The Portland daily press., 1896-04-29
BRIEFLY TOLD.

An error in the calculation that gave
| the battleship MASSACHUSETTS, a speed of
| 1920 knots has been discovered at the
navy department. AS now proves to be
the case the Massachusetts made Is. 2O79
knots, and the Massachusetts, still holds
| the record Of her class.
| Justice Brewer of the United States
Supreme Court has refused to interfere
with the Judgment of the court which
sentenced Bill Taylor to be hanged pril
| 80 for the murder of the Meeks family.
The only hope left for Taylor is that Gov
ernor Stone will grant a respite.
After trial of several weeks the jury
in the case of ex-City Treasurer Bolin of
Omaha, was discharged, being unable
to agree. Henry Bolin was charged with
Inisappropriating $4,000 of Omaha
funds.
Some time Sunday night Is convicts,i
nine white and six oolored, escaped
from the stockade and new penitentiary
grounds at Nashville, Tenn. None have
been recaptured.
In the Superior Court in Boston yester-
day, Richard Crowley, for the second
time, was adjudged guilty of manslaugh-
ter In causing the death of James E,
Burns by u knife thrust in the throat in
| ficted during a street fight on the night
of May 4, 1896.
The Denver Republican publishes the
statement that the friends of Senator
Teller have his assurance that he is WILL
ing to lead the Republican delegation
to the st. Louis convention, although he
reserves the right to refuse to be bound
by the action OF the convention if against
silver.
Charles Kuhn, in the real estate bust
ness in St. Louis, has been missing 10
days, and his creditors believe he has at
seconded. Kuhn's shortage will amount
to over 100000.
A team hitched to hack ran away on
M itohell street, Milwaukee yesterday and
dashed through q crowd of children.
About twenty little ones were injured,
seven seriously. One is not expected to
recover.
The Bradford, Pa. county Demo-
cratic convention yesterday adopted reso-
and sent delegates to the state convention
headed by prominent free silver adyo-
Gates,
White Springs, Fla, was nearly de-
stroyed by fire yesterday. More than half
the town is in ashes. The fire originated
in the big White Sulphur Springs hotel.
There is no insurance except on the
| hotel.
Lynn lodge International Association
CululsGf, VOGeQ Ih6b evening to
adopt nine hour day for the machinists
of that city May LIST. Twelve shops in
that city have signod an agreement to
| give the men nine hours a day with pres
| ent wages Seven shops have not signed
| the agreement, including the General
Electric. The carpenters' union, No.
| 10 agreed to yield to the contracting car
penters and have wages the same as last
year, an eight hour day, and no strike.
A despatch to London from Berlin saws
the crisis regarding military reforms
Won HohenIohe and the entire ministry
Of the sovereigns of the German states
and delegates to Bundesrath, unanimous
IL favor reform of the military court
on lines prevailing in Bavaria. Emper-
or William and his military cabinet are
alone opposed. The bulk of the public
opinion supports the reforms.
EHH. Maitland Kersey's resignation from
the New York yacht club will be- accept.
ed at the clubs next meeting.
John Manning, a mill hand, living
morning to find his house in flames and
the front portion Of which all means of
egress almost burned away. In the
hous, with him was his wife and three
children. Flames and smoke almost
roasted two of his children, horribly
puiueu oue Otnef, anu scOFcn6Q and blist-
cred his wife and himself from head to
foot. Two children died and the third is
fatally burned. The life of the mother
is despaired Of. Manning will recover.
A large warehouse Ut the Atlantic Re-
filming Company of Pittsburg, together
with two settling tanks and a mum Der of
receiving tanks, containing oil, were
burned early yesterday morning, epIaI i
Ing loss of about 800, 900. The fire ia
believed to have been incendiary.
The attempt to uuseat DR.. Barbato and
Singer de Felice-G uiffrida elected to the
italian Cham Der of Deputies, while mn
derg S yntl d from completely
The Chamber has declared that tho
mandates of the deputies in ouest;on
were valid. DR.. Barbato and Sienor d.,
Felice Guiffrida were recently release9
under Q decree OF amnesty issued by
King Humbert. Ny