The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-08
GENERAL NEWS.

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Antioch, ILL.,, and carried off all the valu-
| ables.
The United States cruiser Baltimore was
| launched from the Cramps yard Saturday.
Representative labor men have nominated
| James Y. Croogan for mayor of New York.
| James Jowitt was sentenced in Providence
| Saturday, for manslaughter, in the shooting
OF Arthur Craven, to five years in the State
prison. The limit is twenty years. Clemency
was exteneed on the ground of provocation.
The government tug Rocket of the Boston
navy yard left Portsmouth Saturday after
noon with 100 seamen, lately attached to the
Saratoga and Portsmouth, for the receiving
ship Wabash at Boston. When near Whales
Rock, socket bolt was blown out of the
boiler and the tug was forced to return. The
seamen demonstrated against being sent to
Boston in craft which they considered un-
safe, and offered to pay their own expenses
by rail.
John NJ. Foote, North Haven, Conn.,,
farmer killed a copper head snake in his
stable last week after he was bitten by the
snake: Prompt medical attendance saved
Foote'S life.
An unknown man, about 80 years old, was
killed by train in the East Fitchburg,
Mass. yard Friday night.
Ten cars were wrecked and two men
seriously injured by collision between
freight trains near Belleville, ILL.,, Saturday
William Trafford has been found dead in
the woods near Mayheld, Ky. John Carter
who was arrested for the murder is under
guard to prevont his being lynched.
Fire occurred in the six-story building, All
and 412 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Saturday
night, owned by Franklin King and occupied
by Beach y Co, importers and dealers in
Waterhouse, sole leather manufacturer.
Loss, 100000.
A fire occurred in the Mcclellan Hotel, at
birmingham, Ala, Saturday; loss $4,000.
j. A: Weatherby of the Evening Chronicle,
floor to the yard, 90 feet. Weatherby sus-
tanned fatal injuries. His sister broke her
leg, and was injured internally.
The Office of the New York Mail and Ex-
press which has employed "rat" printers has
replaced its force with Union men.
Boston capitalists will petition the next
legislature for charter for an elevated rail-
road. They propose to make five cent fare
for all points in the city of Boston.
The five Imle bicycle race between Rowe
and Temple, being the first of series of
championship races between the two riders
was won by Rowe at Lynn Saturday after
noon by three lengths Time 15m. 3S4 sec.
Temples time 15m. 40 sec.
A Chicago special says that there is gen.
eral impression that there is a shortage in
wheat of over million bushels ON which
Hutchinson can collect two dollars a bushel
and that large number Of firms are likely
to go to the wall if Hutchinson does not COM
promise in the settlement, which he has
shown no signs of doing.
Anxiety is felt at San Francisco on account
of the non arrival of steamer Belglc from
Hong Kong and Yokohapa, due last Tues
day. The owners are inclined to think an
accident has happened.
Samuel Untermeyer, attorney for the
Brewers Association in New York, returned
fpnt, ..rrIAw n.e1
negotiating with English capitalists for the
establishment of joint stock brewery in
New York with the view of exporting
American beer to England, and he says he
was Immediately successful and that expor-
tations will soon begin.
General Beauregard was one of the passen-
gers by the Umbria, on arrival at New York
Saturday. He is quite i'll and was confined
TO his state room all the passage
Cornell University has just made an addi-
tlon to Its chronological department in the
shape of large two-story structure design
ed exclusively for breeding and studying in
sects.
Mass, Friday night, and secured over $500
in money ana valuables.
J. Fred Midgeley, the Worcester bicycle
rider who had gained national reputation,
died Friday. Hissillness, typhoid fever, re-
suited from over eXertion at the Hartford
tournament
l. J. French and wife, of hyde Pork, Mass,
have Just returned from a horse back trip to
the White Mountains. They rode 800 miles
in the saddle in 13 days.
Richard K. Fox has accepted the stakes as
fixed by the "Unknown's'' hackers, and is
willing Kilrain should fight for $1,000 side.
The match will come off within three
months.
The Anti-Poverty Fair in New York clear
nd hon bfanx .a.0e..
paign expenses of the United Labor Party.
Hon. Mr.. Grout. speaker of the Vermont
House, was severely hurt Friday night by
falling down stairs at Riverside.
Supt. Bangs of Pinkerton's detective
agency said positively Saturday that w. r.
Foster, the missing attorney of the produce
exchange. who is wanted for the forgery of
$193,000 of mortgages held by the gratuity
fund, is in Canada. More than this he would
not say, beyond the statement that the
agency expects to arrest Foster in few DAYS
The Gloucester schooner Martha M. Muir
ray Is ashore near Louisburg, G. B., and is a
total loss.
Congressman Mccormick has been renom-
mated by the Republicans of the 10th Penn
sylyania District.
The Harvard foot bali eleven defeated the
Worcester POLYTECHNIC Schools team 72 to o
Saturday. Yale and Rutgers played for 30
minutes when rain compelled a stop, the
score standing 65 to in Yale's favor.
There are numerous cases of typhoid fever
in the villages of Woodberry and Hampden.
part of the district recently annexed to Bal
timore. Md. There are 20 cases of fever in
the former, and in the latter there are 10
cases in one row of houses, caused by using
well water contaminated by the waste from
slaughter house.
There are six large manufacturing estab-
lishments in Wheeling, w. Va, employing
1000 hands, whose pr0prietors have always
been Democrats, but who this year express
their intention to vote for Harrison and
Morton.
Shortly before O'Clock Saturday evening
Browns powder magazine blew up, giving
the entire city of Roanoke, Va, a terrible
shock, breaking great number of plate
glass store fronts and hundreds of panes of
was situated about mile from the city, and
contained 400 kegs of powder and $500
pounds OF dynamite. The entire population
was terribly scared, and much excitement
prevailed until the extent and nature of the
disaster was known.
The Chlnamen held an indignation meet
ing 10 ST Paul Friday night and denounced
the PRESIDENT for approving the Chinese ex-
cluston bill They fear they must leave the
country at once.
James Stanton, of bingham, Mass, aged
about IL years, nad tooth from which he
had suffered some time pulled by DIR. S. A.
Hall Friday, and he died in six hours The
was congestion Of the brain. No blame is
attached to the dentist
John J. Cornelison, whose horse whippinp
of Judge Richard Reed of the SUPERIOR
Court, led to the latter's suicide, was respited
from Imprisonment by Gov. Buckner of
months. He will then return to Jail to serve
ont three-year term. The respite Is on ao