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The Portland daily press., 1896-12-01

union of the managements Of the two
roads than now exist. However, several
persons supposed to be pretty we'll on the
inside Of the management of the Boston
and Maine, when questioned denied that
any radical changes were meditated,
though they did not deny there might be
consolidation of some minor offices.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-01
GARCIA HAS CAPTURED euAIMARo.

GARCIA HAS CAPTURED GuAIMARo.
The Cubans Take an Important Spanish
Stronghold.
New York, November 3O--Delegate
Pol.na Of the Cuban Junta, received u
letter which confirms the 1eporr that
Gen. Garcia has taken Guaimaro. The
letter says that not only did Garcio's g
army capture the town, but enough arms
and ammunition to fit out four hundred
recruits.
In the battle 1s0 Spaniards were taken
prisoners. The arms and ammunitions
captured were 125, 900 cartridges 200 Man
ser rifles, 100 Remington rifles and two
field pieces. This confirmation caused
the Cubans here to rejoice, al Guaimaro
is the most important interior town thus
far taken by the Cubsns and has been
considered Spanish stronghold.
Con. Garcia states that his men are in
good condition. He will not march west
ward to join Gen. Maoeo, bu6 will re-
main in Puerto Principe.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-01

every body felt personal interest in his
entirely unmixed with indignation.
The removal took place at an adjourned
meeting of the directors, which was held
yesterday afternoon, at which all the
directors were present, both those from
abroad and those resident In Maine,
except George N. Pullman. The
executive committee invited Mr.. Tucker
to tender his resignation. Mr.. Tucker
declined to resign. 1t was then voted to
remove Mr.. Tucker from the Office of
general manager.
Mr. Tucker, upon being notified of his
removal sent to President Tuttle and the
executive committee this letter:
Portland, November Both, 1895.
Lucius Tuttle, President, Boston and
Maine Railroad, and the Chairman of
the Executive Committee of the Maine
Central Railroad:
Gentlemen:-I have just been officially
informed that my services as Vice Presi-
dent and General Manager of the Maine
Central Railroad Company will be no
longer required.
l am deeply touched. This aot of kind
ness so nobly conceived and delicately
contaminated, teaches me that all ia not
base and sordid In this world, and that
the human heart, when connected with
the Boston and Maine Railroad, is
capable of high aud lofty impulses.
Wishing you a pleasant journey to Bos-
ton this afternoon, ! am, as ever,
PAYSON TUCKER.
George f. Evans, assistant general
manager of the Boston and Maine, was
elected general manager of the Maine
Central
This was all the business transacted of
public Importance.
A reporter for the PRESS saw Mr..
Tucker at his house. Mr.. Tucker said
that he believed that the people of Maine
would be in sympathy with him. He
had been asked to resign, but he had
nothing to resign for. He had, for twenty
two years, worked night and DAY to
make the Maine Central a success and
the pride OF the state. He had raised it's
value from five dollars a STARE to a six
per cent dividend paying road. But, said
Mr.. Tucker, the lines have been drawing
closer every day. He could say one thing
that whils he felt badly to sever his con-
neotion with the road, and especially in
tha way he had, yet he felt freedom
that had been a stranger to him for
years. Mr.. Tucker was visibly affected,
but was manly throughout the inter
view.
There is strong suspicion that the re-
moval of Mr.. Tucker is the beginning OF
a movement to move closely with the
management of the Boston and Maine
and Maine Central railroads. and that
hereafter the management Of the latter
road will be less independent than it has
been In the past. While statute of the
state makes 1t compulsory that majori-
ty Of the Maine Central directors shall be
residents OF this state, and that it's head
quarters shall be In this state. still 1t is
not probably incompatible with closer
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-01
wEyLERLookIwo FOR REBELS.

WEYLERLOOKINo FOR REBELS.
So Report from Havana States But He Has
Not Been Very Successful in finding
Them.
Havana, November 3O.-No news con
cerning the movements of Captain
General Wsyler later than that sent in
these dispatches yesterday have been re-
oeived. He was then report ted to be
marching westward from San Cristobal
in search of the rebel forces. No insur-
gents have been met. The Spaniards
captured number of stray cattle and
destroyed some rebel plantations and
huts. There is nothing to indicate the
whereabouts of Maceo's command. 1t is
thought they are retreating before tn 9
advance of Gen. Weyler
The war bulletins issued at the palace
today were unimportant. They only re-
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-01

shire and Vermont: Partly cloudy, con-
tinued GOLD weather, westerly winds.
Local Weather Report.
Portland, November 3O.-The local
weather bureau office records as to the
weather are the following:
8 q. m.-Barometer, m. 80. 1856; thermome-
ter SO.0; dew point, ,270; humidity, 800;
WIND. ME; velocity, 4: weather, cloudy.
Sp. m:-Barometer. 80. 239: thermome-
ter. So:O; dew point, 81; humidity,
65.o; wind, SW; velocity, 8; weather,
clear.
Mean daily thermometer. 800: maxi
mum thermometsr, $50; minimum ther-
mometer. 27.0; maximum velocity of
wlno, miles; total precipitation, .01.
weather Observations.
The Agricultural Department. weather
bureau for yesterday, November SO
taken at p. m., meridian time, the OBJ
servation for each station being given in
this order: Temperature, direction of
the wind, state Of weather:
Boston, 80 degrees. W. cloudy; New
York. 28 degrees, NV, cloudy; Philadel-
phia, 30 degrees, NV, cloudy; Washing
ton, 28 degrees. ", CLOUDY; Albany, 2S
degrees. W. clear; Buffalo, 20 degrees.
", clear; Detroit, l6 degrees, W, clear;
Chicago. degrees, w, partly cloudy !;
St. Paul. 10 degrees, ", partly cloudy
Huron, OAK. degrees, W, clear; Bis
marck, degrees. ". cloudy; Jackson
vile, 4s degrees, N, rain.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-01
RHEUMATISM CURED I'm A DAY.

Mystic Cure" for Rheumatism and Neural
ga radically cures in to days, It's action
II removes at once the cause ana the disease
imm ediately disappears. The first dose greatly
benefits: Sold BY G. H. Guppy & Co.. drug
gists, 463 Congress street, Portland. :.
oct22 Tal. .Th&SnEmt
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-01
THE WEATHER..

Boston, Novembe
30-Looal forecast for
Tuesday: Partly
cloudy to cloudy
weather; westerly
winds, becoming va
riable.
Washington, No
vem Der 30-Forecasr
for Tuesday for
Mama Naw Hamn-
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-01

Will be Inspector Chalk Another Month.
Biddeford, November 30.-Charles E. At :
wood, the newly appointed inspector of
factories and workshops. will not begin his
duties till January 1, thus allowing Inspec-
tor Chalk to complete his annual report.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-01
DIR. Z. q. REED.

Scientific. Botanic and Magnetic Healer
removed from 113 Free street to <2 Brown
street, Portland, Me. Treats all old chronic
and complicated diseases that the flesh is heir
to. The only step necessary is to call at the
Doctors Office AMI let him examine your case.
Ali cases at d distance treated by letter. fuli
name, age. color of eyes and place of residence
$1.0O and stamp. Only the best vegetable
8 a. m. to II M. to 8 p. m. oct1 9dtfspt
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-01
GAMEST FIGHT EVER MADE
Cubans Will Wear the Spaniards
Out.
SAYS GEN. BRADLEY T. JOHNSON
IN AN INTERVIEW.

Insurgents Well Armed and Equipped
Impossible for Them 10 be Starved
Out-Company Officers Thing Most
dad
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Continued ON Second Page.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-08-08
Hot Gn the asst.

Chicago, Aug. 5-Thirty persons
were Frustrated by the heat here today.
one case proving fatal.
ST. Louis, Aug. s.-Ninety eight de
gress in the hade, the highest point
reached by the thermometer in St.
Louis this season, was recorded by the
local weather bureau at O'Clock this
afternoon. 1t was still hotter on the
streets, thermometers In different sec
lions of the city registering 100. A
strong breeze blew almost all the day,
but it was like the air from a furnace.
There were many prostrations from the
intense heat, the city dispensary and
hospital attaches being kept busy until
late hour receiving and caring for
them.
The prostrations numbered about 26.
August Herman, one of the victims, is
dead, and three others cannot live.
Reports from different towns and
cities In southern Illinois indicate that
today was the hottest on record for this
season. Much suffering was caused by
the intense heat, many prostrations
resulted and business out of doors was
i suspended generally.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-08-08

counties that were Populist two years
ago, while six others Of the same class
are so close as to require the official
count TO decide. The democrats have
not lost county so faa as heard from,
but the fight In this county Is close.
The count is incomplete at midnight
and will not be finished until tomorrow.
Twenty.seven boxes In this county, out
side of Birmingham, give Goodwin a
majority of ass. This, It Is said. will be
overcome by Birmingham, Bessemer
and Pratt City. Two years ago the dem
ocratic majority in this county was
sixty.
Captain Reuben ]. KoIb claims Good
wilma election by 5000 majority, which
Is regarded as a weak claim. He charges
fraud in the black belt.
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the reception Senators Dubois and Can
non were given banquet at the pavilion.


HALEY, Idaho. Aug. s.-About y
O'Clock last night George W. Haley, q
son of ex-Congressman John w HALEY
from Idaho, fatally stabbed William a.
Seldom. an insurance agent. The men
get into an alteration over small sum
OF money that Seldom owed HALEY.
The latter demanded payment OF the
debt, but Seldom not having the money
with him promised to settle the next
day. This angered young HALEY. and
the men came to blows on the main
street in front of the p Jstoffice.
In the scuffle, Seldom was thrown to
the ground and stabbed four times,
once in the face and three times in the
body, from the effects of which he died
at 8 o'clock this morning. HALEY Is but
26 years of age, and has figured In sew
eral scrapes of serious nature during
the past six years.
Seldom only recently came from Vir-
ginia, where his parents reside. He
was 26 years years old and single, was
quiet, inoffensive man and made many
friends.
He had an insurance of $4,000 on his
life in the Bankers Alliance of Cali
fornia and New York Life.
Young HALEY is still at large, but the
sheriff, with a large posse is securing
the country for the murderer and feels
confident of his capture.
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John clark RIdnnth.

Denver, Colo, Aug. 3,-A special to
the News from indianapolis gives long
interview with DIR. John Clark Ridpath,
the well known historian who was
recently nominated for congress by the
democrats of the Fifth Indiana district
DR.. Ridpath is republican and strong
advocate of free silver. He says:
"The silver dollar was of old the unit
of money and account in the United
States. That dollar to this hour has
never been altered by the fraction of a
grain in the quantity of pure metal COM
posing 1t. Every other coin, whether
gold or silver, has been altered time and
again, but the silver unit never"
He continues with the statement that
the laws originally providing for the
coinage of gold expressly measures
their value in silver dollars. He declares
that II silver is admitted to unrestricted
coinage and the option is given the
debtor to pay In money of either metal
the parity between gold and silver will
be Immediately established.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-08-08

SgA gar RonntR PAID.

Washington, Aug. 3.-Warrants for
the payment of the sugar bounty
earned in 1894, payment of which was
provided for in an appropriation of
$5,ooo.ooo in the deficiency act of 1895,
were issued today Proved claims were
pro rated, each claimant receiving uuder
the $5,ooo,ooo appropriation 81 per cent
of his claim. The number and amount
of beet sugar claims paid today are In
significant. Three warrants Amounting
to $II,o44, were withheld, making the
total amount of I4o warrants issued to-
day, $4,18s,o38l
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TempormrSIy TerrIned

New York, Aug. s.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Havana, says;
A party of seven rebel scouts under
the leadership of Alfredo Punales, form
er member of Manuel Garcia's gang of
bandits, was surprised recruiting men
for the insurgent ranks and fired upon
at daylight this morning by a squad of
police under Captain Calvo of Guatoo
fame, at point In the suburbs of Ha-
yana' between Jesus Del Monte and
Eleerro. Punales and two others were
killed and the remainder of the party
escaped, abandoning their arms. The
citizens in the vicinity were temporarily
terrified and shots were fired from the
forts at Paiatiuo and Jesus Del Monte.
A Puerto Principe special dispatch
reports the cane fields of the Lugarno
estate near Minas as fired Twenty five
houses thereon and various laborers'
huts were also burned. The rebels yes.
terday burned the San Vicente planta.
ton. one league from Cardenas, destroy
Ing the sugar mill, rum still and all
buildings.
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TME MOORE EAaLumE.
strenuous EsaIrsn 80 Prevent a dsems
ewaH Panic.

Chicago, Aug. 4.-Nothing III years
has caused such a furry in commercial
circles as the collapse of the Moore
Bros in their efforts to maintain the
control of the Diamond Match COM
pany and the New York Biscuit COM
Pany. The striking feature of the fall
ure Is the fact that the stock exchange
for the first time in It's history adjourned
indefinitely today, without doing dol
lars worth Of business The following
notice was posted: "The Chicago stock
exchange has adjourned subject to ac-
tion of the governing committee.
"WILKINs. Secretary"
In the corridors were excited groups
of brokers and traders, discussing the
situation. Everyone connected with the
exchange was. endeavoring to convince
everybody that there was no cause for
alarm. They announced that the Off
cials of the exchange was endeavoring
to form pool to bury up the stock of
Moore Brothers, TO hold 1t until the
furry was over. At the meeting of
was adopted calling for the appointment
by the president of the committee of
four to confer with bankers of Chicago
and the Moore brothers to arrange upon
basis of settlement This action had
the effect to modify the excitement.
Those best posted declare there Is no
fear of general panic.
The governing committee also adopt
ed the following:
"Resolved, That In cases of all stocks
bought and sold regular trades shall
be carried out, and that In cases where
stock has been bought regular and sold
in account, stock shall net be delivered
until the opening of the clearing house"
1t Is estimated thai Moore brothers
lost between 100000 and $5,ooo.ooo
in the Diamond match deal. Some
say 1t has wiped out every cent of their
fortues.
The Chicago News bureau saws the
banks are taking the Diamond Match
furry very comfortable. Their only
anxiety seems to be to help the custo
meTs.
The basis of the bank loans on Moore
securities has been low for a long time.
Diamond Match has been popular, but
the banks understood that there was a
lot of water in Il.
The anxiety of the banks is not so
great regarding the Diamond Match
loans, however, as regarding New York
Biscuit, which was marked up from
under SO to over par. There is hardly
rich man in the town that is not some
what interested, usually as money lend
| interested.
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Altg SID Nails IL.

Chicago, Aug. 3.-Governor Altgeld
asserted to-day that he had no desire to
be attorney general in Bryan's cabinet,
and declared that there was no truth
whatever in the story that he had made
bargain with Mr.. Bryan to receive the
portfolio in return for the support of the
Illinois delegation In the convention.
"There is not a single thing In the
gift of the president that want or would
consider for moment" he said to re
potter of the Journal, with characteris
tic emphasis. "The whole matter is ut
terly absurd and ridiculous.
"You may say, moreover" he con
tinued, "that not a single one of the
candidates whose names were before the
convention were SO far as ! am aware,
approached with any such offers or
agreements as this one which was said
to have been made for me with Mr.. Bry
an.
aThe men who composed that con-
vention were not there to squabbIe over
spoils. They were there fighting for
principles"
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England and Germany.

London, Aug. 4.-The Post publishes
long article on England's relations
with Germany, in the course of which
1t says:
"The maintenance of British rights
in America, Africa and Asia may at any
time involve the necessity of fighting
America, France and Russia. 1t be-
hooves us, therefore, to consider our
relations with other powers. 1t is fact
that in January the question of how
best to fight the British navy was ser
iously considered at Berlin, but the plan
of campaign against England was
mapped out by strategist most com
petent TO deal with the problem.
"This fact has never been published
before and we are bound to admit that
the present tone of the inspired Ger.
man press ought TO place our statesmen
on their guard"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-08-08
Cescago,s sold Contribution.

Chicago, Aug. 4.-The Chicago banks
volunteering to strengthen the treasury
with some of their gold have made all of
their deposits at the Chicago sub-treas-
ury. Cashier Pratt said the total amoun-
ted to $2,42s,ooo. The gold is now be.
ing weighed for shortage.
All coins below a ten grain limit must
be made good by the bank depositing.
Thus far in the test The gold has been
found of standard weight. The depos-
Its bring the supply of the yellow metal
n the Chicago office up to $I2, 900.
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a FOPULHST VERSION.
Charge wholesale Fraud en- A labam.
Election.

Birmingham, Ala, Ang. s.-Frank
Blatzell, secretary Of the popuIlst cam
paign committee has published the fol.
lowing card; The election last Monday
was characterised by frauds more wide.
spread than any previous elections,
"Reports state that Dallas or some
other black belt county will send IN the
usual majority, which means that what.
ever majority may be needed from these
counties will be sent up next Satnrd.v
when the votes shall be canvassed. TIE
populists are very much exasperated on
account or the Wrongs practiced unon
them and will not support the dem.
ocratic electors. They will nut
out an electoral ticket for Bryan
and Watson. The Democ,..s
can take down their ticket WI.
that ticket or see hundred thousand
votes practically lost. If this shah M
be done the populists will refuse ~
vote and let the silver democrats work
out their destiny and repent Of that
mcannese. Self-resnect, manhood and
civil liberty are dearer to some people
than free silver or any other political
issue.
"Hon. A. T. Goodwin made bril-.
liant and effective campaign, visiting
nearly every county and speaking 10
the largest audiences ever accorded a
speaker in this state. He has been
elected by from 10000 10 Is, 900 major
ity in the white counties and received
about 10000 votes in the black belt, but
their 10000 votes are counted for John
son, giving him majority of about
$4,000"
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ALABAMA DEMOCRATIC.

Returns Coming In slowly, But In.
suren Democratic Success.
Birmingham, Ala, Aug. 3.-At II
o'clock tonight, William Vaughn, chair
man of the republican state central
committee, made the following state
ment:
"The news of the election in this
state Is meagre and nothing like an &C.
carate estimate can be made. But It Is
evident that the returns will give Joseph
F. Johnston. democratic candidate for
governor, e majority of some 10000.
The usual count ont has evidently been
resorted to In order to defeat Congress-.
man A. T. Goodwin, the candidate of the
populists and republicans for governor.
By this means, the democrats will
probably secure the state legislature.
"The Goodwin state ticket has doubt.
less carried considerable majority Of
the counties where the whites are In the
majority. and the democrats a majority
of the black counties"
Incomplete returns from about halls
the counties received up to midnight
show that Johnson certainly carried tiye
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aIent over Niglnt OnIt.

Washington, Aug. Sat democratic
headquarters tonight prominent DEM
ocrat who attended the Chicago convcn-
ton told story illustrative of Bryan,s
strong character.
It will be recalled that on the night
the nominating speeches were conclnd.
ed, Senator Jones, Governor Stone. Of
Missouri, and other friends of Bland,
held business consultation preliminary
to the adjournment of the convention to
prevent Bryan's nomination.
A friend of the Nebraskan, learning
of their intention, hurriedly sought Mr..
Bryan and explained the situation to
him. and suggested that If the conven-
ton could be kept In session, Bryan
would be nominated
"No," said Mr.. Bryan, 4'if what we
may be able to do tonight will not walt
until morning, 1t is better that it should
not be done at all. Let us sleep over ii,
and let the convention act tomorrow In
the calmness which comes after night
of rest
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AS IF THE EARTH had OPENED
Mysterious Disappearance OF
Dick Thomas and Wife.
NO News Of Them Yet-Anoehsr Crsune
Attempted On the saime Ramch-
Mrs. Murphy, . sister OF MRS.
Thomas, VINE Haas Reea Esvame ON
the Ranch aiRce the Mystery Deven-
oped, Attacked and Nearly MtIl~d
by aR URknown Enemy.

Boise, Idaho, Aug. Sit has been
months since Dick Thomas and his wife
mysteriously disappeared from their
farm on Silver creek, Owyhee county,
and no trace of them has yet been dis
covered. They disappeared as COM
pletely as though the earth had opened
and swallowed them.
Whether one or both were murdered
and their bodies cached In some mac
cessible place, is as much of a mystery
as 1t was last spring Immediately after
the disappearance became known.
Instead of clearing, the mystery has
deepened, and a recent attempt at
murder on the Thomas ranch has
placed another snarl In the already woe
fully tangled skein.
According TO a story that reaches
Boise, an attempt was made few days
ago to murder Mrs. Murphy, sister of
Mrs. Thomas, who has been living on
the Thomas farm since the disappear
ance of Thomas and his wife. Mrs.
Murphy was hanging clothes on TIE
line, when some one concealed In a
bunch of willows near by threw rock
striking Mrs. Murphy In the forehead,
inflicting fearful cash. Mrs. Murphy
fell to tho ground as though dead.
When found some time afterward she
was still insensible, but shortly recov-
cred consciousness. The officers oil
Owyhee county have a mystery to I'M
ravel that has but few parallels in the
northwest.
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View silver E.nuer.

Chicago, Aug. 4.-Unless all plans
miscarry the silver democrats will have
morning paper in this city, the first
number of which may be looked for
August 10th.
w. r. Hearst of the San Francisco
Examiner, will be the financial genius
of the Chicago Daily Enquirer, which is
to be this new paper to uphold tae cause
of the silverites among the people of
the middle west.
Fred Haynes said tonight
"The idea of starting free silver pa.
per in Chicago has been floating about
for year In the minds of democrats of
Chicago who have silver tendencies,
but it was not until after Bryan's nomi-
nation that the supporters of the plat.
form in Chicago decided to issue the
Enquirer