The Portland daily press., 1888-10-18
GEN ERAL N EWs.

The late John Wentworth was an alumnus
of Dartmouth College.
The 25th annual international convention
OF the brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
met at Richmond, Va, yesterday morning.
Two children, aged three and eight years.
perished in the burning of the house of G. +.
Smith, at Fairfield, Wis, yesterday.
The entire family Of Abel Olsen, near Els
worth, Wis, were poisoned Tuesday. One
child has died. Foul play is suspected.
Hannah Danielson died at Waterbury, vt,
yesterday, aged &c. She was a sister of ex-
Governor Dillingham;, who is now SS.
The Old Congregational Society in Deer
held, Mass, celebrated the 200th anniversary
OF the founding Of the church yesterday.
At Middlebury. vt. yesterday, a despond-
ent old man, named John Williams, drank
some laudanum and died.
member of the Canadian government
yesterday expressed indignation at Secreta-
ry Whitney,s talk of war between the United
States and Great Britain.
An iron syndicate is being formed in Glas-
gov, Scotland. Its success depends upon the
cleveland iron masters joining the combina-
The Democratic convention for the Second
Congressional District in Massachusetts,,
yesterday nominated Josiah Quincy by ac.
clamation.
Sailors from the American schooner Orient
had fight with natives at Souris, Pc L..
last Friday. man named Steiple fell and
was killed in the fight.
Two children Of Leon Pinard OF ST. Johns
bury, Vt, were poisoned Monday by eating
canned fish, which was cooked after the can
had been opened several days. One of the
children died.
As the result of preliminary hearing at
North Adams, Mass, yesterday, James and
Martin Boyle Dwight NJ Sherman and Ma
nnlnnn RpQVpc will ha triad fha
OF John Waters last Sunday night at Adams.
l.. III. Sloanaker cashier in the Chicago q
Northwestern freight Office at Sioux Citv.
Dakota, has disappeared. His books are in
bad shape and discrepancy of $4,000 is dis
covered 1t may reach higher sum.
A despatch from Toronto says that it is
thought that the Dominion government in
tends to back down on the fishery question.
The Free Press of London, Ontario. takes
the ground that Canada had better yield.
James Haslup, an electric light lineman.
was Instantly killed in Baltimore Saturday
while at work on tall pole. He placed his
hand on wire through which the current
was passing.
The Chicago street car men held a meeting
yesterday morning. Many were in favor Of
striking again because all the old men did
not lind places when they returned to work,
but the meeting adjourned without action
Mr.. j. Harpman of Minneapolis, who was
appointed TO investigate the condition of the
farmers at Ramsey, Dakota, has brought
back story of the terrible suiferings of the
people there, who are without food or fuel.
It is understood that Sir John Macdonald
Will shortly proceed to England, where he
VIII remain for some time and have consul
tations with members of the imperial gov
ernment on questions connected with the
fisheries dispute
Long John" Wentworth. who died In
Chicago, was six feet six inches tall. There
was no coffin in the city large enough to con-
tain his body. Undertaken Jordan yester-
day began work on casket for the dead
man, which, when FINISHED, will be seven
feet long. IL will be made of rosewood and
trimmed with rich materials. This is the
first time in the history Of Chicago that so
long coffin has been used.