Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-27
NEWS NUGGETS.
Dseusht By The Wines i,om herth. East
South and West.

Brought BY the wires tom hsAh. East,
South and West.
Friday. j. A. Theirault. charged with
stealing $475 from the department of
agriculture at Quebec, was committed
for extraditiOn.
BY the explosion of boiler of a
threshing machine on the farm of J.
F. Kirk, near Eugene, Oregon. one
man was killed, two fatally and sew
eral others more or less hurt.
A report is published in some of the
Berlin papers that the Versicherungs
several millions and no assets. The
bankers. 1t is said, have disappeared.
Dr. Kennedy. the alleged murderer
OF Miss E. C. Reynolds at the Grand
Hotel. in New York city. waived ex-
animation in the police court. Friday.
and was held without bail for the
grand jury.
Hon. Thomas F. Byard. ex-ambassa-
dor to England. who is i'll at the home
of Mrs. Samuel S. Warren. his daugh-
ter at Dedham. Mass. passed a fairly
comfortable night and according to his
physicians. Friday, forenoon. was
holding his own.
The imperial minister of the Interior
by circular to the different German
governments, calls attention to the
fact that American wheat -four is
frequently mixed with corn and asks
that steps be taken to prevent the i'm
portati0n OF such -four.
The Chicago Times Herald says
President Mckinley has accepted the
invitation to attend the peace jubilee
to be held in Chicago. He will posi-
bly, be accompanied by Lyman ]. Gage,
Long. secretary 81 Ms 4AvS.sE ~
A H. Benefits mines 1t Danville. ILL.,.
took fire. Friday, while IS men were in
the mine. Many of the men were badly
burned. Some will die. The men were
taken out through an air shaft. About
5000 tons of coal ready to be hoisted
was burned and also the main shaft A
number of mules and horses were burned.
The mine is practically ruined.
All the firemen who were injured at
the Arch street fire at Boston. Thurs
day night. are progressing favorably,
but all are detained in the various hos
RltdiS. AciI IAJuLlCo WHICH SOAoAot
principally Of burns on the face, hands
and neck, are severe. though none are
on the dangerous list.
Fire in the morocco tory Of Levi
seur Bros. Peabody, Mass. shortly at
ter 6 A. NJ, Friday. caused about $4,000
damage to the stock, consisting mostly
Of India goatskins. The loss in the
building, which was owned by Stephen
Blaney, was only about 500. All loses
are covered by insurance
There have been no important new
developments in the Botkin case at
San Francisco. Raymond Miller junior
clerk in the Wave candy store at
Stockton. corroborated Gattrel's story
of the strange woman who bought
candy from him three weeks ago and
substituted some bon bons she had
with her for some of those in the box.
Early Friday morning. John CARR
gan, about 60 years of age, a cart man,
living at 80 Illinois street, Buffalo, N
Y, was brutality murdered in his bed
by his son Frank. aged 80 years. The
old mans head was nearly severed
from the body by an axe which was
found on the bed room floor. CARR
gan was arrested later. after making
a desperate resistance. He was taken
to the house and shown the result of
his work. II admit it, I admit it,
said the prisoner. A few minutes lat
er. while waiting for the patrol wagon
to arrive, Carrigan, the murderer said:
Il did it because he broke my mothers
arm. He abused her and I would not
stand It,"
Ferdinand w. Peck. commissioner
general from the United States to the
Paris exposition. accompanied by sew
eral heads Of departments and their
secretaries will leave Chicago, Sunday
night, for New York to take the steam.
er La TOuraine. Sept. 3. for Havre
When they reach New York they will
be Joined by 40 members OF the New
York section Of the commission, Lieut.
A. G. Baker Of the navy, and Capt
Kerr of the army. Secretary Gage
has sent his endorsement of the La
Fayette monument movement as fol-
lows: IF the movement can be in
augrated and great success made
along the lines marked out, 1t would be
noble and beautiful tribute for Oul
young people to pay to the memory
of one without whose aid we would
perhaps. never have achieved that in
dependence and freedom which has be.
come our glorious heritage"