Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-03-02
NEWS NUGGETS.
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In executive session, Friday, the Senate
the army and navy promotions
The German Reichstag has approved
the appropriation for new cruisers, l45
to 81.
Harry HILL the murderer of Matt Axe
son, was executed at Plattsmouth, Neb.,
Friday.
The President hopes to go to North
Carolina, on fishing and ducking trip,
shortly after the adjournment of Con
gress.
r. G. Dun & Co. report $50 failures in
the United States for the past week,
against POI in the corresponding week OF
last year.
Fire in Gilmour & Hughson's lumber
yards at Ironside, Ont, Thursday night,
destroyed between 5000, 600 and 5000, :
600 feet of lumber, valued at 500, 0oo.
Insurance, about half.
The ballot, Friday, at the joint session
of the Delaware Legislature, resulted
Higgins (Rep), s; Addicks (Rep.) b;
Massey (Rep), 4; Walcott (Dem.), D; ray
ard Dem.), 4; absent 3.
Fire, Friday, broke out in the rear OF
Reno hotel, Norfolk, Neb The hotel was
completely wrecked inside by fire ana
water. as was the cigar factory of Mauplh
& Wagner, next door The loss Will be
heavy.
The House, Friday, passed the blll
amending interstate commerce law; OH
to suppress lottery traffic and bill TO pay
West Virginia balance of direct tax, 1851,
600. The Senate passed the general
deficiency bill.
Commandment Lechattelier of the marine
force Friday, fought a duel at Paris WIFI
Nj. Pcrchcr, who was also known as
Harry Ais, inflicting wound from the
effects of which Ais died in Il few minutes.
The weapons used were swords.
At New York, Friday, Teufil sTuczke-
WITT was sentenced to death during the
week beginning Monday, April %, foi
the murder of Adolph Balensiefer, jan
$, the execution to take place at Sing sing,
A notice of appeal was filed, which VIII
likely delay the execution.
The British schooner Three Bells ar
rived at Halifax, N. s, Friday. from Fort
Rico, and reports that Feb Is, LAT. "a ii
long. &c 81, she saw the big five master
American schooner Gov. Ames, from
Salem, Mass, for Norfolk, Va, in ballast.
The ship had lost her foresail and was
living to with storm sail set, heading west
southwest 1t was too rough to communi
cate with her.
A committee of the board of concilia-
ton called at Chick Bros. factory, Haver
hill, Friday, and was told that the firm
would confer with its old employees IN
dividually, but under 10 consideration
would the union or committee from the
board be recognized as such. Meetings oil
the old employees were held later and II
was voted, with three dissenting votes out
of $50, not to return to work under such
conditions.
In the, yacht race, Friday, for PRIV
D'HoA H3Er, the course being from Can
mes to Tropcz, thence to st. Maxine,
back ia cannes, the Britannia. which had
the Prince of Wales on board, won the
prize. Time: Britannia, 8 hours, sc
minutes; Valkyrie, 9:46; Corsair, 1923.
The race for 10-raters was Won by H.
Allan's invincible little Yankce-built
Dacotah The race for 20 raters was OF
by the Aralla.
About p. NJ, Friday, the interior OF
four tenements in the course of construc
tion on Orchard street, near Rivington
New York City, crashed in without q
moment s warning. A number of brick
layers and laborers were at work there
ana were carried into the cellar with tbs
falling walls. Firemen were summoned
and in a few minutes several worSmc1
were dug out of the ruins. Three were
killed, IL injured, and two will probably
die.
A daring robbery was attempted, Fri
day evening, at the bake shop of Andcr-
son & Plow, Gloucester, Mass A strange
man remained outside until the proprie
tors went to supper, when he rushed into
the shop and inquired of the young lady
in charge how much money there was in
the drawer. She informed him that il
was none of his business, when he pushed
her one side and rifled it of its contents
and left. An officer who was near ar
rested the culprit, who refused to give his
name. The stolen money was taken from
his pocket.
A London Central News dispatch from,
iohtoi ui'!oi uu'o va i'p' -'5 says. iCtN
Marshal Oyama reports that on the morn
ing of February "a the first division OF
the Japanese army about kaiping. de
feated the enemy near Ia Pong Shang.
The afternoon of the same day II force OF
about ID, 900 of the enemy with 90 guns
began an attack from Pcimaitaz, Toncha-
hotz and Faoymaim. After a heavy can
nonade we started their centre at 3 clock
in the afternoon and rcpulsed them, driv-
ing them toward Kingeow. Our loss was
20 killed and $50 wounded including
seven officers. The enemy lost 200 killed
The number of their wounded is I'M
known. The natives state that the Chinese
came in full force, 10000 strong, led by
Generals Sung, Ma, Shang and Chang
Sung.