Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-05
NEWS NUGGETS.
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The management of the Union Pacific
reorganization plan has called the first %
per cent. from the syndicate formed to
secure the payment of the government
debt.
Announcement of the failure Of ]. E.
Nicholson was made on the Console
dated Stock and Petroleum Exchange
at New York, Thursday. He was long
of the market, about 500 shares being
sold for his account under the rules.
Thomas Cacciola, the young Italian
charged with the murder of his father,
was brought into the municipal court
at Boston. Thursday, before Judge Ely,
and at the request of the government
his case was continued until Nov. 9.
He was held without bail. The COM
plant will probably be charged to
manslaughter.
The Schwarz aluminium air ship. fitted
with a benzine motor, was tested at Ber-
lin. Thursday. in the presence of a num-
Der of generals and the chief of the army
airshp department. The ship rose 1000
feet. floated in the air for II minutes and
at first obeyed the man steering it. but
later could not be propelled against the
strong wind which prevailed. The expert
ment was considered to beparty sue
cessful.
Harry l.. Williams, Yale 81, the Old
hurdler and football player. arrived at
New haven, Thursday, to assist in coach
ing the Varsity football eleven. He has
| seen most of the games played by the
University of Pennsylvania and Princeton
| this year, and will show Yale the salient
points of the mass formation in vogue
| The Princeton freshmen football eleven
have changed their minds about playing
| Yale and will make their biennial APP
pearance at New Haven, Saturday
| Nov. 10.
The bill by Mr.. Oliver to make the
birthday of Jefferson Davis a legal
holiday in Georgia, was adversely re-
ported by the general judiciary COM
mittee in the House of Representa-
tives at Atlanta, Thursday, and Mr.
Oliver called up the measure and
moved to disagree with the committee.
In an able speech he asked the House
to honor the hero of the lost cause. The
report Of the committee was disagreed
to by an almost unanimous vote.
All the returns from the General AS
sembly election in Newfoundland are
now in. The district Of st. Barbe. the
last to be heard from, has been won by
Mr.. Bradshaw, member of the Oppo-
sition party, by majority of 256 over
Mr.. Parsons, editor of the Telegram.
the government organ. This places Sir
James Winter, the leader of the Oppo-
sition party at the heard of follow
ing Of 90 in the Assembly as against 13
follows of Sir VIM. Whiteway, the pre-
sent premier.
The sale of the Kansas Pacific branch
Of the Union Pacific Railway, under
| On
Thursday, at Topeka, Kan, was post
poned till Thursday, Dec. Is. w. D..
Cornish Of ST. Paul, special master,
was present and at II o'clock, appeared
at the depot of the Union Pacific.
There were no bidders present and
none was expected. Mr.. Cornish, as
anticipated, simply and formally an
nounced that under the authority of
the court, he adjourned the sale.
The members of the general COM
mittee of the church extension of the
Methodist Episcopal church met at
Philadelphia, Thursday. Bishop bow
man of ST. Louis presided. The con-
sideration of the report of the board of
church extension to the general COM
mittee was the first business taken up.
The report of Treasurer Long showed
receipts in the general fund for the
year Of $685. 62 and balance of $1S,267,
Oct. 1, 1897. The loan fund receipts,
including a years balance. were $169, :
4O3. OF this fund a balance of $SS,ts7
is on hand.
John Mcintosh killed Frank Pottmeyer
at Logansport. Ind, Thursday, and
wounded Willie. Edward and Louise Pott-
meyer. Frank Pottmeyer is saloon
keeper and he elected Mcintosh from his
place because he was drunk. Mcintosh
left vowing vengeance and returned WITH
a double barrelled shot gun. He emptleo
two loads into Franks breast and re-
loaded, shooting William in the right arm
and Edward in the left arm. He agar
reloaded and shot Louise In the PACK
The wounded people will live. During the
melee William Mcintosh was shot in the
abdomen with a revolver, but the pal
struck rib and glanced OF. Mcintosh
was arrested.