,,.
lion, treasury department, has receives
official denial from the Russian goyernme,,
that that government is aiding Ru.;,n
Hebrws to come to the United States.
The Louisville, Ky, city council SATIN.
day right expelled Councilman j. T, Rs,.
nier for accepting bride in the election ~
inspector and sealer of weights and me,,.
ures. Four other councilmen will be ir;sd
on q similar charge.
About 5000 unemployed asembled an
Boston common Sunday AMI were addressed
by Morrison |. Swift and others. Thev
passed resolutions calling upon the Lsp,l,.
ture to Immediately to take steps to furnish
employment to the unemployed.
Dudley Coutts Msjoribanks, B,ron
Tweedmouth, died suddenly at London
Sunday. He sat in Parliament for Bsr.
wick 10 1858 to 1865, and was knighted in
1881. Edward Majoribanks. hi, son, /.
Liberal NJ. P, succeeds to the peerage.
The supreme court of the United State,
will reasonable Monday, after the Febrl.
airy recess. Its session is looked toward to
with more than usual interest, for it 10 ex.
pected that the newly appointed associate
justice Senator White of Louisiana will take
his seat.
VIM. A. Wood { Co., dealers in crude
and refined oils, occupying the brick build
ing fronting on 81 and 3I3 Atlantic ave.
nue., and extending in the rear to SO and "a
Purchase street. Boston, were damaged By
fire Saturday night to the extent of $4,000
or $25, 900.
More thon SOC, 900 persons Joined in the
demonstration, Sunday, at Buds Peslh, in
favor of the civil marriage bill. Ex.Minis.
ter Crozy presided over the largest Of The
meetings. Tens of thousands of people
marched through the streets cheering for
the cabinet and waving flag, and banners
Col. Eben T. Colby, deputy collector in
the Boston custom house, died at his home
in Somerviile, Saturday night of Brights
disease. lie WAS born at Salisbury, Mas,
over GO years ago, and served with Distinct.
in the Rebs lion. lie had been in the
custom house for go years. He leaves
wife ard daughter.
A man named OLIVIER was arrested at
Rome, Friday, because he threatened to
stt"ck King IIumbert. After his arrest the
p lice learned that he was the person who,
during Emperor Williams visit here, In
1880, threw into the imperial csrrtsg, a
letter d, nouncing G,rmany and the house
of Hoherz ollern as responsible for ltays
financial troubles and political unrest.
The Southern Pacific and Santa Re Rail
road officials are trying to effect ecmp'o-
mise aud end the rate war Just begun.
Negotiations are pending for calling the
war eff" sSid General Passenger Agent
Goodman of the Southern Pacific, Sunday.
Directors of the two companies are IN
consultation with a view to SETTLEMENT.
We have not sought rate war and do not
want it,"
A dispatch from Bathurst, capital OF
Gambia, say that West Indian regiment
has occupied Bushumballa, after overcoming
a sli sht resistance of the enemy. Tue IA.
tives were subsequently reinforced and tiled
to re.ake the town by storm, but were re-
pulsed sfier a severe fight. Nine West To-
dians were wounded and many natives
filled. The whole surrounding country u
hostile to the British.
Mayor Sargent presided at the celeora-
ton at New Haven, Ct, Sunday night. 70
observe the IlG,h anniversary of the birth
of Robert Emmett. 1t was held at the
H,p rion Theatre and about 5000 persons
were present. The affair was under the
auspices OF the Wolfetone and NaPper
Tandy Clubs and an admission fee Oh ,raea'
the proceeds being devoted to charitable
purposes. The Grafton of the evening ""
delivered by Hon. John j. Delaney, New
York,