The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-07-23
GEN ERAL NEWS.

M. Charles Theodore Eugene Duclerc.
formerly prime minister of France, is dead,
aged rs years.
Armstrong and Giles, meat and provision
dealers, of Rochester, N. H., have made an
assignment to Henry r., Walker, deputy
liabilities are twenty-five hundred dollars
and the assets small.
A terrible explosion occurred at the Zilon
coal mine, eight miles below Henderson,
KY, Friday afternoon. Francis Williams, a
miner. was instantly killed; Edward Saun-
cover, and Peter Albright was scalded SO
badly he will die.
Mitchell Clougherty, Michigan Central
Railway employe, bit out q piece of the
scalp OF an old man named John Thompson,
in dispute at st. Thomas, Ontario, Friday.
Glougherty is in Jail.
Mike Conley is willing to fight Jem Smith
IN America, or perhaps in England, If he can
brotherhood man and striker, has been ar
rested at Aurora, ILL.,, on charge OF aiding
Bauerrisn and B0wles.
Mrs. w. B. Jones, her daughter and two
small grand children were drowned in
Podunk Pond, near Brookield, Mass, Satur-
day.
A wealthy man named Jackson, furni-
ture dealer of Reading, Pa, went crazy. at
Ocean Grove, N. j., last night and disturbed
the meetings greatly.
Mrs. Morley, a wealthy and eccentric
widow of Montreal, who keep so cats is In
trouble with her neighbsrs, who have had
the authorities take the animals away from
her. She is heartbroken over her loss.
The stage running between San Luis and
Templeton, CAL, was robbed Friday night
by single masked man. He got about
$500.
A genuine dynamite bomb was found on
the Burlington and Missouri River track
about half mile from Stratton, Nebraska,
Thursday.
The report of the railroad commissioners
of New Hampshire shows that no passenger
Hampshire since 1884. The board reports
35 fatal accidents, Of which 20 were railroad
employees. The report also say that lower
freights and fares are given to the people
than can be found in any other State where
railroad traffic is effected under no more
favorable conditions.
Armstrong 81 Giles, meat and provision
dealers of Boston, have made an assignment
for the benefit of creditors. Liabilities are
$500; assets small.
Mrs. Della Stewart Parnell has accepted
an invitation to attend the convention of the
Universalist Peace Union, at Mystic, Conn.,,
August 18th, 10th and 17th.
Warrants are out for the arrest of several
conspiracy to defraud the government.
Advices from Newfoundland state that cod
fishing this year Is a complete failure.
A large wooden building, three stories
high, on Main street. Cambridgeport, Mass,
owned by s. A. Stewart A Co., and occupied
by that firm as carriage factory. and by
james Hackey as sale stable, was totally
burned Saturday night.
Emperor William went to church with the
N a
review of Russian troops has excited express
sions of admiration from the Emperor.
There was fighting in Egypt yesterday,
400 rebels attacking the English position at
Woody Halfa. The rebels were repulsed
with severe loss.
"This is only prelude" said Central
Station detective to a Chicago reporter the
other day speaking Of the arrest of the Bo-
hemian dynamiters. Developments far
more important and sensational will soon
follow and at least six more Anarchists, all
Germans and prominently identified with
the Haymarket tragedy. will be placed under
arrest"
1t is believed that Charles Berry and
Stephen Whittier, of Lawrence, Mass, have
been drowned.
Collision of two trains near Lynchburg,
Va, yesterday killed several train hands.
About 1000 Italians held meeting in Phil
adelphia yesterday TO protest against the
statements made in reference to the charac-
ters of Italian immigrants.
The three mile sculling race Saturday, on
Jamaica Bay, between Teemer, Hamm. Hos
mer and Ten Eyck, for purse Of $500 was
won byiTeemer In 21 minutes and 80 seconds.
Hosmer finished five lengths behind, with
Hamm third. Ten Eyck was last. About
1000 witnessed the race.
Mr.. Borland, a well known resident of the
Northwest, has arrived In Victoria, Il. c.,
from Hazelton to confer with the attorney
general regarding the state OF affairs at Ha-
zelton. He tells the story OF the trouble.
Last year an Indian named Jim murdered
an Indian doctor at the forks of the Skeena.
A posse of specials arrested the murderer
and he was shot by one OF the officers named
Green. The posse then returned to Hazel
ton where they, are at present hemmed in by
month if the Indians can be prevented
from burning the place.
1t is said the radicals in the Engineers or
ganiZaton have gained the ascendency and
that general boycott is likely on all the
great crop moving roads.
Gaudaur refuses to row O'Connor on the
ground that the latter has not sufficient rep
utation.
In a French by-election yesterday Bou-
langer was defeated by a vote of 1854 to
1882.
Investigation shows that the IS negroes
driven out of Guttenburg county, Arkansas,
by the whites, were banished because some
of their number mad written threatening
anonymous letters to the whites.
Percival Lewis, Professor of Geology at
Haverford College, is dead.
There is row in District Assembly 40, X.
of L., of New York city. Master Workman
Quinn and his friends have seeded.
The police of Madrid Friday searched the
houses OF persons suspected of plotting
against the government. The raid resulted
in the discovery Of 5000 weapons.