Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-28
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires From the
North. East. South and West.

Fire at PeckvilIe, Pa, Thursday, laid
the business section of the town in
ruins. The fire originated in a barn
and is believed to have been the work
of an incendiary. The loss will reach
nearly 100000.
Fire at Peckville, near Scranton, Pa.
Thursday morning, laid the business
section of the town in ruins. The fire
originated in a barn and is believed
to have been the work of an incendiary
The loss will reach nearly 100000
The corner stone of the Bradford
Durfee Textile school at Fall River was
laid, Thursday, by President LeOtine
Lincoln of the board of trustees. There
We're present only representatives OF
the trustees, city council and few
citizens.
J. Willard Smith of st. John. N. B.
received q dispatch, Thursday, that his
schooner Avalon, Capt. Howard, in
leaving Weymouth, N. s., Thursday
with a cargo of piling for Boston
grounded on a bank and filed. The
cargo is being discharged.
Miss Jane Toppan, the woman who
for several weeks under Indictment for
murder, was again examined as to heI
sanity. Thursday. by the three alien
lists employed by the state. DR.. Jelly
DR.. Quimby and DR.. Steadman arrived
shortly before noon and were conducted
at once to the room occupied by the
woman. They were in consultation
there for some time, but would say
nothing whatever for publication.
There is no news at Jasper, Ala, OF
the race riot reported to have occurred
Is miles east of Jasper. The scene of
the alleged riot is in a sparsely settled
part of the county. The latest authen-
tic news from there was that 60 white
men were searching for Jim Crawford,
wanted for an alleged criminal assault
of half-witted white girl. 1t was ru-
mored that q number of negroes had
armed themselves. Sheriff Moore dis
patched a courier to the scene, but
nothing definite can be learned.
The order issued by United States
Revenue Inspector Cobb at Vineta,
T., which prevents the importation OF
Texas cattle into the Cherokee nation
will be a severe blow to many cattle
men of Texas, who have already ar
ranged to take thousands of cattle into
that nation for grazing. 1t is esti-
mated that more than 100000 head
We're to so to that country beginning
next month. The Santa Fe was to
handle nearly 100000 head alone. The
stockmen of Texas will be heavy losers
because of this ruling, as it will neces-
state taking cattle to other pastures
provided they can be had, which is a
mooted question as most available
lands already have been taken.
However reprehensible and odious to
a railroad company a ticket scalper
may be. there is no law that invalidates
ticket which otherwise is valid be-
cause it passes through his hands"
Judge Chytraus OF the superior court
at Chicago. has given this opinion in
the suit for damages brought by Moritz
Horowitz against the Chicago & North
ern Pacific Co. Damages Of $3.50 were
agreed on. While travelling with his
vito to Minnesota on a ticket pur-
chased from a Chicago scalper, which
had originally been issued to Michi-
gan newspaper. Horowitz was con-
fronted by ]. C. Pond, general passen-
ger agent of the road, who happened to
were elected from the train at Lake
Villa, 81 miles from Chicago. The at
torney for the road argued that Horo-
witt had been guilty of a constructive
fraud.