The Portland daily press., 1889-10-24
Local Weather Report.
PORTLAND, Me-, October 23, 1889.
GEN ERAL NEWS

A terrific hail and wind storm prevailed at
Harrisburg, Va, Tuesday and yesterday.
Runner has it that the Fitchburg railroad
is to be absorbed by the Vanderbilt system.
Two more indictments were returned yes
terday against ex-Treasurer Burke of Louis
lana, for forgery.
Milwaukee met the Pan-American dele
gates with a band yesterday and took them
to see the breweries.
The burning of the l.. G. Porter Touring
mill at Wino1a, Mich, yesterday caused a
loss of $15000O.
During September 36.545 immigrants came
TO this country, against 1886 in September,
1888.
Merchandise exports from the United dur
against $5l, ,934,5 584 in September, 1888. The
Imports were $53, 3,6l2. .749, against $54, ,192,215
in September, 1888.
The jury in the trial of Charles McIlvaine
for killing Grocer Luca while committing a
burglary in Brooklyn, n Y. returned YER
dict of murder in the first degree. Sentence
was deferred.
The strike in the mill coal mines at Ord
more, Mo-, has been settled, the men ret urn
| ing at the old wages. Those who inaugura
ted the strike were refused employment
Peter Baranowski was hanged at Potts
vile, Pa, yesterday morning for the murder
of Mrs. Putlavish and Miss Mary Keit, at a
1888.
The British steamer Hondo. from Grey
town and Belle Isle, is detained at New
| York for iisinfection. A passenger died on
board of what was thought to be yellow fe-
yer.
Yesterday morning Christopher Ficken,
aged q, and Max Boxer, aged p, were
| found dead in their room at East 28th street,
| New York. The room was full of gas and
| the young men died of suffocation.
At Columbus, Oho Gre last night almost
| totally destroyed the Patton Hollow Ware
| Manufacturing Works, the forge shops of
the Columbus Bolt Works and Harker &
| Henderson's elbow and speciality goods
works.
A New York paper says that the wooden
| manufacturers have not given up the contest
| to get raw wool put upon the free list but
| are actively and secretly at work on a new
programme which consists of a collection
| and tabulati0n of facts relating to the manu-
facture of woolen goods.
A despatch from Calais tells the following
remarkable story: About century ago a
| rakish looking schooner bore down to Mace's
Bay, which strikes in from the Bay of Fun
| dy, on the New Brunswick coast. After
| came to anchor. A boat was lowered, and
| with muftied oars, the men pulled for the
shore. The moon peeped through the clouds
sufficiently bright to throw light upon the
| whole proceedings. Ihe men dug hole and
| taken, and the boat again headed for the ves-
4 sci. which was soon running out of the bay,
| with stiff breeze after her. The men who
were engaged in this business have all long
| since been placed under the ground, and the
secret until recently the chart locating the
treasure found its way into curious hands,
who determined to Investigate. The secret
was known to two only, who one year. ago
went to the spot, dug up the long hidden
box, and returned it to its hiding place
of which it is said that one of the men has
begun a fine dwelling IN the suburbs OF st,
stephen, They refuse to diyulge their secreel
or to make any explanation. 1t is well
known by certain Calais people that this mar
was poor short time ago and that now hi
seems 70 nave plenty Of money. He for
ais,