The Portland daily press., 1897-09-21
BRIEFLY TOLD.

BRIEFLY TOLD.
operator in Illinois, in an interview said:
1.-The miners of Illinois should get a
price equal to the Columbus scale. The
price which they We're forced to accept
last May and which they refused to CON.
tinue to work on, Is not enough to keep
body and soul together M
A special to the San Francisco Call
from Hal Hoffman, dated Juneau, Sep
TENDER ID, says that the first snow storm
of the season which swept over the
mountains last night is one indication
that the same thing is likely to occur
at any time or likely to continue indef-
nitely. Small boats from Skaguay report
snow fall one and a half feet deep on
the SkagHay trail
EugeneV. Debs attended a meeting of
Branch No. 1, of the Social Democracy
in Chicago, Sunday night, and lectured
It's members Houndly on the incendiary
speeches of the preceding Sunday. He
said the hope of Social Democracy lay in
ballot asrthe remedy for the evils COM
planned Of
1t is announced that Lewiston beer
clubs numb ering 100 members, have or
ganized the Clubmens' Union for pro-
lection against what they term the inegi-
innate clubs, and rum shops posing as
beer clubs. Each club in the Union is
entitled to one director in the new orga-
nizatiOn.
{. A message from Easton, says that Ad-
Olson Powers of that place, committed
suicide Sunday by hanging. He was 50
years of age.
TxIx, A Tlakz - 49, M
chief Justice, expired on Sunday, Septe1n-
Der 10. His reappointment was confirmed
by the executive council Monday.
Sherman Mitchell, of Sprague's Mills,
died Sunday night from injuries received
on Friday from a flying piece of wood in
a saw mill. His age was 81 years and he
leaves child.
4 Several government officials, were in
Reading, Pa, last week in consultation
with j. H. Carpenter. the steel projectile
manufacturer, whose proposition to make
armor plate for 500 ton is now before
the armor board.
1t was officially announced at Constan-
tinOple Monday that peace between
Greece and Turkey had been signed and
the ministers of war and marine have SO
notified all the Turkish military and
naval commanders
A despatch from Fiume, Austria. says
there was collision Sunday evening
near Kafosvers between an express train
and q freight train carrying troops. Four
train hands and six soldiers were killed
and thirty soldiers will probably die from
injuries received during the acciaent t.
Considerable rolling stock was wrecked.
Three tramps held up Great Northern
cattle train at daylight Monday morning
near Smith Lake, MINI. They made
their way to the caboose where they
robbed several cattlemen. Two of the
robbers succeeded in jumping from the
train while the third was arrested.
The following postmaster was appoint
ed by the President tod ny: f. e. Little
field, Vinal Haven.
a The United States grand jury in New
York, Monday returned an Indictment
for murder against Philip f. Carter for
killing Thomas j. Kenny on board the
30, while the vessel was lying at the Cob
dock at the Brooklyn navy yard.
I The steamship Lain from New York
will take out 10000 ounces of silver to
Europe today.
A Blaire, Ohio, special says: All the
large coal mines on the Baltimore &
Ohio, Cleveland, Lorain q Wheeling ped
ding banks, in Belmont county, were
started Monday morning, the operators
paying the 56-cent rate. Two thousand
miners returned to work.
United States District Judge Foster
made sweeping decision Monday morn
ing at Topeka, Kas., when he declared
the organization known as the Kansas
City Live Stock Association illegal under
the provisions of the antitrust law, and
enjoined the commission from doing bust
ness.
Martin Thorn was Monday identified
by Henry Burgess as the man who bought
quantity of plaster of paris the day
VIM. Guldensuppe was murdered. Burgess
keeps grocery store at Woodside, L. I.
He picked Thorn out of number of
prisoners at the Queens county jail. b
The Sovereign Grand Lodge, l. o. o.
f. holds it's annual session at Springfield
Ill, this week. Delegates from every
state and many from Europe, Canada.
Australia and other foreign places are
present. The opening session was held
Monday morning In the afternoon the
sovereign grand lodge held session and
a reception was rendered the visiting Re-
bekahs
The arrangements for the Presidents
trip were concluded Monday. He will
leave tonight by special train on the
Pennsylvania road, going through TO to
North Adams without stop at New York
or elsewhere. Mrs. Mckinley will accom-
pany the President on the trip.
Miss Lillian Wall of Haverhill,a domes
tic, employed at Hotel Gushing, Sails
bury Beach, was arrested last night for
being concerned in the death OF the child
whose body was found in the valise at the
beach. Some letters addressed to her
and from her were found in the valise
She admitted the letters were hers, but
denied knowing anything about the
child.
ton ono salmon from the MonmoatL
hatchery were depositd in Cobbosse pond.
Monday. %