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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-07
FOREIGNERS UNSUCCESSFUL.
American Winners at the Madison
Square Bike Races.

New York, December ga bout 5000
spectators, large portion of the fair
sex. witnessed the amateur and profess
sional bike races in Madison square gar
den tonight. The meeting WAS in the
nature of an Introduction to the big six
days. international race which starts at
five minutes after midnight tomorrow
night. Some of the foreign riders made
their debut tonight, but were unsuccess-
full. Sam Linton of Wales and ]. D.
Lumsden of Scotland started in the
third..heat of the mile scratch profession
al, but failed to qualify for frat or sec
ond place. The heat was won by Jay
Eaton of Elizabeth, N. J. Linton hurt
himself during practice in the afternoon.
The Englishmen made some complaints
about the banking, and spills were fire.
quent. The special featurel of the re-
ming were match race between Jay
Eaton of Elizabeth and Teddy Goodman,
best two out of three heats, and an ex-
hibition mile by r. c. Bald, paced by
the "Black and White" tandem of SYRIA
cuse. Bald fell at the first turn; remount-
ed and went on couple Of laps. but
stopped. Later on he gave half mile
exhibition. The summary follows:
Half mile scratch (amete ur) wen by
A. j. Latham, Saratoga; W. II. Owen,
South Brooklyn, second; time 10 l-5.
One mile professional scratch, won by
A. Weinig, Buffalo; G. Hadfield, New
ark, N. j., second; time 2.a5 1-5.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-07
Her Mainsail Burned.

Boston, December 5.-The two-masted
schooner Josie Hook, Captain S. S.
Eaton, arrived this morning from Ban
cor With a cargo of 100, 600 feet of lum-
Der. Capt. Eaton reports that at D. m.
Wednesday between Wood Island and
Cape Porpoise, he encountered a severe
northwesterly gallo and ran into Cape
Porpoiss for shelter. While at the latter
Mace the schooner's mainsail caught
fire from the stove pipe and WAS totally
destroyed, but no other damage resulted,
as the crew prevented the fire from
SPREADING by the constant use of buck.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-07
HAROLD M. sEWALL THE MAN.
He Will Represent the City of Bath at
T Augusta.

Bath, Deem Der 5.-The Republican
caucus here this evening nominated Hon.
Harold NJ. Sewall for representative to
the legislature in place of Hon. John 0.
Patten, who resigned. Mr. Sswall ac-
copied in an eloquent speech. A reso-
luton was passed expressing appre cia-
tion of Mr.. Patterns great services to the
city and regret for his ill health which
cause1 his resignation.
The Democratic caucus nominated
Councilman Joseph Torrey for represen-
tative to the legislature to run against
Mr.. Sewall. The election takes place
January 9.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-07
INDICTED WESTERN UNION MEN.
And Then Couldn't Get the Indictments
Drawn

Chicago. Decem Der 5.-The grand Jury
at l O'Clock voted true bills against the
following officers Of the Western Union
Telegraph Company: u. c. Convey, vice
president; F. H. Tubbs, superintendent;
W. j. Lloyd. assistant superintendent;
W. r. Holligan and E N. milford, Jr.,
managers. The bills were voted as a re-
suit of the disclosure made yesterday
when it appeared from the evidence Civ
en- that all tickers in use in all the gam b.
ling houses Of the men formerly indicted
had been put in their places by the Wes-
tern Union Telegraph company. A sem
sation resulted when, ffter the voting
of these bills, Stnte's Attorney Kearn
positively refused to draw the iDdict-
ments ia accordance with wishes Of the
grand jury. For time the jurors plead
ed with the states attorney to make out
the proper papers, but he was deaf to all
entreaties.
''There was no special reason for in
dieting these men," said Mr.. Kearn. as
the evidence against them is, in my
opinion, totally insufficient to warrant .
conviction and such an Indictment, If
returned, would be hardly worth the
paper on which it was written. The
grand Jurors can do as they please, but
as long as ! am here, I shall refuse to
have the Indictment drawn. They can
take the case up again when my success
sor, Mr.. Deneen, tases hold, but shall
not subscribe my name to any such pa
pers. -
The grand jury then went to Judge
Hutchinson and Informed him that they
hnd voted an indictment against the cor
p1ration officers, but that the states at
torney had refused to draw 1t UP.
81 cannot find any law covering the
case, your honor, - said Assistant States
Attorney Lynch. "sWe might as we'll
try to convict railroad company for
hanling goods which had been stolen.''
'Well, gentlemen" said Judge
Hutchinson, Mr.. Lynch has been draw
ing indictments for long time and
knows his business. If he says no con
yiction can be had, believe he is right.
You better reconsider your action.
In accordance with the courts INSTRUCT
ions the grand jury returned to its room
and the bills voted earlier in the day
we're all reconsidered. s
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-07

comb street, Roxbury, this morning. The
cause was leaking gas pipe. Three
mem bers of Geogre Curran's family in
thu next house and boarder named E.
Thomas were found under the Influence
Of gas and taken out by the police In sea-
son to save their lives. In neither of this
two houses in which the inmates were
affected is the gas connected, but through
each is a strong odor of it. 1t is thought
that the gas escaping from defective
main had percolated through the dirt
and following the disconnected mains,
and possibly other pipes, had made its
way into the houses aud spread through
tha rooms.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-07
EAGLEvlLLE DISASTER.
particulars of An Accident That Killed
Three Men.

Wtllamantic, Comma Dec. 5-Coroner
Phelps, this morning, investigated the
wreck OH the New London q Northern
road which occurred near Eagleyille last
night and resulted in the killing of three
men, and decided that it was caused by
the explosion of the boiler of the engine.
What caused the explosion will probably
never be known. The most likely theory
is that the stny bolts holding the boiler
plates together were weak and gavo way
under the extra heavy pressure of steam.
The condition of the engine and road bed
Indicate that the force of the explosion
was downward, wreoking the running
gear but the engine kept on the track a
distance OF about two hundred feet be-
fore it got caught in the ties and turned
a somersault down an tmbankment.
Cinders, fragments of tire CRATE, md
ether parts of the engine, including the
head light, were scattered III the fields,
distance of a hundred yards from the
point whore tae explosion is supposed to
have occurred. Engineer. Hall apparently
jumped or was thrown from the engine
Mt the moment Of the explosion. Fire
man Hall remained on the engine until
it turned over down the bank, when he
was thrown fifty feet ahead of it ON the
track striking on mis- head. Brakeman
Thomas must have been thrown from the
top of car when the pile up occurred.
Twelve cars are SO badly smashed that
wrecking crews are rolling them down
the bank to be unloadsd and burnel
A large gang is relaying the road bed
and the track. 1t S expected that traffic
will be resumed tonight. After an ex-
animation by the coroner, the bodies of
the victims were turned over to under
takers and sont today to their homes in
Vermont. Though all the cars were
led, the loss by the freight destroyed
is not large tut is great in the destruc-
tion Of rolling stock. The engine is eaid
to have bean in Use about ten years and
was apparently in good condition.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-07

In Navada, the official returns give
Bryan and Sewall, 1902; Bryan and Wat
son, 575, and Mckinley and Hobart,
1888
FredeTick Dubricci, an Italian, bad
both eyes blown out of his head by dy
Mantle explosion at Bloomfield, Pa. /,
Friday evening. He will die.
Archbishop Febre is very low and the
last sacraInents of the church have been
administered
On Duffy's hill, between 102d and 1881
streets In New York, Friday n light, the
grip of cable car broke and the car
rushed down the hill at great speed. At
the foot it collided with second car and
a moment later third car struck these
two. Then the gas tank under one of
the cars exploded. And strange to say
none Of the passengers was seriously
hurt.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-07
BURIAL OF LARoCCA.
The Scene as $50 Italians Followed Their
Dead to the Grave.

Livermore Falls, December 5.-Thurs-
day, $50 Italians, sad and weary. after a
long vigil over the remains of their fell
low countryman, Orlando LaRocoa, the
victim Of the Jay Bridge dynamite ex-
plosion, headed by Antonio Liberi,
marched two by two to the church st.
Rose of Lima at Chisholm's Mills. They
were met at the church entrance by Rev.
Father Koran and several altar boys. The
"Miserere" was chanted by the priest
and choir, then all the Italians in a body
sang a sweet, lnelodious dirge, "The
Dies Irae." Such singing was never
heard here before. "The Liberia, ohanted
by the choir and the priest closed the
ceremony in the church.
Mr.. Marco, the italian foreman, called
on the priest, who, in answer to a ques-
ton, said: "You and Jour people in this
sad circumstance are welcome to the SER
vices of the church, and the grave in the
cemetery. My sexton awaits the funeral
there The foreman was greatly
pleased and told the other Italians I'M
der him, who q II said: "Bravo, Presre. +"
The Italians then procured team for
the priest to accompany the funeral to
the grave. The funeral procession as it
prooaeded through the streets of Liver
more Falls caused many to halt, bare
their heads and move on slowly.
A strange circumstance happened after
the ceremonies at the grave. Every Ital-
ian present took up handful of earth,
threw it upon the casket, then went up
to the priest. shook and kissed his hand
out of gratitude for the kind ness shown
them.
4 The cTenaeny throughout was very i'm
pressiye and the like of it has never be-
fore been seen in this community.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-07
oBsTRucTs HIGHWAY.
The Peculiar Situation of an Episcopal
s...9,., s, Edifice.

Fort Fairfield, December 5.-Thursday
Seleotman Fred Spear of Limestone
CAME TO Fort Fairfield and consulted
Lawyer Herbert T. Powers regarding the
itinerant. As result OF the conference
Selsctmen Spear returned to Limestone
and today he posted this notice: "Taken
and will be sold at public auction at the
town house In Limestone, Saturday, De
Gem her IL, the Episcopal church building
to defray costs of removing it from the
public highway.
Until recently the Episcopal church has
stood in a dignifisd exaltation on hill
about half o mile from the village. The
pulpit has been supplied by Rev. George
Bruce Nicholson, of Fort Fairfield.
The Limestone socitey is small. It was
supposed that. should the church be re-
paired and removed to more convenient
site the membership would increase.
So Rev. Mr.. Nicholson agitated the
matter Bishop Nicely of Portland con-
tributed $50 to the fund, and in Lime
stone about $r0O was raised and COLLECT
ed by the rector. A site was bargained
for on the land owned by MIR. d. Getch
ell, and then Mr.. Nicholson commenced
looking about for some one to move the
building. At last one Legasse took the
contract to do tho job for $50, ana worked
about d week. Then he gave it mp. He
concluded that he would lose money on
the contract. After some effort, Rev
MIR. Nicholson made trade with George
Gallagher to go on with the work. Gal
lagher was to have $3.50 for the job; n
certain amount when he got the church
into the road aud so much per week
until the building was landed safely in
ths village.
But Gallagher, too. lost heart and aban
doned the church In the street. Finally
the town authorities took steps to re-
move the barricade. They hauled the
building to one side and after getting
legal advice advertised it for sals. It
has been so wrenched out of shape that
it il practically worthless.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-07
What German Papers Say to the Presi-
dents Proclamation.

Berlin, Decem Der 6-The North Ger
man Gazette declares that contention of
President Cleveland in regard to the i'm
position Of tonnage dues upon American
vessels in German perts is disputed and
that Germany has lodged protest
against the Presidents action in revok;
ing the proclamation of 1888.
Commenting Upon President Cleve
lands proclamation the National Zeitung
AS the tonnage dues at Hamburg, Bremeti
and in German ports will surely be in
creased, but solely for the purpose Of i'm
proving the harbors for the general ben
cit Of shipping and not for, state pur-
poses as in America. Foreigners have
their own harvest in Germany, thu paper
adds, and German shippers must build
their own wharves in America. Germany
will now be deprived Of the advantages
she obtained in 1883. the sacrifice. being
imposed upon German shipowners. Is
The Colegne Gazette regards Prefi-
dent Cieveland's proclamation as an
effort on his part to retire from ofiics in 9
blaze OF glory. The Presidents assertion
that state tonnage dues are levied at
German ports, however, is erroneous, as
the dues imposed are solely for the use
Of special port facilities. In conclusion,
the Gazette expresses the hope that In
the enforcement of the proclamation.
"even in the case of Germans in Ameri-
Ca" the American courts will see that
the principle of right and Justice is up
held and that meanwhile Germeny may
convince America that such an infringe
ment OF German rights cannot be nc
copied.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-07
SUIT FOR EIGHTEEN MILLIONS.
New York Men Moving in an Important
Action at Richmond.

Richmond, Va. December GA suit
involving nearly s1s, GOO. oo0 WINS satur-
day instituted in the United States Cir
cult court here 1t is brought by Charles
H. Coster, George Sherman and Anthony
J. Thomas of the State of New York,
who sue for the benefit of the Southern
Railway company. plaintiff, against the
Richmond and West Point Terminal
company, a corporation chartered under
the laws of this commonwealth b.
This action is based upon plea Of debt
amounting TO st6, o49, 900, with Interest
from July 10, 1893, amounting to s4sl, :
47o, and in addition 1855. 354. s5 interest
and principal. The plaintiffs contend
that they recovered judgment againft the
defendants in the New York Supreme
Court on January IS. 1894, and that the
defendants 'owe and unjustly deta in"
the amount from the plaintiffs.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-07
Bristol VIII Entertain Mr.. Bayard.

London, December Gam basssdor
Bayard will 10 to Bristol on December
II. de will be entertained at luncheon
BIZ the Chamber of Commerce of that
city on that day, and in the evening will
distribute the prizes at the Merchant
Venturers' Technical college. On De-
GEM Der IS, Mr.. Bayard win take
luaoheon with the officials Of the Mer-.
chant Venturers and later will dine With
the treasurer of that institution, return
ing to London on Saturday, December
10.
Mr.. Bayard has direct family asaocia-
tions in Bristol, his mothers grandfather
having been born there in 1902. after.
ward settling in Philadelphia. His
mothers great-2randfather was at one
time Mayor Of Bristol.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-07
A Big Loop Hole.

Topeka, Kas., December 5.-An opin-i
ion Of impor tance to Eastern investors
vas today handed down by the Kansas
supreme court. In effect 10 is that the
Kansas law does not authorize the ASSESS
n,ens of judgments rendered by the state
courts in favor of citizens of other states.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-07
DefauIter or Victim.

Dallas. Tex, December 5.-County
Treasurer WIN. Coe was arrested tonight
on an indictments charging him with
embezzling $500 of Dallas county
funds. Coe claims to have been robbed
in his office by two men last Sunday
night and shot in the back of the2head.
The wound is slight. Coe gave bonds in
$4,000.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-07
a sw edish Sailor the Only Survivor of the
Schooner Frank Noyes.

Schooner Frank Noyes.
Savannah, Ga. Decem Der 5.-The Brit
ishsstesms ship Straithnarin, Capt. Cum
ming, which arrived today from Delaware
breakwster, brought Erick Stocklasse,
Swedish sailor, picked up Friday cling
ing to a small hatch floating i'll tho Gulf
stream, off the coast of North Carolina
He was the only survivor of tho schoon-
er Frank NJ. Noyes, Capt. Asquin, from
San Anreas Island for Baltimore with
fruit. The vessel capsized Monday at
10 a. M, and all on board were drowned
excepting the Swede and Arthur Gross
of Springfield, Mass, who clung to the
vessels Matches. Cross became exhaust
ed after being. i'm the water until Thurs
day night and bidding his shipmate fare
well sank into the sea. The number Of
the men in tbs crew is unknown.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-07
In CUBA.
Glare of Fires Plainly Seen from
Havana.
weyIer Causing Both Alarm .and
Ridicule-The News Told by Travellers
of Key West.

of Key West.
Key West. Fla, D ecem Der 5.-Passen-
gers from Havana say that great exotic
inent prevailed in Havana since the ru-
mor has spread that Weyler intended to
return, announcing, as reported. that he
had pacit1ed the Province of Pinar del
Rio when it is a known fact that Maceo
remains bidding defiance to ell forces
sent to crush him. The Spanish are Bit
ter against Weyler's unsuccessful effort
and say his return will mean defeat
The official statement of pacitlcation In
ridiculed in the tace of the number of
rebels in the province and the activity
displayed recently. Weyler has estab-
lished headq uarters at Los Palaoios ana
sends columns to sweep the country
leaving trails of fire and blood. His In
tention appears to be to kill. all the
Cuban Pacifcoa in the country. No
quarter is given. All prisoners captured
are killed. Honorable Spaniards are hor-
rified at such slaughter and destruction.
Melquiso's reported victory was simply
a treacherous surprise Of Cuban hos
pital. Forty-fve helpless inmates were
slaughtered.
Meanwhile, the rebels are displaying
great activity. Wednesday night they
attacked Artemisia, and wounded lieu
tenant, thee sefgeants, five privates and
four civilians. 1t Is said that under
cover of the attack body of 400 insur-
gents crossed the line into Pinar del Rio
and last night again attacked the trocha
at DeMelena. When the rebels entered
Guanatoboa. Tuesday night, after burn
ing 26 houses and looting several stores,
they announced that they would soon
return and carry out their threat.
Last night the town was again attesk'
cd, several houses burned and other
stores sacked, although the garrison had
been reinforced since the first attack on
Guiana bacoa. This causes anxiety In
Havana on account of the prominence OF
the place. The rebels have burned many
houses at Ell Cano and Santa Marie del
Rosario, all within a radius of Is miles
Of Havana. The glares of fires are night
: saen in the city.
rs : seid that news Was received at the
,..sss.s mat Col. Aida had serious en-
counter with Lacrete at Purgatori hills,
Matanas. The Spanish admit that they
suffered loss of rs, but claim the VIC
tory, saying they killed 300 rebels.
The censorship il SO rigorous that the
ahovs facts, while we'll known In Havana,
are not allowed to be printed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-07
How Massachusetts Man Was Made tc
Civa,,, &oE

How Massachusetts Man Was Made to
Give up $25.
Boston, Dec. 5-The Herald says that
at about O'Clock this morning George
Flint, prominent citizen of Lincoln,
Mass, was awakened ut his home by a
revolver shot and the breaking Of glass
in the window of his room. He arose
end looking out saw man standing In
the road, and bombarding the house
with bullets Mr.. Flint hailed him and
the man replied that he wanted money.
He continued his fusilade upon the house
ana threatened to kill everybody in it
and then burn it. Finally s2b was
thrown to him, whereupon he quickly
fed. A posse WAS organized but no trace
of the man has yet been found.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-07
Sailor on q Maine Vessel M altreated by the
Mate

New York, December 5.-William Peck,
mate of the schooner Hattie G. Luce,
Captain Hill of kockport, Me-, brutally
beat Marten Olesen. one of the sailors,
today while the vessel lay In the Erie
Basin, Brooklyn. Peok, whose home is
In Pittsburg, N. B., escaped. Olesen
was brought to this city with three 9TH
er sailors who, fearing their lives. desert
I'D the vessel OLSEN was taken to the
Hudson street hospital suffering from
kicks in the face and abdomen. The DO
lice are looking for PECK.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-07
Mr.. Bayard,s Christmas Gift.

London, December San ill-defined
rumor was in circulation today that Me-
Ba yard, the American ambassador, has
decided to signify his disappfoval OF
the scheme of the Daily Telegraph to
taks up subscription for the purchase
OF Christmas gift for him.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-07
Rockland Vessel Stranded Far From Hope
of Help.

Washington. December 5.-The life
saving service today was advised that
the schooner Nathan f. Cobb of Rock
land, Me-, was wrecked off Ormond,
Florida, this morning. The sea was
heavy. Her spars are all gone. Six men
were seen signalling for help. The near
est life saving station is Jubiles Inlet,
IT'S miles distant. and the life boat and
apparatus has been ordered to be sent
to Crmond by special train.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-07
A Missouri Man Who Killed His Wife and
Two Children.

Richmond, Mo-. Deoam Der 5-Six
weeks ago this place was startled by the
discovery OF the dead bodies of Mrs.
Jesse Winner and her two children in
their cabin on the outskirts Of the town.
Suspicion attached to the bus band as
the murderer and he was arrested. To-
day Maggie Catron,a woman with whom
Winner was intimate, made the follow
ing confession: son the night of the
murder, Jesse Winner, Con Laokey and
Jim Nelson took buggy belonging to
Mr.. Hubbell and drove to the Winner
home. Lackey held the horse while VIM
ner killed his wife and Nelson killed the
children.
The feeling is very strong against Win
ner and he may be lynched.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-07
A sidney Mans Sudden Death.

Augusta, Me-, December 5.-Jonas E.
N. Hammond of Sidney died suddenly of
heart disease Friday. He was at the
bar., raising at Sidney Corner with his
oxsu and expired in half an hour. He
WAS one of the sslectmen and one of the
Rant known men in Ais town,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-07
A Steamer Seized.

Washington. December 5.-The treasu-
nv department is informed that the
steamer Dauntless at Jacksonville. Fla.
has been taken possession of By the Unit
cd States authorities there, as she ia sus-
pected Of paeparing to engage in flli-
i,usterif,s e4psdftiun 10 Cuba.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-07
Rucklen's Arnica SaIve.

THE BEST SALVE in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chappsd
Hands, Chilblains, Corns and all Skin
Eruptions and positively cures Piles, or
no pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money retunde
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by H. p.
S. Goold, 57 Congress st., under Con-
gress Square Hot.le