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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-05
TAUGHT PATRIOTISM.
Report from Portland at the National
Council of Women.

Boston, De cember AT the Nationa
| Council of Women this forenoon the pro
ceedings were opened with prayer by
Rev. Anna Garlin Spencer of Providence,
r. /.
Mrs. Margaret Z. W. Merrill, president
of the Portland, Me-. Council, sent hel
report which was read by Mrs. George
M. Hunt.
The report says among other things:
I"The council idaas embodied in the
motto, All for Each, and Each for All,
| has been gradually gaining defniteness
among it's mem bers in Portland through
the practical object lessons developed.
The first of these lessons was the obser-
vance Of our national holiday, In the in.
terest of patriotic education of the chill
dren in our public schools. Our ap peal
to the city fathers for an appropriation
70 help defray the expenses of such an
observance met with cordial and gener-
GUS response, the mayor granting the use
of City hall for the hours from 10 to IL,
on the morning of the Fourth. The band
played inspiring music, our national
hymns were sung, the children taking
part in the singing and reoitations, and
the speakers led by Our vice president,
pleaded for the more thorough study of
our country's history ana 8 more reverent
honoring of her flag by our children.
The result gives the encouragement to
repeat it with improvements, the ap-
preaching Fourth.
"The fourth obieot lesson was an en-
tertainment for the school children on
the anniversary of WashiDgton's birth
day.
"The last of our council lessons was a
series of parliamentary lectures at Bos-
worth Post hall, given BY Mrs. Stevens,
which proved timely and interesting.
whatever has been accomplished
through the medium of the Woman g
Council during the year just passed has
the legitimate outgrowth of one part OF
the work outlined by the national or
ganizstion, to which our local council is
auxiliary, - education and especially
patriotic education.'
Mrs. Helen n. Gardener presented the
report from the divorce committee. Mrs.
Kate Brownlee Sherwood reported for
the committee on patriotic teaching and
said the work would 10 more appropri-
ately described as the teaching of good
citizenship. Not only would they place
the American flag on the school houses,
but have it saluted daily by the child.
Mrs. Florence Barker. first national
president of the Woman's Relief corps
emphasized the need Of patriotic lessons
in the homes of the country. Miss Annie
W. johnson spoke for the committee on
dress. This evening there were addresses
by several delegates
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IN DARK As TO WEYLER.
Whereabouts Of Cuban Captain Gen.
eral Unknown.
INHAVANA THEY THINK HE MUST
BE ALL RIGHT.

Little Attention Paid to RuLnOrs Regard
at Gobernadora Hills-A Few "Off-
cial" Reports of Battles.
Havana, December 4.-The people OF
Havana are still in the dark as far as
the movements of Gen. Weyler are con-
cerned. If the authorities have heard
anything definite from him since he went
into camp near Los Palacios they, are
keeping the information to themselves.
They state that they are ignorant OF
his present position, but they know he
is carrying out in detail the plan OF cam
paign prepared before he left Havana.
The rumors regarding Maceo are many,
but little attention is paid to them Inc
only definite news from the province OF
Pinar del Rio is that the commands OF
Generals Melquizo and Inclan had en-
counters with the rebels. The fight
yesterday in Gobernandora hills was
between Gen. Inclan's command and a
band of rebels. No details OF the en-
gagement have been made public, and
it is not known which side was v1ctor1-
Gus
A party of rebels who made the attack
on Fort Bazen, province of Santiago de
Cuba, were repulsed. They were pur-
sued by local guerillas, who killed six
insurgents and wounded IA. The troops
had one officer and four privates wound
ed.
Col. Torto reports that his command
defeated the rebels under Costello and
other leaders at Mazzareno, province OF
Havana. The rebels lost 20 killed. The
Spanish loss was six killed and II wound
ed
The district court of Matanzas has Civ
en- decision in the case OF Oscar Ces-
pedes, the American citizen, captured
in the field and held as prisoner OF war
in San Severino castle, Matanzas. The
court holds that he must be handed over
to the military tribunal for trial.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-05
AS GOOD AS GOVERNMENTS.
Counterfeiters Are Making Silver Coins
Which Cannot Be Detected.

Washington, December 4.-The report
of r. E. Preston, director of the mint,
shows the total coinage of gold and silver
by the various countries of the world for
the past year was: Gold, $231, ,087, 43S /;
silver, S1al, $40, ,a19; total, 1852, 697, 657.
The total metallic stock and uncovered
paper in the world is estimated at Janu-
ary /, 1896, at $40, 93s, 600. 600.
The Director recommends that authority
be given the Secretary of the Treasury to
have experiments made to determine the
best means of preventing the counterfeit
ing of silver coinage. ; At the prevailing
price of silver the difference between
bullion and the nominal value of our
silver coins is about 100 per cent. This
constitutes great temptation for the
stamping of such coins by INSCRIPTIONS
persons, affording them an opportunity
to place in circulation counterfeit silver
coins at about 100 per cent profit ii good
as those stamped by the mints, and
which cannot be distinguished from
them even by experts.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-05
FRANCIS FIRST and LAST.
Report Of the Interior Department
SECRETARY.
ATTENTION CALLED TO LARGE
EXPENDITURE FOR PENSIONS.

Raise Recommended For Mexican War
veterans-Unoccupied Public Lands
Should Be Populated AS Soon AS Posi-
ble-New Building Wanted in Wash
ington.
! Washington, December 4.-Secretary of
his annual report to the President. The
appropriations the last fiscal year we're
1857, 179, 656, and the estimates of the
present fiscal year are about 81, 900, 600
more than was appropriated last year.
Actual public domain is now1, $40, 07G, $50
acres. The public laEds still vacant
amount to 600, 600, 600 acres, not includ-
ing Alaska. About IS, 729, ISL acres are
patented to railroads and there are due
railroads and wagon roads, under their
grants, an aggregate of ia, 736, 639 acres.
The total acreage segrated from the pub
lie domain is 946, 219, 100 acres.
The secretary deems it desirable that
out waste acreage sho uld be taken up
BY actual settlers, who would be given
every encouraRement,' and says if the
rate of settlement continues in the future
as in the past, very little vacant land
will be left in IS years time.
The secretary says that about 27O, 1896
persons are drawing about sl4O, 0ou, COO
per annum in pensions. This branch Of
the service should be conducted with
great care and discretion. He shows that
the total amount paid by the government
in pensions and the cost of disDursing
fJ,f,C mo fIp,1,i hn oc,t
81, 032, 81, 769, which lacks only $685.,
III, 81 of being equal to the high water
mark of the interest bearing public debt.
He suggests a number of amen iments
of pensions laws, some of which have al
ready been made public. notably those in
regard to pensioners resident in Germa-
ny. 1t is thought $40, 600, GOO will be
sufficient for the payment of pensions
the next fiscal year, unless the pensions
are increased by further legislation.
The secretary recommends that an in
crease of $8 to $l2 per month be granted
to all survivors of the Mexican war who
are wholly disabled and destitute.
The Indians, the secretary says, now
occupy about 85, 900, 000 acres of land and
they shonld be protected from the sinister
Vaccinations of unscrpulous men. He
recommends that the Indian bureau
should be conducted by commission Of
three members, two to be civilians of
different political parties, and one an
officer of the army.
Concerning the bond aided railroads
the secretary summarizes the recommen-
dations of his predecessors and the result
of litigation.
The secretary recommends that Congress
take steps looking to the purchase of or
condemnation of block or more of
ground adjacent, or contiguous to the in
terror department buildings, for the
erection thereon of another structure for
the use of his department..
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The Oakland Post Once.

Oakland, December 4-The authorities
at Washington, at the request of the
bondsmen of the late postmaster, have
appointed Dwight Mccartney to take the
place during the balance of the term.
This young man was clerk in the post
Office during the entire time his father
was postmaster and at his fathers death
he at once took charge of the office. His
term of office will not expire till some
time the latter part of June. 1897. 1t is
probable that j. Wesley Gilman will lie
his successor.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-05
GIVE HOTELS BAD NAME.
More About the Workings Of the
Raines Law.
PARKHURST SOCIETY AGENT TES-
TIFIES AGAINST FAKE HOTELS.
Pictures of Some of the Institutions Shown
on the Stand-President OF Liquor
Dealers Association Gives His Views.

Pictures of Some of the Institutions SHOWN
on the stand-President of Liquor
Dealers Association Gives His Views.
New York, Decem Der 4.-Gen. Emmons
Clark, secretary of the board OF health.
was the first witness before the Rainea
investigating committee today. he testl-
fed to receiving complaints about several
Raines hotels violating the health laws.
VIM. E. Johuson said by comparing
the numb her Of arrests for drunkenness
during the four months 1896, with at
similar mum ber of months In 1880, ne
found she arrests decreased 10 per cent
Police Justice Teale Of Brooklyn, testi-
fed that from April to December, 1895,
there were 1861 arrests for intoxicatlon
in his district and only 1895 in the same
period in 1896.
Morris Tekulsky. ex-president OF the
Liquor Dealers association, said the law
was defective in that it allowed any one
Obtain license, He declared that
there was more liquor sold today In
groceries, drug stores, big dry goods
STORES ana CLUBS UQau III tAO SesAooAD' AAo
believed open saloons Sunday would
decrease intoxica:ion. He asserted that
the LIQUOR dealers could do more to en-
force the law than all the police DEPART
ments ever organized.
Senator Raines looked astounded at
this statement. He asked If 1t was not a
bad state of affairs when any organized
body of men, whether anarchists or
liquor dealers could control the opera
tions of law.
~ think that's unfair; the LIQUOR
dealers are law biding association, re
piled Mr.. Tekuisky.
:Well, when we have to depend upon
the liquor dealers to enforce the law !
want to move out of the state" said
Senator Raines.
City Magistrate Wentworth, the next
witness, thought the term "hotel
should be REDEEMED.
Superintendent bennett of the Park
hurst society, said that there were more
street walkers in this city at the present
time than he ever knew before. Nine
tenths OF the street walkers want to take
you into Raines law hotels" saidss the
witness Mr.. Dennett produced num-
ber of photographs of the Ra1nes law
hotels. A great number of these hotels,
he said, were merely designation houses.
At this juncture the committee ad-
iourned. The next session will be held In
Buffalo.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-05
PORTLAND. MAINE. SATURDAY NORM
NO BUSINESS REVIVAL T HIS YEAR.
NJ erchants Have Agreed to That Says
Bradstreet's.

New York, December 4.-Bradstreet'
tomorrow will say: General trade con
tinues in moderate volume: jobbers anf
wholesalers being agreed that there VII
be no business revival this year. There
is some activity in holiday goods. The
rains and stormy weather south, the colo
and severe weather west and northwest,
hare checked traffic on the interior coun
try roads and otherwise interfered with
the distribution of merchandise, except
in some northwestern cities, where more
seasonable weather has stimulated the
demand for heavy textiles, clothing, hats
and shoes.
The exports of wheat from both coasts
of the United States this week, flour in
cluded as wheat), are 1868, 100 bushels,
compared with 5, 156, 900 the first week
December, 1895. The exports of Indian
corn from both coasts of the United
States this week are J,768, 600 bushels,
compared with 1857, 900 in the week a
year ago.
Ihe bank clearings show heavy gain
over last week of "a per cent, partly
owing to the holiday last week ana part
ly to the usual December disbursements.
The total clearing for the week at n
cities in the United States was 81 ,258
S45, 600.
There are 359 business failures report
ed throughout the United States this
week, an increase of 63 compared with
last week, and Al compared with the
corresponding week one year ago. A
large proportion of the Increased number
of failures is reported from the Middle
and New England States.
The stocks of available wheat in the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-05
EVIDENCE IN HALE NOTE CASE.
Prevailing Idea that the Town Will BE
Liable.

Foxcroft, December 4.-The evidence
In the Hale note case is all III.
At the opening of court this morning
Selectmen W. P. Oakes of Foxcorft, was
put on the stand and testified that he
had searched among the town records
and found that the bond was first given
in 1893, and each year till Hale's death.
When asked if he had ever seen the lit
tie book Judge Hale kept q record in, be
denied having ever seen it till yester.
day. This little book the defendant i
lawyer tried to keep out, as John A.
Hale left it in Mr.. Parson's keeping.
Much evidence was put in by both
sides over the book, and Judge White
house ruled that it should go to the Law
court.
The next case was Anna B. Emerson
Of Dover VS.. tine inha bitants of the towT
of Foxcroft to recover $1,000, lent Judge
Hale as treasurer at three different times
purporting to be used for new street.
Peaks for plaintiff; HUDSON and Par
sons for defendant.
out differently as regards the name.
The next was Henry A. Dunham VS..
Inhabitants Of the town of Foxcroft.
This young man lent $1170 at different
times. The same attorneys appeared in
this case as in previous one. Susie L.
Gould also seeks to recover $4,000. The
plaintiff first took possession of a note
for the rental of farm and when due
it was made out to her. All the evidence
applicable to all the cases was put in or
trial Of the first case and then allowed
in the other cases.
The evidence extracted will be present.
ed to the law court in June and decis
ion given then. More cases will be en-.
tered at the February term Of the Su.
preme Count. The prevailing impression
around town is that the town will be
liable
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-05
Alger Urg d for Cabinet Place.

Canton, December 4-Some Of the fore
most men of Michigan visited Mckinley
this afternoon ,,ask him to use Gen.
Alger, when b eermed his cabinet. He
did not promi Congressman Hull of
Iowa called this evening. He ia chair
man of the committee on library affairs,
and bad a talk in private with McKin-
ley. Lafayette Young Reynold, n Des
Moines banker accompanied Congress
man Hull They united in saying that
Iowa would be glad to have Senator ALI
son remain in the Senate, but if he were
appointed to the cabinet the people of the
state would want him to consider the In
vita tion carefully.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-05
THREE MEN KILLED.
New York Express on Central Vermont
Wrecked.

Willimantic, Conn.,, December 4.-The
New York express, No. 10, from Brattle-
boro to New London, was wrecked a
mile and half from Eaalesville on the
Central Vermont railroad about half
past seven tonight Three members of
the trains crew lost their lives. Two
were from Brattleboro and one from
Gouverneur, N. Y. None of the other
members of the crew suffered injury. The
train broke in two sections and the sec
onl section left the track tearing up the
road bed and carrying away telephone
and telegraph " Tres. The boiler of the
engine exploded before the train broke in
two.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-05
PROPERTY ONLY IN DANGER.
No Likelihood of Loss of Life at Chippewa
Falls.

Chippewa Falls, Wis.,. December 4. =
The water in the Chippewa river reacted
it's highest point in the history of the
present flood yesterday afternoon at 4,
when it registered 25 feet, inches.
Anchor ice is still coming down the
stream in immense Quantities, and the
gorge is constantly rising.
There does not seem to be any probn-
bility of any loss of life in Chippewa. no
matter how high the water goes. The
people are fully warned. Unless the wat
er should come with rnsh, the people
will only have to suffer the iuosnvenieuce
of financial loss. This will nat excel
S10o, 600, it thee should be no further
advance of the food.
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Local Weather Report.

Portland, December 4.-The local
weather bureau office records as to the
weather are the following:
SO. m.-Barometer. 80. 348; thermome-
ter 1870; dew point. 100; humidity. 6S.o;
wind. W: velocity, g.: weather. cloudy.
.. m.-Barometer. 0.20l; thermome-
ter, 800; dew point, II. humidity,
$40; wind. SW; velocity. 8; weather,
cloudy.
Mean daily thermometer. 22.0: maxi
mum Thermometer. $40; minimum ther-
mometer. 100; maximum velocity OF
wind. II miles; total precipitation, o.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-05
NEARLY ALL THE TOWN.
Business Part of East Corinth Reduced
to Aches.

Bangor, December "A disastrous fire
took place at East Corinth. between 9
and 10 clock this morning.
The fire started in the paint shop Of
Charles Morrowes and burned the black
smith shop of Luther Morrows, block
owned by Charles E. Edmunis. the post
office, B. C. Hill g general store. Fl. p.
Haynes's law office, fiat occupied by
DR.. Seavey, the G.. A. R. hall and the
millinery and dry goods store owned and
occupied by the Misses Cuchrane. The
loss is $4,000. No insurance except on
stock, all of which was saved.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-05
Accident in Grand Trunk Shed.

A man whose name is unknown to the
police was quite badly injured at one Of
the Grand Trunk sheds last night. He
was walking under some bags Tiled with
some heavy material when they fell over
onto him. The injured man was taken
to the Eagle house and later the police
had him removed to his boarding house
at II Adams street. He had to be carried
into the house.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-05
WILL MAKE BALDWIN SETTLE.
Judgment of Over Two Million Against
Bank Cashier May Be Collected.

!. Trenton, N. j., December Am ex-
ecution was issued out of the Federal
court for 50, 1862, 974, against Oscar L.
Baldwin of Newark. Judgment for that
amount was secured against him in 1885
by Frederick Frelinghuysen, receiver Of
the defunct Meohanios' National ba NIX of
Newark, but never collected.
Baldwin was cashier of the bank and
caused It's failure ny 1oaninR all it's funds
to persons who failed tO return them. He
was sent to state prison and sued for
50, 600, 600. Now that he is coming. or has
already come into huge fortune left
him by an English relative, An effort
will be made to satisfy the Judgment.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-05
Mr. pinglex Leaves Canton.

Canton. O., Decem ber 4.-Ex- Governor
Nelson Dingley of Maine, who remained
over night at MAJOR Mckinley's house on
account of severe cold, is so much
better that he left at clock this after
noon for Washington. Before his depart
ure Mr. D1ngley remarked that as the
complexion Of the Senate had not
changed, it did not seem very probable
that any reven Ie legislation could OF
would be enacted this winter,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-05
Political Complexion of Next House.

Washington, December 4-The political
classification Of the mem bers-elect of the
fifty fifth Congress made by Clerk NC
Dowen OH the unofficial list which he
has just issued, probably shows greater
variety OF political organizations tnan
ever before found representation in that
body. OF straight Republicans there are
204; straight Democrats, 12i; Populists,
IL, Fusionists, IS; Sllverites, 3.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-05


MATCHLEss IN EVERY FEATURE.
CAIIFo7N
Three tours to CALIFORNIA and the Pa
CIFIC COAST will leave Boston January 26.
February % and March 26, 1897. Five weeks
in California on the first tour and, four weeks
on the second. Passengers on the third tour
may return on regular trains within nine
months. Stops will be made at New Orleans
for Mardi-Gras festivities on the second tour.
Rates. $315, $355 and $22O. respectively.
FLORIDA
Jacksonville tours, allowing two weeks IN
Florida, will leave Boston January 25, Febru-
ary and 20 and March 8, 1897. Rate, cover
ing expenses en- route in both directions,
$65.O0 from Boston.
"ASEEING
Seven-day tour will leave Boston December
20, 1896, February IL. March II, April 8 (siX
days) and May 12, 1897. Rate, including all
expenses en route, with board at Washingt0n's $
best hotels. $23 from Boston.
OLD POINT COMFORT, RICHMOND
and WASHINGTON (sx days., from New
York. December 26, January %, February 20.
March IS, April 15. Rate. covering all ex-
penses, S35.
Detailed itineraries and other information of
Tourist Agent, 2O5i Washington ST.: Boston.
dec3 W&S tt
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-05
Moosehead Closing In.

Foxcroft, December 4.-The coves in
Moosehead lake are frozen over and the
lake is rapidly freezing. Navigation has
been suspended till spring.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-05
Another victim of Dynamite Explosion,

Another Victim of Dynamite Explosion,
Lewiston, Decem ber 4.--Richard Line.
who was injured at the dynamite explo-
sion at Jay Bridge, Wednesday, died at
the Central Maine General hospital to-
day. He is 55 years old and halls from
Northboro, Mass.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-05
Portland Boy Honored,

Williamstown Mass, December 4.-Tbe
Williams seniors held an election Of
class officers this afternoon. Robirs son
Brown of Portland was chosen class
marshal.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-05
THE WEATHER..

Boston, Decem-
ber 4-lIocal fore
cast for Saturday:
Cloudy, possibly
with occasional
sprinkles of rain /;
warmer south
west winds.
Washington. De-
cember 4.-Fore-
cast for Saturday
IN I'LL
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-05
A School Teacher Drowned.

Liberty, December 4.-Walter Merton
of Palermo, school teacher, aged 22,
was drowned last night while skating.
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for New England: Threatening with
local showers; probably clearing in the
southern portions; southwesterly winds.