The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-21
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Three inches of snow fell in Wells,
Hamilton county, New York, Tuesday
morning. A slight fall occurred in
Gloversville and County Tuesday morn
ing.
The idea of probable shrinkage in
the value OF the assets Of g. P. Bissell
& Co., the bankrupt private banking
firm Of Hartford, may be gathered fro m
the following facts: Certain bonds and
stocks, estimated by the receiver to be
worth $171, $3.50, are worth but S92, 715 40
cording to the latest "asked" quotations
on the local stock board.
John R. Gentry failed to beat the
worlds record Tuesday afternoon at
Terre Haute, Ind, making the mile in
2.04 1-a. The wind was strong and the
weather cool.
Lord Rosebery, speaking at a n on-par-
tisan banquet at Colchester. Tuesday,
said that he fully agreed with Lord Sal
isbury in the Premier's Turkish policy.
Lord Rosebery said that he bad strong
conviction, which no amount of rhetoric
could destroy, that isolated interference
in Turkey on the part Of Great Britain,
would result in great European war. .
Snow fell for two hour steadily at
Hanover. N. H.. Tuesday afternoon.
The Mount Agassiz house, Bethls-
hem, N. H, John Mather, proprietor, was
par TALLY burned Tuesday morning. The
contents were mostly saved. The Are
caught from chimney. Loss, $1,000.
Luther Short. United States consul gen.
eral at Constantinople, started for
Smyrna Tuesday. It is probable that
Mr.. Short will board the United States
gunboat at Smyrna, and that the gun
boat will pass through the Dard anelIes
as an ordinary vessel.
Vba Did R.iIoy orand iurv Tuoedov IN
London, returned true bill against
Lady Tina Scott, the mother of the
Countess Russell, who was arrested on
October eth, at the instance of her SON
in-law, Earl Russell, upon charge of
criminal libel.
Prices of wheatSin Chicago yesterday
opened higher than they closed Monday,
but coon lost the appreciation. Deem
Der wheat, which closed Monday at
n 3-8. opened Tuesday morning from
~ 7.8 to N 1-2, declined to rs 10, after.
wards rallying n IA to 3-S.
Hagop BoRigan. an Armenian merchant
in Boston, has offered to furnish bonds
to any amount to secure the release of
the refugees now held by the authori-
ties in New York.
The first car load of oranges was
shipped Monday night from Los AnRe-
los to Chicago, four weeks earlier than
ever before. The fruit is from the Ca
huega valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter M. Castle of San.
Francisco, who were remanded last
Thursday under the charge of stealing,
were committed for trial Tuesday at
the Clerkenweu sessions, London, their
case coming up on November 2. The
bail furnished at the last hearing was
renewed and the prisoners were set at
liberty.
The wedding Of Miss Edith Sheppard,
daughter of the late Elliott f. Shepard,
and grandaug hter of the late VIM. II.
Vanderbilt, to Ernesto 6. Fsbbri, &C.
Cured at noon Tuesday in the Shepard
memorial church, at Scarborough, N. Y.
In the trial of Dr.. J. @. Moore Tues
Gay the first of the morning was spent In
hearing testimony regarding the records.
including increases in capital stock, and
the various elections of J. G. Moore as
treasurer of the Union Publishing Com
pany. Judge Fellows also identified
stock oertifoates.
The Lone Highwayman," who has
held up % different parties in and
aronuo Denver, proves to be by his own
confession, California murderer. His
name Ia Albert II. Dowen.
The Manitoba school question Is as for
from settlement as ever.
The dwelling of Joseph Doyle, Calais,
burned Monday night. Loss $1,000; in
sured.
Frederick o. Prince Tuesday, sent to
the chairman of the Massach usests Dom
ooratle state committee his acceptance
OF the gMber atoriai nomination, rendered
ey the National Democrats.