Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-12
NEWS NUGGETS.
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North. East. South and West.

The Transvaal Chamber of Mines re-
ports that the output of gold from Wit
watersrand for the month of February
was 81, 405 ounces.
John Lawson, known in bicycles
throughout the country as 1.-THE terrible
Swede.'' is at a hospital in Milwaukee,
critically i'll with pneumonia.
Although no marked improvement is
apparent in the condition of Cecil
Rhodes he was decidedly more CHEEKY
and laxative, Tuesday. The cooler
weather now prevailing is favorable to
his recovery.
Severe earthquake shocks required at
Shamaka. -Crusasia, Sunday.
About 1900 persons are still destitute
as a result of the subterranean disturb
ance which occurred at Shamaka about
the middle of February.
VIM. II. Taft, governor of the Philip
pines, underwent a surgical operation.
Tuesday, at the Jewish hospital in
Cincinnati, o. The operation is not re-
garded as a serious one and it was sue
cessfully performed. The patient is re-
ported as doing nicely. He will be in
the hospital perhaps three weeks.
The Brunswick Bake billiard and
pool table factory, which occupies the
siX-story building at Wells and Su
perior street. Chicago, caught fire,
Tuesday night, and at 1870 T. NJ, SEEM
ed destined to complete destruction.
The flames gained such rapid Roadway
that two special calls for engines were
made.
Eight soldiers were injured several
of them seriously, at Fort Crook by the
derailment of Burlington coach on the
train which carried the 22d Infantry to
the fort Tuesday. The train became
sidetracked and one of the coaches was
derailed and overturned. 1t was load
ed with soldiers, most of whom We're
asleep.
Eugene Clements, a negro, was hang
ed. Tuesday, in the county prison at
Philadelphia, for the murder of John
Coates. a colored waiter. On June %
last year. Clements shot Coates. He
claimed that he was paying attention to
Mrs. Clements. who was employed as
cook in a restaurant where Coates had
a position as waiter.
Miss Roxey White, a 19-year- old tele-
phone girl, and III. d. Upper, a young
draughtsman, have disappeared from
Seattle, Wash, and their relatives be-
lieve they were drowned in a squall on
lake Washington, Sunday morning.
Their boat was found bottom up float.
ing near the beach. Close by was a boa
which Miss White had worn. 9-o
The wedding of Richard T. Wilson
of New York. and Miss Marion Stead
man Mason took place in the presence
of the most fashionable gathering Of
members of New York and Boston So
ciety ever known there, in Emmanuel
church. Boston at noon Tuesday. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. Ar
thur Lawrence of st. Pauls church.
One burglar was shot and killed and
another wounded by policement at
Peekskill, N. Y, Monday morning, af-
ter they had broken into the hardware
store of Dearham Bros, Monday night
The dead man is Clarence Clubhouse
of Peekskill The wounded man who
was arrested refused to give any name
but is believed to be a New Yorker.
Norman S. Dixie, who was appointed
sheriff of Kings county. New York, last
week. by Gov. Odell took the oath of Of
flee. Tuesday, and presented his bond
in the sum Of 100000 to District .Attor-
ney Clarke, who accepted it. Charles
Guden, who was removed by the COVER
nor, was still in possession of the sher-
ifs Office, Tuesday morning. and he
said he would continue to hold it pend
ing advice to do otherwise from his
counsel