Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-13
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires From the
North. East. South and West.

Three thousand bales of cotton have
been sold at NJ Kinney. Tex. for ship
ment TO St. Petersburg. Russia. and to
Rotterdam. Holland.
DR.. Joseph Zemp of Lucerne. vice
president of the Federal Council. has
been elected President Of the Swiss
Confederation for 1902. DR.. Zemp is a
Catholic CONSERVATIVES
\ broken rail on the Wabash railroad
near Mantle. H.. Wednesday night.
caused a west bound passenger train
u he wrecked The engine and front
ears passed over in safety but the
tiange Of 4 wheel caught in the break
50 rs to send the chair and sleeper in
the ditch, the cars turning over. Rut
cne passenger. woman, was injured.
The Dominion miri~ter or customs
has reversed the -Ci-ion of Collect NJ
Milne in the matter Of the plans for
the new Westminster ana Point Elice
blidSes which We're 5 izcd for duty AT
Victoria The minister rules that duty
shall only hc collected on the actual
cusl OF producing the plans Under the
ruling the duty will not amount to q
TeIE large amount.
John Ncrral. under inlictm. nj by the
grand jury at Indianapolis. pleaded
guilty to perjury. Thursday. and re-
ceived a sentence Of from t. u years
at the Michigan city prison. Nerrall
recently delivered himself to the police,
declaring he had committed forgery in
nearly every city in the country. In
vestigation failed 10 prove that he was
wanted anyWh here on any charge.
The run on :. Josmulowsky's Bank
at New York. which commenced,
Wednesday. continued. Thursday. Up
to =. N. all demands had been met
ana those in charge or the bank said
they would pay all ClIims promptly.
At one time there was a wild hysteri-
cal crowd around the bank and it was
ail that good sized force of police
men could do to keep 4 semblancc oi
order.
Th. third days session Of the Amcri-
ean Federation of Catholic Societies mt
cincinnati was devoted t. the election
OF officers and organizing for field work
IL tho interim until th" first annual
convention which il to re held in Chi
ras.o. July II. lSp2 The annual cunven-
Il
tuition. which was finally adopted.
Wednesday night, Will be held On the
third Tuesday in July.
Coleman Mitchum. a negro teacher
nr paris. Tenn. shot and fatally wound
ed his wife. Thursday. and then sci
fir, TO the house The negro took ref
lyc in a cabin. where he was located
nv CITY Marshal Mills, who was fired
,Iuon as he entered the place. MliiS re-
Turned the firc. killing the negro. Mean
while the fire at Mitchum mouse was
extinguished and the woman rescued
hut she will die.
President Henry NJ. Whitney has dis
nosad of his controlling interest IN the
Dominion Steel and Iron Co. to James
,oss Of Montreal and other leading
eopitalists i'm the Bank of Montreal.
Although Nj. Whitney is president.
Mr.. Ross has practically had the man
o,~anant Of the company for some time
and This sale of stock gives him abso-
,u,e control. It is not understood how
ovar that Mr.. Whitney has SOLD his
entire interest. and he may remain Il
-iirector. although it is expected that
no will retire from the presidency at
no naxt election. Mr.. Ross Will as
s,,roa the active direction of the COM
,,anv's work at Sydney at once. The
,1e was made at a meeting OF some
~,f the leading shareholders OF the com
nany. held at the Windsor Hotel Mont