The Portland daily press., 1899-07-25

Government receipts yesterday from in
ternal revenue 81, 40. Al: customs Si76,
go: miscellaneous $55.s29. Expenditures
81, 800. 600.
The Argyle boom in the Penobscot
river broke yesterday morning letting
loose 4,O0o,coO logs of the West Branch
river.
Admiral Dewey telegraphs Mayor Van
Wyck that he will BE- home about Ooto-
ber LIST.
The man who suicided on the Fall
River linsr Priscilla saturday has been
identified as X. w. Browne IL OF Bristol,
X. /.
Chick Davis. the negro murderer Of
VIII Grin, respected farmer of Wilmot,
Ark, was lynched yesterday. He tired
his gun Mt his pursuers and they returned
the fire killing him instantly.
Twelve buildings valued at 500, 900 were
burned In Forest City. Pa, yesterday.
L. Q. Manzer Is the haviest loser.
During a thunder storm at Charlton
burg, Germany, Sunday, thrue persons
were killed and twenty injured by the
lightning striking a wire against which
they wsre leaning.
Senator Albert J. Beveridge of Indiana
Is in Japan and his friends have not
Heatu from MIN eiuc5 June ~ Wntn ne
was quarantined on vessel which had
the Asiatio plague on board. They fear
that some accident has befallen him.
A bout 20 messenger boys of the Postal
Telegraph company struck In New York
yesterday. The boys want IL cents
message Cat rate and payment for all
messengers they cannot deliver.
Two Augustinian friars were arrested
in Manila yesterday. On their persons
were found documents showing them to
be agents Of the Filipino junta In Hong
Kong. which they intended TO Dear to
Aguinaldo.
The striking freight handlers onIthe
Pennsylvania and Lshigh railroad In
New York are still holding out. Freight
handlers on other lines will be asked TO
go out in sympathy.
The steamer Almer was towed In to
Halifax yesterday by steamer Daniel.
The Almer had broken her shaft and lad
been adrift in helpless condition for
IL days.
Philippines yesterday from San francis-
co. she had the 18th Infantry on board
numbering 800 men. 1his is the largest
regiment in the service. Gen. Joseph
Wheeler and his daughter were among
the passengers Besides these there were
II recruits ON board.
William BODICE of Waterville, the Maine
Central's Oldest conductor, has resigned
after 80 years of service. In this period
he has never met with an accident nor
lost days work from disability of any
kind.
The st. James Gazette of London, COM
menting ON the Alaskan boundary cues.
ton. says that nobody thinks of war in
connecti IN with the Canadian MA merioan
dispute and yet, since 1t is England who
will have to do the lighting for Canada.
the Gazette advises Its ''fellow subjects to
use quieter style" Great Britain is
anxious to avoid serious diplomatic COLI
sion with the United sta ties, 1t says.
The failure of the monsoon. with excess
sive rainfall In Bengal and the northwest
provincies Is ocoasiOning great anxi lefty.
The plague is increasing in Popona.
There were 100 cases Sunday with 81
deaths.
The In uians on the Neg Peroes reserya-
tion In Idaho while outwardIy submitting
to the agreement of che chiefs to permit
work on the Northern Pacific glade
through the reservation to proceed are
maniiesting an ugly spirit and threaten
an outbreak.