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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-07-01
SURVIVORS AT MALTA.
Great Crowds Saw the War Ships
Steam Slowly Into Port.
CHEERS FOR THOSE WHO ESCAPED
DEATH ON THE VICTORIA.

A FIotiIIa of Small Boats Surrounded the
Vessels and the Shores Were Black
with Peop1e-There Were Ninety Mal-
tese Among the Victims of the ColIis-
ion-survivors Number Twenty-seven
officers and a67 Men.
VALETTA, Malta, June 30.-The Brit
ish cruisers Edgar and Phaeton, belong
ing to the British Mediterranean squad
ron, arrived here today, having on board
the surviving officers and crew of the
battle ship Victoria, which was sunk off
Tripoli, Syria, June %, in collision with
the battle ship Camperdown. It was be-
lieved that the vessels would arrive here
today, and large crowds gathered every
where along the water front awaiting
their coming into port.
Everybody was excited and eager to
learn the full particulars of the catas-
trophe that had resulted in the loss of
one Of England's best warships, the
death of one of her most able and popular
naval officers, Vice Admiral Sir George
Tryon, and hundreds Of the vessels Off
GERS and crew.
AS soon as the two cruisers were re-
ported off the port hundreds of small
boats conveying relatives and friends of
the survivors and a number of relatives
of those who had lost their lives put out
side the harbor to meet the warships,
The latter came into port slowly, thus
allowing the small boats to keep up with
them without much difficulty.
The survivors crowded along the bull
warks Of the cruisers calling to their
friends in the small boats and answering
as fully as possible the hundreds Of
questions put to them by everybody
within hailing distance. Every avail
able craft in the harbor was crowded,
| and the bastions of the Notifications
were black with people.
As the warships slowly steamed to
their anchorage cheer upon cheer broke
| from crowds on the shore, and they were
| taken up and repeated by those on the
cruiser.
Business was partially suspended in
the city, everybody being intensely anx-
ious to see the men who had escaped ,and
to learn, if possible, everything concern
| ing the frightfu1 disaster. Quite num-
| be of natives of Malta were among the
crew Of the Victoria, and it is known
now that 80 Maltese went down with the
ship.
AS soon as the Edgar and Phaeton
| came to anchor, preparations were made
on board of them to transfer the sur.
vivors to the coast defense ship Orion,
which is stationed here. The transfer
was soon made. Four officers
and 81 men who are sick or who
were hurt in the accident were among
the number transferred. Ali the sick
and injured are doing well. The Edgar
| brought 16 officers and 14O men, and the
Phaeton officers and 127 men, total of
| 27 officers and 267 men.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-07-01
NO MIDNIGHT CONFERENCE.

Both the President and Secretary Lamont
Want the Sherman Act Repealed.
New YORK, June 30-President
Cleveland accompanied by Secretary La
mont and wife and daughter, arrived
here tonight. The party was met at the
station in Jersey City by DIR. Bry ant,
surgeon general of the United States. 81
have nothing at all to say nsw,' the
President said. While. crossing the river
on the ferryboat, Col. Lamont said to
the reporters: II am in favor of the re-
peal of the Sherman law and don't favor
free coinage as a substitute, and the
President holds the same opinion on that
matter as myself. Mr.. Cleveland is 60
ing directly on board Mr.. Bennett 8
yacht which is waiting on the East River
and will cruise slowly along the Sound,
reaching Buzzard's Bay on Sunday eve
ming or Monday. Dr. Bryant wih accom-
pany him." Mr.. Lamont denied that
that there was to be midnight confer
ence on the yacht between New York
bankers and the President.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-07-01
OPINIONS ABROAD.
What Englishmen Say of the Effect of
India's Action.

LONDON, June 30.-Several members
of Parliament who speak with authority
on money questions were interviewed
last evening concerning the probable ef-
feet of India's new attitude toward sill
yer.
Sir Vim. Houldsworth, the moving
spirit in the Bi-metallicLeague, said that
India's action in closing her mints to the
free coinage of silver would steady ex-
change, and thus relieve of much diff
Guilty the trade between Lancashire and
the Indian ports. On the other hand,
Lancashire's trade with the countries
having the silver standard would be in
jured seriously. The position of India
would eventually become so difficult
that she would be obliged to adopt BIZ
metallism. In reply to question con-
cerning the immediate future of the bull
lion market, Sir William said: "India's
action will produce great tightness of
gold, which will cause a further fall of
silyer-to what extent I cannot say.''
Samuel Smith, a Liberal, who is re-
garded as an authority in most Indian
affairs, said that the price of silver
would probably drop to 20 pence per
ounce.
Samuel Montagu, Liberal M. P, and
head of the firm of Samuel Montagu 6
Co., foreign bankers, thinks silver will
hardly fall below 80 pence. He could
not see how it was possible for the In
dian government to do otherwise than it
had done. The silver market wonld re-
cover slowly and touch considerably
higher point than the one at which it
now stood.
Sir Richard Temple, Ex-Governor of
Bombay, said that the Indian plan was
all wrong economically. The gold
standard ought to have been introduced
in India 25 years ago. However, the
present experiment would prove harm
less.
Dadabhai Naroroji, the only Hindoo in
the House of Commons, said that the
Indian government had acted merely for
the interests of the Anglo-Indfan salaried
officials and had unloaded further bur-
dens upon the native taxpayer.
A dispatch to the Times from Calcutta
says that discomfort has been caused by
the action of the government In selling
India Council bills at a price below 16d,
to which price the Iudia market was
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-07-01
Cuticura ResoIyent

and CUTIouRA, the great Skin Cure, and Curl
CURA SOAP, an exequiSiSe Skin Reautifier,
externally. instantly relieve and speedily cure
every disease and humor of the skin, scalp, and
from pimples TO serof1la.
Sold everywhere. Price, CuTIcuRA, SOC. ;
SOAP 25c.; REso1VENT 81. Prepared by the
POTTER DRUG AND CHEMICAL CORP PoRAffoN,
Boston.
r"How to Cure Skin Diseases" ga pages,
30 Illustrations, and testimonials, mailed free.
QhRV,C Skin and Scalp purified and beautified
DHD1 y by CUTICURA SOAP. Absolutely
DlIra.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-07-01

settling down. The dispatch adds that
the price to which silver has fallen clear
ly demonstrates the bankrupt condition
to which India would have been reduced
had the change in the standard been de-
layed until the United States ceased buy
ing the metal.
The Times also publishes dispatch
from Simla stating that imported silver
will certainly not be admitted to free
coinage.
The Standards Shanghai correspond
ent telegraphs that business in that city
has been paralyzed by th3 changes made
in the currency system of India and the
ruinous import duties, especially those
levied on opium and India yarns.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-07-01
Wages Adjusted,

PIrTsBURe, Pa. June 30.-The wages
of workers in the sheet mills of the
country for another year were setsled
early s as morning as conference aa be-
mated Association committee. The
scale of wages was continued, but some
trifling adjustments were made. None
of the sheet mills will close.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-07-01
Idaho Mines Closed.

SILVER CRY, Idaho, June 30.-Orders
have been issued during the past two
days for closing down the silver and lead
mines in North Idaho and on Wood
River. Thousands of miners will be
thrown out of employment during the
next week, and there " Ill be much dis
tress. Present Indications are that busi-
ness of all kinds will remain at stand
still until Congress meets, and if the
Sherman law is repealed and nothing
better enacted to take it's place, the pro-
duction of silver in this state will cease.
Excitement in Chilli.
NEW YORK, June 30.-The Herald S
Valparaiso, Chill, special says: There is
much excitement throughout Chilli
among mine owners and dealers in silver
on account of the fall in the price of sill
yer. 1t is likely that all the silver mines
will be closed down except the celebrated
Huanchaca mine.
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Reading Interest Deferred.
OBITUARY..
A. j. Drexel.

A private cablegram received at
Drexers banking house in Philadelphia
states that Mr.. Al. Drexel died yesterday
at Carlsbad, Germany. The cablegram
bears the signature of D. B. Hoskins,
who is son-in-law of Minister to Ger
many Runyon and personal friend of
Mr.. Drexel. Mr.. Drexel had slight at
tack of pleurisy, but rallied, and was
then seized with apoplexy, from which
he died,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-07-01
Weather Observations.

The following are the observations fol-
the Agricultural Department Weather
Bureau for yesterday, June 80, taken
at 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, 66o. SW, fair; New York, 72o,
NE, clear; Philadelphia. 72o, w, clear
Washington, 7O0, w, clear: Albany, 7Oo,
w, clear; Buffalo. T40, N, clear; Detroit
720, NE, clear; Chicago, 72o, Sc, cloudy
St: Paul, 7eo, Sc, cloudy; st. Vincent
66o, E, cloudy; Huron, OAK, 76o, W,
clear; Bismarck, 66o, NV, fair; Jackson
vile, 76o, NE, cloudy.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-07-01
TIE LOAD 100 GREAT.

Mr.. Harrison Says the Sherman Law Il
Not Alone Responsible.
NEW YORK, June 30.--Ex-President
Harrison, when asked tonight as to his
opinion of President Cleveland's S call fol
an Augusta session of Congress said
"Presuming the latest dispatch contains
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-07-01
THIS MORNINGS NEWS.

Page L.
weather Indications.
General telegraph news.
Page 2.
General Telegraph news.
Sporting news
Page 8.
Sunday services in Portland churches.
Odds and ends.
Page 4.
Editorials.
Observing the aurora.
Page 8.
Deaths and marriages.
Ms,sic and drama.
Maine towns.
Important cases to come before the Law Court.
order of Fourth of July parade.
Graduating exercises at Gorham High school.
Commencement at ST, Elizabeth Academy.
Electric transportation.
Page 6.
Wit and Wisdem.
Poems Transmigration, sf sibs
Page7.
Financial and Commercial.
Marine News
Page s.
Brief Jottings.
Personals.
The Cadet arrives from Chicago.
A singular meeting.
Examinations for Harvard.
Meeting of the Veteran Firemen.
The school census.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-07-01

Misses Lizzie and Emma Borden have
bought house in the fashionable por-
tlon of Fall River and will sell the house
u which their father and stepmother
Were murdered.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-07-01
THE WEAT HER.
Settled Fair Weather.

WASHINGTON, June 30.-For Maine;
Fair and slightly warmer; variable winds.
Boston, June 80. - Local forecast for
New England for Saturday: Fair and
warmer; southwesterly winds except
easterly on the immediate coast.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-07-01

weeks he was completely cured. He was nine
his skin now, smooth, even, and beautiful
pink and white color. He Is as healthy as he
can be. The CUTIcURA REsoJvENT has given
him tone, vigof and strength, I enclose his
portrait. Thanks to the famous CUTIcuRA
REMEDIES. They cannot be spoken of too
highly, they have done all thathas been claimed
for them.
WIN. A. GARDNER, 1874 E. 12sd ST.. New York
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-07-01
RHEUMATIC PAINS

W In one minute the Cuticura An
9MV ti-Paif Plaster relieves rheumatic,
MN sciatic, hip, kidney, chest, and muscu-
~ Mar pains and weakness. Price 25c.
wSssw1w
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-07-01
Excitement in Chilli.
FOSTERS FAILURE,
The Figures Climbing Well Up to the
Million Mark.

TIFFIN, O., June 30.-The failure of
ates in the city Of Fostoria has assumed
proportions which are astounding. J..
B. Gormley, assignee, filed partial re-
port with the probate court today, from
which information is cleaned that the
failure will, in all probability, approxi-
mate, if not exceed one million dollars.
Gormley is the assignee of Charles Fos-
ter and John W. Davis individually, and
of Davis & Foster and Foster & Go. The
assets of Davis are Sic, $50, and the LA
bilities $44. TAO; Davis 6 Foster, assets
1921, $50, liabilities s213, ,e55; Foster &,
Co.'s bank, assets $7o,2s6, liabilities
$206.080. The papers in the assignment
Of Mr.. Foster individually have not been
fled, but enough has been ascertained to
show that the shortage is even greater
than in the other firms.
These figures do not include $3.50, ,000
for which Foster g. Co. have endorsed
for glass works, brass and iron works,
and the Fostoria Electric Light and
Power Company. Nor do they include
Mr.. Fosters individual liability on his
stock on these several enterprises. Over
$75, 900 of claims held by the wholesale
grocery firm of Davis q Foster were re
1ected as absolutely worthless by the ap!
praisers. Mr.. Fosters account in his
bank is overdrawn $136, 900, and that OF
John L. Wilkinson SIT 900.
The Weeks Figures.
NEW YORK, June 30.-Business fail
ures for the last seven days, reported by
telegraph to r. G.. Dun & Co., number
for the United States 307, and for Cana
da n, a total of 3S4. The corresponding
week of last year figures up III failures
in the United States and 26 in Canada.
Reading Interest Deferred.
PHILADELPHIA, June 30.-The receiv
ers Of the Philadelphia & Reading Rail
road Company find themselves com
PEELED to defer temporarily the payment
of interest on the general mortgage
bonds due on July /, owing to the fac
that the company has seldom been able
to earn its fixed charges during the frs
six months of the year, and the present
condition of the moneylmarket.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-07-01
GLADSTONE CARRIES HIS POINT.
Home Rule Bill Will Be Reported JULY
81 and Closure Ordered.

LONDON, June 3o.-In the House of
Commons this evening. Mr., Gladstone's
resolution that the home rule bill shall
be reported by July 81 and shall be clo-
sured in four sections, was carried by
vote of 299 to 267.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-07-01
MISCELLANEOUS.
BABY FOUR WEEKS old
Distressing Skin Disease from Birth.
Cured in Weeks. Made Healthy
and Beautiful by Cuticura
Remedies.

NY baby boy had been suffering from birth
called it eczema. His little neck was one raw
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-07-01

ana exposed mass
of red. inf1amed
flesh. His arms and
across and under
his thighs, wherever
the fat flesh made a
fold. were just the
same. For four
weeks a t t e r h i s
birth he suffered
with this eruption,
and until / got Gu
TIcURA REMEDIES,
there was little sleep
fnr a,,xy ana Tn fixrf,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-07-01
President Cheney Entertsins.

President Cheney Entertains.
LEWISTON, June 30.-A reception was
rendered this evening to the members of
the graduating class of Bates by Presi-
dent Cheney.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-07-01

Local Weather Report.
PORTLAND, ME-, June 80, 1898.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-07-01

q From the age of two months my baby suf-
fered with the eczema On her face and body.
Doctored without avail. Used CUTICURA REM
EDIEs. Found them ip every respect salts
factory. The child has now a beautiful skin
and is cured. We cheerfully recommend the
same to all mothers.
MES. j. RoTHENBERG. 1898 First Ave. N. Y.
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A. M. p. M.

Mean daily ther. $50 Max. vel. wind ~ Sc
Maximum ther. .72.olTotal precip....,. @
Minimum ther -. ..54.3
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-07-01
THE PRESIDENT ACTS.
An Extra Session Of Congress to
Convene in August.
LAWMAKERS TO TRY TO IMPROVE
THE FINANCIAL SITUATION.

The Repeal of the sherman Law Probable
The President Desires This-Ex-Pres-
ident Harrison Shows that the Sher-
man Law Has Been Made to Bear Too
Much Responsibility for the Trouble
If 1t Is Repealed, Some Substitute Is
Likely To RA Passed
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-09-14
Visit The American Oficn

Way back in \. X. Sawyer's time TIE
AMERICAN was the only paper and It's job
printing Office was the only one in Han
cock county. Now it has several able aud
esteemed contemporaries.
Up to 1865 the paper was worked off on
an old Washington hand press. Then a
drum cylinder press was introduced, the
increased circulation of the paper making
it too long and tediou. job to work them
of by hand.
Always at the head Of the process ion in
Introducing improvements, The AMERICAN
has recently added to its outfit folding
machine-a machine that does away with
the slow process of hand folding; the pa
pers are fed into it just as they come from
the press, and are delivered ready for al.
dressing into receptacle prepared 10 re-
ceive them.
Subscribers to THE AMERICAN are cord
tally invited 10 inspect this machine the
only folding apparatus in the county All
others will also be welcomed
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-09-14

lnvestmvt ;, lie charity, should begin
at home, says the Boston Globe. And yet
1t is fact, however singular and unac-
countable 1t may be, that, in years past.
New England enterprise and New England
capital, while ever ready to lavish their
resources upon vast and doubtful under
takiuss in other and distant parts OF the
country. have strangely neglected many a
golden opportunity close at hand.
II is scarcely necessary to dwell upon
the results of mistaken policy, which
cannot too soon be discarded. Thousands
upon thousands of dollars have practically
been thrown away, so far as present in
come Is concerned, which II invested In
sound and conservative enterprises with
10 sight" so to speak. would have been
most prutitabIy placed.
Nor have the bad effects If this tendency
10 seek distant Fields aud neglect those
near by them been experienced by individu.
als alone. The commercial interests of
Boston and New England have suffered
and are still suffering because Of this fact.
With the expenditure Of one half the mon
ey that has been yenturcd on tentative
lines many hundreds ~ miles away, Bos-
ton might be In control 10 day Of great
independent through line 20 the West.
Experience. i: II has taught ANYTHING
whatever 70 the people Of New England
during the past Two decades. must have
Impressed them emphaticaly with the
importance of building W aud devel-
oping onr home business interests
here was delusion orce that a mort
gage on lot |. A street. Shscknasty City, a
thousand miles Of must necessarily be a
III Boston real estate. which can he looked
after at any time. But this mistaken fan
cy has long SINCE been ontgrpwn.
Boom hcnccforwsrd New England. Let
not the mistakes Of the past he repeated.
Boom home enterprise. There j. abundant
and varied opportunity for sound and re-
muncra'lve Investment here Ia tie country
Of The furtaus. l. l. high time tina. her
capitalists should cease from taking -
many looks afsr. whether To tile North. Or
South, or the West
iut.,l. - ne ~etIai,u-'y Jealous 10 pro
mt, ~ WHY wsy The prosperity Of tht,
region u 2 prr~-inx duty which. IN the
lig,' Of reason ard knowledge. NJ New
Eoc'A"i man can alf'gl. III any sense ":
- ,,.t,l.,~,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-09-14

Much is said by the advocates of a
chap and diluted dollar about the
''creditor class" and the debtor class"
There are no such classes. Our peo-
pie are not divided that way. We are
all debtors. and We are all creditors.
Il we employ labor we are continually
owing wages. If we are working for
wages or on salary We are continually
having our pay due to us. If We are
IL trade We are continually owing and
beng owed to. The very banks are
debtors to their depositors as well as
tho creditors of their borrowers. If
there be any creditor class il is com
posed mainly Of men working for wages
or On salary, and Of depositors in saw
lnts banks. Such men are creditors
in the strictest sense of the term.
LEY have money due them almost
continually. The silverites rage against
the creditor classes" but is il honor
ab or e1pedient to pay these laboring
anl saving creditors their wages and
their savings in deprecated dollars?
l. not honesty toward such creditors
tho most honorable as well as the best
policy: Should they not have the best
dollars that are coined?
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-09-14
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER IA, 1898.
Our County Fair.

The crowning glory of an agricul-
tuI al county is its annual cattle show
and fair. No event Of the wear ex-
Gee DIS this event in interest or import
an e. The rise and progress of the
Ole agricultural society in this county
wee the joy and pride of her citizens.
an the September meeting was always
loo ked forward to with feelings and
an icipations of pleasure. When the
end came, more than twenty wears
ago, grief was rampant, and regrets
profound. The reasons for the down.
fall were not far to seek. The war
hal depopulated tie farms, and when
that dreful event had passed, the re-
operation of the country called for
materials which at that time the East
could supply in abundance, while the
wonderful development of the West
pu, into the shade for a time the agri-
Gu tural pfetensions Of this par, Of the
country.
Ellsworth was At tile zenith OF her
In lher trade, and agriculture langui,h-
et. Interest 10 the annual fair dwin-
died, and Nature herself rather dis
outraged the weakening efforts of
those still loyal to the fair by blowing
do VI the massive hall on the fair
grounds.
FOR twenty odd years these old
gr funds have been lying dormant wait
iat' for the old spirit of agriculture
n earliest, the natural and ole OF the
he t instincts OF man-tO reassert il
sef. The process las been slow, but
Il as been sure, and once again can
ol' Hancock proudly lift her head and
tale her place in the galaxy Of Maine
Cd mites that annually show to each
q, er and to the world what il does.
AZ Indicate what il can do in the way
Of meeting the needs of man.
Farming in Maine is not boys play.
There's no tickling OF the soil in the
p ine, and loafng till harvest time.
Tie fruits Of the earth are the fruits of
70 !, and for this reason they are cor
re pondingly priced. The division
AMI subdivision of the land as en-
DO lied in the Pilgrim idea Of a State,
an put into practice by the Plymouth
Colony in 1920 were the foundation
ii. as Of successful agricultural coun-
Try. Consciously or unconsclously,
th y have taken root, and the marvel
lots development Of agriculture in this
country is the result.
Side by side with this has come the
Development of manufactures. Maine
la maintained her position in the
-r with Of the nation. and Hancock
co nty is not without her share in ii.
Nhs comes to the front for tie second
tine in the torn Of county fair; she
de-erves and will receive her need Of
praise.
How it all came about after hiatus
Of twenty years is told elsewhere in
tn. issue.