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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-12-14
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WASHINGTON, December 13.-As soon as
Mr.. Blaine announces that he is not can
didate for the Presidential nomination,
another applicant for the honor will appear
in the field. His name is Shelby M. Gull
lom and he is at present Senator from
Illinois. Private advIces received in this
city by prominent Illinois Republicans
state that secret meeting of the Republi-
can State Central Committee of Illinois
was held in Chicago few days ago at
which 1t was resolved that the forty-four
votes OF Illinois in the next Republican
convention should be cast for Senator Cul-
lom If Mr.. Blaine was not candidate.
There seems to be no question of the abili-
ty of the central committee to redeem its
promise. for Mr.. Cullom is not only very
popular in the state but he has firm con-
troll OF the political machinery. This Is
the first intimation of the definite launch
ing of his prospects. In conversation
with his friends. the Senator has made no
secret of his ambition and seems to have
carefully considered the situation. He
realizes. OF course, that with Mr.. Blaine
IN the field his nomination Is an impossi-
bility but he also believes that Mr.. Harri-
son, II he is candidate. will meet with
considerable opposition in the convention,
which will work to the ultimate advantage
of any other candidate.
Ii is the expection that the name of the
new Secretary of War will be sent TO the
Senate tomorrow and it is generally be-
lIeved that Elkins of West Virginia is the
msG.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-12-14
THIS is A LIE,


If Tt Is Like Other Recent Despatches
Printed BY the London Times.
LONDON, December 13--A Santiago de-
spatch to the Times says: President Har-
rison's message had the effect of a bomb
shell here. It is regarded in official circles
as a breach of diplomatic usage. The
Gillian foreign office asked Mr.. Egan in a
courteous note, November 9, to supply tes-
timony to substaptlate his grave charges
against Chilian officials. Months of delay
in complying with this request pre-
vented President Harrison from knowing
the result of the inquiry into the Baltimore
affair. knowledge of which, it is believed,
would have altered his message entirely.
Ihe Ferro Csrril publishes telegram say
ing that ninety sailors of the United States
man-of-war Boston were allowed to go
ashore at MOntevideo recently and they
Immediately started on drunken spree.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-12-14
THIS MORNINGS NEWS.
Page 1

Page /.
Pine Tree Division &c, o. r. O., publicly
instails its officers.
Rev. DIR. Dalton's lecture on Antony
and Cleopatra.
News of Bath Shipyards.
Washington News: Senator Cullom a
Presidential Possibility. Elkins's NOmin-
alton as Secretary of War expected today,
Speaker Crisp and the Place Hunters.
Foreign: Michael Davitt Injured in an
ARRAY at Waterford. England again
Storm Swept, The London Times's --latest
Chllian Yarn.
Identification of the bomb throWer as
Henry s. N0rcross.
Knox County Court News.
Northern visitors murdered in a Florida
town.
Steamship Kansas disabled.
Maine Central station at Winn burned.
Foreign Letter.
Cyrus Field and the Atlantic Cable.
Miscellaneous Paragraphs.
Page4.
New Publications.
Page 5.
The Grand Army fair.
Description of the new lodge rooms of
Music and Drama.
The Children's Christmas Club Elects
Its Officers
Portland's Support of the Aroostook
Railroad Project.
I Maine Towns.
Page 6.
Speakers Trials in Organizing House of
Representatives.
New York Fashion Letter.
Page Z.
Markets and Financial Reports.
Marine News.
Page 8.
Brief Jottings.
Personal.
Usual SUNDAY Interest in the Steamers.
Reunion of New England Association of
Zeta Psi.
Portland Typographical Union holds its
annual supper at the Preble House.
Civil service examination at post Office.
A paper th,. caught.
Prof. harris Of Andover at State Street
Church.
How Young Swede Found Her Sis
ter.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-12-14
SAGE GIVES THANKS.
The Lesson He Leaves to the Pulpit, Pres
and Authorities.

The Lesson He Leaves to the Pulpit, Pres
and Authorities.
New YORK, December l2-RNssell Sage
tocay issued the following card: II have
received telegraph dispatches. letters and
cards numbe log nearly 1000 from all
parts of the country, ineiuGng Canada. /
regret that l find it impossible to give per
sonal Acknowledgement of these messages
of c0ngratulaticn and sympathy and ther, =
fore haze taken this method of express.
ing my pr0foundesI and warmest thanks
to all. do not regard these messages as
wholly personal, but nevertheless thank
those who sent them and all who at the
same time have felt kindly for me in this
great calamity. | regard this expression
as evidence of the higher and nobler man.
hood and womanhoOd whose sympathy is
broad. The lesson, 1 leave to the pulpit
the press, to Congress and states Ia the
Union and to the courts, the great keystone
of law and order and union and liberty.
Further, beg to add that we should In
crease our faith. our love, our hope, our
trust in the God that created us, the God
of our salvation and redemption.
Gratefully,
"RUsSEII, SA9E0
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-12-14
War in Colorado.

DENVER, Col, December II. - Sher.
if Shores of Gunnison county and 3
posse of % men were fired on at midnight
last night by $50 striking miners at the
coal mines of the Colorado Coal and Iron
Company at Crested Butte. The sheriff
and posse were imprisoned and are now
besieged. Five of the Itrlians were killed,
The sherif's men are strongly intrenched.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-12-14
WHAT THE OREGON ESCAPED.
Steamer Kansas Was Far From Land
When Her Shaft Broke.

NEW YORK, December 13.-Steamship
City of Chicago arrived here today and
brought 81 passengers of the British steam
ship Kansas. The Kansas sailed from
Liverpool for Boston on the 10Th ult. The
City of Chicago fell In with the Kansas on
the 9th inst, $40 miles out from Queens
town. The Kansas had broken her shaft.
After transferring her passengers, the
Kansas was taken In tow by the German
steamer Wandrahm, bound from Boston to
Hamburg.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-12-14
SNOW WITH THE WIND.

Englishmen in the Midst of Disaster on
Land and Sea.
LONDON, December 13-Steamer Auran-
la. from New York, arrived in Liverpool
this morning. She was unable to stop at
Queenstown on account of the gales. The
gales have been accompanied by snow and
heavy rains during Saturday and today,
and have done much damage throughout
the country. Vessels in the English and
Irish channels have been Obliged to run
for shelter. Vessels arriving at Queens
town report terrific weather on the Allan
tic.
DIR. T. Reese of Welshport, was fatally
injured by the roof falling while he was in
bed. At Cambridge. two girls were
crushed beneath falling walls. One was
killed outright and the other now lies
in critical condition.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-12-14
Committees Named.

WASHINGTON, December Is The House
met at noon today aud after prayer by the
chaplain, Speaker Crisp announced the apr
pointment of the committees on accounts
and mileage as follows:
On account-sMessrs. Rusk of MARYLAND.
chairman; Cooper of Indiana, Dlckerson
of Kentucky, Moses of South Carolina.
Seeley of Iowa. Pearson of Ohio, Quacken-
bush of New York, Griswold of Pennsyl
vania. and Cutting of California.
On nmileage-Messrs. Castle of Minnesota.
chairman; Crawford OF North Carolipa'
Kendall of Kentucky, Caldwell of Ohio
and Flick of Iowa.
The House then, at IL O5, adjourned un.
til Wednesday next.
Maine Veterans Remembered.
WASHINGTON, December 12.-The fol-
lowing pensions were granted to Maine
people today:
ORIGINAL.
Robert r. P. Potter, Ephraim E. Hanson.
Sewell Mahar, Frederick Lutz.
John McG0vern Geo. r. Orcutt, dead.
INCREASE.
Nathaniel Lebaron. Percia B. Clifford.
ORIGINAL WIDOWS, ETC.
Melvina +. Orcutt, Ellen j. Pomeroy.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-12-14
Crisp's Perplexing Puzzle.

WASHINGTON, December 12-Speaker
Crisp, after the adjournment of the House
today. listened fer several hours to mem
bers who called to express their views on
the party policy or to state their commit
tee preferences. The Speaker heard the
views of all his callers but did not reach
any definite conclusion. Nor has he yet
offered the chairmanships to any persons.
He desires to visit his home few days
as soon as convenient, but will be unable
TO leave Washington before the latter part
of next week. He said this afternoon that
he was afraid he could not complete the
organization of the committee before the
Christmas recess. though some of his
friends think the work can be done in a
few days, after he gets started on the ac-
tual work of framing them.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-12-14
THEIR THRoATs CUT.
Northern visiters Found Murdered I'm a
Florida Town.

northern tlsiterS round murdered I'm n
Florida Town.
NEW SMYRNA, Fla, December 13.-Mics
A. III. Bruce, Mrs. l.. ID. Hatch, her lit
tie son. and Master Frank Pa"kwood, wera
found murdered yesterday afternoon In q
cottage recently leased by Them for N q
winter six miles below this town. The
thr0ats of all four We're cut from ear to ear
and they had been dead apparently 10 to
20 hours. As several tTamps were seen In
the neighborhOGd lately, SUSPICION natu-
rally rested on them. A posse Of fifty
men organized and started last nizht oil
horses and afoOt for the scene of the TRACE
dy. The victims re Gently came from the
North to spend the winter here and were
not known generally
How Kansas City Was Robbed.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, December l3.-Wm.
Peake, ex-City Treasurer, on trial for the
past week, charged with having embezzled
3O,OOO OF The cty money, was acquitted
today. A deficiency of $4,000 In the treas
ury funds was clearly proven. The greater
amount Of iha deficiency was accounted for
by III o Us" found in the cash drawer.
signed by Peake. The defence was that
these slips originally represented amounts
drawn by Peake against his salary, hut
they were raised by the clerks In the office
who really got away with the money.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-12-14
THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE.
If Hr. Blaine Does Not Enter, lii
lOis Has a Candidate.
WASHINGTON GOSSIP is MAKING
ELKLNS SECRETARY OF WAR.

Candidate state Committees Decision
to Place His Name Before the Conven-
tion-The Senator Known to Have an
Eye to the White House-The First of
the Committees.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-12-14
France and the Clergy.

PARIS, December 12-In the Chamber
of Deputies. today, the debate on M. Hub
bard's motion of yesterday condemning
the hostile attitude of the clergy, and de-
manding that steps be taken for the sepa-
ration of church and state, was very heat
ed. The Hubbard motion was rejected.
BAG TO H.
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THE WEATHER.
Fair-Colder Weather Coming,

WASHINGTON. December 11.-Following
is the forecast of the weather for Maine:
Fair; west winds; slight change in tenn
perture, followed by colder Tuesday.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-12-14

Local Weather Report.
PORTLAND, ME-, December 13, 1891.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-12-14
| e!!.g !.!!l Sh'rt 8 Kar'ns!!n!. q!
THE BEAUTIFUL
WATER COLOR PAINTING

of the Soldiers aud Sailors, Monu-
ment dispIased In our window, will be
given as New Years glfG to the or
gaDizaiiOn receiving the largest NUM-
ber OF votes up to January 6, 1892.
The conditions OF voting are as foI-
lows:
That a sale of 2S cents is the basis
OF one vote, SO that no matter what
the purchase may be the customers
buj ing goods will have all the
votes accredited to their choice
and each day a complete record will
be posted as the contest proceeds.
1. BOsw0rth Post, u. A. X.
2. Thatcher Post, g. A. II.
3. Army and Navy Union.
4. Sons OF Veterans.
3. BOswOrth Relief Corps.
6. Thatcher Relief Corps.
2. Portland Montgomery Guards.
8. Portland Light Infantry.
y. Portland tadetS.
1O. Sheridan Rifles.
IL. High School Cadets.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-05
FAITHFUL IN NAME ONLY.
A Quakeress Jilts Man X no Had
Waited Twenty Years for Her.
E,-o,,, a. CJ..oco ut.,I,

Waited Twenty Years for Her.
From the Chicago Tribune.
INDIANAPOLIS. Oct. 25.-Last Friday
night Miss Faithful Castle, descendant of
the old pioneer Hiram Castle, who settled
the town of that name near the Ohio line,
and John Hutchins were to re married
according to the Quaker custom. The
bloom of youth no longer blushed on Faith
ful's cheek, for she was 40 years old on her
last birthday. Johns wide acres spread
along the headwaters Of the Mississnnewa
and made his suit pleasing to Faithful's
parents. Faithful and John had been chill
Gren together, and their union had been
looked on for years as one of those matches
made in heaven. Twenty years ago, when
both we're young, John had courted Faith
full, but hal been tempOrized with by the
maiden. Perhaps thou knowest not thy
heart, John,' was always Faithfurs shy
answer when pressed to name a date, until
the present summer, when he was gladdened
by her saying: 81 am ready if thou art. ="
The time was Fl xed for Oct. %.
A week ago Cyril Lukens, the hayward
son of the famous Indiana Quaker family
by that name, came home after wandering
up and down the country for years. His
face was covered with beard. He.was a
tall, straight man, and none woul1 take
wickedness finally drove him from the
town twenty years before. He said he had
| been around the world, and had finally
gone to mining In Colorado. Cyril. of
course, was invited to the wedding. being
remembered by the older folks as John
| Hutchins' one time rival.
When the guests were all ready and the
preacher was in his place Friday night.
some one remarked that Cyril Lukens had
| not come.
"Then we will wait BIT said old Father
| Castle. At that instant Mother Castle, ex-
cited and holding up her hands in astonish-
ment, swept into the presence of her guests
and electrified them by declaring that Faith
| full was not in her room. The mother held
| sheet of paper which she banded to Father
| Castle, who glanced at it and at the Assem-
| bled guests gathered around him. He walked
| over to where John Hutchins sat, pale and
frightened. John read the note and the two
men retired from the place. The guests
solemnlY departed.
Cyril aud Faithful drove out to the county
squire and were married early in the even
ing. They then took the train at Winches-
ter for the west. To-day letter was re-
| ceived by Mrs. Castle from Faithful en-
| nOunCinO the fact
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-05
CHINESE CUT THROATS.
REBELS TAKE A TOWN IN THE
PROVINCE OF TEHHUA.

One OF Their Captives Nailed to a
Board Through ais Hands and Feet
and then Cur tt Pisces-The Walls Of
the Town Scaled Under a Eeavy Fire.
Pirates again Active of the Coast OF
Annoy.
SAN Francisco. CAL, Nov. 4.-The fol-
lowing Chinese advices have been received
per steamer City of Rio Janeiro:
Particulars of a serious riot in the prov
ince Of Ukien have reached Hong Kong.
The scene Of TIE trouble is Tehhua, which
was attacked by 5000 insurgents. One un-
fortunate fell into the hands of the
insurgents, who nailed his hands aud
feet to board and cut
him up. The victim was cons @dered to
have been made a sacrifice to tue flag. For
three days the city held out. The insurg-
ents seized a favorable moment 60 send
large rec under cover of their own fire to
storm the defenses. The walls were low
and were easily scaled.
BLOODY STRUGGLE
n bloody struggle ensued, resulting in
favor of the attacking party. The leader,
Chen, was the first one 20 leap over, and,
rushing straight TO the magistrates yamen,
he trst liberated all the prise ers and then
searched for the magistrate and his family.
The depu y magistrate was last seen fight
ing hand to hand against an over
whelming force, disputing every inch
OF ground. At last accounts
1000 imperial troops were on the
march against the rebels. News from
Nladivostock on Sept. %, said: Quite a
number Of lately escaped cOnvicts have
been recaptured recently. some dead and
Others alive Russians are paying 50
roubles premium for live criminals, and IS
roubles for dead ones If brought in.
PIRACY OFF Annoy.
Hone KONG, Nov. Piracy is again
rife along the coast near Annoy, after hav-
ing subsidized little upon the capture and
execution of fourteen sea rovers in the
spring Three days before the mid autumn
festival a merchant junk heavily laden,
while proceeding 10 Annoy, was followed by
strange craft. When the vessels were
close together the junk men called out to
the crsw of the unknown boat TO keep
clear and avoid a collision, but
the reply was the firing OF a bomb, followed
by several men with cutlasses and pistols
The junk's supercargo was killed and one
sailor leaped overheard and was drowned.
The rest of the crew were tied to the masts.
After dividing the booty the pirates an
chored their prize and drove the crew on
shore, themselves sailiug away. The au-
thorities dispatched many boats in pursuit,
but all returned without effectiug their
object
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-05
OATES ON THE sUBTRRAsURY.
The Alabama ConRressman's Speech
at Atlanta q Telling One

The Alabama ConRressman's Speech
at Atlanta Telling One.
ATLANTA, Ca, Nov. 4.-Congressman
Oates of Alabama spoke against the sub
treasury to a big audience of farmers at the
exposition grounds to-day. He made a
strong argument, and the answer by Con-
gresham Livingston tomorrow is antici-
pated with a good deal of interest. Col.
Oates enjoys distinction as a leader Of the
hntl-sub~treasury element, and is regarded
as strong man on financial and economic
questions. To-day he showed up the SUBJ
treasury fallacies In such way as to
deeply impress his audience, the majority
OF whom have been dyed in the wool SUBJ
treasury theory men by Col. Livingston
and other Georgia alliance leaders
TO HAVE A GOOD EFFECT.
Col. Oates speech will have a good effect
In subduing the slumbering third party
feeling, by showing the farmers that il
would be useless to bolt on such q theory,
which, If successfully carried into execu-
ton, would be INJURIOUS rather than enc
fetal to the farming interests. He declared
that be was in sympathy with the original
declaration of principles of the alliance, but
differed with it in the specific means OF
remedying the evils complained of. 1t is
the general opinion that Col. Livingston
champion of the unaduI Grated Ocala plat
form, will have to talk at lively rate &c
answer Congressman Oates speech to
morrow.
The sensational feature of Congressman
Oates address was his reference TO c. w
Macune. He said that if the Almighty haC
ever stamped villainy and treachery on thu
face Of man to warn people against him
that man was Macune For" said tn
congre- sman, ''he has the cunning Of
boy, the boIdness Of a lion and the honesty
Of penitentiary convict
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-05
ONE ENJOYS

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-05
THREE TRAGIC SUICIDES.
Ascent ofs Sacred Mountain in Japan
Abandoned.

ADdDQOQ61
VICTORIA, b. c., Nov. 4-Ihe steamer
Sussex Just arrived from Japan brings
word thai five English naval officers on
leave met with three Americans, all broth
ers, named Csstleton, from Philadelphia,
and together formed plan 10 climb the
summit Of Fiji YAM, the sacred
mountain Of Japan. taxing with them
rockets aud few fireworks which they in
tended to explode when they reached the
summit. Having secured two guides, they
started on their VI ey from among a
group Of astounded natives Of the village Of
Katusho, on the west side II the mountain.
FHRBE TRAGIC DEATHS.
The guides at the end Of two days signified
their intention Il committing suicide il the
party did not turn back, ana finding their
threats did not have the desired effect,
cOolly walked in front OF the tourists,
and each with q stroke OF a sharp
knife, disemboweled himself before their
Mortified eyes. Both died instantly and the
youngest Of the Castleto. s, a boy of IS. i'm
mediately pulled out a revolver and blew
out his own brains. Sickened by this fear
full scene the rest of the party turned back
and descended the mountain
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-05
NINE. MELBA's DIVORCE.
Capt. Armstrong Brings Els Action as
From the Nc,o York advertiser.

IL (OunL6IlCrlCdQL.
From the Nc,o York advertiser.
LONDON, Nov. 2.-The action for divorce
brought by Capt. Charles Armstrong, late
Of her majestys service, against his wife,
the celebrated soprano, known by the stage
name Of Mime. Melba, is the absorbing topic
of conversation in social aud theatrical cir
Giles. Mime. Melba was married when but
IS years old, trough the assistance of her
parents. She is now %. She claims to have
been badly treated for several years before
having filed her petition for a judicial sep
aration. In order to protect his Interests,
Mime. Melba had her son made ward
in chancery, with Lord Rothschild and
Earl de Grey as trustees.
1t appears that Capt. Armstrong was
seeking his wife when be was served with
the papers in the suit for separation. I'm
mediately after this action on the part CT his
wife, Capt. Armstrong filed Il petition for
divorce.
The captain is a thoroughly horsey man,
and at present engaged in breaking Argen-
tine colts at East Grimstead. 1t is known
that In June last Mime. Melba was almost
penuiless, her husbA d having taken from
her what money she had. At that time she
WAS placed in possession of funds by friends
who bad every reason to believe that the
buC u OIAtfaAlo WAS OuS VI IDhQY
harmless admirers.
Sir Augustus Harris has offered Nine
Melba $1,000 night to sing next season,
but she has declined the proposition unless
she could reserve all rights for private en-
gagements. There is a strong syndicate
behind the soprano, and in the event of her
being Il able to arrange with Sir Augustus
she will probably settle ON an independent
season. Manager Bertrand claims that
Nine. Melha is fully up to PATHS recent
work. IL is stated that the American tour
proposed for Nine. Melba has been
abandoned.