The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-05-04
GENERAL NEWS.

@. l.. & L. T. Frye, sho manufacturers of
Marlboro, Mass, have ASST gned. Liabilities
about $4,000.
Today is the third anniversary of the Hay
market riot in Chicago and the Anarchists
propose to observe the event.
1t is belived steel mill consolidation will
be effected in Chicago today with $25,OOO,O00
capital.
Hawes, the attempted lynching of whom
caused the riot at Birmingham, Ala, has
been found guilty of murder.
The theory is gaining ground in Braintree,
Mass, that John Thompson was not the
murderer Of Miss White after all.
:. The Missouri Senate has defeated the high
license bill passed in the House. The bill
nxed liquor licenses at $500
All the lost children brought to police
headquarters in New York during the CEN
tennial have been claimed by their parents
There were LOG of them in all.
Con siderable interest is being manifested
In Canadian political circles over the an
nouncement Of sweeping investigations to
be made by United States committee on
trade relations with Canada.
The will Of Stanton Blake of Boston. gives
$4,000 to the Massachusetts General Hos
pital, $1,000 each to the Institute of Technol-
ogy, Museum of Finei Arts and: Harvard
College. His estate is valued at about a
million.
First mortgage bonds to the amount Of
$4,000, 600 have been issued BY the Chicago
Parkersburg Il Norfolk Railroad Company.
In West Virginia 322 miles will be built di-
rectly east from Parkersbnrg to the West
Virginia line.
Miss Minnie Harper, aged Is, residing in
the suburbs of Chattanooga, Tenn, was kid
mapped Thursday by Richard Southland, a
The girl was recaptured by her father and
brothers.
Samuel FesSenden of Sandwich, Mass. is
in San Francisco, and is much surprised at
the special despatch in the Boston Traveller.
saying he had disappeared. He is on pri.
Cape Cod Canal Company. Fessenden
threatens to sue the Traveller for libel
Gen. j. Madison Drake of Elizabeth. N. IL
who has been charged with pinning his
Grand Army badge ON the coat Of Gov. Cor
don of Georgia, an ex-Confederate general
during the Centennial celebration says that
it was zouave badge and was given to Cor
don by one of his aids.
Judge Kellum at Geneva, ILL.,. refused IN
grant new trial to the Burlington conspir-
ators, Broderick and Godding, and sentenced
them, Br0derick to one year in the peniten-
tiary and Godding to pay fine of $1OO and
a share Of the costs which will amount To
over $500. Broderick asked for 60 days in
which TO file bill Of exceptions and thew
were granted.
The leading yachtmen of New York place
no credence in the report OF Lord Dunrav-
ems objection TO the time allowance in the
matter of his challenge to sail for the Amer
ica's cup. They say the matter has been
settled for some time on basis suggested bv
Lord Dunraven himself and they feel sure
he will not back down.
The committee OF the United States Sen
ate TO inquire and report to the Unitsa
states whether any railroad lines In the
United Stateg arc owned orControllsd bv sns
Grand Trunk railroad, Canadian Paciic or
any other Canadian company, or whether
any freight has been diverted TO Canadian
Ii mes, will begin its labOrs in New York thls
morning.