The Portland daily press., 1889-03-14

The Massachusetts House have defeated
municipal suffrage for women, 127 to Is.
Fourteen business buildings in LaGrange,
Ind, burned Tuesday. The loss exceeds $780,
600.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul road
has declared a dividend Of 81 share on
preferred stock.
Steamer VIM. Coulman at New YORK
brings news OF the reported sinking OF the
Haytian gunboat Dessalines and Of the
burning Of Grand Saline by the Southern
forces.
A lone highway held up stage Tuesday
evening seven miles east Of San Luis Obispo,
Cal. He took the express box but did not
molest the passengers. 1t Is not known
what the box contained.
The West Madison street police In Chicago
yesterday morning found great quantity Of
dynamite and Illuminating caps In boat
house at Garfield park. They are greatly
excited over the find.
A report Is current in Minneapolis that
the forces Of the Union Pacific and Northern
Pacific have clashed at Jefferson Canon
Montana and that one Union Pacific man
was killed. The rumor has not been con-
firmed.
Judge Ruddier OF Waverly, Iowa. Tues
day granted a temporary injunction against
the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern
Railway Company and c. j. FossilmaD,
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feeSTtsas. them from bringing beer into
There are evidences that Editor Dawson,
of Charleston, 5. c., who was murdered by
Capt Mellow was killed In most brutal
manner. The murderer made an attempt to
hide the body Of his victim. Flags were at
half mast in Charleston, yesterday.
Three boys escaped from the reformatory
school near Salem. Mass, yesterday, by
building raft and padding. across pond.
They were nearly drowned during the voy-
age and caught before getting far after
reaching the opposite shore.
Three boilers in a colliery near Mahony
City, Pa, exploded yesterday. One boiler
was blown 500 yards, the other was hurled
through blacksmith shop and the other was
torn into fragments. A baby in its mothers
arms was killed and the mother was injured.
After discussion Of less than half an hour
the Rhode Island Senate, by vote Of % to
Is passed the resolution resubmitting to the
people the prOhibitOry amendment to the
constitution. The resolution must now be
passed by the assembly elected this spring
to be submitted to the people In 1890.
J. B. Cooley and d. X. Howe, two bankers
from Hartford, Connecticut, are In Chicago
as agents Of the eastern stockholders In
western railroads who want to know why
dividends are not more plentiful. The capi.
tai represented by the two Is said to aggres
gate many millions.
A den Of counterfeiters was unearthed In
Dubuque, Iowa, Monday by the United States
marshal and the sheriff of the county. A
complete set Of moulds, dies, ladies, melting
tools, acids, counterfeit coin. etc, was cap
tured. The chief counterfeiter, Frank Ben
nett, was captured and officers are on the
track OF others.
At a meeting Of producers and wholesale
milk dealers Of western Pennsylvania In
Pittsburg Tuesday night a trust was formed
with the object Of preventing the cutting Of
prices and maintaining the purity of the
product. Nearly one hundreds dealers re-
presenting all the western counties in the
State were present. Another meeting to fix
prices will be held shortly.
An organization headed by the Rev. A. b.
Cunningham was recently formed in Brax-
ton court house, West Virginia, TO rid the
community Of bad characters A few days
ago they met and made a raid upon those
whom they considered Objectionable, leyell-
ed eight houses and ddIO owe the inmates away.
Warrants for 50 of the men engaged In che
affair were sworn out and q arrests followed
The accused were held for examination.
Parties arriving at Los Angeles from En-
senada, Lower California, confirm the state
ments that the whole report OF rich gold
find Ii untrue. Notwithstanding reports
from returned prospectors that the stories
are frauds many persons are still going
there. Great excitement exists In the gold
mining camps and thousands Of desperate
gold hunters are threatening vengeance
against the International Company composed
OF English capitalists whose agents lay
claim to the mines and are trying TO shut
out Americans.