Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-19
NEWS NUGGETS.
Srought by the Wires from North. Eas.
South and West.

says: Failures for the week have been
~. in the United States, against ~, last
year.
The jury in the Eliza Nichols will case.
at Salem Mass after being out ~.
hours reported that they were unable to
agree and were discharged.
The American schooner Max capt.
Mattson. which sailed from Port IA
Prince Tor Boston, Dec !. was wrecked.
Dee. 10. on Fortune Island All OF the
crew were saved.
Minister DENLY al Pekin. Cables the
state department that China has ac-
| copted the amendments to the interim
iional regulations for the prevention OF
| collisions al SEA.
| Walter II. Hanlcy. years old. WAS so
| badly burned IN a fire at the home of hi 4
| parents on Decatur street. Charlostown.
| Mass. that he died shortly after bcin-;
| removed from the premises.
The Massachusetts railroad commits
| Sioners Friday. announced their APP
| prevail of the proposed i<su. OF 81 Upb iss
| si-ycarS per cent. bonds Tor the aeuln-
| stion and preparation Of lana for he
| new southern Union station III Hoston.
| General Craighll. chief OF engineers.
| has award"d the contract for I'll" con-
| struction of gun cmplacements at Fort
| Constitution. near Portsmouth. \. H. To
| ne Hartford Paving and Construction
| Co. of Hartford, Ct. at its bid Of 81 81.
| The Madrid ri Pals asserts that i, has
been definitely proved that Japan has
| idNHtu men ana munitions Of war upon
| the Philippine Islands. and that the Phil
| ppino rebels are Commanded 10y Japan
| csc officers TWO more battalions Of
| troops have sailed for Manila
| John Patzer. who has been city clerk.
register oi deeds and a member Of tho
| city council at Wausau. Wis. COM
mitted suicide Thursday. ~ shooting
| through the head while temporarily
insane.
| K. x. Rogerson, veterinary surgeon o;
| Roe kland. Me. WAS arrested ut the e. ~
| NJ station at Portsmouth. ~ H.. Friday
! night charged with defraudinc +. Z.
| Cotton Of the L.tndgon house. out OF "A
| board hill year ago. 1t is SAID that
| RoGerson is wanted in several MasSachu-
salts cities for being Il hotel beat.
| MAYER Hcrseeg. the young New York
| diamond salesman. who reported the loss
| OF Sl6,Hu worth of unset dia monds at the
| Boston police headquarters. Thursday
| night. said. Friday. mat he had found no
| cleW TO tn" missing gems. Tie offers re
| ward of S21 for their return. regardless
| OF whether they have been stolen or ac-
| cidentally lost.
| Pollock Rip lightship which went
| sdrift has been located about half way
| between Handkerchief and Cross Rip
| lishtships. at anchor and will proba bly,
! he placed back on tho station when the
| sea subsidies enough to allow the relief
steamer Ia work out there.
| The gale of Wednesday WAS the most
| disastrous about Chatham. Mass. for N
| Years. Nearly all of 4 fleet OF 80 fishing
! boats We're either dashed on the shore or
| sunk At their moorings. Trees and fences
| were lcVcied, and Chatham beach was
| given Il terrible washing. which greatly
| Handicapped the life saving patrol
| Wires are down in ali directions aud
| trains are day behind time
| In the municipal court at Boston. Fri
| day. the charge against Mrs. Dupont
| that she is fugitive from Justice from
| New York city. was dismissed by Judge
| Brown, Mrs. Dupont WAS convicted of
| larceny from the store of Il. II. White Il
| Co. who employed her us saleswoman.
and has taken an appeal. The New York
| police claim that she had been guilty of
| the same offence in that city.
| An important step looking TO the adj
| justment of the details OF the plan of re
| organization of the Philadelphia & Read
| ing. was taken Friday. at Il special meet
| ing of the stockholders of the Reading
| co. At this meeting. the capital stock
| OF the Reading 60. was increased from,
| $40 0U0. 900 to $40 n0a 900 Counsel for the
| company state that action would not
| have been taken had not the officials
| been confident of the validity OF The char
| ter.
| Captain Bond of the Merchants and
| Miners COS. steamer ESSEX. which ar
| rived at Boston from Norfolk Thursday
| night. reports the passage the worst in
| his experience. The vessel encountered
| the gale off Winter Quarter lightship
| Monday night. and for As hours the cap
| tain says. was buried by the fearful seas
| that threatened at times TO send her to
| the bottom. The forecastle and captain $
| room were flooded but no other damage
| was sustained.
| James Smith. mulatto. was hanged at
| Upper Marlboro, Md. Friday. for the
murder. last July. of white girl. with
whom he claimed to be in love He cut
l tho GIRLS throat hpc1IlSa he
| him. After the murder Smith went to
Washington. where he was captured the
| following day. A mob tried to lynch
| him and he was hurried off 10 Baltimore
| jail. Thursday night Sheriff Underwood
and his deputies secretly took the muir
derer to Upper Marlboro where he was
hanged.
At A. NJ. Friday. an explosion was
| heard in the building in which the post
! office is located ut Households. six miles
from Elmira. n. y An investigation
| showed that burglars had stolen tools
after prying open the post office door.
blew OPP the safe with dynamite. They
secured $500 in postage stamps and $50
in money and escaped. Numerous rob
berries and holdups have occurred of late.
| and it is thought that an organized gang
is at work.
John Morse Field. son of the late CYRUS
Field. was arraigned at New York. Fri
day. before Magistrate Wentworth, in
the Yorkville police court. charged with
intoxication. His lawyer appeared in be-
half of the prisoner and explained that
he was not in his right mind. and Maeis-
trate Wentworth discharged him from
custody. Field has been going down hill
since the breaking up the firm which he
and various members of his family were
interested in. and which failed for $1,000
600 three years ago.
one of the worst storms Nantucket has
experienced of late years blew itself out.
Thursday night. The wind blew steadily
hour after hour at co miles an hour and
at one time reached the extreme veioc,ty
of I05 miles Thanks to the timely warn
ing Of the weather bureau, all prcpara-