Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-06-01
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought BY the Wires from the North, East
South and West.

r. G. Dun & Co. say: Failures for the
past week were 215 in the United States,
against 1873 last year.
Portland dedicated new soldiers
monument, the gift of Gov. Cleaves and
his latc brother Nathan Cleaves, Thurs
day.
Rogers & Co.'S WOODEN mills at Alliston,
Ont, were almost totally destroyed by
fire Friday, Loss, $4,000; insurance.
$500
A dispatch received from Guatemala
says the steamer Barracuda picked up a
raft with nine passengers of the wrecked
steamer Colima.
Mike Dirnberger of Syracuse, N. Y,
broke another bicycle record at Fountain
Ferry park, Louisville, Ky, Friday,
making two thirds of a mile in / 90 40
In wrestling match at Liverpool, Fri
day night, for 600 and the championship
of the world, Cannon threw Rasso, the
German champion, three times out of five,
and won the match.
Fire damaged che furniture warehouse
of Chas. H. Washburn at Taunton, Mass,
Friday $4,000, and the furniture therein
as much more. Insured. The fire caught
from a naphtha shed adjoining
During thunder storm, Friday, at
Hamburg, lightning struck and set fire to
a number of sheds, containing g. 10000 bar
rels of petroleum, on the island of Will
heImsburg. opposite the city. Shipping
is endangered
A ball game was played at Elm Park,
two miles from Port Richmond, L. l.,
Thursday, between picked colored mines.
A quarrel ensued, during which an out
slider named Charles White. 81 years of
age, of Port Richmond was killed.
Dr. d. X. Pearsons of Chicago. has Of
fered Mount Holyoke college $50, 900 to
endow professorships provided the college
will raise $3.50, 600 more in one and a half
years. The college authorities are conf
dent they can raise the necessary money.
Treasurer White of the Erie Railway,
said, Friday, that he had no instructions
to pay the interest due. Saturday. on the
company's bonds known as the funded
5s" This means there will be a default
on this interest, which amounts to $780,
1855.
Frank Cheney and Carl Knowlton, each
about 81 years old, have probably beer
drowned In Crystal lake, at Gardner Mass.
Friday, their hats were found floating,
and their boats capsized with hole stove
| in it. 1t is supposed a steamer ran them
down, Thursday plight.
1t is rumorcd that Lord Sholto Douglas
and Miss Loretta Adkins, the actress,
were married, Thursday, in Oakland, Cal
1t is Known that a dispensation was is
| sued by the Catholic church permitting
the performance of the ceremony, Int the
truth of the rumor could not be ascer-
tanned.
Baroness Matavine De Grimm, editor Of
De Grimm's Fashion Magazine, and wife
Of the cartoonist Baron Constance De
Grimm, dressed herself all in black,
Thursday, even to black hose and slippers,
locked herself In the bath room at her
home, 222 East 18th street, New York,
and shot herself dead.
VIM. Mullen committed suicide in his
room at IS Broadway, South Boston,
some time between 10 A. NJ, Thursday,
and 10 A. NJ, Friday. His body was
found by one of the occupants of the house.
He had shot himself ever the right temple.
Mullen was go years old and was a lodger
in the above named house.
The impression is growing in diplo-
matte circles that some understanding
will soon be reached by Russia and Japan
which will permit Russia to extend the
Siberian Railway through northern Corea,
to secure an outlet at the seaport of Port
Lazerff. This Is believed to be the real
secret of Russia's intrigue with Corea
The semi annual meeting of the New
England Association Of School Superin-
tendents, was held, Friday, at the Eng
fish High school building, Boston, A. W.
Edison, Worcester. one of the agents of
the state board of education presiding.
These officers were elected: President,
J. C. Simpson, Portsmouth. N. H.; secre-
tary and treasurer, L. p. Nash, Gardiner,
Me-. executive committee, A. II. Whit
comb, Lowell, Alfrd Turner. Rutland,
Vt, Miss Lizzie A. Mason, Orange.