Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-03-29
NEWS NUGGETS.
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South and West.
Dowagcr Duchess of Buccleuch died at
Slough, Eng, Thursday.
Berry Wall was discharged as cured
from the Kelley institute at White Plains,
N. Y, Wednesday.
The British Medical Journal says that
Lord Roseberry is sleeping better, without
the aid of narcotics,
The side wheel steamer Bay State came
off Burnham's railway, Boston, Thursday,
and sailed for Portland.
The London Central News correspond
ent in Hiroshin. says the report of cholera
at Port Arthur is officially denied.
Over $50, 600 of Iowa money was lost in
the failure of the Malcolm & Waterbury
bucket shop in Chicago, Wednesday.
Two unknown Italians were found dead
in bed in a lodging house, No. 161 Hester
street. New York, at 3 O'Clock A. NJ,
Thursday They had been suffocated by
gas.
The London Morning Post learns from
Madrid that part of wrecked steam
launch from the lost cruiser, Rena Regent,
was seen off the south Spanish coast near
Conil, Wednesday.
Two civil engineers, Mason and Sou
beyre, fought duel with swords Cd the
outskirts of Constantine, Tuesday. Sou
beyre received thrust in the lungs and
died before night.
A dispatch from Guantanamo says it is
rumored there that Brooks, the insurgent
leader, has disappeared. 1t is believed
he has taken refuge aboard some sailing
vessel and left the country.
A Yokohama dispatch says the proposed
loan of 3, 600, coo yen by Japan to Corea
has finally been arranged, the latter
agreeing to Japan's terms that the loan
shall be paid in tlve years.
The dead body of Miss Mollie Easley
was found in the house of w. W. Darrah
at Princetown, Ky, Thursday morning,
with her throat cut. Lee Darrah is miss
ing, and is suspected of the crime.
United States Marshal Crump at Fort
Smith, Arkansas, received message
from Deputy Marshal Barbee, dated Hi
nois, Cherokee Nation, saying he had
killed q Slaughter Kid" and one Sanders,
notorious Indian territory outlaws.
The London Times urges the necessity
of change in the management of the
Grand Trunk board in London. A strong
chairman is especially needed, the writer
says, and he recommends that the share
holders endeavor to obtain Sir Charles
Rivers Wilson.
j. F. Desmond's shoe factory at Marl-
boro Mass, which shut down Dec. 10,
will inns abnl1t A nrit I Il
A. Frye's factory has increased the run
ming time to 10 hours a day, and the
Diamond F'' Howe factory will proba-
bly, follow suit, next week.
s. Murdoch Kendrick of Philadelphia,
president of the Intercollegiate Athletic
Association, Thursday, mailed to Eng
land challenge for n track and field
sports meeting this summer in England,
with the combined strength of Oxford
and Cambridge universities
Trans-continental special freight trains
are getting quite common. The first was
sent by John and Henry Dennis of Port
land to Portland, Oregon, several years
ago, 10 car loads of canned corn. The
last was is car loads of cotton goods to
China, via. Vancouver, b. c., from Bid
dcford, Me.
Captain York, of schooner Charles j.
Willard, at Gloucester, Mass, from Fajar-
go. P. r., for Portland, reports March IS,
off Cape Hatteras, during a heavy north
west gale, John Sinnett of Harpswell, a
member of the crew, was washed from the
jibboom and drowned He was 90 years
of age, unmarried.
The Massachusetts, Mutual Life Insur-
ance Company directors at Springfield,
Mass, Thursday, elected John A. Hall,
president, to succeed the late Col. Edg
erly. Mr.. Hall has been secretary since
1881. Col. II. NJ. Phillips was elected
secretary, and will resign his position as
state treasurer at once.
The London Daily Chronicles Rome
correspondent says that the Pope origi-
nally intended to send Bismarck tele-
gram or letter of congratulation. but in
view of the Clerical party's attitude, it is
believed he will merely instruct Cardinal
Kopp to communicate his best wishes to
the old chancellor.
Tho trustt es of the Connecticut River
Savings Bank, Charlestown. N. H,
placed und r injunction in January, voted
to apply 10 the supreme court for a re-
ceiver and the bank commissioner las ap-
proved the movement On account OF
poor Western Investments the depositors
will lose % per cont