The Portland daily press., 1889-11-04
GEN ERAL NEWS.


Mrs. Harrison is in Philadelphia, the guest
OF Mrs. Wanamaker.
Hegelman won the six days walk at
Bridgeport, CT, making 327 miles.
The acceptance of the cruiser Charleston
has been reconsidered and the matter Is not
yet settled.
More crookedness has been discovered in
the Louisiana bond case which will increase
the amount of the defalcation nearly $780,
900.
An expert will testify to the mental con-
dition Of George Francis Train next Satur-
day. This is the outcome of Trains legal
difficulties in Boston.
A very preceptible shock of earthquake,
felt in St. Louis, Mo-, at 1.52 o'clock Satur-
day morning. had sufficient force to shake
tall buildings and frighten the inmates of
many.
Edwin Royle, the trusted secretary of the
Paterson, N. j., board Of education since
1881, was charged by President Cooke Satur-
day morning with forgery and embezzlement.
Royle confessed his guilt.
Captain Eddy, of the brig Clara Perkins.
members Of the. crew, says he fred the
vessel when in a sinking condition, in order
to summon assistance.
Eight Apache Indians and a Mexican
criminal while being taken to an Arizona
prison Saturday morning. killed the three
can was recaptured.
The total amount of subscriptions to New
York's worlds fair fund Saturday, was $685.
356, previously reported 81, $50, ,694. total ST.
O9,050, which with $500, 900 pledged makes
grand total of $2,1o9,95O.
VIM. Turnbull & Co.. dry goods commits
sion merchants, 81 and SO Worth street. New
York, made an assignment Saturday, as q
result of legal complication between the
firm and the Rachdale mills of Boston.
Bortkiewitch, the young Russian who was
acquitted on charge of robbery in New
York and again arrested charged with
larceny, in attempting to escape from the
police, fell and broke his leg.
Its reported that arrangements are al
most completed by which the Southern Paci-
fic, via its Central Pacific branch will form a
consolidation with the Rock Island to COM
pete with the Union Pacidc-N Northwestern
deal. ~
The prize drill between Co.'S A and B.
Maine State College Cadets, came off Friday
great success. Out Of a possible 240, Co. A
mande 1899 and Co. 1871. Co. A thus won
by two points.
An Englishman and wealthy Cuban stop
ping at Niagara Falls last week made com
plant that they had been robbed of large
sums Of money by gambling in some of
the numerous dives at the Falls and along
the avenue between that village and Suspen,
| sion Bridge.
A bill in equity has been tiled in the Massa-
chusetts Supreme Court by Patrick Lenox
and other stockholders Of the Thomso
Houston Electric Company against the
directors, charging that in organizing the
Electric Welding Company as a distinct cor
p0ration they were guilty of an Injustice to
the plaintiffs. The European Electric Weld.
ing Company recently organized in Portland
is involved In the suit.
The celebration Of the Tooth anniversary
OF the Roman Cath Ollie Church in America Il
near at hand. OF all the great events com
memorated Dy tne Roman Catholic Church
and the services will be Of the grandest and
most solemn in the ritual of that church.
They will be held in the old Baltimore
cathedral, the seat Of the Roman Catholic
primacy OF the United States, on Sunday,
Nov. 10th.