Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-03
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by Wires from North, East
South and West.

Figures prepared by the official statisi-
clan of Ellis Island New York, give the
number of immigrants landed at New
York in the first SIX months of this year
as 316,711.
The fire which broke out, Tuesday. at
Taureg, province of Jarlsberg, Norway,
was subdued, Wednesday morning. About
$50 buildings We're destroyed. The loss is
estimated to be $2SG0OO.
The Detroit, Mich, Tribune publishes a
dispatch from Albion. Mich. saying Pres.
Dickie of Albion College, Tuesday even
ing. announced the gift of $4,000 by Gov.
wards raising the college debt of 800 00O.
Hartford, CT, and director in various
large corporations, including the New
York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad,
died, Wednesday. In 1880, Mr. Brainerd
was appointed head of the Worlds Fair
commission for Connecticut
Articles of Incorporation of the Monta-
ma Smelling and Refining Co. under the
laws of the state OF South Dakota have
been filed at Butte. Mont. The capital
stock is $3O0O,OOo. The trusts named are
Max Stagman OF New York, George w.
Sanders of Pierre. S. D., and Joseph
Johnson of Butte, Mont.
Mrs. Francis l.. Bowles, a widow, COM
mitted suicide at Leominster, Mass,
few days ago her physician told her she
would be unable to work for a year. Mrs.
Bowles was very active and industrious
and the information as to her condition
caused her to take her life. Her body
was recovered.
The foreign office at The Hague has re-
ceved notification from the British
government to the effect that the prison.
ers of war OF foreign nationality will not
be liberated until all the Beers are repa-
triated. with the exception of those who
defray their own passage. The latter can
secure their release forthwith but they
| IL frsa
The exact cause of the death of Miss
Hannah May Thompson, who died at Chi
cago, May 30 last, while wearing beauty
mask, probably will never be known. Al
ter hearing evidence on the case the grand
jury has refused to Indict Expert WeS-
ley johnson. who was administering the
facial treatment to Miss Thompson and
who had been held on the charge of muir
der
Joseph H. Choate. the United States
White, secretary of the United States
| embassy, and Mrs. White, and Capt.
| Richardson Glover, the United States ma
val attache, and Mrs. Glover, lunched,
Wednesday afternoon, with Rear Admit
raj Crowninshield on board the United
States flagship Illinois at Gravesend,
Eng.
County Judge Harper of Ell Paso. Tex.
has ordered the sheriff to convey Miss
Ada Barker to the state insane asylum
at Terrell. where she will be confined.
Several weeks ago Miss Barker was
found wandering the streets in a dement,
ed condition and it is thought she arrived
at El Paso on west bound Southern
Pacific train. Where she came from Or
where she was going is mystery.
A demand for an increase in wages
amounting to 50 or 40 per cent. will be
made on the Union Traction Co. of Chi
cago BY its employees who have joined
the Amalgamated Association. This will
be done in spite of the understanding
said to have been entered into that no
such demand be made within year. The
decision was reached. Tuesday night, at
a meeting of the governing board of the
union. 1t came as a result of similar
demand made on the Chicago City Rail-
way
of Commons. Wednesday, on the subject
of the collection of duties by the Russian
administration at New Chwang, Manchu-
ria, the parliamentary secretary of the
foreign office, Lord Cranborne. said Great
Britain had not protested against the ac-
ton taken because His Majesty's govern
| ment had been notified that negotiations
were proceeding for the evacuation Oh
Manchuria by Russia and it was expect
ed that Manchuria would shortly be re-
stored to Chinese control.
Jordan Thompson, president of the Vir.
ginia Negro Industrial and Agricultural
Association, announced at Suffolk, Va.
Tuesday that money is being raised all
over the state to attack the lately pro-
| claimed constitution. and especially the
| clauses DISTINGUISHING negroes. Thomp,
son says ex-senator Thurston of Nebras-
ka, John S. Wise of New York. and Judge
| Lewis of Virginia, are among those al
| ready retained as counsel. Thompson has
| recently returned from conferences in
Mississippi, where the negroes also mean
to fight the state constitution.
/ James 7. Woodward, president of the
| Hanover National Bank of New York,
and James Fl. Eckles. president of the
1 Commercial National Rank of Chica Or
and Charles r. Spence. second vice pres
ident of the Mercantile Trust and Depos-
ic Co. of Baltimore, have been elected d.
| rectors of the First National Bank of
Baltimore, says a New York Times spec
ial from the city. The capital stock Of the
bank was increased from $550,0OO to ST.
100000. OF the new issue the Mercantile
Trust and Deposit Co. will take one-half
and the other half will be taken by Mr..
Woodward who is said to represent in
terests in New York, Philadelphia. Chica-
go and Boston. 1t is supposed that Mr.
Eckles represents the Chicago holders OF
the new stock