The Portland daily press., 1890-11-17
Other M alters.
GENERAL NEWS.

A fuel famine is feared in Nebraska on
account of lack of cars to transport coal.
1t is believed in Chicago that O'Sullivan,
the Cronin prisoner, has confessed.
Cornelius Lyons, aged 10. of New buryport,
attempted to board moving train yesterday
and was killed.
A mass meeting was held in Lincoln, Neb..
Yesterday, to take action for the relief of
the distress in the western part of the state.
Representative Springer of Illinois says
Cleveland will be nominated in 1892 regard
less of the wishes of New York.
Fl. Ii. Wentworth, teller in the LIMERICK
National Bank, Providence, X. l., Is under
arrest, charged with the embezzlement of
$1,000.
Frank Lapham. aged 16, of Cotuit, Mass,
was shot and killed Saturday by Rowland
Burrows. 1t is claimed the shooting was ac-
cdental.
Trouble between the hat manufacturers
and the trimmers' association at Danbury,
Conn, threatens to force the shutting down
of twenty factories, and the throwing Of
10000 persons out OF employment.
Local officers of the Granite State Provi-
dent Association have been arrested at Pitts
burg, Pa, charged with swindling by induc-
ing investors to put money into the company
which, it Is thought by the c0mplainants,
will not yield any return.
An incendiary fire did S25, 900 damage in
Danbury, Conn, yesterday. Foster Bros,
carpenters, Frye & Co., hat wire manufac-
.ulers, and Henry Brend,. owner of tene-
mept house, which was burned, were the
losers.
A woman, known as the ''scarlet woman,"
among the Indians, was brought before the
native court at Standing Rock agency the
other day. She declared herself to be the
mother of Christ, and told the story Of the
Indian Messiah as IL has been recently rel&t-
ed. She was committed for further exami-
nation.
Charles I'll. Shepherd of Danyers, an Unit
ed States consul in Sweden. has been sued
by Abner @. Goodell of Salem, for $40 600.
in an action of tort. The case grows out of
a legislative investigation. prompted by
which Goodell was chairman.
Mr.. G. FL. Nelson said the other dav that
he was heartily in favor of building q mile
track in Waterville. He considered n mile
track superior to the new kite shaped track
for fast time. The mile track has just curve
enough, and produces just enough retardiDg
effect to keep horse we'll on his feet, no
matter how fast he is going On the kite
shaped track the opposite effect Is the prln-
clpal defect Mr.. Nelson believes that such
track would be we'll supported and wouio
be successful venture to those who puiiI n II.
For his part he would put in Sl5.OO0. 1ne
track would cost probably $4,000. IL IS un-
qerstood that canvass is being naue ainons
Waterville horsemen and capitalists TO raise
the S15,0 necessary TO take advantage Vi
Mr. Nelson's offer.
Some of the Colby students are enlVenIng Vednns
the pres mt term by variety OIL pranks
more or less harmless and some OF the
Offenders are finding out that it doesn't pay.
-Four sopomores have pssn oE daSp0g for
molas.as on the freshmen's seats in the
chanel and senior has been indefinitely sus
pended for PUBLISHING matter prejqdc;aI IS to
the college. Last Thursday night the ladies
maIa members and their guests went in
sacond hest suits, their dress suits have been
st9ien, presumably by sophomores. The
Garments were returned the next day Be-
Sides this many Waterville young ladies re-
ceiyed bogus invitations to the reception
Another recent adventure was the stealing
Of n barrel of cider, SO Waterville dispatch
REPORTS, from farmer 10 Winsl0w and It's
transportation to Waterville on hand car
borrowed for the occasion.