Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-24
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires From North, East
South and West.

South and West.
Mint Director Preston is advised thai
-. 500 600 gold has reached San Francisco
from Australia and viii find its way into
the treasury.
The brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men, nj Galveston Ten Tuesday re-
elected Grand Master +. p. Sargent ans
all the other officers.
New York Central directors have de
clared regular quarterly dividend OF
/ per cent. payable October Is.
John Daniels, the wealthiest man in
Guthrie, O. r., committed suicide at his
home at Kansas City Mo, Tuesday
night, by shooting through the heart
Or. A. \, Gilmore. at San Francisco
Tuesday. testified as an expert that
Emma Ashley was insane when she tried
TO kill f. j. Baldwin. the millionaire
horseman, during the trial Of her sisters
suit against Baldwin for Sl5.G99 damages
for alleged betrayal.
The storm of the last few days cleared
Wednesday morning. and as the clouds
lifted from the Presidential range. tbs
SUBMITS of Washington and Jefferson
and the higher ridges appeared covered
with snow. The thermometer was dowr
to So degrees at y. NJ. Wednesday,
Assistant Secretary Charles ). HamIr
arrived at Mareen, Mass, "Wednesday
morning. from Washington. He statec
with Secretary Carlisle on matters per
tanning TO the treasury department ans
will return to Washington, Thursday
The clyde Line passenger steamer
Frederick De Barry. from New York t.
jacksonville. was wrecked at : y. NJ
Wednesday, At kittyhawk, y. G. The
crew of Il were taken off by the life saw
rrs. There were no passengers or cargo
aboard. The vessel will he total loss.
After "A short session at Chicago
commission, which has been in session
there for the last week, will adjourn
probably to Kansas City, where an III
Vestigation OF rebllins practices will be
taken mp. So far the inquiry has beer
devoid of anything of sensational char
acter.
George f. Curtis. the assistant libra
rian of the United States Congress. who
was arrested at GrindelWald. by detect
ives who mistook him for a crimina
from MonteVideo. and subsequently re
leased, only to be rearrested at Geneva
and again liberated, has made claim
upon the Swedish government for indem
nifty.
\ collision of an excursion and ex
press train occurred. Wednesday. a
March. the Cambridgcshire. Eng, sta
ton of the Great Eastern railroad
Both trains were wrecked and II per
sons We're injured. many of them sus
tanning serious injuries.
Lieutenant Duff. L. S. A.. retired die,
IT Port Huron. Mich, Tuesday night o
apoplcXy. aged G5. His war record wal
one of honor. He enlisted at PittshurJ
| rs a volunteer and was rapidly promote,
for valiant services After the close o
the war he remained with the regula
army. lie was in command of Fort Ora
tlot, until ii was abandoned.
James Espic and John Boltz of Bridge
port. Ct, were fishing in the sound, Tues
nv, iin .tnJ c.,rried tbeii craft ont 10 So
in spite of their struggles. They hoiste'
distress SI,Sniais ana AZ N; IN
Mass nicked them nm Off Strotford noin,
They had suffered intensely from expo
sure
Or. Albert {. Perkins. % years OF age
| ,nnr ,,rincinal of The adelnhi academy
| New York, died. Tuesday, at his home
30. ~ ' h, ~, IT, n,,'f
81 hdlS Wiz 20, POI y, r-SSsA .oumtS' MASS.
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tr.f,t7 NJ. 90. h,'.i9,l T., H. T,,,;i
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Amos Il. Drown, contractor residing
III i)orchester MASS, was struck by
train in Central square, Lynn Mass.
Wednesday, ana received possibly inter
nal INJURIES, a fracture OF the shoulde
| pi'iut thu ol,Iei VI uises. ~ VIZ Maihii
~ ne &c ~ , 1in s.ppnTr r, ~ ~
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| 'ot ma
| The treasury department at Washing
ton, h informed that eN-Chinese lnspec
| torNiiiiams of San Francisco. Tuesday
! was found guilty and sentenced to tire
| years Imprisonment ana hned Sooeo o.
| each of two counts III the Indictment
Niilaths ME- tiie .Ieae! ~ " eu.isa,l'acH I
- ,e ,n'o MA Iisi
or ~ persons MtdS iiapiit 1871 I'M a.
f n4Ne p1ei, at az sto tieir 'rial WI
| iolioW th't Vi "lii'aHis'
| A. b. Hall & Cos. wholesale grocer
/ store Savannah Ga. was burned
| ,r,-.,.,,.. NJ, 80, 90 ooo. -.
WeuiiesuaS, TOTAL loss sfo'ooo, ihsui
ance. $35, 600 Fireman Frank McSta'