Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-21
NEWS NUGGETS.

worlds record at Terre Haute. Ind.
making the mile in 2.04l2. The wind
was strong and the weather cold. The
Srst half was made in 100.
Sixteen shipwrecked sailors from q
sunkcn Norwegian bark We're landed al
New Haven. CT. Tuesday. by the
schooner Silvia c. The bark was wrecked
in Long Island sound. Monday. The sail
ors have been taken TO the Sailors Home
/ they are destitute.
During a dense fog, Tuesday the
steamer Arago commanded by Capt.
Reed. ran ashore on the southern Ore
gon coast and is a total wreck. A
, dozen people We're drowned and mum
, Ter of others are missing.
The burial of the remains of Henry E.
, Tuesday afternoon. The body arrived ON
the train from New York. accompanied
by relatives and friends and a large dele
CATION of actors and professional men.
interment was in Bridge Street cemetery.
There were no services Al the grave.
The body OF Frank S. Pendfelt or
Pensfield. was found in a state room of
the steamer Richard Peck of the New
right breast. on the steamer arrival at
New York Tuesday morning. revolver
was beside the body The suicide was
the act between the hours of midnight
and A. NJ. Tuesday while the steamer
was on the sound. The body was removed
TO the morgue.
Robert Swallow, a well known labor
leader. who has of late been making
speeches for Bryan. was found dead in
the Cook county Democratic head
quarters at Chicago. Tuesday morning
The gas was turned on full force. but
not lighted. and the supposition is that
he committed suicide, though no cause
for such an act is known. Swallow was
recently elected a member of the ex-
ecutive committee of the Cook County
Democratic Club, and was native of
Nova Scotia
The case against Captain Murphy of
the American schooner Laurada arrested
ut Port Antonio. Jamaica. and held In
$500 bail on the charge of having contra
band of war on his vessel, has gone
against the defendant, he not appearing
when the case was called in court. and a
writ OF execution execution against 9.; his body was
strongly suspected of having been en-
gagged in conveying arms. ammunition
and men TO the Cuban insurgents. and on
the recent arrival of the steamer at Port
Antonio. number of rifles We're found
secreted on board. The captain was ar
rested and gave cash bail to appear for
trial. which he has not done. He will be
taken into custody should he return to
jamaica
The old Baily grand jury at London
Tuesday. returned a true bill against
Lady Tina Scott, the mother of Count
ess Russell. who was arrested on Octo-
Der g. at the instance of her son-in-law
Earl Russell. upon charge of criminal
libel. Lady Scott was arraigned on Oct
T. and committed for trial under bonds
Of 100000. True bills were also found
against Frederick kest groom, and
John Cockerton, a marine engineer. who
were also arrested and held for trial
in connection with the case in the sun,
of $500 each
The open session of golden jubilee of
the American Missionary Association.
was held in fremont Temple. Boston.
Tuesday. President Merrill Z. Gates.
LII. D., presided. Rev Edward M.
Moves of Newton, informally welcomed
the delegates; Gov. Roger Walcott
welcomed the delegates in behalf of the
state; President Gates responded to
this welcome; Mayor Josiah Quincy
welcomed the delegates in behalf of the
city; Rev. Samuel E. Herrick, pastor
of Mt. Vernon church, welcomed the
delegates in behalf of the Boston
churches
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter M. Castle of San
Francisco, who We're remainded at Lon
don. Tuesday, under charge of stealing
valuable furs and various other arti-
cles, and released upon furnishing bail
in the sum of 100000 for their appear
anoc in court, Tuesday, were again ar
raisncd in the great Marlborough
street police court, Tuesday. and fully
committed for trial at the Clerk Enwell
sessions, their case coming up on
November 2. The bail that was furn-
ished at the last hearing was renewed
and the prisoners were set at liberty
pending their trial