Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-04
100 and 1872 Water ST., Augusta, Me.
NEWS NUGGETS
Brought by the Wires from the North,
East, South and West.

The st. Petersburg Novosti says that
Count Tolstoi is suffering from another
attack of Inflammation of the lungs.
The st. Petersburg official Messenger
announces the dismissal from the army
of the Grand Duke Paul Alexandra
witch, an uncle of the Gar.
The nautical schoolship ST. Mary's
arrived at New York, Sunday, from her
annual cruise, leaving Madeira Sept
2f. All are well on board.
Eddie Eald, the American bicyciist
won the international scratch bicycle
race at the Park Des Prince, Paris
Sunday. The distance was 145S yards
Bald's time was 233 Is.
Charles II. Miller, 70, landscape en-
gineer of national reputation, died
Sunday. at Philadelphia. Mr.. Miller
| was born in England and came to this
! country in 1858.
Announcement has been made of tbs
building Of new railroad to connect the
southern Illinois coal fields with thu
Ohio river and to give the industry n
new market in the east, which in the
past has never been sought.
The schooner Mary c. Stuart Of ELS
worth. Me-, Capt. Richards, from Cuba
bound for New York, put in at Charles
ton, S. c.. Sunday, with her fore
mast sprung. She experienced heavy
weather.
y committe Of the National Society,
Daughters of the American Revolution,
after communicating with Mrs. Fair
a. h,% .Ln Il
to be a candidate for reelection before
the annual convention next February.
Samuel III. Edgar, until recently sec
Ond vice president of the Louisville &
Nashville Railroad. is dead at sani-
tarium at Caldwell. N. j. Mr.. Edga'
had been prominent in Louisville &
Nashville affairs for the last 20 years
A 17-months strike of steam filters
and their helpers for an S-hour day il
Worcester was called off, Sunday, By
the unions, which accepted the report
OF a committee of conference that TIL.
masters had agreed to the demands OF
the strikers.
The northbouEd Illinois Central Can
non Iiall train collided, Sunday. with
switch engine in the yards at jackson,
Miss. seriously injuring one passenger
and slightly injuring twelve others, in
Gliding eight members of the Frank
Daniels Opera Company.
The Southern Railways fast mail
train with a time card schedule of 90
hours between New York and New Or
leans was started, Sunday. The first
train which reached Atlanta. Ga, Sun
day night, made the record run in g
hours. The train between New York
and Atlanta will carry only mail and
express.
meeting of silver workers, repre-
senting the 5000 of the craft employed
in New York. Brooklyn and Newark
was held, Sunday, to discuss certain
differences between the employers an0
workers. 1t was decided to go on strike
at noon, Monday, unless 9-hour
working day. instead of the 10-houI
day now the rule is granted the men.
The efforts made by Sir Ernest Sa-
tow. the British minister at Pekin
have resulted in the publication of an
edict ordering the decapitation of the
Chinese military officials who refused
protection to the British missionaries.
Bruce and Lewis, who We're killed at
Chen Chow, Holman province. Aug. Is
by mob, and the punishment of other
officials implicated in the crime.