Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-08-26
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by The Wires from the North, East,
South and Nest.

Fire did 1926, 900 damage to 25 build
ings and contents at RosendaIe, n Y,
Sunday. Only half insured.
The Fall River trades unions are ex
pected to demand restoration of wages
in all the mills in that city, during this
week.
Two unknown men were capsized from
a canoe on the Charles river at Waltham,
Mass, Sunday, and drowned. The bodies
were not recovered.
The condition of George Augustus Sala,
the wcll-known journalist and author,
who has been Ill at Brighton, Eng f,I
some time, Is improving.
Sunday was the dryest day with but
one exception ever known In New York
city. Only 81 saloon keepers were arrested
against 81, last Sunday.
Louis Hammond and wife committed
suicide at the American house, Boston,
Saturday, by taking chloral. They are
supposed to be New Workers.
Charles Pope, who deserted his family
at Brockton, three years ago, has returned.
He says he found himself in Denver, but
Knows nothing of how he got there.
Mr. Blckman Of Chicago, guest at the
Ocean View hotel, Block Island, was
probably fatally shot, Saturday night, by
Charlie Bascom of ST Louis, 17-yeors-
old lad, who was practicing at u target.
A freight train was wrecked by break
ing apart and the sections crashing to
gether near Pulaski, n. Y, Sunday, and
two tramps were badly hurt and an un-
Eiitod <O
$20 600.
Edward p Cummings of Windham, CT ,
45 years old was found dead In the woods
at Willimantic Sunday, by three boys Al
empty vial was found by his side, which
mad contained chloral hydratc to use for
insomnia.
The President was with his family all
day, at Buzzards Bay, Mass, Sunday, as
IS his usual custom. There were no
callers, but as usual there We're number
of outsiders who drove to Gray Gables to
look at the place
A settlement has been made between
Prince and Princess Colonna, the latter
being the stepdaugher of John W.
Mackay the well l-known American capi
talist, which gives the princess the custody
of the children she paying the prince CO.
600 francs yearly
Joseph Gallo stabbed Maranio Bugliest
at Waterbury, CT early Sunday. Bugliese
dropped to the ground and died In five
minutes The stiletto penetrated ar
artery near the heart Gallo is under ar
rest. A drinking quarrel is supposed t,
have caused the cutting.
Io4 I'LL ~
this week, from the Pond tool works at
Plainfield, n. (which is the largest ever
made In this country, It's weight being $50
tons. There are four lathes in all to come,
each costing the government $40, 1000
Sixteen inch guns are to be made on the
large lathes.
The London Standard publishes Mad
rid dispatch saying that the concentration
of reinfrrcements for Cuba Is rapidly pro
ceedipg. Eight thousand cavalry, form
ing the first body of total of 80, 600
will be landed in Cuba before Sept 20
The cost of the war In Cuba to the pres
ent time has been about $50. 600, 900.
Capt. Quick of the British steamer
Stuart, which arrived at PHILADELPHIA
Sunday, states that he was driven from a
guano island in the south Pacific by the
Chilian ironcad warsbip Esmeralda
The reason assigned for the order from
the Esmeralda was that Peru owned tn,
islands until short time ago, when they
were seized for war debt owed to Chill
John Smalley. a suspected train robber
was shot and killed by Deputy Sheriffs
Spcfford and McBain at McBa,n, Mich
while resisting arrest Saturday night.
Smalley was identified by Detective Way
as the man who murdered Detective
George W. Powers, aboard a Grand Rapids
x Indiana train, at Grand Rapids.
Wednesday night. Way was with Powers
when the murder WAS committed,