The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-01-28
JOHN p. SQUIRE & CO.
GENERAL NEWS.


There are 2l cases of small pox in Oberlin,
Missouri.
Ar. Caseauran, the playwright, died in
New York yesterday.
The new West Washington market in New
York was formally opened Saturday.
Austrian Consul General Hugo Fritsch
died suddenly last night at his residence
In New York.
Three thousand men have lost their places
by the suspension of the Lehigh and other
Pennsylvania coal companies.
The Republican Senators in their treat
ment of the Samoan troubles will be govern
ed by the wishes of Gen. Harrison.
In Oglothorpe, Georgia, Friday, four small
children left In the house by Mary Porter,
colored, while she went to work, we're burn
ed to death.
People in Seward county, Kansas, are re-
ported to be in great destltution. Many are
on the verge of starvation and without sufii-
cient clothing.
&c Haley. son of the mayor of st. Cath
arines, Ontario, is In Jail at Lagrange, KY,
for house breaking. His father has just
died leaving $4,000.
Intelligence fromC Connelsville coke regions.
Penn, indicates that excitement Is high
among the cokers and there are probabilities
of the strike growing.
kuthony Schnider, a cabinet maker living
in New York, got drunk yesterday. shot and
wounded Mrs. Gebhardt with whom he
boarded and then shot himself.
Three houses were burned in Maplewood,
a suburb of Chicago, Saturday morning. At
one time the whole village was IN danger
and aid summoned from Chicago.
The Chicagos and All Americas. now on
their way home from Australia, stopped long
enough In Colombo, Saturday, to play game
of ball, each side making three runs.
The great barbed wire suit in which Wash
burn and Moen were defeated by an Iowa
arm, may be fought all over again.. Several
witnesses, 1t is reported, now declare their
testimony was false
The Worcester base ball club claims that
at the time Manager Burnnam released
"Bobby" Wheelock. Burnham's connection
with the club had terminated and the release
is consequently not binding.
Officer George G. Morse, at Dedhap, Mass.
Saturday night, was bitten twice by a dog
that he attempted to kill. The animal was
fiaally shot. The dog was Skye terrier anc
had shown symptoms OF madness.
There were lively scenes in Brooklyn, Sat
urday. Italians who wanted to take tn
places of the street car men were rOugni,
handled by the strikers, aud traffic was pre-
vented bv niles of distractions on the tracks
A burglar attempted to enter the house ol
Charles Ames near Saugus, Mass, frldal
night and was seer. by a nelghoor % wh'
Brought his shot gun into play. The burglar
escaped but spots OF Dloou III tue sno"
showed that he had been hit.
Tue bill to remove the territorial capital
Arizona from Prescott to Pnenlx mas pasSet
both Houses. been signed by the Governor
and reported to the Legislature, botL
Houses passed a resolution TO ADJOURN a
noon Monday, Jan. 28, and meet In PnenLA
Thursday, Feb. 7.
Harry Edwards smashed the glass in thu
window of Kralft Brothers jewelry store II
New York, Saturday, seized $1,000 worth o.
goods and made off, but was captured anc
turned over to the police. He broKe tnt
glass with stone held in his hand on Whlcf
he wore padded glove.
Two hours were spent in New York, Sat
urday morning, in an attempt to obtain jury
in the trial of ex-Alderman Cleary, indicted
for bribery. Judge Daniels said on adjourn
ment that he would suspend further proceed
ings on Monday il the counsel wished Il
make application for change of venue. The
counsel intimated that this would be DONE
At meeting of the navigation company O
Dover, N. H., Saturday, report of the bust
ness OF the eight schooners owned by tn,
company was made, and dividends of eacl
declared TO be II per cent, 13 per cent, 13 pc
cent, Is per cent, 20 per cent, IA per cent,
per cent and 10 per cent, 1t was decided t.
sell the C. II. Trickey to Horace M. Sargent
Portland, Me.
Henry S. Ives and George b, Staynor wei
arrested in New York on Saturday ON an oi
der issued by Judge OBrion OF th
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Raj
wav company The bail in each case ws
fxed al S25. 600 The men are now In Il
custody of tine sheriff. They are charge
with misappropriating the funds OF the cor
pany.