Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-01-25
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought BY the Wires from North. East.
SoJth and West.

Sojth and West.
Russia. says the Rome correspondent Of
the London Times. has spontaneously M
vited the Pope to send u representative
TO the forthcoming international confer
| ence on the limitation Of ornaments.
Washington G. Benedict. one OF the
most promns mt electro railroad operators
| his home there, Tuesday, Of grin and Sc
| we're attack Of bronchial pneumonia HIS
| age was G2 years.
| AT d meeting of The Boston Ant.-Im-
perialist League. TUESDAY. 1t was voted
! 10 issue appeal for funds 10 carry On
the work and at the same time TO pom,
out tina, the league had already aroused
great Interest in the movement.
| Walter Watts. aged II. and Mary Sir
| clair aged 49, of Ncwburgh ~ w. skated
into wide crack on the Hudson. Tues
day, and were drowned. Young watts re-
| fused assistance mat would have saved
him at the expense Of he girls life. ana
sank while cndcIvoring 10 save her.
Tuesday, before Associate Justice Far
rel. Ernest G. Darling, the 1S-year-oid
burglar. pleaded guilty Ia the Il charge ~
| breaking and entering while being armed
with a dangerous weapon, the house OF
Margaret +. Wade, $50 Elm street. on the
| night OF Sunday. Jan. z. lie was held IN
$3.50 for the superior court which VIII
| meet in Cambridge, Fec. 4.
After burning the roof off the building
at No. Dock square. Boston. last Satur-
day. three more floors were badly dam
aged by another fire. tuesday night
which caused loss to two of the occu-
pants, Vim. Hall x Co. iocksmiths. and
a. f.. Rowe IL CO., electricians. of nearly
5000 The latter firm lost nearly All its
| stock, while Hall &. Go. received damage
from smoke and water, besides having
their store room cleaned out by the
flames.
The motion Of Attorney General Mon
nett for the removal of Master Commits
sioner Er.nsmade Of Cleveland, in the
Standard Oil case, was overrued by the
|. Ohio supreme court. Tuesday. The at
torney general had asked for his removal
ON the ground that the funds for conduct
ing such examinations in his department
We're exhausted, and on the further
ground that the master commissioner had
granted unnecessary and needless delays
at the request Of the Standard Oil cos.
attorneys.
Holders and endorsers of Grant G. Gill
let's cattle paper held meeting at
Kansas City. Monday, at which 1t was de-
be subserved by holding the Gillett assets
together until all of the Gillett cattle are
in condition for the market. Much of the
Gillett paper is now overdue. but 1t was
agreed fliat the. commissions of the firms
who endorsed the notes would not ue
pushed for u prompt settlement. Twenty
five banks were represented al the meet
ing and the creditors are from Colorado
- New England.
James Sutherland, formerly of Halifax
was arraigned in the municipal criminal
Burke. charged with mansiaug hter The
complaint alleges Tat he caused the
deatl, Of Josephine Council. alias Blancnc
Ryan: formerly. of St. John. n. B., who
last Saturday. Death, the document
states resulted from bruises and other
injuries caused by Sutherland. Suther-
land waived examination and was held in
$500 bonds for the grand jury. In de-
fault of bail Sutherland was committed.
a royal decree has been published at
BRUSSELS: accepting the designations of
the premier. NJ de Smet de Mayer and
the minister of industry and labor NJ.
Nyssens. The same decree appoints NM
l.iebaert ana Corroman. both members of
de Smet de Mayer am. Nyssens. NJ
Smet de Mayer has been appointed min
lister Of state. The designations of the |
ministers were caused by seriou - differ
ences between them and King Leopold on |
the question of the introduction of Uni |
nominal electoral system. which the King !
advocates
Senator Whitesde has introduced IL
bill in the Wyoming Senate providing
that the $4,000 turned over to the state
treasurer by the joint investigating
committee, and alleged bride money,
be made a fund out of which to build |
home i'll Helena for the Children's
Home Society, over the door of which,
cut in granite, are to be the words |
dedicated 10 purity in politics in Mon
tana."
The second annual convention of the
National Live Stock Association was |
called to order at Denver, Co, Tuesday
by President John w. Springer. There |
were nearly 1000 delegates in attend
ance. Addresses of welcome were de-
iivered by Gov. Thomas and Mayor
McMurray, to which Il response was
made by Hon. \. l.. Bush Of Texas.
after which President Springer de- |
livered his annual address.
An Intellectual attempt was made at i
Boston. Tuesday. by the counsel of |
John II. Chance and Arthur Higan,
accused jointly with the murder of a
drug clerk named Russell, last April.
to have both men separately tried. The
counsel also claimed that they would
not be ready for trial. Feb. G, owing to
the inability in locating three witness.
es. two of whom, it is claimed, saw the
shooting. The court announced after
the hearing, at which Attorney General
knoWlton and Assistant District At
torney SuGhrue appeared for the gov
eminent. that the allegation as to the
witnesses was not sufficiently specific
ana that there appeared no reason why
the two men should be separately tried.