Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-02-02
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires from the North, East,
South and West.

John L. Wilson was elected United
States senator at Olympia, Wash, Fri
day.
A dispatch from Hiroshima, says thai
Premier Ito received the Chinese peace en-
voys, Friday.
r. G. Dun & Co. report failures for the
past week, 354 in the United States
against $40 last year.
A large crowd attended the meeting Of
record breakers at Fresno, CAL, Friday
and saw directly, champion 2-year-olG
PAGER of 1894, lower the mile worlds
record of 2. 07A by half a second.
Brig Jane Adeline of Boston, Capt
Sanborn, Turks Island for Boston, with
load of salt, sprung her foretopmast, lost
her compass, pinnacle, and everything
movable about the decks during a heavy
gale. She put into New York, Friday,
tor repairs.
The postof1ice authorities have been
notified of a dangerous SO bill in circu
lation. 1t is of the serios of 1880, check
letter B, plate No 5. On the back of the
note in the penalty the word this is
spelled "tnis." A counterfeit $40 silver
certificate is also in circulation.
A fire that caused three alarms Quilted
the 81 story frame building at 712 and
ia Centre street, Jamaica Plain, Mass.
early, Friday. The building was owned
by Jos. Goodnow who occupied the lower
part of No. ia as a bakery. Total loss is
estimated at about $50, 900 or $25, 900
At Pittsfeld, Mass, Friday, Judge
Maynard sentenced Edward John Carroll
of Great Darlington, to two years in the
house of correction, for manslaughter
Carroll struck George Devorney a blow
with his fist, May IS, 1894, the latter
dying that day from the effect, his head
striking the pavement. Carroll pleaded
guilty.
Newfoundland provisional cabinet,
headed by ID. J. Greene, premier and at
torney general, resigned, Friday, after be-
ing in office little more than month.
The resigning ministers advised Gov.
O'Brien to ask exPremier Whiteway to
form cabinet. Sir William was sworn
in, Thursday night, as member of the
Legislative council.
Mrs. j. S. Yearly, whose husband is a
carpenter, left her home at Hartford, CT,
suddenly, Wednesday. Mr.. Yearly does
not know where she is. She made
away with almost all the furni-
ture, took what money was in the
house, drew out of the bank $500, the
sayings of both, deposited in her name.
Mr. Yearly does not think she went away
with another man.
Lucaan A. Moore's two-story store build
ing in Esteyville, Vt, was burned at
an early hour, Friday The Their
mometer registered considerably below
zero at the time The second story
of the building was occupied by two or
three families who narrowly escaped with
their lives, losing their furniture and
much of their clothing Levi Nash of
Springfield, Mass, who was visiting one
of the tenants, was pulled out of bed un-
conscious, being overcome by the smoke.
He will recover.
Albert J. Hosler, a colored swell, who
has been employed several years in the
law office of Henry d. Hyde, Boston,
was arrested, Friday, charged with forg-
ing his employers name to check for
800. Hbsler's forgeries are believed to
aggregate considerable. He has been high
roller, and always had plenty of money
His honesty was only recently suspected.
In the trial Of President Asa p. Potter of
the Maverick National Bank, it was
shown that Hosler was one of the persons
who signed a note for $40, 900.