Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-12
NEWS NUGGETS.
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South and West.

Hon. John +. Fitzgerald, the only DEM
ocratic Congressman in New England
was rerominated. Tuesday. by the Dem
ocIatS OF the 9uh district, at Boston.
Col Guernsey S. Parsons. ex-mayor of
Waterbury, CT. and one of the best
known men in the banking business of
the city. died at his home on West Main
street, Tuesday night, after a brief ILL
ness, aged GA years.
The loan contract for the extension of
the Niu-Chwang Railroad, signed by the
Hons Kong and Shanghai --ank. calls for
Shanghai and other places.
The reply of the Turkish government to
he note Of the powers on the evacua,aon
Of the island of Crete was handed to the
ambassadors. Monday evening. Turkey
accepts the terms proposed but expresses
/ Wish for certain notifications.
The seventh district Republican sena-
torial convention, at Lowell. Mass, Tues
E. Putnam by exclamation. for a third
Term. George w. Poore was chosen mem
her Of the state central committee.
General Elisha Mix is dead at his
hcme IN Allegane. where he had lived
20 years. He was made brevet brig
der general in the Civil War. He
&as 50 years CT age.
The annual convention of the CONNER
eiai Travellers Home Association OF
America, opened at Binghamton, Tues
day. George b. Green of Binghamton.
was elected president. Members Of the
board Of managers. trustees of the re-
serve funds and examining finance
committee were chosen.
Albert Aigner, prominent young
business man residing about three
aales south of Valparaiso, Ind, has
been murdered by his brother The
murder was the elimination of a fam
ly quarrel. The fratricide has been
arrested.
The soap factory of John c. Daw
( Co. of Boston, located at Medford,
vas burned. at $50, Tuesday morning.
TIE loss is about $500. The firemen
Weie kept busy as several alarms were
'u1 s in for small fires in different parts
81 the city about the same time.
Coroner Dolem of Bridgeport, Conn.,.
| completed his inquest, Tuesday. upon the
| death of Louis Ciglar, The young child
who died from paris green poisoning; Fri
! the servant of the Cigiar family is under
| arrest. The coroner did not make a find
| ing. as he desired to more fully examine
| the evidence. The testimony throws sus-
/ picion upon the servant girl, but 1t is not
/ strong. The accused girl stoutly denies
| her guilt.
The Countess Adeline Schinlmelmann
Of Copenhagen, accompanied by her
| .'So sons and seven interpreters, ar
/ rived at Cleveland, Tuesday, on the
/ private yacht Duen. The Countess is
/ 'erg missionary work among sailors,
! especially those of her own national
| ity. and expects to encircle the earth
in her travels.
The reports to the marine hospital ser
/ vice. Tuesday. show that yellow fever in
/ the South is steadily increasing. The Off
/ Gals state that the increase in the fever
4 district is likely to be continued until cold
i weather sets in, and this is thought to
i be at least three weeks off i'll the region
! most affected. The dispatches received
Mississippi to be 470 with Sc deaths since
the epidemic broke out. Yellow fever
was reported to have occurred at Lake
Charles, La. in a dispatch from Dr. Ed
mnud SuShan of New Orleans.