The Portland daily press., 1896-11-12
BRIEFLY TOLD.

BRIEFLY TOLD.
George jackson, oolored OF Boston, was
found guilty Wednesday Of manslaughter
in causing the death by shooting Sep
temb s1st last, of Frank Ball, also
colored. The shooting was the result of
quarrel over can of beer.
John Eannanske of South Boston,
committed suicide Monday night in a
barn two miles from town. The body
was found Tuesday afternoon.
The silver Democrats of Frankfort,
KY, having ooutl oil Of the Democratic
organizatio have taken steps to rule
sound money men out Of the party, and
will reorganize as Democrats only free
coinage men.
Rev. ". johnson, bishop of Fort Scott
Kansas, district of the independent
African M. f. church, was convicted In
the Federal court Tuesday of making
false pension nffidavits and must 90 to
the penitentiary.
1t is stated that Bath generally wants
ex-Mayor John o. Shaw appointed as a
member of Governor Powers staff, and
bis friends will urge that Mr.. Shaw be
selected.
The battleship Iowa, left her anchorage
at Lewes, DEL, and passed out the oape
at 40 yesterday morningaon her build
ers' trial trip.
W. Dow has been appointed postmaster
at East Dover, vice W. J. Eldridge.
Chairman Joseph W. Baboock, In
answer to question as to the posaib bility
| ley's cabinet, saic that If the state should
be recognized, the man In direct line for
the place was Henry g. Paine, who for
natural ability and services to the party,
! has no rival.
| The three men who were SO terribly
burned In the explosion of the water gas
retort, at the straw factory of William
Knowlton & Son, at West Upton, Mass,
Tuesday afternoon, are all dead.
The first death in Kansas blizzard
this season is reported from Goodland on
the Colorado border, where yesterday the
body Of J. N. Mora was found in snow
drift.
The Withdrawal of telephone instru-
ments Tuesday from sevsral Wester n
Union telegraph offices in Brooklyn gave
rise to the Tumor that the tong threat
ened fight between the telegraph and
telephone com panies had begun in
earnest This the officials deny.
| At the meeting of the governor and
council of Massachusetts, Wednesday,
requisition papers arrived from Governor
Cleeves Of Mainesfoz the extradition Of
Philip Marquand, the we'll known Kilby
| been indicted In Maine "for illegal kill
ing of moose" Che governor honored
She papers and Mr.. Marquand will nave
to go back to answer.
Fire started in Bug bees drug store In
Front street hotel. Traverse City, Mich.
| Wednesday morning and before Ii was
put under control that building and
thirteen others were destroyed. The
losses aggregate S55, 600 with $40, 600 in
surance. Edward New bury, porter in
the hotel, was burned to death.
Clapp & Co., New York stock brokers,
have failed. The liabilities will amount
somewhere in the nsighbor hood of $780,
000 Ii all the psopls who owe the firm
money would settle the differences, the
assets will fully equal the liabilities. The
| loHses which carried down the firm arose
from its wheat trade.
1t is said that Archbishop Ireland will
be removed from the See of st. Paul't
and summoned 60 Rome to answer tC
certain charges respecting his belief.
The children of the late millionaire
Senator james q. Fair, believe they have
ut last secured the evidence that will
prove the will alleged to have been exc
cuted ny Senator Fair on September a.
1894, which is known MS the pencil oil
Craven will, forgery.
The recount for executive councillor
in the fourth district of Massachusetts
concluded Wednesday evening. Isaac
b. Allen. RepH blican, has plurality
of 90 over John H. Sullivan. Democrat
Sullivan gained 24S votes by the re
count.
Ihe city of Newton Wednesday, official
ly celebrated the 25Gth anniversary of thu
beginning OF the work of Rev. Johr
Eliot, in civillzing and Christianizinl
the Indians of New England.
While he was in Kentucky last month
Secretary Carlisle said to friend that III
didn't care to be elected Senator, ans
wanted to get out of politics.
Charles johnson, who has been ap
pointed receiver of the Santa Fe road
has been enJo1ned from interfering in It'll
affairs.
All the newly elected Republican m EN-
bers Of the Kentucky legislature have beei
served with notices of contests by thei
late silver Dem oeratio opponents. 1t Il
now SAID the governor will call an extri
session for December
John Lind, fusion candidate for gov
ernor of Minnesota defeated by Clough
Republican, by 5000, demands recoun
on account of alleged frauds and the fac
That ballots enormously marked fo
Palmer and Bryan electors were thrown
cut, when they should have bee'
counted for the rest of she ticket.
In his annual report W. Z. Hazsn
chief of the secret service of the United
ofates, says that counteffeiting of pape
money has greatly decreased. He thinks
that the distinctive paper used by tn
United States is a protection to criminal
rath er than otherwise.