Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-29
NEWS NUGGETS.
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South and West

and others.
Elphalet p Fielding one of the old
est and best known descendants of the
Mohican Indians, died at Mohican, Ct.
Friday, aged -. .a
The referee at the end Of the 25th
round decided that McGovern had de-
| feated Bernstein in their bout at the
Broadway A. G., New York, Friday
night The decision was given on
points.
John p. Ross of Sharon, Mass, was
shot and killed by mis- wife Mary T..
Ross, in the course of a quarrel at their
taken taken INTO %, 'sustod i She admitted Inc
shooting, claiming that she acted i'll self
defence as her husband vas W choking her
| and his wife 49, They hau been married
about year.
A middle aged woman said by the
Worcester, Mass, city hospital officials
to be Mrs. Snyder of New Orleans,
jumped through Il car window. Friday,
on the Boston & Albany, between
Charlton and Rochedale, Mass, and
was probably fatally injured.
Paul de Roulede and Marcel
Habert were, Friday, at Paris,
NDHillllltu ~ lIIdl DclDlt tIlt
court Of assizes on the charge
Of provoking offences against the Sc
curty of the state and melting the
army to mutiny. Conviction involves
from one TO five years Imprisonment
and fine.
About 20 weavers Of the Cocheo
mills at Dover, y. H., struck, Friday.
They marched to the gates, Friday
morning, ana when they found that
their demand that certain discharged
employees be rc-instated had not been
granted, they refused to 90 to work
| As a result Of this action every depart
ment was closed at noon.
Sir Thomas Upton. the challenger
for the Americas cup. has received a
green ana gold racing flag for the
Shamrock, his yacht from three Irish
American ladies. In the letter accom-
panyins the gift. they say: We have
the kindliest feelings for the Sham
rock. but we want our boat to win"
Sentence of death was pronounced by
Justice Fitzgerald in tn supreme
court. at New York. Friday, on Lorenzo
Prori. convicted of having murdered
NincenZO Garaguso in that city. The
| chief witness against Prior was the
| murdered mans granddaughter Car
mcla. Proiri was sentenced to die in
the electric chair. during the week, be
ginning June 10.
Fire. Friday morning, at Market
street ana Third avenue, Pittsburg,
Pa. destroyed ]. ]. Whelden's 7-story
grocery and the Novelty Candy Works.
A number Of adjoining buildings We're
damaged. The losers We're: James
Wheldcn. stock, $4,000: building. $50
900; Novelty Candy 90. building and
stock. $50 Geo Kunnel &, co.. stock. $l2.-
| coo; building, $4,000
While undoubtedly suffering from
mental alteration, caused it is be
leved, by brooding over failure to OBJ
tain work. John Shahbazian. living at
49, Lenox street Boston. Friday after
noon, shot his wife four times, from
the effects Of which she will probably
die She il now at the City hospital
ana her husband is under arrest The
family are Armenians.
Public anxiety in Jamaica over the
governments refusal to disclose the
terms of the warning from the Wash
in"ton government has developed into
an urgent popular desire for a state
mcnt from Washington or through
American newspapers to impress the
representatives with the necessity of
maintaining their stand for reciprocity
when considering the tariff bill. In
the public mind Mr.. Chamberlain. the
British secretary of state for the colo
MES, dare not repeat his previous coeT-
Give tactics if the representatives, op-
posed differential duties against AmcTi-
can products.
The trial of the famous Mccormick
conspiracy case growing out of the
Phoenix election riot and lynching in
Greenwood county. South Carolina.
last November ended in the federal
court at Greenvile. 5. C.. Friday. with
a verdict of not guilty. The jury. com
posed entirely Of white men and half
Of them Greenwood county men, We're
out loss than Is minutes. The defen-
dantS were prominent Greenwood coun-
TN men, who at the time Of the Phoenix
riot served resolutions upon James W.
Tolhcrt the Republican assistant post
master at Mccormick. advising him to
leave ana telling him they would not
De responsible for his life. though they
would protect him for Sc hours. Six
hours after he left. a mob rode into
Mccormick to kill him.
Henry r. Sloane. the well-known and
wealthy New York society man. was. |
Friday. granted an absolute divorce ,
| from his Wife. Jessie A. Sloane. The !
decree was handed down by Justice |
Stover in the supreme court and was
based upon the report of a referee !
whose name was not disclosed. The |
name of the correspondent was also !
kept secret. The custody Of the Sloane /
children, Jessie, Emily and Eleanor !
was given to Mr.. Sloane. He was also !
accorded the right to marry and the |
defendant in the suit. it was stated. !
should not lawfully marry until Hen |
ry r. Sloane was dead. But" the de- /
cree continued. the re-marriage of the |
said parties to the action is not hereby |
prohibited" Mrs. Sloane is deprived /
of the right to any part in Mr.. Sloanes I
property. The separation of the !
couple was announced. last December. I