Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-08
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires from North. East
South and West.

Joseph Murray United States agent in
charge of the Pribyloff Indians. is dead
at his home at Fort Collins. Col. He was
stricken with paralysis. Monday.
Details Just received at Shanghai from
Hankow show that the fire which broke
out there, Sunday, destroyed 10000 houses,
devastated about two miles of built-up
ground and did damage to the extent OF
from 100000 to 5000, 600 taels.
James Blackwell. u call man in the
Fall River fire department. was killed.
Friday evening. while attempting TO
board moving ladder truck which was
called out on a false alarm. He fell un-
der the Wheels his back being broken.
causing instant death. He is survived by
his wife.
The first business done in connection
with the meeting of the grand encamp--
ment of Knights Templars of the United
States, was the meetings Of the commit
tees on Jurisprudence and finance. Friday
afternoon. The committee on finance au-,
recorder. and III. Wales Lines. grand
treasurer.
Captain James l.. Botsford of Youngs-
town. Ohio, died. Thursday night, aged
66 years. He was close personal friend
of the President and was quartermaster
general of Ohio during President Mckin-
ley's term as Governor. Recently the
President appointed him an assistant
JuartefmaSter general, with the rank of
lieutenant colonel.
Capt. McClusky of New York was no.
titled, Friday. that Jacob Ul1man had
been arrested at Albany. Ullman is want
ed at New York for ingratiating himself
into the good graces of women and then
stealing their diamonds and jewelry.
Captain McClusky says that Ullman has
stolen at lease $4,000 worth of jewelry in
New York City alone.
The st. Petersburg correspondent of the
London Daily Mail says: Queen Victoria,
it is reported here, has invited Emperor
/ Nicholas to Balmora1 after the funeral
OF Queen Louise of Denmark with a view
to personal discussion of the far East
ern situation, but it is said that the Gar
is not likely to accept the invitation. ow-
ing to the critical position of affairs.
The third day, Friday. of the Brockton
| fair was a success and though not as
largely attended as Thursday still there
were over 10000 people present. The fea-
ture of the days trotting was the free
| for-all Alcidala won all three heats
without being hard pressed, and every
/ one of the heats was below the previous
track record for trotters. The best time
made in the race was 2.13A.
The Pekin correspondent of the London
/ Times saws: There is good reason to fear
! that the Russian Cossacks who have ar
; rived there to protect the Russian lega-
| ton will be retained as a permanent es-
coft. Chen-Pao,Chen, governor of the
province. of HUMAN. who is the most en-
/ lightened governor in China and has been
active in introducing foreign improve
ments. has just been cashiered.
/ The American Board of Foreign Mis-
sionS closed its session at Grand Rapids
Mich. at noon, Friday Resolutions were
adopted making the committee on inter
national Sunday school lessons to provide
for specific UNCONVENTIONAL missions
studies on some Sunday of the year. ant
asking the cooperation of other mission.
airy societies. President Lamson in s
farewell address, said a better series o.
meetings was never held by the board.
i Gov. Black was, Friday. requested Il
remove Col. Asa Bird Gardiner from tn,
office of district attorney of New Yorl
City. The request was made by Col. Low
: ell II. Jerome. The application is baset
ON "a decision of the appellate division o
the supreme court in declaring that Col
Gardiner acted Illegally and is guilty of
misdemeanor inremoving James ]. Flood
!, veteran. from Office as an attache of hi
/, department without preferring charge
against him.
mysterious Billy" Smith of New Yorl
City. is still the champion welterweigh
pugilist. He met Chas. McKeever o
u Philadelphia, at the Lenox Athlete Club
! New York. Friday night, in a 25-rouns
Y bout at 142 pounds. and although Nc
: Keever stayed the full rounds, the bou
was one-sided and all in Smiths favor
i Mac WAS heralded as the most dangerou
: proposition which Smithhad ever tackled
: but his showing was a great disappoint
9 ment, as he was at no time capable O
making am impression on Smith, VIII,
e knocked him off his feet in the sd an,
ri 18th rounds.