Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-30
NEWS NUGGETS
Brought by the Wires from the North.
East, South and West.

Commander Diehl OF the U. 8. 8. Ma.
rietta. which is at La Guayra, Is serious.
~ Ill with fever, according to a New
York Herald dispatch from Caracas, Ven.
eZuela.
The Pope, Wednesday, received Arch.
bishop Bruches Of Montreal. in private
audience. The Pontiff showed great in
terest in Canada and spoke In fiatterinx
terms of Premier Laurier.
The British admiralty has ordered the
construction of two new cruisers which,
1t Is claimed. will be the most powerful
and probably the fastest vessels OF their
kind in the world. Their speed is expect.
ed to exceed 26 knots. Oh
The hearing of evidence before Special
Examiner f. G. Ingersoll in the case OF
the state of Minnesota against tina
Northern Securities Co. the Great North.
! ern and Northern Pacific Railway Cos.
and others, set for "Wednesday. a. ST.
Paul, has been postponed ui.... ~. ID
in New York.
The Dutch West India Royal Mail
Cos. steamer Prinz Der Nederlander a..
rived at New York, Wednesday, on her
first voyage. She was launched, July is.
and Is comma nded by Capt. NJ p. D1r
Est. Among the passengers were NJ
and Mrs. Leonce Laraque. Mr.. Laraque
is the son-in-law OF former Pres Solo.
mon of Hayti
The library Of the late Edwin F. Conely
of New York. was disposed Of by auction
at Boston, Wednesday, and record prices
were obtained. The gem of the collec.
ton, copy OF Hawthorne's ''Fanshawe."
the first edition and an uncut copy, was
sold to New York collector for $e1c
more than twice the price ever before
paid for the work.
In 10 years the city of Chicago has lost
s5,l0.000 in uncollected taxes. A report.
showing this and declaring the tax a..
sessing and collecting methods Of the
country full of errors. abuses and mystic
ries, has been placed in the hands Of
Comptroller Mccain by expert accouat-
ants who have been examining the book1
of the county treasurer.
Emmanuel Crump. H-year-old nsero,
who had witnessed the recent han6in4
of Mathis and Lester at Oxford. Mos.,
secured a line. hung 1t over a tree and
arranged a moose for a mock hanging Of
himself. He stood on a milk jar and
placed his head in the moose. In some
manner he knocked the Jar away and his
mock hanging developed into the genuine
article. He was found dead.
A meeting of the general passenger
agents OF the trunk line railroads has
been held at New York to consider the
adoption of an interchangeable mileage
system for trunk line territory. Gays tne
Journal of Commerce. The sub commit.
tee appointed to devise plan submitted
its report but the matter was considered
of so great Importance that II was .de-
cided to postpone final action on the nat.
ter. especially In view Of the fact that
some Of the lines wish to give the mat.
ter further consideration. The subject
will be considered at another meeting
on Nov. II.
Twenty years ago the residence Of Mrs
Cora NJ. Elliott in Ogdensburg. y. X.
was robbed of jewelry worth 5000. NO
trace of the Jewels was found and few
years later Mrs. Elliott moved to Rocn.
ester. Tuesday. the postman delivered y
Mrs. Elliott a little oblong box made Q!
..v,I - tAar
when II was opened she found carefully
rolled up in cotton the missing jewels.
The box bore the postmark Of PrescoI..
Ont. Among the jewels was long heavy
took the gold from mine himself Eacn
Ink had gold dollar attached.
The New York State Sabbath Associa.
ton at Saratoga, N. Y, has adopteu
resolutions opposing plans declared W
have been made by the Liquor Des, ,s,s.
sible. favorable action by the next Leg.
islature on a proposition to legalixe tne
Sunday opening of liquor saloons liz
resolutions, call upon all OF me canr
questions put by the Liquor Dealers a.
ISOLATION as to the attitude OF the canoi.
dates on the question and IN concius,on
pledge the New York State SapD s,.a. 81
bills introduced in the Legislature % ".
galize the opening Of saloons on SUNDAY
Countess Adeline Schimmelmann -
sold her mission yacht. the Bue1
Dove which has been lying IN 2 Hro0kSs
lyn yacht basin. The noted yessei W.
be rebuilt into house boat. CountSs.
purchased tnes ysX
from Francis Waldemar OF Denmark
1895. After becoming the properly ~
countess the yacht, In 1884, v9ite u
ports in Germany, Denmark GneISS u
and Sweden and Italy. d1ffibue I
tracts She also visited 662 ship on u w
same mission. With q crew OF ei0qts 49,
the Duen reached the Great a.
cruised there In 1898, with her owa ~
board. For some time the boat - u
Chicago and while there HW ~
were served on board to the poor OF 4{2 z1I
city. ..HE
SIX men blew open the vault q
bank at Gardner, Ill, early WeonssSc IN. "a
morning, and took several thousa1d -
lars They seized Town Marsha. ~
at the engine house. ueo ~ ~
With robes, took him to the De9Ien -
placed him in chair. The veuN 49,.
5iOwn open with dynamite and tno ~
Tor OF the bank wrecked The rcn
ire supposed ia. have secured sf
5000 and 5000. After leavieg - sS,sssi
hey took the marshal TO- me snd
honse. nut q rome about his neck -
lad him 10 chair. The chair was ~
q at the head Of stairway e ..rscu1
lie struggled to release himsen ~ T6e
all down stairs and hang nlmssH 10
.obbers took train which iets =