Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-26
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires From the
North, East. south and West

Fire broke out at midnight, Friday
in the large canning factory Of q. NJ
Nails. at Roanoke. Va, and the entire
building and its contents were destroy
cd. Loss, about $50. 600
1t is announced at Milan. that Verdi.
the composer, has suffered another re-
lapse and fatal issue is imminent. His
friends are gathered at his bedside
Nerdi's condition is most serious.
At a. NJ. Saturday, the common
council of Lawrence. Mass. was still
balloting for president. Up to that
hour 250 ballots were taken during the
night. making $50 since the deadlock
began.
At the OLA Bailey. London. Saturday
Julian +. II. Arnold. son of Sir Edwin
Arnold. who was extradited from san
Francisco in October last. charged with
transportation of trust funds. was
sentenced To years penal servitude.
TWO men We're killed ana eight iniur-
ed. three seriously. by an explosion OF
chlorate of potash during a fire in the
warehouse Of the Walkerville. Ontario.
Match 90. in Walkerville Ont. this
evening. The explosion. which COM
pietely destroyed the building. was
heard for mile and a half The prop
erty loss was $50 OGC.
1t was announced at Oberlin. Ohio.
Friday. that John y. Rockefeller had
signified through j. ". CowIes 81
Cleveland, q trustee Of Oberlin Col
lege. his Willingness to give 5000. goo
toward an endowment fund Of 100000.
now being raised for the college. pro
vided the entire amount shall be raised
by the first Of next year.
Captain Henry II. Taylor. command
ant Of the Brooklyn navy yard. and
Rev. Father Chadwick chaplain in the
navy. called on Mayor Van Wyck at
New York. Friday, and presented 4
letter from the secretary Of the navy
containing a formal demand Of the
government for the northern portion Of
Rla ckWellS island. for government
purposes The portion asked for will
Se used for 2 drilling ground for the
navy and Will be made a naval park
if the city accede to the governments
demands.
George Dressed was shot through
the heart and instantly killed Fri,iay
night. in Il shooting gallery on the
Rowery. New York. Walter j. Kelly.
who held the rifle. is under arrest
charged With murder. Dressed painted
the targets, etc. Kelly was the acting
manager Of the place. \ customer had
sked for rifle to shoot ut one at the
imaginary birds and Kelly had picked
up a weapon. He inserted the cartridge
and turned to hand it to the patron.
The Iifie exploded and Dressed dropped
10 the floor and expired.
The assessment of 500 a share which
the receiver of the South Danvers Ma
tional Bank is levying upon stock
holders. has caused something like con
Sternation among them. Some of the
stockholders are not very We'll situated
financially, and may lose their all
When the bank failed two months ago.
some thought it could pay its debts in
full eventually and an assessment was
not dreamed of. 1t is said that as a re-
suit of the developments. the Wallis
school fund which was invested in
stock of the bank will be n total loss
Prosecutor Finley said at Paterson.
n. j.. Friday. that il had not vet been
definitely decided when George Kerr
would be placed on trial for the muir
der Of Jennie Bosschieter. He expected
to go before Justice Dixon. Thursday
and have date set for the trial which
would probably begin the following
Monday. Both the state and lawyers
for the defense have made all prepare
lions for the trial. No time has been
set for the passing of the sentence on
McAllister. Death and Campbell and
it is quite probable that they will not
be sentenced until after Kerr is tried.
The city of Grand Rapids, Mich. has
expended nearly 100000 for improve
ments during the past ye9r