Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-30
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires from the NORTH East.
South and West

South and West.
The Universali>t church at Portsmouth.
\. H., was burned. Saturday. only 5000
insurance. The loss and cause are I'M
known.
At Nice. SUNDAY, the Ailia defeated the
Sa,anita Stephanic and Sainplne, but the
Stephanic was awarded the race ON time
allowance.
a careful estimate of the population
OF Greater New York shows that it will
approximate, in round numbers. 3 200,
600 for 1896
Two women were killed and three per-
sons injured by a wall of u fire-mincd
building being blown down by wind
storm at Cleveland, O., Sunday.
The Everett mills at Lawrence. Mass.
have shut down until April s. Agent
Milliken announces that the stoppagc is for
the purpose of taking account of stock
Mrs Elizabeth Charles. author of ''The
Chronicles of the Schonberg-C otta Family, 8"
The Mar,ys of Spain, and a number of
other works. died Mt Hampstead, Eng,
Sunday.
British bark STANLEY. Calcutta for Ham
burg, is ashore on the island of Texcl in
the North Sea, lying in a bad position The
crew was taken to Nieuwedicp on the sal
wage vessel.
Sadie Martinez has testified that she
got so poor on a salary of $50 a week
she was compelled to lunch off her
garters. These theatrical folk suffer
so there ought to be a law against it.
Pulaski Duckworth. a farmer living
five miles west of Rogers. Ark, Sun
dav, while temporarily insane, killed
his Wife. fatally wounded his 5-years-
old daughter. and cut his throat. diving
instantly
For the first time in the history OF
Virginia, woman has been elected to
office in that state. The people of King
William county have chosen one as
school trustee. The constitution. how
ever. will not permit her to hold her
place.
Breaker No. of the johnson Coal
Co, at Pricebdrg, Pa, was burned.
Saturday night. with the engine room.
fire room. carpenter and blacksmith
shops. The breaker had capacity of
500 tons. Three hundred men will be
thrown out of employment. Loss.
500, 600
General j. s. Clarkson of Des Moines,
Ia. returning from tour which en-
biaced all the Western and Pacific
Coast states. stopped over in Denver.
In an interview he declared
that the Mckinley boom had been
no
aster TO the Ohio candidate
Three people We're killed and two
seriously injured ut Echo. w. Va. Sun
lay. mass OF stone loosened by the
spring rains, rolled down the mountain
side. tearing up coke ovens and rail
road track. and finally crashing
through dwelling house with the
above result.
The church of st. Sauveur at Lille.
France, dating to the 14th century, was
burned. Sunday night. with the hos
pital St Sauveur adjoining. Four
patients died before they could be
moved Ten sappers drank what they
thought was schnapps and four died
and the others We're badly poisoned
The three masted schooner Edward
Waite of Portland, Me-, Turks Island
to New York. laden with salt. went
ashore at Ocean City, n. j., about 3
=. NJ. Sunday. The vessel filled as
soon as she struck. The captain and
crew got safely ashore. The vessel
lies about an eighth of a mile off shore
and will doubtless prove a total wreck
she being an old craft.
The GlenmOre WorSted mills, owned
by Samuel =. Woods & Sons, at Phila-
deiphia. was burned. Saturday Loss
on stock and machinery, $l95, 900; in
sured for $4,000. Loss on building,
$40 600: insurance not known Three
hundred hands are thrown out of EN-
ployment. Fire. Sunday, in the fac
tory building of the North Star Tan
merry Co, caused a loss of $50. 900: per
TALLY insured.
Fire started in Commercial hotel
w. Va, Saturday night. and
burned itself out shortly after day
light. Sunday. having destroyed
nearly the entire business portion Of
the town. Loss. from 100000 to $500
900, about % per cent. of which is
covered by insurance. The State in
sane asylum was at no time in serio,s
danger, but the unfortunate inmates
were rendered frantic by the fire and
many may die from over excitement.
President Butler of Colby, who Off