The Portland daily press., 1896-10-27
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toSaily destroyed and two packers nalne.. a
Stofiel and Andrews, tho only occupants
OF sne building, at the time were pio"n
to atoms.
Three negroes were shot down ID
Onootwa county, Alabama, while az
tempting to steal little cotton. Iu ID
ho1 known who did the shooting.
MRS. hunlce Russ Davis, the surviving
,nen,9er hnard ~ o. the woman's antl-siaveIls als
apoiltlonist In the United States, op-
served In an appropriate and pleasant
manner her 96th birthday anniversary at
her home In Dedham, Monday.
Reports from Formosa received by the
chinese papers, state that the island Is
being laid waste by the japanese, and
that the inhabitants are being massacred.
Mormon Elders have been holding
meetings in West Liberty, KY, and con-
verted Elite Isnm and family. Three
young men named Sparks visited the
house with the intention of breaking up
a meeting and were refused admittance.
They fired through the windows injuring
Mr.. and Mrs. Isom fatally.
Secretary Carlisle Is in doubt wheth er
he has right to register or not in his
home at Covington, Ky., as the gentle
| moved away.
double track reached Webster at 556 a.
m, Monday, and passed to the single
track OH its way to Bangor. 1t is
probable that the continuation of the
double track from Orono to Bangor will
not be completed till another year.
Instead of parades next Saturday night
at Chicago there will BIZ none. Both the
free silver men and the republicans have
abandoned the idea of marching through
ha of 70 on, fhn 6nfo iOh nh
wanted.
An Italian working on the Metropoli-
tan aqueduot at Marlboro, Mass,
quarrelled with another early Monday
morning and fired revolver at him. He
missed the man but killed third party
who was not interested and escaped.
Their names are not known.
The British steamer Taft, Captain
Lemere, from Mauritius for Bombay
foundered at sea on September "a.
Seventeen of her crew and passengers, all
natives of India, were drowned The re-
mainder of the passengers and crew
have arrived here.
The school board of Coytesv.lle, N. j.,
is greatly worked up over the discovery
of two dynamite cartridges under the old
school house.
Pagan, the man arrested for throwing
Cigar in Secretary Carlisle's face Thurs-
day night at Covington, KY, was brought
before the police court Monday morn
Ing and the hearing was postponed to
November B.
II Is learned that the agreement en-
tered into at the conference of the Trans
Atlantic steamship managers Friday and
Saturday, does not touch the Trans
Atlantic rates materially. The arrange
ments previously entered into by the
companies were confirmed at the con-
ference.
The remains OF William Rambusch.
the defaulter. arrived Sunday at juneau
Wis. They were Immediately taken to
his home where funeral services were
held. The remains were identified by
a jury of six men. After a short funeral
service the body was taken to the ceme--
terry for burial.
The issue Of standard silver dollars
from the mints and treasury offices for
the week ended October "a, is 1887, 150;
for the corresponding period last year,
81, ,180. 700; shipment of fractional silver
coin from October to "a, $1,203. 249.
Secretary Herbert will leave Washing
ton tonight to make three speeches in
Alabama in the congressional district he
formerly represented. He will urge Pal
mer's election.
The treasury gold reserve at the close
of business today was S119. 5D2, 423; the
days withdrawals at New York were
$459, 700.
Brown Brothers, dry goods ard DEPART
! ment store at Houston, Texas have as
signed. Preferred credits aggregate
$4,000. Spoer Brothers. mems clothing
and furnishings, have assigned with
preferences of $4,000.
When the suit Of Miss Emeline Ken
nedy against Philip B. Henry OF Boston,
Ts~, 80 IS
called in the United States circuit court
at Boston, Monday, it was announced
that the case had been settled out of
| court.
WreGker SCOTT last night brought into
New London a considerable portion of
the schooner Maggie A bbott, ST John
for Island, lumber laden, ashore on
Watch Hill reef The sea was rough
Monday, and the wreokers could not
work to the best advantage.
United States Marshall Campbell
day for an alleged Infringement of a
patent on machine for knitting, PATENT
ed by Frank e. Busiel of Laconia He
will answer in the circuit court at Con-
cord in December.
A meeting of the creditors of the Keith
She Company of Oldtown, Me-, was held
in Boston. Monday afternoon. The assets
are $25, 4l0; liabilities, SS6. 9991. q. .F.GOuld
of Oldtown, one of the assignees, said
that he had received all offer TO settle for
SO per cent. After discussion the meet
ing adjourned without accepting the
offer.
In the Vermont house Monday. Bates
OF st. Johnsbury, presented q bill for
bidding the sale of firearms to persons
under twelve years of age, which also
prohibits their use by such persons
Schooner Samos, Handy, Hsllowell for
New York, lost her starboard anchor off
Chatham during strong northwest
wind Sunday night. She procured an
other at Vineyard Haven.
Senator Butler at noon Monday, stated
that he had heard nothing from Mr.
Thomas X. Watson g letter of acceptance
of the Populist nomination for the vice.
presid ency.
United States battleship Massachusetts
just returned from her final trial trip
has no superior in the world. Her
performance on trial exceeded that of
the Indiana. She ran 13 knots by the
log for TWO hours.
George veris, ~ years old, who was ar
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