The Portland daily press., 1897-02-24
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Gov. Bushnell in discussing his promise
to appoint Mark Hanna to the United
States Senate senatorship, says that he
had intended for some time to appoint
Hanna, who is personal friend of his.
He said AIR. Kurtz and several Others had
been considered, but there was no deal.
and no faotional differences.
The House committee on military
affairs by practically unanimous vote
reported resolve for the West Point
Cadets to attend the Inauguration cere-
monies.
Charles A. Haines, for thirty years
superintendent of the Saco Water Power
machine shops, resigned yesterday. Gil
man T. Littlefeld, an overseer there
many years. will succeed him.
Question Of allowing exceptions in case
of Thomas III. Bran, the convicted muir
derer, was yesterday further continued to
a date to bo determined by the court
The reason for the continuance Is that
the judges have not had ample time to
consider the voluminous papers In the
case.
In the New Hampshire House Tuesday
the bill increasing the age of consent In
females from thirteen to slxteen was
passed under Suspension of the rules.
Miss Ethel Emerson of Worcester, who
attempted snicids at the United States
hotel In Boston, WAS resting comfortably
at the City hospital yesterday. The
doctors are very hopeful of her recovery.
Mrs. Marshall Fox of Maine. and
daughter. will lie presented to the Queen
at Windsor Castle today.
The many contradioting afternoon dis
patches regarding the reported resigna-
zion Of Gen. Lee, United States consul
general to Havana, may be covered by
one from Havana, which says that Con-
sui General Lee has made written state
ment to the effect that no has not re-
signed.
The Connecticut House, Tuesday. 55 to
SO, passed resolution inviting W. j.
Bryan to visit the capitol during his stay
in the state February % and 20. In the
Senate the resolution was rejected By an
emphatic yea and nay vote.
At Sundays conference between FRESH
dent-elect Mckinley and Gov. Bradley of
Kentucky, it was agreed the governor
call an extra session of the legislature for
d later day. 1t Is believed the governor
will appoint either John W. Yerkes or
St. John Boley.
Giuseppe Palmachineo, one of the
Italians who stabbed and shot each other
Sunday night. in Providence, r. T., died
at the Rhode Island hospital Tuesday.
He was too weak to make MI anti
norton statement. giuseppe Moneppeli,
his assailant, Is at the hospital suffering
from his wounds. A warrant will
murder.
York, the battleship Indiana and cruiser
Columbia, reached Hampton Roads at
noon yesterday.
The morning session of the Sixth Con :
tinental Congress Of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, at Washington,
was chiefly taken up with the reading of
reports, all of which showed a salts
factory condition of organization. A reso-
luton was adopted extending the sympa-
thies of the Congress to the Christians in
Crete.
The Senate cummittee or naval affairs
Tuesday recommended the incorpora-
proposition to appropriate s25, 900 TO
take soundings for telegraph cable be-
tween the. Hawaii islands and Japan.
Fire Marshal Whitcomb of Boston,
has been Investigating the fire which
caused q panic in Everett school q few
days ago. His verdict is that the fire
undoubtedly was caused by lighted
matches thrown in the waste basket in
the dressing room. The marshal believes
shat he knows who threw the matches.
1t Is learned that the President per-
mitted the bill authorizing the reinstate-
ment and retirement of Commander
Ouackenbush in the navy to become q
aw without his signature on the 18th.
In Cam bridge last evening George A.
Smith was shot by Eric Hugh Boyd
Maekay. Smith will probably die. Both
lads are seventeen and were ohums. The
shooting was caused by Smith remon.
strating with Mackay for slapp,ng the
ears of q smaller boy. Mackay was ar
rested. The police are of the opinion that
he is mentally weak.
The Nebraska has arrived at Liverpool
from Portland.
The report of the death of chess play
er Steinitz is denied.