Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-30
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought BY The Wires from North. East
South and West.

vile, ONO, which was declared March
10. has been settled and 100 striking oner
atOrs nave returned to work.
Meagre reports OF a wholesale shoo,iny
at Harrisburg, new desert mining camp.
IN Which several men were killed were
received az Bakersfield. Cal. Thursday
morning. Oincers were sent to the scene.
Cablegrams from Bombay say that
the drought continues with no signs OF
abatement and that the crop situation
in India is daily becoming more seri-
Gus.
Terrific storms have prevailed upon
the Portuguese coasts. A fishing boat
foundcred In the Bay Of Setuabal.
Wednesday night, and her crew of IA
men was drowned.
Bids opened at Boston. Thursday. for
the N,vWDD0 city of Boston per cent 40
year registered rapid transit bonds. Sc
cured by the sinking fund. All bids were
rejected. The highest Of five bids received
was 1923 for the whole.
Steamer Worsley Hall, placed on the
mud flats off South Brooklyn, N. T..
With fire in the cargo. has been
hauied Oft and towed TO pier SO, North
fiver. The fire has been extinguished
Word was received at Ellis Island New
YORK, Thursday, from Washingfon tbat
bonds would be required In the cases of
me detained Armenians Hagop Rogl-
gan, an Armenian merchant of Boston
mas agreed to give bonds to the extent OF
The President has appointed Frank 7.
l'ieadweli of Taunton. Mass, ant. Dudley
~ Carpenter of Portsmouth, n H.. as
sistant surgeons In the navy. The APP
poIniees have passed the necessary ex-
ordinations, There remain 10 vacancies in
ihe navy medical corps.
At their meeting at Albany. y. Y.
Thursday the commissioners OF the
New York land office unanimously re-
jected the bid Of 500 900 for Fire island.
made at the sale in New York, this
week, by j. ". Ketcham.
Australian papers received at Toronto.
tiiit., contain a challenge from George
Iowns of New Castle. n. s. w. to Jacob
Gaudaur. the Canadian oarsman, 10 row
i9r the :s,euliing championship Of the
1urld. Towns wants Gaudaur to row
him on the Parmatta river In Australia
aI4 also supulates that each man put up
100. He offers 10 allow Gaudaur El00
Tor expenses.
Dnah Williams, colored. was arrested
- Brooklyn. Thursday. charged with
liiling Mrs. Charlotte Saunders. Dinah
~anfessed. She said that Mrs. Saunders
vas old and weak and for that reason
lie thought she would he better off
dead 1t is believed that the prisoner
"a crazy.
The United States embassy at London
las received numerous offers of medical
u it5egtce from leading physicians of san
francisco in behalf Of Mrs. Walter Nj
astle Of that city who. with her hus-
sand. r. awaiting trial at London on the
NArgc OF sh5plfting These offers have
qeen referred TO the Castles solicitors
Who VIII doubtless decline them. AZ they
To-.
~ proof OF Mrs. Castles mental ire
possibility
United States Consul Hurst at Pra-
ne, reports that the Austrian govern
l1ent is about tn treble the duty on |
iueoes to effectually bar out a better |
and cheaper article from America |
within five months the United States
Us shipped 2,6io.yl0 pounds of this com
odty into Austria, paying duty of |
ESQ for every - pounds.
The string of horses taken 10 England
rom America by Duke and Wishard and |
inferred IN various events on the English
urf during this years racing season. |
we're sold at London. Thursday, The ,
'rought 1850 gniseas; the 3-years-old geld
ns. Mack Briggs. 2201 Euineas: the g.
e ars-old gelding. Wishard. 200l guineas:
ne 6-years-old mare. Helen Nicholas 1850
the 6-years-old horse Ramapo.
M guineas. and the 6-years-old gelding
ugh Penny. i24 guineas
The Porte has issued q statement
lcnyine that the recent imperial trade
lecreed a forced levy of from five TO 20
'iastres each upon ~ million subjects
18th view to arming the Moslem
'opulace. The statement declares that
ne trade merely appeals to Turkish |
objects for voluntary contributions to
J fund which 1t has been found to be |
lceessary to raise to defray the ex-
2ense of arming and equipping the inn
9erial troops.
There was > fatal accident in the yard |
4 the New York New Haven q Hart
crd Railroad At South Braintree Mass. |
arly Thursday James Moran of Rock |
and was instantly killed and Henry Fall
on of South Braintree. probably fatally |
INJURED. Both men were freight brake
men and standing on the front platform |
= the buggy when Il fiat car backed into
he platform of the car and crush the
nen, who had no time to escape. Fallon
ras removed 10 the emergency hospital.
sosion. Both were unmarried.
William ". Mclaughlin. whose convc-
ION Of extortion as inspector of police
vas recently reversed by the court of APP
'aals. was formally renstated in his
'ttice at New York. Wednesday night.
,ction on charges against him and or
Tered to report for duty every morning. |
Commissioner Andrews. in speaking of
ne affair. said The case now stands
: IL did before his trial and conviction. |
ie is still under indictment and suspen-
ion. AS to whether the police board will
~ him or not before the district attorney
axes up his case again. | cannot say just
low.
The Figaro referring to the disclosures
made by Prince Bismarcks organ, the
tain burger Nachrichten. regarding the
ccret alliance between GERMANY and
russia from 1884 to 1890 says: Russia |
iscoNered that the treat~ was Il vertable
rluston for her. and when Prince Bis
narck asked her in 1851 to renew her
ectadation Of new treaty in the event
i an attack upon France which was
used to do so. and thereafter ali the
of Prince Bismarck only
erved 10 increase the friendship of
france and Russia" The Matin is of
he opinion that the disclosure of the Sc
ret treaty was intended to make France
uspicious of Russia. and adds that il has
ad the contrary effect
Oriental papers received at Victoria. r
~ by the steamer Victoria give de-
eruption OF an ocean race between the
,anadian Line steamship Empress of
nina and the French cruiser Alger. IT |
5 stated that the Alger left Kobe for
.okohama. its engines doing IS revolu-
ions. giving speed of - knots. The
allies asiern. The merchantmen over
auled the cruiser during the night
Thereupon the latter increased her speed
nd forged ahead again. keeping the lead