Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-12-06
NEWS NUGGETS.
BROUGHT by the Wires from the North. East
South and West.

The largest Cuban expedition that ever
left Jamaica has been organized at Kings
ton. Jamaica, and il is expected that the
Marty will have sailed within about
two days An English warship left,
Wednesday TO cruise IN the waters on
north side of that island.
The case of 81 alleged Cuban filibusters
arrested at Inagua, Bahamas and taken
to Nassau, N. p, by the British gunboat
Partridge, charged with violation of the
British foreign enlistment act, was called
again. Thursday, and was continued till
Dec. 10, owing to the absence of material
witnesses.
Word from Litchfield, CT, says that the
contractor building the Telford road had
trouble with his men, Monday, about smok
ing. and as a result many Italian and
hungarian iaborers quit Tuesday morn
ing, Fred Long discovered 100 dynamite
cartridges under large stone that he was
about to pound into pieces. There is no
proof as to who placed them there, but
evidence points strongly to the striking
men.
| Fire in the wet room of the Norwich
Bleaching, Dyeing and Printing CO., Nor
witch, CT, Thursday night, caused by an
explosion of oil pipe which mechanics were
repairing with the aid of hand lamp
which set fire to the oil was confined to
one building, two stories high with a
damage to the building and machinery of
about $40, 000 In the building, in pro-
cess was 1000, 600 yards of cloth, all of
which was damaged. The cloth was
valued at $50, 600; insured
The Stag and Hounds, a summer hotel
at West Campton, N. H., with the out
buildings and barn, was burned, Thursday.
This removes one of the Oldest summer
hotels in the Pcmigewasset valley, it hav-
| ing been established more than so years
ago. The hotel covered quite an area and
had accommodations for more than 100
guests. The fire is supposed to have
caught from a defective chimney The
greater part of the contents of the lower
floors were saved. Loss and insurance.
unknown.
After laboriously maintaining rates for
nearly six months, the cast bound roads
| from Chicago are again cutting and slash
ing with their old time vigor. 1t is re-
ported that during the past week, at least
| four of the diffcrential and one of the
strong lines have been cutting grain rates
| from to cents per 100 pounds on
through shipment Provision rates have
been cut from 10 to Is cents per 100
pounds, and tho allowance for carting
| freight to the freight Stations has been in
creased from to q cents per 100 pounds
Peter Maher and Robert Fitzsimmons
were matched at New York, Thursday, to
| fight to finish near FL Paso Texas, be
A,.,.. IIAL MI
were arranged at a meeting at the st.
James hotel between Dan Stuart of Texas,
representative of Fitzsimmons, and John
j. Quinn, manager of Maher. Stuart was
| empowered to make ths match for Fitz,
simmons, and as Quinn was anxious for
the contest, the arrangements We're com
pleted without difficulty. The purse to be
fought for will be $50, 600 When Dan
Stuart arrived at New York, a few DAYS
ago, to arrange match between Corbett
and Fitzsimmons, he stated that he had n
battle ground selected within five miles of
FL Paso. 1t is said to he on Mexican soil.
Stuart is to forfeit $4,000 to each principal
If he cannot bring off the fight The bat
tie will be fought under a tent capable of
sheltering Is, 900 people The articles of
agreement will he signed by Maher in
Philadelphia, and Stuart will take them
to Texas, Saturday, and there obtain Fitz-
simmons signature
Harry J. Mooney, the Brockton shoe
maker, who started penniless from his
home, July 30, to make a pair of shoes for
every Governor in the United States has
returned home. He was taken sick while
In Atlanta, Ga, and returned home at the
earnest desire of bis wife. He states that
he intends to start again to carry out the
idea as soon as domestic matters will per-
NIT him. He has made shoes for 10 Cover
nors including Gov. Greenbalge of Massa-
chusetts, Gov. Cleaves OF Maine Gov.
Busiel OF New Hampshire Gov. Wood
bury of Vermont Gov. Morton of New
York, Gov. Werts of New Jersey, Gov
Watson of Delaware, Gov Brown of
Maryland, Gov. O'Fcrrall of Virginia. and
Gov. Carr of North Carolina. Gov Lin
pet refused to give his measure to Mr..
Mooney because he said he was unwilling
to accept gift from poor man. His
efforts to secure President Cleveland's
measure was also failure. He made the
shoes for the various Governors in show
windows in the different cities that he
visited. He is still confident that his
scheme can be made q successful enc.