Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-03-28
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought By the wires from the NORTH, East
South and West.


% business firms we're burned out, two
women injured by jumping, and 81, 600,
600 damage done.
W. J. Hurley was convicted at San
Francisco Tuesday, of after pting to
bribe the jury in the case OF re bank
wrecker, Mcdonald.
The miners strike at Liegs is extend
ing rapidly, and the Belgium government
has called out the militia reserves as a
| precaution ainst violence.
Robert Leitch' g. Sons, Washington,
said to be the Oldest established brass
| founders in the country, assigned, Wednes-
day. Assets, S102, 600; liabilities, So2, ooo.
A dispatch from Madrid to the Paris
Journal Des Debats says that the Span
ish government has decided to send addl-
tional endorsements of 5000 men to Cuba.
The Connecticut House, Wednesday,
passed a bill providing that no foreign
flags be displayed on public buildings or
schoolhouses except to honor foreign
guest of the state or nation.
Samuel and John Gibbs. brothers and
| farmers in the interior of Green county,
Tennessee, committed suicide, Wednes-
day. by drowning. They had been in
financial straits for some time.
A dispatch from Kobe says that the
Japanese loan of 3, 200, 600 yen to Corea
has fallen through, owing to the refusal
of Japan to grant Core IS request that the
loan be kept standing for Is years.
Langdon S. Ward, treasurer of the
American board of commissioners for
foreign missions, died at his home in
| Newton Centre, Mass, Wednesday. He
was born at Saco, Me, May 20, 1928.
George Sharp, catcher, and Jake Wiehl.
outfielder, who played last year in the
Pennsylvania state league, have been
signed by Manager Doe of the New Bed
ford ball club of the New England League
Lawrence A. Jacobs, at Boston, We'd
nesday, was sentenced to four years in
state prison for perjury. He had been &C
cepted as bail in number of cases, hav-
ing falsely represented himself as worth
property.
| President Norton and Superintendent
| Quinn of the Atlantic Railroad Co
Brooklyn, N H., who has been on trial in
| the court of sessions, on charge of violating
the 10 hour law, were acquitted by the
jury, Wednesday,
| The dead bodies of Amy Thill, an &C
tress and Jack Bieelow, an actor, was
found in tho woman's room at ID West
gath street. New York, Wednesday. Both
had been shot 1t is thought that Blge-
low killed the woman and himself.
Prof. James f. Oliver, the distinguished
mathematician connected with Cornell
University faculty since 1871, died at
Ithaca, N. Y. after an illness of three
months duration. He was the author Of
number of standard mathematical
works.
The 14-years old daughter of Jacob
Dean, who lives near Harmony, Md, was
murdered, Tuesday, while on her way to
school. 1t is believed the girl was first
assaulted and then killed. Should the
murderer be overtaken he undoubtedly
will be ]ynched
The newly elected president and vice
presidents of the German Reichstag have
decided not to apply for the customary
audience with the Emperor, for fear of
still further straining the situation. They
will merely leave their cards at the palace
in the hands of Courtmaster Homesch.
The steamer Aurora, the first arrival
from the sealing grounds, reached ST.
M
seals. She reports that steamers Wolf and
Neptune secured a full loading, the AL
gerine has 10, 900, and the Newfoundland
and Greenland 500 seals each.
In the race at Nice, Wednesday, for
5000, 5000 and 1000 francs besides gold,
silve, and bronze medals, between the
Ailsa. Britannia and Valkyrie !, 80 miles, |
the Britannia easily beat the Aisa in q
in stiff breeze, by 10 minutes proving
herself to be the best boat in heavy
weather
The governor Of Santiago de Cuba re-
ports that the government troops have
overtaken a small band of rebels, wound |
ing one and capturing a quantity of arms |
and ammunition. He reports the troops |
dispersed another band at Cuavitas, captur-
ing arms, provisions, etc. Seventeen rebels
surrendered to the authorities in Santiago.
Up to a late hour, Wednesday, nothing
definite was learned at Ottawa, Ont re-
garding the resignation of Sir Charles Fl.
Upper as minister of justice in the Do
minion cabinet. The impression prevails
that Sir Charles has actually rendered his
resignation but his colleagues are with
holding the official announcement in the
hope of pers uading him to recall it,
The Yale gymnastic authorities,
familiar with the system of strength
in vogue at Amherst, have
been comparing the record made by Lane
of Amherst. who claims the worlds inter
collegiate championship, as strong man.
They find that Yale has several athletes
whose records, registered by Dr. Seaver,
the associate gymnasium director, excel
Lanes.
Advices from Montevido say that the
British steamer Dunkcld, Barry, February
%. for Buenos Aures, was wrecked on the
English bank. Part of the crew of the
Dunkled was landed at Buenos Ayres.
Two of the crew were drowned Tie '
Swedish bark Amaranth, Nilsson, Liver
pool, Nov. "a, for St Domingo, was lost
with her cargo at the port of destination. I
The Austrian bark Pelesac, Cosech, has
been wrecked off Maldonado, Uruguay. I
Her crew was saved. !
The Berlin Post makes denial, upon
semi official authority, of the report that J
q GOODNESS has sprung up between Berlin
and St Petersburg governments in consc- {
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