The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-24
BRIEFLY TOLD.

The island Of Jamaica has forbidden
the importation of cattle.
Columbus Delano, ex- secretary of the
interior, died at noon Friday.
Reports from New York of rise In
the tea market are borne out in the Chi
cago Field.
The despatohinR of political documents
from the Washington headquarters has
practically closed.
Joseph A.Mitohell, the 1s-year old boy,
lost over board from the schooner Winner,
belonged in Harrington.
The steamer Zaandam, sailed from
New York October for Amsterdam,
passed Sicily islands Friday, signalled
TINT she was unmanageable.
The steamer Spartan. which grounded
on Hereford bar during the recent storm,
was foated at g.. 80 O'Clock Friday morn
Ing. She signalled "All right; all safe. .
Col o. W. Peabody, mem Der of the bank
ing firm Of Kidder. Peabody & Co., since
It's organization in 1856, died at his
home in Milton, Mass. Friday morning,
aged SO years.
Chairman Cherry of the state central
committee Of the free silver Republicans
of South Dakota, gave out a statement
Thursday night claiming the state for
Bryan by 5000 majority.
The treasury gold reserve declined Fri
day to $119, 437, 172. The days withdraw
ais at New York were 81, BOO, goo. No
OK PLANTATION is vouchsafed for the heavy
withdrawals, which were quite unlocked
for.
just before the Cabinet meeting Fri
day Secretary Olney presented to the
President, Moustapha Tahsin Bey, the
newly appointed minister from Turkey,
the ceremonies taking place in the blue
room.
The manager of the Black Patti trou-
badours, 30 refined musical persons, col
Ored, has been unable to get accommoda.
tions for them in Hartford. Conn.,, every
hotel having refused to take them on
account OF theil color.
Eugene Tompkins, proprietor of the
Boston theatre, was Friday found guilty
in the superior court upon the complaint
charging him with giving concert in
that theatre on the Lords day. 1.-THE
concert not being of "a sacred nature nor
for charitable object. He was fined $5c.
John DAILY at Boston Thursday, was
sentenced by Judge Gaskill to state pris-
on for not less than nine, and not more
than II years, for the granddaughter of
his wife Julia, on September 20. He
killed her with hntohet at their home
in Lincoln street, Brig hton district.
Arrangements weregoomplered Thursday
night TOR the Sound Money Flyer" a
train which will atop at every railway
In east Tennessee. Five orators of ma
tional reputation will be on the train,
headed. it is now thought, by Chaunoey
III. Depew.
Simon Bolivar Buckner addressed a
crowd of over 5000 people at St. Cloud,
Mimi, Thursday night. He was intro
duCed BY D. I. Calhoun in fervent
speech for the national Democr ATTIC tiok-
ct. Gen. Bucknsr spoke for over an hour
ard was enthusiastically applauded.
Wilbur KendelI Of Wolfboro, N. H.,
who WAS arrested last Wednesday night,
charged with breaking and entering the
North Wakefield, N. H., railroad station,
OIL the night Of August g. and other
places. was Friday sentenced to five
ears in state prison.
A special from Akron, Ohio. SAWS chat
Dr.. Tanner, who many years ago gained
national notoriety by his sensational
public attempts at fasting, was one of
the two men cremateG in the burning
wednesday morning OF the pottery plant
of the Whitemore Robinson company.
The annual financial statement Of the
1896 Is m ade public. The deficit for the
year is 1858, 4sl. the increase Of the debt,
e6. o2s, s8l; the net debt is now 1888, $685.
S04. The revenue on account of the con-
solidated fund was 36,6l4,s44, and the
expenditures $36, $50, 966.
lncend1ary IRE destroyed large barn
and It's contents, consisting of farming
tools, machinery and twenty-fi tons of
hav. on the Pierce farm al North Kittery
Friday morning. Loss $1,000; partially in
Mrs. Boss, wife of Fred G. Boss, the
bike thief. who assisted her husband to
escape jail In Portsmouth. N. H., by
getting saw and file to him, was re-
leased from jail Friday and sent to her
home at Dixf1eld, Maine. The woman
has been in jail five months, and the
authorities thought she WAS fully
punished and cd not try to have her