Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-04
NEWS NUGGETS.



night, Sandy" Ferguson of Boston,
easily defeated Ben Taylor of Lon
don, in 1O-round contest for the
and prize of G150.
Emperor William received Prof. Kuno
FRANKIE of Harvard University, at Ber-
lin, Monday. His Majesty questioned
the professor on the subject of the Ger
manic Museum at Harvard, in which
the Emperor showed the liveliest in
tefest.
After a tempeStuOuS voyage which
many times nearly resulted in disaster,
barges Sovereign of the Seas, Frank
Pendleton and r. Thomas, the tow of
the Edward Luckenbach, are safely in
port at Providence. They left Newport
News, Feb. Il.
The United States navy department
has ordered a complete outfit for two
stations. OF the wireless telegraph sys-
tenn of Slaby and Arco, from the ALICE
meme Electricitaets Gesellschaft of
Berlin. for the purpose of experiment.
ing against the Marconi system.
Adjt. Gen. Corbin has announced
that cavalry regiment from Cuba will
be ordered TO Chickamauga park in
May or June to remain through the
summer. Gen. Corbin says a large
body of soldiers will be sent to Chatta-
nocga this fall for instructions, inau-
gurating the camp of instruction at
Chickamauga park.
A reception was rendered to Hon.
VIM. H. X. Redmond, NJ P, for East
Clare, and Hon. Joseph Devlin, NJ. p,
for North Kilkenny, ENJOYS for the
United Irish party, by an audience
which filled Music hall, at Pawtucket,
r. l., Monday night, and which repre-
scented the various Irish American
secret. fraternal and social organiza-
tons of the Blackstone valley.
Count Stefan II. Tisza and M. RADIO
visky, both members of the House of
Representatives, fought duel with
swords at Budapest, Hungary, Monday
morning. The latter was rather severe
ly wounded in the arm after an unusu-
ally fierce encounter. The duel was the
outcome Of an exchange of vitupera-
tons in the House. The combatants
refused TO be reconciled after the fight
The British steamer Tiber, from
Louisburg, G. b., for Halifax, with
cargo of 1872 tons of coal for the Do
minion Coal Co., is missing and it is
feared that she has foundered with her
captain and crew of 20 men. The
steamer left Louisburg, Wednesday.
The weather was then fine and the
steamer should have arrived at Hall
| fax, Thursday night, as the run is on
| ly 10 miles.
Fire at Marblehead, Mass, early
Monday, destroyed the two-story build
| ing, situated on Jersey street, causing
| a loss of about $4,000, fully covered by
insurance. The building was owned by
| Robert G. Harris, but was unoccupied.
| The fire is supposed to have been of
incendiary origin. as there had been no
fire lighted in the dwelling for a week.
when one was made to keep the heat
| ing apparatus in order.
| Thirty-five men, one woman and
team of horses escaped from a big foe
in Saginaw bay to the shore at Big
creek, Tuscola county, Mich. Sunday.
The woman had been living on the ice
all winter, her sex being unknown to
the men. She was mannish in appear
ance and wore complete male attire
with trousers tucked in high boots. Her
sex was discovered, Saturday, when the
party was making an effort to get
ashore. The men proposed swimming
| to shore if ii became necessary. The
woman demurred and after some ques-
tioning she admitted her sex. She had
been backward about visiting among
the other shanties on the ice all winter,
| preferring the seclusion of. her own hut.
| She said she had gone upon the ice
partly for the excitement and partly for
making money catching fish. Her home
| is in Sebewang.