Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-12
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires from North. East
South and West.

The heavy track caused a postpone
ment of the harness races at the Cap
ital driving park, Wednesday, at Con-
cord. \. H.
The Eagle cotton mills at Woonsoeket,
I. l., which have been shut down for 1t
week and have run sack for some time.
started on fun time, Wednesday morn
ing, The mill has Il number of orders OF
a4nd and expects to run steadily for
some time 1t employs 225 hands.
Hon. Cornelius n. Bliss, secretary of
the interior. arrived at the Profile
house, Tuesday night from New York.
accompanied ny Mrs. and Miss Bliss.
He IS to spend the month of August
here as usual, and later his son, c. n.
Bliss, IL, will join them.
James 'Goureay, superintendent of the
New England Granite Works at Wester-
~. Il. J., reports that the granite business
Is improving but that prices are still low
The Westerly works have Just received
q conFact tnat VIII keep ii large force
of men busy for month The stone
work on the new Washington Life Insur-
ance building in New York city. has been
nearly completed. Many estimates are
being requested.
Monday evening. little negro was
Killed by two other little negroes at
Grapevine, Texas. The murdered child
was but years old. The others were
G and 8 years old. They tortured the
little fellow by burning him all over
with hot iron and ta stop his crying
they took him by the feet and threw
him off porch SOME. three feet high
and then jumped on HIM and stamped
him to death.
john Thomas, a prospcctor from Fort
Steele, at Spokane. Mash. either crazed
with liquor or laboring under the delusion
that he was being prosecuted, ran amuck
Wednesday. and as Il result two men are
believed to be mortally wounded and a
man and boy are seriously injured The
wounded are: John Olsen aged Is shot
IN the left breast. probably morialy
wounded; G. II. Davis, Spokane, shot in
left shoulder, flesh wound; Max johnson,
aged u, shot in the left wrist and finger,
wounds slight.
S. 7. Kimball, general superintendent.
Thomas ID. Walker, superintendent OF
construction, and Assistant Superintend-
ent Knowles of the United States life saw
ing service, AT Westerly, r. l., have de-
cided to focatc "A new station 500 feet
north OF the present light on Sandy
point, Block Island. Work will be begun
early next season The swift currenf in
the breach Mt Quonocontaug threatens
To undermine the building there. and thai
station Is 10 he moved to the westward.
The Watch Hill station is to be rebuilt
at once
The North Atlantic squadron is ex-
pected to arrive at Portsmouth, N. II.
Thursday morning, and remain there
until Sunday, then leaving for Port
land, Me-, arriving there on Monday
and remaining the rest of the week
Bar Harbor viii then be made on Mon
day or Tuesday following, and a weeks
stay will be made. Admiral Sicard Their
expects to sail for Hampton Roads
reaching their about the first of Sep
TENDER.
1t is reported that the famous Span
ish mines at Little Rock, Ark, which
have existed for two years largely in
tradition, have been discovered Fo,
the last two years the Pearl Silver
Mining Company have been engaged
in searching fer the hidden mine. Al
the end CT drift II feet from the main
shaft an opening was made into an
other shaft, which is said to be that
operated by the Spanish pioneers in ths
latter part of the 18th century.