Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-19
NEWS NUGGETS.
brought by The Wires from North East.
South and West

The Canadian Pacific Railroad round
| house at Fort William. Man. was de-
str"yed by fire. Monday night. Seven
new locomotives We're ruined. Loss.
abunt 1000
1t is announced that Dr. Albert Il
White of the history faculty of Yale.
has been called to the instructorship
N Medieval ana English constitutional
history Of The University Of Minnesota
He Will accept.
Daniel Webber. night fagman \.
Writings crossing, CohasSrt. Mass. on
tn New York. New Haven 4 Hartford
was Killed by a passenger train. late.
Monday night. He was IS years of age
and lived al bingham.
About 400 German-Americans met at
Turner hail Kansas City. Mo. Monday
night. and organized an association.
Resolutions We're adopted denouncing
the tendency to create discord between
the United States and Germany.
y Belt Line train turned over Oh d
nigh trcStle at Bedford. Ind. Tuesday.
Charles Mein2er. engineer. and Il mer-
chant of Limestone named Demoss
We're Instantly killed. Henry Spitger-
her was fatally injured ana d number
of other people seriously hurt.
The large summer residence of Rob
erts Bradley Of Boston. on the Haven
estate at Pride's Crossing. Beverly.
Mass. Was completely destroyed by
fire. Tuesday. The loss il estimated al
S2t.0oh: fully covered by Insurance. 1t
is believed that the fire caught from
brush fire
Alice. the 9-year-old daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Burns of Rockville.
Mass. died, Tuesday, as the result of
burns received. Saturday last. The
father, mother and grandfather Of the
girl We're badly. burned about the
hands and arms in trying to extinguish
the flames.
William krauz. aged p. whose home |
was in Winsted. died at the Emergency !
hospital at Bridgeport, Conn. late. |
Tuesday. from 4 dose of morphine. |
taken with suicidal intent. Krauz was /
q guest Al the Adams House Fairfield 4
avenue. The suicide was undoubtedly \
the result Of melancholy.
At the regular city election at New
Haven, Tuesday. Cornelius r. DriscoI.
the Democratic candidate for mayor.
defeated Fred'k. Il. Farnsworth Re
publican. the present incumbent, by
of 2000 plurality. 1t is proba-
bic that the entire Democratic ticket
was elected. The vote was large
Al the first days racing at the Ep-
som SE.ing. Eng. Penhryn's King
Messenger won the great Metropolitan
stakes. Sloan rode Lord Eltesmere's
Fair Mile, but was unplaced. Nj. w
loves st. Bris was second and Leo
)old d Rothschild's Velos. third. The
'etting was II to against Fair Mile.
According to statistics gathered re-
sarding the bubonic plague. ii is estab-
ished that there has been 25O.000
'ecorded in India since its beginning
These figures, however, are undoubt-
-dly far below the actual total. as the
natives are known to have concealed !
luite a number of deaths. Bombay ,
presidency suffered the most, being re-
pOnsible for $4,000 deaths. without ,
ounting those which occurred in the
lily Of Bombay which with Kurra- :
hee. was the chief hot bed of the dis ,
ase. The deaths in Bombay presi-
cncy are still about 1000 weekly !
While the King and Queen Of Italy |
ere starting. Tuesday. from Cagliri.
ardina. for Sassari, about 60 miles, in '
rdcr to meet the British fleet which is
ypected in the gulf of Sassari. a bal s
pny filed with cheering school girls
Fourteen Of the children y
ma 4 man We're instantly killed. Their j
laicstes caused the train to be stop Ii
I'd. alighted and visited and conso!..i il
It'll the victims. The royal party thea q
stunned It's journey amid the acciama Il
ols Of the people. Later in the day n