The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-20
BRIEFLY TOLD.

/. p. Crandon has been appointed post.
master at Columbia Falls.
Charles E. Atwood of Biddeford is
looming up as a prominent candidate for
inspector of factories.
The New Haven Register pints story
that the government 'before tomorrow
noon" will place an order with the
Winchester Arms company, for one hun
bred Thousand rifles of the Lac pattern.
the standard small arm of the American
navy.
At P Pall kive q, Thursday forenoon Mrs.
woman. killed Mary Ann Brennan, four
years old, by Draining her with an axe.
Mrs. Oatley had been left in charge of
the child by parents who work In
cotton factory.
The appeal OF Sir Edward Clarke, from
the judgment Of the court of appeal,
compelling A. d. Clarke, owner of the
yacht Satanita to pay Lord Dunrayen,
owner of the yacht Valkyris H., for loss
of the latter vessel by collision with the
Satiniua in 1894, was dismissed with
costa by the House of Lords Thursday.
The President has issued a proclama-
tion readjnsting the boundaries of the
naval reservation in Alaska. fund to en-
croach upon the islands belonging to the
Greek church, in CONFIRMATION of
Russia's cession of Alaska.
The Probst Construction company of
Chicago, assigned Thursday afternoon.
The company is one of the largest con-
tracing concerns in the country. Its
keadq uarters are in New York. No state
ment of assets and liabilities is fled.
Theodore Keegan, ex-sergeant of police
was found lying in pool Of blood In
vacant lot on Reno street, Cleveland,
q fo h0 faoh io
Thursday morning. His throat was cut
and blood oozed from cash six inches
long. Members of his family stated that
he had been robbed of $40 or SIS. They
could give no description Of his assail-
ants.
The French Senate today, 212 to 80 re.
jected motion of urgency ON the propo-
sition adopted in the Cham Der of
Deputies Wednesday to substitute univer.
sal suffrage for municipal councils in the
election of delegates who elect Senators.
that official returns from all the counties
in the state give the Bryan electors l91
majority. The Populists elect the
governor and congressman, while the he.
publicans elect the state treasurer by q
majority of two.
James Colyille, the we'll known sport
ing man of Boston called upoa James J.
Corbe and offered on behalf of New
York club which for the present he re-
fused to name, purse Of 500, 700 for
contest between Corbett and Fitzsim-
mons. This is the largest sum offered
yet.
A dispatch from C0nstantinople says
the Sultan promises to call special
tribune November "a. The French will
dispute the validity of all sentences i'm
posed by tribunal after that date espeo
tally the sentence of death passed on the
Armenian bishop here, for having a
loaced revolver in his house.
Bound by ironolad restraining orders
from both state and federal courts. both
recei vership matter are now powerless to
move. 1t is thought there will not be
any more developments until the case
comes up for hearing before Judge Foster
in the federal court, Monday.
Brig Telos, Bangor for New York with
ice, put In New London. Thursday with
Charles Bran bergill with typhoid fever.
He was taken to the hospital.
Carl Miller aged So died Thursday at
Northteld, VT. Tuesday two sons of
Badger Donahue are alleRe to have struck
him. The authorities are Investigating
Miller was partly paralyzed.
Leroy Hill of Westm oreland. NJ H
has been arrested for setting fire to a
Union church in East Westmoremald
He poured kerosene oil ON the horse
sheds and ignited it. He is sixteen years
old.
The woman's suffrage bill in the Ver-
mont Legislature was Filled Thuraday.