Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-01
NEWS NUGGETS.
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4 South and West.

Col. John Hay the newly appointed
| United States ambassador to the court
| of ST. James. visited the Marquis of Sails
bury. Friday afternoon.
Howard c. Hackett, sporting editor of
the New York World. died suddenly, Fri
| day. Hackett was 80 years of age and
one of the best-known newspaper men
| in the United States.
David Fl. Hays. for Is years cashier of
! the st. Louis post office was arrested.
| Friday. charged with the embezzlement
| of $15. 600 The accused waived eXamina-
4 ton and was held in the sum of $1,000.
John NJ. Dow of Seabrook, who was
| tried at Exeter N. H., on the charge
of having murdered Josiah f. Brown
also of Seabrook, was found not guilty
| by the grand jury in the case, Friday.
| Alfred Glinn of Amherst, Mass. who
! fell from the tower of the Blooming
| dale Insane Asylum, a distance of GO
| feet, Wednesday, died at the city hos
pital, Worcester, Friday. of his injuries.
| Richard Cotter, aged 80, unmarried
| a lineman in the employ of the Electric
Light Co., fell head first from the top
of an electric light pole, Friday, break
| ing his neck. Death was instantaneous
lCotter was formerly of Quincy, Mass.
|
tensive overhauling at St. Johns. N. F.,
preparatory to conveying the exploring
expedition about to be undertaken by
the Canadian government in Hudson
| bay. The repairs will occupy fort
night.
| Ex-Congressman Morse is seriously
lii at his home at Canton, Mass, with
nervous prostration. brought about by
Ioverwork, and a disordered physical
| condition of long standing. His ply
stefan is confident, however, of bring
| ing him around all right in short
/ time.
| William d. lockwood, 66 years old
| for many years trusted messenger OF
4 the South Boston Savings Bank, com
mitted suicide by shooting himself
through the heart with a revolver
early Friday in the Marine Park. South
| Boston Dependency caused by i'll
Health is assigned as the cause.
A report has reached Johnston City
Tenn, that a desperate character
named Ray had been arrested on Doc
river, Mitchell county N. c., by 9
| sheriff, and a posse of his friends at
tempted to rescue him. Ray and one OF
Ibis friends were killed on the spot, anu
one of the would-be rescuers was shot
and will die.
Silas C. Hall and George Taylor, who
gave the Taunton police the first clue
that led to the arrest of Herbert L.
Willis, will receive the reward of $5o'
! offered by the city for the arrest and
conviction of the murderer of Fred n
! Strange. The committee of claims
have decided that Hall and Taylor are
entitled to the money. They Will also
get $500 more raised by subscription.
The flood of the Canadian river in
Oklahoma. is falling almost as rapidly as
| If rose and Friday. the water mas SO lar
receded from the bottoms tndt lne iai AZ,
ers are returning to their MONIES. All
bridges have been swept away, however
| and as the highways are practlcally IN
passable it will be many days before pus 81,
ness can be resumed. There mas Deen on
4 railroad traffic in or out of Eldene since
| the flood. 1t is believed that generaily
| wheat has not been injured by the eA-
! cessiye rains but corn VIII mostly nav
| TO he replanted. Oats and potatoes are
1 unhurt except in places where the Hoou7
4 washed away the SOIL.
Burglars broke into the office or the
Lymansville Wooden Mills at North
Providence. X l., during Thursday night.
| The safe was blown completely OIL WIFI
| dynamite and the robbers evidently Sc
| cured their plumber as hastily as pos
sible, as only large pocketbook whic,i
contained about 800 is missing. a
drawer in which were severai pay en-
| valones containing the wages OF en-
Moves was not disturbed. The amount
IF money thus overlooked was greater
than that taken away by the burglars.
The police were at once noileo anu J., ny" -, !,
sages were sent in all directions IN the
hone that the burglars might be inter-
cepted. but up to noon Friday. no en-
couraging news had been received py 'he
authorities.