Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-03-15
NEWS NUGGETS.
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South and West.

South and West.
Republicans carried majority OF the
municipal elections in Minnesota, Tuesday.
There is an apparent shortage of $40 400
in the accounts Of County Clerk Montgom-
cry S. Burr of Kansas City. Mo.
A dispatch from St. Petersburg states
that the council of the empire has rattle d
the Russian commercial treaty with Ger
many.
Chase's WOODEN mills, at Elmville, c.,
has resumed work at q reduction OF 20 per
cent. The mills have been stopped for Elk
months.
Schooner George w. Glover, Capt. john
son, of and from Rockland, Maine, with
1887 barrel, of lime, is at Boston, with her
cargo ON fire. The vessel has been sealed
up to extinguish the fire and it is thought
the damage to the vessel and cargo will be
slight. "a
R,v.fDr. John Gillespie, corresponding
secretary of the Presbyterian board of for
eigu missions; has received a letter from
Hon. A. w. Terrett, United States minis
ter to Turkey. containing the information
that conviction has been secured 10 the
cases Of the persons arrested for the attack
upon Miss Anna Mellon, an American mis-
sionary, last summer.
Harry C. Wiltshaw, the absconding bank
clerk, who robbed the United States Ma
tional Bank of New York, of $4,000 and
succeeded in eluding arrest for over two
years, WAS arraigned before Judge Bene-
dict in the United States district court at
New York, Wednesday. Wiltshaw was
without counsel and pleaded guilty. He
was remanded to be sentenced ut a later
date.
Lewis J. Hill, the ex-psying teller of the
defunct St. Nicholas Bank of New York,
indicted for grand larceny of some of the
banks money, December 20, appeared be-
fore Recorder Smyth Wedne sday and with
drew his plea of not guilty and entered q
plea of guilty of grand larceny in the first
degree. Hills total defaleations aggre-
gated over $4,000.
In the number of London Truth issued,
Wednesday, Mr.. Lsbouchere says that
Lord Rosebery's accession to the premier
ship was q skilfully contrived conspiracy
There is no question about Lord Rosebery' g
ability, but he has dangerous amount of
it and bis sele ction pleases the Tories. Hi,
selection by the political and press hacks.
was dirty trick on the Liberal party
whose preferences were not asked.
The corcner's jury at Ithaca, N. Y,
Wednesday, rendered the following verdict
in the case of the Cornell student. outrage
e"Henrietta jackson, in our op ni,n, camr
to her death on the night of Feb. 20, 1894,
by reason of the inhalation of chlorine or
some other irlisant gas manufactured and
introduced into the room in Masonic block
in Ithaca, where the deceased was at
work, by person or persons to this ju y
unknown"
Boston capitalists, representing a syndi-
Gale of American capitalists are ut Toronto,
Ont, to consult with Cana ians as to Il e
establishing of smelters at Sudbery. The
American capitalists are interested in Nova
Scotia bituminous coal mines, and as this
coalis especially adapted for smelting pur-
poses. the company proposes to invest
81 COO. 900 in estab!i.hi' z smeltera. The
m .t'er will be brought before the Ontario
Legisl ,ture.
Station Agent Rusk wss taken from his
room Ut tie hetsl at Woodward, o. T.,
about O'Clock Tuesday morni, & by two
robbers anil made to go the depot. open the
safe snl deliver the contents. There was
package of money from LeavsLworth for
the fort supply raymAster, containing $40,
900. one package of money AMI checks for
Wellington and about $40 of railroad
money. The robbers were m oanted and
easily escaped.
Lord Dunraven has bought the Dragon,
the crack 20 rater which made n good re-
cord last year. He will enter the Drsgon
for all the races in the Solent ard else
where. Before the beginning of the sea-
son the Dragon will be taken to Souihapp
ton and converted into ntreboard yacht
1t is believed ihst the subsequent peIfor-
msnces Of the Dragon win decide Lord
Dunraven whether to enter cetrebcsrler
or q keel boat in the next race for tn.
Americas cup.
steamer Wsrrimoo, from Australi ~
ports, brings word of sensational fatality
1t the little city Of Rudwond, the MAYOR o,
which, Within Psysley, was shot snd NOR
tally wounded, Feb. IL, by William Red
fern, city clerk, who sent four bullets iot1
his own brain. The reason for the trag ID,
vas that the clerk, smarting under fsncicr
grievances and reduction of SALARY, tool
revenge on the chief magistrate, who I,sc
sanctioned general cut in the civic M,
list, owing to the niece ssilies of bard times
TIE situation of the locked-ont glass Gu.
tiers ct the Mount Washiognn fSiass Work,
New Beford, remains practically the ssme.
Al meeting of the men, Wedn .sday, j,