The Portland daily press., 1897-03-17
BRIEFLY TOLD.

VIM. McComb. an old and respected
citizen, died at his home in Foxoroft, at
midnight Monay night, as the result Of a
| stroke OF paral, sis three years ago. He
WAS prominent Mason and seventy five
| years old.
The old Bay State glass house build
Ing, three story brick structure on
Bridge street, Cambridge, occupied by
george X. Baxter as lumber drying
KIN, was burned yesterday morning and
It's contents practically ruined. Loss $25,
600.
Gov. Blacks. of New York, legal ad-
visor, Charles z. Lincoln, has completed
the preparation of the two antitrust bills
which are intended to carry out tue
recommendations of the Lexow trust in
yestigating committee.
Five horses on the track tlitched the
| North bound Missouri Pacific passenger
train Monday at Hiawatha, Kansas. The
engine, baggage car and two coaches
were wrecked. Five persons we're killed
and several injured.
George H. Goes, the old time minstrel
died at his residence in Cambridge Tues
day morning.
John L. 5ealmer of Cape Breton, en-
ployed &c Staoy's lum Der lamp, Bald
Mountain, WAS struck on the head while
at work Monday loading logs, by log
His skull was fractured. He died Mon
day night. A widow and child survive
him.
A Sun special from Havana says: ga
troop train was blown up by insurgents
near San Christoba1, Pinar del Rio, on
Saturday and more than 100 soldiers were
killed or wounded"
Mayor Strong of N ew York has sent a
letter to President Mckinley calling at
L. LII - 4
monument April ~ and requests that he
bring to the attention of all other nations
the notable character of the event, and
that, on behalf of the United States of
America he invite all foreign govern
ments to cause themselves to be repre-
sented In the naval part of the ceremonies.
| sailor whose name could not be
| learned, was killed on board schooner
| Marjorie in Portsmouth harbor yesterday
| morning. He fell from mast to the
deck thirty feet
The Rhode Island Republican state
convention yesterday made the following
Lieut. Gov. Aram j. Pothier, Secretary
of State Charles P. Bennett Attorney
General Willard B. Tanner, General
Treasurer Samuel Clark.
| The prospective increase In lumber
duties by the United States Congress has
had marked effect On the Canadian
lumber trade. dealers being almost I'M
| able to meet the demand from the
American buyers.
A family boat seen in the vicinity OF
| Vanceburg, KY. Sunday. was found
wrecked in the river Monday. When last
seen two men and two women were on
the toat. Clothing, furniture, etc were
found along the bank. A diary that
had fioated to tile bank bore the name of
| Lewis Shut Of Ravenswood, W. Va.
| The Rt. Hon. Sir Edward Ebeuezer
Kay, lord justice of appeals Of England,
is dead.
The secretary of the treasury has asked
! the attorney general for an opinion as to
the legality of granting request made
by the owner of the alleged tlipustering
steamer Dauntless, now at Jacksonville,
| Fla, in custody, for permission to clear
from that port with cargo Of munitions
| of war.
/ Secretary Long has issued orders for
the official acceptance trial of the gun
boats Wilmington and Helena in Long
Island sound over the 27 knot measured
course OF New London next Monday aud
| Tuesday. The Wilmington will leave
Hampton Roads on Sunday for Long
Island Sound. The Wilmington will
mako her trial trip on the 22d and the
| Helena OH the 23d