Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-06
NEWS NUGGETS.


Alfred Howe. arrested at Lowell on the
charge of assault with intent to kill his
rather and mother. pleaded not guilty
Saturday, and was ordered IN $500 bonds
| in default of bail.
The German reInforcements which will
soon be sent to Kiao Chou bay. consist OF
Tour companies of marines, made up OF
- officers and 1900 men, a company of
naval artillery numbering 200 men. sew
eral pieces of artillery and number of
machine guns.
1t is claimed that the 5000 employees of
the city of Brooklyn have received no
salaries for November. nor VIII they be
airy the salary deficit. IT is said. will
amount to 81. 900 600, and the tota! deficit
of the city to Sc. 100000.
| In the superior court at Chicago, Satur-
day. eS-City Clerk George Bogart of Ev-
anston. who recently pleaded guilty to
Esentenced to indeterminate confinement
in the penitentiary. His shortage amount
| ed to $4,000.
| DIR. James Olmstead. superintendent of
the Connecticut hospital for the insane at
Middletown. died at Hotel Grenoble. New
York city. Saturday. aged 30. He was a
graduate of Yale and for 20 years had
been connected with the state hospital
He was sufferer from nervous prostra-
ton.
Martin Thorn. who is under sentence of
death for the murder of William Gulden-
suppe. was taken to Sing Sing, Saturday.
Thorn will be kept in solitary confinement
until his execution unless he should be
granted a new trial. in which case he will
probably be returned to the Queens
County jail in Long Island city.
Adolph Neuendorff. celebrated in both
hemSphereS as a composer and musical
director. died at New York Saturday
quite suddenly. He had suffered from
prolonged illness but heart failure was
the immediate cause of death. The artist
breathed his last in the presence of his
wife. the well-known singer whose stage
name is Georgine Won Januschowski.
The newspapers of Madrid are excited
over the mysterious words attributed to
Gen. Weyler. after he had proposed the
toast at the Military Club banquet IN his
honor at Palma. island of Majorca. The
general is quoted as having added: so
long their ma jesties are the heads of
the state they will be the heads of the
country and of the army.
Two suburban cars. carrying more than
20 passengers and both running at ii
speed of q miles an hour. collided on the
Detroit and Oakland Electric Railroad,
at Detroit. Mich. Saturday. Three men
were instantly killed and nearly Il score
of persons were injured. 10 Of them seri-
ously. The dead are: John Savage. super
mtendent of the road Charles NJ. White
head. motorman: John Kelly. book agent.
Frankfort Ky. special to the Gin
cinnati TimeS-Star says: Gov Bradley
says he has received no request from his
daughter, who is at Washington. to APP
point Miss Richardson to christen the
battleship Kentucky. and under all the
circumstances he could not now appoint
Miss Richardson. even If his daughter
urged him to do so. The whole affair. ne
says will he arranged shortly TO suit
everybody.
August Lehr, the famous German hi
cyclist. who for nine years has been the
undisputed champion rider of Germany.
has cabled w. ]. Morgan of New York
city. that he would soon arrive in New
York sailing from Bremerhaven on Nov
80. Mr. Lehr has not made known his in
tentions. but 1t is expected that he will
challenge both Bald and Michael and one
or two F'renchmen who are now in this
country. as he is in the first class and
has defeated many prominent riders in
Europe during his career.