Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-24
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires from North. East,
South and West

In the 30 kilometres bicycle race at
Paris, Sunday, Tom Linton. the Eng
lishman. won in - minutes. 80 SO see
onds; Edourad Taylore, second; \. f..
Walters, third.
The evidence in the Mrs George trial
for murdc" III Canton, Ohio was all in.
Saturday. and the arguments will be
made, Monday. the case going To the
jury, Tuesday.
Fire partially destroyed the residents
of c. Il. Spofford at Clarcmont, y. II.
Loss Saturday evening. Probably
caused by electric light wires. Loss,
$1,000; fully insured.
Attorney General Hosea NJ. Knowl-
ton of New Bedford. has announced his
candidacy for the Massachusetts Re
publican GubernatoriaI nomination.
He was born in Durham, Me, in 1S41.
The stone cutters in seven yards Of
Quincy. Mass. have left their work on
account Of the alleged failure Of the
firms to live up to the clause in the bill
of prices calling for pay day every
week.
The French Academy Of Moral ana
Political Sciences has awarded the
Audiffrot prize Of 1000 francs, given
yearly for the greatest act Of devotion
to Maj Marchand for traversins
Africa.
Mrs Charlotte Lynch was burned to
death at her home at Melrose. Mass.
Sunday. by her clothing catching fire
while she was preparing breakfast.
Mrs. Lynch was a widow, "a years
of age
Edward Burke aged 50 years. an
employee at the factory of the New
Departure Bell Co, Bristol Ct. made Il
misstep when coming out his board
ing house. Sunday. resulting in break
ing his neXct.
James EiS9y. the London messenger.
who was sent from London to Mamp
ton. Cal. by MI. Harry Leslie Blum
! dell McCalmunt. NJ. P. to deliver 4 let
ter ahead Of one sent BY mail. arrived
ut New York Saturday. On his return
trip He said he beat the mails to
Hampton by L hours.
The Berkshire Cotton Manufacturing
| CO.. has purchased of the Renfrew
Manufacturing Go. about seven acres
Of land in Adams, Mass. ana il is re
ported that the Berkshire Co. which
| already has in operation mills valued
| at $2,000,000, intends to erect another
large plant, using the Hoosac river for
power.
President Zelaya of Nicaragua, has
has granted an option. in force until
Jan. |. 1900. to Charles Nicoll, British
| consul at Managua. or to any company
~ nj "a a GO, tbp rail Il
roads and steamboats, Of Nicaragua,
with the workshops appcrtaining to
them, for the sum Of 6,5O000 pesos
(silver).
Railway officials at Cleveland, O.. re-
port that the present car famine is the
most serious ever experienced. The
situation seems to be growing worse
each day. The Lake Shore Company,
it is stated. cannot supply 80 per cent.
Of the ears called for and other lines
running into that city are in pract-
cally the same position.
Col. Charles A. Sinclair Of Brook
line. Mass, widely known in railroad
circles and New Hampshire politics,
died. Saturday evening. after a three
weeks Illness He was the son-in-law
ana four daughters survive him. At
the time Of his death we was engaged
in a banking and brokerage business in
Boston.
About 1000 cigars were seized from
one concern at Providence, r. l., Sat
urday, by revenue officers. They were
in boxes with the number 3Hl stamped
on the bottom, and were claimed by
the revenue officers to have bornt
bogus revenue stamps. Jacobs the
proprietor of factory No. 3141, is now
under arrest in Pennsylvania. with
several others. on charge of counter
feiting.
The Sherbournc school, d boarding
institution for boys. located in the su
burban town of San Rafael. Cal, was
burned, Sunday. There were a num-
Der Of daring resuces. Charles Arm
strong. the 6-yearod son of an army
officer now in Manila rushed into the
burning building and was lost. The
fire originated in the furnace room and
is attributed to the carelessness of
servant.
The senatorial elections for the new
Spanish Cortes We're held Sunday. and