The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-02-11
GEN ERAL NEWS.

The steamer Haytian Republic reached
Boston yesterday afternoon.
The woman suffrage bill has been defeated
in the Dakota House by vote of % to 26.
DR.. Flavius Searle, the oldest dentist in
Springfield, Mass, died yesterday, aged "a.
Edward ]. Phelps, minister to England,
arrived at New York at O'Clock Saturday
afternoon.
The Standard Oil Company's works at
Constable Lake, N. j., burned last night
Loss, $4,000.
Two professional burglars and two negro
crooks were whipped at the post in Whining
ton, Del, Saturday.
The works of the Wisconsin Sulphase
Fibre Company at Monico, burned Saturday
morning Loss, $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
Simon j. Dillon, gambler of Waterbury,
Ct, was stabbed and killed during an alter
cation with some unknown men Saturday
night.
Thirty drivers recently discharged by the
New York Belt line put obstructions on the
track last night. The police dispersed them
with broken heads.
Senator Jones of Florida, denies that he
h as ever been connected with the Fenians
as alleged by LIE Caron in his testimony be-
fore the Parnell commission.
The Ohio 81 Western Coal and Iron Co.
has failed: 1t was backed by the Boston
firm of Glidden d Curtis, which failed few
days ago.
The Empire Block in Morres. N. Y.
burned yesterday. loss, $4,000. Masons and
Odd Fellows occupied the building and lost
valuable property.
Frank Pike, of Lynn, Mass, had a narrow
escape from hghwayman who demanded
his money Friday night He outran his as
sailant, however.
Brig Sparkling Water, Of Belfast, Me-, is
| quarantined at Port au Prince with yellow
lever ON board. Every person on board was
SAID TO be down with it, but no deaths are
| reported.
An attempt was made to blow up the ten
ement house at No. Z Hester street, New
aork, Yesterday morning, A slight fire
| was put out by lodger and near by were
| found packages of gun powder
| Mr. Edward G: Beck, assistant cashier of
| tne commercial Bank of st. Louis for the
past five years committed suicide at his home
| saturday No one can assign any reason for
his act. He was SO years old
negro named McGrath killed a man
named Holden in 2 Montreal boarding house
friday night. nearly seyering Holden's head
from his body. McGrath also wounded his
wife, He then escaped.
| Advertising placards in Boston horse cars
with the letters "SAS'''' printed on them are
| which announces that a band of Rnston
anarchists are believed to be arming and the
letters on the notices stand for Secret An.
| archist Society.
| A tramp was refused assistance at the
house Of Sam Brown, at Cheyenne. w. II
Saturday. during the absence of Brown. He
| insulted the. daughter, and Mrs. Brown
loosened two bull dogs and locked the doors,
| The tramp killed the dogs and set FIRE To the
house. Mr. Brown returned, extinruished
the fire and sent posse after the tramp.
Saturday morning Officer Kearnev and
Night Watchnan Garvin, of Boston. GOT
mixed up In the dark while LOOKING for
supposed burglar in house on Girard street.
During the scufie which ensusd Kesrnev
drew his revolver and shot Garyir in the Leo
Kearney. was pretty well used up. Before
further damage was done the lights ware
turned on, recognition followed and hostilI.
ties suspended, Garvin is now nursing his