The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-14
BRIEFLY TOLD.

The House of Commons has defeated q
motion to reject the education bill, which
measure thereupOn passed it's second read
ing. The vote on the motion of rejection
stood 423 to 1856 in favor Of the govern
ment.
Tho Supreme Court Of Illinois Tues
day, handed down decision sustaining
the action of a Bloomington druggist
who refused to sell soda water to negro
that the selling of soda water does not
constitute the furnishing of lodging
Amusement or meals, as provided for in
the act.
The residence of William Starr in Hav-
erhill. was entirely destroyed by fire
Tuesday night. Mr.. Starr was away and
Mrs. Starr was made aware of the fire by
the fire by the falling of the roof, but she
and her three children got out safely.
The ice blockade continues Oh the New
foundland coast. The Allan liner Corean,
is in a very dangerous position four
miles off Cape Spear. The sealing steam
or Kite is forcing her way through the
ice to take of the Corean's mails and
passengers, which will permit her to
continue her voyage to Halifax
jackson Alexander, nephew of Jeffer-
son Davis, was fatally shot IN his cafe
at Paris, KY, Tuesday night by William
Steen, drunken brakeman, because he
refused to give tho hitter drink without
pay. Steen has been arrested. The town
is excited and lnyohing is probable.
The British colony in Demarara are
sending protest to the British govern
nent against the delay in the settlement
of the boundary question between Great
Britain and Venezuela, representing that
local interests are suffering greatly.
Heavy brush fires are raging on the
Dun barton road, a short distance from
Manchester, involving several hundreds
| cords Of wood, The fire department. is
fighting the fire. f0
Game and Forest Protector Leavitt of
Johnstown, N. Y, started yesterday
morning for Benson, Hamilton county,
having received orders to fight forest fires
in the state reserve. He engaged all the
men available in the northern section of
the county The fire extends over an area
of twelve square miles.
The strike Of he night gang of the
bicycle pump men at the ScovilIe Manu-
featuring company, Waterbury, Conn,
was settled yesterday by the discharge Of
the thirty five men. Hereafter the work
in that department will be done in the
day time.
The signing of the protocol between the
governments of Argentine and Chilli has
exchange has risen to 1715. 1t is believed
there Is now no cause for anxiety.
The Circuit court at Chicago has an
pointed receivers for the Ohio Buggy
company. which is said to have an in
debtedness Of over 500, 900.
Mrs. Weldon (MoKean) wife of Frank
A. Mexican, the Nashua bank cashier who
left the country some years ago, arrived
IN that city yesterday with her three chill
dren from South America. They are
domiciled in pleasant quarters, but anti
olpHts returning soon to South America,
where McKean is permanently settled.
having given up oil hopes Of returning to
this country.
A young colored girl by the name Of
May Bell attempted to poison Mr. aud
Mrs. Jacob Bradley Of Haverhill, with
whom she lived on yesterday morning by
putting large quantity of bed bug
poison IN the coffee. They drank OF the
| coffee and were taken i'll. but prompt
medical treatment saved their lives The
girl had been punished several times for
running away and took this method of
| revenge She will be sent to some re-
tormatory institution.