Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-10
NEWS NUGGETS.
Drought by the Wires From tn,
North. East, South and West.

brought by the Wires From the
North. East. south and West.
King Edward. Saturday night. CAV n
dinner at Marlborough House to the Dip
lomatic corps and his cabinet Il gusts.
including Ambassador Choate being
present.
Green & Dowlins's grain elevator at
Wapella H.. was DESTROYED BY fire. Sat
urday. The flames spread To the business
district, which was almost wiped out. to-
gether with several dwellings. The loss
Is estimated at over s200,C0G.
The Spanish mail steamer Alfonso XIII
has just arrived at Vera Cruz with the
crew OF eight men rescued from an
American fishing vessel from Pensacola
Fla. The name OF the ship wrecked is
not known.
The Kings County Cricket Club of New
York has decided to send a team on n
tour through New England the ensuing
season. An eleven will be entered for
the championship contest Of the Metro
politan District Cricket League.
Yale fencing experts defeated a team
from the Fencing Club at New Yorn.
Saturday night. in challenge match for
teams of three Nine bouts were decided
Yalc's trio winning seven of these. The
other two We're won by Lieut.. ID. NJ.
Wood, L. S. n.
Recently Mrs. SCRABBLE. IL Bohemian wild
ow living north of Odell. Neb.. sold a
farm for sS700 and, being distrustful OF
banks, put the money into A tin can and
buried 1t under the fioor of her chicken
house. She discovered. Saturday. that
her money had been stolen. There is no
clue.
In the presence of a disting ushed GATH
erins. Il bronze medallion memorial of
the late John Ruskin was unveiled at
noon, Saturday, in Westminster Abbey. a t
London. by Mrs. Arthur Severn, Ruskin >
~lN., tnl lpRfS
Corner. above the Sir Walter Scott memo
rial. and beside the Oliver Goldsmith
medallion.
4 dispatch from Dawson to Mayor
Hayward Of Victoria b. c., announces
that Harry c. Macaulay. formerly of Vic
son City ct the election held Friday. He
was a native of Lindsay. and was a
member of the Victoria firm of Spratt <
Macaulay before going to Dawson.
\ cold-blooded murder occurred in the
Italian colony on Federal Hill at Prori-
dencc, r. l.. Saturday night, when Nataie
Tonelli was shot by his brother-in-law,
Geromi Pennuzzi The murder occurred
in which Mrs. Toneli was interested, are
said to have been the motive for the
crime. Pennuzzi made his escape.
The rumor was current. Saturday that
Harvard University had decided to confer
the degree of doctor of laws upon Prince
seen regarding the matter. last evening.
and was asked whether such q decision
had been made. He replied in the mega
tive We have no decision to make
that is the long and short of it. ne said.
The 2&-story house, barn and other
outbuildings of William J.. Jenness.
farmer on the ToIend road. about three
miles from Dover, n. H., were DESTROYED
with contents by fire, Saturday night.
Mrs. Jenness. who was in bed with d
4, Loo oh xx-ith uro
Guilty and taken to d neighbours house.
The fire was caused by a defective Chin
ncy. The loss is estimated at $3.50; part
~ insured.
An agent of the Massa chusctts State
Board Of Health, Saturday decided that
a young woman who resides on Charles
street. Stoneham. has smallpox. She
came to Stoncham from East Boston re-
Gently. and it Is supposed that the dis
no pesthouse. Tho Merritt residence has
been quarantined.
Frozen taIlow interfercd with thu
launching OF the Steamship City of Mem
phis. built for the Ocean Steamship Co..
which was to take place at Leach's sht;,
yard at Chester. Pa. Saturday noon. ant
the launching has been postponed until
Monday. When an attempt was made to
get the vessel Off the ways she would not
bulge because OF the frozen tallow.
BY decree at Pclin. Saturday. the
Chinese government dismissed all the
European professors from the Imperial
University. The president. Mr. Martin.
has been offered u subordinate position.
The term university has been largely y
misnomer. The Instruction was chiefly in
languages and the elementary branches.
The Chinese directors say that elemental
ry schools are more needed. 5--
Vice Chancellor Emery of Newark. n.
j. Saturday. granted a rule to show
cause WHY a receiver should not be APP
pointed for the New Jersey Bicycle Tract
Co which owns the board track at
Vailsburg, The rule Is returnablc. Feb;
Is. The stockholders who have applied
for n receiver say that the ma jafity
stockholders have conducted it's affairs
to the detrimcnt of the interests of the
petitioners
Sparks from a stove started q blaze.
Saturday. in the kitchen of a house occu-
pied by Mrs Jane Mahoney at Lawrence.
Mass. Four children We're locked In a
room and all were overcome by smoke.
The youngest, three months old. was 50
badly burned that he had to be removed
to the Cottage Hospital. While his con-
dition is regarded as. critical. he may re-
cover Eeighbors discovered the blaze
and the rescue of the children was made
just in time. Tho damage to the house
was slight.
Albert Jennings. formerIy treasurer u
the town of wellesley. Mass, was indict-
ed by the Suffolk county. grand jury.
which reported ut Boston. Saturday. Jep
rings is accused Of utterins forged note
for $500 upon the state treasurer. He did
not appcar in court. IL was agreed that
Jennings be brought in to plead to the
indictment on Tuesday next. NJ. J. Kill
roy was indicted on q charge OF murder
in having caused the, death of his wife.
Bridget, Jan. % at their home In East
Boston, Stephen Hennessy was indicted
on a charge of manslaughter IN having
caused the death of his wife. Bridget. at
the South End, Jan. %.
Archibald and Frederick l.. Corrigan.
the two book agents arrested in Boston.
Saturday. on a charge OF swindling n
New York publishing house by collect
ing commissions to the extent of $23S
on bogus orders for books, were ar
raigned in police coure at Manchester.
N. H., Saturday. A single complaint
Of obtaining money by false pretences
was brought against each. They
waived examination. They were held
in $500 for the May term of the superior
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