The Portland daily press., 1897-05-22
BRIEFLY TOLD.

despatch from Paris says that Faith
er Kneipp, we'll known throughout the
world, through bis water cure, is dead. !,
The Porte has concluded large con-
tract with Herr Krgpp, the great German
gum manufactures fof, "a supply of artil-
lery and ammuniJiong
The naked body of male infant was
found on the banks of the Merrimac in
Lawrence, yesterday by two boys.
James, the thirteen months old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hendry of Lawrence,
was drowned Friday afternoon by falling
into wash tub.
John Sauerbrei, who kepta delicatessen
store at 666 Avenue D, Bayonee, N J. !,
was shot and killed in his place of bust
ness Friday by James Marks, painter Of
Newark, who is supposed to be insane
Mary S. Snow of Bangor was chosen
secretary treasurer of the New England
association of school superintendents in
Boston yesterday and J. E. Burke of
Lawrence formerly of Maine, chairman of
the executive committee.
/ Following close upon the suspension of
the Belknap savings bank at Laconia
comes the report of the partial suspension
of the Lake Village Savings bank, also of
this city.
Special from Lancaster, KY, says.
HNews has reached here that William
Conn, Jr., shot Jake Galloway and and
fatally wounded Constable Robert Broad
US, at Flatwood. The trouble arose over
a woman whom young Conn had been
calling on.
The Armours of Kansas City and
Chicago, and several other large stock
holders of the Interstate National bank,
have organized a trust company which
will lend money to farmers and stock
raisers, taking as security chattel mort
cages on stock and grain.
An explosion of gasoline Thursday
night at St Louis resulted in the death
of Mrs. Ada Mocha, thirty three years old,
her eighteen months old baby and Hugo
Howard fifteen months old. Mrs. Bessie
Howard and William Howard, her five
year old son were probably fatally burned
The Cretan insurgents have received in
structions from Athens to accept an
autonomous form of government, on con-
dition that the Turkish troops are pre-
viously withdrawn from the island. The
insurgents appear to approve of this plan.
At West Sullivan Wednesday night the
store of the Sullivan Granite company
was entered by burglars who blew the
safe open and took $780, Some merchan-
disc was also taken. An attempt was also
made to rob the store of Crabtree & Har-
vey.
The secretary of state has directed Con.
sui General Lee at Havana to draw for
the immediate purchase of supplies and
medicines for relief of the American citi-
zens and the transportation of such as are
without the means and are desirious to
return to the United States, not to exceed
$40 600.
The venerable Senator Morrill,, of Yer
mont, has been confined to his bed for
several days with an attack of bronchitis.
No alarm has been felt by members of
the family, as the attack readily yielded
to treatment.
Two hundred Coburn Cadets from the
Maine State college arrived at Bath at
noon Yesterday for a weeks encampment.
commander
A party OF about sixty members Of both
houses OF Congress left Washington Fri
day morning for days outing at Mon
ticello' the old home of Thomas Jefferson.
Speaker Reed was among the Representa-
tiyes of the House.