Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-04-01
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires from North. East
South and West

owners of the North American Of Phil
adelphia. died suddenly, Friday. He
was 81 years Old.
The Fisherville Mfg Co. of Worces-
ter. Mass. win. Monday. make resto-
ration of 10 per cent. in wages to make
up for the reduction of January, 1898.
Ex-Secretary Sherman passed a com
Portable night and, Friday, the follow
ing bulletin was issued by the physi
clans: Mr. Sherman has entirely re-
covered from his pneumonia; is conva-
lescing ana gaining strength slowly"
The motion to dismiss the indictment
against Roland B. MolineuX for the
murder Of Mrs. Adams, was argued be-
FOR Judge Williams in the criminal
branch of the supreme court at New
York. Friday. Decision in the matter
was reserved.
In the United States district court at
Boston. Friday. Francesca Cacci was
found guilty of counterfeiting, this be-
ing the fourth conviction Of members
of the Italian gang of 10 alleged coun-
terfeiterS recently arrested by United
States ana local officers.
The Boston Commercial Bulletin will
announce, Saturday. that efforts are
being made to form trust of all the
leading carpet mills in the country.
The capital stock of the mills already
Interested is over $5.OO0,000. The com
bination will be partly financed from
Boston and partly from New York.
Gov. Wolcott. Friday. pardoned Al
bert StcbbenS, who was serving five
years sentence in the house Of cor
rectinns in Franklin county, Mass.
StcbbinS was town treasurer Of the
town Of Decrfield, and. June p. 1885,.
was sentenced to five years in the
house Of correction for embeZzlnS the
towns funds.
James f. Denchy, lineman employ
cd nv the Salem Electric Light CO.. re
ceived q shock of 1000 volts while fixing
wire. Friday night. He had grasped
wire and was unable to let 90 for
some minutes. a fellow workman
finally cut the wire and Deneh.- fell
headlong to the sidewalk, a distance
Of q feet. lie was taken to the hospi-
tai in an unconscious condition but has
since partially recovered, and it is
thought he will recover.
The Pekin correspondent of the Lon
don Times says: Under orders from
Berlin the Germans will occupy 81
Chau Flu and / Chau Flu in the prov
ince Of Shan Tung. until China is able
to give the requisite guarantee of her
ability to preserve order within that
province. Since she is unable to give
such guarantee. Germany's action is
eouiyaIcnt to effective interference in
administrative control within the Ger
man sphere Of influence.
Benz. II. Bbalce. 80, captain of last
wears winning foot ball team, has been
appointed head coach OF the Harvard
eleven for next season and has accept
ed. w. II. Lewis, the famous centre
rush ana graduate Of Amherst and of
Harvard Law school. has been appoint
81 IN assistant coach to have special
,ia,co nf the defence and of the work
nr mo center men. 3. 6. Waters, '9i.
,,,.,fn nf the Harvard eleven in his
enninr wear. will again look after the
tackles.
Tian. GOV. Timothy Woodruff and a
,a,.v of friends went up the New York
t,eptra, Friday. on an observation en-
oi,a hound for Fulton Chain. where
, thew are to spend Sunday. Between
Frankfort and Utica. crow struck the
lia,tarant governor in the face and the
dead BODY of the bird hit him on the
forehead U-pon reaching this city the
rartanar; governor visited drug
store. where liberal aolication Of
cor,t nlaster put him in fit condition
10 continue the trip.
rt..,.,l.r \. j.. council has adopt