The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-20
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Domipick I. Murphy was confirmed
yesterday by the Senate as commissioner
of pensions.
Rev. E. z. Amazsen of Stafford, N.
H., has accepted call from the First
CHI ristian church, Kittery Point, Me.
Bangor Republicans elected twenty flour
delegates to the state convention last eve-
ming. They were instructed for Hon.
Llewellyn Powers
There was gathering of Democrats in
Concord, N. H. yesterday previous to
the state convention today. The least in
terest is shown since tn war.
Secretary Ross Of the Spinners' union,
proposed to the New Bedford spinners to
reduce the hours of labor in that city to
remedy the trouble in the Maine mills,
which are suffering from over production.
The spinners rejected the proposition.
The A. G. Patton Manufacturing COM
pany with Offices at Columbus, Ohio, and
plants in Jacksonville and Muncie, In
diana, has gone into the hands Of o re-
ceiyer. The assets are rated at SIC, 900;
liabilities fully eq ual that sum
G. f. Coffin, treasurer of L. d. Brown,
Son & Co., Of Middletown, Conn, denies
despatch sent from Wiliimantic that
strike existed in the Natchaug mills, q
| branch of the silk mills here. Five boys
quit work owing to dissatisfaction over
orders.
The pail turner's in N. G.. Woodbury's
| mill at Keene, N. H., arc on q strike on
| account of reduction of 80 cents a
| Thousand. But one man was at work
yesterday. During Monday night belts
| were stolen and cut. The strikers tried
to interfere with the work, and the mill
| MIA + b0 Chcu of tho ro1ino
Col. E. e. Sellers Of Detroit, Mich,
| president of the national council of
patriots association of the United States,
said il was the purpose Of these orders to
| attend the national conventions at
Chicago and St. Louis to ask that certain
principles IF these associations be incor-
poratsd in the platforms.
The Senate confirmed the nomination
of Dominic !. Murphy to be commissioner
Of pensions then reconsidered its action,
| He will be confirmed at subsequent
session Mr.. Pasoo objected to The con-
f1ration of Gen. Napoleon J. T. Dana OF
New Hampshire as deputy commissioner
Of pensions on the ground that he was
aged and deorepit. No action was taken
there being no quorum.
The state librarian says, speaking OF
bicycles, that it is becoming noticeable,
in rural sections especially, how the at
tendance at church has increased, through
this pleasant means of conveyance. While
the trip behind the noble horse has be-
come irksome to many who have had it
all their lives, and q tiresome trip to the
hard worked farmer the bicycle makes
just tho change that the people, ever
looking for changes, wanted.
7. z. Cahill, late secretary OF the
National Textile Union of America, has
been notified of the settlement of strike
at the Eagle and Phoenix mill, Colum-
bus, Ca, which extended over eight
weeks. The terms of the agreement are
that the operatives should return to work
under the proposed reduction, the same
to continue six months, when, if the
restored. All operatives are to be taken
back and the union recognized. 1he
union at Columbus is the first labor or
ganization Of mill workers in the South.