Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-02
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires from the North,
East, South and West.

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works at Wilmington. Del, were burn
ed. Monday. Loss, $4,000, insured.
The remains of Supt. d. F. Egan of
fha Great Northern Railroad, who was
lost in the mountains of Montana,
while hunting, Nov. 4, were recovered,
Monday.
A ~two-aarm fire caused scare in
the Boston lumber district, Monday af-
ternoon The blaze was in the lumber
yard of Blacker Shepard Co. on AL
bany street and gave the firemn a hard
fight. Loss, $4,000.
Deputy United States Marshal John
Stringer of Seattle, Wash, has arrested
Edward l.. Waite, who is wanted at
Manila for embezzlement. Waite left
Manila, May g. taking with him, it is
alleged. $4,000 from the Colonel New
berry Bank. of which he is cashier.
Wm b. Carleton, VIM. o. Powley and
c. Gordon Ware, respectively president,
treasurer and secretary of the defnnct
North American Realty Co., who we've
convicted, last week, at Newark, n. j.,
of fraud. have been sentenced to two
years at hard labor in the state prison.
AltTeu uDDJ NVhO ~hoy ~ ION
three miles in IA minutes and II 3-5 sec
onds on the London Athletic Clubs
tracks. making new worlds record
ran.two miles on a grass track at IL
tor,f Saturday, in minutes and IL
seconds. beating all records for both
grass and cinder tracks.
James McCue. the express driver,
who has been twice arraigned at New
York on a charge of theft of an eX-
press package of jewelry valued at $l0,-
600 was re-arraigned, Monday, and
held for trial in $4,000. His counsel con-
ceded that McCue had received the
package and given a receipt for it,
John Farmer ana a young man
named Whitaker were killed, Saturday.
near Bernstadt, Ky. A brother of Whit
takcr was slightly wounded. The sur
vivor stated that he was riding some
distance behind the other two men
when he heard shots fired. AS he came
up to where his brother and Farmer
Law dead in the road, some persons in
the bushes near the roadside 1ireu on
him, woundng him i'm the arm. He
fired four shots at them and made his
escape.
While murderously assaulting Mrs.
T.. SchmerJalski, Sunday, at Chicago
Frank Lisinski, her brother in-laW, was
struck on the head with flatiron by
one of her sons and thrown down
flight of stairs. A half hour later Lisln-
ski was dead. Whether he died as a re-
suit of the blow or committed suicid"
after being elected cannot be decided
until the inquest. Burns of carbollc
acid were found on his mouth. The at
tack on Mrs. Schmerjalski is said to
have followed her refusal to marry
Lisinski.
After killing Giuseppe Palelo, Sun
day night, at Chicago, the murderer
forced a revolver into the dead mans
hands in an apparent effort to deludc
the police into the belief that he had
committed suicide. The police believe
the killing was premeditated ana was
either for t4,e-rUrpsse es .fohAeEN o.
revenge, perhaps n deed of the Mama.
They are watching for Veto Leoso ana
Francisco CheckO, who are accused o.
the murder by two witnesses OF the
shooting.
The stockholders of the Amalgamat-
ed Copper CO., held their annual meet
ing, Monday, at New York. The old
board of directors was reelected WITH
the exception of Robert Bacon, VINO
was succeeded by George II. church.
Mr.. Bacon was retired at his own re-
quest. Herman S. Graves, represent
ing 400 shares of stock. submitted n
number Of written questions conct rn-
ing the financial operations of the COM
nany and asking for details of the lit-
cation in which the company has been
involved.
Two boys. both IA years of age, wero
burned to death in n fire which Quilted
one of the masters houses at Elton coz
lege, England, early Monday morning.
There were 33 students in the house
and the survivors had great difficulty
in escaping. clad only in their night
clothes, many of the boys scramblinf;
from the windows down the ivy covere
walls of the house. The work of rescue
was considerably delayed owing to
some of the windows of the house be-
ing barred. The death of the two stu
dents is attributed to this fact. The
annual celebrations, June 4. have been
abandoned. King Edward. Queen Alex
andra and the prince and princess of
Wales, all of whom We're at Windsor
Castle. We're greatly concerned ana sent
frequent inquiries about the boys.
Preparation are on foot in the Sal
walton Army corps of Cleveland. Ohio
to equip 20 of its members for tour
through West Virginia. eastern Ken
lucky and a part of Pennsylvania, pay
ing particular attention to those sec
lions in which murders and feuds eX-
list Col Holtz of Cleveland, is in COM
Inand. The men and women are to be
mounted and will proceed slowly
through the country, carrying the doc
trne of Brotherly Love and trying to
plant it. The idea is the result of let
tiers received from Cincinnati and sew
eral other places within or near the
district designated At Bristol, Pa. n
former Confederate soldier of consider
able wealth has announced his willing
ness to defray the expenses of the eX-
petition The invading army will leave
Wheeling. w. Va. inside of n few
weeks.
The Vienna. Ncue Freio Presse corr"-
spondent at rskuh says the authorities a,
Eoenr,laluS proyinrP of Salpuipa. have