Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-07
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires from the North, East
South and West.

| Senator Daniel of Virginia, is reported
to be about to resign and enter the minis
| try.
The Indian invasion in Utah is becoming
alarming. The Indians have ordered the
whites to leave the conuntry.
The SIaher-J johnson fight at New Or
| leans, Thursday night, ended in draw
at the end of the 25th round.
| The fight between Tim Carroll and W.
Belliveadu of Worcester, Mass, was not
allowed to take place at the Metropolitan
Club, Portsmouth, Thursday.
The London Standard learns that Pres
ident Cleveland has expressed regret that
he unable to send an American delegate
| into Armenia with the commission.
| The German Reichstag held its first sit
| ting in its new building, at Berlin, Thurs
day. The Socialists refused to cheer the
Emperor and a tllmult arose, lasting fully
| five minutes.
| Before the Lexow committee at New
York, Thursday, several sporting men
testified that the police had to be fixed on
all boxing exhibitions, ring contests,
| French balls, etc.
The British schooner Florida, Colon for
| New York, with cocoanuts, is ashore off
Rockaway. L. /. All hands. eight in
number were saved in the surf boat. The
schooner lies easy and will probably be
| hoated.
The full copy of Lord Dunraven's chal-
| lenge for the Americas cup has been re-
ceived by the New York Yacht Club. 1t
was sent by cable at the request of Secre
| tary J. V. s. Oddie of the New York
Yacht Club.
| Comptroller Eckels made an assessment
of % per cent. on the stockholders OF the
National Shoe and Leather Bank, New
York city, Thursday, to make good the
impairment of capital by the defalcation
of Book-keeper Seely in conjunction with
f. r. Baker.
The Usage Indians have made partial
agreement with the government commits
sion to divide up their lands. Chief Big
Heart has taken the proposition of the
commission to give each member of the
tribe 800 acres, and will submit it to a
vote Of his people.
John O'Brien, aged 90, No. II North
Union street, Charlestown, Mass, was
shot and probably fatally wounded by
John Anderson, an English sailor, on
CharlestOwn street, near Haymarket
square, Boston, Thursday evening. An
derson was arrested.
Amos Messer, David Lynch, W. H.
Alexander and George Priest, the train
gang that ran the first passenger train, 25
years ago, over the Suncook Valley Rail
road, dined at the Washington house
Pittsfleld, n H., Thursday. Conductor
Augustus Messer was sick in Boston and
could not be present.
A Chattanooga morning paper publishes
the official vote of every county in Ten
nessee, each certified to by county officers
The total shows that Evans is elected
Governor by plurality of S41, the vote
standing like this Evans, (Rep.), 1O5,-
1857; Tierney, Oem.), 104, 1896 Tierney
was elected in 1892 by 26, 356 plurality.
The J. W. Fowler Co. of Elizabeth, n.
J., announced it's suspension, Thursday
Liabilities, 100000. An appeal was
made to Vice Chancellor Van Fleet, at
Newark, n. j., by a committee OF 100
stockholders, and resulted in the appoint
ment of J. W. Wheeler, Elizabeth, as re-
ceiver for the concern.
The three masted> schooner Mary b.
Baird, coal laden, Philadelphia for Boston,
ran ashore at Napeague station, L. I.,early
Thursday The Napeague life saving crew
took the sailors ashore in the life boat
The Baird was warned of her danger by
fires on the beach which We're set by the
life savers. Neither the captain or the
crew will tell the cause of the disaster.
Secretary Lamont sent to the House,
Thursday, the reports of the engineers up
on preliminary surveys for river and har-
Dor improvements. The following, among
others, are reported worthy of improve
ment; Royals river and Cape Porpoise
harbor, Maine. The following are not
considered worthy of improvement: Par
ker's Head and Glen Cove harbors, Maine.
The strike of the Dover, n. H., mule