Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-08
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought ny the Wires From the
North. East. south and West.

North. Eaet. SOut1 ana Wess.
There is great mortality from flag
rant types of pneumonia among the
foreign troops at Tien Tsin.
The Cunard Line announces that the
steamer Saxonia left Queenstown for
Roston. at IL A. NJ. Wednesday, with
l51 saloon passengers. $50 second anu
SIS third class passengers.
The tax rate for the coming year was
offlcially announced. Wednesday. at
My York. II is $2.3l on. each 800 as
sessed value for New York. &2.3S for
Bro.klyn.s and s235 for Richmond and
Queens.
The sub-treasury at New YORK.
Wednesday. paid out N.2O0.O0O on as
say office checks for account of Seat
tie. San Francisco and New York rep
resenting gold shipments from the
Klondike.
Julius l.. Stewart. the artist. has been
promoted to the rank of officer OF the
French Legion of Honor. Lewis :.
Wart. an engineer. and A. r. Nalois
have been made chevaliers of the Le-
gion of Honor.
During the temporary absence from
home of their parents. the children of
H. T.. Hanly of Tuckerton. n. j.. Sc
cured a revolver and Ethel, aged 3,
shot and killed her brother Elmer.
aged five years.
A live trolley wire broke in Marcy
avenue. between South Third and
South Fourth streets, Brooklyn.
Wednesday. and the ends fell on
Ono hnX w l.
ed outright, and four other passengers
were seriously injured.
An explosion which occurred,
Wednesday. at the Coston Night Sig
Mailing Works, Staten island. seriously
injured w. F. Coston. the proprietor.
and destroyed one of the small build
ines. Mr. Coston was taken to hos
pitaL. The money loss was small.
President Mckinley has committed
the sentence of Private Frederick Nor
ris. Co. X. 49th Vols. to life imprison-
ment. which he will serve in the penl-
Tertiary at Fort Leavenworth. kas.
Morris was convicted of murder by
courtmartial in the Philippines and
sentenced to death.
DR.. Tracewe!l. the comptroller OF the
trea sury. has decided that there is no
contamination availa BILE for the pur-
chase of additional lands for the eX-
tension of the naval coaling station at
Page Page harbor. Tutila. as recon-
mended by the bureau of yards and
docks. and equipment of the navy de-
partment.
The Tribunal Commerce at Paris,
Wednesday. rendered judgment in ia
vor of Nm Perivier. the manager. and
De Rodays the editor of the Figaro.
declaring that the resolutions for their
dismissals passed by the shareholders
of that paper were null and void be-
cause they contravened the articles of
association.
Samples of ore and gold accompan-
led by regularly attested afiidavits
have been received in Atlanta, show
ing a remarkably rich strike of gold
in Wilkes county. near Washington.
Ga The affidavitS show that out of
14O- pounds of ore. 1887 pennyweights
of gold was taken by amalgamation.
State Geologist Yates will make an
official report on the mire in a few
days
The latest information received from
the wrecked steamer Acis. which lies
on the rocks west of Cape Race. is that
she has sunk four feet further by the
head, but that aft Of No. hold she is
free of water. The engine room is dry
the engineers are standing by the ma
chinery and there IS full steam on in
readiness for the first favorable OPP
portunity to tow her off the rocks. The
attempt will be made. Thursday.
Justice O'Gorman of the suprSsaa
court at New York. Wednesday, on h :
plicatiOn of Atwater & CruiskehaIE *
attorneys for A. Whalenberg. held That
Il receiver would be appointed for the
CObre Grande Copper Co., which has
mines in Sonora Mexico. Hallenberg is
a stakeholder in the company and al
legged that his rights had been infring-
ed by the company's president The re-
ceiver will be appointed later by JUS
tice OGorman.
At a meeting at London. Wednesday
of the London and India Dock Co.. the
chairman. Mr.. Scott, announced that
he had this day formally notified tbs
ship owners and brokers that on Jan
uary l the shipping dues would be
raised from Is to Is, Cd per ton. He eX-
planned that increased dock accommo-
dation was imperative and that they
could not hope to raise the capital nee
essary to bring this about unless they
i"nDroved their revenue.
Two hundred Mahsudes attacked a
militia post at Kashmirkar. Aug 6,
killed a sentry and surprised the gar
risOn. which sought refuge in the bar
racks. The Mahsudes demanded the
rifles. threatening to burn the post if
the weapons were not given up. The
militia men then surrendered their
rifles. Seven men were killed and an
officer and three men were wounded
The Mahsudes then decamped with the
rifles. ammunition. uniforms and kits
of the garrison without losing man.