The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-23
BR IEFLf TOLD.

The mystery surrounding the dlsap-
pearanoe of J. 6. Gould, vice-presidenf
Of the Leland Smith Tobacco Company
nf Toledo, Ohio, which failed last week,
was solved Monday afternoon when
Gonld's dead body was found in ditch
in East Toledo. In his hand was re-
voiver and in the right temple bullet
hole, indicating that he had committed
suicide.
Ex-Qneen Lulls ukalani of Hawaii,
passed through Ell paso, Texas, Monday
en- route to Washington. The ex-queen
refused to be interviewed.
Edward and Frank Sanborn Of East
Billerioa, Mass, % and % years old, went
violently insane from over study Sunday
night and drove their parent IS from their
house. They held the place all day Mon
day and Monday night, and were finally
captured Tuesday morning and brought
to Lowell.
The Bank of Mimi sofa, at ST. Paul,
closed it's doors at IL Tuesday morning.
Lack of ready money is the cause.
The will of the late Hon. Henry T..
Pierce. of Boston, made public requests
to the amount of 1898, 0lO.
The Chicago bundles of six foreign
newspapers are held by the Chicago
post office, and the pu hlishers notified
that they will not be delivered. All the
papers have teen found to con tain lot
terry advertisements.
A man registering as W. L. Lawson
Of Worcester, was found dead at the Gal
lagher house, Lowell. early Tuesday
morning. He was GO years of age, and
near him WAS found a bottle of chry stalls.
From letters found in the mans pocket
he ia thought to be Willard Ripley, form
erly of Lowell.
While a party were returning from
vol tpo tifflatnn
over suspension bridge at Fish Creek,
the bridge gave way, precipitatinR about
40 persons to the bed of the creek, 20
feet below. William Hammond was
killed, Mrs. Arlie Brown and Harry
Anderson were severely injured and may
Way, Newton Carman and Frank Way
were injured, but will recover.
Fl. D. Baker, who was injured Mt the
Kent Woc!en mill, Centreville, Il. l.,
Saturday, died Tuesday morning. Baks
is the 9th victim of the explosion. 1t
is not now believed the list Of fatalities
will be further increased.
G. W. Ray was appointed postmaster
Tuesday at Corea, Ne.
The Union Stock Yards bank of South
st. Paul and the State bank of ST. Paul,
both of which cleared through the Bank
of Minnesota, have closed their doors.
The supreme court Of the state has
handed down an unanimous opinion sus-
tanning the validity of the late election
In Utah.
The big Dupont powder mills at Car
very's Point and Gibbstown, N. j., are
working night and day to I'll large or
dora for the government. Five new
buildings are being added to the Car
very's Point plant.
Mrs. Foss was murdered ard her moth
CT dangerously wounded by negro near
Ponohatoula, La, Monday night. The
murderer used an axe and hacked his
victims in horrible manner. 1t is sup
posed robbery was the motive. he negro
escaped to swamp.
Joseph L. Geggan, aged 23, of Brook
tan, Mass, was found dead 10 the freight
yard Monday morning. The medical
examiner pronounced death due to ex-
pusure He had been drinking and was
put on probation for drunkenness by the
police court.
At Detroit, Mich, Frank Ashley was
Tuesday morning found guilty of the
murder Of James MCGEE, well known
local amateur athlete on July last.
Tae mortgage given by the Philadel-
phia 81 Reading Company to the Central
Trust Company of New York for $40, 000
600, dated Noven Der IS. 1896, was fled
with the recorder Of deeds in Philad ell
phis, Tuesday. 1t covers the property
held by the old Reading Railroad COM
pany and Is part of the reorganization
plan.
A large number of families living in
Union county, Arkansas, are destitute
and many ars absolutely starving. Their
condition is due TO the failure of crops
in TINT vicinity last season, caused by
the severe drought. A mass meeting
Was held at Eldorado to ask the state
legislature, the governor and Congress
for relief.
Governor Morton has sent letter to
Sheriff Doeh1, Qusens county, request
ing him to enforce the laws with refer
snce to the prize FIGHT announced TO take
place at Long Island City. N. Y, to-
night.
The London agency of the United Rail
why's of Havana, announces that it will
be impossible to cash coupons falling
due January !, 1897. Arrangements are
being made for the transfer of the proper
sy Of the United Railways to an English
company.