The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-12-25

steam mill that win be ready to run in a
week, fitted up with a125-hOrse power engine
and Lane Manufacturing Company saw
mill with a capacity for cutting and dressing
5000 feet OF boards per day. The entire
plant has cost about S60,OOO, the mill and
machinery alone costing $4,000, and being
insured for $4,000.
Mrs: Henry Apple, of New Haven, Conn,
was fatally burned yesterday, her clothing
taking fire from stove.
Rev. James Rand. widely known mem
Der Of the Free Baptist church, died In Do
yer, y. H., yesterday, aged 20.
A despatch from Seattle, Washington Ter
Tltory, reports the burning Of the steamer
Liebertckson, and the loss OF seven lives.
The report Of the burning Of the village Of
Hermonsyille, Mich, proves to be false IL
originated from the explosion of a small boil
er IN one OF the mills, one man being severe.
ly scalded.
The report to which considerable publicity
has been given, that the Lincoln pulp mill
mas Deen sold TO the Penobscot Chemical FL
ORE company at Great Works. Is said by the
managers OF the Great Works mill to Be un-
true. 70 -
The indianapolis Journal announces that
General Harrison will receive no callers dTr-
ing the holiday week. This Is understood 10
mean that the President-elect has had
enough advice for the present and will 90 To
work in earnest on the cabinet and his in.
augural address.
The executive committee of the National
Association OF Democratic clubs have issued
an address to 5000 clubs in the United States
declaring that the next campaign will be-
fought on the same lines as the last, and urg-
OF educating the people.
The latest ady'ces from Wahalak. Miss.
indicate that the whites have the negro mur.
derers cornered in the mountains. and that
they can be captured without aid from adj
Joining counties.
The Tropic Bird arrived at San Francisco
from Tahiti Sunday. and reports that the
British war vessel Hyacinth has raised the
standard over the Harvey group Of islands
In the Pacific and taken possession in the
name Oh the English government.
A prairie fire started southeast OF Rapid
City, Dakota, late on Saturday afternoon and
spread rapidly before brisk northwest wind.
a large tract was soon burned and great loss
line Of the fire.
The clothes Of daughter of Samuel Fos-
ter, Of North Norway, took fire one day last
week, and she was so badly burned before it
was extlngulshed that she Is not expected to
recover. She was at work with her back 10
fire.
Capt. w. ii. Merritt, of the schooner David
terday. His vessel was dismasted in a
hurricane Nov. 25th, 1S0 miles Il. by S. from
Hatteras, and abandoned Nov. Goth, being
waterlogged. The captain and crew were
taken on by the schooner JessieT. Matheson
and landed at Inagua
Colonel James 4. Casey, a brother-in-law
OF General Grant, died at his residence In
Georgetown, ID. c., Sunday morning. He
was prominent army officer during the war
and great friend Of Grants. The latter
made him collector Of customs at New Or
leans, which position he held for eight years.
He accumulated considerable money. mt
lost 1t all at the time Of the Grant q Ward
failure. Since then he has brooded a good
deal over his loss. and his death Is said to be
directly traceable to brain trouble, caused
Dy worry over his losses. He leaves
Is said. -