Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-04-14
NEWS NUGGETS.
jrough. by the Wires from the North. East,
South and West.

Soutn ana Eesl.
David Dudley Field. the famous lawyer,
died, Fiilay, Of pneumonia.
! R.G. Dun * Co. repor, 2l8 failures in
The United States. against 1877 last year. 4
/ Charles Wisdom, colored, aged %. was
hanged at St. Louis, Mo, Friday, for the
murder Of E1Eart 4. Dealer, April q,
/ 1892.
Athol hotel, al Aihol, Mass, was burne /,
{ Friday. 1t was owned ard conducted By
w. II. KiIlay. The hotel was assessed at
/ $1,000. IL was iusured.
Emperor William of Germany. arrived at
| Vienna, Friday. He was received by En-
peror Francis. The two rulers were
CHI erred by the people as they drove to the
palace.
Lobster smack IRENE, - tons, is ashore
a. Wesport, Moncton, n. S. The captain
All crew barely escaped. The schooner is
owned by the New England Lobster Com
p.ny, Boston.
| The Statement. that Senior Caselor had
seeded from the Republican party in
/ Spain is misleading. He has retired from
politics but has advised those of biz friends,
who chose to do so to join the Monarchis;
ranks.
4, is thought that 600. 600 bushels of
wheat may be involved in the Post failure
at New York. The failurs, it is said,
amounts TO from $50 900 to 500 900. Mr.,
Post, Friday, said he hoped to p,y dollar
for dollar.
Jacob S. Coxey, ommander-in-chief of
the commonwesl army arrived at Pittsburg
Pa, Thursday night He expressed himself
greatly gratifled at the prospects of success
in hi, undertaking. He will join the army
at Cumberland, Md, Saturday morning.
The British schooner Magnum of Wey-
mouth, Nova Scotia. Capt. Surrett, Hall.
fax, N. s for Mekeghan, went ashore at
Fourth-Clif. Friday. The crew of five
were safely landed and cared for at the life
saving station. The vessel will be a total
wreck.
Thomas Murreli. farmer who lived 10
miles east of Gainesville, Texas, and hi,
wife were shot and killed, Thursday, by
Frank Crews. The murderer then started
for the home of Murrell's son, saying he
was going to kill him and his family. The
cause of the tragedy was a dispute about
wages.
The Rhode Island Senate, Friday, made
substitute resolution for the payment of
officers of the May session of 1885, the
special order for Tuesday. In the House
DR.. Garyin introduced an amendment to
the plurality law, providing for plurality
elections for represent ,tives to Congress.
Referred to judiciary committee.
Thomas WOODWARD | Central street,
and H. s. Patteu 20 Central street, Bos-
ton. lnmber commission men, Lemuel Mel
lett. 80 State street, have been arrested for
conspiracy to defraud lumber dealers. 1t
is claimed that they disposed of lumber
valued at $1,000. They were held in $4,000
bail. All but Melett obtained bail.
C. NJ. Noyes of the Plum Island Point
life saving station, found yawl boat wash
ing ashore at Sandy Beach, Plum Island,
Mass, Friday. From thirgs found in her
it is believed it belonged to the schooner
Jennie NJ. Carter. wrecked on Salisbury
Beach, Friday morning. This strengthens
the theory that the crew was dreamed.
A man entered the Crawford Banking
Compauy's office at Crawford, Neb., Thurs
day, and, placing a pair of revolvers at the
head of President Wbipple, compelled the
latter to open the money drawer. which
contained $500 This the robber put IN
his pockets, then marched Whipple TO the
vault. took what cash there was available
therein and fed.
Friday morning the Washington express
on the New York, New Haven & Hartford
Railroad ran into freight train which was
being switched at the railrosd yards at Port
81 ~ y T. /
.hich were demolished, took fire. The
firemen had bard work eXtinguishing ihe
flames in the high wind that prevailed.
Conductor Sinclair James Gaffdey, fireman
of the express, and two of the freight
brskemen were severely hurt.
A meeting of the creditor, of Isaac
Prsutv & Co. shoe manufacturers at Spen-
Ger. Mass, was held at Boston, Friday.
The committee of investigation reported
the total liabilities 10 be about $3.50 900.
with actual assets about s572 600, exclusive
of machinery accounts, and other assets
sure to yield something. The meeting
mani nously voted 10 allow the assignee TO
ca ~ on the busires. 1t il believed the
c,edi,ors will receive 100 per cent.
Miss Emily L. Gerry of New Haven, CT,
celeb rated her 92l birthday. Friday. She
is the daughter of Elbridge Gerry, enc of
the siyaers of the Declaration of lad, PEN
dence, and has lived there over ~ years.
She is the last of the family of 10 children,
aud it is believed she is the only surviving
CHILD of the sisner Of the famous iastru-
m mt. At the last meeting of the Daugh-
ts,s of the American Revolution Miss Gerry
WAS chosen regent.
The machine lssters in the factory OF
Whitman Keith, Campello. Mass, made
= demand, Wednesday. for 4 cent pair
more on mschine-lssted goods Of certain
grades, inclu3iug patent feathers, russets
and rszoe.toe shoes. The firm refused
the demand and Is lasters struck
snd we're promptly paid Off.
The hand lssters. some o. 10 number, was
ordered out by the union. A conference
was held with the firm, FL lay, and a settle
men, reached satisfactory TO The shoe coun-
Gil. A big strike is svertei, which ~orii
hare involved over 500 hands. The IS
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