Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-03-27
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires from The North, East.
South and West.

Bicyclist Harry u. Elks under official
sanction. broke the 2-mile standing
start. amateur unpaced record, going
the distance in 4.39 A..
The New Jersey Assembly. Thurs
Gay. adopted a resolution in favor Of
recognizing the Cubans as belligerents
The Legislature adjourned sine die.
Fire on the schooner Lottie Thomas
ton for New York. which put in at
Boston leaking. has nearly been sub
dued The prospects are good for say
ing most of the cargo of lime.
Tha opening of the National Liberal
Federation conference at Lond2r,
Thursday declared that Home rule for
ireland was in the fore front of the
programme of the Liberal party.
The Smith Wilson q Sears Papcc
90. of Holyokc. Mass. has found itself
hopelessly involved with $4,000 lia
bihties and small assets. and ascal!eG
a meeting Of its creditors for Monday
The Champaign county grand jury
lat Champaign. Ill. Thursday indicted
IGov. Altgeld and the board Of trustees
of the University of Illinois for not
complying with the state law re-
quiring the American iiag to be dis
played over the State University build
ing.
The steamer YorktoMn, of the Oh,
Dominion Line. ran aground off SeW-
ellis point, Thursday. daring a dense
fog, while on the way from Newport
News to Norfolk. Va rags were scu!
to tighten her and it is thought she will
he noatcd The vessel h;>G very little
| freight and was preceding slowly.
She is not at all injured
| The trial of one of the Porter boys
for placing obstacles on the Boston &
| Maine track at Brattleboro began at
| NeWfanc. Vt. Thursday, before jury.
| 1t is believed that the Porters will be
convicted. One of the trio is said to
have turned states evidence. incrimi-
| mating the other two brothrS.
| a fatal duel with pistols was Tough,
in the Neubabe,sburg wood. near Fer
| lin Thursday. between Herr Zenl;er
solicitor resiGing in Potsdam. and
an officer in the German navy. The
duel was fought With pistols. and Her,
Zenker was shot and instantly killed
Zenker was prominent leader tf the
anti-Semitic party.
| The stone cottage at oxford n. H.
| known as the John Pratt estate, was
Sutted by fire at $50 a. NJ, Thursday
| together with most of the contents. Nc
insurance. Loss $1,000 and $1,000 on CON
| tents. Mrs. John Pratt. the owner, is
with her sister, Mrs. Albert Bailey in
Bradford, VT. sick abed. The fire was
| doubtless incendiary, as the house has
not been occupied for two months. i,
WAS fine stone cottage built originally
as parsonage for the congregational
minister ard was handsomely furnished
] The will of Benjamin Franklin was
allowed in the Suffolk county proba {.
court at Boston. Thursday. by Judge
/ Grant. on petition of Mayor Quincy.
as foreign WILL havin.; been pro
! Dated about IL century ago in the or
; phans court in Philadelphia The Dro-
| bate of the will here is deemed necessary
! in view of legal disposition of the
! Franklin Fund whcn was created
by the viii of Franklin, and now
amounts to several hundred thousands
| OF dollars. There was no oppositior
to the probate and it Nts admitted ,iD
on the credit of the rertifcate of the
| recorder of the orphans court