Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-07
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought BY the Wires from NOsih, East,
1ovth and West.

i SCUM ana west.
| The police at Gloucester Saturdav
Ievening. raided the EIks' cIuf, rooms ana
seized small quantity of beer anu WINS
key. "''''
Catherine Cross, aged 10l years, died AT
the nome OF her neice. Mrs. t. r. Gala
CHER, Dix Place. Somerville, Mass. Fri
day.
DR.: Powell of the Missouri State Uni
| versity claims to have made the discov-
cry on serum, which Will immunize man
against disease Of any kind. especially
tuberculosis. Bright's disease and nerv-
Gus debility.
| 1t Is said that at the meeting of the
Association Of College Presidents of the
| middeWestern states, to be held AZ
Madison Wis.,. Dec "A, a proposition will
| be made to entirely abolish foot bah from
the list Of college sports.
The Kansas supreme court ruled, Sat
urday, that the Kansas law does not am
thorize the assessment Of Judgments rem
dered by the state courts in favor of citi-
zens OF other states. This Is matter of
Importance TO Eastern investors.
The two Harvard crews, products of the
coaching OF Mr.. Lehman. rowed the first
race OF the season on the Charles. Satur-
day. The crew captained by Dave
Goodrich, captain of the Varsity crew,
won by two lengths in the good time Of
- minutes. 50 seconds.
Twelve members of the Allegheny col
lege foot ball team were suspended at
Meadvilie, Pa, Saturday. for allowing a
professional TO play with the team in n
recent game. President Crawford charges
the management Of the eleven with mis-
appropriation of team funds.
Colonel W. r.; Cook. disburslng clerk
Of the White House. left Washington.
tributing the message TO the press, so
that it can be published in the great
newspapers OF the country contempo-
raneously with its delivery to Congress.
iUb
being detached from the command of the
battleship Indiana has been ignored by
me navy department. and he will be re
tired and made a member of the light
house board. which is about the most de-
sirable billet he could secure in Washing
ton.
At Neldrome. Cal, Saturday, George
Dixon and Charley Kraft, of the Hay
City Wheelman, lowered the worlds
amateur tandem record for five miles
TO l1.o9, a cut of 90 seconds. They rode
unpaced with flying start.
Fire in the Mirror building, Manches-
ter, n. H., early Sunday morning, dam
aged the office of George F. Wiley
publisher. Mr.. Wiley estimates his
loss on books $4,000; insured for $4,000
The cause of the fire is unknown.
Edwin F. Russell, accountant for the
mills in Lawrence and Saco, with an
office in Boston. died from kidney trouble
At his home at Maiden, Mass, Sunday.
and was cousin of the late Gov. Rus
sell He belonged to the Masons, United
Norkmen and other societies, and was
prominent in the Episcopal church. A
widow and son survive him.
Rev. A. T. Worden, aged So, died
suddenly of heart failure. Sunday at
his home in Ames, n. Y, where he had
na CT nf he Tlav tct
for II years. He resigned a year ago.
on account of falling health. Mr.. Wor-
den was wen known in literary cir
cles 10y his contributions o, poetry,
humorous sketches. etc, to Leslie's
Weekly. Judge and other periodicals.
The Ikdam of Constantinople saws the
news that the American missionaries
have formulated a complaint against the
imperial government is groundless. The
United States, desiring a continuance of
amicable relations, and with the object
of dissipating all doubts. has officially de-
MED the report in question. Miss Kim
balls assertion, that the United States
flag had been torn down in the Haskeuy
quarter of Constantinople. is non-proven.
Such charge was made but after the
most minute inquiries the missionary
minister on the spot denied ii.
The two-masted schooner Josie Hook.
Capt. S. S. Eaton. arrived at Boston. Sat
urday. from Bangor. with cargo of
100000 feet of lumber. Capt. Eaton re-
ports that at P. NJ, last Wednesday.
between Wood island and Cape Porpoise.
he encountered a severe -northwesterly
gale and ran into Cape Porpoise for shell
ter While at the latter place the schoon-
er's mainsail caught fire from the stove
pipe and was totally destroyed. but no
other damage resulted. as the crew pre-
vented the fire from spreading by the
constant use of buckets. The tug Vesta
,owed the vessel to Boston.
A. p. Newton of Whitefield. n. H.. re-
ceived a letter. Saturday. from c. E.
lieutenant in the Cuban army under Ma
Geo. in which Lane says that every cent
Of his lifes earnings. which had been put
lost, as all his property has been de-
stroyed by the Spaniards. Hence Lane
has Joined the Cubans. who he says. only
need money TO conquer Spain. Lane
states that he has company of 81 Texan
cowboys and fighters, and during all en-
gagements he has lost but eight men.
Lane himself has been captured by the
Spaniards. he says. tried by court martial
and sentenced to death. but he escaped
and when the letter was written he was
at Santa Clara.
Christine Lund, the pretty l6-years-old
wife of Peter Lund who is 81 years of
age. deserted her husband at Perth Am
boy. Pa. Tuesday. and going to Pastor
Jacobson. who married them, asked him.
They have been married four months.
The child wife says her husband is
miser and is so fearful that he will lose
some of his boarded gold that he cannot
sleep at night, and roams about the
house restieSSly. thinking of nothing but
his wealth. Lund is a sober and staid
business man who conducts a stationery
store and circulating library. He denies
his wifes charges. but says she is not
willing to remain home like other wives,
but desires to be out enjoying life all the
time. He also says that his wife desires
a separation that she may marry young
man with whom she is in love. Lund
seems heartbroken over his wifeS action
and declares he will receive her in his
home at any time she chooses to return
to him.
In a dilapidated shanty at Coney
Island. Saturday, Red Kate" Leary.
one of the most famous shoplfters and
crooks OF this country. died. Death
was due to a complication of diseases.
superinduced by the excessive use of
alcohol. Kate was about so years old,
and was the widow of Red Leary.
bank burglar and all-around thief.
Leary spent about half his time dur
ing his early manhood in prison. Red
Kate when a young woman, was
pretty. and possessed a fascination
which won for her many friends. She
was accounted by the police one Of the
nIAx Of oh hA iS