Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-13
NEWS NUGGETS.
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South and West.

Halifax wants Ancient and Honor
ables to visit them.
The Washington Park Club, Chicago
| has offered a purse Of $1,000 for pacinr
race, open to the I'll class, to be DE-.
cided on the afternoon that Joe Patcher
| and Star Pointer meet Aug u.
Jennie Wiseman Of Mt Vernon, n Y
has been taken 70 Stamford, CT. where
she is wanted for alleged completely in
the murder Of Hackman Edward Long
who was killed in the woods at Green
wlch, about two months ago,
Albert f. Hunt. editor and publisher
Of the Newhuryport Item, was found
gulity in the police court of publishing
obscene matter in his paper and was
fined $500 and ordered To pay costs. Mr.
Hunt was arrested early in the month
at the instance of the Watch and Ward
Society of Boston.
Philip Kern. a wealthy coffee planter
of san Salvador, died at Tallac Lake.
Cal, Wednesday. He was one of the
best-known coffee planters in Central
America He commenced business Is
years ago and amassed wealthsuntil the
s5,000O00. He was a German by birth.
The meeting which was to have taken
place. Thursday, between the ambassa-
doris of the Powers and the Turkish
minister of foreign affairs. Tewfik
Pasha. for further consideration of the
Greco-Turk peace treaty has been post
poned until Saturday next. this being
the feast of the birth of the Prophet.
The schooner Blanche Morgan. about
which the government authorities were
50 much exercised at Bridgeport. CT.
where she was held on suspicion of be
ing Cuban filibuster, arrived at New
York and locked at Governors island
to discharge her cargo of ammunition
which was loaded for that destination
Thursday, Governor Wolcott nomi-
mated Hon. Joseph II. Leeson of New
ton to be prison commissioner in place
of j. Warren Bailey, who resigned to
accept the secretaryship of the board
MI Lesson is an ex-member of the
Governors Council and served in the
recent commission on docks and termi-
nal facilities.
The Ottawa government has advised
eeii N'iiieibisit tOLtttLoIS u customs 10
give France the benefit of the prefer
entail clause of the tariff. This makes
three countries-France, Belgium and
Germany-who are now enjoying the
benefits Of reciprocal ARRANGEMENTS.
The question of establishing a bank a
Dawson City, Yukon, is now before the
government
a local paper of Fort Scott, Kansas
and some of the councilmen of that
city, are insisting that an occupation
tax be assessed against the ministers
OF the town as a means of raising rev
enue to make up a deficiency occa-
stoned by the closing Of the saloons.
The city attorney has advised tina
ministers may be taxed although they
are not IN any other town in the land.
Five trains of Al cars carrying 1899
CHRISTIAN Endeavorers returning frora
the national convention in San Fran
cisco, have reached Topeka. Friday
20 cars and sos passengers will arrive.
Ihe movements of the army of 5000
from California through the Santa F.
ana Grand Canon route has been IN
attended by mishaps of any kind Tho
Gfand Canon route crosses the table
lands and mountains of Arizona and
New Mexico and is proving pleasant
one Tor summer travel. comparing very
laVorapiy with one through Colorado.