Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-03-16
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires from the North. East,
South and West.

Arrived steamer Crathorne, Brunswick,
at Liverpool. Thursday.
Three Poles were instantly killed Thurs
day by a runaway car in No. 3 mine at
Edwardsville, Pa.
The Whipple school at Portsmouth, N.
H., was closed, Thursday, by order OF the
board of instruction as being unsafe.
The directors of the New York Central
Railroad, Thursday, declared the regular
quarterly dividend of IA per cent, pay
able April l6.
A special from Victoria, B. c., says
"The Japanese naval department has de-
cided to demand of the next diet an appro-
p,iation of 500 ,OO0,O0 for an increase Of
naval force"
President Hunting of the Southern
Pacific, Wednesday night, gave final notice
to President Reinhart of the Santa Fe, that
the latter's proposed basis of settlement
cannot be accepted.
At 2 30 o'clock, Thursday afternoon, a
bomb was exploded in the church of the
Madeline, Paris. One person, supposed to
be the author of the explosion, was killed
and several Injured.
The striking employees of the Dracut,
Mass, Woolen Mill were paid off Thurs
day. Agent Fels says they will be given a
chance to go back to work and if they do
not new help will be employed.
Secretary Herbert Thursday morning
cabled Rea-Admiral Benham at Rio Janeiro
to proceed Immediately to Blewfelds, on
l.. IS tf,
watch over American interests there.
The negro, Puryea, who was in Jail at
Stroudsburg, Pa, for the murder of Chris
topher Ehelors, escaped during Wednesday
night. He was captured soon afterwards
and the crowd that gathered lynched him.
According to dispatches received at Lis
bon from Rio today, Admiral Da Cana is
on board the Portuguese warship Mindello
with 500 of bis sailors and marines. The
dispatches say the refugee will be brought
to Portugal.
Rev. Peter J. O'Callaghan of South Bos-
ton, the eloquent Faulist priest, will preach
the Easter sermon in Appleton chapel, Har-
ward college. This will be the first time in
the history of the university that Catholic
priest has preached at regular service.
Gen. Won Werder, German ambassador
to Russia, will arrive at Berlin, Friday, with
a congratulatory autograph letter from the
Gar to Emperor William. The prospect is
that after q third reading Of the treaty there
will be an exceptionally heavy shower Of
dt corations.
Ex-senator Dawes of Massachusetts was
taken i'll in the street at Washington, Thurs
day morning, and had to be carried to his
hotel. 1t was found, however, that he had
only an attack of indigestion which caused
him no uneasine So at noon, although he re-
mained in his room.
Rev. DR.. Josiah Gardiner Gavis, for over
80 ears pastor of the Congregational church
in Amherst, n. H., and for many years +
truste of Dartmouth college. died Wednes-
day night at his home in Amherst, aged 10
years He bad been retired from active
ministry for Is years.
Coroner Taintor continued the inque ST
into the murder of Robert S. Peck, Satur-
day night, at the Town hall, West Hart
ford, Thursday. No evidence pointing to
the murderers was developed. Deputy
Sheriff Holcomb has gone to Pittsfeld and
Poughkeepsie on clue.
The handsome Pickwick Club building,
corner of Canal and Carondelet streets,
New Orleans, was almost completely de-
stroyed by fire Thursday morning. 1t was
owned bv A. & n. Heine, Paris. and was
worth sl30,000. The furniture was valued
at $40 900. Many valuable paintings and
statuary we're saved. The insurance on
the building is 500, 600 and on the furni-
ture S34 900.
The Rhode Island Republican state con-
sen'ion met at Providence Thursdsy and
nominated its candidates for state officers.
The ticket end )rsed is ID. S. Brown of
Providence, for Governor; Edvin Allen,
Lieutenant Governor; Charles P. Bennett
of Prov lence, secretary of state; Edward
C. Dubois. attorns general. The conven-
ton endorses MIR. Wetmore for United
States senator.
At London, the three-days session of the
McCarthyite section Of the Irish patty in
Parliament, which closed Wednesday, re-
suited in a victory for the Dillon faction.
The principal object of conference and dis
cussion was to choose new advisory CON-
mittee of eight to act with Justice McCar-
thy, chairman of the Irish parliamentary
party. The new committee elected is as
follows: Justin Mccarthy, chairman; Ed
ward Blake, Michael Davist. John Dillon,
Timothy Healv, William O'Brien, T. p.
O'Connor and Timothy D. Sullivan.
The London Standard says of the govern
ments course: /: at has brought disaster
upon itself and fully deserves the ridicule
it will have to endure" The Daily Chroni-
Gle advanced hberaD says: '.If the gov
eminent is going to be q stable one, the
sorry situation created on Tuesday must
have no successor. We warn the govern
ment that the Liberals cannot win the next
election unless clear statement of policy
respecting the House of Lords be put be-
fore the conutry." The Times says :".Freed
from the magic of Gadstone's doninion the
governments msjority is already spli,ing
up. We have no sympathy to waste on the
ministers for disasters in which they have
involved themselves by j, siasere endeavors
to satisfy their extreme sni empty-handed
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