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

| Secretary Richardson of the Kentucky
Democratic campaign committee, said
| last night that his committee has strong
hopes Of electing two If not three Bryan
electors. The Republican managers say
that but one Bryan eleotor, if any, will
win.
| The authorities of North western uni
versity, at Evanston, ILL.,, met last night
| 10 consider the advisability of abolishing
football The trouble is caused by betting
OF the game, which has become almost
universal among the students,
| There was another sharp rise in wheat
yesterday morning. The opening figures
showed advances of Ia to rs. The
| advance WAS due to an active bidding
and firm Liverpool market. some
grades of wheat there showing an adj
| vance of 0ne-half
The funeral of Mrs. ". II. Vanderbilt
was held Tuesday morning In st. Bar
tholomew's church, Madison avenue and
47th ST., n. Y. The church was crowded.
J. Hermanm& Co.'s jewelry store, on
the tenth f1ooF of the Masonic temple,
Chicago, was entered by two armed
robbers Monday afternoon, who secured
$50 worth of diamonds, a gold watch and
chain and 500 In money and escaped.
Henry G. Paine said Tuesday that the
old Mckinley tariff act Will not be re-
vived in Congress, but that there will
certainly be tariff legislation as soon as
possible to protect American industries
and to raise money enough for the ex-
1 penses OF the government. A tariff on
wool will be one Of it's chief features.
In response to communication from
Sir Mathew W. Ridley. home secretary,
last evening, stating that in considera-
| ton of her mental condition and other
circumstances that Mrs. Castle would be
discharged and restored to the care Of her
husband, Mr.. Castle went to the prison
Tuesday morning and took his wife
away. She is physically unable to be
taken to America.
Chairman Babcook Of the Republican
Congressional committee, who was re-
elected to Congress by his Wisconsin oon-
stituents, shares in the general belief
that the days of returning prosperity are
at hand, and his only fear ia that the
pace set at the beginning may be too
| fast.
A special from indianapolis says that
during the last two days some effort to-
ward union of the two wings of the
| Democratic party in Indiana has been
made, but nothing has resulted. About
%, 600 Democrats in Indiana refused to
support the Chicago ticket, and 80 per
cent voted for Mckinley.
In the Supreme court in Troy, N. ",
Tuesday afternoon ex-County Treasurer
George Il. Morrison, pleaded guilty to
two indictments for miseppropriating
| county funds, and was sentenced to ten
years and five months in Clinton prison.
Russell Sage said Tuesday afternoon
that he knew nothing of the report from
| BOSTON That new agreement had been
effected between the Western Union and
| BELL Telephone commands
The examination of Broker Edward
records OF Boston, arrested in New York
Monday morning, was adjourned in the
Centre street police court Tuesday by
| consent of counsel to Thursday at two.
| Bail was increased to SIS, 600, and the
prisoner was taken back to police head
| quarters.
| Inability to realize on it's securities
and heavy Withdrawals of deposits caused
the Iowa Savings bank at Sioux City.
Iowa, to close its doors.
The Republican Congressional cam
| palgn committee is to be made perma-
nent with headquarters in Washington.
where in connection with the national
| committee it will continue the light
against free silver.
Attorney General Dawes of Kansas
does not consider the app 1intment or
receiver for the Santa Fe well founded IN
law and Is not in sympathy with lts
prosecution.
| Geraldine Ulmer, the London actress
| and singer, has secured deed OF separa-
tlon from her husband, Ivan Cary i.
About three years ago Mrs. CaryH and
her husband seoured a verdict of $lo0O
damages against the London corre-
spondent of New York newspaper for
discrimination in alleging that Mrs. Cary II
: was taking PROCEEDINGS for divorce.