Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-17
NEWS NUGGETS.
Drought by the Wires From the
North. East, South and West.

The Shamrock I left the Clyde. Tues
day. in tow, bound for the Solent.
\ private telegram received at Chi
st. Augustine, Fla, of Gen. A. C. Nc
Clurg, head of the firm of A. c. Nc
Clurg & Co.
The rate of reinsurance at San
Francisco. on the ship John McDon-
aid, now out 200 days. from Baltimore
to San Francisco, has been advanced
to IS per cent.
The public assertions that the Schen-
cctady Locomotive Works is to be-
come a part of locomotive combina-
ton. is absolutely denied by officials
of the company.
Capt. Handbury. the wcll-known
English explorer, has left Montreal for
Edmunton by way of Winnipeg on a
private tour of exploration in the direc-
ton of the North Pole.
Prof. Henry A. Rowland of the Johns
Hopkins University. died suddenly at
his home in Baltimore, Tuesday. The
cause of his death is attributed to a
general breaking down.
The Barrows school at Springfield,
Mass, was partially burned. Tuesday
night. The loss is $4,000; no insurance.
4 library of $50 books and n large
quantity of text books were burned.
]. Pierpont Morgan, The Associated
Press at London. is authoritatively in
formed, has bought the Gainsborough
picture, recently recovered in Chicago.
The price paid has not been made
public.
The schooner Priscilla of Windsor,
y. s., which was found on Cashes
bank. Monday. waterlogged and de-
serted. was lowed into Beverly. Mass.
Tuesday, by another schooner which
picked her up.
According to the London Onlookers
Ga society paper a site of 145 acres has
been acquired in Ireland for the cree
ton of a royal residence. the plans for
the building have been approved and
work will shortly commence.
Five young lads ranging in age from
9 TO - wears, found bottle of crude
wood alcohol in the woods near Shef-
field. Pa. Monday, and drank freely of
if one. John Sworski. is dead, and the
others are not cNpcSeSu ~ NV
Michael Foley, the oldest man in
Connecticut, died. Monday. at Versah-
los. a few miles north of Norwich,
conn. He was 1O1 years old. He came
from ireland in 1866. Up to few weeks
ago he was able to do farm work.
Most OF the iron workers CT st. john.
N. b., struck Tuesday night. for %
cents = day additional pay. The men
in three shops are all out, part have
io;red the strike from another. while
a fifth has granted the increase asked.
The Senate committee at Ottawa.
ont, refused to pass the Alaska ana
Northwestern Railway charter for Il
road from Pyramid Harbor. Tuesday.
The government still maintains posi-
tion TO refuse all charters in that di-
rection.
Louis Millers saloon and bowling al
Love on state street, Batavia, n. Y,
,,ora burned. Tuesday morning, end
George Lawrence. the bartender, aged
"a. and Fred Hack. laborer, aged 81.
who silent in the buildings were burned
to death.
THO new battleship Wisconsin has
,et,,rned to San Francisco from her
maiden. cruise. She went to Magdalena
hav for target practice. Capt. Reiter.
her commander. speaks highly of he
yessers sea-going qualities and Of the
GOOD craftsmanship with which the big
.,,ns d;splayed by the the men.
When the will case of w. Scott Dick
.o,, y-os called in the court at Salem.
Moss Tuesday, it was announced
hat nm agreement had been reached
a,,,oro the contestants that there
,,.o,,Id he no further proceedings in