The Portland daily press., 1896-04-16
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Eighteen men were killed by the ex-
plosion in the Branoepeth mine at Wilm :
ington, Durham, England, Tuesday.
A terrific storm with heavy fall of
Snow has swept over Sicily doing q
great deal of damage. Four ships are
known to have been wrecked.
1.-THE Democrats of Groveland, Mass, at
a caucus Tuesday evening passed reso-
luton fayoring Hon. W. Il. Russell for
President.
The Pittsburg and Western Association
o. Window Glass Manufacturers, in
soaret oonferencs has, decided that all
PLANTS will be closed on May 20 for an
Indefinite period.
The battleship Massachusetts, was for
mally inspected yesterday at Philadel-
ghia by the naval board from Washing
EOn, preliminary to tie official trial OF
the vessel on the 20th. No report was
made.
The reports in regard to the diphtheria
epidemic at York, Me-, were somewhat
exaggerated. The disease is confined to
town, and SO far only one death has o.
CURED.
Hon. A. ". Terrell, United States
minister to Turkey, has arrived in Aus
tin, Tex, on brief visit to his family,
When asked about Armenian affairs
last night he said that all he had to say
On the subject was said at the State
Departments before leaving Washington.
On board tho Ward line steamer City
City Of Washington which arrived yes
tSrllay morning in New York from Mex
leo ard Havana, were seven shipwrecked
ssau en- of the Norwegian bark Soridden,
w1icn was wrecked near San Fell pc
On the Mexican coast on the morning OF
March 18TH.
The ommittee selected by the Bay
conference of the Congregational church
e5 TO pass upon the case of DIR. Charles
O. Brown of San Francisco, who was re-
Gently found guilty of unministerial con-
duct, reported last night in favor Of Civ
ing the pastor another week to prepare
his defence.
The steamer Majestic from New York,
arrived at Queenstown at 7.30 yesterday
morning. she reports having expert
eBced strong northerly gales and high
head seas which swamped her decks.
OAe man, seaman named Walmsley,
YVES killed on April 10 by being thrown
with great violence to the deck when the
ship was struck by a tidal wave.
That Commander VIM. E. Folger. U.
S. N, has been restored to the good
graces of the Navy Department. is shown
by the Issue of an order assigning him
to duty as inspector of the eleventh light
house district. Commander Folger Was
recently accused of too close connec.
ton with the Harvey Steel Com pany
while chief of the bureau of naval or
dnance.
4he coast defence monitor Terror, was
put in mmission at the Brooklyn navy
yard yesterday. The vessel is command
ed by Capt. P. F. Harrington.
Signo Bacrci. military state attorney
of Italy left for Massowah to prosecute
Gen. Baarteri, late governor of Erythre q
and commander-in-chief of the Italia u
forces III Abyssinia.
Shocks of earthquake were felt yes
terday in Orte and Florence.
The German court of inquiry investi
eating the smatter of the sinking of
the North German Lloyd steamer Elbe
January 30, by the British steamer
Crathie. has handed down Judgment re-
quiring the owners of the Crathie to pay
the North German Lloyd Company 565,
600 forms damages.
4 despatch from Cape Town says that
Mr.. Rutherford, the local agent of the
Debars Mining Company, arrested in
March upon the charge Of removing arms
without license, was fined 20 pounds.
The magistrate, in sentencing Mr.. Ruth
erford, blamed the officials OF the Cape
Colony, for laxity in failing to keep q
close watch upon the movements of arms,
within their jurisd lotion.