Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-13
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires from North. Eas.
South and West.

Mill No. 3 of the Providence Worsted
Go. at Providence, was badly damaged
by fire, Saturday. The loss is heavy
and the shutdown will affect thousands
Of hands.
Oklahoma was visited by a terrific
wind and rain storm. Saturday, anG
nearly 100 houses We're blown down
The damage is estimated at $4,000. Nc
lives were lost
Tod Sloan. the jockey, sail from New
York for England. Saturday on the Lu.
cania. He will ride for the Prince OF
Wales at the Easter races, and viii
also ride for the Beresford stables as
first jockey.
The Missouri House, Saturday, refus
ed to invite William ]. Bryan to ad.
dress the members. The Republicans
amended the resolution, when int. Oduc.
ed, to include President Mckinley, and
on motion of Davis, Dem, the resolu-
ton was tabled.
Mrs. Maria E. Cakes. aged Sc. com
mitted suicide at Avon. Mass, Satur-
day. at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Gin
ton S. Grant on High street by shoot
iueS oO6H NilC lCdl Cuc IClt StNeVd
letters. the contents of which indicated
that her mind was affected. The medi-
cal examiner states that she was prob
ably temporarily insane.
The town council of East Providence
r. l.. have offered a reward of $500 for
former town clerk and tax collector
the arrest of George F. Hunter, the
charged with embezzlement The
Watchemoket fire district will meet
Monday next. to take action relative
to ar examination of the books of the
district which Hunter had charge of.
The Social Manufacturing Co. s
Nourse cotton mill. at Woonsocket, r.
l.. was the scene of fire, Saturday,
that resulted in loss on building, ma
chinery. and cotton goods that will
$4,000 IL not $4,000. Between 800 and
400 hands of both sexes were at work
in the mill when the fire was discover
ed. There was no panic. Fully in
sured.
A fire in the eyelet factory of j. c.
Rhodes & Co., at New Bedford, Sat
urday. Quilted the finishing room and
entailed loss of about $4,000. The
fire loss is fully covered by insurance.
but the business loss necessitated by
the shutdown will be serious, as the
company is rushed with orders and has
been running two shifts Of operatives
night and day for several months,
After an all night session. the commit
tees of the Granite Manufacturers Asso-
citation and the Cutters Union at Quincy.
Mass. reached an agreement, early Sum
day morning. and the strike which has
been in progress for two weeks has been
declared off, the men agreeing to return
to work. Tuesday. The meeting ended
very tremendously and while neither side
Is claiming a victory. the men have the
best of the bargain. The present agree
ment will be on force for one year. The
minimum price per hour. which caused
SO many long drawn out and unsuccessful
meetings. was finally settled at q cents.
President Patton and the members of
the senior class at Princeton. are much
excited over the disappearance Of
Richard Webster SO, Of Islip. L. /.
Over two weeks ago. Webster left the
university tovisit his parents on Long
Island and after remaining home few
days. left, as was supposed by his pa
rents. for Princeton. His father await
ed letter from him but no answer