Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-05-08
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by The Wires from North. East.
South and West


The fire losses In the United States, last
week, are reported at s2.0Ss, 900; total since
Jan. ]. S3. .SSj.520.
Rudyard Kipling has been offered and
has agreed TO accept the degree OF III. ID.
from McGill University.
The MaZet bill. providing for the re-
moval Of the New York City ana other
police departments from political infiu-
ence, was signed, Saturday, by Gov.
Roosevelt.
Kaiser Wilhelm has approved a German
proposal for improving the Reichstals z
franchise by classified system Of voting
dependent on a property Qualification.
The scheme is 10 diminish the Socialist
representation, whose size and activity
disturbs the German government.
a young fellow or about q or there
abouts, dressed in the clothes Of a work
lngman, stood on the railroad track in
brighton, Saturday and shot himself
dead. ON a cigarette box he had written
these words. in pencil: ~ William j.
DAILY OF Chicago, am tired Of life"
Frances l.. Adair was indicted for for
gerry on six counts, Saturday. by me
Suffolk county. Mass, grand jury, ana
Nora canty. the young servant girl who
had been falsely accused In her stead
walked from the court room in triumph
without a blemish on her good name.
The striking ROckport granite cutters,
VINO demand hours work at hours
pay, instead Of 10 hours work at cnrrc-
are reported to be in an ugly mood ana
say That they will use force to prevent
new men taking their places in the quar-
rlrS.
Lord Rcresfords Knight Of the Thistle.
ridden by Tod Sloan. won the great Jnb
lee stakes. in England. Saturday. The
betting was to against Sloan. Just
previous To this race Sloan's mount Es-
mcrIlda, in the Hampton handicap,
crossed legs and fell. throwing Sloan
- lt4fI 10 In Inv.
also won the May auction plate On Lord
Fa:quahard's Babette, in a field Of u
horses. The betting was l0 10 ! against
him.
cline. : Trinity College ''soDh. smashed
TWO college records Saturday. In thc
running broad jump he covered i feet.
inches. and IN the high jump feet ana
81 inches Al the Williams College
spring meet. Little. 90 broke the two
mile run record. winning the event I'm
ION, 20 los. cornelIs athletes made a
good showing at me- New York state
meet al ithaca. Three university records
~ere brok"n-pole vault, shDt-putting ana
Tuartcr-miie run.
In the United States district court at
Bath. Saturday. Judge Lowell rendered
m Important decision IN the case Of the
bankrupt Mrra s. Wilcox. holding that
creditor oF a partnership is not entitled
~ share pro rata with the Individual
creditors ~ "A bankrupt partner. as the
referee enormously held in this case, bur
mat Inc partnership creditors cannon
share IN tht bankrupt estate OF one part
ner AT All until all the separate debts of
the partner have been paid in full
Nelson 6. Eldridge, a Brookline prov
sion dealer, was struck ana probably in
stantly killed by an electric car. at Ens-
felt jar as the ear dashed along a poor
iy lighted part ni Beacon street. and.
after stopping. found the ,mangled re-
mains weiged IN the machinery. AT the
undertakers Sunday, TWO women, both
claiming % be wves Of the unfortunate
man. demanded the body, but. owing ID
the controversy. II was not given 70
either, ana ii l. expected. that there Will |
he some litigation in the matter.
Andrew Carnegie. with 100000" ana |
more at his disposal. rs to devote the re- /
mainder Of Ms fruitful life To TWO great !
purposes. Philanthropy and a fight |
against the trusts viii ~ tie aims of |
this remarkable mans later career He |
says: II am opposed TO these modern in !
dustrial combinations. with their trap |
pings of preferred and common stock and |
bonds" Mr. Carnegie H. soon to sell an |
his interests in the Carnegie works to II |
g. Frick and his associates. 1t is known !
the gigantic sum Of sl5O000,U00 already
mentioned.
Herman pyormi, a Finn, living on
Clark avenue, Quincy, Mass, was the
victim Of n brutal assault, sunday after
noon, at the hands OF fellow country
man named Constant Crumpeh. ana as \
result he may die. At present he IS n
Inc Quincy City hospital in a dangerous
condition The assault took place in a
house. A number Of Films were
talking quietly together, when. il is said,
Crumpeh. who was in the party and was
partially intoxicated. jumped 10 his feet
ana seized a bush hammer. Before any
body could make out what he was going
to do Crumpeh brought down the nam
ner with terrific force on PyOrmis fore !
head. the weapon penetrating the skull
Crumpeh was arrested but denied COM
hitting The assault.