Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-05-04

A. X. Florida, one of the best known
real estate men in Missouri, committed
suicide at st. Louis Thursday by taking
poison. His liabilities are not known.
The threatened strike of Ohio local
miners promised to eliminate Monday in
10000 men leaving the mines.
The banks of Columbus, Georgia,
have rendered their entire gold reserve to
Secretary Carlisle.
Nellie Russell, the four-years old daugh-
ter OF John Russell of Peabody, Mass,
who for the past zen days has slept con-
tinuously, died early Friday morning. She
was unconscious TO the last.
President Cleveland struck his head
against the door of his carriage when
alighting at New York Friday. His fore
head was somewhat bruised, but not
seriously injured. He was unable to re-
view the parade, being compelled to leave
to catch the train for Chicago.
Owing to a continued run on the
Second National Bank at Columbia. Tenn,
it has been closed. No statement of the
banks affairs has been made public.
Failures the last seven days, reported
to Dun and Russell, New York, number
for the United States PIG. The cores
ponding week last year the figures repre-
sent ls6 failures In the United States.
Sir Robert Pinsent, p. c. L., senior
assistant Justice of the Supreme Court of
Newfoundland, died Friday morning in
London, England, of heart failure.
Fred McKnnon has been arrested at
Nashua, y. II, charged with obtaining
money under false pretences. He has
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Farmer in answer to advertisements for
walters and young men for the Worlds
Fair"
Armed bands have appeared in the in
terror of Cuba and the province Of Santi-
ago de Cuba has been declared in state
of siege.
-Droughts in western Germany and iB
Austria Hungary have made everything
very dry. In consequence several villages
have been wholly or partially destroyed by
fire and thousands of peasants are home
less.
-Four members of the notorious bridge
gang broke jail at Monticello, y. Y, Sat
urday night and have not yet been cap
tured.
The Supreme Court, upon conference
and agreement of counsel, has assigned
the trial Of Lizzie A. Borden for the term
beginning Monday, June ), at New Bed
foid. unless some reason hereafter appears
To the contrary.
Saturday afternoon Annie MoIiarty,
aged -, attempted to jump over 4 bonfire
which had been built by some children ON
Summer street, Quincy, Mass. and was
terribly burned about the body, arms and
-.
of her body. Her mother, Mrs. John
Moriarty in endeavorIng 10 eXtingui-h the
flames. was also badly burned about the
body, arms and legs. Both Were taken to
the hospital
As far A. known only five persons lost
their lives in Fridays cyclone In the
Cherokee Strip, at Guthrie, q. T. Some OF
the territory over which the cyclone is
believed to have swept i inaccessible and
it VIII be several days yet before full list
Of fatalities Is obtained.
A family named Sauter residing at
West Liberty, Pa, were poisoned by eat
ing cake. one boy is dead, and another
child cannot recover. while the remaining
members Of the family, seven in number,
are in a critical condition.
Henry Bowling, his wife and child
were ssphyxiated by gas Friday night in
their home n Chicago. When found >atuI-
tay morning all were dead The gas Jet was
open aud the rooms were filed with gas
An oh building al Burlington. Iowa,
used a. a lodging house for the poor sort
Of lahorcr- AMI mechanics, was 5urned
early Sunday morning. Of the 20 boarder-
six persisted in the flames The IRE started
in the servants room and suspicious CIR.
cumstance- are connected with it. The
coroner will investigate.
Twelve walters at the Hotel EndIcutt
New York, struck Saturday evening.
A house on Second avenue. Pittsburg
Pa, fell saturday evening. killing six per
sons.
-Leander Johnson's 4years-old chile
was burned to death in johnson, r. l.
Saturday, while playing about a fire made
Of brush in field.
The English barkentine Aloertina o,
| Windsor y. s.. for Boston. with a carg,
| of hides, stranded on Brazilian rip, seyera
miles southeast of Muskegat. at II o'clocl
Saturday night.
Harrison Cores silk mill near New
| burgh, y. Y, was burned SUNDAY morn
| ing. Loss. Sl00,o a.; insurance, $50, 600