Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-16
NEWS NUGGETS.
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South and West.

The American Bankers Association,
| holding its 21st annual session, met ut
Atlanta, Ga, Tuesday.
The Indiana anchored off Boston light,
at p. NJ, Friday, having averaged 12 2
knots from Delaware capes, in a heavy
sea
The S6th annual meeting of the Ameri
can Board of Commissioners for Foreign
Missions opened at Brooklyn, n. Y,
Tuesday,
A dispatch from Berlin says it has
been learned from Turkish sources that
the position of the new grand vizier
kiamel Pasha, is already in danger be-
cause he favors he Immediate acceptance
Of the reforms for Armenia prop osed by the
powers
Policeman John Corbett ut Seattle,
Wash, Monday. shot and MORALLY
wounded william O'Connor, ex-convict
and highwayman, whom he was trying to
arrest. Corbett was almost cut to pieces
with knife, sustaining injuries from
which he may die.
Tho National Union Gospel Mission be
gan It's first annual convention, to con
tnue three days at Washington, Tues
day, with nearly 100 delegates from rescue
missions in various cities The session
was opened with addresses of welcome and
reports feom local societies.
The British ship Parthia, Captain Car
ter, from Liverpool, June %, for san
Francisco, was burned ut sea on Oct LIST.
Part of the crew have arrived at Valparaiso
but the captain and first officers with IS
of tia crew, who left the ship in open
boats at the same time have not been
heard Of
At Lexington, Ky. Tuesday Barron
Dillon won the stallion representatives
stakes $1,000 in five heats, best time,
,. l2. The .Conqueror won the 2 1G trot
$1,000, in five heats; best time, 2.13A.
Wednesday, Robert ! 2.0ll9 John K
Gentry, 2.03A ice Patchen, , OF, and
Frank Agan, . 06l2, will meet in the
fc,e- for-all race
There was considerable excitement on
the Midway at the Exposition grounds ut
Atlanta, Ga, Tuesday, occasioned by the
fire which started in the building occupied
by the Old Niger plantation which soon
caught onto the uncompleted arena of the
Hagenbacl show The latter building
was destroyed, but a considerable portion
of the plantation building was saved
For n while it was feared that tho whole
Midway was. doomed.
The secretary of state has received
bc'atod telegram from Minis er Denby,
dated Pekin, Oct. II, substantially As
follows: Seventeen criminals Will be
executed nj kucheng. The msung Ii
Yamen agrees that all traders shall be ex-
ccutcd, all participants sentenced to i'm
pr isonment and all implicated tried. The
commission of inquiry will probably be
nd journed An imperial decree has been
is.uet. referring the implicated SAe-thu-
en- officials to \ board for punishment
IN association to be known as The
United States Military Wbeelmen' was
formed at New York, Tuesday. Its OBJ
iect Is to assist us q volunteer arm Of tie
United States national defence in the
practical development and application of
the bicycle for military purposes. The ma
tional headquarters are TO be In New
York, with branches in Chicago and Rich
mond, Va. The articles require that all
members shall belong to the regular or
volunteer armies of the United Stats.
While Frank Souders was passing
saloon at Camden, n. r., Monday night
he was invited In to take drink by John
Jordan and his son George Soon there
was u fight in which Souders was beaten
over the head with black jack in the
hands of one of the ,Iordans. In the scIflls
Souders drew revolver and fired several
shots at Jordan and his son, each of whom
received q dangerous wound in the
stomach The wounded men were taken
to the hospital in critical conditions
Souders surrendered % the police.
The ninth annual convention of the
National Association OF Builders began
three days meeting in the main hall of
Dung Mems Christian Association Build.
ing Baltimore, Monday, Delegates were
present from 90 of the most prominent
cities in the country representing all
active branches of the business. An adj
dress on "The Union Of Building Trades
Schools with Schools of Architectural
d sign was delivered by kobrt d. An
drews, Boston.
The Bradford, Mass, post offica was
broken into, early Tuesday, The safe blown
open and sl.2D in change ard $40 in
stamps stolen. The post off is located
On Main street and tue four burglars were
5, en- by people in the vicinity, One young
man ut his head ont IF a window and
shouted 60 the two thi ,vss who reniaipcd
ON the outside. while the Others were in
side. They told the young man to close
, The window and shut the tliBds. or thew
would shoot him He compiled anil the
1 hnrglars had thing. their own wav. Later.
i the police we've notified Tut the thieves he'd
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