The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-07-03
Foreign Notes.
GEN ERAL NEWS.

Fire destroyed 25 buildings at Brainerd.
Minnesota, Saturday night.
Governor Ames was not so well Yesterday.
having passed an uncomfortable night.
The United States Express company has
bought into the National Express company.
Moody's summer school for Bible study al
South Vernon, VT, is rapidly filling up with
students from so colleges.
The Aetna Life Insurance Company Of
Hartford, Ct, has sued the Hartford Tele-
graph for libel in the sum Of 100000
A war on the liquor sellers is to be inaug-
urated in Portsmouth, N. H., today. Over
100 warrants have been sworn out.
The Swatara, with General Sheridan and
party, sailed from Fortress Monroe at day-
light yesterday morning,
A man giving the name Of J. Baldrick was
arrested in Chicago Sunday, charged with
biganly. He has been living there with a
woman who Is said to be his twenty-ffth
wife.
fishers OF the Cape Ann Advertiser and
Times published at Gloucester by Lucy X.
Lowe for $4,000 for alleged libellous publi-
cations.
Can't Marcus L. Howes, of the barque
Freeman, who was convicted in Boston Of
manslanghter in killing Japanese sailor
on board Of his vessel has been sentenced 10
Addison Gilbert, of Gloucester, Mass,
died yesterday, aged 80 He was president
Of the City National Bank, and Gloucester
Savings Bank. His will makes many public
bequests.
An accident on the Grand Trunk road
near Valparaiso, Indiana, Sunday morning
wrecked an engine and ten freight cars.
killing the brakeman and wOunding the fire.
man. The accident was caused by the en-
CINE striking horse on the track.
I. p. Rynder, chairman of the State COM
mittee, Union Labor party of Pennsylvania,
has issued a call for State convention OF
the party, to be held at Williamsport, Au-
gust 18th, to nominate candidates for audi
tor, general and judge Of the Supreme Court,
and to place an ELECTORAL ticket In the field.
Agnes Smith. single woman, 80 years Of
age, was shot and m0rtally wounded by Pat
rick C0ffey in the latter's house on Hender-
son street, Jersey City. last evening. Coffey
then shot himself in the abdomen. C0ffey
is so years old and has a wife and three
grown up sons.
A desperate fight between United States
Marshals Phillips and McCloughlin and two
notorious desperad0es whom they were try
ing to arrest, took place near Eufoula. In
dian Territory, last Saturday night Both
marshals and one of the desperadoes were
killed.
Mr.. Edward Chandler and his wife. of
Lynn, Mass, were knocked down yesterday
morning in Boston on Washington Street hy
run away team belonging to the American
Express company. Mr.. Chandler was slight
ly bruised. Mrs. Chandler's skull was
fractured and she died before an ambulance
arrived. She was As years old.
Five or six hundred Italian laborers are
employed at Findlay, Ohio, on various en-
terprises, which has aroused the wrath of
American working men. Saturday night a
hundred copies Of notice, headed by skull
and cross bones, were thrown about the city,
warning the city officials and contractors
that the Italians must be prohibited from
working and stating that the American la
borers and taxpayers have become thor
oughly aroused. 1t is feared that the bad
feeling may soon result in mob violence.