The Portland daily press., 1896-12-05
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Senator Quay called on Governor Hast
| ings Friday at Harrisburg and had u
| long talk about the contest for United
states senator. 1t can be stated upon the
highest authority that Gov. Hastings
has agreed to help Senator Quay to elect
State Senator Penrose.
The town of Flippen, IL miles west OF
Tompkinsville, Ky, was almost wiped
| out by firs Thursday night. Loss $50,
600, with little insurance.
The Milwaukee health department has
received reports stating that in the
| northern part of the city hem bers OF
about 100 families are i'll, with all the
symptoms of arsenical poisoning. The
| peopls who are SICK had eaten bread pur-
chased at bakery on Sherman street.
Wilcox, Crittenden & Co., ship chand-
| lery manufacturers at Middletown, Conn,
will commence running full time Mon
day. The Worcester Cycle Company has
ordered in all hands Monday to work
fnll time and has plenty of orders. The
| NJ lido letown Plate Company has put on
all niaht gangs in some sdepartm ents and
two others have put on extra hands who
will work till 9 p. IN.
The bill making it unlawful to make
contracts payable in gold, was defeated
in the Alabama Senate Friday, 20 to 9.
The Senate is composed of 33 Democrats,
10 Populists and 1 Republican.
Several vessels arrived at ST. Johns,
n. f., Friday in a damaged condition,
having leen caught in the hurricane
~ hich passed over the banks Three men
were washed overheard from the schoon-
er Nancy and sank before assistance
could reach them.
The SUI erviSing inspector of steam YES
sells, Gen. Dumont, reports that during
the last year 22l persons lost their lives
on steam vessels, out of 5000, COO passen-
gers carried. This was a decrease in the
loss of life of 173 persons from the year
LefOre.
Thomas Jameson died Friday at his
home in Allegeny, Pa. He was presi-
dent of the MononRahela national bank
in Fittshurg and for long time he was
treasurer CT the United Presbyterian
chulc in North America.
Louisville's municipal war broke out
afresh Thui sday night when the board
of aldermen preferred impeachment
charges against the hoard of public safe
ty.
The Michigan State Horticultural So
ciety has appointed committee of three
to draft a memorial to President-elect
Mckinley, asking him to appoint man
as secretary Of agriculture who will give
rs much attention to horticulture q to
the other branches of agriculture.
White Caps brutally heat negro to
death at Reel Foot lake, Tenn, and rer-
formed other outrages. a great deal of
stealing has been going on in that sec
tion and the negroes had been warned to
leave the country or suffer the couse-
quences.
Maine and resident of Brooklyn, since
1876, died Thursday at the age uf SO. at
his residence 4016 jefferson avenue. Hell
was successful ShipmaSter and had been
engaged in the China Japan and Cuban
trade. He leaves a wife and one son.
James Christianson and his son, James.
were buried in snow slide in Logan
canyon, Utah, Thursday, and both were
killed.
heplying to criticism Of Nikola Tesla. |
DR.. heber Roberts, whose experiments
with x-rays have been directed toward
helping the blind, says: "Prof Tesla
is wrong in stating that have promised
sight to the totally blind. l claim. how
ever, that progress has heen made
The hearing in the case of Louis Man. |
rice of Biddeford, who is alleged to have
attempted to Ioison this wife so be could |
marry u woman who suited him hetter |
was again continued Friday forenoon
owing to the absence of the county at. |
torney.
Arguments on exceptions taken at the
second tlial of Dr.. joseph G. Moore of
charging him with fraudulent issue Of |
certificates Of stock, were Rnisted Fri
day forenoon.
The electrocutions of Arthur Maynrew
for the murder of Stephen Powell. the |
Hampstead, l.. l., merchant and farmer.
which was set down for today at Sina
sing, has been indefinitely postponed as
the result of judge Kengh's action in re-
serving his decision on motion for |
new trial.
Agent Addison 6. jerome of the Cbari- |
ty Organization Society of New York |
said Friday evening: "There has never
been time in my recollection wi hen so
many strong, able-todied men were an.
plying for aid. These men sr, not of ths
vagrant class. They are will
ing and anxious to work, but connot get
work.