Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-17
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires from the North East
South and West.

Tx Lieutenant Governor ii. Ii. Knight
died at Essthampton, Mass, Wednesday.
The case at Hartford CT, against Nal
colin Mcdonnell, son of Congressman Nc
Donnell of Illinois, who was charged with
theft, was mol pressed in the police court,
Wednesday, on payment
The trial of DIR. Griswold for arson, in
setting fire to the Woodbridge building on
Main street, Hartford, Conn, March 10,
ended Wednesday, by the Jury finding
him guilty OIL three counts.
The semi centennial of Milwaukee,
Wis. as an incorporated city was, Tues
day, celebrated in style beyond any
thing ever attempted there before. Fully
30. 900 visitors are in the city
The joint debate between Yale, Harvard
and Princeton will be repeated, this sea-
son, and an effort is being made to put
them upon such u foundation as will rem
der them regular annual occurrences
Mrs Miner, living south OF Magnolia
Ark, locked her two children, aged six
and four years, in room, while she went
to neighbours home, Tuesday night
While she was gone the house caught fire
and the children were cremated. The
mother, 1t is thought, will lose her mind
Unless there is heavy rain very soon
in the section about Cincinnati, Ohio,
comprising u portion of Indiana, Ohio,
kentucky and West Virginia the losses
will ruin hundreds OF persons. There has
been no rain for weeks and the Ohio is
only two feet six inches deep in the chan
mel
Nat Do hat Iioo Oft bnr home
in Milwaukee dangerously ILL., She l.
suffering from nervous prOstratiOn, which,
it is said, has resulted from recent reports
that she had horsewhippcd her husband,
which We're published, despite denials by
both herself and her husband. Mr.. Pabst
is said to be in the East.
JEFF Ellis, the Fayettc county rapist,
who was taken to Memphis, Tenn, Tues
day, from Mississippi to the scene of his
crime, near Bradeu, was taken from the
authorities by mob of $50 men, last
night. His ears and fingers were cut off
and he was otherwise mutilated In hor-
rible manner and then hanged to a tele-
graph pole
The Madrid National denies that the
Spanish government has received any
States in regard to Consul General vii
liams, whom Spain, the papers says, has
recognized as the diplomatic agent at
Havana in consequence of the friendly
representations Of the government at
Washington.
A dispatch from Havana says Colonel
Milan's column dispersed the combined
insurgent forces of Guerro, Garlic and
Rodrigues at Liaderos, Meneses, after a
fight lasting seven hours. Rebel forces
gathered again at Sierra Colorado and the
government troops again attacked them.
defeating them with heavy loss. On the
Spanish side only few were wounded
Rioting which began at Agram, Austria,
Monday, was renewed, TUESDAY, Emperor
Francis Joseph having ordered the replac-
ing of the Servian flags which had been
removed The riotous Croatians, who are
Catholics, attacked with stones the Servian
Orthodox church and ths bank which dis
played the Servian flag. The gendarmes
cleared the street at the point Of the
bayouet, wounding several persons
At the American Board of Foreign
Missions meeting at Brooklyn, n. Y,
Wednesday Rev DIR. A. Behrlnds Of the
Central Church offered list of commit
tees. After being read they were in
dursed ny the meeting Among the
members on the committee 10 nominate
officers, is G. C. Moses of Bath. Me The
report of the cooperation committee was
read by W. f. Cobb of Newton. Mass
rhe report vas t, the effect that good
work is being done by members of the
board in all New England states.
The Madrid Imparicial's Havana dis
patch says: A summary court martial
has condemned the lieutenant command
| ing the Spanish gunboat MercaDtes.
which was recently captured and
plundered by insurgents while lying at
anchor near Santiago de Cuba The crew
of the vessel are also found equally guilty
with the commanding officer. The punish
ment To be inflicted upon the guilty men
win not be made known during the pend
ing confirmation of the finding Of the
court martial by the superior court.