The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-07-16
GEN ERAL NEWS.

Manuel Williams
A consignment of 10000 Havana cigars
have been seized at Montreal on account of
under valuation.
Three Baltimore men were drowned in
Chesapeake Bay by the capsizine of a boat
yesterday
Wekos Witkosh, aged 21 years. Poland
or, was accidentally shot by Joseph Comis-
XII, at Springfld, Mass, yesterday.
A. ]. Pitcher, brother of the Providence
defaulter, has sued the New York World for
$4,000 damages for libel.
The yachts Of the Atlantic Yacht Club
began the annual cruise from Whitestone
Long Island, shortly before 1 o'clock Satur-
day morning
:, A saw mill owned by d. j. Spaulding at
Eau Claire, Winconsin, was destroyed by
fire Friday. Loss $4,000; insurance, $685.
600.
A dwelling house and livery stable belong
ing to Bart Nutter, at Pennington, was
burned Friday night by the upsetting of a
lamp. Loss $1,000; no insurance.
b. +. Rollins, prominent manufacturer
OF st. Johnsburg, VT, was thrown from his
carriage Saturday evening and seriously
hurt. 1t is thought he will recover
John Humphrey. colored was lynched at
Sallie Kate Parker, little white girl.
John Logan, Jesse Morris, Tom Davis,
Sallie jackson, Mary Petis and Carrie Dav-
is, were drowned near Fort Smith, Arkansas
yesterday, by the capsizing of a boat.
The centennial celebration opened at
Marietta. Ohio, yesterday. Gov. Foraker
spoke and Bishop Gilmour of Cleveland, was
the orator.
At Allentown. Pa, Saturday in the expIo-
sion OF ladle of molten iron at Evans pipe
foundry, two workmen were fatally burned
and four others fatally injured.
The great iron lockout at Pittsburg is
practically over, and before the end of next
week general resumption of the mills is ex-
pected.
The skeleton of Confederate sharpshoot-
er, with dozen bullets, was exbumed Fri
day at Gettysburg battlefield, near DEVILS
Den.
Samuel Young, an aeronaut, tried to come
to the ground in defective. parachute at
Coney Island, near Cincinnati. He fell 500
feet into % feet OF water, and was rescued
unhurt.
John Simpson & Co.'s New York dry goods
store. 724 and 727 Sixth Avenue was dam
aged by fire Saturday night to the extent of
$4,000 John Simpson, head of the firm,
was severely burned.
At Amsterdam, Saturday, Temple, AL
lard and Woodside, bicyclists, won race
against horseback rider, covering 25 miles
in hour and Is minutes and 80 seconds.
The horse made only % miles.
For three standing broad jumps in bare
feet, nj. w. Lord, the all-round champion
jumper of America, broke the record at Cape
May yesterday. He cleared 80 feet 21 inch
eS.
The American schooner Hattie E. Wing,
OF Calais, Me-, has been seized by Canadian
custom house officials at Hillsboro. N. S., for
having sailed from Moncton for New York
without proper clearance papers.
There was the usual Saturday conflict be-
tween the police and people in Trafalgar
Square, London, Saturday, arising from an
attempt OF the people to hold a meeting.
Several ugly rushes were made by the peO-
pie, and one arrest was made.
The fall of the Bastile was celebrated in
France Saturday. There was no great dis
turbance in Paris, although one man was ar
rested for carrying Boulanger's portrait and
an inscription calling upon ''all patriots" to
assemble Saturday night.
A. j. Streeter has accepted the nomination
Tor President by the Union Labor Party at
the convention held at Cincinnati May last.
Streeter says in his letter if he is elected
there Will be some radical changes in the adj
ministration of affairs.
In the House Saturday the question of SUBJ
sides for carrying mails was debated by
Peters, OF Kansas, Rogers, of Arkansas, and
sisted on It's disagreement with the Senate
and further conference was ordered The
wool tariff was next debated.
On the Cunard steamer Servia, which
sailed for Liverpool Saturday from New
York, was the largest part of the congrega-
tlon Of Rev; DR.. Talmadge's Brooklyn Tab
ernacle. The party will visit all the places
of interest of the United Kingdom and Con-
tinent. Dr. Talmadge did not accompany
the party.
The annual meeting of the National Pris-
on ASSOCIATION began Saturday night in Ire
mont Temple, Boston. Previously there
was reception at the fremont House from
to 6, which was attended by many persons
distinguished ID prison management and
public life. Ex-President Hayes was pres
ent and made an address.
Early Saturday morning fire was discovered
in the boot and shoe factory of G. F.. and L.
clean sweep and almost the entire business
portion of the village is in ruins. In Little-
fields factory 125 hands are thrown out of
employment, Among the other buildings
burned are Drew d Co.'S grocery, contents
Briggs's hotel, Mrs. Julia Littlefeld's house
and several sheds and barn. The total loss
is about 100000; partially insured.
A New York Tribune dispatch for San
Francisco Saturday says that the sugar
brokers there are excited over a prospective
corner In raw sugar engineered by Spreck-
les. The sugar trust sold heavily of re-
hned sugar recently and cannot now get
enough raw sugar to meet the demands of
the reineries. Within few weeks there
has been an advance of IL cents pound in
refined sugar: Adding to this the scarcity
OF -aw materials, Spreckles saw how things
were going, and getting early news of a par
tlal failure Of the European beet sugar crop,
quietly bought up all the raw sugar in sight.
he bought $4,000 tons Of Manila sugar on
which his profits at present rates will be
$2,O0O,000. His sons deny that he has joined
the trust.