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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-01
HILLS BIG STEAL.
New York Republicans DO Not Propose to
Tamely Submit.

New YoRK, December 31.-In refer
ence to the decision of the Board of Can
yassers in the Senatorial contests, the
Press this morning said: The Republi-
cans of New York are holding consulta-
tions. Senator Hiscock voiced their
sentiments when he said last night at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel:
1T is wrong; monstrous wrong
which cannot be tolerated.
TO this end there was meeting of the
Republican leaders of the state last night
1t was held at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
Those present were Senator Hiscock and
cX-Senators Platt and Warner Miller
Collector Hendricks, Chauncey NJ. De-
pew, Chairman of the Republican State
Committee Brookfield, and Colonel
George Bliss and Joseph Choate as coun-
sci.
The subject was discussed in all its
bearings, and the future action of the
Republican party was carefully mapped
out. Just what will be done none of the
gentlemen present would say, but all
were unanimous in saying that every le-
gal means should be exhausted before a
surrender is made.
The general opinion is that the Repub-
lican Senators viii refuse to join in the
organization of the Senate until the Dem
ocrats are prepared to act fairly, but no
confirmation from the leaders could be
had of this view.
One of them said: ''We can only adj
wise. The Republican Senators viii do
individually what they believe to be hon
est and patriotic. No selfish motives
will weigh with them, and what they
think right they win do"
The counsel for the Republicans have
decided that Immediately after Governor
Hill goes out of Office they will apply to
Justices Barnard and Edwards of the Su-
preme Court for writs of contempt
against the five members of the State
Board of Canvassers for counting the
Mylod certificate from Duchess county,
which elected Osborne This act on the
part of the board was not.only in oppo-
sition to the decision of the Court Of Ap-
peals, but it was also in direct contempt
of the orders given by Justices Barnard
and Edwards not to canvass that certiti-
cate.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-01
OFINTEREST TO TEACHERS.
The National Conference of University
Extension in Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, December 31.-At to-
days session of the National Conference
of University Extension, Pref. Michael
E. Sadler of Oxford, Eng, spoke about
university extension in England. He said
England expends $3,5OO,000 a year for
teaching science and technical educa-
ton, about 100000 of which goes to aid
the university extension centres.
DR.. Wilfred Fl. Munroe of Brown Uni
versity, spoke on the study of history
under the university extension system.
He favored placing each centre in charge
of a committee. These committees
should act together to have uniformity.
In New England, he declared, the mass
es were being reached and the charges
were put down to the lowest figures, in.
Guiding a little charge for examination.
The audience was really class. The
speaker said he did not care for more
than fifty, as with that number the best
work was done.
Prof. Cheney of the University of
Pennsylvania, argued in favor of more
entertaining system of lecturing on his
tory, especially in the public schools.
Prof. Henry L. Chapman of Bowdoin
College, spoke for the cause in Maine.
He said university extension was making
real headWay.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-01
FAILURES OF A YEAR.
An Increase in Number but not In the
Amount at Stake.

New YORK, December 31.-The mer-
camille failures for 1891, reported by the
mercantile agencies of r. G. Dun de Co.
and E. Russell & Co., indicate that the
number of failures in the United States
were 1928, against TO- 007 in 1890. The
failures in 1901 are greater in number
than in any previous year since the rec
ord kept by this agency, running back to
1857. In amount the liabilities figure al
most precisely the same as in the year
previous, this year amounting to $751;
100000. The average liabilities of the
failures were $15,471 in 1901 against
ST, ,406 in 1890. The distribution of loss
in geographical sections shows that the
liabilities of the failures in the eastern
states in the year just closed were $19.-
100000, as against $27,000,000 last year.
The failures in the last seven days, re-
ported to Dun & Russell, number for the
United States, 307; for the correspond
ing week last year there were 311 fail
ures in the United States.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-01

Judge Bclford Accuses the Defence of
Not Being Manly Enough to Back Tn
its Charges-Judge Furman Says Judge
Belford Was Hired To Help Hang an
Innocent Man-Jurors VIII Get Rest
Saturday.
DENVER, Col, December 31-At the
conclusion Of Judge Macon's address for
the defence in the Graves trial yesterday,
Judge Belford opened his argument for
the prosecution, tracing the movements
of Mrs Bagnaby until she went to the
Adirondacks. He continued his argu-
ment today. and said: 'sLast night we
left Mrs. Barnaby in the Adirondacks.
notwithstanding that she had $130,OC0 in
her own right, DR.. Graves sent her a
check for $50 to pay for her excursions.
He gave her directions in the letter car
rying the check how to collect it. A
little later, he sent her another check for
$50, I will read some of his
and how utterly helpless this woman,
reduced. A letter, dated July 8, is adj
dressed to Miss Hanley He has fas-
tened upon her spy. A female spy is
always more heartless than any male de-
tective. The letter is addressed to Miss
Hanley, with an enclosure for Mrs. Bar
naby. 1t is registered to Miss Hanley.
Was there some secret instruction in it?
Why register this letter? The whole
conduct of this man seems snal1e-like.
He says writing to Mrs. Barnaby: 'sThe
letter is registered TO Miss Hanley to
save you the troble of post Office re-
ceipts.'
"Why, if he did not wish to bother her
with post Office receipts, dc he register
the letter? He says he should prefer
her to pay Bennett as little rs possible in
order that he might pay him by check"
Judge Belford said the first will made
by Mrs. Barnaby was drawn up by Col.
Ballou two weeks before the comprom-
Use was effected ON Mr.. Barnaby's will.
In this document, DR.. Graves was be-
queathed $4,000. Judge Bclford said
he believed Col. Ballou and DR.. Graves
forced Mrs. Barnaby to make this will
before they would attempt to break Mr..
Barnaby's viii. Judge Belford severely
attacked Judge Macon for saving in his
speech V esterday that he thought the
Worreil family were the guilty ones, and
not Dr. Graves. Judge Belford said the
defence was not manly enough to bring
this charge against the Worrells in the
proper manner.
Judge Furman, counsel for the defence,
then began his speech. He made an en-
energetic attack upon Judge Belford, and
said the prosecution must be in sorry
way when they had to secure Mr.. Bel
ford, who is the most eloquent lawyer in
Colorado, to help hang an innocent man.
Judge Furman made a brilliant argu-
ment, but failed to touch upon many vital
points made by the prosecution against
DR.. Graves. At the conclusion Of his
speech, the court adjourned until Satur-
day, when District Attorney Stevens will
make the last argument for the prosecu-
ton. 1t is the intention of both sides TO
allow the jury to retire Saturday night.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-01
FIVE ACRES OF FLAME.
Standard Oil Company Loses Property
Worth Million.

BAYoNNE, N. S., December 31.-The
great barrel works of the Standard Oil
Company at Constable Hook are burned
down, and the loss is estimated at from
from 81, 900, 900 upward. The fire started
at $50 last night in the heading room of
the barrel works. 1t is estimated that
there were between one and two million
barrel heads in the building and from ten
to fifteen million barrel slaves. The
structure was about $50 feet long. 200
feet wide and three stories high. When
the tiremen, the police and crowd of
people reached the scene the structure
seemed wrapped in flames. A dozen
streams were Immediately directed upon
il, bat the contents burned like tinder.
The building stood in an inclosure of
about six acres, and great stacks of
lumber were piled all about. These
caught fire and burned fiercely, and soon
there were five acres OF flame lighting
up the surrounding country. Next to
the barrel factory were the chemical
works, which were momentarily expected
TO be enveloped in flames. Luckily.
however, the barrel factory walls fell at
one o'clock. The greatest danger was
now over and the chemical works were
saved. At o'clock the fire was under
control
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-01
cHlLrs SIDE OF THE STORY
4 Peculiar Story About the Testimony Re
garding the Valparaiso Riot.

WASHINGTON, December 31.-Senor
Montt, the Chilian minister, had anoth-
cr interview with Secretary Blaine today.
The minister laid before the secretary
the following telegram from SeniorMatta
the minister of foreign affairs at Santa
go, bearing on the inquiry into the
trouble at Valparaiso between the Chill
ians and sailors from the U. S. S. Balti-
more:
From the summary of proceedings, it appears
that a struggle commenced between two sailors
i'll a tavern and that it was continued on the
street with the accession of q number of inhab-
itants and transient parties from the streets
called ''Del Claye," "Sau Francisco and ''Ala-
mos" The disorder extended to the streets
del Araensal" and "San MARTINI where the
the North Americans, except two, state that
the police did their duty. From the yoluminOus
proceedings. ii appears the court has done and
is doing its duty. Whenever the prosecuting
attorney renders his opinion and the time for
producing evidences shall have expired, sentence
viii pc given, establishing who and how many
are the guilty parties. who may only be pre-
sumed at present. Whoever they may be, they
viii be punished. The legal proceedings are
being actively carried forward to proper term
inatiOn.
Minister Montt, when questioned by
reporter, said he thought the statement
in above dispatch that all North Ameri-
cans excepting two said the police did
their duty was favorable to the Chilian
side of the controversy.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-01
FORTUNE FOR BOWDOIN.
Four Hundred Thousand Dollars Be.
queathed to The College.
MANY MAINE PEOPLE GET SLICES
OF A BIG ESTATE.

win of Mrs. Catherine Garcelon, Late of
Oakland, Cal.--Mrs. GarccIon Was
Born in Harpswell--Her Estate Valued
at $4,000, ,O00-Bequcsts to Seventy Per-
sons, Mostly Relatievs in sraine-Two
Nephews Who Get Nothing.
SAN Francisco, December 31.-A deed
of trust and the win of the late Mrs.
Catherine Garcelon of Oakland, Cal,
who died Tuesday last from bronchitis,
were made public today. The deceased
was the only sister of the late DIR. Samu-
ell Merritt, prominent resident of Oak
land, from whom she inherited great
wealth, estimated at $1,000, ,OO0 She
was born in Harpswell, Cumberland
county, Me-, August 8, 1914, and married
DR.. Garcelon at the age of 10. They re-
moved to Oakland, where DR.. Garcelon
died in 1877. The widow, having no
children, left as heirs two nephews,
Frederick and James Merritt. The will
makes bequests to 70 persons, mostly
relatives in Maine, and the residue of the
estate is to constitute trust funds to en-
dow hospital at Oakland, and Bowdoin
College, Me. 1t is estimated the hospi-
tai will receive 100000, and Bowdoin
College 100000. The win states that
the deceased considered her nephews
amply provided for, in that they received
something like an half million dollars
not to contest the will of DR.. Merritt,
who gave the bulk of his estate to her.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-01
An Ardent Disciple of Jingoism.

WASHINGTON, December 31.-General
Horace Porter, in talk about the Chill
ians, said: II scarcely look for war
with Chill, though l think little brush
with an outsider would be good thing
for the United States. Patriotism becomes
stagnant by too long epochs of peace.
It's getting about time to open the Tenn
pie Of Janus and ''let slip the dogs of
war" ] rather regret we did not admin
lister thrashing to Italy. True, she
could have turned loose her monster
men-of-war on our unprotected coasts,
but VIC would soon have sent them to the
bottom with torpedoes, and, raising
them subsequently, had the grandest lot
of ironclads in the world
81 tell you admire the policy of old
England, which protects the property
and person of a single citizen, whether
in the wilds of Africa, the mountains Of
Persia or the plains of America. Jingo-
ism is all right, and we should pray to
have little more of it in these United
StateS'
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-01
TWO GREAT REPUBLICS.
Compliments Exchanged When the New
French Minister Met the President.


WASHINGTON, December 31.-M. Pater-
notre, the newly accredited minister Of
France to the United States, was pre-
sented to the President this morning by
the Secretary of State. Upon being pre-
sented NJ. Paternotre, in the course of
his remarks, said: II should be glad If
my residence in the United States could
contribute to strengthen and develop the
traditions of esteem and sympathy which
have never ceased to exist between Our
two nations, even when they were separ-
ated by the diversity of their political
systems, and which cannot now fail to be
still further strengthened by the similar
ity of our institutions"
In his reply, President Harrison said:
"Thc affection of the people of this coun
try for the great nation you come to rep
resent lies very deep. Born of the gem
crous sympathy and timely aid accorded
to our forefathers in their hour of need
more than century ago by your gov
ernment and people, the passing years
have strengthened the bonds between
the two countries, so that now by the
traditions of unbroken unity, by the
grateful remembrance of the illustrious
Frenchmen who have shared our fortunes
and our history, and by the mutual in
fiuences of like popular government,
our race and yours are become closely
and lastingly akin. L cannot doubt that
this marked spirit of unity and esteem
will grow stronger between us, and that
France may look to our country in the
community of our interests and our aims
as we look to France for enlarged inter
course, cordial sympathy and enduring
friendship. Certainly no efforts on the
part of this government will be wanting
to those ends.'
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-01
Weather Observations.

The following are the observations of
the Agricultural Department Weather
Bureau for yesterday, December 81, tax
en- at 8 p. M, 10Th meridian time, the OBJ
servations for each station being given in
this order: Temperature, direction OF
the wind, state of the weather:
Boston, 26o, NV, cloudy; New York,
360, W, cloudy; Philadelphia, 380, n, fair:
20o, NV, cloudless; Buffalo, 80, E,
cloudy; Detroit, 360, Sc, rain; Chicago,
i, S, cloudy; ST. Paul, 40o, calm, cloudy
Duluth, 36o, NE, cloudy; ST. Vincent,
160, n, snow; Huron, So. Oak, 10o, NV,
cloudy; Bismarck, 20, NV, cloudless;
Jacksonville, $50, NE, cloudless.
t. Chieago's temperature missing.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-01
CHILL WANTS PEACE.
Sudden Changes in the Tone of Advices
via London.

sudden Changes IN the Tone OF Advices
via London.
LONDON, December 31.-The Santiago
de Chill correspondent of the Times to-
day affirms on what he declares the
highest authority that Chill would not
feel Inundated in helping to the utmost
of her power to terminate peacefully and
in manner honorable to both herself
and the United States, conflict which,
but for the lengthy and secret form of
criminal procedure followed in Chilli,
which allowed of constant false reports,
hostile to good understanding to be
propogated abroad, could never have
attained such exaggerated proportions.
The correspondent says it is evident that
there are fire brands anxious for the in
auguration of a war which would be dis
astrous to the best interests of both
countries concerned.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-01
EakgSS. E2NAEN e. EELDEN.
Ladies, Read This!
DEATH AND DISEASE
BAFFLED!!
A W0nesarr,lI E9caYeI
A Wonderful ESCAPE. I!

LYNN, MASS, Aug. 4, 1891.
GenuenaeD:-l have been an invalid for
jyer seven years. At first Kidney
VrOubEe caused such a weakness in my
10 my work 1 Fa L. sfandfng
Hp. Irapidiy~ rIf1 down ltptil disease pc
uliar ia my sex fastened Upon me, and
LIFE BECAME A TORTURE,
ich as only those afflicted as I was can
low. Compelled to SIT OF lie down
tie time--to stand upon my feet for
-weRty minutes at time was a tor
ture usR5peaaAahIe. The TERRIBLE
DRAGGING DOWN SENSATION
would send such feeling to my brain that
,ANE. SPFla My Ps RERsE0 neFSoas nlmSot aN- aSs-
gem weakened until the GE4EGKHTEST
NOISE would nearly
DRIVE EEE WEED.
A Nervous Headache was my
constant visitant. l tried the various
ionsp iompU1nSs 90 mulch HAT and adyeriisaP, reqsfsP,
'ut obtained no relief. My Physician at
asst told me
COULD NEVER GET WE'LL.
Last March | got bottle of DANA'S
ARSAPARILLA. 1 thought the first
le.I GAg tx ksss S5used nine
tiles SARSAPARILLA and four
tlcs o. ANA'S LIVER 81 KIDNEY
.LS, as 4 Gikadl msyseli able TO
ali tE lsarR work in "a faRaA-
os fDsxr
n AM NEARLY WE'LL.
an stand uzp0n nay feet and
,rM all day without suffer-
G. God alone knows how grateful J.
wi Il all suffering as I was knew
your Grc2t Kennedy.
Yours truly,
MRS. HELEN e. SELDEN.
'Da2a carsapaTii.c Co., Beifsss. 7Eaiae.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-01
MARK TWAIN.
New Novel by This Celebrated Humor-
ist-It is His Masterpiece-How to Sc
cure Beautiful Watch from a Want
Adv.

BosToN, December 31.-Mark Twain
has not written a novel for years, until
recently, when he completed his master
piece, "The American Claimant" One
feature of it is. that you can enjoy his
quaint and original humor in each INSTALL
ment if you do not follow the story
closely. 1t will be begun in the next
BOSTON SUNDAY GLOBE.
If you insert "want' advertisements
in the next Boston SUNDAY GLOBE you
may receive beautiful Waltham watch.
Get the BosToN DAILY GLOBE today and
sec the full particulars.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-01
t. Chicago's temperature missing
Belfast's Happy New Year.

BELFAST, December 31.-The blessing
of the year shows the continued prosper
ity of Belfast in increased valuation and
postal receipts, new buildings and the
Inauguration of business enterprises.
Among the latter is the electric railroad
of four miles to Northport camp ground.
Eighteen vessels have been built in the
district with tonnage Of over 1000.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-01
Foreign Notes.

Paris newspapers make the startling
announcement that a plot has been dis
covered in the Russian colony in that
city TO blow up the buildings in which is
the Chamber Of Deputies, also the build
ing occupied by the Russian embassy. A
number of Russian Nihilists have been
arrested.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-01
Death List Increased.

YoNKERs, N. Y, December 31.-The
death list of the Christmas eve disaster
of the Hudson River railroad, was in
creased today to 13 by the death here of
John r. Bagnall, editor of the Pough-
keepsie Evening Star.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-01
THE WEATHER.
A Mixture Promised for the Next Forty
eight Hours.

WASHINGTON, December 31.-The fol-
lowing is the forecast of the weather for
New England: Increasing cloudiness;
snow or rain; winds shifting to south
east; warmer.
BosToN, December Embarrassing
cloudiness, followed by rain in southern
New England; rain or snow in northern
New England Friday afternoon or eve
ming; rain Friday night; rising tempera-
ture till Saturday morning; south and
southeast winds, increasing in strength.
Fair and decidedly colder Saturday night
and Sunday.
Local Weather Report.
PORTLAND, Me, December 81, 1891.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-01
General Garcia Killed.
Flowcr Docs IIis nutv.

ALBANY, n. r., December 31.-The
Democratic state officers rendered Gov.
Hill II banquet tonight Governor-elect
Flower spoke briefly, paying q glowing
tribute to Governor Hill, and pronounc-
ing him the greatest leader the Democ-
racy has ever known.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-01
MIGHT HAVE BEEN GAS,
But Dublin Thought of TcniaEs Uhcr TN
Explosion Was Heard.

DUBLIN, December 3l.-Thc financial
office of Dublin Castle was to-day
wrecked by an explosion. Tie disaster
was said to have been caused by dyaa-
mite, and the Fenian party, as usual, was
credited with being concerned in tho cx-
plosion. Mr. Coulihan, the chief of the
finance department, had just left his
room, intending to be absent for fcw
moments only, when tremendous OK
plosion occurred liz the apartment lie
had vacated. The furniture, windows,
etc., were blown to atoms Nobody,
however, was injured. 4 number Of
wOrl.men were employed some time be-
fore the explosion in repairing some
rooms adjoining the one occupied by Mr.
Coulihan. These men vent to dinner
about 10 or 15 minutes before the finance
office was wrecked.
The priyy council met as usual after
the explosion. Chief of Police AIallOn
says the force of the explosion was ex-
erted chiefly in an outward direction,
and it was possibly an explosion of gas.
The damage is not heavy.
Forty Drowned.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-01
OUT IN THE GALE.
Portland Steamers Battling with Big Seas
Off Chatham.

CHATHAM, Mass, December 31.-The
cold northwest gale continued at IL a. IN.
with unabated fury. The British steam
Ell Merjulia, which anchored off here last
night, attempted to go up over the shoals
this morning, but was obliged to anchor
again, and is riding out the gale now be-
tween the lightships. The coal steamer
Will1esbarre, New York for Boston, at
tempted to proceed past the cape this
morning, but is now returning here for
anchorage. covered with ice. The steam
er Cottage City, New York for Portland,
is still trying to, push northward, but
will probably be obliged to reGurn, as the
spray is flying completely over her and
freezing fast. The Frostburg for Balti-
more, and the Manhattan for New York,
succeeded in working up past the Hand
kerchief lightship and proceeded.
City of Paris Overdue.
NEW YORK, December 3l.-There
were many anxious inquiries at the In
man lines office this morning by friends
of passengers on the steamer City Of
Paris, which had not been sighted at
Fire island, even up to 11.30 o'clock, al
While the City of Paris usually, in the
worst OF weather, gets in on Wednesday
afternoon, her agents expressed no alarm
at her delay, which they attributed to
the terrific gales of yesterday. Among
her cabin passengers the City of Paris
brings Nine. Adelina Patti, the diva.
The ship also has on board $40 steer
age passengers.
Rockland Still in Gloom.
Especial to the Press.l
RoCKLAND, Me-, Dec. Yesterday s
storm has not entirely cleared away. 1t
is very cold and a strong wind is blow
ing. The city is still dark, the accident
at the electric light station not having
been repaired.
All Sorts OF Trouble in California.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. 31.-Al-
though the weather has cleared up here,
it is still raining in many parts of the
State. The rainfall during the storm
was phenomenal. Wires are still down
and no word has been received from
Eureka for nearly week, nor for two
days from Point Begas. In the Sierras the
snow has beer falling for two days. A.
blockade on the Central Pacific is feared.
The south bound Oregon express on the
Oregon extension is 10 hours late.
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Page 8.


SsurNGToN, December 31.-A recip-
~ arrangement was signed today be-
"a cretary Blaine and Senior Calvo,
- representative of Costa Rica
gton AS the arrangement has
ratified by the Congress of
Lvsta 4, 4, its publication must await
the acton of that body.