The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-05-25
GEN ERAL EWS.

The u. S. S. Yantic has lost her foremast
and is returning to port for repairs.
Golden Rod and Far ner Boy were winners
at Fleetwood, yesterday.
The New England Association of School
SuperlntendentS has elected v. u. Bates of
Canton, Mass. president.
An unveling of monument to the Con-
federate dead of Alexandria took place yes
terday. The Grafton was by General Lee.
Samuel 4. Green, living at 30 Anderson
street, Boston, was stabbed in the left side
last night, by his wife.
Tschigorin and Weiss played another
draw game at chess in Newport vest erday, in
the effort to settle a tie in the chess tourna-
ment.
In the Reformed Episcopal Convention of
Boston, yesterday, it was voted, after much
discussion, to admit Rev. Mr.. Usher, rector
OF st. Bartholomew, Montreal, to the synod,
with the title of bishop. Memorial service
was conducted by Bishop Nicholson
The Massachusetts House of Representa-
tives has referred the bill granting suffrage
to women on license questions to the next
general court.
The trouble in the stitching department of
the factory Of A. r. Jones 81 Co., at Whit
man, Mass, has been settled TO the satisfac-
tion of all concerned by submitting the mat
ter to the State Board Of Arbitration.
A Contoocook despatch says that DIR. John
L. u. Leach died yesterday. He was aged
about so. He practiced successfully for
many years in Brooklyn, N. Y.
William Roberts of Dodgeville, Mass, on
Thursday brutally beat and.kicked his wife
because she threatened to prosecute him on
charge of desertion.
Over 100 Hungarians and Poles who had
deposited savings for years with Banker
Max Goldberger of New York, who is al
legged to have disappeared from his office two
weeks age with some OF their money, be-
sieged the bank yesterday.
1t now looks as if the owners of fast hors-
es would be likely to reap quite harvest in
Maine this fall Both the Eastern Maine
State Fair and the Maine State Fair which
follows it, will offer purses for their sweep
stakes races of $1,000 each.
Four appointments Of colored men to i'm
pertant positions have been made. Lynch
of Mississippi, is fourth auditor; Spellman
of Mississippi, and Smith of Missouri, are
special agents of the interior department,
and Townsend OF Indiana, recorder OF the
general land office.
DIR. Nestor ]. Ponce de Leon, who is de-
scendant of the celebrated discoverer OF
Florida. was married in New York on Mon
day. The bride is the daughter of the Ven
ezuelan statesman and editor, General N.
Bolet-Peraza and granddaughter OF General
j. n; Monagas, ex-President of venezuela
and liberator Of the slaves of that Republic.
The w G. T. u. in Pennsylvania is indig-
nant. They have made great preparations
70 be at the polls ON the day the constitution
amendment Is voted on, but an old law,
passed In 1889, has been discovered, which
lorolds anybody not qualified voter or the
s%on % VI quallned voter to issue election
tickets or attempt to influence voter The
penalty, on convictions, is fine of not less
IMAM $lVOo or more than $500, and an impri-
sonment for term Of not less than three
lnoltns or more than one year. AS women
debar them from besieging voters and urging
ment.