Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-31
NEWS NUGGETS
Brought by the Wires from the North
East, South and West.

A passenger train is reported wrecked
on the Cincinnati. Hamilton * Dayton
Railroad near oxford, Ohio.
The sub treasury at New York.
Wednesday, paid out $2,220,000 for gold
recently received at San Francisco, the
bulk of which came from Australia.
The government gunboat Zamora left
Maracaibo. Venezuela, Wednesday, with
1900 soldiers on board bound for La Gudi
ra. These troops are to reinforce Pres
ident Castro, who is still inactive at La
Victoria.
Prince Won Pless has been delegated
by Emperor William to represent him at
the opening of the. new building of the
New York Chamber of Commerce. He
will sail. Saturday. from Southampton on
the American Line steamer St Louis
While out riding at Ottawa, Ont, Lord
Mimic, the governor general, met with
an accident which will keep him in bed
for a few days. His horse stumbled and
he was thrown underneath. sustaining a
badly bruised leg. No bones were broken.
After an inquest at Clinton. Mass.
Wednesday. into the cause of the eXplo-
sion which partially wrecked the Berlin
Hotel, Oct. -, State Fire Marshal Show
decided that not sufficient evidence had
been found to warrant the arrest of any
suspected party.
the tariff committees proposal to impose
n minimum duty of about $3.50 per double
hundred weight on cattle was passed by
16l to 120 votes. A minimum duty of
about $3.50 per double hundredweight on
sheep was also passed.
The Cuban railroad commission has
grained to the Cuban Co. the right TO
register. in the name of the Cuba Rail-
way Co, S2000o,o00 of capital stock. 1t is
expected that the construction of the
railroad through Cuba will be completed
before next December.
Miss Helen Gould and a party of
<rt. ,I., IT, al
Wednesday. to participate in the exer-
cises to be held. Thursday. in connec-
ton with the dedication of Y. NJ. c. A
army and navy by Miss Gould.
The grand jury of the United States
circuit court reported to Judge Colt at
Boston. Wednesday. 1t returned few In
dictments. The most important action
announced was that the cases of Freder-
lex +. Betts and John NJ. Fisher and Miss
Ella L. Bailey, charged with conspiracy
in the alleged fraudulent use of mails
were suspended.
The National Horse Nail Cos. works
at Vergennes, VT, were destroyed by fire.
Wednesday, with a loss to the company
of $4,000. The buildings were owned by
the Herrick Stevens estate, and cost s5.-
600. while the machinery belonging to the
company was valued at over SIS. 600. The
Insurance on stock and machinery
amounts to $4,000.
c. w. Hooper. "Wednesday. at Indepen-
e,
Luyetta Hooper, and then killed himself.
When found the woman clutched a d.
vorce decree, which awarded her the Gus
tody of their four children. The couple
had just emerged from a lawyers office
when Hooper fired three shots at his
wife, then turning the weapon on him
self.
VIM: Converse Whisky. SO years old, is
locked up at Baltimore. Md. on suspic-
ion of having murdered boy named
Roeder in Attleboro. Mass several wears
ago: Whisky claims to hail from Nor
witch. CT. Frank Jant. colored, of Attic.
boro, has partially identified Whisky as
the man who struck and killed a boy
Mno tried to steal his way into a circus
1897 AZ 1870 VI
"A special from Appleton says that Mar
TN Soineiius, a wealthy saloon keeper
was held up and robbed of SSlO lar,
Tuesday night. by two men who confront
so MN on the street: One held Cornelius
hanos to his back while the other coyere,
MN with revolver and went through hi.
pockets The money was in bills of larg,