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The Portland daily press., 1896-11-23
WHEN CHRISTIANS COMES
Gen. Weyler Will Then Attack Gen.
Maceo.
THE sPANIARD DISCOVERED AND
SUBMITS TO AN INTERVIEW.

Says He is Satisfied With Operations Up to
Present Time-Thinks Insurgents Are
Out of Provisions and Out of Ammuni-
tion-In Few Weeks Will Strike "Mor-
tai Blow" at Insurrection.
Havana. November 22.-After some
what lengthy silence, Captain Gen. Wey-
ler has been heard from in an interview
in which he expressed himself confident
of soon putting an end to the insnrrec-
tion. Gen. Weyler was interviewed In
Jaca camp, near the town of San
Oristobal, Province of Pinar Del Rio.
He said, after declaring that he was
satisfied with the operations up to the
present time. That he believed the insur-
gents did not have in the hills, supplies
sufficient to last them for more than
three engagements After these engage
msnts 1t would bs easier to estimate the
resources of the rebels. but he believed it
would be found that the ammunition of
the insurgents was exhausted. He added
that he had still fifteen to twenty days
work to perform at camp, to complete
preparations for an advance on the rebels
but would wait until after Christmas
before he moved his troops forward.
Then he would strike a mortal blow at
the insurrection.
When questioned concerning the
position OF Maceo, Gen. Weyler answered !:
The last news I received about him.
located him south of the Western railway
(on which San Cristobal Is located He
Is unwilling co meet our columns, even
when his forces are in good positions.
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-23
THE STAY AT HOME CHAMPIONS.
Coburn Contests Thornton's Claims Which
No One Outside Saco Takes Seriously.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREssel

Waterville. November 21.-Coburn
challenges Thornton's claim to the
championship of the state. They say that
Thornton cannot be considered cham
pions until they win from hebron and
Bangor High school Hebron wanted
game with Thornton for the twenty
first, but Thornton would not play.
Bangor High also wants game and
Coburn wants to play Thornton again
at any time and At any place outside of
Saco. Coburn men and others as wall
think that Thornton is afraid to play
any of the three teams mentioned. The
teams who have played at Saoo say that
1t is the worst place on account of the
crowd that they ever played in. A Co.
burn man says; 'No team can play
football when the crowd will come on
the field whenever there is any show @
the homo team being scored against,
and this is just the case in the game at
Saco." Thornton has played but one
game away from home and then they
were defeated.
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-23
Where Is Scott Nelson

Lewiston, November 21-Where is Scott
NelsonP He has been missing from
Lewiston for tbs, and since last May
has not been hoard from. A few weeks
ago sailor named Martin Webber found
a bottle floating in Penobscot bay with a
paper in it. 1t proved to be a blurred
letter, signed "Soott Nelson, Lewiston, -
the writer saying that he could not hold
out much longer, that his strength was
nearly gone, and that he wished to send
his love to his wife. The note was dated
April. 1t was given to the Belfast
Age reporter, who printed an item in re-
gard to it.
1t has been learned that Nelson is a
travelling salesman Of Lewiston. and iu
was really his writing In the bottle. The
impression of his family here rs thai he
might have been on some distressed ship
and, being frightened, have written the
note, afterward being landed all right.
and forgetting to mention 1t in his letter
of last May. AT that time he said that
he didn't want his wife TO answer the
letter, az he was going East, and didn't
know what his address would be. Since
then they baye not heard from hi m.
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-23
THE JEWS OBJECT.
The Use of Name of Christ in Thanksgiving
Proclamation.

Cincinnati, November 22.-The Hebrew
contingent of Cincinnati is displaying a
great deal of feeling over President
Cleveland's Thanksgiving proclamation.
1t is claimed that for the first time in
the history of this country, state paper
contained direct reference to the Saviour.
Rabbi Wise said last nj iYht: 'As the
Jews had been taught to pray several
thousand years before Jesus was born,
they do not believe any mediator is
necessary or possible batweon God and
man. The Jews are not included in the
invitation Of the President and they
W i'll have to return thanks of their own
accord this time. j
President Cleveland has until now
shown himself exceptionally broad
minded. 1t is with amazement that I
see him pandering to the passions Of
those bigoted sectarians who have been
endeavorlng to undermine the pure seq
ularism on which this government is
based
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-23
WITHOUT FOOD OR SHELTER.
Miss Barton's Reports of Red Cross Work
in Turkey.

Washington, November 2a.-Graphie
and complete TT ports of the Armenian
relief expedition at Asia Minor, under
the Red Gross, have been made by Clara
Barton. president, and the officers and
agents associated with her. The reports
will soon be published. Miss Barton
stated that notwithstanding all that has
been done in all the agencies, Infinitely
more remains to be done by some one.
She says that between the Archipelago
and the Caspian seas, tine Black and the
Mediterranean are today living million
and a half of the Armenian race, exist
ing under ordinances of at least semi
civilization, protesting the religion OF
Jesus Christ. From 100 600 to 900, 600 of
those persons are destitute of shelter.
raiment, fire, food and medicines. With
out outside support at least 80, 600 persons
will have died of starvation or perished
through accumulated hardship before
the first Of May, 1897.
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-23
PRUSSIA AGAIN IN THE WAY.
The European Dog in the Manger Prevents
Turkish Reforms.

4uiAASA hcAOE1nSs
Berlin, November 22.-The keynots of
arrangements of the Porte with view
of preserving the status quo of Turkey
proves to be the financial plank Of the
directors of the Ottoman bank. Each
power, acting in nominal concert Of the
Powers. is doubtless playing Its own
game. For the present, the question of
obtaining fresh supplies of money rules
the decisions Of the Sultan.
Sir Edgar Vincent, governor of the I'm
perinl Ottoman bank was In Berlin prior
to going to Vienna for the purpose of
comforting with the memb bers of Vienna
~ Indicate and while here he sa repre-
sentatives Of the leading German
financiers to VIII ON he proposed the rails
ing OF Turkish three per cent loan, up
on the conversion of old debts and a
general guarantee of the Powers pro-
posing also scheme of reform of the
Turkish debt commission by the appoint
ment of Russian delegate thereto.
Since M. Neildorf. the Russian ambas-
sador to Turkey, has arrived in ST.
Petersburg, Sir Edgar Vincent has
learned that the Gear is uncertain about
the appointment of Russian delegate
upon the Turkish debt commission, the
claims of Russia upon the finances of
Turkey, being superior to all other con-
sideratious. The sum of the matter is.
Russia once more blocks the way of the
Powers in dealing with the Porte.
Strike of Dockmen.
Berlin, Novem Der 22.-The strike Of
dockmen which began at Hamburg
yesterday is limited to $500 men. The
lightermen and other laborers threaten
to join tomorrow. The strikers do not
enjoy the sympathy of the public.
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-23
BRIEFLY TOLD.

John X. Hoxie, prominent Chicago
business man, died In that city Saturday,
In fire which destroyed large BLOCK
In North Adams, Mass. Saturday, several
frelnen had narrow escape from DEATH
Fire in the four story building 48 and
30 Pearl street, Boston, did $50, 600 dam
age Saturday night. James Barris and
Sons, plum beTs' supplies, and Nichols and
Worth, printers, are losers.
Aa unknown man and woman were
found dead In bed Sunday afternoon in
the Standard hotel, New York, where
they registered an George Wilson and
wife. They were accidentally suffooated
by gas. The gas jet WAS turned on.
ufacture of car wheels, and the order ia
the largest ever received for export by
any American firm.
The International Order of Kings
Daug ghters and Sons opened it's convention
at St Louis Saturday, with Mrs. Mar
garet Bottome president in the chair.
The convention will be in session a
week.
Judge Grayson Mann, died at Chicago
Saturday aged g. He was a distin-
guished man Of letters. linRuist, law
yer and diplomat. He had long been
in private life.
The United States cruiser Philadel-
every available inoh of space on her
decks is being crowded with fuel. She
will probably sail Monday for Callao and
an attempt will be made to break re-
cord.
Fitzsimmons' manager, Martin Julian,
said Saturday night: "We are willing
and anxious to bring about a meeting
with Corbett.
George W. 9. Ferris, the inventor and
builder of the Ferris wheel, died Sunday
at the Mercy hospital, Pittsburg. Pa,
where he had been treated for typhoid
fever for week. Ths wheel made for
tune for Mr.. Ferris, and gave him fame
as an engineering genius ell over the
world.
VIM. j. Bryan returned to Lincoln
Saturday night. He said that his outing
was enjoyable, and he felt refreshed for
having taken IL. Monday evening he will
leave for Denver.
The inquiry in the case of Captain De
Lisle OF the steamer liberia, charged
with running down the schooner Maggie
and causing the loss Of many lives, had
ADJOURNED for week, and Captain was
allowed to take the ship to Halifax. The
evidence for the defence showed the
liberia WAS in the right course at the
time of the accident.
H. B. Sargent, Jr., well known
mem Der of the Union club, Boston, COM
mltted suicide y shooting Saturday
noon at his aps tine tE on Spruce street.
Despondenoy G. used he deed. ne was
a bachelor, 4s year old and belonged to
an old and nc. ed Boston family.
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-23
NICE KIND OF SHIPS.
The New York Proves To Be Un-
seaworthy.

New York, November 22.-The Times
tomorrow will say: 1t appears that the
accident to the outbound delivery pipe of
the second class battleship Texas. which
caused her to sink at the Cob dock III
the navy yard, led to the careful inspec-
tion of the same apparatus in the other
ships In the navy yard, with the result
of discovering leak In the port outbound
delivery In the cruiser New York.
The 1anges 1t was found. had corroded
and the water percolated through. The
New York is to 90 into a dry dock when
the Texas comes out, and the pipe will
be overhauled.
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-23
The Wise Consumer
NAIL TRUST COLLAPSEs.
Prices Will Be Down Within a Short
Time.

Chicago, November 22.-A morning
paper says: Tne great wire nail trust
which has levied tribute on the people of
the United States and Canada since June
|, 1895. has collapsed and will endeavor
to wind up it's affairs December l. The
sales agents representing mills within
the pool were yesterday sorambling to
sell nails at 81. 70 per keg In Chicago,
which is one dollar a keg below the
trusts circular price and jopbers were
selling in lots of from one to one
thousand kegs from one store at SO keg.
Before the end of the present week the
price will doubtsdly be down to 81. On
per keg or within 30 cents of the lowest
price they ever sold here. The trust has
thrown up both hands and in circular
to the jobbers, gives them liberty to sell
at any price they please.
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-23
WORD FROM GLADSTONE.
of Americas Aid to the
Armenians.

New York, November a1.-A lettor has
been received by the Secretary of the
National Armenian Relief Committee
from W. Il. Gladstone showing his ap-
proval Of the work Of the league and his
feeling upon the present state of the
Armenian question. The letter reads j:
II rejoice that the great and bountiful
people of your country are endeavoring
th rough the relief fund to mitigate as
much aa they can from the consequences
of the conduct Of the Great Assessin.
This Is something not much, for Europe
and civilization still remain under the
disgracsful reproach Of having tolerated
a series of outrages perhaps the most
monstrous known to history. To your
good work l wish heartily WE'LL"
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-23
Leadville Strike Expensive.

Leadville, Col. November 22.-The re-
port of a probable sympathetic strike Of
the miners in other camps In aid Of the
Leadville strikers Is declared unfcunded.
About one hundred recruits from Denver
have been added to the military force
guarding the mines In which non-union
miners are employed. According to The
present muster roll the guard consists of
735 uniformed soldiers including officers
and about 200 emergency men not uni
formed. This assem- mbly is kept in the
field at an expense to the state Of about
$4,000 per day.
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-23

rising temperature; northerly winds, be-
coming variable.
Local Weather Report.
Portland, November 2s.-The local
weather bureau Office records as to the
weather are the following:
. q; m'-Bsrometer. so. 1888; thermome-
yer oo.V; aew point 25 O; humidity, 500;
vino, n W; velocity, 10: weather. partly
. p. m;-Barometer. 80. 534; thermome-
6 Ger, s4.o; dew point, 81; humidity,
oi.o; wlnd, N; velocity, 8; weather,
Mean daily thermometer. $50: maxi
mum enermomater. $50; minimum ther.
moIe.er' az; maximum velooity OF
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-23
Good Work of the weather Bureau.

Washington, November 2e.-Prof. Willis
L. Moore, chief of the weather bureau,
In his annual report, says the average
percentage of the verifloation of bureaus
forecasts during the year is 1924 per cent,
an Improvement of "a per cent over last
year. Among the new features intro
duoed, the one most highly commended
Is the corn and wheat region service,
established in the principal corn and
wheat producing states Of the central
valleys and Northwest.
A hundred and thirty-one points Of
observation were selected from which
daily reports of rainfall and temperature
are telegraphed to the district centres.
Information is promptly bulletiDed and
disseminated in many other ways for the
benefit of persons interested in orup con-
d1tions. The expenditures of the bureau
were less than during any year of the
last ffteen, except one.
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-23

New York, November 21.-Speaker
Reed was the guest of Col. A. G.. Paine
today. Accompanied by his daugh ter Miss
Kitty, the Maine sta tesman arrived here
fIom the Pacific slope early in the morn
ing. Mr.. Reed rem aimed indoors and re-
ceived few callers. Among those un-
derstood to have presented their respects
were Congressman Quigg, Low and
Shannon of this city, and Rowland,
Blennerhassett and Mahany of Buffalo.
The speaker intends starting Sunday
night for hia home in Por rtland, Me.
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-23

San Francisco, November aa.-The
Southern Pacifios' steamer San Benito.
which left Tacoma for San Francisco,
Thursday. with coal cargo Of 5, COO and
crew of 45 men, was driven ashore early
this morning two m lies north of Point
Arena in heavy gale. Five of the crew
were drowned, ten were picked up, and
27 are clinging to the rigging with
slight hopes of being saved. The vessel
will be total loss. Capt. Vim. Smith
is lashed to the orow's nest of his vessel.
encouraging those ap out him not to give
up hope.
The first boat launched was capsized
and its inmates drowned. Anoth er boat
with 10 men on board, was more SUCCESS
full and kept Iafloat long enough to be
picked up. The remaining crew took to
the rigging for safety. No assistance
could be rendered from the shore as the
collier was fully an eighth of mile from
tFe nearest point Of land. A life saving
crew with rocket gun was summoned but
the gun would not carry far enough to
reach the wreck. 1t Is doubtful If those
on bpnrd the San Bentto can Withstand
the beating waves until succor reaches
them.
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-23
Ten Mile Run at Colby.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.J

Waterville, November M.-The second
annual ten mile run at Colby came off
today. The faculty has offered cup Tor
the winner in these runs. The men left
the gymnasium at one O'Clock and drove
to Clinton In barge, distance of nine
and one-f0urth miles, where the start
was made. Tho last three -fourths of a
a bad day for the run as IL was very cold
and was showing hard. The distance of
ten miles was made In 60 minutes, 40
seconds and was won by Clement Of '97;
Ely, 'YS came in second, Hall, 'oS, the
winner in the last years. run, third;
Haynes, 1900, fourth,
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-23

pioAy or otherwise and never received
one penny's worth from them. From the
newspapers I read here. have seen no
0Aegations Of fraud made against me.
Dut DO not know what stories the west
ern papers may have printed. have in
s'ructed my lawyer in Chicago to look
INTO the matter and upon bis report, pro-
viding she occasion warrant 1t, will
make more complete report. In which l
Will bring forth my resignation sent to
the company and other correspondence
which passed between the company and
myself.o
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-23
ADAMS BLOCK BURNED.
A Three Thousand Dollar Fire In Bidde-
ford Yesterday Morning.

Biddeford, Novemb ber 22.-Adams'
block. Alfred street, containing the
Loom Fixers' hall, City Mission rooms,
Cordeau & Co.'s and Menard Bros. )
grocery stores, was damaged by fire this
morning. The fire started either from q
Cigar stub In cuspidore of the Loom
Fixers' hall, or from a stove funnel over
Mission hall. The damage was largely
by water. The total loss will not exceed
S3, 900; insured. Three lodges in Mission
hall had narrow Grapes.
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-23
A Couple of Bryan States.

Butte, Mont. November 22.-Returns
from ali the counties in Montana gives
Bryan 43, 568 votes: Mckinley, 0,544.
Mckinley had majority in two
counties, Custer and Dawson.
Carson City, New. November 22.-The
official count for the state WAS completed
yesterday. There was total vote OF TO-
655, of which the Mckinley electors re-
ceived 1919, and Bryan $3.50.
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-23
The Snow is Six Inches Deep in Oxford
CounSy.

Norway, November a1.-Today brought
the first sleighing of the season in Ok
ford county. Six inches of dry snow
have fallen and il is still showing at
eight this evening. An electric car
with snow plow was stuck in the snow
on Main street short time
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-23
Incendiary Fire at Houlton.

Houlton, November aa.-Fire last eve-
ming damaged the house on Military
street, owned by George Whenman. Loss,
$1,000; insured $500. The house was un-
occupied. and 1t Is thought the fire was
incendiary. A man Was seen running
from the building as the fire broke out,
and was tracked In the light snow q
quarter OF q mile.
Four inches of snow, the first Of any
account, fell last night.
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-23
ONE morn INT.

Are you troubled with cough,
horaseness or weak lungs? During
the last forty years, thousands have
been cured by using "Wishart's Pine
Tree Tar Cordial"
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-23
DR.. G, 3. REED.

Scientific, Botanic and Magnetic Healer
removed from 113 Free street to ~ Brown
street, Portland, Me. Treats all old chronic
and complicated diseases that the flesh is heir
70. The only step necessary is to call at the
Doctors Office and let him examine your case
All cases at di tance treated by letter: iull
name, age. color of eyes and place of residence
$l.0o and stamp: Only the best vegetable
medlclnes are used in my practice. Office hours
a. m to IL m., to 8 p. M ocrl 9dtfspt
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-23
The Hampden Suicide.

Bangor, November 21.-"I have gone
to the pond, were the words written
on the liutle note found in the cham Der
Of West Hampton household Friday
morning. 1t was written by Shebper
Patterson whose body was afterwards
fornd in Leonard pond. He had knelt
down at the edge Of the pond and held
his head under the water until he
drowned. He was probably deranged.
Patterson was unmarried.
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-23

Secretary NJ ortbn refutes the idea pre-
vailing that the farms of the west and
south are more heavily burdened with
mortgages than those of the east and
northeast The states along the North
Atlantic he says are quite heavily in
cubered with farm mortgages, New Jer-
sey carries debt of this kind, greater
in proportion to its farm valuations than
any state in the Union. Referring to
the stress of competition the American
farmer is compelled to endure, Mr. Nor
ton calls attention to nearly two
million farms of eighty acres each given
away by the government under Home
stead act of 1885 during the last thirty
years, and to the amount donated under
the Timber Culture Law, equivalent to
over $50, 900 more fnrms OF the same size.
1t was impossible he says for farmers
in the old states to profitably sell their
products in competition with those of
the newer states grown upon lands
which cost their owners nothing. Dur
ing the fiscal year just ended, the ex-
aggregated S57, 900 an increase of
1000, 600, over the preceding year. In
spite of this, there was a falling off In
the percentage of agricultural products
exported, due to the unprecedented sale
of American manufactured goods.
The principal market for American
products is found in Great Britain and
her colonies. The English speaking
people bought IS per cent of all the
exports from the United States in the
fiscal year 1898. Together with Germany,
Erance, Holland and Belgium they pur-
chased 81.9 per cent of our entire out
put. Secretary Morton asks If nation
which, like the United States possesses
greatest power and facilities for pro-
ducing and manufacturing things
which the world demands, is not
destined to monopolize the markets of
the globe.
In the con tesu for feeding and furnish
ing mankind. notwithstanding the fierce
competition met all over the globe,
American agriculture, manufactures and
commerce are steadily gaining more
trade, thus furnishing an enlarged
wages fund, on q gold basis out of which
some millions of "A merican laborers aud
skilled artisans draw their yearly remun-
Grafton.
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-23

A riot occurred at Cleveland, Ohio,
Sunday night between a score of Hun
garians and as many Irishmen. Knives,
rocks and clubs were freely used. Two
mon We're killed, and twn probably fatal
" injured. More than dozen more were
injured. Many arrests were made and
the police are hunting for;others.
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-23
THE WEATHER.

Boston, Novem Der
20. Local forecast
for Monday: Fair,
northerly to easterly
winds, and warmer
Monday evening.
Washington, No
VEN ber 22.-Fore-
cast for Monday
for Maine. New
Hampshire and Ver-
mont: Fair; slowly
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-23
Food for Idle Talk.

Canton. Novemb ber 21.-Major McKin-
ley remained indoors all day. He had a
large mum ber of callers. The fact that
Thomas B. Reed passed through CAM
ton yesterday without stepping furnished
many food for reflection.
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-23
saco Burglar Arrested.

Frank Spaulding of Saco, was arrested
last night, charged with breaking and
entering In that city. County Attorney
Emmons and deputy sheriff came to
the city aud took the prisoner back to
Saco. He was traced here by means of q
trunk sent to him.