Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-07-19
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought BY the Wires from the aeriis. East
South and West.

South and West.
Three distinct earthquake shocks were
felt at Memphis, Tenn, at $50 Wednes-
day.
The wholesale meat market of Nelson,
Morris & Co., was burned, Wednesday
night.
A rather violent earthquake was felt at
Constantinople, Wednesday. No serious
damage was done.
The Vigilant will not take part in the
Kingstown Yacht Clubs races, Thursday.
She will race July 20 and 81.
The Senate has confirmed the nomination
of Clark Campbell, to be United States
marshal for the district of New Hampshire.
The federal government has decided to
send more troops to Chey enne and Ogden
to reinforce those already strung along the
roads.
At meeting held at Fall River, Wednes-
day night, it was voted by the Carder's As
sociation to endorse the action of the King
Philip strikers in deciding to return to
work.
The Bass Point house, Bass Point, Ma
liant, was burned, Wednesday night. 1t
was owned by the Nahant Steamboat Com
pany and leased to A. G. Fuller. Loss,
about $25 900.
A dispatch from Mequinez says the ex-
Grand Vizier, Amaati, his brother, Mo-
manned Soreier, ex-n:inister of war, and
two other court officials have been arrested
for plotting to murder the Sultan.
At the National circuit bicycle races at
Baltimore, Wednesday, johnson rode au
exhibition half-mile in OIL 2-5, which Gre
ates new record for Maryland, and next to
the best half-mile made on q quarter mile
track in the country.
With the Honolulu mail which arrived at
Auckland, N. H., Wednesday came the
first news of the proclamation of the Ha-
waiian Republic, July 4, with Sanford B.
Dole. president. Many inhabitants have
taken the oath of allegiance.
In the English House of Commons,
Wednesday, Sir John Lubbock's motion to
reject the budget bill, was rejected by q
vote Of 2S3 to 2G3. On Sir William Har-
courts motion, the bill then passed the
third reading amid loud cheers.
The amended statement of the author
and playwright, Robert Buchanan, was pre-
scented in the London bankruptcy court,
Wednesday. The statement shows the liza
bilities of Mr.. Buchanan to be fl5,G72 and
says there are no available assets.
The New York Tribune says that Mgr.
Satolli, the apostolic delegate, has given
decision condemning the liquor traffic, es-
pecially as 1t is carried on in the United
States, and approving the expulsion of
f, liquor dealers from Catholic societies.
The colored Harvard student arrested in
Newport, few days ago, was in the crimi-
nal court at Roston, charged with forging
and issuing forged checks, and was held in
$1,000 on each of the three counts for the
August grand jury. In default he was sent
to Jail.
The Italian residents and shopkeepers of
Ly ons, who suffered personal injury and
loss of property at the hands of the mob
during the anti-Italian outrages consequent
upon the murder of President Carnot, have
taken steps to obtain compensation through
the courts. The aggregate sum is about
1900 900 francs.
The final result Of the vote for the Presi-
dent and Vice-President Of Brazil was de-
clared, Tuesday, by the National Congress
OF the whole. Prudente Jose de Moraes
E'Barros. the President-elect, received
200, 1888 votes, and Alfonso Augusta Morei-
era Penna 3s,20l; Manoel victorins
Pereira, the Vice-President-elect, received
2G6 ,060 votes. and Jose Luise de Almeida
Comic, 31,Sl9. The other candidates for
both offices, of which there were hundreds,
obtained very slight support, the ms jority
scoring only one vote each.
There i, movement on foot at Lexipg-
ton, KY, to induce Evan E. s tile to with
draw from the Ashland district congress
sional race, leaving the field clear for w.
C.. Ovens against Col. Breckin-
ridge. The leaders of the two anti
Breckenridge candidates realize that both
of them stand a good chance to be beaten if
three stay in to finish, and il 10 thought
as Settle is the weaker he should come of
the track and thus insure the defeat of
Breckenridge. The proposition made to
Settle will be to reimburse him for the cost
of the campaign thus far.
Additional advices from Seoul, Japan,
give statement concerning the attack upon
Consul General Hitler. furnished by the
consul general himself. Mr.. Hitler
says he was stopped upon public road
by Japanese soldiers, who demanded to
know who lie was and where he was going.
Mr.. Hitler replied by giving his official
title, whereupon several of the soldiers
| rushed upon HIM and beat him with their
fists aod dragged him almost 80 yards in
dirt. Consul General Hitler made formal
complaint to the Japanese minister at Seoul
but no apology was offered, nor can il be
learned that the offending soldiers were
punished