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The Portland daily press., 1896-01-17
THRIFTY JOHN BULL.
Mr.. Chamberlain Afraid That the
Arrests Will Hurt Business.
SOME UNCONSCIOUS HUMOR IN
THE TRANSVAAL AFFAIR.

After the Prisoners at Pretoria-The
Americans and Belgians Will Be Cared
for as Well as the Englishmen-The
Arrested Men Are Accused of Treason.
London, Jaunary 16.-Counsel acting
in the interest OF the government of Great
Britain will be present and watch close
~ the trials of the prisoners at Johannes
burg which will take place at Pretoria.
This action will be taken in behalf of the
Englishmen, Americans and Belgians ar-
rested January 14th, Mr.. Joseph Cham
berlain, secretary of state for the colonies,
sent cablegram to Sir Hercules Robin
son, governor Of Caps Colony, asking for
certain specifications in regard to mem
bers Of the reform committee and other
persons recently arrested at Johannesburg
by the Boer authorities, and taken to
Pretoria for confinement pending their
trial. In this message, Mr.. Chamberlain
expressed fears that the wholesale arrests
would disorgauize the Industries carried
on in the Rand territory and asked Gov
ernor Robinson to ascertain and report
what the persons arrested were accused
of; when they would be tried for the
offences with which they were charged ;
whether bail would be allowed in the
cases pending trial; what were the penal
ties prescribed by the laws of the Trans
vaal government for the acts of which
the prisoners were accused, etc. Governor
Robinson replied by wire today that the
q rested men were accused of treason and
seeking to subvert the government Of the
Transvaal; that they would be tried by
the High Court of the South African re-
public. and that the date Of the trial had
not been fixed. Governor Robinson said
the government Of the Transvaal republic
seemed to be acting within their legal
rights and added that upon leaving
Pretoria to return to Cape Town, he
urged President Kruger to observe mod
Grafton toward the accused men in order
that he and his government might not
ALLEVIATE the sympathy. which they now
enjoy.
A despatch from Cape Town to the
Pail Mail Gazette says that the Johannes
burg stock exchange has decided that
shares belonging to the persons who
were recently arrested at Johannesburg
by the Boer authorities IN charge of trea-
son cannot be dealt in, the exchange
holding that such shares are not good
delivery.
1T is stated In the same dispatch that
President Kruger will demand $25. OD0
indemnity on behalf of the relatives of
each Boer killed in the recent fight with
DR.. Jameson's raiders.
The Berlin correspondent of the Times,
commenting npon the way the news has
been twisted there to the prejudice of
England, says: "Nothlng has been more
conspicuous and deplorable during the
present crises than the total want of
common sense, and even common fair
ness. displayed by the German press, es-
pecially the government organs. There
is an agitation afoot to obtain from the
Reichstag an immediate credit of 5O,-
600 900 marks for an increase in the
navy.
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-17

3 Commander Ballington Booth of the
Salvation Army, who is the supreme
head of the movement in this country,
has heen recalled to England.
The trial Of the Case of Eleverton R.
Chapman of New York, broker indicted
for refusing to answer questions pro-
pounded by the Senate sugar investigat-
ing committee. is in progress in Wash
ington.
Returns received by the health officials
of st. Petersburg show that during the
week ended January 18th, there were re-
ported so new cases of cholera and 81
deaths from that disease
News has been received from China
that fire on the United States govern
mont gunboat Monocaoy recently put
that vessel in great peril. but the flames
wer finally subdued.
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-17
A NEIGHBoRHooD SUFFERED.
Escaping Gas Killed Child and Made
Many People Ill.

Canton, Mass, January 16.-A leak in
the gas main in front of a house occupied
by Alexander MoSwain and family in
East Canton this morning caused the
house to be permeated with the deadly
fumes. All the family were affected by
the gas and an eighte en- months old
daughter was So badly overcome that she
died this forenoon The people in all the
nefghboring houses were much affected
by escaping gas, and physicians had to be
summoned, but it is believed that all
will recover,
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-17
AN OPEN WINTERS COST.
Said To Be Affecting Business ON Two
Maine Roads.

Boston. January 16.-A Boston and
Maine director says:
"Roston and Maine earnings show a
considerable falling off. The decrease is
in the skipping of general merchandise
aud the lack Of snow in Maine may have
something to do with it. There is less
snow in Maine today than in Massachu-
setts The numbering interests arc suffer-
ing mostly. Payson Tucker, general
manager Of the Maine Central, told me
that If Maine could have foot of snow,
the Maine Central earnings would in
crease $4,000 in three months General
business is very poor and there is no pros
peot OF any immediate change for the
better"
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-17
Obituary Notes.

Ex-Alderman Geo. W. Pope. architect,
builder and contractor, died at his home
on Columbus avenue, Boston, yesterday.
He was "A. He built the Boston Muse
um. and with his partner, the Revere
house. After the great Boston fire, he
erected over so buildings in a short time.
q. I. Russell, q distinguished Massa-
chusetts lawyer, graduate of Har-
ward. twice mayor Of Cambridge, and
for many yearsssa member of the board of
visitors of Andover Theological Semina-
ry, died yesterday. He was the father Of
ex- GOV. Russell.
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-17
WOULD BUY BONDS.
The English Getting Interested in the New
Loan.

New York. January 16-The Herald
this morning prints the following under
a London date line: The news that the
Morgan syndicate had dissolved made a
good impression here and the prices of
American securities improved. It is
thought, however, that the short interest
in the stock market is now eliminated.
1t is impossible to learn the total
amount of gold to be reshipped to the
United States this week, but the fact that
the drain from the United States has
ceased is encouraging, and investors have
cancelled orders to sell bonds.
1t is now certain that bids for consid-
cradle part of the new loan will be made
on behalf OF foreign investors. Several
banking houses seen today have been
ordered to bid by clients.
There IL a vast amount of idle money
here, and now that the outbreak grows
more pacific its owners are tempted to
invest even in coin bonds of Che United
States at price low enough to yield,
say IA to 8 1-2 per cent A careful in
yesuigation shows that an important por-
tion of the bonds placed by the syndi-
cate last spring has remained here.
One bank still holds about So, coo, 600
worth, and perhaps $5, 600. 600 more are in
boxes of insurance companies and large
individual investors. Hence it is argued
that the bonds of the new issue if award
ed to foreign bidders, will be kept on
this side Of the water
Touching gold now going back to the
United States, it is understood, that it
Is merely borrowed. People pay a
premium for it in New York and agree to
return the gold in go days.
Thus they obtain the specie needed to
pay for the new bonds, but after securing
these they must pay back the gold and
will doubtless procure most of it fromDthe
treasury by presenting greenbacks for
redemption.
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-17
THE GRANITE STATE.
1t Has Notified the Bank Examiner that ii
VIII Not Seek New Business.

Augusta, January 16.-Bank Examiner
Timkerlake has received letter from the
secretary of the Granite State Provident
association stating that it has decided not
to extend its new business in Maine, and
giving notice Of it's discontinuance of tho
same. Loans to members on real estate
will continue to be made as heretofore,
istinR between the association and its
patrons will be maintained and carried
out.
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-17
What the Wool Growers Want.

Columbus. Ohio, January 16.-The
wool growers last night had heated dis
cussion over the matter of asking for GUS
toms protection from the present Con-
gress. The following was adopted:
We asked specific duty of IL cents on
the two grades of clothing wool known
in the Mckinley bill as Nos. 1 and 2, and
an increase Of one cent per pound each
year until the fine grade known as No.
reaches ID cents. On the grades of
carpet wool known as No. 1 and No. 2,
in the Mckinley bill we ask and demand
eight cents per pound.''
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-17
More Arrests.

New York, January 16-The World
this morning prlngs tne ioiloWlng under
Thirty-seyen more members of the Uit-
lander reform committee at Johannes
burg have been arrested. Bail is refused
The Boer government has seized the
cattle belonging to the reform commit
tee men. The Transvaal artillery has
been increased. Sir Hercules Robinson,
the governor OF Cape Colony and British
high commissioner, has sent message
from Pretoria that matters have been
satisfactorily arranged and that blood
shed is ended. DR.. Jameson and the
other leaders in the raid on the Trans
vaal are to be sent to England Those Of
the rank and file who are not South Afri-
cans will also be sent to England. The
remainder will be allowed to go to their
homes.
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-17
Local Weather Report.

Portland, January 16-The local
weather bureau office records as to the
weather are the following:
8 a. m. Barometer. 80. 4S2; thermome-
ter, 60; dew point. L humidity. so:
wind, NV; velocity 5; weather, cloudy.
8 D. m.-Barometer. 30.221: thermome-
ter. 25. dew point. %; humidity, 81 ::
wind, SW; velocity. Is; weather; cloudy.
Mean daily Thermometer, 150; maxi
mum thermometer, 1858: minimum ther-
mometer. 40: maximum Velocity of
wind, 10, SW; total precipitation, T..
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-17
PASSES AND POLITICS.
How They Propose to Unseat Certain Ken
tuckey Senators.

Frankfort, KY, January 16.-The SEN
ate this morning appointed committee
to investigate the eligibility of Senators
James, Jones and Dingus, SO as to be
able to unseat them in case the Republi-
cans in the House carry out their pro-
gramme of unseating three Democrats.
1t was provided that this committee
should be allowed to report at any
moment. The Senators named are
charged with riding on railroad passes
The law prohibits any state official from
accepting such passes.
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-17
Golden Wedding at West Bath.

There was large gathering of relatives
and friends on Wednesday evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Mitchell,
Vest Bath, at the 60th anniversary of the
marriage OF Mr.. and Mrs Mitchell. who
were the recipients OF largo number Of
handsome presents. Mr.. Mitchell is one
OF the prosperous farmers of West Bath.
Mrs. Mitchell, was a daughter of Mr..
John Wyman, who for years lived in
Bath, and at one time in Webster. OF
the eight children of Mr.. and Mrs
Mitchell there are now living five
daughters and one son.
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-17
Strike at .Pittsbure

Pittsburg. Pa, January 16.-This
morning $50 men and $50 women. en-
ployes of the Westinghouse Eleourio Com
pany at East Pittsburg, were notified of
25 per cent reduction in their wages
At noon they decided the reduction was
unjust, since for some time they have
been able to make only half time, and
wage reductions In other departments
will be ordered tomorrow and the ion
men affected will also refuse to continue
work.
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-17
Bangor Boys Pardon.

While Governor Morton was at Bar
Harbor last summer, a delegation of
gentlemen from Bangor called upon him
In relation to the pardoning of young
Benjamin Frank Of Bangor, who six
years ago was sentenced in New York
city to fourteen years in Sing Sing for
stealing fourteen cents. Gov. Morton be-
came much interested in the case, the de-
tails Of which showed that it was done in
q b0yish prank more than with criminal
intent. Thursday, Senator Cantor Of
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-17
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Y Z S

rest with approval upon the
many features of>our furnj-
ture estabIishment-there's
SO much to be seen, SO
much to afford you pleas
ure there. Come in anv
time, whether you intend
making an immediate pur-
chase or not. It's we'll
enough to know WHAT
you're planning to get a
week or a month from novv
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-17
READY TO FIGHT.
Bumptious Fresh Water Sailors Eager for
the Fray.

Toronto, Ont, January 16-The lake
captains Of Ontario held meeting today
and formed Lake Captains Association.
resolution was unanimously passed
placing the services of the captains of the
Ontario merchant marine at the service
of the imperial government, should the
issue Of the present international compli-
cations render such action advisable.
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-17
Fire at Madison Falls.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.J

4 South Windham, January 16-A small
dwelling house in Gorham, at Madison
Falls one mile from this place, owned
by Mrs. Martha Brackett, and occupied
by Irving Small, was totally consumed
by fire at about 10 a. M. today. The
contents were mostly saved. The loss is
light and said to be insured
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-17

when she struck rock, badly damaging
her bottom and sank. The captain and
133 officers and men succeeded in reach
ing the shore but the others were lost.
According to the official list the total
number Of men belonging to the Konei
was 100.
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-17
A japanese War s hin Lost

Victoria. B. c., January 16.-very
meagre particulars had reached Yoko-
hama up to the time the steamer Em-
press of Japan lett, of the laundering of the
warship Konei on Deoembe 10, some ten
m lies to the southwest of Tsang Island
one Of the Pesoadotes, and the
loss of 81 men. The Konei was on her
way from the Pescadores to Toxic
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-17
FROZEN TO The HEART.
One by One tile Ealing's Men Gave
Up the Struggle.
TALE OF TERRIBLE SUFFERING
TOLD BYA PORTLAND MAN.

Covered With Ice, The Men in the Life
Boat Drifted for Days-Two Were Clad
Only in Socks, Trousers and Shirts
Bodies Thrown Into the Sea, with a
Few Words of Prayer-The Captain
Whispered of His Wife And Boy as He
Died,
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-17
WANT NO PARTNERSHIP.
Russian Papers Protest Against an En-
tente With England.

tente With England
st. Petersburg, January 16.-The lead
ing Russian newspapers are unanimous
in protesting against the establishment
of an entente between England and
Russia, in regard to the Transvaal or
upon any ''other question. . The Moskov-
ski Viedomoses MOSCOW Gazette), urges
Germany to ouIb Great Britain's aggres-
sive policy in Africa.
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-17
THE WEATHER..

Washington, January 16.-Forecast for
Friday for Maine: Cloudy and threaten
ing; slightly warmer; south winds be-
coming variable.
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-17
Six Were Drowned.

London, January 16.-Schooner Swift
was wrecked today near Peterhead and
six Of the crew were drowned.
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-17

New York presented the facts of the case
to GOV. Morton officially with the result
that young Frank was pardoned He has
spent six years in jail and his parents
have now welcomed him home to Bangor.
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-17

Boston, jan
uary 16.
cal forecast
for Friday:
fair,probably
followed by
rain or snow
Frldaynight; /;
slightly war
mer variable
"indc
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-10-12
A NEUROLOGICAL WONDER.
Tho Complicated Time Keeping Oddly In
vented by q Russian Pole.


The prize wonder in the shape of a
clock is the invention Of Russian Pole
named Goldfadon. The inventor is a
clockmaker Of Warsaw and boasts that
he worked over 1000 days on this time
keeping oddity The clock represents a
railway station, with waiting rooms for
! travellers, telegraph and ticket Offices
and very pretty and natural platform,
well lighted and having in it's center a
flower garden and a spouting fountain.
There are also signal boxes, lights.
switches, water tanlzs-in fact, every
thing used in conjunction with well
regulated railway station. There is a
dial in the center tower, which shows
time at New York, Peking, Warsaw and
London Every quarter Of an hour the
station begins to show signs of life.
First all of the little figures of telegraph
operators begin to work their machines,
the head automaton going through tho
form Of sending dispatch to the effect
that "the line is clear" Then the door
opens, and upon the platform appear
the station master and his assistants
Next long line Of little figures file up
to the miniature ticket Office.
After this the porters appear, carrying
luggage, the bell rings, and instantly a
miniature train dashes out Of tunnel
and halts before the platform of the sta
tion house. While the train is waiting a
miniature figure tests the wheels and
axles with a tiny hammer, another
pumps water into the tank Of the en-
gine, while third busies himself stow
ing away small Jumps of coal in the sill
yer plated tender. There is one signal
of the bell, whereupon the door of the
single coach opens, and the little figures
slide in ON an almost invisible wire,
the opening closing after them. A sec
ond tap Of tho bell is the signal for the
wheel tester, waterman and fuel carrier
to retire into the station house.
After the third signal the whistle
gives two toots, and the train quickly
disappears in tunnel opposite to the
one from which it emerged five minutes
before. When the train is out of sight,
the station master and his assistants
leave tho platform, the doors close be-
hind them, and they all retire to the
other side Of the station house, where,
at the expiration Of 10 minutes, the
train again appears, and the passengers
file ont and seat themselves in the build
ing preparatory to taking another trip
around tho station house. ST. Louis
Republic
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-10-12
A CAMPAIGN OF FRAUD.

G. B. MoOres, ex-speaker OF the leg
islature says in the Sunday States
man: eve have over 5000, 900, 600 silver
and issue paper for it and virtually re
deem It with gold and so keep 1t
gong" Tilmon Ford in Coos county
said he would give $50 to any man
who will show that the government
has ever redeemed silver certificates
i'm gold. Which Of the two is mis-
taken on this question? The simple
fact is, our silver money is neither in
law or practice redeemable in gold, as
has been repeatedly shown by utter
ances direct from the treasury depart
ment. If all the gold in our country
were shipped across the ocean or sunk
into the seas the silver currency and
silver certificates would still circulate
at par and perform their full function
as money without gold redemption.
Mr.. Moores and Mr.. Geer are both
single gold standard advocates, who
do not bciieye in silver money at all
as standard money. They are about
the only real goldites at large in this
campaign. Their views are the ex-
treme goldbug views Of Harvey Scott
and j. n. Dolph and are the only men
of that stripe who are allowed to make
speeches by Mark Hanna's chairman
in Oregon-Sol Hirsch.
The rest of the speakers-men like
Mitchell, Hermann, Fulton, Tongue,
Ellis, Ford, and Others, are all claim
ing 10 be silver men and that McKin-
ley is a silver man and his platform a
silver platform. While Bryan is
making an uncompromising fight
against the gold standard and tells
gold standard advocates to not
for him, the Mckinley orators are all
begging for silver votes. Mckinley
wants both gold votes and silver votes
votes and his campaign in Oregon is
conducted on duplicity, dishonesty
and deception on this issue.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-10-12
WHAT Ais rHB STATE FAIRS

: Small attendance, few exhibits
: lack of interest; what ails the fair
+ Well, the Oregon State Fair is agair
: given black eye by the politicians
and the Southern Pacific.'
A few played-out, ,superannuated Sa
lem ring politicians are looting and
cutting the appropriations, employ
ing their pets in petty places, and
allowing a noble state institution to
go to the dogs for want of decent
business attention.
The Southern Pacific has big posters
at each station for the Portland ex-
position but not word for the state
fair at Salem. Free tickets are given
to each passenger for Portland and
reduced rates, but not an inducement
for Salem. A ticket from Medford to
the Portland exposition costs SS for
the round trip with three tickets to
the show. A ticket from Medford to
the state fair costs S15 and no free
tickets. Though it is 104 miles less
distance it costs 81 more to come to
Salem ard it is the same thing all
over the state.
This is indecent, unAmerican dis
elimination against the state fair,
but it is not the railroad that is en-
tirely to blame. 1t is the want of
spirit, enterprise, business and horse
sense on the part of few petty Salem
politicians, who are willing to wreck
the state fair to serve their personal
interests. The people Of Oregon have
the usual amount of state pride, but
they are cursed with too many brain
less parasites, who have neither pride
nor intelligence. So the fair suffers
and Salem gets black eye.
THE JOURNAL has never asked any
favors of the fair management. 1t
has never asked to have any of its
people employed on its pay rolls or
clerkships. 1t has for years helped
the fair in special exhibits as the
fruit palace, corn palace, dairy show,
and poultry show will prove. But
the truth must be told and The JOUR-
NAL will tell it.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-10-12

To read the Oregonian, one would
get the impression that only McKin'
ley meetings were being held in Ore
gon. But this is not true. The State
Union Bryan campaign committee
under the Craftsmanship of John c.
Young is doing effective work and
hundreds of meetings are held each
day and night. The Oregonian boy
colts every genuine silver man in
the state and boosts all the doodlebug
politicians to the skies.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-10-12

For the first time in the history of
the city government of Portland the
police and fire departments and other
city officials have been able to get
their pay checks cashed at sight.
And all this under a Popocratic city
government. Verify, this is queer
world. But they won't help stuff the
ballot boxes for the old Mckinley
crowd.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-10-12
IOEN HUGHES,

Dealer in groceries, paints, oils,
window glass, varnishes. and
the most complete stock Of
brushes Of all kinds in the
state. Artists materials, lime.
hair. cement and shingles. and
finest quality Of grass seeds.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-10-12
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AND
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