The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-08-21
GEN ERAL NEWS.

Eighteen houses were burned in Wadena,
Minn., yesterday. Loss $4,000.
A case Of small pox was discovered at
South Norwalk, Ct, yesterday. This case is
not connected with any previous ones.
Frank Spencer, an East Woodcock. Conn.,,
farmer, was found murdered yesterday. He
was killed for his money. Michael White is
supposed to be the murderer.
Robert b. Roosevelt of New York, United
States Minister to the Netherlands, was pri-
vately married in London, Sunday, to Mrs.
Marion L. Fortescue, also Of New York.
A messenger who recently arrived at Bis
marck, Dakota, from Standing Rock Agency
sioners are still holding on with tenacity.
During the last fortnight nothing worthy Of
note has transpired.
In quarrel between two Polish brothers,
aged 15 and II, in Exeter, N. H., Sunday
night, the Oldest stabbed the other with a
knife, intileting dangerous wound near his
heart His recovery is doubtful The per-
petrator of the deed was arrested.
George Chadwick and f. K. Blodgett, of
Newbury. N. H., whose saloon was raided
Sunday by the sheriff, were arraigned in the
Concord police court yesterday morning The
respondents pleaded n0l0 contendere, and
were fined $1S.17 each.
Peter j. Rogers attempted to sell some
cloth for suitings to SpecialAgent Montgom-
said we've smuggled. On the strength Of
this statement, Rogers was detained, and up
on searching his room, $1,000 worth of cloth
was found and seized
The New York World says: The New York
Free Trade club has challenged the New York
protective league to debate on Protection
or Free Trade" Henry George to represent
the Free Trade club and Col Ingersoll the
Protective League. The debate will proba-
bly, take place in September in this city.
At Sylvaren Jail in Smith county, Miss.
last Friday night, four negroes were under
arrest for killing a white man named Lee
A mob broke into the Jail. but were unable
to get into the cage where the accused me-
groes were confined, so they thrust their guns
through the bars and shot two OF the prison.
ers to death.
General Manager &. H. Chappell, who with
other officials of the Chicago and Alton rail-
road he's just completed a tour of inspection
over the lines of that road. takes rather
bearish view of the crop lookout. When
asked about the railroad earnings during the
last half of 1888 he said the prospect Is de-
cidedly poor.
A dysentery epidemic in Iowa and Lafay-
ette counties, Wisconsin, is spreading, the
physicians being totally unable to cope with
IT,. The disease Is a malignant dysentery
deaths. According to recentreports, 81 fresh
cases were reported at Darlington up to Sum
day evening, and many OF the sick were not
expected to live. The cause Of the epidemic
battles the physicians skill.
A special from Ottawa says the statement
of Secretary Bayard regarding the effect that
the rejection of the fishery treaty would have
on the existing modus yivendi is fully corrob.
GRATED by the authorities at the Canadian
capital, who state that the existing licenses
will not be revoked until they lapse, bui
their renewal next season is matter of pol.
icy which will not be decided upon until the
session OF parliament. If the treaty should
be ratified, the modus will be continued nexl
year, put otherwise no obligation rests upon
rangement beyond the present year.