Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-26
NEWS NUGGETS.


A three-story building, corner OK
Warren and Washington streets, Ron-
bury. Mass. was partly Durne1'
Wednesday morning, the losses total
ling about 5000
News was received at Vancouver. b.
10. By the steamer City Of Seattle. that
Lulu Watts, a variety actress Of Nome.
attacked Jack Kirk and severed hls
head from his body with razor
Henry Kress of Union Hill, y. J.. was
beaten with siphon and is now IN
hospital with fractured skull because
he malIgned the Hohenzolierns ana
Prince Henry in particular. IN the pres
ence Of a German bartender The lat
ter was arrested
The Spanish minister of foreign af-
fairs. the Duke Of Almodoyar. viii con-
fer with senators Of all the political
parties at Madrid. Wednesday. con-
corning che treaty Of friendship with
the United States. which it is expected
will be debated at length in Parliament
The will Of the late Charles l. Tiff
fanny was filed for probation at New
York. Tuesday. The estate is divided
between the widow and the children.
with a few minor legacies TO relatives
No schedule was filed. but the value
of the estate will amount to more than
s.. O00. 0fso.
| The James II. Hill Harness Co OF
Concord. y. H., has made an assign
ment to Lewis 3. Holt. The business
was founded in 1872 and now employs
80 men. No statement is made as to
| assets and liabilities. but it is expected
i iefa will -
made under which the business can be
| continued.
Hon. A. J. Thompson is dead at his
home in Schenectady, n. T., aged 70
years. Mr.. Thompson was for years
one of the leading members of the
schenectady county bar and had held
several important public offices. He
was offered the consulate at Birming-
ham, England, during the second
| Cleveland administration, but declined
dispatches received at Rome from all
parts of Italy show that the railroad
employees belonging to the mobile and
territorial armies are joining the colors
readily in accordance with Mondays
decree of the government. a step taken
to yRrevent the Threatened general
strike. The strikers at Turin are re-
Stunning work. -
| letter received at Kingston, ia,
from an important business house at
| Carthage, Colombia, says that large
number Of influential people, including
| merchants. are turning to the support
| Of the Liberals. through conviction that
| the present government of Colombia is
| doing all possible to block the sale of
| tine Panama canal property to the
| United States.
| the sale of the Kansas City. Wat
kins & Gulf railway has been postponed
| by agreement until March "A. The bond
| holders and stockholders have reached
an agreement and will reorganize with
j. p. Watkins as president. The rail-
| road went into the hands of receiver
four years ago and has been developed
into good property. The road is 100
miles long and has terminals at Alex
| andria and Lake Charles La
| Several hundred workmen attempted
| to invade the Chamber of Deputies at
| bucharest. Roumana, Tuesday. for the
purpose of demonstrating in favor of
the modification of bill then under
discussion by the Chamber, dealing
with the trades unions. The workmen
attacked the police, who barred the en-
4 iifAii,' W lif WIFI SUCKS ana
stones Several policemen were injured
and 100 Of the demonstrators were ar
] rested
| The demand of the Canadian authori-
ties for the extradition of Arthur Pri-
deaux, the self-confessed accomplice i'm
1 the murder of Miriam Cossman at
! sorth Sydney. Cape Breton, Jan Is,
was granted at st. Johns, N. F., Tues
l1a Ind
authorized the surrender of Prideaux.
1t Is understood the prisoner will plead
guilty and offer himself as a crown
| witness 10 assist in the conviction of
DIR. Bayley. the alleged principal in the
| crime. and that Prideaux will throw
himself on the leniency of the court.
Extension of womans work and the
decrease in the national birth rate.
were discussed during the sessions of
the Women's National Council at
washington, Monday. In a talk on the
latter subject, Mrs. Susan Young Gates
of Utah, declared that women physi-
lcally had degenerated and in the strug-
gle for intellectual greatness which
she has been making during the last
half century, had forgotten the great
mission for her being. Children's Ac-
tivities were discussed by Mrs. Ida
Smoot Berry of the National Women's
Relief Society of Utah.
The Rev. Horace Dutton of Boston,
was robbed Of 700 lire at Rome, Italy.
Monday. He was bicycling in the coun-
try when his machine broke down and
he accepted the offer of two men who
were driving in cart, to take him to
Rome. On his arrival there Mr.. Dutton
started to remunerate the drivers when
| he found that his purse had disap-
peared. He accused the drivers, who
thereupon whipped up their horses and
drove rapidly away Mr.. Dutton hung
onto the rear of the cart until exhaust
ed and then dropped on the road con-
siderably bruised but otherwise unhurt.