The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-04
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The North Atlantic squadron arrived in
the Newport outer harbor about 9.3
O'Clock Tuesday morning.
AS result of trying to light a fire by
using kerosene, Mrs. Antonio Bovo, 81
years of age, who lived on the fourth
floor of a tenement house at the North
End, Boston, was fatally burned Tues
day.
The steamer Olympia arrived at Ia
coma from the Orient, brings news that
the Japanese government is seriously en-
barrassed financially owing to the rapid
pace at which the nation has been going
since the war with China.
The Seattle chamber of commerce asks
the government to abolish the privileges
heretofore extended to Canadians of bond
ing goods in shipment to American terri
tory, and also to rescind the action estab-
fishing supports of entry at Dyea,
Skaguay and Circle City, on account of
the action of Canada in proposing to
put duty on personal effects of miners
going to the Klondike.
Secretary of the Navy John D.. Long,
who has been at New London, Conn.
since Sunday, started Tuesday forenoon
for Newport. The Dolphin lifted anchor
at II 80.
James Barry, an inmate at the Lewis
ton almshouse, suicided Tuesday morning
by hanging.
L. V. Powderly, formerly general mas
ter workman of the knights of Labor,
Tuesday took the oath of Office and re-
ceived his commission as commissioner
general of immigration.
In the race for the Queens cup Tues
day at Cowes, Isle of Wight, the Prince
OF Wales's yacht Britannia, with his roy
al highness on board, beat Emperor Will
liam yacht Meteor, on time allowance.
The treasury officials have received an
intimation that the tug Dauntless, now
at Jacksonville, Fla., was preparing to
leave port presumably, it is said, on a
filibustering expedition. The local offic-
ials have been warned to be on the out
look and to prevent any violation OF the
navigation or neutrality laws.
Admiral Sicard has arranged to land
the entire force of the North Atlantic
squadron today at Newport, r. l., where
the sailors will have procession and be
reviewed by the governor of Rhode ISL
and.
William B. Felts, who recently made
the statement that he would fly from the
summit of Pixies Peak to Cameron s
miles, has made a thorough system of
aeroplanes and flying apparatus, and
proposes to try the experiment Sunday.
The mounted police of the northwest
territory are meeting all people bound for
the Yukon country at the British line
and compelling all who have not year S
supply Of provisions to return to the
coast.
A special to the Biddeford Journal from
Kennebunkport, says that the body of 8
boy about Is, wearing gold ring, was
found floating on the water about three
miles off Kennebunk Point, about 8
o'clock Tuesday morning by a mackerel
fisherman. The body has been identified
as that of the son of Harlan E. Huff of
Rochester, N. H.
The Tennessee coal and iron company
of Alabama, has compromised with it's
Blue Creek miners and signed new
wage schedule lat % cents per ton. These
mines, which are the only ones in the
state now idle, will resume at once, Civ
ing employment to 1000 men.
with forgery, was brought before the
municipal court in Bangor Tuesday and
was bound over on two charges with
bail of $500 each. He was committed in
default Of funds
One of the captains of porgy steamers
charged with taking fish Illegally within
the three-mile limit, has been arrested at
Round Pond, and brought to Ellsworth.
He probably will waive examination and
bonds for his appearance in October. Two
other captains have not been arrested
yet.
The latest advices of the navy depart
menu from the Asiatic station make no
mention of any trouble such as was re-
ported from Victoria between the sailors
of the Yorktown and Boston with the
japanese at Kobe and for that reason the
officials at the department. attach no i'm
portance to the report.
Captain General Weyler has pardoned
| Enrique Nunez. an insurgent inceniary,
who was under sentence of death.
Viscount Garnet Joseph Wolseley, field
| marshal and commander-in-chiefo of the
| British army, is seriously i'll.
All the seamen on the wrecked
| steamer Furtor are being looked after by
| the British consul at Boston and will be
sent to their homes in England and
France on the steamers Michigan and
Philadelphian for Liverpool and the Bos-
tonian for London. These steamers will
| leave Boston Thursday.