The Portland daily press., 1896-11-26
BRIEFLY TOLD.

The New York police board has ordered
a1 Investigation of MIR. Rainas' charge of
blackmail and incompetency on the
force, and when his committee comes
here next week 1t will find President
Roosevelt waiting for it with all the
facts. Chief Conlin is hard at work
getting them together.
Senior CHnovas del Castillo, the Span
ish prime minister, has authorized de-
nial Of the report contained in despatch
from Singapore, stating that the Span
ish forces in the PHILIPPINE Islands were
defeated by the Insurgents and lost 300
men.
The Confidential Fire Insurance Com
pany of Philadelphi8, assigned Wednes-
day. 1t is said the liabilities are small
The assets are not estimated.
Congressman Charles H. Grosvenor
in q signed article takes the position
that it might be well if the Dingley bill
could be passed for temporary relief and
this followed Immediately after March
in an extra session of Congress by the
passage OF a-proper permanent measure.
Capt. Hillman Smith of Auburn who
has been appointed warden of the Maine
State prison, will move into the war;
den's houseson Monday. MIR. A. O. Wy
man of Auburn. who is to be deputy
warden, will move there on Friday. Mr..
Smith says that there will BIZ no changes
in the officers at the prison at present.
i In the foot hills of Mount Tacoma last
Friday, Ms. A. B. Swenier cut the
Threats of her three children and then
cut her own throat. The mother and
Sweniers are we'll to do and no cause is
assigned for the mothers deed.
Congressman Elect Rigeley of the third
Kansas district, Jerry, Simpson of the
seventh, and W. D. Vincent of 5he fifth,
all Populists, have written Senator PETER
telling him that he had better withdraw
from the senatorial contest. They in
formed him, 1t is said, that they will be
against him.
At the 18th anniversary and donation
day OF the Pennsyl vania Peace society,
branch Of the Universal Peace Union,
held Tuesday at the rooms of the Peace
Union, Independence hall, Philadelphia,
letters from President-elect Mckinley
and Vice. Presidsnt-elect Hobart were
read.
The wreck of the San Benito has been
abandoned, it being found impossible
to save any portion Of the machinery or
hull.
A St. Louis dynamite concern has been
asked the price of ten tons of dynamite
for shipment to Cuba.
The present owners of the steamer Ber-
muda have applied to the authorities at
OTTAWA for a permanent register. it is
stated on good authority that it will be
granted.
The North China News announces that
under the direction of Ii Hung Chang,
the Chinese government will build six
new battleahips, 10 armored cruisers, 20
second and third class armed cruisers and
q dotilla nf torpedo destroyers. It il
further asserted that Ii received promi-
ses from bankers In England to provide
this money in return for railway oonces-
sions.
The Southern ex press OF the Pennsyl-
van Ia railroad d, east bound Wednesday
wreokage Of a freight train at New
Brunswick. The engineer Of the express
and fireman were pinned under the
wreckage of the engine and scalded to
death.
Col. Fred D. Grant says he 10 sure that
be will not be appointed to McKinley's
cabinet.
Subse quent development leave no
doubt that the death Of Rev. James Mil.
Ter, whose body was found in an alley
at Decatur, ILL.,. Wednesday, was brought
about by his own hand.
The new commercial treaty between
Japan and China EN- bodies ali the priyi-
le2es hitherto enjoyed by subjects or
citizens of western powers In China up.
der whatsoever treaty or convention OBJ
tanned. 1t also secures to Japan the Gus
toms now in force so that China cannot.
by special arrangement with western
states, make any change by which Japan
is not consenting party.
We endorse all the proprietors say