The Portland daily press., 1897-08-11
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Great excitement prevails at Trinity
Centre, Cal. and vicinity over rich
strike said to have been made by the
drift claim of Coffee Creek. In four days
parties took out gold valued at $6S, 900.
After shut down of six weeks, the
Delaware Iron Works at Newcastle, Del.
has resumed operations, giving employ
ment to between 400 and 800 persons. 1t
is said that tho big paper factory at
Newark will soon begin operations, and
there is talk of starting shoe factory.
Thad Buckler and Jesse Pearson, two
white boys, aged IA, became involved in
a fight during religious services at Butler
Church, near Star City, Lincoln county :,
Arkansas. Both boys used their knives
and fought viciously. Buckler was cut
five times, and Pearson was stabbed near
the heart Both will die.
The fight occurred while the minister
was delivering his sermon.
For month or more the people living
near BALD Knob, Arkansas, have been
finding valuable pearls in lake near
that place. Hundreds of people have
been opening mussel shells in search of
the pearls, and some rare gems have
been found, some being sold for as much
as $500. soss4'>ss
Frank Henderson of Calais, aged four
years, was drowned while playing alone
on Halls wharf. When he fell off the
tide was low, but he was probably rem
dered unconcious by the fall and drowned
Immediately.
Adjutant General Houston of the Flor
ida state militia, has ordered the two
st. Augustine companies to hold them
selves in readiness to go to Key West at
moments notice in case their presence
shall be necessary at the trial of Johnson,
a negro rapist, whose case will come up
Wednesday.
Acting Secretary Ryan of the Interior
Department has decided to issue official
warning to parties who intend to go to
Alaska gold fields, telling of the danger
to be encountered and the difficulties in
volved.
Train wreckers have been at work
again on the Central railroad of New
Jersey and Monday night for ithe fourth
time in as many months their work ac-
complished the wreck of two fast freight
trains, the blocking of the tracks until
five o'clock this morning. and the loss of
at least $4,000.
There was a break in the Welland
canal at Port Dalhousie, Ont, Tuesday
morning at $50 o'clock. The steamer
Brittanic, bound up, ran into lock No. 6
and carried away four gates. Navigation
is stopped and until repairs are made.
When this will be, it is impossible to
state at present
George Polycramis, counterfeiter,
one of three men who escaped from
Ludlow street jail, New York, on the
14th of last january, was caught Tues
day in Chicago. &.
The Steamer st. Louis, sailingss for
Europe today will take 6S1, 900 ounces of
silver.
The universal peace union of Pniladel-
phia, offered its services as arbitrator in
the coal strike.
DIR. Joseph j. Kinyoun, passed assis-
tant surgeon United States marine hospi-
tai service.h been designated by the
Secretary of the Treasury to represent
this government at the international ex-
position on hygiene and sanitary service
on shipboard to be held in Brussels in
September.
Notices have been posted about Clay
ton, N. NJ, warning all negroes to leave
before August Is. Nearly all til negroes
are preparing to go away.
A wind, rain and hail storm, which
PASSED over Vi1oqua, Wis, has done
more than 100000 damage to the tobacco
farmers.
A terrible storm struck Patterson, N.
j., Tuesday. The rain was the heaviest
in 25 years. Much damage was done by
the cyclonic wind which. accompanied
the rain. Trees were uprooted, signs
and fences carried away and trolley cars
were stopped. One crowded trolley car
was struck by lightning, but none of the
passengers were injured.