Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-11
NEWS NUGGETS.
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North, East. South and West.

The average condition of corn is sci ;
oats. 2o.l; barley. A.I. Wheat will be is
sued pending receipt Of annual returns.
The Indian bureau officials estimate
that the number of smallpox cases on
the reservations through the West Is be-
tween 100 and $50. About 10 deaths have
been reported during the past week.
The south park commissioners of Chica-
go have passed a resolution changing the
name Of brighton park To Mckinley park
1t was also practically decided to change
the name of 32d street to Mckinley
boulevard.
Crushed stone companies Of the middle
West have decided 10 combine with the
new corporation and it will be known a.
the Western Consolidated Stone 60. ana
Will control the granite trade west ~
the Allegheny and north OF the Cuff
states. 1t l. capitalized at sGpp.WN.
Walter Priest, a member of the Kansas
state Normal team, who was seriously
injured in Il game of foot ball between
the State Normal and the State UniVec-
sity teams at Lawrence. Kan. Saturday.
Is in precarious condition. 1t is fcIrt.i
that a eliot of blood has formed on the
brain as a result of his injuries.
e. Lavonitch, the Anarchist arrest ii
at Rome recently. short time after his
arrival from Dalmatia. he having been
heard to threaten the lives of the Po9c
and Cardinal Rampola. pontifica secre-
tary of state, has been sentenced to q
fortnights Imprisonment for carrying
uedulI weapons, ana then to he tppDrtp |
to his home in Dalmatia.
A sloop with four smugglcd Cinnamon
on board was captured. Wednesday, by
the United States revenue launch Glard
four miles south of Fort Flagler Wash.
This makes four sloops with Chinese on
board captured from one owner within
the past 80 days; two sluups Lelonging TO
other persons We're captured during the
same period. Chinese are being SNUG
gled across the line daily ard the authori-
pa trN.ar
to stop the business.
A singular accident which may possibly
throw light on the recently destroyed
English torpedo boat destroyer Cobra. has
Just occurred to the torpedo boat DESTROY
er Crane. While she was on her way
from Portsmouth the Portland. the engi-
neers noticed that her deck beams Were
bucklins amidships. The destroyer i'm
Portsmouth An examination made OF
her shows that there was imminent dan
ger of another disaster like the one
which befell the Cobra.
Pres Fowler of the Puget Sound Bridge
and Dredging Co. a Seattle CORPORATION
has been notified that his firm has been
awarded the government contract valued
1T s2.U"oo for dredging the harbor OF
Manila and completing the other Span
ish breakwater. Mr.. Fowler will imme-
diateiy ship the necessary dredging ma
chinery and l.00o.D0 feet OF lumber 10
be used i'll constructing scows on which
TO carry the masonry for the breakWater
TO its position. Two working crews will
shortly be shipped to Manila from this
city.
A special To the ST. John, y. B., Sun.
announces the death at Woodbridge
Ont, of Hon w. Clark Wallace one of
the most prominent figures in Canadian
public life. Mr. Wallace was known as
the leader of the Orange forces in Brit
ish North America. During the past 20
years he had been supreme grand master
nf hA nrIA in Ia aud
time had held the office of grand sover-
eign of the triennial council of Orange
men of the world. In 1892 he was comp
trOler of customs in the ca binet of Sir
John Thompson, premier of Canada. Mr.
Wallace was born of Irish parents III
Woodstock, Ont, in 1871.