The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-08-07
GEN ERAL N EWS.

Maria Mitchell bequeathed $1,000 to Vas
sar college. The rest of her property goes
to relatives.
Mondays election at Salt Lake city gave
the Gentiles majority of Al, which insureS
Gentle city government for the next term.
Ammer Abdallah is said to have been Sc
lected to succeed the late Colonel Ghooly as
Persian ambassador. He is said to weigh
nearlyi350 pounds.
Peter Ladere fell through an elevator a
distance of 40 feet Monday night at Hatch &
Laws factory at Nashua, N. FL. He lived
four hours after the accident.
Mrs. Harrison has offered a silver cup for
the newest seeding chrysanthemum of Amer
ican origin shown at the annual display by
the Society of Indiana Florists, November
to 9.
UUnited States authorities captured lot of
counterfeit money at Sheldina, Mo-, Monday
and arrested est Ike Beeler: prominent young
legged to have been partner in the crime.
A staging on which four men were en-
gagged on building in fremont street Bos-
ton. fell distance Of 10 feet to the ground
yesterday afternoon. Two Of the men, Pat
rick X. White and Stephen E. Wallace, were
killed.
A young man employed by Ira Brown. a
farmer, who resides about three miles out of
Portsmouth, N. H., on Monday night de-
camped, taking with him between seventy
five and one hundred dollars belonging his
employer.
At the amateur boat races in Halifax har-
Dor yesterday afternoon the four-oared race
waf won F Rs By the st. ss6 JOhn Ss s the shaT
was won by Joseph Bergone of Boston,
Frank Smith of Boston second.
The Pennsylvania coke firms of Schon-
maker & Co., Mcclure u Co. and Cochran
q Co., have advanced wages six and quar-
ter cents per ton. The strikers demanded
uniform wages and will probably accept the
increase offered.
Monday night John II. Hutchins shot and
fatally wounded George and Albert Lewis,
brothers. One of Hutchins's shorts hit
Frank Dunn, also infiicting fatal wound.
The shooting was the result Of an old grudge.
Hutchins has been arrested.
After vigorous and exciting campaign of
three weeks prohibition was defeated yes
terdao in Floyd county, Georgia, by major
| ity of GOO out of vote of 1000. The election
passed off quietly in all precincts. Rome is
| the central town Of this county.
At Bismarck, North Dakota, the report of
| the committee on public institutions was
presented to the constitutional convention
government at Bismarck. The report was
endorsed by majority Of the committee,
| and in all probability will be adopted.
Mary Anderson was in London photo
| graph gallery the other day. She looked
| very. wan and thin. She talks of going to
| says that it is imperative for her to go some-
| where where she will not be exposed to ex.
| citement and fatigue.
The New Hampshire legislature yesterday
| by unanimous vote passed a joint resolu-
| tion inviting President Harrison and party
| their stay in the east. A joint committee
| was appointed to tender the invitation. The
| committee go to Boston today to see the
| President.
| About o'clock yesterday morning Chas.
| Robinson, c0lOred, was seen in an attempt to
| enter Joseph Bells saloon in Portsmouth, N.
| FL. The police shortly after arrested him,
and yesterday morning he was arraigned be-
fore Judge Bufford and held. He is thought
| to be the man who has committed the recent
breaks there.
| The general store of Dyer Brothers in
| Alleghaney, N. Y, was broken into early
Monday morning. The safe was blown open
| and everything Of value was stolen. The
| cash stolen amounts to $4,000. About S10,-
| 900 in notes, bonds, mortgages, &c, held by
| the firm for safe keeping, were also taken.
| There is no clue to the thieves.
Kentaro Kaneko, accompanied by four
other young japanese, arrived in San Fran
the United States and Europe to study the
legislative systems Of these countries with a
view to the establishment Of parliament in
Japan. Mr.. Kaneko was educated at Har-
ward University, having graduated with the
highest honors.
The constitutional convention at Boise
City, Idaho, closed yesterday. The constitu-
tion is properly signed, ready for presenta-
tion to Congress after the ratification elec-
tion November 9th. The members 90 home
pledged to its support with the exception OF
| one. Petty, who refused to sign it because
the document recognized the Almighty God
He refused to receive pay for his labors.
The city council at Spokane Falls has
passed a resolution revoking the licences OF
all hotels and restaurants and of all dealers
In provisions who advance their prices Only
two saloons remain and they are closed by
order of the mayor. A hopeful feeling pre-
walls. and although the destruction Will re-
tard the progress of the city for some time
II is impossible that the resources, which are
SO vast. and the stability, which is so well
established, should be blotted out
1t is reported in Cincinnati that Mrs. Geo
Pendleton Bowler has been captured by
bandits in Italy. She is the widow of George
Pendleton Bowler of Cincinnati, and has
travelled in Europe many years, llvine
chiefly in Paris and London. Until two
wears ago Mrs Bowler had cottage at Bal
Harbor. Me, Her relatives do not know
what to think of the story. She recently
Contested a case with eX-Minister to Ger
MANY Pendleton regarding an estate, il
which the latter was successful