Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-02
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires from North. East
South and West.

The war department. Saturday; award
ed a medal Of honor to Thomas Cosgrove.
Co. +, 10th Massachusetts Volunteers.
Mr. Langtry. husband of Mrs. Lily
Iaurtry and other witnesses have been
summoned to appear for examination at
London on Nov g. in the action for di-
vorce brought by Mrs. Langtry
A number of tanks Of gasoline washed
out of the wreck of the schooner Emma
j. Colt and were picked up; Sunday, in
Salem harbor. and landed at Derby.
wharf by the parties. who will claim sal
wage.
Right Rev. Mandell Creighton, D. D.,
pointed bishop of London. in succession to
the Right Hon. and Most Rev. Frederick
Temple, recently appointed archbishop OF
Canterbury.
Thirty English and German knife
makers employed by the Waterville
Cutlery Co. at Waterbury, Conn.,. are
on strike. the business depression
having compelled reduction.
The treasury figures show that the
deficit for October is 81, 100000 and for
the fiscal year to date $33,o0000o. The
receipts for October We're $26, $50, 900
and the expenditures $34,000,0o0
In the district court at Maiden. Sat
urday, Michael ]. Minon, 81 years old,
was arranged charged with attempt
ing to burn the house of John p. Cal
lahan in Everett on three different oc-
casions during the past year. He had
his case continued to Nov. I, and is
held in $4,000 bonds. He was committed
to Jail, not being able to furnish bonds.
Sunday morning. the badly decomposel
body of Albert j. OStertage. was found
floating in the river near the Concord Il
Montreal Railroad coal wharf at Ports
mouth. n. ii: Ostertage was "A marine
stationed at the naval station there, and
had been missing from the barrack since
the night of Oct I. 1t is believed that on
that night he attempted to swim the
river, to escape arrest. and was drowned.
The coroner decided that an inquest was
unnecessary
Harvard has decided to have an
English coach for her crew. This was
decided at a meeting of the athletic
committee Immediately after Satur
days foot ball game, and that evening
cablegram was sent to Mr.. r. c.
Lehman, the famous coach of the Ok
ford crew, inviting him to come over
and coach the Harvard crew for the
year 1862.
Another in the series of libel suits.
growing out of municipal politics at
Woonsocket, r. l., begun, Saturday
night, by the serving of papers in be-
half of Mayor George w. Greene, on
State Senator Charles Francis. treas
urer Of the Woonsocket Reporter Co.
for an alleged libel printed in the Re-
porter. Mayor Greene claims $4,000
damages.
Tim" Sullivan, one of the best
known halfback poloists in New Eng
land league, died at his home at Paw
tucket, Saturday, from a sudden and
severe attack of hemorrhage. He had
not been in active service for the past
year. but had been enjoying good
health until this attack. which was as
sudden as it was unexpected. Sulli-
van was principally known for his
work in the Pawtucketl team.
At a meeting of the New England In
surance Exchange at Boston, Saturday
action was taken favorable to the reduc-
Maine from $40 per $1O0 for five-vear
policies. to $l.00 and proportionately on
one and three-year policies. This rate IS
what is paid in all other parts of New
England. and the claim of the Maine peo-
pie has been unanswerable. The action
OF the exchange took the form of request
ing the Maine committee to reduce the
rates on summer dwellings to conform TO
those on similar property in Massachu-
sets.
The steamer Peconia arrived at Glib
raltar, Sunday, from New York and
landed the crew of the British bark
udshire, Bridgewater, n. s., for Port
Antonio. The Udshire was previously
reported abandoned at sea The Brit
ish steamer ISlesworth, Pensacola. via
North Sydney. c. b., arrived at New
Castle, England, Sunday Her COM
mander Capt. Matthews, was washed
overheard and drowned. off Dunnet
head, during the heavy weather ex-
perienced off that point.
The interstate commerce commits
SION is preparing petitions to the
United States courts for mandamuses
to compel the filing of annual reports
Tor year ending June 80. 1896. nv all
the railroads now in default Those
reports are required to be filed not Ia fer
imam Sept. 10 of each year. Most of tho
reading roads of the country have
complied with the law. but the comni1~
ing of the statistics required nv law
is seriously interfered with by the d.
hnquincy and delays of those carriers
VINO TAIL to promptly observe the law
MISS Hamilton, NJ D., the phvsioi,r 30
me Ameer of Afghanistan ~ III VI
oDiiged to resign her office and rat1,r, oe. =.