The Portland daily press., 1896-12-02
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Jack Evsrhardt defeated Billy Ernst
| in 20 round contest at Albany, N. Y.
Fire Tuesday morning at Mason City.
Iowa, destroyed the postoffioe block with
| all the mail, Gale & Bradley's grocery,
Blythe, Markley & Smiths law library
and damaged the City National bank.
LOSS, 500, 900; insurance ample. z
AT Berlin. N. H., about o'clock Mon
day night two men threw a Ersnchman
down pile of wood tearing open his hip
| pocket and taking out $12, all he had.
Chief Of Police Lambert arrested two
suspicious characters but no money was
found on them.
| Mrs Joseph S. Brown, the wife of
| Major Brown of Boston, lost her life in
a tire that destroyed their dwelling at
| 80 Fountain avenue, Somerville, early
Tuesday morning.
| Tom Watson writes Editor Bateman
that he is out of politics and will pay
| attention to his law practice. Mr.. Wat
son intimates that he Is disguised with
such Populists leaders as Senators But
Ter and Allen, aud believes that if the
Hopulist party is to survive it must be
organized along new lines.
| The Chicago associated charities, has
notified the public that 5000 families are
now destitute in Chicago. This is the
result of canvass that covered only half
of the city. The total restitution will
approximate $1,000 families, or 70, 900
persons. The organization asks for
$40 600. The needy ones are chiefly for
eigners.
rhe obsequies Of the late Hon. Patrick
Mcguire was held Tuesday in ST.
Joseph's church, Roxbury. There were
| 100 carriages in the procession.
The wife of William Baehner of Water
bury, Conn, a well-known farmer, left
him because he refused to make life In
| aurance in her favor. She sued him for
non-suppoIt and obtained a decree
| awarding her So week. TO prevent
her obtaining the money, he made will
leaving all of to his daughter and then
committed suicide.
The condition Of James R. Roosevelt,
secretary of the United States mbassy
at London. who has been suffering for
some time past from nervous proStra-
| ti0ni is improving.
DThe debt statement issued Tuesday af-
ternoon shows a net increase in the pub
lie debt less cash in the treasury during
November of s., 200, 1876.
M. Chaovin, the Social deputy, who
was arrested sunday during the demon
strat ton against the visiting Socialists at
Carmaux, was set at liberty Tuesday in
pursuance of the vote taken in the cham
Der of deputies ordering his immediate
release.
The cruiser Brooklyn went into COM
mission at League Island at /. AZ p. m.
Tuesday.
A severe shock Of earthquake was felt
at liz Yesterday afternoon at Cairo,
Ills, the vibratio ms lasting several Sec
onds. Buildings swayed SO percepti IDLY
that the inmates became alarmed ami
rushed into the streets. No serious dam
age was done.
Gage & FELTON,, bankers and brokers'.
30 k1lby street, Boston, suspend ed Tues.
day afternoon, and have left the city.
The Virginia state board of canvassers
Tuesday voted to award certificates to
the congressmen-elect in seven of the
ten districts, namely, second, thir
fourth. fifth, sixth. seventh and eighth.
Gen. Porfierio Dlaz, first elected to the
presidency of Mexico in 1875, and un-
der whose successive administrations
never before achieved, was inaugurated
Tuesday for the fifth time. The event
was the occasion of general rejoicing.
A despatch from Plymouth, capital of
the Monsterrat, on the Leeward Islands.
reports the loss on that coast of the Brit
ish bark Grecian, Capt. Haigb. from
Port OF Spain, Trinidad, for London. IL
is feared that the wreck of the vessel was
attended with serious loss of life.
The steel rail department of EDGAR
Thompson Steel Works at Braddock.
Pa, was shut down for week. During
the shut down needed repairs will be
made. Billets will be the probable ont
put when operations are resumed.
The Tilden mine at Bessemsr, Mich.
owned by the Penokee & Gogebio De-
VaInnnl 0nf 4
day morning with nearly 300 men. It
will mine about 1000 tons Of ore daily
during be winter.