The Portland daily press., 1891-02-05
GENERAL NEWS.

Hundreds Of families are driven out by the
mine fire In Colorado.
[1There was a disastrous fire In herdIc
stable at 185 Hanover street, Boston, early
this morning.
The New England Amateur Rowing Asso
citation yesterday elected j. ii. Flanagan
president.
The double state government In Nebraska
Is likely to continue today as both governors
are preparing to deliver addresses.
Several Of the striking spinners at Acush.
net Mills, New Bedford who resumed work
Monday, have since deserted their mules.
There was a sic ighing carnival In Concord,
N. H., yesterday. over 800 teams being In
line. The city was beautifully decorated.
Joshua g. Stiles Of Lynn. Mass, who has
been superintendent Of the county farm at
Dover, N. H., foI three years, has resigned.
A despatch from Spokane Falls, Washing.
ton. announces the killing Of Henry w. Nc
Nanera and his son, John, by Indians near
| that city.
The Grand Army encampment Of New
Hampshire is In session In Manchester. A
camp fire was held at Smyth's opera house
last night.
Fire at Gregville, ILL.,. yesterday destroyed
all of the business houses on the east side OF
| the square. Loss S26,00o; insurance un-
known.
Small pox Is epidemic In the town Of Rusk,
Texas, and surrounding territory. schools
| and churches are closed and rigid quaran-
| tine established.
In the district court at Worcester, Mass,
| yesterday, Clark w. Hatch, charged with
forgery, was held In $1,000 bonds for the May
session OF the grand jury.
The Lake Erie IL Western railway ware
house at Findlay, o., burned yes .eiday with
| Its entire contents. The loss VIII exceed
| $4,000; no insurance.
The Citizens Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany of Waterloo, Ia. has assigned. LA
| bllities about S2o.OOO: assets, made up Of
prsmium notes, about $1,000.
1.-The Connecticut House yesterday after.
| noon appointed a committee OF conference Of
| five members TO meet a similar committee OF
| the Senate II one we're appointed.
| Governor Russell of Massachusetts has ap-
| polluted Henry K Bralsy of Fall River to be
| Judge Of the superior court and Jonn ii.
Burke to be municipal judge OF Boston.
Beginning today dividends OF 80 per cent
/ will be paid dep0sitors Of the North River
| bank. The entire dividend aggrrgating
about half million dollars will be dlsoursed.
The trial of Mrs. Hattie Z. Tolman, In
/ dicted by the grand jury for manslaugnter,
| In csusing the death Of James Healy, seven
| years old. was acquitted at Worcester, Mass.
/ yesterday.
A preliminary meeting of the creditors of
| the Winona Paper Company, Springfield,
| Mass, was held yesterday. An investiga-
| tion will bemade and another meeting held
/ next week.
| The residence Of Banker Cowles at Clarke
| Haven was entered by burglars Tuesday.
/ Cowles was Knocked senseless ana MS vile
Killed. The burglars secured about $50 In
i cash.
The Jury In the case CT Sllas S. Drew, the
failed dry goods dealer. Of Boston, charged
with obtaining goods by false pretences, rem
dered verdict yesterday finding Drew guilty
on seven counts Of the indictment.
The bribery committee Of the Colorado
legislature reports that the legislature has
been assalled by as corrupt a lobby as ever
existed, but falls TO note any case where
] members succumbed to their blandishmepts.