The Portland daily press., 1897-07-20
BRIEFLY TOLD.

An extra freight train running south,
over the White Mountain Division of the
Boston and Maine railroad, was wrecked
Sunday at midnight. Eight cars loaded
with lumber and other merchandise were
piled on both sides of the track, blocking
traffic and causing heavy damage. both to
the rolling stock and the freight. No one
WAS injured.
Miss Matte L. Jefferson of Goodwin S
Mills, aged 81, an employe of the
Pepperell cloth hall in Biddeford took
paris green Sunday and then attempted
to drown herself She was rescued from
the river by her brother and medical aid
prevented the poison from having serious
effects. Dependency on account of home
troubles is said to have been the cause of
the attempt at suicide.
The body of Everett Bean of Farming
ton Falls, who was accidentally drowned
Sunday night, was recovered ssMonday
morning. Bean was twenty years old.
The President Monday appointed John
K. Ames to be collector of customs for
the district of Machias.
According to despatch from Yokohama
the japanese official press says, it is
probable that the Mikado's government
will agree to the Hawaiian proposal tc
submit Tia pending dispute to arbitration
According to special despatch Emperor
Nicholas has telegraphed the Sultan de-
manding the immediate evacuation OF
Thessaly and threatening otherwise that
the Russian troops will cross the frontier
John P. Lowell was worse yesterday.
Justice Truax in the New York Su,
preme court has dismissed the writ OF
habeas corpus obtained by Lawyer Howe
for Martin Thorn. He also denied the
motion to admit Thorn to bail.
IL. e
man who lives near the Methodist church
at Wilton, was daubed all over with rec
paint. Saturday several young men were
arrested, charged with having committed
the offense, but were discharged for lack
of evidence.
Norridgewock had mild sensation
Sunday owing to Joseph Williams at
tempting suicide by taking dose of NOR.
phine. His divorced wife left town +Satur-
day and an admirer of hers is alleged to
have left at the same time. A stomach
pump saved Joseph.
There is general rejoicing at Jay over
the news that part of the big paper
plant, formerly owned by the Jay Paper
Manufacturing company which has been
shut down since sometime in December,
is to be started up this week.
Popolo Romano announced that the
Count of Turin has challenged Prince
Henry of Orleans to q duel, for the cal
umnies and insulting remarks, I he is al
legged to have uttered at the expense of
the italian officers recently released from
captivity in Abyssinia. Prince Henry
has declined to fight with the italian
lieutenant who had been designated by
the drawing of lots to challenge him.
Miss Jean Ingelow, the distinguished
poet and novelist, now in her 18th year,
is seriously i'll in London
Lady Marlboro was brought into the
police court in London Monday by Her.
bert Sanguinetti for obtaining by false
pretenses, with intent to defraud, checks
to the value of $500 pounds, and also con-
verting to her own use two hundred
shares of stock. After formal arraign.
ment the hearing was adjourned.
Information just received is to the effect
that $50 miners employed in the shaft OF
the st. Louis consolidated coal company
at Collinsville, ILL.,, went out Monday at
the request of marching delegation
from Staunton
lightning struck barn at Curtis Cor
ner and knocked down horse. f. E.
Pettengill, while at work in the field Sat.
urday afternoon had sun stroke. He
managed to get into the barn. He was
unconscious for an hour, but seemed
entirely recovered Sunday