Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-07
NEWS NUGGETS.
brought ny the. Wires From the
North, East. South and West.

George +. Anterior of Lynn, agent
for the Home Life Insurance Co OF
New York. was arrested at Lynn.
Thursday, for larceny. The charges
are for passing worthless checks.
Seven men were seriously burned by
an explosion of gas at the Pancoast
colliery in North Scranton, Pa, Thurs
day. Two will probably die. The men
tapped a pocket of gas while extending
a shaft and it was ignited from their
lamps.
The Mayflower sailed, Wednesday.
from San Juan for Carupano. She will
stop at Laguaira and Porto Cabelio.
Navy department officials say her mis-
sion is to keep in touch with the stu
alton growing out of the Venezuela as
phalt troubles.
The Pabst Brewing Co. at Milwau-
kee, Wis. suffered a loss by fire,
Thursday night. to the extent of be-
tween $15O,O0O and 100000: fully COW
cred ny insurance. John Smith, cop
persmith, died from injuries sustained
by falling four stories.
The United States Brewers Associa
ton at Buffalo, n. Y. Thursday, be-
fore adjournment adopted a resolution
with the object of bringing the country
brewers into their association. The
resolution provides for the sending of
agents throughout the country dis
tricts.
The New York Journal and Adver-
tissr. Friday, will say: John d. Rock
efeller has made unique gift to
tt acheis College, the school of peda-
gogy of Columbia University. He has
81, en- three scholarships worth $500
each on condition that the holders be
negroes"
The coolest weather at this season
for a period of 20 years has been re-
corded 1T Baker City, ore. The mer-
curry fell six degrees below the freezing
point All fruit such as cherries, APP
pies. pears, prunes. and plums were
killed and all vegetables were
destroyed.
The official French crop report shows
| that the winter wheat is very good in
three departments, good in 49, fair in
SO, and passablc in 5. The spring wheat
| is very good in one department, good
in IS, fair in 20. and passable in 3.
There is no spring wheat in the other
departments.
The Turco- Italian friction over the
| Provcsso affair caused by the ill treat
mcnt of Italian subjects by the Turk
| iSh authorities has been settled, the
Porte promising to indemnify the vic
| tins, apologize to the Italian consul
and punish the commandment of the
Turkish troops.
| a storm wrecked Waddell hall on the
campus of the Southwestern Prcsby-
terrain University at Clarksville. Tenn,
| Thursday. The end of the building
| collapsed and fell through two floors.
Damage. $1,000. The tobacco warehouse
| of Gold & Pettus was damaged and
their loss from rain will amount to be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000.
Importations of merchandise into the
Philippines for the first three-quarters
Of 1900. showed an increase of $685., 321
or - per cent. over the amount for the
same period of 1899. During the period
stated Of 1900. merchandise to the
value of $1.571.372 came into the Phil
ippines from the United States, while
in 1899 the figures were $913,651.
As one OF the results of "Wednesday s
tariff convocation The Associated Press
learns reliably that Persia and 2 num-
Der of German states have abandoned
the idea of the so-called double tax.
that is to say. maximal and mnimal,
which commercial circles consider the
main obstacle in concluding new and
mutually satisfactory commercial treat
les.
Former Chief Justice Thomas Durfee
of the supreme court of the state of
Rhode Island, died at his home in
Providence, Thursday. after a brief ILL
ness. He was one of the ablcst juristS
the state has ever had and his decisions
are looked upon as high authority in
courts throughout the country. He
was IS years old and a widow and one
son, S. S. Drufcc a well-known attor-
ney of Providence. survive him.
Col. BENZ. N. Baker. president of the
Atlantic Transport Line, who was at
New York. to attend the marriage of
his daughter. was a passenger on the
liner Furst bismarck. which sailed for
Hamburg, Thursday. He is at pres
ent negotiating with J. PicrpOnt Nor
gan for consolidation of the Atlantic
Transport and the Lcyland Lines. both
of which Mr. Morgan recently pur-
chased. He believes that a merger
will soon be effected. -
Leroy Grove. the f6-year- old son of a
prosperous former living near Napoleon,
Ohio, stabbed his sister. aged q. to the
heart, killing her instantly. He then
strangled his 13-year-old brother TO
death and, firing the barn. ran in and
shot himself through the temple. The
tragedy occurred just after midnight.
His charred body was recovered. 1t Is
supposed he was insane. made so by