The Portland daily press., 1888-08-10
GENERAL NEWS.

Governor Morehouse, of Missouri, refuses
to grant any further respite in Maxwelps
case.
Michigan Republicans yesterday unani-
mously re-nominated Cyrus w. Luce for
governor. The platform endorses the Re-
publican candidates and Republican princi-
pies.
The discovery of dynamite bomb under
wholesale grocery store in Wilkesbarre, Pa,
has caused a sensation there.
Commander-in- Chief Rea. of the Grand
Army, has issued appropriate orders on the
death of Gen. Sheridan.
Teemer won the single scull race at Balti-
more. yesterday, for apurse Of $1,000.
Five ladies were drowned by the capsizing
of the yacht off Perrin's Grove, N. j., We'd
nesday night
The New York Yacht Club rendezvoused
at New London, yesterday, for its eastern
trip. The Volunteer, Mayflower and Puri-
tan are in the squadron.
The Second New York Assembly District
Republicans have elected delegates in favor
of Hon. Warner Miller for governor.
James Bowling, Of Providence, r. L., died
of hydr0phobia yesterday, in great agony,
He was bitten by bull dog, July 11th.
Two suits have been begun in the New
York Supreme Court to test the legality of
the sugar trust.
The crucible steel works of the Cleveland
stroyed by fire yesterday. Loss $4,000; in
surance $4,000.
1t is reported in Montreal that Hickman
who fed from that city few days ago, has
gone to Virginia, and not to England, and
that the necessary funds to take him away
were sent from the United States by his sis
ter.
Thomas M. Haines, the defaulting cashier
of the Atlantic and North Carolina railroad,
was arrested in Chicago yesterday morning.
1t is not known how much Haines took from
the company. When arrested he was about
to leave for Milwaukee.
At Jefferson City, Missouri, it has been
learned that bold mail robbery was COM
mitted on the Missouri Pacific road between
Jefferson City and st. Louis, on the 4th Of
August, in which over $17, 900 was stolen, Of
which $1,000 was from the State treasury.
San Francisco advices from Honolulu state
that on July A, by vote Of 80 to 10. the Leg
| islative Assembly of the Hawaiian Island
passed military bill over the Kings veto.
| BY this bill, the naval establishment is abol-
| ished and the army reduced to sixty-five men
| exclusive Of the military band
The main building Of Wells College, Auro-
ra, N. Y, where Mrs. Cleveland was edu-
| Gated, was burned yesterday morning with
| its entire contents. Morgan Hall and the
| laundry were saved by hard work. There is
an insurance of 100000 on the property
| which will not cover half the loss.
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| gan. took fire Wednesday and soon the entire
| structure and adjacent sheds filled with
| stock were enyeloped in flames. The fire
| spread to the lumber piles on the dock,
| quickly consuming one million feet of lum-
| Der. Ten dwellings were totally destroyed
and a number of others badly damaged.
United Ireland publishes a rampant article
/ on the Parnell commission bill adopted by
the House of Commons. 1t says: This
| bill is the greatest fraud ever fashioned. The
| Parnellites did not reject it because their
action would have been misinterpreted, and
| did not accept it because it is fraud, and
the tribunal will be packed"
The ST. Paul Pioneer Press learns from
| Edmonton that last winter was very severe
| at Lake Athabaska. The Indians were fire.
| quently unable to hunt, and as the rabbits
| were very scarce, they suffered greatly from
hunger. Nineteen out of one camp Of % In.
dians died of starvation, at a point about
four days travel northeast of Chinewiaw.
The available vessels of the North Atlantic
squadron have been ordered to cruise in
Canadian waters, to look after the interests
of our fishermen there, not because of any
conflict or aggression upon them by the
Canadian government, but in view Of possi
the rejection of the fisheries treaty, which
Republican Senators say is to be accom-
plished before the month is out.
Surgeon General Hamilton, of Washing
ton, ID. O., has received the following tele
gram from DR.. Guires, at Jacksonville, Flo
rida: There is circumscribed focus of in
lection in one block in this city. Two more
cases have been discovered, traceable to thu
same center. The county board of health i:
very active in isolating all four patients
Some suspicious cases have been sent to the
Sand Hills"
A fendish crime was committed Wedne.
day morning by train wreckers, six mile