The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-03

Dougherty aud Thomas I4ennine' wara
| caught by heavy timbers and burnsd w
death. The flames started durino the o
celebration of mass. Loss $50, 600: insnr.
anoe Sl2, 500.
The striking crew of the I. J. Plant
Company's shoe factory at Lynn has
voted to declare the strike off and to re-
turn to work for the firm.
By derailment of locomotive ON the
Southern Division of the Boston &
Maine Wednesday forenoon, the draw
bridge over the Charles river at thas
point is blocked and vessels cannot pass.
The engine is hanging over the bridge.
but railroad traffic is not lnterfered with,
Heavy snow storms in the Cascade
mountains and eastern Oregon are seri-
ously impeding traffic on overland rail-
way lines.
ARRANGEMENTS for the ten round 20 be-
tween Bob FiGzsimmons, the worlds
champion, and Tom Sharkey, sailor pu-
Rilist, are complete with the exception
of naming the referee.
More deaths from the blizzard In the
Northwest are just coming to light.
The body of woman has been disoov-
cred Is miles west of LanRdon. In ad-
dition, a man and wife we're frozen to
death after their house had been burned
Sew eraI men in that locality are miss
ing
The York Manufacturing Company of
Saoo, whose cotton mills recently started
after long period Of toleness, has passed
another dividend. The stock has paid
nothing this year and only per cent
last year.
At noon Wednesday fire engines were
Withdrawn from the scene of the fire in
the Boston & Maine coal shed at Charles
town. The fire Is still smoldering and
the fire boat continues to play water up
on the scene.
A squad of policemen had a 80 minutes
hand to hand fight With IA tramps in
Cleveland Wednesday. Employees of the
Ce ntral Blast furnace attempted to drive
them out of shelter and they resisted
Police were called and after a good use
of clubs the tramDs surrendered.
The North Mississippi conference of the
Methodist church in session in Green
vile, has adopted a resolution condemn
ing foot ball.
The Boston police Tuesday night ar
rested in small rear room in the cellar
of the house No. s Noyes place, an alley
way in the North End, gang of nine
men and one woman. They had in their
possession utensils that are generally
used by safe blowers. The police are
satisfied that they constitute gang who
dppOht Oil bA0 SpLCCbn as bOBBhAD dbllN CklH-
pies. The woman gave her name as
Annie Coy.
The schooner General W. H. French of
Stonington, Conn, went ashore In the
Long Island sound, near Peconic, during
a heavy gale early Wednesday morning.
The crew was discovered by the life saw
ing men, who succeeded in rescuing the
crew and took them to the life saving
station.
Little business as transacted Tuesday
by thv Behring Sea claims commission.
Several additional answers to British
claims were filed by the counsel for the
United states and replies were filed ny
the British counsel to a number of oh
jections raised by the United States in
several cases.
The death is announced rs having oc-
CURED in London, Tuesday of Charles
Cushman. only brother of the late
Charlotte CushmaD, the great American
actress. He was rs.
In fit, of insanity Tuesday night,
Henry l.. Bowers of DeKaib. ILL.,, killed
his wife and attempted TO kill mis- little
daughter and mother-inlaw. Bowers
cut his throat with butcher knife and
died in four minutes.
The refneries of the American Sugar
Refining companies in the eastern dis
triot, reopened Wednesday morning and
1900 employees went to work.
The Presidential electors of Mississippi
met Wednesday at Jackson, in accor-
dance with the state law and cast the
vote of Mississippi for President and
Vics-President for Bryan and SewaIl
They will meet again in February as per
t he federal law.
The local executive committee at Iu-
dianapOlis in charge of the arrange
mpntG fOr the rolf nh
tion, Wednesday held a general consul
tation to map out a line of work of pre-
pairing for the gathering. The date OF
the convention was fixed for January L..
The captain Of the steamer Tibriues
which ran down a schooner in ST. John
har5or last month, will be taken back
to New Foundland to stand trial. Judgt
Desnoyers at Montreal Wednesday, req
dered a decision handing him over 60 the
authorities OF that colony.
DR.. W. II. Gliddings Wednesday off
cred his resignation as superintendent of
the Vermont state insane asylum at |
Waterbury, to the board of trustees The
latter accepted, to take effect when his
successor Is appointed. The Legislative
committee declared DR.. G1iddings guilty
of excessive cruelty to the patients. He
decided to withdraw.
The circulation statement issued from
INC treasury department Wednesday, |
shows that all kinds of money in the
United States outside the treasury De.
ce1ber 1. aggregated 81, 646, a44, 746, an
increase during November of SIC, $685.
1879. The per capita circulation, based |
on the estimated population of 70, 023, 600. |
is S22. So.
A Charles u. Cutting of Brookline. Rich |
ard Olnay of Boston and Benz. 2, Chan
ey of Dover, trustees of a certain estate |
given in trust under the will of Benz. |
P. Cheney, late of Dover, fled bonds in |
the Suffolk probate court Wednesday.
Each gives bond tor Sc. 600, 600. The
bonds are the largest ever filed in the
country.
Police Commissioner Grant. in a |
lengthy letter to the secretary of the
GreatergNew York commission, fayors the
of the police. forces of thu
that go to make IN the
Greater New York, and the placing of |
them under one head.
In compliance with many reouests |
Secretary Carlisle. Wednesday issued an |
order removing restrictions against tha
importing and sale of breech LOADING
rifles In the territory of Alaska. excen1 |
upon the Seal islands of ST. George and
st. Paul.