Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-07-13
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires tfom The tiesth. East
South and West.

Steam Yacht Sultana, Newport for Bar
Harbor, passed Vineyard Haven, Thurs
day afternoon.
The race for senior SOULS in the Bedford,
Eng, regatta, Thursday, was won easily by
Joseph Wright of Toronto.
Judge Barrett of New York, has granted
certificate of reasonable doubt in the case
of Erastus Wiman. Wimsn's release on
bail is now possible.
The number of Christian Endeavorers
now at Cleveland i, estimated at % 900 to
30 900. At least 10000 people attended
the opening meetings, Thursday morning
The PAGER Saladin, Thursday, made two
attempts to break his record Of 2 90 81 on
hslf-mile track at the Holmesburg, Pa,
driving park, but failed, not being able to
do better than 2.ll l-2.
Commander rim Chief Adams, G. A. r.,
has issued general orders announcing the
time of the assembly for the eighth ma
tional encampment of the order at Pitts
burg, at 10 A. NJ, Sept. IL. The annual
parade will be on Sept. IL.
At Thursday nights meeting of the
Weavers Union, the proposition of Agent
Simeon b. Chace to refer the matter of the
justice of the strike Mt the King Philip
mills, Fall River, to a disinterested person
as referee, was turned over to thu strike
committee of the union, with power to act.
l.. d. Alex inder & Co., bankers and
brokers, so Broadway, assigned, Thursday.
Mr.. Alexander said the assignment was due
to poor business for period of years and
to shrinkage of securities on hand. Liabil-
tiles are not above 5000, 900; nominal as
sets, $50, 900, though actual assets might
be more. The firm held no outstanding
contracts on the stock exchange.
A private letter received at Boston from
London, Wednesday, conveyed the remark
able intelligence that Mr.. Fred Cover, the
husband of Lillian Nordica has reappeared
there. Mr.. Cover, it has been believed
for 10 years, was lost with balloon in the
English channel. lie has been nourned as
dead and this property has been divided
Mrs. Cover is now at Bayreuth.
The French Chamber of Deputies re-
jected, Thursday, M. Cavaignac's propos-
ais for an income tax, by q vote of 2G7 to
1856. As the proposals were strenuoualy
opposed by the government, Premier Du-
puy and Finance Minister Poincare an
nounced that in view of the nlrrowness OF
the majority they must have vote of con-
fidence or resign. Confidence was voted,
800 against 80.
The Sons and Daughters of Maine had
their semi-annual reuni IN and picnic at
Grand Army park, Amesbury, Mass
Wednesday, about 800 being present, in
GLIDING societies from Haverhill and Bey-
erly. A basket picnic was enjoyed at I:
NJ. M. A. Brigham was POSTMASTER and
the speakers were Postm aster d. w. DAVIS
of Amesbury, Alderman 4. II. Cote OF
Haverhill and Ansel j. Cheney of Beverly.
There were readings by Mrs. Fred Den.
nett, an original poem by A. S. Patten' ball
games, etc.
The pathological CO iven,ion at Williams,
town, Mass, was con ,luded, Thursday, ana
these officers elected: President, John ii.
Wright, Harvard; vi,n-p-esid"nts. P-"fH'-
sors Perrin, Yale; Minton Warren, Johns
Hopkins; secretary and treasurer, II. W.
Smith, Bryn Mswr; executive committee
above officers ex-officio, Prof. Gildersleeve,
Johns Hopkins; w. N. Goodwin, Harvard;
Miss Abby Leach, Vasssr; pr'. Nj, o,
Lafayette; Prof. Wheeler, Cornell. me
next annual m Getting lii tic neio at Ades
bert college, Cleveland, July 0, 1895.