Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-19
NEWS NUGGETS.
srought by the Wires from North, East.
South and West.

Late Sunday night, Mrs. A. Scudder
of Covlngton, KY, one of the victims
of the opera house disaster. died at the
hospital. This makes two deaths, Sun
day night. and four fatalities thus far
in all.
The Colombian authorities have seized
at David's Bay near Panama, 1000 rifles
and 100000 cartridges, on board the
schooner Colombia, bound for Nicaragua
The rifles and cartridges appeared on the
manifest of the schooner as driving ma
chinery."
The general council of the Evan
gelical Lutheran church in Mondays
session at Erie. Pa, received reports
from the German Home Mission and
the Swedish Mission. The scarcity of
finances has deferred the operations
of both boards. The German Home
Mission has supported missionaries,
who have served SIS preaching stations
with $500 baptized persons. The work
has been in Kentucky, Utah and very
largely in the Northwest.
The National American Woman's
Suffrage Association will hold a con-
ference in Chicago, Friday and Satur-
day, Nov. 10 and co. next at Associa-
tion hall. There will be both day and
evening sessions. Susan B. Anthony
and Mrs. Carrie Chapman Scott, of
New York, Rev. Anna Shaw of Phila-
delphia, Mary G. Hay of California.
Mrs. Julia Mills Dun, president of the
Illinois Equal Suffrage Association,
and others will speak.
A special from Charlottetown, P. E. l.,
says: The body of M. ]. Seaman, a prOmi-
nent liquor dealer of Boston, who dis
appeared at Murray River, Oct. 3, was
named David J. Saunders in a grove 300
yards from the dwelling house. The body
was much decomposed but there were no
cash. watch. chain, ring and papers
were found on the body, making the
Identification complete. The body is now
en- route to Chariottetown and. will be
taken to Boston, Tuesday. in charge of
friends. 1t is believed that he was de-
mented and wandered into the woods
where he died from fatigue.
John w: Hague. the actor, died at his
late residence, IA East Third street.
illness of disease of the heart Mr. Hague
was born in Halifax, N. s., but came to
Boston when small boy. On Sept. Z.
1868. he first appeared on the professional
stage at Selwyns theatre. Washington, as
James in 'The Bellies Strategem.' In
1875 he was Edwin Booths leading sup
poft uuTlHS tour OF the South. He after
wards returned to Boston. His last en-
gagement in Boston was at the Boston
museum with Chauncey Olcott in ''The
Irish Artist" playing the part of Father
Mahony. He had supported many famous
stars. including Mary Anderson, John Nc
Cullough and Charlotte Cushman.
The last harness race meeting of the
season at Capitol Driving park, Con-
cord, N. H.. was very successfully in
augurated, Monday. The winners:
2.17 class, trotting, purse $500, Hazel
Dell, b. m. by Stranger. Hazel by Jay
Gould, won, Oxford, second: Zerbrino.
third; best time, 2.1S Free-for-all,
pace, purse $500. Prince Albert, b. g. by
Crown Prince, untraced, won, Ken
lucky Star, second; Maggie, third
best time, 2.12A. The 2.3o class. trot
purse $500 (unfinished) Maud H., b.
m. by General Withers, Jr.. dam bv
Champion Knox, two heats; Aller.
tine. b. m. by Allerton Mist, by Kine
Rene, one heat; best time, 2.19M.