The Portland daily press., 1896-05-12
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Frederick W. Lawrence the New York
Journal correspondent recently expelled
from Cuba, says that Weyler ordered
him to leave because hN told the truth
regarding the butcheries of Gen. Mel
zuizo. He says these murders were
committed with the captain general s
knowledge and that he is really the lnur-
dereT.
The state department announces that
the execution of the Competitor prisoners
will be postponed until the views of the
United s tates respecting the application
to their cases of the treaty of 1895 and
the protocol of 1877 can be presented and
considered,
Governor Morton has signed the Great
er New York bill.
John Houlihan, % years old, who was
knocked out by Patrick Nolan In a prize
fight at New Britain, Conn.,, Thursday
afternoon, died there early yesterday
morning. 1t is thought that his death
was caused by blow. The police are
looking for Nolan.
Fears are entertained for the safety Of
the crews of the sealing schooners Cole
man and Primrose which sailed from
Boone Bay early in March. 1t is believed
the vessels were either crushed and the
crews perished OF they are caught In the
ice and the men are perishing. About 40
lives are involved.
j. Edward Addicks yesterday denied
that the six delegates from Delaware to
the national convention would vote for
Senator Quay but would go uninstructsd.
Lawyer Rotan has examined the
papers left him by the late FL. FL. Homles
and has found nothing Of interest in
Mrs. Pietzel as he promised.
Tho NOM op,1ciou prooLJ1,r, rx,oy,t eo roo
shortly after yesterday forenoon for the
builder s trial trip. The cruiser de-
veloped speed of 21 OF knots an hour.
The two upper stories of the malt house
of Hinchliffe Mailing and Brewing COM
pany of Patterson, N. j., were destroyed
by fire last evening. Loss $500, 600;
corveed by insurance.
Mrs. Mary Alice Fleming, charged
with poisoning her mother, Mrs. Evelyna
M. Bliss, was placed OH trial before
Recorder Golf in New York yesterday.
estiug than that Of Carlyle w. Harris
The Democrats Of the Lowell, Mass,
district endorsed Russell for President
yesterday. A free silver resolution failed
to pass.
Fire started yesterday afternoon in the
Lehigh valley railroad hay shed at Jersey
City. The building contained 81 car loads
OF nay. The fire spread to the Lehigh
valleys houses and some farm build
ings. All the buildings and contents
were destroyed, together with several
| freight cars Loss $3.50, 600.
Rev. l.. H. W. Wharf, was yesterday
| elected member Of the board of educa-
| tion of Ellsworth to fill the unexpired
term of e. W. Lord, resigned.
At Newark, N. j., the capenters'
| strike ended last evening in a compro-
| mise and 1900 men will return to work
today.
| A despatch from Capetown says that
Sir Jacobus Dewett, British diplomatic
agent at the Transvaal, has resigned.
The action of Sir Jacobus during the
troubles in the Transvaal have been Sc
yeTely criticised by soms papers here, II
being charged that he was working more
in the interest of the Beers than Of the
British.
In Memphis, Tenn, letters have beer
received announ cling the hanging by 6
mob Of Adrian Harper Dewitt Of that
city, at Puerto Barrios, Guatemala. He
killed railroad man in Quarrel and
gave himself up to the authorities. A
crowd OF American railroad employees at
lacked the prison and several yards and
men OF the mob were killed. Dewitt was
taken out and hanged to q tree. He
WIS civil and mechanical engineer o1
national reputation.
AT meeting Of representative Canadi
an shipping and cattle interests and Dr.
McEachren, the Dominion veterinary
surgeon, yesterday in Montreal resolu
6lon was adopted asking the Dominion
government to allow United States CATTLE
TO be shipped to Europe.