Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-06
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires from the North,
East, South and West.

The Baptist church in Byron, Mimi. was
blown up by dynamite, early Friday morn
ing. There has been a bitter feeling there
between the churches ever since the Zap
list minister, Rev. Mr. Utton, now of
lancsboro. resigned and united with the
Methodist church.
George Nicholson. who confessed to set
ting Thursdays fire at Lawrence, Mass
pleaded guilty to the charge of arson III
three counts at the session of the police
court Friday, and was held until next
Monday morning under $500 bonds for
preliminary hearing.
Arguments were begun, Friday. in the
United States court at St Paul. Mimi, be-
fore Judge I.ochren in the case of the
state of Minnesota against the Northern
Securities Co., and the roads whose con-
troll is merged in the New Jersey corpor-
alton. The arguments may last several
days. ..t..
Replying to n correspondent who drew
attention to n speech delivered in 1881 In
which Mr. Chamberlain said a tax on food
would mean a decline in wages. the Eng
liSh colonial secretary says circumstances
have changed and he thinks experience
has shown the view he expressed In 1881
was erroneous
A special to the Seattle Post Inteligen-
Ger from Dawson, says: Nv. j. ldloman,
deputy collector of United States customs
at the boundary Of the Forty Mile river,
is in Jail at Eagle City charged with en-
bezzlement. He was imprisoned by United
States Commissioner Care His reported
shortage Is $4O,0U
Senator John w. Danielson was, Friday
at Richmond Va, declared the nominee
of the Democratic party as his own sue
cessor for the United States Senate. He
had no opposition under the party prima-
ry law and the chairman declared him the
nominee. Senator Daniel Is now serving
his third term in the Senate
Noah Lathrop's saw mill and lumber
shed located in the Little Notch district.
six miles distant from Bristol, Vt, was
burned, early Friday, causing q loss OF
$1,000. spark from the smoke stack
started the flames. There was. no insur-
ance Lathrop has lost heavily also IN
standing timber burned by forest fires
David c. Cornell, former treasurer of
the Monmouth Trust Co. of Asbury Park,
Friday, at Freehold, N. j.. pleaded not
guilty to the indictments charging him
with making false statements OF the corr.
pany's condition before the wrecklnG OF
the trust company Cornels trial was set
for June 16 and bail was fixed at $l2 O0O.
A traction car jumped the track. Friday
night, near the GIenwood bridge at Pitts
burg, Pa. and all of the 10 passengers
aboard were more or less huft. none OF
them seriously. The track at this point
runs within about is inches of the Monon-
gahela river bank, and when the car
jumped 1t turned a complete somersault
over the 12-foot embankment, landing
within three feet of the water.
A distinguished looking man calling
himself Edward Cranston of Braintree,
charged with the forgery of the name of
James D. Harding to check on the First
National Bank of Meriden, CT, for $24l.50.
payable to Mrs Margaret A. Mcclure.
The police expect to fastcn other forgeries
upon the prisoner. 1t is alleged that
Cranston swindled Boston brokers after
opening an account with them. upder the
name Of Mrs. Margaret A. McClura.