Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-15
NEWS NUGGETS.


HEO0B0N W N9O WI INV
North. East, South and West.
The steamer North Star Of the Port
land line, towed the steam lighter Ran
cocas into New London, Friday night,
with a broken shaft.
Thomas Neall Penrose, medical director.
u. q, N, retired died. Thursday night,
at the United States naval hospital at
Philadelphia. of heart and kidney trouble.
He was 81 years old.
At special meeting, Thursday night.
after street railway franchise ordinances
must be ratified by popular vote before
they can become effective.
The creditors Of Merritt Bros. & Co.,
wholesale gtocers Of 1t. John, \. B..
Taeevs ads cent. Sosr Th ssG aS
tiles amount to nearly 100000.
Charles Frohman, the theatrical man
ager, will go to Europe, shortly. During
his stay abroad he will consult NJ. CoQue-
lin over plans Of the establishment of
French theatre In New York City.
Thursday. of the University Of Nebraska
at Lincoln, Neb.. the selection of Booker
T. Washington as commencement day
orator was ratified by a majority vote
University authorities declare this Incl
dent Is closed.
a SpSCldl " Lie Suy hO6d DdAy XNCW
from Norfolk. Va, says: The town OF
South Mills, N. c., near the Dismal
Swamp. was practically destroyed by fire
Friday. -Four hundred families are re-
ported homeless A rough estimate places
the loss at $4,000.
Those who are attending Joseph Letter.
who lies III at No: 2? West 3Srd street;
New York, said, Friday, that he had
passed the night well and was getting on
nicely. He was still weak, but It was
said that his case was progressing as sat
isfactorily as could be expected.
There is possibility that even the low
tax rate predicted by Governor Oden In
his message. 13-100 of a mill. will be still
further reduced by the New York Legts-
lature when it fixes the rate just before
the lowest in the history of the Empire
state.
Philemon Crelin of Milburn, N. j., and
his daughter, Mrs. Mary ferguson, whom
he shot before turning the revolver on
himself, were still alive at the Memorial
hospital at Orange, n. j., Friday, but the
woman's condition was said to be critical.
Crelin Is thought to have a good chance
of recovery.
The executive committee of the Inter.
State Law Association, which was formed
two years ago In st. Louis, met at Chi
cage, Thursday. Secretary Frank Barry
reported that the association had enlisted
with 1t in the fight for the passage of the
Nelson-Corliss bill more than 100 national
commercial organizations.
The British steamer Cardiff. Capt.
Bride, from Buenos Ayres, passed the
Lizard. Friday. bound up the English
channel, having on board the crew of the
British bark Petunia, Capt. Nichols, from
st. Johns, n. F., Jan. %. for Pernambuco.
The Cardiff reported that the Petunia had
been abandoned a wreck in Lat. 40.
The vice president and general manager
of the Pecos Valley railroad has, SEMI
officially announced that the Santa Fee,
owner of the PecOs Valley road, will con-
struct line from Roswell, n. NJ, to Ell
Paso. 100 miles. to compete with the new
ly completed Rock Island route, which
made cut of 90 miles over all lines now
touching at Ell PasO.
Rev. Charles c.. Carlton, president Of
the Carlton College and one of the prom
home at Bonham. Texas. He was born
in England in 1921 and served as sea-
man for a number of years, going to
Texas and establishing the college In 1857.
He was also one of the leaders of the
Christian denomination Of that state.
Seven men were killed and at least "A
were seriously injured by huge boulder
weighing Is tons which crashed into the
caboose of a work train on the Choctaw
Oklahoma, 20 miles west of Little Rock.
Ark, Friday. 1t Is believed that others
were killed and are buried under the
stone at the scene of the wreck, as sew
eral have not as yet beep accounted for.
Tom jenkins of Cleveland, the champion
American wrestler. Friday night, at Buff
faIo, defeated Jim Parr. the champion OF
the International championship. Jenkins
won two straight falls. Dan Mcleod. the
Scotch wrestler challenged Jenkins for q
match for a side bet Of $500 and the
largest purse offered by reputable club.
Practically the first direct steamship
,nto no Nnu. YORK. HING
Kong and Manila win be inaugurated,
Saturday. by the sailing from New York
Of the 6000.ton steamer Melbourne. The
service will be opened BY the Philippine
which was organized recently to particle
pate in the inter-island trade in the East.
Rev. James McGlew, pastor Of st. Bose
church. Chelsea, Mass, one OF the oldest
Roman Catholic clergymen in that part OF
MASSACHUSETTS, and very well known. died
there, Friday. He was ordained in Ire
land in 1S48 and came to the United States
in 1853. and in 1866 to the Massachusetts,
diocese to become assistant at st. Pat
rick'B church. Lowell. Later he went tn
Chelsea.
The San Francisco Call states that j.
Pierpont Morgan's recent visit to that
coast has resulted in the proposed pur-
chase by syndicates In which he IL inter-
ested, Of real estate In the business sec.
ton of San Francisco on which fins
motel anu many Otner DulIOluSS Will De
erected. The paper adds that an archi-
tect has been selected to prepare plans
for the new structures.
Prof. James Bradley Thayer Weld. pro-
lessor Of law in the Harvard Law school,
died suddenly from heart disease at his
home in Cambridge, Friday night aged II
years. He was graduated from Harvard
College in 1852 and received the degree Of
bachelor Of laws In 1855. He practiced
law IN Boston until 1873, when he was
made royal professor Of law at Harvard.
widow and four children survive him.
The smuggling of Chinese from British
Columbia continues and number have
been recently landed on the numerous
islands between Port Townsend and the
British possessions The approach Of the
Chinese smuggling and according to re-
ports they are being brought over In
night The revenue cutter Grant is to
cruise among the Islands to overhaul ev-
cry si0op.
Minister WI nng-Eang passed through
Fort Wayne, Ind, ThMr91ay niEht Hc-