Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-10-19
NEWS NUGGETS
Brought BY the Wires From the Sortb e.,
South and West.

\ cabiegram from Manila Announce,
I the departure from Manila. Oct 1s "
the transport Logan, carrying 273 sick
~ insane and 81 prisoners.
The funeral of the late John n
Wright. editor of the Gazette. i 10 10
held. at 2 p NJ Friday. at Harerbili
Aias<. 4 large delegation from Boston
X expected
Inquiry at the war department at
Washington fails t0 confirm the reoort
that finds currency in Havana 70 The
effect that Gen. Ludlow has been slated
for an important post in Cuba.
The conciliation board Of the. London
Chamber of Commerce has undertaken
Z arbitrate the dispute between the
iightermen ami their employers. A
speedy settlement of the strike IS ther-
fore anticipated
Al q meeting of the privy counsel at
Balm araL, Eng. Thursday. the Queen
p-orogued Parliament until early IA
December. when il viii be further pro-
-1gued until the usual time Of assem-
bling. the middle of February
Willis AL App-eyard 41 years old.
letter carrier. was arraigned at New
York. Thursday on complaint Of Mrs.
Mary Ellis Who charges that he enter
4 her house and stole t3c0 worth Ct
diamonds and a Ilt III pawn tickets.
ATp.sysrd was ramanted until Fr.day.
hrs. Charles Wilson was acoosted BY
1t pads AZ Farmers village. a mile
from Attleb7-c. Mass. late Wednesday
-- -Eht. The highway-nen demanded the
H-lua-'s money and fearing harm sur
rendered hen pock=tbook. which con-
tai-el several dollars The robbers e.
capped
The grand jury at Cleveland o. has
indicted Harry Stewart. the stenogrs-
pher arrested by the New York police.
X, dresday, upon the charge Of hav-
Ing murdered his infant daughter.
R=-u.sitipr papers are being made oft
and Viii te at once taken % New York
to secure Stewards return To Clave-
land
AT rhe tr=t DAYS racing NJ the san
down Park. Eng. autumn meet
ing, Wednesday. The SandoHn foal
stakes far years BID vas
Won by Sir T. Atilek's bay colt, Admiral
DeWa-- The great saplirg plate I'D
year. was captured by Nr The5bali's
Yo'odyovski. with Lester Reif ia tn
saddle.
By vote Of I5 ID 6. the trustees Of
the Chicago board of education. Thurs
day night. resolved not 70 permit in
tht schools of Chicago the use "
book Of selected Bible readings. The
selected readings were offered as a
substitute for the Bible. which has
been barred out by the board for a
number OF years.
Fir. ca-ly Thursday morning. de-
s.royed tw0 uroccupied dwelling
houses Al Sherborneyille. Mass, caUs-
ing a total loss Of s5Spo. One 0f the
y h,uSes vas owned by Patrick Conlon
and was valued at $1,000. The other,
wuth $500. was owned by tine estate o.
George a. Tr7wbridge. An incendiaTy
IL thought to have caused the fires.
The state Of Idaho has segregated
~. ono acres Of land on the Snake river
near Shoshone Falls. ID be reclaimed
under the Carey act by canals TO b
taken out Of the river al the head ol
the canyon leading to the falls IAs
viii cost $l.500 000. This i
-h4 greatest irrigation undertaking e'T
projected in that state and one q tAe
largest III the country.
a conservative estimate of Floli1as
l-ar-e cr17 this Year, places the yiea
al : .u00. 110 boxes An extra large yieal
Will be had in Manatee. Hilloorousn
ana Des5to counties. The groves a-
in healthy condition. and within 10
weeks tn fruit will begin 70 be MAJ
keted. Before the freeze. in 1885. ~heh
the WELD was 5.Q10. 900 boxes. they s''a
X Jo cents. bit. this year the aFeTas
price per box is 3
James II. Cook. VITO Il wei kno'n
As the Irish comedy singer, commune
suicide in front or the Masonic Isl.
bic at Providence. r. T.. Thrrs'1!
morning. by cutting his throat vi
razor. Death was almost instan =
ous. H was 40 years Of age 2hl
1ne time was a member of the IT,
7,7ca police force. He leaves VIZ
ana two sons. OF late he has
drinking heavily. and it is supi'oS
that this was the cause q the a0''
The National Association q sp.-
1alists at cleveland Ohio, Wednesuli
-oted down the proposition II
delegates 10 the convention OF me t,-
:. T. L. This was in retaliation ~. j.
w refusal III the " q. r. y = Ia.
,gnize the association. / wss 60 -
Il NJ celebrate national assocla''oa
iave at the camp meetings Of t'e as
oriat;on. In the evening a lecture ea,
,fve1 ~ Mrs. i. s Lille q
80 -, 1cisro and spirit messages Te.
communicated by Mrs mary n
f Providence. r l.