Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-01-05
NeWsy Gleaninqs.

Gen. Lew Wallace, author of Ben
Hur.' is Republican candidate for the
nomination of United States senator in
Indiana.
Professor Charles Lane Poor of Johns
Hopkins university has just finished
the construction of an equatorial tele-
scope. with which he intends to photo
graph the stars from some far northern
point next summer.
All the clerks of owen county, In
diana, since 1852 are living and they
unite in giving an annual banquet. The
present clerk was born on the day on
which the oldest of the company was
elected to the clerkship in 1852.
The cigarette habit has taken such a
hold on public school pupils in Michi-
gan that it threatens a grave danger,
and the State Teachers association has
appointed a committee to urge upon the
legislature the passage of an anti
cigarette law.
Arrangements are now almost COM
plete for the holding of an exhibition of
postage stamps in London. as one of
the sideshows of the approaching cele-
the reign of Queen Victoria. The last
philatelic exhibition was held nearly
seven years ago, on the jubilee of the
penny postage.
If the stories told of his wealth are
true. Congressman Sprague, the new
representative from the eleventh
Massachusetts district. will be the
richest member of the House. His wife
is said to possess $4,000, 900. and on her
wedding day she gave Charlie" a
check for $1.0O0,000, sum he has since
greatly increased. Mr.. Sprague was a
young lawyer in Boston before his
marriage.
The merchant tailors of Buffalo. n
Y. have subscribed several hundred
dollars which will be used to secure
the passage of a bill by Congress pro
hibiting anyone from importing duty
free more than two suits of clothing
and one overcoat the value not to eX-
ceed 500. Buffalo tailors complain
that it is becoming common for peopl,
in border towns to visit Canadian cities
and bring back With them clothing
enough to last year.
Emma Pad, "a young woman en-
ployed as a clerk in a department;
store at Duluth. Mimi, has received
check for $4,000 from a town in Mexico
and while she will not make knowr
the name of the maker of it she doe:
not know who the person is nor if tn,
check is good. Miss Paff has no ides
how she happened to be the recipien'
of so much money under the mySteri,
Gus circumstances. but has sent the
check on for collection.
Mrs. Grover Cleveland, with severa
of her classmates. is to make a presen'
of beautiful stained glass window t,
Welles college. where she was formerl.
student. The shape is half circle
Mrs. Cleveland, assisted by John LIZ
Fargo, the artist, has designed th
window, selecting as the main feature
a large figure of a young woman. Sh
has spent much time and thought upoi
the subject. as she wishes the window
to be a memorial of herself.
At Oshkosh. Wis. the jury in tht
case of c. r. Burdick VS.. w. II. Phillips
found for plaintiff and assessed hi
damages at six cents. Under the Wis
consin statute this entails upon defend
ant the payment of only six cents
the costs incurred by plaintiff. Bur
dick, who is Presbyterian minister,
years of age, sued for $4,000 for Sian
der. The defendant, who is worth
S250,000, accused plaintiff of stealing
brush broom. Both reside in Oconto
Wis. i.Ita