The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-24
/, BRIEFLY TOLD.

c6cFoedfy Shrlisi6 says tuo 5uOTy bnau
he wonld retain his position as secretary
Of the treasury under President McKin-
ley is ridiculed, and that he wouldn' t
accept If 1t were offered him.
Tne Figaro in an article on the rela-
tions between the United States and the
Spanish, says: "Ihe American news
papers which are melting the United
States to war with Spain on account of
Cuba ought to remember that Spain will
have Europe behind her,"
Important discoveries of gold have
been made in Indian Territory.
A baggage car containing the instru-
ments of Gilmore's band was wrecked in
Pennsy lyania.
United States steamship Marblehead
European shores and ordered home, ar
rived at New York Monday. The Marble
head WAS relieved ON the other side by
the Cincinnati. After a little overhaul
ing at the navy yard she will be attached
TO the North Atlantic squadron, taking
the place Of the Cincinnati
A correspondent in Rio Janeiro, Brazil,
telsgraphs that the chamber of deputies
will approve the terms of the convention
with Italy. The Senate and Cham Der
will approve the bills introduced by the
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commercial crisis.
The Populists of Kansas propose to
locate colony in Crawford county and
start an Immense farming industry, a
mining camp, several factories and a
great department store 1t Is proposed
that one thousand men contribute 500
each, making fund OF $4,000 on
which to begin business. The scheme
is to take the unemployed men into the
colony and allow them to become part
owners of the property, paying their pro-
portion out of the earnings.
Complete returns, official, from Illinois
give Mckinley 605, 1874, Bryan 404. 100,
Palmer $500, lowering 9,sOs. Mckinley s
majority 1874, 90s.
A special despatch from Mt. Vernon
concerning the damage BY foods to the
town of Hamilton, In Okagit county,
WASHINGTON, says that the town is q
complete wreck. The strsets are washed
out. sidewalks gone and tho town Is
filled with trees, stumps and rubbish.
Some of the people were kept prisoners
In the second stories of their residences
until Sunday noon, when they were
taken off in boats.
An attempt with view to robbery,
was made Sunday evening to wreck a
Union Pacific south bound passenger
train leaving Ogden at O'Clock and due
In Salt Lake City an hour later. The
lot was frustrated by the railroad people
receiving an anonymous warning that
something was going to happen. Three
suspicious characters have been arrested.
The new permanent home of the Polish
National Alliance at Chicago was for
mally dedicated to the use Of the alliance
Sunday.
1t is said that Senator Black burn has
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Kentucky, and there Ia q story to the
effect that he will assist Gov. Bra dley to
prevent Secretary Carlis le securing the
place.
franklin A. Tenney, who was proprie.
tor Of the National hotel in Wash ington
for nearly forty years, died at bis resi-
dence Sunday evening. Col. Tenney
was nearly ninety years old and native
of New Hampshire.
Rev. DR.. William 7. Gibson died in
Utica N. y, Monday, aged rs years.
For m any years Rev. DR.. Gibson has
been prominent figure in tho Protestant
Episcopal church of the state.
State Treasurer Shaw of Massa chuse t.
Monday awarded the entire So, ESQ, 0O(
state 81 Ger cent gold loan to the syndi.
cate composed of j. Pierpont Morgan OF
New York, and Kidder, Pea ody & Com.
papy, and Blake Brothers of Boston al
10, 829.
A special from Lima, Ohio. says: The
Dietrich syndicate has closed a deal.
whereby it acquires all of the property
of the Ohio and Indiana Natural Gas
company. This includes the plants of
Lima, Dayton, Piqua, Sydney and
Wapskoneta in Ohio, and number of
towns in Indiana. The deal involves
millions.
Bishop Keane. late rector of the
Catholic University at Washington, left
on Saturday for Rome, where be will pny
his respects to the Pope in person. His
friends nre confident that he will he
made cardinal.
The men arrested for being CONCERNED
In the Frank Arbuckle murder in New
York have been discharged for lack of
evidence.
DR.. j. D. Morrison of Ogdensbure. N.
Y, decided Monday to ACCEPT tiIc
Protestant Episcopal Bishopric of
Duluth.
The Ohio Iron company's furnaces and
rolling mills In GAINESVILLE, o., the Iaru.
est iron works in Eastern Ohio shut down
Monday. Lack Of orders Is given az the
reason for the stoppage.
The PresidenJ has appointed Cbes q
Mott of New York, now Judge of the
court of claims to be chief Justice Of the
court of claims, and Chas, B. Howrv
OF Mississippi, now assistant attorney