The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-11-11
Rev. James a. Sanderson.
GEN ERAL NEWS.

Plainfield. N. j., was partially inundated
by a freshet in Great Brook, Saturday.
Aid. m. Saturday the river at Johns
town, Pa. had reached the danger point and
was still rising
The New England Club gave dinner in
Boston Saturday evening to the officers OF
the Maritime Exposition.
Andrew Drumm wanted 10 Kansas City
for the embezzlement OF $4,000 has been
arrestedin Canada.
John Toner, alias Behan, who killed Rod
erick McKinnon, formerly Of Portland, IN
Boston several weeks ago, was not indicted
by the grand jury.
Mark r. Plaisted, one Of the oldest citig
CT Portsmouth, N. H., and for twenty
years cooper in the Kittery navy
dief Saturday morning.
Rev. c. Hudson Smith, Dorcl
Mass.,Of whose long and mysterious al
from his home caused a sensation som
ago, has again disappeared.
George Francis train is at liberty
Massachusetts court decided that
too sane to be sent TO an asylum and (
sane to be imprisoned for deht
Six persons were injured in a cOlisi.
tween cable trains In Kansas City, Mo-,
urday. James johnson. a gripman, an
OF the conductors were dangerouly hurt
The man-of- war Chicago collided wi
float loaded with freight cars In New 70,
harbor Saturday. The chicago was not IN
Governor-eleet Boies Of Iowa, attributes
the Republican defeat there, he says, TO the
| dissatisfaction of majority OF the people
| with prohibition and also TO the railroad
| troubles.
DIR. V. M. DeMaine was arrested
| York Saturday on complaint OF VII
| Scott Scott says that De Maine thl
/ to kill him and that the doctor add
/ he killed a man every day.
II is said that Major Burke, Louisi'
/ ex-State treasurer, has successfully he
/ vast mining enterprise In Honduras,
/ that after the same Is under way, he will /.
\ turn to face his accusers at home.
| Particulars have been received Of the loss
/ Of the steamer Queensmore on the Irish
coast. The steamer was on fire at the time
| she struck and the crew were lighting the
flames when the vessel struck during a thick
| fog.
The United States grand jury at Baltimor
has indicted Is OF the 124 Navassa rioters (,
murder and being accessories before the far
the penalty for which Is death. Eleven
charged as principals aud seven as hayl
aided and abetted the murderers.
The eldest daughter Of rostmaster-(
| eral Wanamaker was introduced to so
at a tea Saturday afternoon at Linden
| Mr.. Wanamaker's country place al ~
Hills, In the presence Of large ar
| guished company Mrs. Harrison
Of the receiving party.
James Caldwell of Andoyer. n
on the upper st. John as the vet
destroyer, was found dead In the
Gently. He had probably died OF
His faithful dog was lying besidei
| Dr.iRobert Duncan Of the steam
has sued the city OF BROOKLYN 10 .IOW
The health authorities found him sicls witt
intermittent fever, thought 1t yellow feyei
and sent him to quarantine. There Duncan
alleges he was harshly treated
Frank Frost, cashier Of the Pacific Mai
Steamship Company at Panama, y de-
faulter. lie was bonded BY the Fidelity anc
Casualty Company OF New foT WI
company secured his arrest convi
sentt nee In Panama. The peculia
of his sentence is that he must SER
tion to his regular sentence one day
dollar he stole On this aec0un
have 10 serve nine years extra.