Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-07-06
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought BY the Wires from the North, East
South and west.

Strath Berry, owned by DIR. VIM. Scott,
Centreville, Iowa. paced mile at Peoria,
Ill, Friday, in 200, breaking the world s
| record for half mile tracks.
George Lawson, a hack driver, Friday,
shot and killed his wife and then shot and
killed himself, at Springfield, Ill. The
shooting was the outcome of his being
drunk, Thursday.
1t is understood that the state depart
ment has requested Ambassador Eustis to
push the Waller matter with the French
government to final conclusion as
speedily as possible.
A dispatch from Madrid says that the
committee of ministers will arrange to
settle the Mora claim, being prompted
thereto by the urgent presentation of the
case made by Hannis Taylor American
minister.
Pigeon Cove, New York, with cargo of
Haven, Friday, with loss of foresail off
Chatham, during a storm, Thursday. The
vessel sprung leak about 40 strokes per
hour
Fritz Helman, his wife and four child
rem were asphyxiated by gas at Chicago
Thursday. Developments indicate that
Helman deliberately turaed on the gas
with the intention of killing his family
and himself. 1t is supposed that he was
insane.
At meeting of the striking weavers of
Hamilton mills, at Amcsbury, Mass. Fri
day, to discuss the opening of the mills
Monday, 1t was voted not to return unless
some concessions are made, they preferring
to leave town. The real struggle will be-
gin, Monday.
Jack McDonough, champion middle
weight of the Northwest, said, at Lowell
Mass, Friday night, that he would box
Dick o Brien, "kid' Mccoy or any other
middleweight in New England He says
that he is especially anxious to again meet
Dick o 'Brien.
The death of H. W. Frye, associate edi
tor of the Electrical World, near Folsom,
n. NJ. on June 30, was announced at
New York, Friday. He had gone to New
Mexico to recuperate his health. He was
born in Belfast. Me, and graduated from
Colby University
Private advices report two severe bat
ties at Palmas Atlas, Cuba, between 80
volunteers and 400 mounted insurgents,
under Amador Guerra. The volunteers
lost II killed and 10 wounded. The in
surgents lost. GO killed, including Guerra,
and large number of wounded.
H. T. Cady, shoe manufacturer of North
Adams, Mass, has increased the wages Of
"pullers over from 10 to l21E per cent.
His action was voluntary and was due to
tI,f,p inttn hot a
earning as good pay in proportion as the
other help. About 35 are affected.
The inquest at Woonsocket, X. l., into
the cause of the death of Miss Mary John
son, young mill operative of Wendell
Mass, whose body was found in mill
pond at Blackstone, Mass, several weeks
since, was concluded by Judge Putnam,
who finds that she drowned herself
Cromwell, Ct, is having lively school
war. The sixth district wants Dora j.
Hsggerty as teacher. but the COMMITTED
Mrs Stocking, declines to retain her, as
she claims that Mis- Haagerty refused to
read the Bible, and taught Catholic doc
trines. The district has demanded a
meeting to instruct the committee to en-
gage her.
11AhSSe Nfoho, I1cuIy anu JhIfleS
Hook, were committed for trial, at Lon
don, Friday, on the charge of having kid
mapped Mrs Gordon, widow OF the late
Hon. Sackvtlle Gordon, few weeks ago.
The abduction of the woman, 1t is claimed,
was at the instance Of an American
named Clamp, with whom Mrs Gordon
had lived, to obtain the bonds, money,
iewelry, etc, that she owned.
Alexander Hesler, said by photographers
to have been the greatest dagurreotypist
America has produced, died at his Evan
ston, H., home, Friday, of apoplexy 1t
Is said that he was primarily responsible
for the inspiration which moved Long.
fellow to write "Hiawatha. In 1851, |
Hesler photographed the falls of Minne-
haha. George Sum ner bought two Of his |
pictures, and one Of them got into Lcng-