Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-03
NEWS NUGGETS.
Drought by the Wires From the
North East. South and West.


Minister Charles II. Bryan at Rio Dc
judicial to American commerce and ia :
vored by British. Italian and Argen-
tine interests. have been defeated in
the Brazilian congress.
BY the explosion Of the boiler. the
engine pulling Wesaern a. Atlantic
passenger train. which left Atlanta
Ga. at SIS A. NJ. Friday. Svas wreck
ed at Bolton. The baggage Gar was
thrown from the track. Fin eman
Aenchbacher was fatally injured and
Engineer Bell was badly hurt.
About midnight Thursday night, fire
was discovered in the grocery store of
Cash * Marvin at GAINESVILLE. Mo. 1t
soon spread and consumed one entire
block. including two grocery stores.
two restaurants. meat market. KEEL
sons harness shop. a department store,
hotel and three or four residences.
Congressman John Davis is dead
at Topeka. Kas.. aged "A years. He
was born in SanGamon county. Illinois.
For many years he was prominent in
the labor reform and Populist move
L
sas district in Congress from 1890 to
1892 as a Populist. He wrote much on
economic subjects.
The waves from Il passing steamer
near Central City. W. Va. late Thurs
day night. upset a small boat. contain
ing pleasure party. drowning four
persons. Their names are Mrs. Fannie
Hemming aged As: katherine Hem
ing. aged H. and Imogene and Theo-
dore Apperson. aged 6 and years. Two
other occupants of the boat were res
Cued.
Ira Turner was shot and killed
Thursday night. in wood choppers
cabin in Dead mans gulch. eight miles
from Missoula Mont. by Henry Mud
SON his fathcr-in-law. hudson. who
surrendered. declares his daughter
was being beaten by Turner. hudson
discharged his shot gun through
window and Turner fell dead beside
his wife.
The frst-class battleship Retizan.
built by the Cramps for the Russian
government. will he taken to the gov
eminent course off the New England
coast IoT tIt oiiitidl u idi ti'p
Aug. % or Sept. |. Under the speci-
fications the ship must show a speed
Of Is knots an hour for II hours. There
will be another trial in October after
the voyscl is fitted out which Will be
the official trial Of the Russian govern
mcnt.
70 the wreck Of the Charles d. Lane
r. assigned n cause by Seattle. WasG..
marine men which may lead to Il re-
vision Of the Alaskan charts on the
northwest coast. 1t is claimed that
the west coast of Nunivak Island on
which the Lane struck is not properly
placed on the latest charts. The claim
is made that the coast is. according to
the charts of the United States gov
eminent. seven miles further east than
IT really is.
American jockeys won three races at
the Goodwood meeting. Friday Thropc
on the Barbary Maid gelding took an
alleged selling plate of 100 sovcreigns.
J. a. Martin captured the Molccomb
stakes of 30 sovercisns each with 200
sovereigns added with the Hortenzia
filly. w. G. Whitneys Abcyrance flly
ridden by l.. Reiff finished third in the
latter event G. Jei<ins with Neritable
won a two-year selling plate of 1oS
sovereisns.
The large portrait of himself which
Emperor William of Germany. pre-
scented to the Naval Club at Rio De
Janeiro. as a token OF His Majesty =
appreciation of the condolences of the
club at the time of the loss las.
December of the German training ship
Geneisenau. at the entrance of the port
of Malaga. Spain. was formally I'M
vailed. Thursday. The officers of the
United State cruiser Atlanta partici-
pated in the ceremonies.
John G. Ditson. giving his address as
go fremont street. Boston, while
walking on the Boston & Albany
tracks near Rochdale Mass, Friday.
was struck by an express train and ia
tally injured In his pockets were
found papers showing an honorable
discharge from the United States
navy and indicating service as petty
engineer on the Oregon. He also had
letters indicating that he was men,
Der of the Ancient and Honorable Ar
tillery Co. of Boston.
The Salt Lake, Utah. Herald says:
Within a very short time the Man
haitian Mining and Smelling Co. with
a capital of no less than $12. 5000 will
be formed either under the laws Of
Colorado or New Jersey. to take over
the g. properties owned by the Proche
Consolidated Co, Lincoln county.
Nevada and enough others to run the
total up to about 100 different groups
Of claims. together with hosting
works. smelters. pumping plants and
electric light and water systems of