Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-15
NEWS NUGGETS
Brought by the Wires from the North. East
South and West.

| has abandoned the schooner Lizzie w
James, aground on Hatteras bar. and
has proceeded to Ocracoke. to finish
stripping the abandoned British steam
er AroStO.
The Armstrong Steel Works at Flint.
Mich, were destroyed by fire, Wednes
day Loss estimated at $3.50. 900: par
TALLY covered by insurance. Golden's
brewery and cooper shop were also de-
stroyed. The origin of the fire is a
mystery.
The search for bodies in the tene-
ment house fire at Newark. N. j., was
completed, "Wednesday. without any
more bodies being found Vito Gre
| tonZo. the suspect, was arraigned be
| fore Judge Schalk, and was remanded
until Friday next.
| Henry +. Manion. the lad who was
! burned, Monday night. and George
| Perry. the gas filter. who fell from a
step ladder and fractured his ribs. two
| days ago, at Providence. II. L., died of
| their injuries at the Rhode Island
hospital, Wednesday.
The boss carpenters, contractors and
| builders of Cincinnati. came to an
agreement with the Carpenters and
Joiners Union. Tuesday. to establish
an S-hour day at $40. on the first of
June. This is an increase Of five cents
AN hour. This ends Il struggle which
began 10 years ago.
| Commander Richardson Clover. the
newly-appointed naval attache of the
| United States embassy at the court of
st. James, sailed from New York.
Wednesday. on the American Line
steamship St. Paul. Commander Clover
was accompanied by his wife and the
Misses Dora and Beatrice Glover
| According to advices received at
Vancouver, B. c.. by the steamer Glen
ogle from Yokohama. Feb. 26. Prince
| Naldemar of Denmark had arrived
and was to be lavishlessly entertained.
Advices from Seoul stated that an in
surrection of formidable proportions
had broken out in Hon King Do, Korea
Benjamin L.. 3-year-old son Of BENZ.
d. Blanchard, and the son of Harvey
Smith, same age while playing on the
ice of an old slate quarry on the Nor
folk Downs, Quincy. Mass. some time
Wednesday afternoon. broke through
the ice and both We're drowned The
body Of the Blanchard boy was found
at : =. NJ. but several hours later the
police and neighbors had not been sue
cessful in locating the body of the
Smith boy.
The final steps We're taken at Chca-
go, Wednesday. for the incorporation
of the Armour packing interests with
a capitalization of $40. 900, 600 Former
ly the business was conducted as a
co-partnership. The incorporation will
not change the management. The
papers which We're forwarded to
Springfield today, for filing provide for
private corporation embodying all
the packing interests of Armour & Co.
The president of the new corporation
will be Philip d. Armour.
There is no change in the situation
of the strike that has been in progress
at Nashua. n. H.. during the past
week, by the employees of the Nashua
Iron and Brass foundry. James Roach
of PittSburg. Pa, vice president of the
National Iron Moulders Union, has
been there during the past two days. to
see what could be done about settling
the difficulties. but. Wednesday night
it was reported that after holding two
meetings of the strikers nothing could
be determined upon. The company has
II non-union men at work in the shop.
As the supposed result of despond-
ency caused by i'll health. Edward n
Roche, % years old. of Ga Pleasant
street. Gardner. Mass. committed sui
eide by shooting, shortly before p. NJ.
Wednesday. in the public garden at
Boston. A score or more pedestrians
saw Roche leave the pathway and walk
behind a tree. There was a loud re-
port and then they We're startled to
see him fall to the ground with re-
volver clutched in his hand. Several
men rushed to his side, but he died
without speaking. the bullet having
pierced his heart.
During the firing of salte of 81 guns
at Clinton. Mass, Wednesday. in honor
Of the 50th anniversary of the separa-
ton from the town of Lancaster, an
accident resulted in which Lieut. w. j.
Healey. John Cannon and James Ken
ney were badly injured. Lieut. HeaIey
Of co. X, 9th Mass. was ramming home
a charge when a spark ignted the
powder and caused a premature ex-
plosion. The ramrod was wrenched
from Healeys hand and he himself was
hurled backward many feet. His ply
sicians fear total blindness will result.
Ganno was severely injured and Ken
ney slightly.