Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-18
NEWS NUGGETS
Brought by the Wires from the North,
East, South and West.

The hearing in the case of Morse and
otners against the Montana Ore Purchas-
| ,ns %. which was set for Monday at
New York, has been adjourned sine ..a
! MI Klein, the referee, said that the pro-
ceedinss had not been abandoned.
FRINGE Henry of Piess, who came to the
United states to attend on behalf of. the
German government the new home Of the
| New York Chamber of Commerce. has
| returned to New York from "A short tour
and will sail for home, Wednesday.
Gen. William Booth babe what he
termed his spiritual farewell to the
Chicago members of the Salvation ARM,
| Sunday night. after addressing three
| large meetings during the day. In all
nearly 10000 persons attended the meet
| ings.
Cornell's entry of a crew for the Henley
regatta has inspired the organization OF
| the Cornell Club of London. Seventy-five
former students of Cornell University
have joined They are mostly electrical
| or mechanical engineers employed by
| Charles T. Yerkes and the new electrical
establishments there.
At a recent audience the King of Siam
expressed to Commissioner Barrett of the
81. Louis Exposition, his extreme pleas
ure at the reception accorded the crown
| prince in the United States. The Sultan
OF Johore, Malay peninsular, will make
a tour of America in 1904 and will visit
the st. Louis Exposition.
Frank OConner, II years old, is dead al
| New York from injuries received at the
| fireworks explosion in Madison square on
the evening of election day. He is the
18th person to die as "a result of the acci-
dent. Physicians at Bellevue hospital
| said, Monday, that the death of James
Fenton. colored, another victim of the
explosion, is matter of only few
days.
The freight depot of the Southern Rail
way at Pell City, a junction point 50
miles east of Birmingham. Ala. was
burned, early Monday. 1t was quantity
of powder and dynamite which exploded
1t is reported that four or five men were
| killed and several wounded. A freight
| train was partially wrecked and the en-
| gineer injured. Wires are down and de
tails have not yet been received.
l. Preparations are being made at La Paz.
| Bolivia, for the advance of the army of
about 200 men, to be commanded by
Pres. Pando, which is to operate against
| the Brazilian revolutionists in the Acre
! territory. Auxiliary forces will be gath
cred in the Benz and Madre De Dios dis
: tricts along the route. 1t Is now eX-
/ pected that the expedition will be able
to start before the end of the present
year.
was arrested at Newton. Mass. Sunday,
| charged with having shot her husband,
Nicholas Aldanise, Saturday, was contin-
ued until Nov "a. bail being fixed at
| $1,000. The continuance was granted to
| await the outcome of the mans injuries.
| 1t was said. Monday, that he was in a
critical state. The police claim that the
| man was shot during a quarrel at his
home.
The Randall House, one of the popular
hotels at North Conway, N H., was
| burned to the ground with its contents.
early Monday, resulting in loss of sl5,-
900. The fire started from the furnace
| and in two hours the property had been
| consumed, only the barn being saved.
| Fifty or 60 guests who were in the hotel
| escaped. although some of them had bare
| IL time before the flames
reached them. The house was owned and
! managed by H. II. Randall. There was
, an insurance of $500 on the property.
The London Country Life describes the
history OF the potato known as the
Northern Star as one of the romances of
finance. 1t was brought out in 1891 by
Fifeshirc grower, who parted with few
tons at the extraordinary price of $500
ton. This is about $50 a pound, at
which rate two pounds were purchased
by a Lincolnshire dealer From this two
pounds there will be grown this year 10,
pounds The dealer was so pleased with
the result that he bought further guam
tity at $500 ton, which is the rate for
1892.
Herman Kaufman, three years old,
son of a tobacco dealer living in the
Bronx. New York City. has died from the
effects of q fly bite inflicted last Wednes-
day. few hours later small spot
| made by the bite developed to swelling
which extended over the entire cheek.
| The swelling continued to spread ,intil
| the whole upper portion of the childs
body was distended. The doctors were
powerless to give relief and finally the
victim died The child's playmates say
| the fly was an ordinary blue bottle.
The physicians believe the insect was in
| fected with erysipelas germs.
| Nearly all the Russian priests of this
country will be present, next Sunday. at
the conservation services of the new Rus
| sian Orthodox church of st. Nicholas in
9th. near Fifth avenue, New York me
| Russian bishop of this country. Bishop
| Tikhon, is coming from the Pacific coast
to oniciate. The new building. the base
ment OF which has been in use for sew
eral month, was erected at cost Of
A, $4,000 much of the money being given
| by the Holy Synod of Russia and the
| Gar. While it will be the place of wor-
| ship for the Russians of the Orthodox
church living here, it is also designed to
| be the eastern seat of Bishop Tikhon.