Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-10-27
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires from North. East,
South and West.


The British cruiser Pallas sailed from
Halifax, Wednesday, for Nova Scotia.
The Ryan College al Ryan, /. T., with
all its contents, was burned. Wednesday.
Over 200 pupils in the building at the time
escaped.
Col Joseph A. Dalton. father of Adiu-
tant General Dalton of Gov. Wolcott' s
staff, died at the home of his sister at Sa-
lem, Mass. Wednesday, from old age. /
The japanese. steamer was sunk near
Kobe, Wednesday, almost Immediately
after having been in collision with. the
Japanese steamer Kinshiu-Maru. Sixty
japanese were drowned.
In an interview at Massillon, Ohio, NJ
d. Ratchford, national president of the
United Mine Workers, says his successor
probably will be Vice President Mitchell
of Illinois. Ratchford endorses Mitchell.
There We're 1SO061 new names added
to the registration lists, Tuesday. In
the city of Chicago. This makes the
total registration 326,74S.
Terrific storms have swept over Mace
donia, doing enormous damage and caus-
ing eonsderable OF life - II = one in-
and 100 horses wefe engulfed in the river
Calico and all were drowned.
At Blackstone. Mass, Wednesday night,
Mitchell Bartholomi shot his wife in the
nlitted suicide. Mrs. Bartholomi ran out
of the house with her son before it was
consumed, and has not yet died of her
wounds.
Mrs. Levina Short, aged 45, who had
been Respondent on account of i'll
health, hanged herself at her abode on
Lafayette street. Bridgeport, CT,
Wednesday.
Mrs. Levanway, said to have been
the first woman to practice medicine in
Chicago, died at Battle Creek, Mich,
Tuesday. Mrs. Levanway was also one
of the earliest woman suffragists.
The grand jury at San Francisco, has
been asked to indict Mrs. Cordelia Bot
kin for the poisoning of Mrs. Dunning
and Mrs. Deane. District Attorney
Hosmer has placed before that body all
the evidence in the case.
The Nashua Mill Co. is at work on
new cotton mill to be added to it's plant
at Nashua, n. II. The mill is to be
used for weaving and will be 100 by
200 feet, two stories in height and will
have capacity of 600 looms.
The Schuylkill Fire Insurance Co. of
Philadelphia, which does large business
in Boston and Massachusetts. has stopped
and retire. The company is solvent and
will pay all it's losses. Unsatisfactory
business is the cause OF the retirement
from the insurance field.
Two American Protestant tract dis
tributers have been arrested at Aro-
qUipa, capitol of the Preuvian pro-
vince of that name, charged with dis
tributing papers contrary to the state
religion. The state attorney will ap-
ply for their release.
Abraham f. Icnos, foreman of It'd.
dalfs Oakun Co. >at Middle Haddam,
Ct. was killed. Wednesday. by being
caught in belt and wound around the
shafting while making some changes
in carGing. machine. He was Sc
years of age and single.
Csustaf A. Olsen. who was arrested at
Fitchburg, Tuesday night. on a charge Of
drunkenness and disorderly conduct in
front of the Iver- Johnson Cycle factory,
where strike is in progress. was ar
raigned in court, Wednesday. Olsen
pleaded not guilty and his case was con-
tinued until Thursday. Olsen is said to
have thrown eggs at non union employees
of the factory. He says he VIII contest
the case.
Fire destroyed the lumber mill of
George w. Gale of CambTidgeport
Mass, early Wednesday. The building
which was a two-story wooden struc-
ture, 6ox30 feet, contained $1,000 worth
of lumber as well as considerable-valu
able machinery. The loss is estimated
at $50, coo, fully insured.
The most serious fire that has occurred
in Bristol Vt. for q years. broke out IN
the grocery store of Ira Stuart in Union
block. at IA. NJ. Wednesday. The en-
tire block and the adjoining post office
block were destroyed and other buildings
damaged The total loss is estimated at
$50.0Oo The numerous storekeepers who
occupied the burned buildings saved about
fwo-thirds of their stock although one
or two firms succeeded in saving only
their account books. The contents of the
post office were saved.
DR.. Nancy A. Guiiford and the others
who are under Indictment for causing
the death Of Miss Emma Gill. will not
be tried until the February term of
the c:iraillal supsiicr ceurt at Bridges