Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-30
NEWS NUGGETS.
Drought by the Wires from North EAST
South and West

,rba steamers Humbolt and Navarro
have sailed from Tacoma, WASH ior
q Nichaels with 30 passengers. Inc
Navarro had in tow the river steamer
minneapolis with 20 people on board.
Tho Navarro also carried 40 Lapldnd-
ers who are to be employed by the gov
ernment at the reindeer station IN
Alaska.
Patrick Higgins, said to be the o'ues'
man in Pennsylvania, died AT Scrah.o"'
Pa. Tuesday night, aged III years l''S |
age is authenticated by fecorus anu
certificates which show that ne wa"
horn in County Londonderry lre'aii''
Nov. 1st, 17lS. Mr.. Higgins la'hei
died at the age of Ill years anu HIS
mother at 107.
The Socialists of Kansas held state
convention at Fort Scott, KAN tues
day. C. Lscombe was nominated loi
governor; F. A.. Cain for state auui.
for. p. O. Tannell, for secretary Oh
state; VIM H. Wright. for state treas
urar. and Mrs Nc Temple, for state su-
nerintendent of public instruction. "A.
Cornahan was nominated for lieu
tenant governor. The platform adopt
cd demands better pay for soldiers, the
issuance of more paper money, the
breaking of the ''land monopoly ana
numerous other reforms contended tof
by the extreme socialists.
In the superior court at BOSTON,
Wednesday, Judge Braley signed the
AGAINST the Daily Standard Publishing
decree in the case of Johh 0oieA
Co. removing Brenton II. DEVON as
receiver of the company for gross
negligence in executing his trust ahd
amounting VIM. Schofield as receiver
to succeed Mr.. DeWoH. Mr.. Schoielc
is directed to make return to the c"ur'
on or before the second Monday II
July. His bond is placed at $4,000 Enc
account of DeWolf is modified Nine
items aggregating $37SS, which he De
clared had been paid out by nun. are
disallowed and he stands charged VIII
thai sa1m. The court orders DeWolf t.
nav that amount to his successor
mail steamer from Sierra Leone
which arrived al Liverpool. Wednesday
reports that the British expedition WhIc
was dispatched TO: the Sherboro dlsttlc
of Sierra Leone. west coast OF AFRICA oW
ing 10 the massacre of American mission
aries by natives who destroyed the mis-
slon house (aS result OF an upflSlh
a.ainst the imposition of the nut tax
fought its way to Rotifunk me btltl5
force found the creinaled DphleS Oh III
murdered missionaries. Whlch, hoWeNel
bore no traces Of mutilatiOn. as hdd pre-
viously been reported. The expedite
severely punished the rebeflious native
but the search for Mrs. Cain who hed
the bush ut the time of the maSSacr'
proved fruitless. The murdered Nilsson
ares who Were Americans. lnciuied IN
Rev Mr.. cain. Miss Hatfield MISS Arch'
and Miss Schenck. Miss Muller OF tE
mission was rescued. The natives az
murdered a number of native misslonarl'
educated in the United States.
AT meeting of the Manufactures
and Rottlers Association of Massachl
sets. at the American house. Boston
last week, it was decided by those pre-
ent, over whom George g. Hugo, pres
dent of the association. presided. tn
the prices on lager beer and ales ne a.
vanced This was done on the repql
Of the special committee appoif
some time ago TO consider the mig
weu-known brewers and ''ttlersfd-
on this committee. They ncoYor a
ed that the price on bottled bfs for
case OF "A bottles be $1.10; 3Fa half
a dozen pints, and 50 centsf recon-
dozen pints 1t vas fuMe be in
mended that the price TIL report
creased 10 cents cassflce is to be
was adopted, but no ;Fof the trade
made unless 80 per CEMENT. \ gen
agree to go into the fmade to obtain
eral canvass is tone lowest priced
signatures. Onpunder the advance
beers and aes q
in prices. -