Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-06
HEws NUGGETS.
Brought BY tho Wires from North, East,
South and West,

of Boston.
Old Strathmore, the famous stallion,
has succumbed to the excessive heat,
at Lexington. Ky. His get have won
nearly 100000 since he has been in the
stud.
Training ship Essex, Commander L.
l.. Strong. arrived at Newport. r. L.. at
10 a. NJ, Thursday, from the Brooklyn
navy yard and anchored at the train
| ing station buoys.
| 1t is semi officially announced that
Japan has suggested that Belgium he
| selected to act as arbitrator in the
questions in dispute between Hawaii
and the Japanese government.
Commander BoothTueker of the Sal
Eation Army left New York for London
Thursday, on the steamship Normannia
re VIII lay ms plans for colonization in
the United States before Gen. Booth
Charles ]. Thayer, treasurer. vice pres
ident and general manager of the Ham
ilton- kenwood Bicycle Co. of Grand Rap
ids, Mich, has been arrested for the al
legged embezzlement of $1,000 of the com
pany's funds.
After more than week of aimless
searching, the Washington police,
Thursday, captured James Carr. a
young white man, who assaulted little
Rose Robinson, an 11-year-old white
girl.
The fertilizing works of Adam w.
Louth located at Greenwich Point, in
the southern part of Philadelphia, were
partially destroyed by fire, Thursday.
The loss is about $i5 900 with no in
surance.
AS the result of conference between
the Spanish minister for the colonies.
Senior Castellano, and the premier,
| Senior Canovas del Castillo the scheme
FOR the customs reforms for Cuba has
been modified.
The New York Evening World said,
Thursday, that John Jacob Aston has do
mated $4,000 to purchase Elmwood. the
Cambridge, Mass, home of James Rus
sell Lowell, which will now be turned
into memorial park and be thrown
open to the public
The American team, r. d. Wrenn
O. S. Campbell, defeated the English
team, w. V. Eaves and II. S. Mahoney,
on the st. George Cricket Clubs
grounds. Hoboken, n. J., Thursday by
a score of GA, Ca, So.
A tank at the Standard Oil Com
pany's storage yards at Caven Point,
Y. j.. which was set on fire by light
ming at midnight, Wednesday, burned
until A. NJ. 1t is estimated that the
damage done amounts to $4,000
| During heavy thunder storm.
Wednesday night lightning struck the
house of G. r. Beckwith at Windsor
| vile. CT, and Charles, 9-years-old son
of the family, was instantly killed.
Mr., Beckwith was painfully burned.
A new worlds half mile unpaced tam
| dem record. flying start, was made by
| Ralph Gregory and Ben Keller of Scran-
ton. Wednesday. Their time was 55i2s..
best previous record. So las. The record
| will stand. as the attempt was made un-
der regular l.. \. w. sanction.
Arthur Murray OF Marlboro. Mass,
| boy years OF age, died AT midnight,
| Wednesday, from the effects of being
| kicked by a horse while playing in the
street Mrs. Palmer Hartman. who tried
| To rescue the boy. was severely injured
and nov lies in a critical condition.
| f. I. Smith, the "borax king" will es
| tab.sh Sl,G00e00 refinery near New York
| 10 employ 200 men. The Dingley tariff bill
| placed Il duty of Sc per ton upon import
| cd boraX. giving Mr.. Smith an opp0r
! tunity to compete in New York with ho-
| rax imported from Turkey and South
! America.
| The semi-centennial committee on
| athletic sports at New Bedford, Mass.
| have voted to extend an invitation to
| Edward H. Ten Eyck, the champion
amateur oarsman to become the guest
Of the city during the celebration in
| October.
| From information received by Secre-
| tary Turner of the citizens G. \. X. com
| mittee at Buffalo. n. Y. 53.529 veterans
| viii participate in the grand parade dur
| ing the national encampment. New York
| heads The list with loco veterans. Penn
! sylvania follows with 5000, while Massa-
! chusctts has 5000.
A dispatch to the New York Herald
| form Rio Janero. via Buenos Ayres
says: The latest official advices from
Canduos state that 1000 government
| soldiers were killed in the recent bis
battle there. This leaves the rebel loss
in the same fight about 1000.
Dr. VIM. Il. Morse, a well-known
physician of Salem. Mass, and promi-
nent throughout the state. through
connection with various assurances or
iers, died Thursday. He was &c years
of age Death was due to a stroke of
paralysis sustained some time ago.
Bishop John A. McFaul of Trenton. N.
j.. has consented to act as arbiter of the
| questions in dispute between the two
|
and has fixed Aug as the date on which
| he will hear the statements of the joint
lcommittee of conference appointed ut At
lantic city. Wednesday. The decision of
| the arbiter will be final.
The London Evening News. Thurs
day printed a letter from Calcutta
volunteer. reiterating the statement
! that during the recent rioting there the
artillery fired point blank at mob Of
| 5000 mill hands who were marching TO
/ join the rioters with the result that
! 1900 of the natives We're killed.
The determination of the leading life
! insurance companies to carry no risks
on Klondyke explorers. has fallen with
| dampened effect on the cooperative
| companies which We're forming in In
! dianapolis, Ind. and upon a number Of
| men who are preparing to start Tor
| Alaska during the coming winter.
The police al Lynn, Mass, have arrest
ed William J. Sheehan on suspicion OF
being one of the two would-be robbers by
whom owen j. Barker was shot in ms
own yard when he refused to give up ms
nappy 1T the demand of two masked