The Portland daily press., 1896-10-03
BRIEFLY. IT TOLD.

In the Cigar Makers international
Union at Detroit, the socialistic dele
gates were defeated Hriday morning, the
convention decided 107 to 70 to retain the
present pream BILE. @N
|. The Fryeburg races were postponed un-
til today.
Horace I. Smith, a respected citizen
of Abingdon Mass, has left home I'M
der a cloud. He has been married to his
present wife eleven years. Recently his
wife discovered that he had another wife
living. 1t was a girl he ran away with
in Taunton, when both were under age
and whom he lived with only few
days. A Taunton lawyer had told him
the marriage was null.
The fast freight from Boston and the
late passenger train from Providence
met in head on collision in the Central
street tunnel Fall River shortly after
midnight Friday. The damage to rolling
stock is about $50, 900.
Fifteen students and DR.. M. F. J.
Albrecht. the president of Concordia
college, Milwaukee, are lowering be.
tween life and death as the result of eat
ing tainted fish on Tuesday.
A despatch from West Haverstraw, N.
Y, to the Herald says that John Carr,
lum Der dealer of Long Island City,
was robbed by highwaymen of SIS. 600 al
Vest Havsrstraw yesterday evening.
mo change in the situation. wal
the reply made Friday by General Super
intendsnt Abbott to an inquiry regard
ing the telegraphers' strike on the Cana
dia Pacific railway. A circular has beer
posted up at all uations giving the strik
ers "a hours within which to return tt
work.
or1i oil hoe 10
clined formal invitation to divide tim,
with Senator Blackburn in any canvass
he may deliver in Kentucky during the
pending campaign.
. The expected declination by Yale o.
Pennsylvania challenge for foot bal
game this season has been received BY
the university authorities.
Merriweather II. Griffith aged SO was
arrested Friday night at the Mt. Vernon
hotel, Baltimore on II telegram from tht
chief of police of Boston. The prisoner
is charged with EN- bezzling S1l, 1000
from the .'rilden estate of that city. Mr.
Griffith admits he used some of the funds
entrusted to him and says he lost II
specializing.
The Republican state cent? al commit.
tee of Kentucky has about completed q
poll Of the state. 1t gives Kentucky to
Mckinley by 5000 majority.
Chairman Washburn of the Populist
committee denies emphatically that
Watson is to withdraw from the Populist
ticket.
A Columbus, Ohio, special says: The
estate of the late Allen 6. Thurman,
which is valued at 500, 0000 is nearly
all in realty and is heavily encountered.
Tho First National bank of Joseph,
Oregon, was beld up Thursday and
robbed of $4,000. Citizens gave chase
and killed one of the robbers hit another
twice while the man with the money got
away.
The strike of the Union Dry Dock
company's workmen of Buffalo was de-
.clared off Friday afternoon. The employ
ees will return to work in the morning.
A compromise WAS reached, the conlpa-
ny coaceding half of the disputed wage
claim.
Justice McLennan of Syracuse, ord cred
a receivsr for the Ogdensburg and Lake
Charnplain railroad Friday afternoon.
The sound money Democrats of the 10Th
congressional district New York, nomi-
mated Friday afternoon Elmer l.. HAYS
of Undertook.
The Spectator says: Sir Julian
Pauncefote, British am bassador to the
United States will shortly return to
Washington but it is reported upon cred
liable authority that he will not leave
England before satisfactory solution
of the Venezuelan trouble has been
reached.
The New York Populists have decided
to vote for Bryan and SeWall electors and
for Porter for governor.
The schooner Susie It. Davidson with
coal, Philadelphia for New Bedford is
ashore on Bint's Lodge, Buzzards' Bay
or d will have to be ightened before she
will float.
Rapidly as their bonds can bs made
out the clothing contractors are settliDs
with their coat makers. Nearly 500
striking employees returned to work
Friday and an equal number will 20
back Saturday. The committee has de-
sided to order no more2men.
The Amherst senior class, Friday night
,leoted officers, including treasurer r.. |
Z. Foster, Calais, Me-; historian, r.
McF arland, LsmoiEe, Me.