Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-25
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the wires From the
North, East, South nnd West.

There was a strong earthquake shock
at Port au Prince, Hayti, Monday, but no
damage was done.
The archbishop of Caracas has been eX-
cluded from religious functions owing to
illness and mental trouble.
Government receipts, Monday: From in
ternal revenue, $l,.!o.242; customs, $500,
019: miscellaneous, $n,576 Expenditures,
81 ,g65, O0c.
Mayor Leonard of Lawrence, Mass.
Monday, issued 4 proclamation declaring
Jan. / 10 be holiday, IN honor OF the
new century.
eral for the United States at the Paris
Exposition. Monday, paid his respects to
the President at Washington. and later
to Secretary Gage and other members Of
| the cabinet.
Johnnie Nelson of Boston, beat Hardic
Downing Of san Jose. in smile motor
paced bicyc!" race on the Neiodromc m
doors track at Los Angeles. Cal. tie
made the distance in sol 20, beating the
worlds record.
| To shield his mother from abuse and to
save himself from beating with poker
Albert Albertson. aged Il years. SUNDAY
shot and killed his father at their home
on Wentworth avenue, Chicago. Young
Albertson was arrested.
Eighty Chinese of the crew of the trans
port Hancock have been discharged at
| San Francisco by the government and
win be returned to China by the steamer
optic The Hancock now has a crew OF
white men, all of them Americans.
! The French Senate, Monday evening
! adopted the amendment to the amnesty
| bin by a vote of 2al to II. after an eX-
| hortation BY the premier. NJ. Waldeck-
| Rousseau, to vote the measure and de
liver the country from the nightmare OF
| the Dreyfus affair.
| Letters just received at Kingston, jam,
| from Ecuador report increasing trouble
| between the American forcmen and the
jamaican lahorers who are constructing
| / ha .atI n fntl
! concession obtained by James Mcdonald
d Co. of New York.
! The Fox pressed steel car works, one of
! the largest Industries i'll Joliet, III. was
nearly destroyed by fire. early Monday.
The plant contained much costly machln-
cry. which is more or less damaged. The
| loss viii reach many thousands 81 doi-
| lars. TWO hundred men Will be thrown
out Of work.
| James Reed of Portsmouth. n H., who.
| Dec. ., celebrated his leith birthday ami
vcrsary, died, saturday, from the infirm-
| tiles incident TO the attainment OF such
| long period of life. He was born in Eng
land and is survived by two sisters, each
of whom is over - years OF age, and
1 son and daughter.
| In a fire which destroyed the store and
| dwelling of Robert l.ithio on Queen
street, Toronto. ont. Monday, his son
Henry was burned 10 death and his wife
was SO severely injured by jumping from
Il window that her life is dcSpaircd Of.
The other members Of the family saved
| themselves 10y jumping.
The strike situation at New Bedford,
Monday, was without change. a number
OF wcavcrs mad" application for work in
the morning. Some were taken back,
others were not. The great majority who
were on strike will make application,
| "Wednesday. The loom tiXCrs report no
dcsertions in their ranks.
| Malcolm Mclean. 60 years of age, while
dclrous, brought on by a week 5 illness
| from pneumonia, jumped through the
HOY
! lams street. Mcdford, Mass, at 40 ~ NJ.
! Monday. and died an hour later at the
Somcrvillc hospital. Mclean was a prom
| lncnt builder in Mcdiord.
| Dense fogs on the British coast are
generally interfering with navigation and
several wrecks have occurred. The Brit
ish steamer Brunswick grounded in the
| British channel. heeled over and sank
| Seven of her crew were drowned. The
| British steamer Brunswick Capt. Brown,
left Liverpool, Dec. 10, for Maranham,
| and was at Pcnarth, Dec. g.
Elmer LinSquist, aged 6 years, son OF
August l.. Lingauist of Campello, died at
the hospital at Brockton, Mass, Monday
morning, as the result of extensive and
! serious burns received, Saturday night
| last. The boy pulled lamp from a table
and an explosion followed. An heroic but
| futile attempt at rescue was made BY
| Robert \. Bryon, neighbor.
| The British torpedo boat destroyer
Quail Lieut.. Edward Rymer, commander,
left Hamilton Bermuda, for Jamaica,
Sunday, without escort 1t is the first
time such an attempt has been made. The
QUAIL can carry only Il little coal and her
plates are very slight. The result is
awaited with extreme anxiety. If the de-
Stroyer succeeds in reaching port it will
mean a f"ather in the cap OF her pucky
commander. ss.aaI
Railroad officials at Pittsburg, Pa, an
nounce that the freight traffic managers
of the initial roads leading out Of Pitts
burg have decided to reduce the rate on
coke from the Connelsville region - cents
Il ton to Philadelphia and Baltimore and
proportionately to other points on the
Eastern scaboard. The rates to PittSburS
and Chicago will not be touched for the
present. About one-fourth OF the entire
output of the Connel!sville region goes
East.
Advices have been received at Seattle.
Wash, from Sitka. Alaska. stating that
that town is in fear of an outbreak of
Indians. The United States marines sta
toned there are under arms ard the mar
shall and deputies are taking every pre-
caution to protect the whites in case of
trouble. The aspect of affairs is very Sc
sous at Sitka, as the Indians are by far
the strongest numerically. There are s.
marines commanded by Capt. Pendleton
at Sitka.
\ Vancouver. r. c.. dispatch saws: Fol- |
lowing the break of the Lula Island dyke
three days ago, floods have caused fur
Their damage to the sea walls protecting