Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-03
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires from North. East
South and West.

As result Of an explosion Of dynamite
nj Scranton, p.t., Thursday. two Italians
are dead. and one Is fatally ana several
are seriously injured.
Sir VIM. Mcdonald. the millionaire to-
bdcco manufacturer, has presented Me
Gill University of Montreal. a check for
$lsl,a5 TO complete the endowment of
the Mcdonald building of chemistry and
mining. This brings the amount given 70
McGill by Sir William up TO $2,e,D,000.
Jack Bonner was given the decision
| over Dick O'Bren at Hartford. Thurs
day night, the police stopping the fight,
after he had knocked O'Brien down
twice in the 10Th round. O'Brien re-
ceived 5000 and Bonner. $500
Fred Hess. Jr.. who sued the San
Francisco Typographical Union to re-
| cover $4,000 damages for having been
forced out of employment by the
union, he being a non union man, has
been awarded $1,000 by jury in the
superior court at San Francisco.
A number of warrants have been is
sued by the clerk of the Marlboro.
Mass. municipal court for the arrest OF
several persons. both male and female,
on charges of intimidation. The per-
sons against whom the warrants ara
issued are understood to be members
Of the various shoe workers unions.
Mrs Edward Dudley. wife of a we'll
known Hartford tobacconist. committed
suicide in her apartments in the Whittle-
sey block. Main street, New Britain.
Conn, Thursday evening, by piercing her
heart with a bread knife The knife was
duh and required much strength to make
the incision. Mrs. Dudley. who was seat
ed in a reclining chair. allowed herself
| to bleed TO death and made no effort 10
remove the knife. She was abou, 40
years of age.
The losses by Wednesday nights fire
at Columbus O.. roughly estimated.
are as follows: Green Joice & Co..
building, $l50,o00. stock, $500, 900: Dun
lap. buildings. $4,000; Chicago Cloth
ing Company, stock, 100000: Soulder.
Bright & Co., building. $4,000; Macau-
ley. millinery stock. $4,000; Jones.
building, $4,000; Gratlgny. restaurant
unknown; Columbus Electric Light
Company $500: Columbus Gas Com
pany, $500.
Postmaster o. ID. Knox of Manches-
ter, \. H., was the victim of 4 myS-
FERROUS assault. Thursday evening. He
was in the act of boarding a trolley car
for his home. when he received a stun
ming blow on the side of the face. He
fell to the ground and was picked up
in daZed condition and removed to
his home. The asSailant damed up
Hanover street out of sight. With the
slight clew furnished Il, is doubtful
whether the postmaster's assaiIant will
be captured.
a special to the Chicago Record from
the City of Mexico, Thursday. said.
c. =. McKie of New York. who il In
the City of Mexico on his way to Tia
hualelo. in the Durango cotton belt,
says that the 1898 crop will amount to
3,500,000 pounds. In quality he says the
Mexican cotton is better than ever and
will range from the superior" grade to
the good and "middlIng." Wilhelm
Wolff of Hamburg, Germany, has ar
rived here on a buying tour. He says
that. last year, Germany consumed
100000 pounds of Mexican tobacco.
Since the Cuban supply failed the Ger
man manufacturers have been using
the Mexican leaf.