Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-03
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires IRON the North, Ea
South and West.

Much deSt1tutlOn prevails on the LaDra-
dor coast and the Dominion government
has decided to send a schooner with $4,000
worth of seed grain to the destitute set
tiers.
The Connecticut House, Thursday, re
jected the proposed constitutional amend
ment increasing the pay of members from
$500 to $500, by a vote of 36 to 146, with
20 absent
The debt statement issued, Wednesday,
shows the net increase in the public debt,
less cash in the treasury, during April,
as 50. 109, ,S57. The total cash in treasury
is S7S7, 442,335.
The dwelling house of Mrs. Mary Rust
situated in Darlington, n. H., near the
Rochester line, was destroyed by fire.
Thursday. Cause, defective chimney
Loss, $500; insured.
A Cuban named Fuentex. who has been
reporting the insurrection for New York
daily, was arrested at guantanamo, Cuba,
Thursday. He is suspected of completely
with the insurgents
The New York Chamber of Commerce
held it's 127th annual meeting, Thursday
President Alex E. Orr was reelected
A resolution was adopted opposing the
free coinage of silver.
The ballot for United States senator at
Dover, Del, Thursday, resulted: Hig-
gins, Rep, 5; Addicks, Rep, 6; Massey,
Rep, 6; Pennewill, Rep, l; Ridgeley,
Dem, O.; Tunnel, Dem, /.
As result of the strike of hod carriers
1000 brickyard workmen went on a strike
at St Louis, Wednesday, for higher wages
and a 9-hour work day. 1t is expected
that at least 5000 men will soon be idle
There was another meeting of the an
thracite coal men at New York, Thursday,
to fix the percentage which each road is
entitled to- The Reading Railroad repre-
sentative put in his claim for 81 per cent
for the main tonnage, which caused
long and heated discussion, but so far as
known, no agreement was reached
The counsel for Oscar Wilde will, Fri
day, make application before Baron Pol
lock in the Queens Bench division of the
high court of justice for the admission of
Wilde to bail pending the re trial of his
case Hitherto it has been the practice 10
grant applications for bail in all cases of
misdcmoanor, but the matter rests solely
upon the discretion of the court The next
session of Old Bailey court will begin on
May 20.
Bartholomew Young, aged 81, was
knocked down and robbed of a watch and
chain on Common street, Lawrence, Mass
Thursday. Later John Dunn and John
Mahoney claiming to hail from Lewiston,
Me, and Alexander kehoo of Chicago.
were arrested, charged with the offence.
The watch was found upon Dunn. Kchoe
had previously been arraigned in court for
drunkenness and released
Committees representing the Granite
Manufacturers Association and Granite
Cutters Union held a lengthy conference,
at Concord, n H., Thursday night The
manufacturers committee offered to refer
the matter In dispute-the discrimination
clausc-to arbitration, but the cutters
committee declined to sign any agreement,
and the meeting adjourned without ac-
ton. 1t is unlikely that the committees
will again meet.
AT a meeting Of shoe manufacturers of |
Havcrhill, just held at Haverhill, it was
decided, in view Of the recent heavy ad- |
vance in leather of 100 Fer cent or more. |
to make the prices of shoes for the next |
sales to accord with the order of things.
No definite agreement was reached by the |
meeting. but the understanding that each |
manufacturer was at once to take |
measures to advance his price. Pending
more definite action at an adjourned meet
ing. it is understood that the new price
will be 10 or ~ cents per pair higher than
present figures.
An examination in the case of James
Briggs, recently found hanged at Reho-
BOTH Mass, and at first supposed to have
been the victim Of foul play. confirms the
report that the wounds ON the head were
self-inflicted in state of temporary in
sanity Briggs pounded his head with a
heavy hammer. He then walked from
the house to the corn-crib with the blood
streaming from his wounds, took rope
from the crib. went back to the barn and
walked around to find place inside
where be could hang himself This
caused the blood to bs scattered on the
hoor. The hammer was found in corner
OF the barn. Briggs evidently concluded
That he could not kill himself with it and
then strangled himself.