Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-10
NEWS NUGGETS
Brought by the Wires from the North
East, South and West.

ne lElteu states commission at Ma
Mia has repealed the Spanish law
which imposed an income tax on sala-
ries. The law. which had been opera :
tive since 1899, proved unsatisfactory.
One man was killed and one fatally
hurt by a shower of rocks which fell
from "a bucket OF. movable crane al
the rear of the new Tombs prison at
New York, Saturday. Both the victims
are Italian laborers.
The safe of the H. $. Lundy Blink AT
Rock Island. Texas. was blown open.
late, Saturday night, by professional
burglars. They secured all the money
in the vaults. The loss is estimated at
several thousand dollars.
Ex-Mayor Philip ]. O'Connell of
Worcester. Mass, consented. Saturday,
to be a candidate for mayor on the
in circulation for signatures by Rep
resentative Mark N. Skerrett.
After several attempts at the Horse
show at st. Louis, Mo-, Saturday night,
during which the rider was thrown
twice, but not injured, the jumping
pony Kreuger vaulted a siX-foOt hur-
die, establishing a new worlds record.
The body of Martin Turney was
found in the Winooski river, near the
Central Vermont Railroad bridge. at
Montpelier, VT. Saturday. death being
caused by drowning. Turney was 50
years old. unmarried. and had been
missing since Wednesday.
Gov. Taft at Manila, has received a
cable from Archbishop Guidi. the
apostolic delegate in the Philippines
saying he will reach Manila, Nov. %
1t is expected that the friar lands ne
gotiations will commence shortly after
the prelate's arrival there.
The progress of the cholera in Egypt
is recorded in the following cablegram
to the state department from United
States Vice Consul General Smith at
Cairo. dated. Saturday: 'Since the
1st inst. there have been 40 cases
of cholera and 1872 deaths in all Egypt"
At the regular monthly meeting of
Haven & Hartford Railroad in New
York, Saturday. John NJ. Hall was re-
elected president, William d. Bishop
Vice president of the board, William l..
Squire, treasurer. and William ID.
Bishop. Jr.. secretary.
The President has declined to accept
the resignation of Passed Assistant
Paymaster Charles W. Penrose, lately
attached to the Michigan. The officer
was convicted by courtmartial of fl
nancial Irregularities. and sentenced to
be dismissed from the service. The
President has approved the sentence of
dismissal.
William g. Ames of Louisville. di-
vision engineer of the railroad being
built from Sancto Spirtus to Santiago
de Cuba by the Cuba Company, says
the new railroad will be completed by
the first of December and trains will be
running as soon as permission can be
obtained from the Cuban government.
The road is 900 miles long.
Another smallpox victim was dis
covered. Sunday, at Webster, Mass, in
the person of John Gevry, employed
until n week ago as 4 grocery clerk and
living on Union street. This makes the
9th case in that town. Citizens are be-
coming greatly alarmed and it is sug-
gested that the library and other public
places be closed and free vaccination
ordered.
Dr. F'ridtiof hansen, the Arctic ey-
plorcr announces that Il Polar eXpedi-
ton under command of Capt. Amunds-
den will start in 1908 for King William
land on the east coast of Greenland.
and will proceed thence for Boring
strait. Prof. Schmidt of Berlin char
acterizes the expedition as the most
important task in the domain of terres-
trail magnetism.
According to information received at
the Danish court Emperor Nicholas OF
Russia. is greatly depressed in mind
and is melancholy. His condition has
created anxiety at Copenhagen. The
CZarowitch, who will leave st. Peters
burg in a few days for Copenhagen
does not want to go to Malta. where
the Car is, and will return to st
Petersburg at his mothers wish.
james o. McNally. United States
consul general at Guatemala City. has
exchanged places with Alfred A. Wins
low. United States consul at Leige,
iSct1lunn. MI. MtA>.ilN WIS ptI IL IN
England and appointed from Pennsyl-
vania in 1900. His place pays $1,000
per annum. Mr.. Winslow is a native
of Indiana and was appointed in 1895.
His place pays ii trifle over 5000 per
annTm.
The annual meeting, Saturday, at
Paris. of the Academy des Beaux Arts
was attended by many of the leading
figures in the world of art and litera-
ture. One Of the most important prizes
of the Academic that of $1,000 for the
most meritorious architectural concep-
ton in q period of five years, was
awarded To the French architect. Ber-
nard, for designs for the University of
California.
The wrecking steamer Rescue brought
the Norwegian steamer Fri into port.
Saturday, at New York. from Kings
ton. Jamaica. The Fri ran aground.
Aug. rs, on Pedro Bank. $50 miles from
Kinston, on a trip from Carthagena to
Cienfuegos with a cargo of cattle. and
the cattle were driven overheard 10
tighten The ship. The effort failed and
the services of the wrecking steamer
were secured.
The verdict Of the coroner's jury al
Chicago. in the case Of Joseph Cordeck
and his daughter Lucy- who were killed
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