Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-18
MEMS NUGGETS
Brought by the Wires From the North. East
South and West.

The United States cruiser Baltimore.
with Rear Admiral John G. Watson on
| board. homeward bound from Manila.
sailed from Gravesend, Eng. Friday, for
| Belfast.
| Edward Grace lost his life and three
were injured. Friday, in a fire which .e-
stroyed the building occupied by the In
dependent Paper Stock 60. at l5i- 20 D Dc,
| dead man was asleep in the building.
| The yacht ST. Francois. while on n
| pleasure trip from TadOusac to River Du
| Loup, Que, Thursday, was caught in a
squail and was capslzed off White Island.
| Captain Foster. CoZine NORM and L. Mo
| rim are missing and We're probably
drowned.
| The Victoria. b. G.. Times says that
| the money for Mackenzie a Mann rail-
way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific
| with branch line 10 Dawson, has been
| subscribed in London. The Pacific ter
| minus viii be on the northern coast Of
| British Columbia.
Charles Page. alias Brown. who was ar
! rested at Lawrence. Mass. Thursday
| night. while trying to pawn siiverware.
| was arraigned. Friday, and the case was
| continued 10 days nisi. Tie has admitted
| that he entered a house in HaVerhill. and
| the Haverhiil authorities have been mott
| fled.
| At the first days racing Of the Windsor
| August meeting. Friday, the Manor
Maiden plate was Won by Capresi. ridden
y
| won by Minnie Dee. Rigby again having
! the mount. The Castle High weight han
| dicap was won by Robbie Burns, also rid
| den by kisby.
| A special from Alexandria Bay. y. Y.
| says: The marriage OF Mr. l.. +. Rumsey
| d commercial traveller of ST. Louis, Mo,
| and Miss May Hasbrock. daughter at
| Louis Has brock Of New York city. has
| just been made public Both are promi-
| nent in society. They We're married by 4
| justice OF the peace.
| Horace l.. Niles. one OF the oldest pro
| vision dealers OF Springfield. Mass. acri-
dentally shot and killed himself. Friday,
| while cleaning a shot gun. lie received
a full charge of shot in his abdomen ana
death was almost Instantaneous Mr..
Niles was 81 years of age and had been in
| business over 40 years.
BY the will of the late John NJ Ander-
son of Salem, Mass, which was filed at
| the probate court court there. Friday
| morning. the sum Of 5000 each is left 20
the UniVersllist church Of Salem ana the
Universalist church Of Marb!chcad. The
| remainder Of the estate. 10 the Value Of
| about $1,000 Is left u relatives
Before Judge Brown in the Boston mu-
nicipal criminal court, Friday, Fannie
| Mcpherson of Worcester. charged with
| defraudinG the Hotel Essex and several
| business houses, was sentenced To one
year in the woman's prison at Shcrburnc.
! She appealed and was held in $500 Tor the
| September term Of the superior court.
Vest makers on tile East side New
| York City, to the number of Zjtp are on
| a strike. 1t was sudden one ANA con
trary ~ 4 resolution adopted by the ex-
| ecutive board Of the YES, Makers Unions
not To order 4 general strike. The strik-
ers ask for the payment OF the union
| scale of wages established last year. for
| 81 hours work a week payment OF waEt.
weekly and the granting of permission to
the walking del, gates OF the union 10 in
spect shops at any time,
! Captain James Hayes Of the Gloucester
lishihI Sth9"i.vI ,IlF Iri!1 IN Wty "nlch
| on AUG. >. when ia latitude III. ~, longitude
5+.3G, tabort lN miles southeast Of cape
| Harrison, labrador COAST, sighted the
| Peary relief ship Windw4rd. The Wind
ward was sailing In 4 northerly direc-
| ton, bound for Baffinslanj. The captain
| of the WinGwa-d Sisualed "all's well %
| The Admiral Dewey was on Il halibut
| fishing trip. ard went farther northward
! than any vessel from this port engaged
! in the same fisheries.