Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-02
MEMS NUGGETS.
Brou1ht by the Wires from North. East.
South and West

The sccOrd increase for the year took
place, Monday, in the wages of the Read
ing iron companies, 300 hands, from to
10 per cent.
Vulcan Iron foundry, American Machine
co. and at the J. S. White Co, at Paw
tucket, X. l., is out, the strike extending
to the Lutter shops, Monday.
The name of the man killed in the bat
tie with officers near Brigham city utah
Sunday, IS William Morgan, and the one
captured is supposed 10 be mis- brother.
The latter has been lodged in Jail at
Brigham City.
Eighty acres of rich mineral land near
Aurora, Mo, have been sold by ID. N.
Alinera ana \. II. Rogers to a Boston
syndicate Tor $500 0A0. This land embraces
the futile mine ana other big zinc pro-
ductng properties.
Sixty prospectors arrived at Seattle
Wash, Monday, from Copper river,
Alaska. on the steamer Excelsior. They
brought a repetition of the stories of the
privation ana death. ana many bore evil
dence on their bodies Of the raVagcS of
scurvy and frost
BY the premature discharge Of a cannon
used in the celebration of Dewey tlay al
Mauchchunl, Pa. three persons were
badly injured. They were: Unknown boy
badly burned ana cut; Jerry Conway,
three fingers blown off ana James Me
Gee. arm torn off. MCGEE displayed con-
siderable. nerve. He picked up his arm
The cannon was heavily loaded Wi,n
powder and stones.
The Kev. H. j. Calls preached at SYRIA
cuSe. y. y, Sunday night at the A. NJ
~ Zion church. colGred. on the racial
troubles of the South. He said that the
white women of the South had not pro-
tected their own chastity He made
plea for the organization Of the colored
men; said that 2.5o0OUU were able to carry
arms, ana predicted that. if the murders
of col0rcd men in the South did not cease
there would be conflict between the
black ana white men of the South. H.
said that his brethren in the South looked
to the North for salvation.
Much surprise is occaSioncd BY the re-
turn to Westneld Mass, Of James l..
llanchett who left Thursday. under fear
that he was about to be arrested for en-
bezzlemcnt Of $1,000 from the Steiner x
Moore Manufacturing Co. During six
years he has been in its employ, as treas
urcr. Hanchett's populations were dis
covered three or four weeks ago and
were then supposed not 70 exceed $500.
lie frankly admitted his guilt and claimed
The money had been used for family rA-
pcnses. in addition to his salary of S2l a
week. 4 ne defaulter has a wife and two
children ana for their sake friends con-
tributed $1,000, in consideration of which
the company agreed not to prosecute him.
Ex-Gov. John p. Altgeld has fought his
last political battle, according to infnr-
nation furnished by DR.. Nicholas Sem
of Chicago. The Ex-Governor is certainly
Il very SICK man ana II seems true beyond
all question that he has fought his last
political lirht, says DR.. Sem. I'm addi
ton to his illness, which is in itself Scri
Gus. am sorry to say, he ~ completely
broken down in spirit and IS respondent
to the last degree. MOI that | wanl 20
be understood : saying that the defeat
sustained br Mr.. AltGeld mt the Chicago
election, Few weeks ago. has wrought
tn encouragement from which he is
now suffering. on the contrary he seems
70 have lost no faith in his political for
tunes Or the triumph Of the principles
with which his name has become inscp-
arahly associated. The chief cause Of his
desponicncy is his realization Of the fact
that his present illness is but a develop
mcnt VI his old ailment locomotor