Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-20
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires from the North,
East, South and West.

Wr?. II. Sava~e. one of the best
known CT Brockton business men and
head of the firm of VIM. Fl. Savage &
Co. undertakers, dropped dead in his
office. Thursday evening. He was born
! in England sc years ago, coming to
America in 1868.
A fire, early Thursday, at Springfield,
! Ohio. destroyed the new building of the
| Young Mems Christian Association,
| the Fountain Square theatre and sew
| eral adjacent buildings, causing a loss
of $250.000 with insurance of two
thirds of that sum.
1t is said at The Hague that nego-
tiations have been opened between
financial syndicate of The Hague and
Andrew Carnegie for the sale of an es-
tate at The Hague which formerly be
longed TO the grand dueal family of
SaXe-W eimar. uDon which Mr.. Car
neSie proposes to erect a palace Of
peace
BY the explosion of Il boiler on Il
Philadelphia & Reading passenger train
engine at Pottsville, Pa, Thursday
night the fireman of the locomotive
was killed, the engineer was fatally in
jured and several others injured. The
fireman was buried under the ruins of
mis- engine and his headless body was
recovered two hours later.
Claude DeLorraine. a steam engineer.
Go wears of age, and his son Edward
DeLorraine. n wears old, were found
dead. Thursday, from asphyxiation in
their home in Brooklyn, n. Y. Gas
escaped through 1t defective tube con-
meeting gas stove. DeLorraine IVES
the chief engineer of Ericcson's monitor
which fought the Merrimac in the Civil
war.
The Kentucky court of appeals has
aeld that in the absence of some eX-
press leGisla ton, it is not at liberty to
shut the door of the court against 4
corporation organized in another state
for the purpose of doing business in
Kentucky when it is sueing for the
protection of valuable rights granted
by a municipality, PURSUANT to the laws
Of the state
1t is predicted that 4 break in the
strike situation at Haverhill, Mass, will
come. Monday. by the return to work
of Il number of the striking turned
workmen. Several new men arrived,
today. and two teams of turned work
men went tc Thayer, Mcguire &
Fields factory, while striking cut
ter returned to his bench at Hillard &
Taber's factory.
DR.. Ashley A. Weber, one of the best
revolver shots in the country and an
expert wing shot, died at his home IN
Brooklyn, n. Y. Thursday. His death
is said to have been due to an automo-
bile accident several months ago. In
order to avoid collision with a sur
rey he turned his machine aside, strik-
ing n tree He was thrown out and
badly bruised.
4. Martneua, the noted motor cycle
racer. who is employed as a clerk in
the militia department at Ottawa, Ont,
WAS taken into custody there, Thurs
day night, on a charge of misappro-
priating departmental funds. When
arrested Martineau had in his possess
sion $l5.G00 The exact amount of the
alleged defalcatiop is not yet known
Martineau is known as a cycle racer
all over the United States and Canada.
Fire was discovered, Thursday, in
the basement of Westleigh COLLECT at
Port Richmond, Staten Island. The
boys We're called from their class rooms
to the chapel and being notified of the
fire filed out in order. Mr.. Griffitns,
ems of the teachers, Being unable to
descend the stairs on account of
smoke. jumped from an upper story
window and broke both legs. The
building will probably be total loss,
$4,000 covered by insurance.
The two-master schooner Maud
Sewall of Deer Island. Me, Capt. Duke.
laden with coal from South Amboy for
Westerly. L. l., While running for har-
Dor, at New Haven, Conn, Thursday.
went ashore inside of the west break
water causing her to leak badly She
was pulled into deep water by tugs and
lowed inside the harbor whore she was
Ebcached. filled with water An e.ami-
Ination of her hull viii be made by
divers to ascertain the extent of the
damage.
Four members of the board of super
visors of checklists at the November
| election at Somersworth, y. H.. and a
ma jority of the board. were arrested
Thursday, on a charge of Illegally keep
| inc off the list the names of those who
| are alleged 10 have a right to vote. the
four members arrested are all Repub
| leans while the complainants in fne
,cnse are three Democratic members of
kfhe board. The respondents rufnishad
bail of $500 each for their appearance
ut the September term of the superior
court.