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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-24

truiets. n eases where the birth Rad
been Of z feurfotd character. the number
Of eufneax would he Increased 10 four but
before transmitting the money. aceompa-
MED ~ q letter Invariably IN sir Henrys
own handHrftsng. il was incumbent uron
him 10 assure himself Of the fact that the
t~rfsiefs were not frnus5stors. a task which
sometimes involved q considerable amount
q expenditure Of time ard trouble Then.
GOO. IL some Golfers wife IL Wales or
farmers ein in Lancashire knitted q pair
Of stockings and sent them TO the queen as
an humble token Of loyalty and affection,
n vas Sir Henry again who. not N z
printed circular. ht1t an autograph letter.
convened 10 the donor the expression OF
her maJesty's appreciation - the gift X
was he also nho. as keeper Of the pr1FE
nurse. was in charge 81 all her numerous
charities. and that her generosity has not
beer more frequently imposed upon uy de-
SHINING and u-nscTupulous persons = en-
ti~eiy due to the common sense and pene-
tration % Sir Henry.
Ills disappearance from the scene can.
only he described as an aitogetber IRE
naraale loss q her majesty. for u VIII ne
impossible 70 find any one else 50 accus-
toned 20 her ways. 80 cogniz3nt or heF
IDEAS and possessed Of such a wealth. OF
experience concerning royalty. courts. pol
lfIcs and society. English as well a. cor
tlaentaL 70 I'll his place. He may b said
u have possessed almost every quality
requisite 10 meet the requirements Of his
altorether exceptional position.
Wei born and related 20 na-f the houses
o. the English arsrocracy, possessed o.
private fortune. with "a record Of consp,cu-
Gus raliant-y displayed lille serving WIN
the t;sar1s n tie Crinean war. tall ana
very good hooking. with manners marked
BY much Odd World couttlsness' gracious
ness wh0gy devoid o. o1seqaiousness, ne
NAV be said 20 have belonged 70 a by
gone generation. and ore might look
throughout the lengta and breadth OF the
British empire 20 ind the equal Of that
prince % private secretaries, the RlSht
Hon. Gen. Sir Henry Ponsonby.
EX-ATTACHE.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-24

sara Newcastle ~.A 81 per tea
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-27

The tuberculin used by the board is
procured from the bureau of animal in
dustry at Washington, and costs s. a
g1ycerine of the pure tuberculin. The
amount injected is two centimeters each.
There are twelve oentimeters in each
bottle, enough TO inject six COWS. In New
Gloucester Monday five bottles were used
making an expense Of SIS for the tuber-
culin alone.
FORTUNATELY NOT ONE DROP
of the milk of either the Titcomp or
Chandler herds has been sold in Port
land because the milk has been sold to
creameries and made into butter, and
during this process the milk is effectually
sterilized.
3 This is the biggest number of diseased
cattle killed in Maine
SINCE THE SLAUGHTER
Of the State College herd in Orono in
1885, when 81 fine animals were killed.
Ever since, then the disease has been con-
fined to isolated cases.
The appraisals for the Chandler herd
amount to about $500 for which the state
pays one-half. In Massachusetts full
value is paid, and since last June over
1900 COWS were killed in that state ali OF
which were submitted to the tuberculin
test. The expense was over $4,000. The
contrast in Maine is significant and shows
the value of our quarantine against
Massachusetts cattle. DR.. Bailey said
yesterday that during all their investiga.
tions of the herds that supply Portland
with milk, they have not yet found q
single diseased COW, whose milk is used
in Portland.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-27
A Turkish Sensation.

London, December 26-The Times
prints the following Constantinople de-
spatch under date of December a. :
"Handbills were profusely scattered last
night, even being thrust into the car
riages and pockets Of passers by, ,announc-
ing that the. Sultan would be deposed to-
day or tomorrow. Consequently the
jewellers. expecting a commotion. closed
their shops today. The meeting of diplo-
mats yesterday was chiefly occupied with
the Zeitoun trouble. There was unan-
imous desire to prevent the threatened
massacre, but Russa's great solicitude
to maintain concord indisposes M. Neli-
def, the Russian minister, to acquiesce
in any measure sufficiently vigorous to
be effective. Consequently energetic pro-
posals were set aside. Baron Von1 Callice,
the Austrian ambassador, sent commu-
nioation to the grand vizir, expressing
the earnest and united hope of the diplo-
mats that no'extreme measures should
be adopted at Zeitoun. The Sultan gave
audience to M. Nelldoff today"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-27
Maine Pedagogues.

Bangor, DeoemberLa6 The sixth annual
meeting of the Maine Pedagogical Socie-
ty opened here this afternoon for three
days. session. Many leading educators
Of the state are in the city, and the con-
vention is to be the most successful affair
in the history of the organization. The
meeting wassopened by an address of well
come by DR.. D. A. Robinson of the Ban
gor school committee, who was replied to
by President Esterbrook of the society.
Rev. J. NJ Frost of Bangor, opened the
discussions with paper on "Public
schools from the standpoint of the par
ent." This evening there will be grand
reoeptions to all visitors in the Y. N. C.
A. building, and Geo. II. Martin of the
Massachusetts board Of education will ad-
dress the assembly on American Educa-
ticp.n
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-27
The Failure Of the Shaw. Morse LRm-
ber Company.
LEADS TO THE INSOLVENCY OF
E. w. SHAW.
Liabilities of Quarter of Million OF
Enthusiastically No Assets-Bangor
Is Stirred Up-Further Failures Ex-
pected a Result.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.l

Bangor, December 26.-Elisha w. Shaw,
one of the heretofore wealthy men Of
Eastern Maine, and prominent figure
in manufacturing and business interests.
filled a voluntary petition in Insolvency
at the Penobscot Probate Court. Thers
is no schedule with the petition, but the
liabilities are nearly $3.50. 900, and the
assets are said to to be small, if any.
The recent failure Of the Shaw s. Morse
Lumber Company Of Island Falls, which
is made up of E. E. Morse of Island
Falls, Eugene NJ. Hersey and Walker NJ
Shaw of Bangor. was the cause of Mr..
Shaw going into insolvency, he being an
endorser for Che concern.
Among the assets which will be turned
over to 3Ir.iShaw's creditors is some pro-
perty in Dakota and other sections of the
Northwest. as we'll as Mr.. Shaw's inter-
est in the valuable plant of the East
Pond Manufacturing Company Of New.
port. The latter company owns the wool.
en- mill at Newport, which has been do
ing fine and profitable business for
some time. Mr.. Shaw has been president
VI oliO ooAPahy esAo WIG AAesAuSoA u oh0
mill and the finances. 1t is proposed to
make anSassignment of the mill and have
a receiver appointed to care for the East
Pond woolen plant for the assinees. In
that event Mr.. Shaw will still remain as
the manager of the mill.
County Commissioner W. I. Leay lit of
Plymouth, W. Fl. Judkins, postmaster
at Newport and other weli-known Penob-
soot county men are mentioned as COM
panions in misfortune along with Mr..
Shaw, and all of them are said to have
endorsed enough worthless paper to
render them practically penniless. These
gentlemen have not yet filed petitions in
insolvency, but it is understood that they
will be Obliged to do so at an early date
The action taken by Mr.. Shaw is Great
ing great excitement and talk here.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-27
RUM CRUSADE.
Farmington Officers Made Sensational
Christmas Raids.

Farmington, December 26.-The special
enforcement of the prohibitory laws By
the deputies of Sheriff Miller in Frank
liz county is proceeding merrily since
the ball was started rolling by the legal
committee of the Pennington Woman s
Christian Temperance Union, Mrs. o. NJ.
Jennings, Mrs. Julia W. Butler, Mrs.
Matte P. Keyes, Mrs. Luella E. Rey.
nolds and Prof A. II. Abbott. On the
afternoon before Christmas the most OK
tensive series of raids that has taken
place in franklin county for years, oo-
CURED in Pennington upon search and
seizure warrants sworn out by Prof Geo.
G. Purington of the State Normal
School, Deacon Joseph p Thwing of the
Old South church, County Register OF
Deeds Benjamin Goodwin. Codnty Clerk
of the Courts Byron M. Small and Prof.
W. Mallett, also of the State Normal
School. The raids were conducted by
Deputy Sheriffs Fl. Fl. Allen Of Jay, Simon
Greenleaf of New Sharon, and 0. G.
Dolbier of Kingfield, and ex-Deputy
Sheriff Nelson Gould of Farmington,
with helpers also from jay, New Sharon
and Kingfeld.
The results and outcome of the raids
will be determined before Judge Chand-
elr in the Pennington Municipal Court.
1t is understood that the work is to be
still further continued at Harrington
and in other parts of the county.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-27
To Get Concerted Action.

London, December 27.-The News
publishes despatch from Vienna, stating
Lord Salisbury is negotiating with
France and Holland with view to
adopting some common action against
the policy of President Cleveland.
"Really Now!'
Toronto. December 26.-The World.
government paper), says. The United
States jingoes are in retreat, and any day
may see panic followed by great social
disturbances, and then the irresponsible
rabble of adventurers will take the road
to invade Canada. They have done if
before. There it, says good authority
million men without work, desperate
as to the future, with nothing to loose.
who would easily be got to join such an
invasion. There are host of generals
and oolonels of more or less war experi-
ence, well versed in the vocabulary of
brag, to take command. We say in ali
seriousness, we are liable to such inya.
sion any day. 1t is therefore the duty Of
our government to take some measure Of
efenoe and quietly, vigorously, see
we are in shape for resisting such attack, u
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-27
IN FAIR FLORIDA.
Her Record Smooched With Terribl.
Crimes of Blood Yesterday.

lin FNlN = EOHIDAs
Her Record Smooched With Terrible
Grimes of Blood Yesterday.
Jacksonville, Fla., December 26.-A
carnival of Christmas crimes is reported
from different points in Florida.
Z At Punta Gorda, Lena Thomas and
Ella SCOTT fought about Henry Cassidy,
with whom they were infatuated. The
Scott girl cut the Thomas woman and
the latter blew outfher rivals brains.
The murderess is under arrest.
Near Arcadia, Alexander Mercer was
assassinated at Christmas entertainment
given in a school house. The young man
was handing presents from the Christmas
tree when a load of buckshot was fired
through the window. The charge almost
tore off Mercer's head. There is no clue
to the murderer.
AT River Junction the corpse of an un-
known man was found near the Plant
system depot. He had evidently been
murdered and robbed There was moth
ing on the man by which he could be
identified.
Near Green Cove Spring, while Christ.
mas dance was in progress, William Sykes
and Benjamin Kawles became involved
in quarrel and the latter shot the form
er, inflicting a mortal wound. Rawles
was arrested.
At Woodland station, near Jacksonville,
John Henderson. colored, in fit of jeal.
ousy, fred at his mistress. The bullet
missed the girl and struck and fatally in.
jured an old negro named Young in the
head.
In Jacksonville, last night, Policeman
Kelley fatally shot John Talent while
attempting to clear sidewalk. Talent
and three of his friends stood in the
middle Of the walk SO people could moi
pass.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-27
j. III. Carey Lost.

Gloucester, Mass, December 2e.-The
schooner J. Fl. Carey. owned by Foster
& Oakes of this city, sailed August goth
on a cod fishing trip to. the Grand Banks
and has not been heard from for long
time and it d Is thought she was lost in
early fall. The rest of the fleet arrived
more than month ago.
After sailing from here she called at
Liverpool, N. S., from where the master
sent q telegram to Newfoundland to
ship two men, as heeintended..to callTfor
them on the way, having left home with
out q full crew. She is not reported as
having called there Her crew of II men
single with one exception. He leaves a
widow here. The schooner was ane
vessel, built in 1888.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-27

Washington, December 26-1he board
to try charges against Captain Healey, of
the revenue cutter Bear, stationed at San
Francisco, was announced this afternoon.
II consists of Captains d. B. Hodgsen,
L, M. Stoddor, ". c. Coulon with
Lieut. L. H. Rogers as recorder and
Lieut. W. "A. Reynolds as prosecutor
The board will convene on board the
Rush at San Francisco, January l.
A board consisting of Captain r. D.
Smith, Lieut.. B. G Wadsworth, and first
Assistant Engineer K. P. Weber, was ap-
pontea u eyt S nsn;a and ~ satao1
Engineer Dorry of the Bear. sCapt
Hsaley is charged with drunkenness, and
the other two officers with brutality.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-27

Washington, December Secretary
Herbert today, with the approval Of the
President. awarded the contract for the
construction Of battleships No. and
No. .6, (the Kearsarge and her unnamed
mate), Ito the Newport News. Va, ship
building and dry dock company, at it's
bid of 50, $780, 600 for building each ship
according to plans prepared by the navy
department..
The secretary closes the long oommu-
nioation to the President setting forth
his reasons for taking this course instead
Of awarding one to San Rranoisco.sat a
greatly increased COST or accepting the
propositions Of the Cramps, as follows.
10 me it seems clear that the depart
ment cannot undertake to say bid by
o responsible and competent company
fairly made, after due consideration, is
lower than fair price for such work.
Ihis company is bidding for both these
ships, and 1t insists upon the right.to
Ject the bid under these circumstances
and insist paying higher price for the
ships or for one to be built elsewhere,
on any such ground as that, the bid Of
the Newport sENews Company is below
the market price. would be q runinous
policy. The government is e.itiGled to
have ships built at the lowest price at
which it.can procure work and truefpoli-
cy would dictate the encouragement in
stead of encouragement of low bidding"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-27
COULDN'T SWALLOW.
They Quickly Died-Peculiar Fatal Illness
of Five Horses in West Gray-Dr. Bailey
Will Investigate.


DIR. George H. Bailey, state veterinary
surgeon, goes to West Gray today to in
yestigate the mysterious death of five
horses belonging to the Allen Bros. of
that place. The five horses have all died
within week of some peculiar disease
The symptoms have been sudden in
ability to swallow anything, even water
or medicine and then death within
twenty-four hours The theory has been
that it was case Of poisoning due to
lead pipes, but DR.. Bailey has another
theory in regard to it. Although of
course he can tell better after he has
visited West Gray and seen the body of
the last of the five horses, it having been
kept from him.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-27

Yesterday morning two horses attached
to milk cart ran away on Congress
street and were making lively time
much to the discomfort of the people who
were obliged to do some rapid dodging,
when J. e. Dawson, who was driving
up the street. took in the situation at q
glance, and springing from his wagon
made a dash .forsth flying team, caught
the wagon, climbed on board, caught the
lines, at last managed to draw up the
horses, turned about, hitohed them, re-
sumed his place on his own wagon and
drove off with the remark: II don't
know whossowns that team, but thought
it would be good thing tostop it,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-27
Local Weather Report.

Portland, December 26.-The local
weather bureau office records as to the
weather are the following:
a. m.-Barometer. S0,2O4; thermome-
ter. 43.0; dew point, 80; humidity, 85
wind, Sc; Velocity. 5; weather. cloudy.
.. m.-Barometer. 49, 900: thermome-
ter, 46.0; dew point. 42; humidity, S5,
wind. Sc; velocity, 20; weather
cloudy.
Mean daily thermometer, 42.0; maxi.
mum thermometer, 40: minimum ther.
mometer. $40; maximum velocity oi
wind, 20, Sc total precipitation, o.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-27
"GOOD WILL TO MEN. I"
The Christmas Spirit Did Not Pre-.
vail Everywhere.
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF DAY
OF CRIME.

Russian Jews Attack Irish in Chicago
Police Are Called Upon to Cope With
the Wild Mob-Christmas Murders in
the South-A Black Record.
Chicago, December 26. About O'Clock
yesterday a telephone message was sent
into the Maxwell street station that q
mob was stoning the ST. Aloysius school
at Maxwell and Jefferson street. Patrol
men were sent down. to disperse the
crowd. They found mob of Russian
jews making an assault on the school.
The sisters in charge had 5olted and
closed the front doors and fed to the
basement where they were hiding expect
ing every minute to hear the mob crash
through the doors to .despoil the school,
A large band of boys.and young men
were hurting bricks and paving stones
through the windows and the building
looked..as though 1t had .withstood bonn
bardment by artillery.
Two policemen charged into the rioters
and succeeded in placing three of the
ringleaders under arrest A crowd of
frantic women surrounded them, beat
them with fence pickets and clubs, hurled
stones and sticks at them, tried to trip
them, GO that they might be trampled
under the crash. The officers drew their
clubs to save their lives. The arrival of
a patrol wagon put an end to further at
tempts. to rescue-the prisoners. The cloth
ing of the policemen was torn to shreds
and both of them were much bruised and
battered.
Ten years ago the district was four
ishing Irish parish, but the Russian ex-
lies have gradually crowded out most of
the Irish, and the Russians hope to dis
lodge the remainder by making life in
the neighborhood uncomfortable
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-27

Rumery of Portland Testified.
Augusta, December 26.-There was an
| Increased crowd in attendance upon the
| hearing in the Sawyer murder case this
afternoon.
G. P. Chamberlin testified that he
wo rked for Ed Thompson in Auburn
| four yeats ago. He saw the latter S
| umbrella there at the time, but had not
seen it since and could not swear
positively that the one found on the
NOW in Sawyer's barn ana which was
produced in court, was the same one, al
though it was similar.
Samuel D. Rummery Of Portland
| testified that he was short hand writer,
| and testifiedSthat he took down CONVEX
sation between George Mcdowell and
Albert Thompson in which the latter
| stated that he had been in Monmouth
about six weeks with his brother Edgar,
staying at home most of the time,
though he stayed short time at Lizzie
Buffers house.
AL Thompson had also stated in the
same interview, that his brother Edgar's
wife had said he was out the night of
the murder. Later Edgar's wife had
denied that she ever made any such
statement Thompson had also stated
in this interview that he was ploughing
on the morning of the murder, and was
! in the house all the afternoon and eve-
ming, except part of the evening when
he was at Mr.. Crosby's.
0. j. B. Crosby testified that he had
lived two years in Monmouth about
thirty rods from Edgar Thopmson's house
on the opposite side of the road. AL
Thopmson was al his house two or three
times on the day of the murder and was
also there in the evening AL was also at
his house in the Autumn of 1894, and
made some conversation regarding the
murder.
He asked the witness at that time
when the murder occurred.
Charles E. Leighton testified that he
lived about a quarter Of a mile from
Sawyer's. On the afternoon of the
| murder, he had seen two men going
down the road toward Gilman's Corner.
One of these men appeared to be larger
than the other and slouched little as he
walked.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Leighton s
testimony the hearing was adjourned
until Friday at O'Clock.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-27
ION TO HAVANNA'
This Is the War Cry Of the lnsur-
gents.
CONFLICTING REPORTS AS TO
HOW FAB THEY HAVE GOT.

Looks as if the Insurgents Were Making
It'll Very Uncomfortable For Spain
Gomez Guerilla Warfare Is Deadly and
| Hard to Combat-A Tremendous
Amount of Property is Being Destroyed
| The Latest Battle.
| Key West, F,a., December s6. The pas.
sengers by the steamship Olivette report
that Martinez Campos left Havana last
night for Matanzas with 10, 600 troops tc
meet the insurgents under Gomez and
Maceo, who are reported to bs marching
on the province of Havana. 1t is said
that big battle will take place within
| the next Is hours which will decide the
fate of the Cubans.
Communication with Cardenas has been
cut off and no railroad tickets are sold
beyond the city of Cardenas as all the
track beyond that point has been blown
up. ~.
Gen. Lacrete is reported in Los Palos,
province Of Havana. with a strong band
in Colonderon about so miles from Ha-
vana.
On the 23d, Gomez captured the town of
Rogue, between Colon and Matanzas and
hoisted Cuban flags on the public build
ings. The officials Of the town came in
and offered their congratulations. Gomez
took all the city funds.
During the past two days the insur-
gents have destroyed 10 sugar plantations.
The Dirarie de la Marina published an
article this week calling on all the loyal
subjects to come to the rescue Of Spain.
A supplement- to La Lucha, dated the
Gath, reports a battle on the 23d in the
province of Matanzas in which the insur-
gents were defeated and also that General
Suraos Valdez had taken position in
front of the Gomez command.
THE LATEST.
Havana. December 26-Despite the
statements contained in alleged cable
despatch from this oity, published in the
American papers, taking the reports of
the Chicago Associated Press today, that
Maxine Gomez with 10, GOO Cuban patri-
OTIS was marching upon this city, driving
everything before them, the following
are the facts:
Gomez with an army of from 1000 to
5000 men succeeded by avoiding engage
ments with the Spanish troops in maroh-
ing to Coliseo, 80 miles from Havana
He burned u number. of fields OF sugar
Oh the way. At Coliseo and vicinity he
burned more. His act of vandalism ex-
cited great indignation throughout the
| country devastated. When he arrived at
Coiiseo, Gomez was stopped by the Span
ish troops who checked his advance and
prevented furSher burning of the cane
fields. 1t is believed the rebels are In a
greatly injured position, it being appar-
ent that the only purpose Of their leaders
is to destroy sugar.
Battle.
Key West, December 26-Advicss from
Cuba today state that battle occurred
yesterday between vanguards of the in
| surgents and Spanish armies and the
Spaniards we're repulsed. Advioes re-
oeived by Cuban leaders confirm the re-
port of the capture of the town of Elroaue
by Gomez. A Spanish regiment stationed
at Elroque surrendered without firing
shot. All were parolled except 1S.
charged with having poisoned the water
in the reservoir. They were tried, con.
victed and shot.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-27
Article Was Inspired.

2 London, December 26.-The National
Of Madrid, advocates an entende between
Spain and the United Sta ties regarding
Venezuela on the1ground that. enezuels
is merely oontending for the same rights
against England that Spain used to claim
when all the Spanish American republics
were her colonies.
The Standard prints despatch from
Madrid saying the article in the Nacional
was evidently inspired and that it has
caused sensation.