Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-03-13
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires from North, Fast.
South ard West.

Loans TO the amount OF about 81 0O0 ODo
have been obtained from New York banks
wlth!n 2 week 10 pay duties ON goods
held in bond IN anticipation of higher
duties under the new tariff. One loan
for sv@.1S was secured Thursday.
The Connecticut Senate at Hartford.
! Thursday tabled the unfayorahie report
Of the committee on appropriations on a
sons to represent the state at the Ten
nessee exposition and appropriatiag
$3.50 therefor.
The new Eunboats Wilmington ard
ported TO the navy department as ready
for official accepta nee trials. and the for
i1cr VIII be spcodtd over the measured
course in Long Island sound. March q,
the latter following two days later.
John +. Pierce. chief cashier of the Phil
delphia and Reading Railroad Cos. vusi-
ness at Port Richmond coal wnarves has
disappeared and 500 with which ne was
entrusted TO pay employees is missing. His
wife states she has not seen nor heard of
Rim since lie left home Saturday morn
Ing.
The University of Cambridge conferred
the degree OF LII. D. upon Hon. Thomas
public orator. J. d. Sandys. referred to
Mr.. Bayard as "the able representative
OF a nation near TO US by tics of blood and
language" The students Justify cheered
Mr.. Bayard.
a dispatch WIS received at the treasury
department at Washington. Thursday
from the collector of customs at Fernan-
dina. Fla. stating that the Bermuda had
applied for clearance papers for that
ort. The destination of the vessel was
not given and until this is stated the pa
pers will not be issued.
Ex-senator Joe Blackburn arrived at
lexington. Ky. Thursday. ana gave Il
prompt denial to the statement that he
bad Withdrawn from the senatorial race
~ favor OF some one who might command
the entire strength of the Democratic
members of the Legislature. The Repub-
iican senatorial caucus will meet at
Frankfort. Friday night.
j. NJ. Knight. president of the sus-
rended German National Bank at Louis
vile. Ky. was indicted by the grand
jury. Thursday. on the charge of vio-
!lting the national banking act. The in
ludes nearly every offence embraced in
-ainst r. f. King. president of the board
ot aldermen. and Aldermen c. j. Jenne
j. y. Leatherman. r. o. Breur and +.
4. Britt charged with conspiripg with
President Mcknight to misappropriate
;iIe funds of the bank.
In the House of Commons at London
Thursday evening. Sir William Vernon
lfarcourt asked the government if it was
rue rue that Greece was prepared to recog-
s!ze the autonomy of Crete under the
suzerainty of the Sultan. Mr.. Curzon.
parliamentary secretary of the foreign
office. said Greece had made a communi-
cation to the government on the subject
of Crete and this communication would
be Raid upon the table. tomorrow He
added that Sir Williams question did not
express accurately the attitude of Greece.
The New York Tribune saws: The end
of the famous Fayerweather will case
has not. after all. been reached. 1t ap-
pears that further obstacles will have to
be Surmounted before the bequeSts can be |
administered. John f. Parsons. counsel
Tor the executors of the will said |
wednesday. that Union college intended
to move for q reopening of the whole ar
Eument. and II the motion was granted |
II would mean a reopening of the whole
case. Parsons declined to discuss the
merits of the motion. as the executors |
lie explained, We're not interested parties. |