Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-09-01
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires from North, East
South and West.

Mrs. John Drew. the aged actress,
who is lying seriously i'll at her home
in Larchmont, Long Island, was re-
ported to be resting easily, Tuesday.
The case of Ruth Phillips, of Provi-
dence. r. L.. charged with numbering
her bady and placing the body in fur
mace, was continued Tuesday, for one
week.
Lee Williams. who, Monday. slashed
Robert Wormsley with knife, was ar
raigned in East Providence, Tuesday
for assault with a dangerous weapon,
pleaded guilty and was held in $4,000
bonds for the grand jury.
The First State Bank OF Mcpherson
Kan. of which Senator Matthews is
president, has failed. with liabilities
amounting to $4,000. The bank is now
in charge of Bank Commissioner John
w. Breidenthal.
AS one of the results Of the announce
ment at Constradt of the alliance be-
tween France and Russia, the Auto
Mobile Club of Paris, is organizing a
monster race of motor cars from Paris
10 st. Petersburg.
The body of a man was found in the
Black river at Watertown. n. Y.
Tuesday. The body was identified as
that of Christopher Sheehan. aged 81.
q coachman in the employ of David
Mccarthy, a wealthyFdry goods man
Of Syracuse. Sheehan had been miss
ing since last Tuesday
Edward B. Cuthbert. doing business
no no nf n hi
& Co.. bankers and brokers, with offices
at No. so Broad street New York.
Tuesday, made an assignment to
Ernest H. Ball with the following
preferences: Ophelia Cuthbert, $4,000:
VIM. C. Cuthbert. s2S,000.
President Faure and M. Hanotaux.
the French minister for foreign affairs.
landed at Dunkirk, at S.45 A. NJ, Tues
day, from the French cruiser Pothuau
on the return from Russia. They were
met by the premier, NJ. Meline. the
minister of war, Cen. Billot and the
minister of marine, Admiral Besnard.
Anxiety as to the fate of the Yukon
river steamer 2. B. Wear. said to be
laden with gold, is set at rest by Traf-
fic Manager Charles b. Hamilton O. the
North American Transportation Com
pany at Seattle. Tuesday, stating that
he had received advices that the Weare
was tied up near Circle City, repairing
her boiler flues.
Ten saloons in Kansas City, Kas.,
were raided by the police, Monday
night and $4,000 worth of liquor seized
and poured into the cutters. Saloon
l.
drays were seized and carried to police
headquarters wehe they will be burned.
Similar action will be taken against
some 20 other saloons.
The Spaish government is formulat-
ing plan to bring about the Danish
ment of all anarchists from Spain. 1t
is announced here that anarchists will
no longer be allowed to land in Eng
land and that. therefore. the govern
ment of Spain must depot them to
some American republic or to dis
tant Spanish possession"
a number of friends assembled Tues
day. at Waterloo railroad station. Lon
don. in order to bid farewell to Richard
Croker and his family. who left London
al $40 A. NJ, for Southampton. where
they will embark for the United States
on the American lire steamship New
York. Mr. Croker was in the best of
spirits and enjoyed excellent health.
The full report Of the Venezuelan
boundary commission has just come
from the press. in the shape of volume
/. devoted to the historical portion OF
the work undertaken by the commits
sion. This report, previously sent 10
Congress, is short and mainly devoted
to an explanation of the labors of the
various experts employed. and nowhere
is there any indication that the COM
mission itself has arrived at any con-
clusiCn as to the merits of the re-
spective claims of Great Britain ana
Venezuela. Nevertheless, the belief Is
expressed that the commission has been
potent factor in bringing the two
nations into a consent to submit the
dispute to an arbitral tribunal