The Portland daily press., 1896-10-29
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Chief Justice Long of the Sunrem q
Court Of Michigan, whose famous case
against extension Commissioners Looh.
ben has been dismissed by the Federal
Supreme Cour0, Will at once commence
a similar action against the present com.
missioner.
Arguments on the Fayer weather wil
case before the New York Court - nn
peals has been postponed until Noyem-
Der 30.
The steamer Teutonic. which arrived
from Europe Wednesday. brouoht gold
to the amount of So, $50. O00
The British admiralty autborizes an
explicit denial of the staterlents that
orders nave heen issued to double the
strength OF the British fleet in American
waters.
A negro named Asbury Bell was shot
by another negro named johnson on the
metropolitan sewer works at Clinton.
Wednesday: 1t the victim, as is possible,
dies ne makes the eighth man killed
shooting within the last mouth. In eyery
case the man making the murderous at
tack is at liberty.
Mrs. Hannah L. Hutchins. an invalid
aged seventy, widow of CLARK Hutchins,
committed suicide in bad at Biddsford
yesterday, by strangling herself with a
piece OF cloth, during the absence Of the
nnrse.
= George Crocker of San francisco was
Tuesday awarded $500, 600 Legacy left
MIN by HIS father in case he should 20
i've oonsecutiveyears without touching
drop OF intoxicating liquor.
l. L. Welsh OF Salt Lake was found
oead In room In hotel at Ogden from
an overdose of laudanum. Welsh was
nrOm1nant nO1itiCioy, ro
Lady Henry Somerset has sent q cable
gram to Mr.. Edward f. MoSweeney as
sistant United States commissioner Of
emigration ON Ellis island New York
harbor saying that she will give her per-
sonal bond that ii the Armenians at Ellis
island become public charges she Will
be answerable for their removal from the
United States.
The annual meeting of the grand
division OF the Maine Sons of Temper
ance opened in Watervills Wednesday
noo1. Credentials were presented, from
II divisions and the division officers were
all present.
Five special trains, each bearing
branch of the Mckinley Sound Money
expedition left the Union station at ST.
Louis Wednesday morning for a thorough
speech making tour of Missouri and
Kansas.
Postmaster Carlisle of Gown Qtop.
brother of tile Secretary, who has hereto
fore been warm admirer of nominee
Bryan, and who has upon several ooca-
sions proclaimed his intention of voting
for him, has decided to vote for McKin-
ley, because of the eggs that were thrown
al. his brother.
Vice President Stevenson was taken
quite i'll at political meeting Tuesday
night. No serious trouble ia appre-
hended.
The Edgar Thomson Steel Works at
Braddook, Pa, will resume operations
this morning in all departm ents, giving
employment to more than 1000 men. The
works have been practically closed for
month.
At the Belmont track this AFTERNOON
the PAGER John r. Gentry, failed to beat
his record of 400 1-2 Time by quarters:
80 Ia, LOO; 1.32; 2.09 Ia
Benjamin Ma1ey was found hanging to
a door frame in Daily 81 block ON Gorham
street, Lowell, Mass, early Wednesday
lived alone for some years. Ill-health
ID thought to have been the cause of bis
act.
One of the most prominent Insurance
men in New England has expressed his
opinion after visiting Lawrence, that the
loss by fire nt the Washington Mills will
exceed 5000, 600. The mill is fully covered
by insurance.
They are talking Of an electric road
from Andover to Bryant's Pond. Ii is
understood that some of the officials Of
the Grand Trunk road have been in town
looking after the PROJECT. It is reported
that they secured the refusal of about
$4,000 toward the road.
e. M. Willis, one Of the attendants at
the state prison, left Ellsworth, Wednes-
day morning for Thomaston with seven
prisoners in pairs az follows: Harvey
Salisbury and Harry Cousins, Arthur
Dawes and Benjamin f. Webster, VIM,
Luckins and Frank Robinson. T!ell
Walls had no companion.
A spscial election prayer presented by
Bishop Satterlee, the new Episcopal bis
hop of Washington, will be read in all
the churches in Washington next Sun
day. This Is the first time In the his
tory Of the church in America that such
a step had been taken.
A cyclone passed through the district
near Sherman, Texas, at 5.45 Wednesday
afternoon. Considerable damage to
and several deaths are reported.
Celebrate Flag Day.