The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-02-07
GENERAL NEWS.

Inc conductor arrested for killing the New
AorK striker was discharged yesterday
Lhe formal opening OF the new Y. NJ. G. A.
ouliulng In Portsmouth took place last night.
. A slight shock OF earthquake was felt In
ooutn Carolina Tuesday night.
The window glass trust has fallen through.
importers OF Belgian glass declining 10 Join
| The New York Tribune figures tha loss BY
the street car strike as 100000 TO the men.
and S25O,OOO TO the companies.
President Cleveland. Mrs. Cleveland and
| Colonel Lamont arrived In New York at
| o'clock yesterday morning
The strike on the Brooklyn street car
lines Is over. The men will apply for work
individually.
Inspector Bonfeld and Captain Setback OF
the Chicago police, are under suspension
charged with being In league with criminals.
Dispatches from points on the Massaehu-
setts coast last night said IL was the eoldest
night OF the winter. A fierce northwest
wind was blowing.
Walter s. Bradley, member OF a promi-
nent Chicago family shot and killed his wife
| couple had quarrelled.
The engines and % cars we're wrecked by
acolllsion between freight trains on the
| Milwaukee Il st. Paul road yesterday. Two
train hands were slightly injured.
Edward p. Berry Of the Boston Herald,
/ was elected president OF the New England
/ Amateur Rowing Association at It's meeting
In Boston last night.
The survivors Of the crew Of the schooner
| Alice Q. Chester, wrecked of Hatteras. have
| reached New York. Captain Thomas In
| gersoll, Mate Wells and two seamen were
| drowned.
The Mallory line steamer Carondelet was
ready to sail from New York yesterday. IL
Is said she has munitions Of war for Hip
polyte's army.
The people Of Managua, Nicaragua, have
been excited by series Of six atrociOus mur-
ders similar TO those committed by Jack
the Ripper" In London.
Andy Finn, under arrest In the county
jail at Duluth, Mimi, was visited by friends
some days ago, dOnned the disguise they
brought for him and walked of. The story
has just leaked out.
Major David Z. Porter, son Of Admiral
Porter, admits that he has been offered the
command OF Legitime's forces, buc at present
there Is hitch In the negotiations.
The North River Sugar Refining Company
has appealed TO the general term Of the New
York Supreme Court from the decision Of
Judge Barrett, dissolving the corporation
for Joining the sugar trust.
A little New York girl has died OF brain
fever cause by fright. A man stopped her
and said he was Jack the Ripper" so ter
rifying the child that she was delirious when
After the fourth Of March Mr.. and Mrs.
Cleveland will occupy apartments In the
Gerlach Family Hotel on 9th street, New
York.
The name of the young Boston stenosraph
er who recently found the sister from whom
he had been separated since childhood, as
reported yesterday. Is @. l.. Fletcher II Is
said that Fletcher, who was brought up In
Frye.
Rev. +. V. Leech. an active Methodist Re-
publican leader, surprised the New York
Senate Tuesday by his opening prayer, In
which be vigorously denounced a number Of
political evils.
The Manhattan Athletic Club Of New
York, has appointed committee OF 1--WE 10
arrange for the reception home Of Joseph +.
DOn0gnue, champion one and five mile
skater Of America, and two aud five mile
champion Of the world.
Leander Kaldron and William BarenthIm
deserted from the schooner John Il. Cairns
Tuesday night In Long Island Sound. They
were picked up by the steamer Old Colony
yesterday morning. Barenthim died from
exposure and his companion Is badly frozen.
kaldron says they made raft and deserted
because the captain was cruel.
The miners In the White Bridge tunnel OF
the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company's
coal mines In CarbOndale, Pa, have been
compelled to suspend work on account Of
the bursting OF the pillars Of the mine, and
the settling Of the roof and the ground above
il.
The New York Star announces the con-
summation Of the scheme for a pig iron
trust, based upon warehouse receipts, smi-
lar to Standard Oil certificates The presl-
dent OF the trust Is George III. Hull vice
president George Z. Tyler OF philadelphia;
Ex-Judge Libby Is chairman Of the ex0ed-
tive committee.