The Portland daily press., 1897-03-26
BRIEFLY TOLD.

William Painter Of Iittsburg who was
injured while trying to protect the per
son of President Mckinley from the
pressing crowd at the Union depot al
Pittsburg, on the night of March 2, died
in a hospital Tuesday night. The Presi
dent will write the mans bereaved rela.
tiyes a letter. and will order that flora
emblem be sent from the White House tC
the funeral.
A special from Greensburg, Ind, says
that George and Calvin Holmes, twin
brothers, 22 years of aga and mem bers of
a wealthy family, fought duel to the
death near Moore's hill Wednesday The
boys quarralled over a girl who threw
over one for the other. George is dead
and Calvin is dangerously wounded near
the heart.
o. p. Ericsson was crushed to death
Thursday morning, in the basement OF
the old post-o1fice at Chicago which is
being torn down, by the falling of an
EN- bank ment. The taking away of the
foundation had left the embankmeni
unprotected.
James Burns, Greenfield, Conn,
farmer, was found dead at clock yes
terday morning ON the roadside, about
100 rods from his home. His horse was
in the yard waiting to be embarrassed.
1t is supposed he was thrown from his
carriage.
William Ingleas under arrest charged
with arson III firing the Kelly block at
Cleveland few nights ago has confessed
that crime and admitted being guilty Of
40 others Of the same nature.
For the first time in week the pre-
vailing dispatches from the flooded dis
tricts is encouraging; reduced volumes OF
water are reported at Memphis, Helena,
a pl yn n Civ "a n NaGhvi1lo N III 10 c1i rI
increases IRE shown at taire and Vlcks-
burg. The water is reported stationary
at several points.
The engine in mill No. of the Edgar
Thomson steel works at Pittsburg San
away Wednesday night, resulting in the
bursting of the immense fly wheel, kill
ing the engineer and fatally iDjuring the
fireman.
On the Cleveland & Marietta railroad
at Eagle Hill. Ohio, Wednesday the down
freight ran into landslide, the engine
and five cars being thrown into the
Tuscarawa river. Engineer Haddox,
ashore. Fireman Dyer was pinioned be-
tween the engine and tender and wa.
saved by a miner cutting his arm of
with knife.
Republicans of Calais have nominated
DR.. Charles e. Swan for mayor by ao-
clamation.
Both anti trust bills introduced by the
Lexow trust investigating COMMITTEES
have passed the New York assembly
without an amendment. They now go
to the Senate for action.
The President and Mrs. Mckinley gave
their first dinner Wednesday night. Nc
wine was served; only appolinaris.
A feud Of lung standing between depu-
ty sheriff Bruce Wiseman and Thomas
Haggerty of Elizabeth of Parkerbsurg,
West Virginia, culminated Wednesday In
the murder Of Haggerty by Wiseman.
The latter, 1t Is said, went to Boise's
gam bling rooms and fired two shots at
Haggerty. Both bullets penetrated the
brain, killing him instantly.
IAN open switch caused head end col.
lision between two trains on the South
river from Augusta Wednesday. j. 4.
Ewing, fireman was killed.
A special from Madison, Wis.,, says that
the ASSEMBLY has passed the bill making
1T misdemeanor for theatre manager
to allow women to wear high hats in
public places Of amusement.
Mayor RamsdeIl of Lynn attempted to
use his good offices to settle the William
Clark shoe strike but his overtime,
were rejected.
The Fall River boat suicide has been
identified as Thomas Harris, senior mem
Der of the firm Of Harris & Holmes,
cracker bakers, New York. The identi.
fication was made this morning by Mr..
Harris two sons Thomas and James.
They were utterly ut loss to account fol
their fathers suicide, If he did kill him.
self.