The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-19
GEN ERAL- EWS.

Teemer will row O'Connor at Washington,
November "a.
Gen. Fiske, Ex-Gov. st. John and others,
addressed Prohibition mass meeting In
New York yerterday. Two thousand were
present
Hon. Henry r. Pierson. LII. D., Chancel-
lor OF the University Of New York, and Mrs.
+. ID. Mott, eldest daughter of the late Geo.
W. Eaton. ID. d.. LII. d., president of the
Madison University, were married at Ham,
llton, n. Y, yesterday by President Dodge
of Madison University.
The body of an unknown man was found
on the line Of the railroad near Dover, N
h., Wednesday night. His neck was broken
and it is supposed he fell from team which
was found near by.
Mrs. Sarah A. DAVIS, of Richford. VT. a
widow, committed suicide Wednesday night
by drowning herself in the Mississiquoi riy-
er. She had previously attempted to take
her life by hanging.
Fire at Hanover, Illinois, Wednesday des-
stroyed several stores, entailing a loss of
$35,O0O. with light insurance.
francesca Cola Raymond, better known
as frankie Raymond, the good looking ex-
actress, who was taken to New York from
Boston by detectives on a charge of having
stolen diamonds from Mrs. Mills, was ar
raigned in court yesterday. She said she
had taken the diamonds to go to party but
a
Mrs. Mills sent message to the court that
she was too i'll to appear. frankie was in
the meantime committed in default of $500
bail.
The Fowler memorial library, the gift of
VIM. p. Fowler and his sister, of Boston,
was dedicated at Concord, N. H., yester-
day.
Burglars secured $500 worth of booty in
Hubbard's jewelry store at BrattleDOro. VT.
Wednesday,
was found hidden behind an engine house
yesterday, but there is no clue to the
thieves.
VIM. Connell, prominent business man
Of Scranton, Pa, has been appointed by the
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company to make
an amieable settlement of the claims grow
ing out of the Mud run accident.
VIM. ]. Gillick, of Hoosac Tunnel, Mass,
was found dead in the the road Wednesday
night. Foul play is suspected, although
Gillick may have been run over by the team
he was driving.
Joseph Fowle, negro, who has kept a
confectionery store on Court street, Boston,
with John III. Appleton, as silent partner,
was arrested yesterday morning at the in
Fowle has defrauded him OF $1,000
Wallingford, Conn, is excited because
Father Hugh Million Of the Holy Trinity
church, publicly warned three girls In his
congregation who had waltZed at a fireman's
picnic, the clergyman having previously for
hidden members of his congregation to in
dulge in round dances.
l.. K. Church, the governor of Dakota, in
his annual report to the secretary of the in
terror, states that the population shows a
gain since last year of g., 346 in total popu-
lation of 540,8 The quantity of land new
ly filed on and purchased by immigrants for
settlement for the year is 100000 acres.
Peter Hansen, of Minneapolis, who is now
in the full possession Of his faculties, in two
months will become a maniac In con-
sequence Of an injury to the brain. Hansen
knows what will happen but despite the as
sertions of the doctors, consoles himself
with belief that his mental trouble will
not be permanent
The Ravenswood bank at Rayenswood.
Jackson county, West Virginia. was raided
by gang of boys Thursday night and be-
tween $500 and $500 were stolen. The boys
mined through the brick work of the bank
vault and then started to drill into the safe.
They were unable to set through and turned
their attention to several tin boxes contain
Ing funds which they opened and rified. Ore
of the gang has been traced to Wheeling,
A depatch from Ottawa says there is con-
siderable discussion in political circles ovel
an article In London, Ontario, Free Press of
Wednesday, advocating the granting to
American fishermen of the privilege OF
trans-shipping their fish in bond over Cana
dian railways. Many persons inferred that
as the Free Press is government organ the
article foreshadOwe ed a change OF base by the
Dominion government, but IL Is learned ON
the highest authority today that 1t was alto
gether unauthorized and in no way Indicated
the policy of the government, being merely
an impression Of the individual views OF the
writer,