Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-05-17
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires t,o.A the lcsi:-. East
Sou.h ard West.

Louis Cl0via Bonapsrt. grand nephew of
the first Napoleon, died at London, Mon
dav.
w. II. Edwards, Tilted States consul
general. died at Berlin, Wednesday, alter a
long and severe illness.
A fire At New Haven, We lnesday night,
destroy ed 40 New Haven Il. X. cars and
contents. Loss, estimated at $50, 900; i'll
sured.
Fifteen thoussn MI mascns and brick layers
and neary all the career t-Is in Vienna
have resumed work, strike funds having
been exhausted.
Charles Pardee of T.rry,ille, Ct, a far
mer ~ years old, shot himself through the
heart, Tuesday. lie had been Motif. to
vacate his farm and lately had been acting
strangely.
The bobbin and spool works of Henry A.
Jackman & Son, Topson. VT, with all their
stock and lumber, dwelling house and three
bsrns. was burned Wednesday. Loss,
S25 900; insure for $1,000.
The trunk lii es running int Leaven-
worth. fearing raids by SAnders's Ii ius-
trials have taken special caution to preve Mt
seizure of trains. A crowd of 800 of the
army are expected at Pueblo.
There was lioling in Prague, Tuesday
evening, growing out Of the action of the
Governor in remaining streets that had b.
hemian names. The rioters smashed the
windows of mary German houses.
Part of the electrolytic works at Central
Falls, X. L., have shut down for lack of
coal. The strike in the coal regions pre-
vented the filing Of the company's orders.
Forty five men are thrown out of work.
Loss by the Boston fire ia over $500, 900; ;
insurance, $1,000 Mayor Matthews has
issued call for aid for the homeless. The
reserve Johnstown fund, $4,000 will be used
and also the Stony Brook fund Of about
$4,000
A forest fire on the north section of
Seekonk, Mass, Tuesday night, burne
over 1900 acres of land. One hundr, and
fifty men were out fighting the fl imes. The
fire was started by tramps to warm the m
selves.
A cut of l-2 cents in the rate on cereals
from Kansas and Nebraska was announce
at Denver, Tuesdsy. TIE old rate was Is
cents. 1t is figured that the earnings Of
the trunk roads will show a falling off Of
S65,OOO,oOO Tor May.
Wednesday morning four alarms wers
rung for fire in the Empire Colosseum and
Washington Park, New York, better kaow n
as Jones woods, extending from avenue A
to East River and Sixty e ghth street. The
park and buildings were destroyed. The
flames spread to adjoining buildings wrec OK
ing several. The total loss msy reach
$500. 900.
The Britt h schos ner Claind~boy bound
from Cardiff for Vera Cruz with q cargo of
pa Mt, fuel and machinery, is anchored on
the northeast cosst of Little Bahama
island in % fahoms of water in disabled
condition. Her tail ED shaft broke Apri.
%. She drifted around The ocean ia va
rious cure nts until last Wednesday when
she Came to anchor off Bahama.
A special dispatch from MAnagua, Mica
rsgua, says: Rebels At Leon have CON-
pletely whipped the government force, dis
arming them and sending these who would
not JOIN III; m BAT k to Il. ylsya with impu-
dent messages. Diplomats there say that
tie Brittle h minister. Colin, is friendly to
MIR. Baker and deny that he has ni.d to
secure an unfair advantage over him.
The Massachusetts supreme court, We'd
nesday, decided that the Evangelics
Bsptist Benevolent and Missionary Society
fremont Temple) IS entitled to bequest