Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-03-18
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires from the North, East,
South and West.

Arthur p. Peterson, attorney general
of Hawaii, under the monarchy, died in
exile at San Francisco, Saturday.
A decree has hecn issued at Rome ex-
empting from duty The importation tf
SIT into Sicily from the United States.
Gen Baratirj, commander of the Italian
troops in Italy's East African possessions
occupied Adigrat, Sunday, without en-
countering opposition.
Cyrus Small, ex-superintendent of the
Boston police department, died suddenly
Of heart disease at his home, No. i3 Hart
ford street, Roxbury, Saturday.
Charles u. Laughton, cx-lieutenant-
governor of Washington and Nevada, died
of heart disease at Tacoma, Wash, Satur-
day. His father lives at Bangor, Nc.
The combers and cardcrs Of the various
mills at Lawrence, Mass, held a meeting
Sunday, and voted to organize a branch
of the National Union Textile Workers of
America.
Excitement ran high at The New York
Cotton Exchange, Saturday, where the
bulls were on the rampage and jumped
prices up nearly 90 points. That makes
- points in a short time.
A Strasburg correspondent says that
the report Of Texas fever in Rcichstand--
one of the principal reasons of the prohibit
ton of American cattle being imported
into Gormany-has been found to be ut
terly false.
Cornelius Stage, aged IS, proprietor eff
wayside resort near San Francisco, was
fatally shot and robbed by two masked
men, Saturday night. Stagg was one Of
the best known men in California, among
the sporting element.
Tho Rome newspapers, Saturday, con
firmed the report that the Duke Of Aosta,
King Humbert's nephew, and Princess
Helene of Orleans, are betrothed. The
Princess is the second daughter of the late
Count of Paris and is "a years old.
The schooner Charles r. Campbell,
which stranded three miles south Of High
land Light Thursday, was floated, Satur-
day, Ivy the tugs lee King, Peter g. Brad
ley, Seguin and c. W Morse. The tug
Morse towed the schooner into Province
town harbor. The schooner was np-
parently uninjured.
H. d. Reynolds, prominent business
man of Carey, Ohio, is missing under
sensational circumstances. It is thought
that Mr. Reynolds was made away with,
as his room was found in greatly dis
ordered condition, and there was blood
on the walls and floor. Detectives are
working on the case.
The building on Ontario street, Clevc-
land, Ohio occupied by The World, A. n.
kellogg Newspaper Company and United
Press, was destroyed by fire, Sunday even
ing Total loss, about $50, 600 1t is
thought the fire started through the care
lessness of porter. Worlds loss, So.
900; partly insured A. n. Kellogg Co. 8
loss. S52 900. The building was valued
at $50, 600 The manager of The World
has opened an emergency office in the
Arcade building. He says The World
will be published as usual, Monday.
The strike of English bootmakers has
been extending throughout the week I'M
til now there are 200, 900 idle operatives
in that branch of industry. The strike
affects all the factories in England except
those in Stafford. Norwich and Bristol
Some of the London unions are granting
10 shillings week to the strikers The
employers are not in the least anxious, de
claring that they have enormous stocks
vet uusold. Nevertheless, they are pre-
pairing to protect themselves by the EN-
nloyment of American labor saving ma
chinery.