The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-10-19
BRIEFLY TOLD.

The business portion of the village of
Latham. ILL.,, was destroyed by fire last
night, depot bank, hotel, fourteen business
houses. two residences were consumed. The
total loss was $4,000.
At Durango. Mexico. Mrs. Anetta Mercado
an aged and wealthy lady, was murdered
sometime during Wednesday night by
robbers. Her body was horribly mutilated.
The robbers secured several thousand
dollars.
A large part of the Tredegar iron works,
at Richmond, Va, was destroyed by fire
this morning. The fire originated in the car
shops and spread to the horse shoe, black
smith. patten and car shops and numeI GUS
sheds. all of which were consumed. Loss
about $l5O,000; fully insured.
Important questions of conflict between
the revenue laws of the United States and
South Carolina dispensary law have arisen,
and secretary Carlisle has forwarded to
General ney letter of the commissioner
OF internal revenue asking Tor his opinion
on the points involved.
Two hundred British seamen and mariners
sailed yesterday for Canada. They will re-
inforce the british squadron in Chinese
waters and will proceed by the Canadian
destination.
Heavy snow storms have prevailed in
Posen. Bromberg, Mayance and other
districts in Poland and G. rmany and great
damage to wharfage and shipping has re-
suited at Lubbock and Copenhagen. from
northerly gale AID consequent high tides.
The steamer City of Bangor crashed into
the wharf at Bucksport, Wednesday. caus-
inn n fr,f ha vlar mfr
Champion Corbeitt stated yesterday that
Fitzsimmons would have to sign the al ticles
of agreement within a week or he would
call the fight off, He said: IF Fitz cannot
raise enough to warrant him in fighting me
will fight him without the side stake
Eliot E. Titus of Brooklyn. and Miss Mary
Duff, daughter of Peter Duff, also of Brook
lyn. who left Mr.. Duff's summer house at
Sea Cliff, L. l., at 8 o'clock on Tuesday eve
ming saying they were going for short
walk and did not return, were found dead
last night in Mr.. Duff's bath house.
John Burns of Machias, a juryman at this
term of court. was shot through the groin
Wednesday night while hunting in the
woods. another hunter mistaking him for
bear. Doctors regard the injury as fatal.
John r. Gentry struck himself during the
neat lnHlctlng an ugly cut On the paSteIn
of his lett leg, and upon advice of two
veterinary surgeons the horse was drawn.
Robert j.. went the second heat accom-
panied by a runner in 2.05 "a, and was
awarded the race.
In the Oak Hill class, 2.1S. purse $1,000.
Brown Dick won in four heats; Miss Mel
son; Baronet, third. Best time 212.
The House of Bishops of the Protestant
Episcopal church last night voted Bish-
op William Morris Barker of Colorado
into the vacant missionary bishopric of
Olympia, Washington.
Salvador Franch, the anarchist at the
head of the conspiracy to blow up the
Lyceum Theatre, at Barcelona, will
probably be executed Saturday.
The Iiexow Investigating committee
are still examining witnesses, and inter-
esting. developments are being made
each day.
At the conclusion of the 2.25 pacing
race at Belmont yesterday, F R. Wilson,
driver OF Hamlet, together with his
horse, was expelled from the National
Association, upon charge of fraud