Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-03-09
NEWS OF THE WEEK


s. J. F. Thayer, . well known Boston
architect, committed suicide-A Scotch
syndicate bought the Silver King mines in
British Columbia-The British govern
ment is to use larger guns on her warships
Oldham tEng) cotton mill operators
want free silver-A verdict for &S5OO was
given against the Boston West End Street
Railway company-The Monroe Publish
ing company, New York, was damaged
SIS, 900 by fire-Gladstone Is pushing his
home rule scheme through parliament
A judgment for t42,060 against the Ma
tional Cordage company will stand-John
Redmond has been granted permission to
visit the imprisoned dynamiters-The de-
cree appointing the Reading receivers in
Massachusetts, has been vacated by Judge
Nelson--Walls Of a Quilted building in
Chicago fell and crushed two dwelling
houses, and eight persons were killed out
right-Arthur w. Blake, a weil-known
Boston banker, died at Brookline, Mass.
1t is reported that Pierce J. Grace has
been offered the position Of vice consul
general at London by General p. A. Col
Inns, who is to he consul general. Mr..
Grace is "A years Of age, and lives in Rox-
bury, Mass.-The eastern sales agenst
and the western sales agents have agreed
to allow prices of anthracite coal to remain
as they are-At the TatterSalls blue rib
bon sale, the great stallion Sidney was sold
to q. H. Hammond of Detroit for 81 600
a blizzard is raging in Nebraska--
Maryland is suing TO recover from West
Virginia six counties which have popula-
ton OF lm.op-An incendiary fire de
stroyed the bennington vt Banner news
paper Office, Heath's jewelry store and
:. NJ. Sibley's corner store. Loss over 5000
~ is said that another mammoth brew
cry trust is being formed in New York and
Detroit. This new combination will in
clude 30 breweres, mainly in Michigan
and Ohio, and will represent property
valued at t2n, 900 ,O6-It is asserted that
there are n,0D Orangemen in Canada who
even actively, though secretly,
preparing to help their brethren in Ulster
should the Irish home rule bill pass the
commons and the lortis-The great hat
tleship Indiana WAS successfully launched
at the shipyard Of the William Cramp Il
Sons company in the presence OF thousands
of people, among them the President Of the
United States, secretary Of the navy and
other members Of the cabinet and large
delegation OF congressman.
Tkur.day, March >.
The Berkshire mills were burned at
bridgeport, Conn, Loss. So, 900 The
chief Of police Of New Bedford Mas. is
overhauling the force-A baby was KILLED
and nine persons hurt by railroad acct
dent At Auburn, X. IA tram on the
Iron Mountain road was dcrail,d and 10
persons werr injured The anu-optiun
bill was killed in congress Cyrus Lee
and family persisted in . burning house at
Gre-nsille, Ny The navy department
accepted the practice vessel Bancruft-A
ar gr meeting ut Trenton denounced race
track and other forms ~ gambling -Prin-
cess kaIulani arrived in New York from
England and made statement to the
American people in defense OF her birth
night and her leople-The Connecticut
house passed resolution authorizing the
Consolidated road TO incrca~, capital stock
to Alleged mad dogs bit
several Chicago people--Wabash switch
men refused increased wages
Steamer Chatham is ashore on Hedge
Pence shoAl An elevator was DESTROYED
BY fire at Redwood Falls. Mimi The
steamer Majestic arrived at Queenstown
with disabled engine 49, Canadian
Liberals stand for unrestricted reciprocity
with the n,it,i s:-s:ss--A verdict Of
S.Sl,tr WAS given against the Boston and
Maine for freight conductor death
New smokrle>s ammunition for indoor
practice was satisfactorily tested by the
Connecticut mllitia-Mme. Grryy, widow
OF jules Grevy, formerly President Of
France died at Paris-,ludg. H. r Sher-
man OF Cleveland died aboard the steam
ship Lain when thre. days out from New
York Professor William Mimic died at
London, aged IS years He was the author
Of number Of works including several
novels -- Alfred Peter Robinson. chief
Justice Of Delaware, died in Georgetown,
Del-Dr, \. Il. Wright, one OF the oldest
and most respected residents Of Lynn. Mass,
isdead, aged ~ years. He was well known
Cniyersallst clergyman and the father Of
Colonel c. d. Wright, chief Of the national
bureau Of statistics Of labor
Friday. March 3.
George Marshall received a shock from
an electric wirc at Boston, which caused
his death-rhe revenue cutter Dallas
,owed the steamship Buckingham into
Boothbay after she had passed through 30
miles OF ice-Thomas H. Palmer,
slick forger, was captured in Lawrence,
Mass. after long and successful career
Fall River is alarmed over five fires in
y hours, the Durfee block being the
last to sufYer-Hon William b. Stevens
died at Bradford, Vt-The New Hamp-
shire legislature voted that no charter lie
granted street railway companies this
year-Several persons were drowned and
Others injured at launch in Bay City,
Mich--Ihe W hitney coal deal was the
subject Of debate in the Canadian parlia-
mrnt-Prncess kaiulani went shopping
in New York-President Harrison has
accepted profesSorship in Leland Stan
ford university-HonR K. NJ. Bishop, ex-
governor OF Ohio, died at Jacksonville,
Fla, where he has been lying i'll for sew
eral weeks-Stephen w. Jones, for the
last 10 years president Of the New York
Savings bank, died in New York He was
born in Concord. Mass, in lsu1-News
has been received by Rev. +. b. Phelps
Of Irasburg, VT, Of the death OF his
Oldest son, Professor Frederic William
Phelps, at Tucson, A. I. He was in his
9th year-The leader Of the last Con-
federate command TO lay down its arms
in 1865, Brigadier General T. r. Free
man, died atNeosho, No, aged So He
commanded Freeman's brigade in Prices
army-Hippolyte is crushing out oppo-
sition in Hayti-Dr. Talmage denies that
he is to resign his pulpit-The steamer
State Of Nebraska is aground off Sandy
Hook-Seven buildings were burned at
Constable Hook, y. 1.-The steamer
chatham was fioated off Hedge Fence
shoal-A guest at the Falmouth House,
Boston, was suffocated by gas-The
chancellor of Oklahoma university was
arrested for fraud-Russell Sage has
bought the New York and Massachu-
sets railroad-The Campidan valley,
Guatemala, was flooded, and many were
drowned The breaking up of the ice in
Jamaica bay caused much damage TO
shore property.
Saturday, March 4.
Grover Cleveland was duly inaugurated
President of the United States and Adlai
Stevenson as vice president The senate
convened 40 swore IN the new cabinet
members Cleveland and Harrison made
the customary exchange OF courtesies- Tbs
capital was overrun by Democratic host.
john S. Seymour was confirmed as IT,
surance commissioner by the Connecticut
senate-Thomas Wynn was arrested at
Providence for bigamy-Ed Smith whip
ped Joe Goddard in ~ rounds at New Or
leans.-Charges of corruption are made
against the governor of Kansas and others
A Shor, age was discovered in cash
iers's department of the New York custom
house-Brazilian rebels continue to be
successful-The Manitoba legislature
wants rohibition-Senator Sherman
thinks money panic not likely-Denver
banks offer the United States treasury |
$l,UOO,OOO in gold-A combination Of |
Utah Touring interests is being formed