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WANTED-S2,3 300 ON year mortgage; prop
w erty cost $4,000, 1t rents for $50 per
month; location one of the best streets In Port
land. Addres W., this Office. 81
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EoR SALE OR TO LEr-The Homestead
Of the late Thomas Quinby, near Stroud
water in Deering Four acres Of laad with
good house. On line of street cars; 10
minutes from Union station; perfect drain
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tEere ls In Deering. Apply to ANDREW
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VEyANTED-AlI persons DESTROYS of acqu1r-
w ing good health, improvement in
morals, Obtaining happy homes, to go to the
Kelley Institute at Deering, Maine. and be-
come cured of the diseases arising from the
excessive use of Rum. Opium, Tobacco and
Cigarettes. Do it. 22-tf
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EOR sALE-A small but well established
IL business Smith. the saWcutter aud filler,
at 81 Temple street, will sell out Rent So per
month Call soon if you want it. IL
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LOST AND FOUND.

E"rty words inserted under this head
one week for 20 cents. cash in ADVANCE.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-12
POLITICS IN COLORADO.
Ono Concention Presided Deer by
Romdn of Grit.

Ono Concention Presided Deer by q
Woman of Grit.
DENVER, CoLo.. May 1.-THE Repub-
hcan County Convention called to meet
to-day to select delegates to the State and
Congressional conventions, for the purpose
of selecting delegates to the National Con-
vention, failed to become even temporarily
organized at late hour tonight. This
delay was due to a factional contest for
control and the stanch determination OF
Mrs. w. H. Kisler, the county chairman,
to stick to her rulings in spite of the howl
ing of ward heelers and the bulldozing tao
tics of some of the delegates to gain their
points.
1t has been developed that Sena tor
Teller will be sent to st. Louis at the head
of delegation composed of loyal follow
ers, and that Senator Wolcott will not be
of that delegation. His friends now ask
only that vote of censure be not passed.
This action is almost a unanimous de-
mand of the members of the party and
will be taken to prevent the defeat OF local
tickets, both county and State next fall.
The contest to-day is waged for local con-
troll in both county and State organiza-
tions and is extremely bitter. The lady
who is chairman of,the County Committee
has ruled against a party rule relating to
the making up of temporary roll of dele
gates as prepared by the County Central
Committee, both in the meetings of the
committee AID in the opening of the
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-12
POINTERS FOE THE PRESS.
Applications for space at the Chicago Con
rention Must Soon Be Made.

Applications for Space at the Chicago Com
vention Mast Soon Be Made.
.LOGANSPORT, IND, May lis. P.
Sherin, secretary of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee and chairman of the
subcommittee on press and telegraphic
accommodations and facilities for the
Democratic National Convention, to be
held in Chicago July Z, requests the
United Press TO announce that it is desir-
able that the applications for space for
working reporters and correspondents in
the convention hall be made with the least
possible delay. No application for work
ing space filed later than June Is will be
considered. All applications for press and
telegraphic accommodations should be adj
dressed to S. P. Sherin, secretary Demo-
cratic National Committee, Logansport,
Ind.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-12
Congress May Force Cleveland to
Move on the Cuban ReSo-
lutions.
MEETING OF THE NEW CoRTEs
In Person the Queen Regent Presents
an Interesting Speech From
the Throne.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 1I.-While
the suspension of the sentence of death
in the case of the convicted A mericans
who were captured aboard of the alleged
fibuster Competitor has allayed for the
time being public interest in the matter,
it is believed by many conservative men
in Congress that the situation is critical.
1t is not so much the decision reached by
the Spanish court ss it is the methods
which were employed in doing so that is
provocative of i'll feeling.
A prominent member of the House Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs, when asked to-
day by correspondent whether there was
any Likelihood that Senator Morgan S
joint resolution authorizing the President
TO take action looking to the recognition
OF the beiligerency of the Cuban insur-
gents would pass at this session, replied:
''It may be, but it is not improbable
that some action even more vigorous than
that may be required of Congress-"
Adjournment is not very far off," it
was suggested, land whatever action Con-
gress may take will have to be taken
soon"
Adjournment has not vet been decided
upon," was the reply. "We may adjourn
before the 1st of June, and we may be
here all summer. 1 have believed
that the President would take some
decisive action in the Cuban matter
as soon as he could receive full and
accurate information upon the subject,
and it would not surprise me if that action
should be taken very soon. My opinion
is that the crisis will be reached in a short
time, perhaps in a few days. If Spain
should decide to permit the execution of
the sentence of death passed by General
Weyler's eourt-martial on the Competitor
prisoners who are American citizens most
serious situation will result"
While the opinion of the member re-
ferred to is not generally shared by a
majority of the House members, it is
thought that if the Competitor prisoners
are shot, as Weyler insists they must be,
Congress will beyond doubt take some de-
cisive action. Mr.. Cleveland will then be
forced to act.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-12

County Convention, her position being
that the rule is wrong and unjust and
should not stand, though large majority
of the County Committee voted against
her.
The rollcall of uncontested delegatessr re-
suited in sustaining the appeal from the
decision of Mrs Kisler, chairman. and the
delegates proceeded to effect the tenn
porary organization by placing j. II. Shat
tuck in the chair without opposition.
Committees were named and recess taken
until 10 o'clock tonight.
The gang wins and Mayor McMurray's
following, known as the anti-combIne, is
defeated.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 11.-Senator
Teller of Colorado to-day sent the follow
ing letter to the chairman of the Colorado
State Committee. 1t is self-explanatory /:
Hon. IrUing Hobart, Colorado Springs. wish
to say to the State Convention, through you,
that do not desire TO go to the National Con-
vention and cannot go unless the State Con-
vent1on is in accord with my ideas in declaring
that in the coming campaign the silver qJies-
ton is the paramount issue. The STATE Con-
ven ton should act with the full knowledge
that ! do not intend to support candidate on
a gold-standard platform or on platform of
doubtful construction. If this course puts me
out of sympathy with the Republican senti-
ment of the State, as portion. of the Republi-
can party alleges it will, accept the result
with all its logical consequences in preference
to an abandonment of principles and stulti-
fcation of my record made, as conceive, un-
der the instructions of every Republican con-
vention held in Colorado during the last
twelve years.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-12
SUPREME COUNCIL, Il. p. Il.
There Tiu Be Fight Over the Report o,
McK<niey.

There HtH Be a Fight Over the Report on
Mckinley.
WASHINGTON, d. c., May II. - The
delegates to the meeting of the Supreme
Council of the American Protective Asso-
citation are nearly all in the city. The
meeting will be called to order behind
closed doors at 10 o'clock tomorrow. The
first days session will be devoted to or
garization and routine work. The con-
vention is expected to be in session five or
six days, and nsarly the last work will be
the election of officers. There will be a
stubborn fight over the report of the ad-
visory council against Mckinley.
Two committees held meetings to-day.
They were the judiciary and executive
committees. The judiciary committee is
composed of the lawyers, and Judge Ste
venson is chairman of it. John W. Echols
of Georgia and H. W. Smith of California
were appointed members of the committee
by President Traynor.
The executive committee meeting wa,
for the purpose of looking into the repre-
sentatives of the different offices.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-12
QUEEN REGENr,s SPEECH.
Before the Cortes She Predicts the Failure
of the Rebellion.

MADRID, SPAIN, May 1.-The new
Cortes met to-day. Great interest was
manifested in the speech from the throne
opening the session. which it was known
would deal at length with the situation in
Cuba. The speech was read in person by
the Queen Regent, representing the youth
full King. Her Majesty said:
Senators and Deputies: Heavy preoccupa-
dons lay on my mind on addressing you on
this day OF the opening of the session of the
cortes. All of you share with me those pre-
occupations, as 1 am sure they are shared
by the nation. You cannot have forgotten
those days, rich in hopes, of February and
March Of last year, when the legislative bodies
approved the laws to reconstruct the admins
tration of Cuba and Porto Rico.
To their enforcement the representatives of
the loyal parties of Cuba and Porto Rico
pledged themselves and those who share the
power in the peninsula, but those good inten-
tions were counteracted on the 2lst of Febru-
ary, when the discussion had not yet begun,
by the discovery of the Governor General of
Cuba of symptoms of rebellion, and three days
later 1t was necessary to proclaim martial law.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-12
But Now That He Is in the Race
He Wants to Win the
Presidency.
IS A WELCOME CANDIDATE.
Harlan Says McKinley's Friends May
Rediscover the Old Cup.and.
Lip Story.

CLEVELAND, OHIO, May 11.-"Allison
will not withdraw from the Presidential
race" said ex-senator Harlan, who is a
delegate from Iowa to the Methodist Gen.
eral Conference, tonight. "The people
out there know Allison and they like him
and have confidence in him. The vote
from his State will be cast for HIM from
start to finish. Allison had no particular
desire to go into the fight in the first place,
but now that he started he wants to win
if he can. At the same time there is no
hostility toward Mckinley. He will be q
welcome enough candidate so far as the
Republicans of Iowa are concerned.
"McKiniey's friends think they have
the fight won. Well, it looks that way 70
me, too. There's many slip betwixi
the cup and the lip but in McKinley's
case they are pretty close together now.''
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-12
ECKKLs As Il PEACEMAKER.
Sent to Illinois in the Interest of Sound
Money Men.

Sent to Illinois In the Interest of Sound
Money Men.
CHICAGO, ILL, May 11.-James H.
Eckels, Comptroller of the Currency, ar
rived in this city to-day from Washington
as the personal representative of the Pres
ident on tour of misunderstanding and
as a peacemaker between the fighting fac
tions of Illinois and the Cook County De-
mocracy in the interest of gold standard.
His arrival and the secret conferences he
held during the day with the sound -money
leaders formed the sole topic of converse
ton in Democratic political circles at local
and State headquarters.
The Comptroller is generally credited
with the mission of ascertaining the exact
situation in certain Western States, with
the special object of doing all he can to
have anti-free silver delegation sent by the
Illinois convention to Chicago in July.
AS result of the conference, which will
be continued tomorrow, it is said the
sound money men of this city will cease
attacking or even opposing Governor Alt
geld for denomination, and confine their
campaign exclusively to prevent Illinois
being put in the silver column at the Ma
tional Convention.
The danger of the party in this State be-
ing permanently split on the money ques-
ton, with two State conventions, a contest
and possible bolt at the National Conyen-
ton, is also given moving cause for an
aggressive policy OF the present admins
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-12
WELLER HAS RESIGNED.
Bat the Spanish Government Order
Him to Remain.


HAVANA, CUBA, May 1.-THE report
that General Weyler has resigned because
OF the action of the home Government in
the case of the Competitor filibusters is
true, but it is not accepted with confidence
by the public here.
1t is understood that the Government
refused to accept the resignation and
ordered General Weyler to remain at his
post under the present circumstances.
Colonel Sequira reports having had an
engagement with large rebel force near
Cieneguitata, a short distance from Rene
dios. in which the insurgents lost eleven
killed.
The rebels retreated and were followed
by the troops. fhe latter met another
force. OF 1000 insurgents under command of
Carrillo. After two hours fighting the
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-12
tration people, including the Illinois office

holders.
The visit of the Comptroller, it Is re-
ported, was hastened by kilograms sent to
Washington after the sound money lead
ers had conferred with Chairman Harrity
of the National Committee last week on
the completed party here.
The Altgeld Democrats are arranging
for big demonstration Saturday, the
Governor being the chief attraction.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-12
MONTANA REP UBLroANs.

Btnistdtlisn, Protection and Rectp-oc;ty
Their Cardinal Principles.
BUTTE, Mont, May 1.-THE Republi-
can State Convention was held here to-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-27
GREAT SHIP YARDS BURNED.
HarIand < VOLTS Loss win Reach,
$1,25O, cut of work
n, F,bTe tn the Ty,5{te,5 Esrse~
Ru Gable to the United Prssy.

BELFAST, July q, 1s9s.-The great
shipbuilding yards of Hariand & Woln
in this city were the scene of an extern
sive conaagration today. The full ex-
tent of the damage done is not known,
but it is believed it will be heavy The
firm were the builders Of several Of the
best known of the transatlantic steam
ers
The yards. with the marine engineering
works attached, cover an area CT nearly
eighty acres. The firm employed up-
wards of eight Thousand hands, and the
compulsory idleness of a large number Of
them Will cause much inccnve5li ence il
not suffering, among their families. The
yards were on the Admiralty list as suit
able for building vessels Tor the royal
navy. The fire began early this morn
ing in the engine fitting departnens. and
as q high wind was blowing the flames
spread RAPIDLY, despite the effarfs Of the
local firemen. w,ho We're greatly assisted
in their work by the employees in the
yards.
The. fire was communicated to the build
ings in the Shipyard of Workman Clark
& Company. adjoining Harland &
VOLTS. The buildings In both yards.
which were mostly huge wooden str1fc-
lures, were destroyed An immense
quantity Of valuable machinery bsleneine
TO vessels now in the course of ninshinsr
at the yards. was ruined, as were also
the tools and machinery belonging 10
the various shops. A conservative esti-
mate of the loss is 81 go. CO.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-27
SKELETON AND REVOLVER.
Ghastiy Relies of Tragedy in tn,
Woods at Fort Lee.

The body of a man was found in Chris
ties Woods on Latonia Heights, Fort
Lee. yesterday. A young man while in
search of wild grapes made his way
through tangIe of vines and found lying
on the ground what he thought was a
suit of clothes. A second look disclosed
a skull under the broad-brimned slouch
hat The flesh had entirely disappeared
from the body, but the skeleton within
the clothes was entire and undisturbel.
A six chambered revolver was lying on
the breast, oale empty cartridge giving
rise to the theory of suicide. Coroner
Ricardo of Haekensack will make an ef-
fort to have the skeleton identified. 1t
is thought that The man must have been
dead at least six months.
The skull of the skeleton was separate
from the rest when found and there was
a. theory that the mans throat mush
have been cut to cause this. In that
case the man might have been murdered
The general opinion was. however, that it
was case of suicide.
The Coroner this morning searched the
clothing, and said that he should hold
I an inquest SO as to thoroughly investi-
gate the matter and try to determine
whether or no the man committed sui
eide.
The puzzling feature Of the case was
the fact that the revolver found was
fully loaded.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-27
COLORADO FOR GOLD.
q silver Mine Owner Gives the Popu-
lists Black Eye.

NEW YORK, July 2T, 1Sss.-A prominent
mine owner in Colorado arrived in this
city yesterday, and he declares that the
State of Colorado will go Republican on
November 3 by large majority
When I saw the Eastern papers," he
said after leaving Denver. s.the political
gossip amused me very much, especially
the talk of free silver I come from one
Of the biggest silver mining districts in
the country There are seventy mines in
the peighIborhood of my claim, and you
can't find single owners who favors
free silver. We settled that question at
the time of the repeal Of the Sherman
act
When thetalk of repeating the Sher-
man act was started ell the silver mine
owners in our district Were up in arms
We could only see ruination for all of-us
After the repeal of the act we waited
eight months. and then concluded that the
legislation had not done us any harm AT
the end of the first year we were all con-
yiaced that We We're better off than be-
fore.
''The result Of the repea. Of the sher-
man act was beneficial to the silver mines.
Last year sold $4,000 worth of silver. If
we have free silver the product will de-
preeiate in actual value. Colorado won't
vote for free silver and Mckinley will
carry the State"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-27
CONTRACTORS THREATEN.

NEW YORK, July 27, 1S96-The strik-
ing tailors having induced the associated
contractors to stand by them in their
fight with the manufacturers for better
pay and shorter hours, this morning no
titled the members of the Contractors
Association that unless they succeeded
in inducing the smaller contractors (oth-
erwise the sweatshop proprietors) to join
their organiZat ton, they Ghe contractors
contractors individually. The members
Of the Contractors' Association are dead
ly opposed to the smaller contractors and
their object in promising to stand by
the striking tailorS was to eliminate
these small contractors"
Leader Schoenfeld of the strikers. told
United Press reporter today that he
had learned that the Contractors Asso-
cianon was only temporary in character
and could not bind its members TO any
agreement the association might make.
The Executive Board of the strikers at
a meeting today adopted resolutions set
ting forth that while the Board is sat
isi1ed TO recognize the Contractors As
sociation and make one agreement with
association is not in position to control
all the contractors and therefore, by 4
P. M. today, it VIII be ready to sign
agreements with Individual contractors
handling goods for clothing firms will
ing TO pay. the advance in prices.
It was further resolved that the en-
ployes of each shop should meet, agree
upon the prices and notify the Executive
Board of the striking tailors Of the terms
of the agreement before signing Secre-
tary Solomon of the General Executive
Board of the strikers. said today that all
the shops in this city and Brooklyn are
now closed and things looked promising
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-27
HOPES FOR a THIRD TICKET.
One Wore Democratic Editor who
Cannon Swallow Silver.

SEATTLE, Wash, July 27, 1S96.-The
Hon. Frank Quinby, of Mount Vernon,
one of the foremost Democrats of Wash
ington and owner of the Mount Vernon
Post has repudiated the national Dem
ocratic ticket. In resigning from the State
Central Democratic Committee he ad-
dressed letter to the chairman, in part
as follows:-
Il hereby tender my resignation as a
member of your body. My reason for SO
doJEg Is beca1s6 1 Cannot indorse the
financial plank in the platform. as passed
by the Chicago Convention. I believe that
the financial question is the question of
the hour, made so by the convention
when it refused to listen to reason or
make any concession.
1t is true that when 1 was elected
member of your body I was in full SYM
pathy with both the National and State
platforms of the party, and it might be
said that I stnl represent them; but it is
also true that since that time both this
State and the National Democracy has
seen fit to go back on its past record and
in convention assembled advocate the
rankest kind of class legislation.
I sincerely hope that those PARTIES who
are opposed to reputation will put an
other National ticket in the field and that
the party in this State will get rid of its
Populistc interlopers and again put it,
self in line with true Democratic prin-
ciples. | must have my hands free to do
all in my power 20 bring about such re-
suit 5"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-27
PLEAS IN THE SESSIONS.
One of the Lawrence Robbers Pleads
GuiIty-Various Grimes Answered.

A number of prisoners were arraigned
in the General Sessions court this morn
ing to plead to indictments. Charles
Kahn, William Smith and Elmer Brown
were arraigned for entering George r.
Lawrence's coal office on July 5 and steal
ing a pocketbook containing s75 from
safe which they found conveniently open.
Kahn is the clever boy IN the case and is
said to be the one who .swiped the money.
He and Brown, who said his right name
is William Clancy, pleaded not guilty
Smith pleaded guilty.
John Delaney and Peter Connolly plead
ed not guilty of receiving a dot of stolen
silverware valued at $7i at Kearny on
July 13.
Isaac Bergman pleaded not guilty of
breaking into Mrs. LarkinS' house in
Weehawken and stealing a pocketbook
and e pair of trousers.
The other arraignments and pleas were
William Mansell, grand larceny of a gold
chain. guilty; Martin Sheehan, grand lar
ceny of a ships hawser. not. guilty, John
Hogan, assault and battery, on Anthony
Brecht, not guilty; Patrick Lawless, as
sault and battery on Williams Taylor, not
guilty.
selling liquor on Sunday. Ernest E. West
pleaded not guilty and gave bail for trial
Bernard Shooter pleaded guilty and SEN
tence was suspended on payment of costs.
William Lakeland, charged with assault
and battery; Joseph ZeigAr, petty larceny
Joseph Young. bigamys and William Nor
ris, robbery; made aplieation<for trial in
the Special Sessions. They will be tried
on Thursday
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-27
HANNA AND Els POODLE.
The Combination Candidate Thinks
4 bout the Situation In New Yor.r

CLEVELAND, July q, ls96.-Major
Mckinley spent a restful Sunday, and
this morning had a long and earnest con-
Yersation with Chairman M. A. Hanna.
prior to the latter's departure at six
O'Clock this evening for New York. to
open Republican National headquarters
there. II is a mistake to suppose that
the main headquarters are those in
Chicago, as has been stated in certain
local papers published there
The New York and Chicago headouar-
ters viii be equal in importance and in
fuenee. Major Mckinley and Mr.. Hanna
discussed the New York situation thor
ougslly, and the policy of Cancellation.
which has been purchased since the com
veition will probably not be departed
from: Major Mckinley is the candidate
OF the Republican party and of most
good citizens who favor sound money
as that phrase is now understood, and
his managers think that without being
IN any way unmindful Of the claims of
ms old friends, he should avoid ali
factsenal complications and alliances
This afternoon Major Mckinley Will
review the Centennial Bicycle parade. if
il be not again pDstponed on account of
the rain. u is stated by the managers
Ct the. postponed parade that there will
probably be 1900 Wheeirnen in line 1T IS
raining now, and seems likely that the
parade will have to be deferred