The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-01
BRIEFLY TOLD.

The Republican leaders in Tennessee
have decided to contest the gubernator1al
election.
South American mail advices strength
en- the predictions of the speedy down
fall of the Uruguayan government.s
French coastng steamer Deux Freres,
from Fecamp for Calais, has foundereo
in the English Channel and her crew OF
fifteen men drowned.
Benjamin F. Jones, the ex-paying teller
of the failed National bank of Illinois,
who is charged with the embezzlement
of $40, 900 in September, 1895, was held
for the grand jury.
The President Thursday issued a
proclamation promulgating the action OF
Congress providing regulations for pre-
venting collisions at sea and setting
July /, 1897, as the day upon which they
shall take effect.
The Chamber of Commerce, of Denver,
| through the unanimous action OF lts
board of directors, has decided to ignore
the invitation to send delegates to the
monetary conference in Indianapolis
next month.
Fire at O'Clock yesterday morning in
the five story brick block at - Mechanic
street, Worcester, owned by the Cromp-
ton associates, did 100000 damage to
the building and occupants.
| The landslide which occurred near
Baltimore. county Kerry, Ireland, on
Monday has not yet subsidized The bog
| is again moving towards the river ard
| there are fears OF further sliding OF the
hill beneath it.
A permit has been granted by tn
State banking board allowing the Farm
ers and Merchants State bank OF
Beatrice, Neb., to go into voluntary
| liquidation. The bank was organized
January /, 1893, with capital stock of
| $4,000.
Lord William Beresford, husband of
the dowager Duchess Of Marlborough,
formerly Miss Hammersley of New
| York, was thrown from his horse in
| England while hunting "Wednesday and
seriously injured. He is lying in
critical condition.
| Bob Fitzsimmons made a flying trip to
| Chicago yesterday on his way to New
York. Fitz is confident he will whip
ment," he said, s'as soon as get to New
York and have chance to rest UP a
| little.''
Editor Joseph B. Mccullough of the
| st. Louis Globe-Democrat was killed by
falling from the third story window of
his residence, in West Pine street, early
yesterday morning. 1t is not yet
known whether his death was the result
of generalization OF not.
The bank Of Sully, Iowa, was entered
by three burglars Wednesday morning
who successfully made their way into
the vault and secured $27 in pennies.
They were frightened away before they
had affected an entrance to the safe,
which contained more than $50, 600.
The town authorities of Hampton, n.
H., are considerably exercised over the
malicious breaking of glass in the win
dows of the shops now being renovated
for occupancy Jan. l. A night or two
ago the shops were entered and the
water run from the boilers,
Edward R. Taylor, alias Arthur \
Platt, who is under arrest at London
charged with the murder of Jesse Tyree.
in Kentucky in 1885, was again arraigned
in Bow street Police Court yesterday
morning and further remanded pending
the arrival of papers concerning the case
from America.
The schooner B. G. Borden, Captain
Arnold, of and from Parrsboro, N. S.,
with seven hundred tons of plaster for
New York, went ashore on Long Point,
off Cutler, Me-, on the night of the 23d
inst. She came off and reached Red
Beach yesterday, leaking 400 strokes
per hour. She lost part of her keel and
damaged her bilge.
The government of Newfoundland an
nounoes the revenue receipts for the half
year ending today were nearly $780, 0DU,
moi RS C
the same period last year. This is q re-
markedly good showing, in view of the
bad fisheries and shows that the country
is recovering from the effects of the
financial disasters OF two years ago.
The Cape Town Times publishes the
details of an alleged plot on tho part
Of the German residents OF the Transvaal
Rhodes recently travelled to the coast
on his way to England. The story is not
confirmed.
W. g. Harding has petitioned to place
the Berkshire Crystal Sand Glass Com
pany of Pittsfeld. Mass, in insolvency
as intervening creditor. The company
was Recognized year ago last NAV.
which they finally failed to do and the
company has been compelled to get
along short handed.
The schedules of the assets and liRbili-
ties Of the assigned bank of Gardner,
Morrow s. Co., Of Hollidaysburg, Pa,
which were fled Thursday, show liabili-
ties of $3.50, 730.27, and assets 1913, 92S. go
The schedule indicated that the bank
had been in an insolvent condition. for
ten years before it's doors were closed.
Major and Mira. Mckinley will go to
Cleveland Saturday morning to remain
four or five days. They will first visit
Mr. and Mrs. Hanna and 1ater Mr.. ana
Mrs. Myron T.. Herrick.
Gen. Horace Porter, grand marshal of
the inaugural parade, has announced the
following appointments: A.Noel Blake
man, chief Of staff; Col. ii. Q. Corbin,
U. S. A., adjutant general; Capt. John
A. Johnston, U. S. A., chief of aids;
Gen. Greenville NJ. Dodge, chief marshal
of first grand division, to be composed
of military organizations; Brainard II.
Warner, chief marshal of second grand
division to be composed of civic oruani-