The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-16
sRIEFLY TOLD.

It is reported that railway train on
the Soar Eiffel line, Prussia, conveying
| a number of recruitg,, has been thrown
from the track, and 30 persons killed
and many wounded.
| !. g. Bassick of Bridgeport, Conn,
| received word Thursday that the United
States Supreme court had awarded him
possession OF the Bassick gold mine in
RositA Col, worth S. 600. 600.
| AS mark of commemora of the
reoens visit nf the Gear to France, Presi-
dent Faure will grant amnesty to 400
prisoners who are confined In verious
penal institutions in France.
The Connecticut branch of the Ameri-
| can federation of labor. Thursday dis
oussed the free silver resolution su bmit-
ted by the national executive com mittee,
and voted to Indefinitely postpone the
action upon it.
| The national Democratic party's exc
| cutire committee held meeting We'd
nesday night at the Palmer house. MIR.
Haldeman of Kentucky ridiouled the
claims of Bryan men that they were 60
ing to win by large majority.
| A despatch from Tow Watson says that
he has mailed his letter of acceptance
to Chairman Butler. Most of the letter
| has been sent by the recipient of the de-
|
mittee without gloves on the subject of
| success.
A Taunton, Mass, man, who gave the
name Of John Norris, claims to the
News York police yesterday to havs been
| robbed Of $40, 600. Later he reduced ii to
$4,000. The police think he was not
robbed at all. No one by that name is
known il Taunton.
| In response to the protests and appeals
OF ministers and citizens irrespective of
party. the proposed Chicago demonstra-
tion of the silver forces, planned by the
Democratic county committee, has been
changed from Sunday before election
to SATURDAY, October 81.
| The schooner Warren B. Pstten, Capt.
Slooum, arrived at Georgetown, s. O.,
Wednesday, with Capt. Haskell and the
crew OF the schooner H. J. Cottell of
Deer Isle, Me-, rescued five miles south
east Of Hatteras last Monday. The Cot
tell was waterlogaed in the hurricane.
Chairman Hanna says he is greatly
| pleased at the increased registration in
Chicago and took it to indicate a big
Republican majority in Cook county.
| 800, 900 votes would be cast in the coun-
| ty of which 300, 600 Will BIZ for Mckinley.
The Second National bank of Rock
| ford, Ills, the Oldest financial insti tn tion
| of the city, has gone into voluntary
liquidation. The result is due to steady
| shrinkags of deposits since July !. The
clearing house states that the depositOrs
will be paid In full and the bank will
ultimately reorganize.
The striking weavers at the Salts tex
tile factory of Rridgeport, Conn.,, an
nounced Thursday that they would ao-
Dept no compromise. The present scale
l.>f ~ 49, H. III
a living. They could not stand another
reduction. The state arbitration COM
mittee was there, butsaocomplished moth
ing. The strikers say this Is the lowest
paying company In the plush business
in the United States.
The Boston Despatch, with growth OF
eight days to It's credit, has temporarily
suspended. The management say they
want press and when they get 1t,
they II start up again.
. The Bank of Commerce at Buffalo,
has suspended business pending an ex
animation into its affairs by the banking
department.. The.directors state that on
account of large Withdrawals they de-
cided to take this step.
A Bangor special to the Lewiston
journal says that John White OF Levant,
the wealthy Populist. and Reuel Smith,
| the stenographer, have posted bet OF
$1,000. White bets that whoever is elect
ed President, the free coinage policy
| will be adopted during the coming adj
ministration.
The War Department has rejected the
| bids for the forgings for the mortnrs and
small guns, some nine in all, and called
for new proposals. The prices ranged
from about 80 to IS cents a pound, which
| was considered excessive.
The cigar makers convention at De-
| trolt, Mich, wound up business Thurs
day afternoon. The convention resoinded
Its action of yesterday in regard to levy.
ing quarterly assessment and accepted
the amendment of raising the weekly
dues from twenty to thirty cents.
Patrick ]. lyman, the alleged dyna-
inter, whose extradition to England was
refused by the French government, was
| released from prison Thursday evening
remain In France
United States Minister Terrell haf
lodged With the Turkish government .
claim for $40, 900 indemnity on behalf oil
Mis-. LEM, mother of Frank LenZ, the
Pittsburg bicyclist, murdered by kur j!
while travelling through Asiatic Turkey
in 1896
"Ths National Democratic Party" will
be the way in which the gold Democrat
OF Minnesota will have their tlcKe5 OF
the official ballot. The matter was quiet
y liked up at Madison. Secretary o
StRte CASA has certified the ticket q
! county clerks all over the state.
: Leopold Adler, traveller for Phlla
aelphia jewellery manufacturer. arrive'
Wednesday, night from the East at Fort
land, Oregon, minus his sample case
containing $1,000 worth Of jewelry: VI
the train two young men treated MIN t
drugRed wine, secured his sample cas-
and left the train IT Livingston, Mont
The thieves are said to be notorlou
ounce steererAs