Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-12
NEWS NUGGETS.


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| Chicago at $4,000.
The New Jersey electors met at Treu.
| ton. n. j., Monday, and cast the 10 yotes
| OF the state for Mckinley and Uohart
Samuel III. Grey was chairman of the
college.
The Michigan electors. II In number
| met at Lansing, Mich, Monday. and
cast their votes for VIM. Mckinley for
President Of the United States. and
Garrett Il. Hobart for Vice President.
Four suits was begun at Providence
Il. L., Monday, by the United States
government against the British Hosiery
Co.. Thornton, K. l.. for violations OF
the contract labor law. Damages are
placed at $1,000 in each writ
The Tribune, the only Republican
daily newspaper in North Carolina
made its first appearance at Raleigh
n. c., Sunday morning. 1t is an eight
page paper and takes the full leased
wire service of the United Associated
Presses.
The Pennsylvania electors met AT
Harrisburg, Pa. Monday, and cast the
32 votes of Pennsylvania for Mckinley
and Hobart for President and Vice
itSsNafIiIs W !Ilieiitt w iiIlLioH Oh IiItS-
burg, was chosen messenger to carry
the returns to Washington
The ELECTORAL college of Nebraka met
at Lincoln. Neb.. Monday All the
electors cast their ballots for Bryan
for President. and four Democrats
voted for SewalI and four Populists
for Watson for Vice President Ex-
Senator Metz will be the messenger.
The rising water of the Missouri river
has cut away an acre of land near De-
catur. Neb.. the last of 20 acres which d.
vided the Missouri and the famous fish
ing resort, Lake Quinnebaugh. and what
was once big body of inland water next
summer will be nothing but a barren
piece of land. This was notable for its
abundance of fish and its excellent fall
game shooting.
The contract for the Canadian gov
erment engraving. for winch tend
ers.w called for two months ago has
been awarded to the American Bank
Note Company of New York for period
of five years. The contract is worth
about 100000. with the right to renew
for a similar period.
The Kentucky Presidential electors
organized at Frankfort. Ky. Monday,
and settled the tie vote of J. S. r.
Wedding and II. 5. Howe, by electing
Wedding the 18th Mckinley elector
The ballot for President and Vice
President resulted: Mckinley and Ho-
bart. II: Bryan and Sewall, /.
Mrs. Mary Heath of Rutland Vt has
sold TO syndicate of Chicago capitalists
III town lots in Heath's addition TO South
Chicago. \ representative of the synGi-
cate says arrangements are nearly COM
tod b f T.aVyt f.ar.
ufacturing plants to the property. worE
10 begin as soon as spring opens. The
are also negotiating for the removal OF
and Eastern establishment which mas a
capital of Sl,50o,@e
Hezekiah Plummer died. Monday
morning, in Lawrence, Mass, after
brief illness. due to an operation for
kidney trouble. last Friday He was
born in Andover in 1915. He started
the first saw-mill i'm Lawrence in 1886
He was connected with many business
enterprises. and was a heavy property
owner.
a daring burglary was committed at
Chardon. o.. Saturday night, which was
not discovered until Sunday night. The
vault of the Citizens Bank was opened
by burglars and coins and papers TO the
value of $1,000 taken. The robbers hacked
the combination and then made key to
the inner fire-proof box. But the safe
proper which is fitted with an improved
time lock. was not disturbed. The coins
taken We're ii collection of ancient coins
belonging to the cashier. Papers in the
private boxes of several citizens were
also taken.
y Toledo special says: Another
move in the famous war between the
sugar trust and the Arbuckles was
made, Saturday night. when the Wool
son Spice Company wired all its job
bers to make a further reduction of
Z a cent on the price of their coffees.
This evidently contradicts the recent
statement accredited to Woolson that
a settlement of the fight was near at
hand"
The Maryland Presidential electors OF
the Republican party met at the State
House at Annapolis, Nd. at noon Mon
day. and for the first time in u years
east the vote of the state for Republican
candidates for President and Vice Presl-
dent of the United States. II was a ~
bilee occasion. special train from Bal
the Wellington Republican Association
acting as escort. 4 few special guests
were also on the train. After the casting
of the ballot Governor Lowndes enter
tanned the electors at luncheon.
While resisting arrest at Leadville. Col.
miner was shot and instantly killed by
Policeman Guyben. Dougherty was
charged with carrying concealed weapons
and when the officer tried to arrest him
fired at the officer but missed
aim. The killing caused intense excite
ment throughout the city. and owing 10
threats of lynching. armed citizens
turned out and reinforced the police
guard at the Jail. A crowd of several
hundred gathered around the dance hall.
where the shooting occurred. but were
without bloodshed.
Sixteen persons members of four
families living in the Englewood a
suburb of Chicago, We're poisoned. sat
urday. the result of eating smoked
One of the victims, Mrs
Hugo Beck. may die. The others are
out of danger having received timely
medical aid. This is the second case
OF wholesale poisoning from the effects
IF eating impure meat II persons hav-
ing been Frustrated, Wednesday last.
from the same cause.
Sewall l.. Glidden instituted a suit
for $4,000 against the Portsmouth Gas
Light Co. Monday. at Portsmouth. N.
H. Last October, Glidden, while at
work painting the cupola of ex-Mayor
Berry's barn. received shock from an