Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-01
NEWS NUGGETS.
BROUGHT by the Wires from the North. East
South and West

The body oc one Of Daniel Lynch s
| boys. drowned April Is. was found at
Suncook. y. H., Thursday morning. in
the Suncook river.
A contra It has been closed between
the Dominion government and the
Franco-Belge Steamship Co. of Canada
for a direct line of steamers between
Canada ana France and Belgium, The
company is to be paid an annual sub
sidy of $4,000
The Pail Mall Gazette claims that ii
has authority to deny the prevalent
rumors that Lord Salisbury is about TO
retire from the foreign Office owing to
failing health. He was never in bet
ter health. the paper says, and never
more eager for work.
Edwin Bethel. the Boston actor. who
fred four shots at his wife. known as
Miss Dallas Tyler at the Hotel Heu-
blein. at Hartford, CT. Wednesday
e,ering. was arraigned in the police
court at New Haven. Thursday.
charged with assault with intend to
kill. A plea of not guilty was entered
and he was held for $4,000 in the super
ior court.
1t is stated at Meridian. CT. on
good authority that the sewer pipe
combine. consisting of the Central
Sewer Pipe Company. the Cnion Sewer
Pipe Company. the New York State
Sewer Pipe Company. the Portland
Sewer Pipe Company. representing
about 30 sewer pipe manufacturers
with offices in New York has gone 10
MI MI
Wednesday.
Chairman A. p. Martin Of the board
Of police. accompanied by Mr.. Hiram
Kicker of Poland Springs. Me, Hon. +.
|. Baker ana several other personal
friends, went on a Summing trip
through the North end Wednesday
night. The party was escorted by
Cart. Cain and Seret. Shaehan. who
showed them all that was to be seen in
the Italian and Hebrew quarters
Later they visited station four and un-
der the escort of Capt Warren and
Sergt Clark made tour of Chinatown
and the Turkish smoking parlors. The
latter Were found to be less objection
able than when last visited.-Boston
Globe.
.hfI' ltisiil wv ttIt,altS III tflt nlldu-
rennial conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church. have arrived at
Cleveland, Ohio. 1t is the concensus of
opinion that the most exciting battles
of the conference will be fought be-
tween the champions and opponents of
the women. The Germans are leading
the opposition against women delegates
in the conference and are confident of
success. They have issued a strong
protest against the innovation and
their opposition threatens the unity of
the church. Leading delegates say
that the opposition amounts almost to
secession. Bishop Fowler of Mime
apolis. said that in his opinion the
opposition of the Germans would de-
feat the admission of women to the
general conference
The steamer Onwo has been sunk BY
coming into collision with the steamer
New Chwang. off Woo Sung. 10 miles
north of Shanghai. The Onwo went
down Immediately and the New CHI
wang was beached to prevent her from
sinking. 1t is feared that the accident
has been very disastrous Five for
eigners and $50 Chinese of those who
were on board the Onwo are missing.
A dispatch from Shangai, published
in the London Globe confirms the re-
port that the British steamer Onwo has
been sunk by collision with the steamer
New Chwang. and that many lives!
have been lost. The European survi-
vOrs of the sunken vessel are Second
Officer Cooper and Third Engineer
Allen. The drowned include the cap
tain and FIVE English officers and 300
Chinese. The United States war ships
Olympia. Boston, Yorktown and De-
troit sent boats to the assistance of
he Onwo and saved MANY lives.