The Portland daily press., 1896-10-22
eRIEFLYAToLD.

The total number of voters in Chicago,
registered, Is estimated at about $50, 600.
Congressman George B. Mcclellan of
New York, has declared for Bryan and
SewalI.
Congressman Moody of Massachusetts,
has been obliged to give up speaking on
account of illness.
Theodore Breitenstein, the crao k
pitcher OF the st. Louis baseball olu b
has been sold to Cincinnati for $40, 900.
Fourteen persons went down with the
steamer Arago, which sank in the en-
trance Of Coos bay, Tuesday. None of the
lost bodies have been discovered.
Almost the entire business portion of
the village of Lancaster, n. Y, was de-
stroved by fire Wednesday morning. The
total loss is $50, 600: partially insured.
The one hour bike record was broken
on Crystal Palace track, London.
Wednesday by Linton, who covered
thirty-one miles and three hundred and
eighty-two laps.
In fremont Temple, Boston, Wedpes-
American Missionary association were
contln ued. The attendance was large.
The trial of Rogers for the murder of
Parmelee ended at Middletown, Conn.,,
Wednesday in a verdict of murder in the
second degree. Rogers was sentenced to
the state prison for life. rhe counsel for
the defense gave notice of an appeal
Upon recommendation of Hon. John
Il. Russell, franklin county, Massaohu-
setts, has been selected as one of the
places for the experimental rural postal
delivery. The service begins November
!, and will continue until July l.
The report that Consul General Lee
would return for time to the United
States on account of i'll health is in
correct He has not been sick since his
tion OF leaving his post at present.
At the celebration of the 150th anniver-
sary OF Princeton University yesterday
the Grafton was delivered by Prof. Wood
row Wilson, his topic being Princeton
In the Nations Service - The poem was
by Henry Van Dyke.
Two hundred delegates from New
York, Massachusetts,. New Hampshire
and Connections attended Tuesday the
opening of the fourteenth annual meet
ing of the synod Of Presbyterian churches
of the State Of New York.
Lady Tina Scott, against whom the
Old Bailey Grand Jury Tuesday re-
turned true bill for having oriminally
libelied her sou-in-law, Earl Russell,
made application for postponement and
the trial was put off one month.
The Nelson Column In Trafalgar
square, London, was almost completely
covered Wednesday morning with floral
anchors, flags. wreathes, etc., which
were more numerous than upon any
previous anniversary of the battle OF
Trafalgar.
A newspaper and magazine writer
named Eulenburg killed his wife, his
three children and himself at Blaoewitz
near Dresden, Tuesday, by putting
poison in their food. Eulenburg had
been despondent through failure to OBJ
tain employment.
Four yawls having The name "Three
Friends" painted upon them have bee II
found on the beach at Jurugua, province
of Santa Clara, Cuba They undoubtedly
belong to the filibusterinQ vessel of that
name, and had been employed in landing
arms, etc.
The Supreme court of Nebraska has
taken under advisement the contention
of the gold Democrats, that the decision
Of the secretary regarding the placing of
their ticket on the Official ballot is final.
The secretary's decision favored the gold
men.
A despatch from Constantinople states
that the embassies have complained to
the Porte against the condemnation TO
death of an innocent Armenian named
vartun, whose release was promised by
the government. The Porte was warned
that If the prisoner was not released
forthwith serious measures would be
taken jointly by the Powers.
The Republicans of Hartford, Conn. !.
COnfQn6aH last hot
Roberts, Republican, was elected alder
man from the Sixth ward, although the
returns showed Luoius H. Holt, Demo-
crat. did have the majority. Holt was
seated. Six months having elapsed the
boxes have been opened and show that
Roberts had plurality Of nine.
Omaha reports that the freight car
famine is still assuming alarming pro-
portions in the Vest The Missouri
Pacific Is short over six hundred cara
north Of Kansas City. and tine Union
Pacific, Burlington, Omha Elkhorn and
Rook Island are far bshind in the num-
Der of required cars in Nebraska, while
the famine in Iowa and Kansas Is evon
worse.
Suits to recover about $3.50 were insti-
tuted Monday morning by eighty strik-
Ing Weavers at the factory of the Salts
AeStlle Company hr Bfldg6pOrt, Conn.
The claims are for work not finished
whan the strike occurred. The company
refuses to pay the men until the work Ia
finished and made saleable The men re-
fuse to do any more work until the
threat of the reduction in wages is with
drawn.
The Michigan Supreme court has
granted a inandamus requiring the
Wayne county electoral commission to
give the Prohibition state ticket the
second place on the ballot. The court
declares the gold Demncratsc ticket is
entitled to place ON the ballot and to
the use of the word "Damocratic'' and
that the fusion ticket must take the
place assigned to it by the committee.
which is the last one on tho ballot.
The Gable Ladder and Fire Esoeps
Company of Fairfield which mas sent lis
goods all over the country from Maine
to Oregon. has just received an order
Tor Its famous wire Gable ladders from
Ghristiania,. the cepital of Norway.
These ladders are consigned to a large
pulp mill where they will be used. es
they are in many of the largest mills in
this country, in going into digeste1s for