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The Portland daily press., 1897-03-08
.EXTRAVAGANT CONGRESS-.
Representative Doekery Makes Sharp
Criticisms.
SAYS REPUBLICANS CANNOT ES-
CAPE CONDEMNATION.

Some Party Leaders Attempted to Check
Appropriations but Without Avail
Thinks Committees Should Be Organ
ized to Protect Tax Payers.
Washington, March 7-Rcpresentatlve
Dockery of Missouri, in a "leave to
print speech to be published in Tues
days Congressional Record, attacks the
54th Congress for Its expenditures IN
strong terms. He says, in part: The
Republican party cannot escape the con-
domination of the country for unjust and
unwarranted appropriations in time
of profound commercial depression.
When this Congress convened at its first
session, labor was discontented because
of inadequate compensation, mining In
dustries were at stand still, manufact-
cries were closed or running upon limit
ed time and agriculture was utterly
prostrate.
upon the reassemb1ing of this Con-
gress at Its second session in December,
last, these adverse conditions were ag-
gravated apd intensified. Every consid-
Grafton Of patriotism, equity and fair
dealing demanded a policy OF rigid
economy. Some Republican leaders at
tempted to enforce such policy, but
this House, with its Republican. majority
of 1877 has recklessly disregarded tho obvi-
GUS requirements of the national trea-
sury and instead of making an honest
effort to close every increasing chasm
between the receipts and expenditures.
has still further widened 1t by appropri-
ations which In their aggregate are with.
out precedent.
"In my opinion the time has come
when Congress, in response to the de-
mands OF the people, must rsduce expen-
ditures. The best practisal method by
which this can be accomplished ii to
change the rules and again cloths the
requisite power and responsibility on tbs
committee ON appropriations or as was
the case prior to 1866, the committee on
ways and means.
'iRy this method the appropriations
can be reduced within the revenues of
government wisely and harmoniously
and without orippling any branch of the
public service. There should be one com-
mittee organized to protect the tax pay
ers end the treasury,
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-08
The Committee OH Railroads,
TeIegraphs and Expresses

VIII give public hearing in Railroad Com
missioners' Office, at Augusta. Tuesday. March
8. 1897. at O'Clock p. M, on the Bill an act to
extend the charter of the Bath Small Point and
Popham Beach Railroad Company.
TUESDAY. March 81 1897, at O'Clock p. m. .on
sn act TO amend the charter OF the Deer Isle
Telephone Company.
on Petition of Geo. NJ. Burrows and 43 others
of Newport and o. E. Rlackden and 80 others
of Dexter, asking for legislation to equalize and
Thursday. March11 i. ] ss7, at 2 O'Clock. p M.
an adjourned hearing, on an act relating TO
Street Railroads.
mar1dtd JOHN M. KALER, Sec'y.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-08
Awful Devastation From Floods.

Indianapolis, Ind, March THE coun
try along every watercourse in central
and southern Indiana presents scene
of unprecedented devastation. Besides
washing out of many miles of track
on different roads, it is learned that 113
bridges and trestles are either down and
washed away, or SO badly misplaced that
days will be required to make the roads
safely passable.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-08
The Committee on Judiciary

Will give public hearing in Its rooms at the
State House in Augusta. Thursday: March II,
1897, at o'clock p. M, on an order that the
committee inquire into the expediency of legis-
lation providing for the conduct of political
caucuses and primaries.
On an act to regulate the interest on money.
An an act to amend the charter of the Cas-
tine Water Company.
An act to amend sec. ~, of chap. 100. of the
Public Laws of 1891 relating to protection OF
forests.
An act In relation to the sale of property In
public warehouses on which charges have not
been paid. w. j. KNOWLTON, Secretary;
mar6td
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-08
Gallon of Rum Responsible.

Peterboro, IN. H., March 7.-The frame
dwelling, two stories high, owned by
Eugene o. MCCARTHY, situated on North
street, East Jaffrey, was entirely de.
stroyed by fire carly: this morning.
Charles L. Knowlton. aged 43 years and
Crosby Lakin, aged s55, were burned to
death. The men who were burned OBJ.
tanned gallon of liquor last night and
had been drinking. 1t is thought the fire
originated in their apartments.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-08

His Horrible Death.
New York, March 6.-Mrs. Rita L..
Ruiz. wife of the American citizen, DR..
Ricardo Ruiz, who was assassinated in a
Cuban prison early last month, is now
on her way to this city with her five be-
reaved children. She sailed from Havana
yesterday afternoon on the steamer
Senaca, which will come direct to New
York.
When Foneviela refused to allow Mrs.
Ruiz and her children to leave GUIANA
bacoa because she would not sign state-
ment that her husband had committed
suicide, Mrs. Ruiz lOt letter to the
New York Journal ON which successful
efforts for her release were baised. In
this letter Mrs. Ruiz states that after
her husband had been dragged from her
side at midnight, she went to all the
local prisons to learn her husband g
whereabouts, and that he was a prisoner
in d damp, gloomy cell, Tx5 feet, where
he afterward met his death. The letter
goes on to say:
husband s behalf were all ignored. Neith-
er the consul nor myself was permitted
to see him, nor was he allowed to COM
mgnioate with us. Treaty rights. so
much talked of, we're wholly ignored.
Day after day it was the same story.
Fonsdevieln knew nothing Of the privi-
leges assured American citizens under
the treaty and your great secretary OF
state would not back up Consul Lee S
communications.
''Finally news reached me through
prisoners released from cells adjoining
that occupied by my husband that he
was being tortured and beaten by his
jailers, and his cries rang through the
corridors. Three days later came the
report of his awful death, felled while de-
lirious by blows by his keepers.
"My dearly beloved husband, SO hand
some. brave and true, had been killed
like rat In trap in. defiance OF the
boosted influence and power of the Unit
ed States to which he proudly owned al
legiance. Under the beautiful stars and
stripes your President and Secretary OF
State sat silent and Indifferent while
the tragedy vent on.
"From them / demand my husband
again. On their heads his blood lies. "
The letter then goes ON to relate of the
claiming of the chair Mrs. Ruiz had
sent to the jail and Of the finding the
message of farewell from her husband
scratched upon its seat. Mrs. Ruiz
states that those who we're arrested on
the same day that her husband was tax
en- to Havana are now in chains on their
way over the sea TO some fever stricken
penal col0ny-some lone island owned by
Spain off the African coast.
"The night after they were taken from
Gunan baooa," she adds, che was killed:
killed that he might not have his treaty
rights demanded by Gen. Lee; killed as
an insult to the government at Washing
ton, noted for its invariable mute acqui-
escence in like Spanish outrages Poor,
but honest and upright, only natura-
lized American, a Cuban by birth; but
he was all had.
"After my husbands burial Fons-
deviela came to my house and demand
ed that sign document saying that
my husband had committed suicide. l
refused his lyingR document, tearing the
paper into tiny bits and casting it to the
wind before his eyes.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-08
BLOODY STRUGGLE LOOKED FOR


Trouble Expected to Follow Greek Kings
Defiance of Powers.
Canea, March Ut Is believed here
that the reply of Greece to the demands
of tie powers will he positive refusal
to obey. ana that bloody struggle is
therefore inevitable, unless the powers
recede from their nosition. 1t is known
that Col. Vassos has received instructions
from King George to mold
all the positions in the island
now occupied by the Greek troops and to
prepare to resist to the bitter end any at
tempt on the part of anybody to dislooge
him. The Greek troops are enthusiastic
over the determination ofstheir king not
to order their withdrawal. The events
Of the next few days are anxiously await.
ed.
Last night the insurgents teseiaed the
block house at Malafa and made an at
tempt to blow the place up with dyna-
mite, but were frustrated. A similar at
tempt was made upon the fort at Ker-
taina. The explosion there made brea oh
in the walls of the fort. killing four
Turks and wounding many others.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-08
Paymaster Corwine Arraigned.

4 Newport, R. l., March 7.-Payrnaster
j ohm ..Corwine, q. S. N. who left the
naval station Monday apd was arrested
in Chicago Wednesday, was brought here
this afternoon and waived the reading of
a warrant charging him with obtaining
$1,000 from the First National bank
under false pretences He gave bonds.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-08
GREEcE's R EPLY.
What King George Will Say to the Powers
Today.

London, March IA despatch to the
Central News from Athens gives the fol-
lowing summary of the reply to the ulti-
matum of the powers which Greece will
hand to the diplomats tomorrow, when
the time expires in which reply can be
made: 1t will recall that Greece in 1896
in Difference to the wish of the powers,
used her influence with the Cretnns to
induce them to accept the reforms offered
by Turkey. 1t will point out that the
continued unsettled state OF the island
is proof of the fntility of measures of re-
form. With regard to the autonomy
of the island the reply will state that
1t is for the Cretans to decide whether
they will accept it. 1t will declare the
evacuation of Crete by Greece is impossi-
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-08
Rockland Man Drowned.

Rookland. March 7.-John Gables, a
painter, a member of the Grand Army,
.was.drowned at 10 tonight in the bay
close by TilsoD's wharf. He cried for
Lelp ard although strenuous attempts
were made to rescue him he could not
be got out in time. lie leaves a widow.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-08
poRTI AND MAME MoNDAY MORNING MARCH

the English channel. shaft that had
been bored at Dover has been used as
coal mine. Sunday while number OF
mon were at work In the mine, the shaft
was suddenly flooded and eight drowned.
Tbs Greeks of Boston held meeting
at Red Mems hall Sunday at which th :
course of the Greek government in -
gard to Crete was enthusiastically en-
dorsed
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-08
prominent Ieviston Man Dead.

Lewiston, March III. II. Frost, a
prominent business man and member
of the firm OF Jordan. Frost & Co., died
today, after long Hines. He was 63 and
leaves a wife and i've sons. One son,
Charles Frost, of Chicago. WAS the ar
chitect of the Manufacturers and Liberal
Arts building at..the Columbia exposit-
ion in 1898.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-08
Death Of a Former Bangor La dy.

Mt. Vernon, N. Y, March 7.-Belle
Stevens, aged 68, wife of Cayt. J. s.
Stevens, formerly a well-known ship
master of Bangor, Me-, died today at her
home here. Her husband, son and
daughter, who is the wife Of Col. John
f. Bryant, late United States marshal
of Georgia. survive here.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-08

Tunnel the Great Depth That Has ran
en-TeIegraph Poles Hidden.
st. Paul, Minn., March 7.-Reports TO-
night from 100 towns in the Northwest
indicate that great snowstorm Is rag
ng, perhaps the greatest of the winter.
A serious blockade is on in south Dako-
ia. No trains have been moving 10 Hu-
ron, Millbank and other points the past
"a hours.
The South Dakota Legislature, wnion
adjourned Friday, are unable TO leave
for home on account of the BLOCKADE.
General Superintendent Harding OF the
rthwestern road, who came from
North Dakota, stated today that ne new
er saw anything like the quantity OF
spow up there. He said: II think l
would be very conservative indeed In es-
timating the snow three feet on level OF
the plains. 1t is probably nearer four
feet on level and it is not all down yet
as the kilograms received this afternoon
Indicate -
In many places 1T is over tops OF teie-
graph poles and 80 deep that rotary
plow could do little better than cut
tunnel rather than swath. There are
grave fears of food in the Red River
valley. 1t depends on the temperature
of the next ten days.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-08
Insureents defeated of course.

Havana. March THE forces of Gen.
Aleave had several encounters with
rebels near Guiro and other places in the
province OF Santa Clara. The govern
ment reports as usual that the insur-
gents were defeated.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-08
West Sullivan Has a Fire.

Sullivan, March 7.-The store of Hoop
er, Havey & Co., West Sullivan, burned
last night. 1t was partially insured.
Nothing was saved but the contents of
the safe. Both members of the firm
were in Boston. The cause Of the fire is
not known.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-08
The Isaac jackson Goe. to Pieces.

Vineyard Haven, Mass, March 7.-The
wrecked bark Isaac jackson, stranded
on Pasque Island, January 22, broke up
during heavy sUutherly swell yestsr-
day. Pieces of her hull are strewn along
the shore Of the island.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-08
Stole westbrook Mans Horse.

Boston, March 7.-At IL a. IN. today
officers arrestedi Joseph B. Martin for
the embszzlement of a horse, wagon
and harness valued at s21O, the property
of George r. Brown of Westbrook, Me.
The property was turned over to A. G.
Chute, constable of Westbrook.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-08
whaling Steamer Missing ng.

St. Johns, N. F., March 7.-Consider-
able anxiety IL felt regarding the whal-
ing steamer Esquimaux, now so days out
from Ounce, bound for yhis port to pro-
sscute the seal fishery. There are about
40 persons aboard the Esquimaux.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-08
The Committee ON judiciary

Will give public hearing In its room at the
State House in Augusta, Tuesday. March 9,
1897. at O'Clock p. m. Petition of Chas. f.
Libby and others for law empowering the
City Of Portland to retire members Of the
Fire Departmentzon half pay.
feb2Odpd w. J. KNOWLTON. Sec'y.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-08
They Are Being Executed on Grand
Scale.
TROOPS ON FRONTIER IN READI-
NESS TO ACT.
second Draft of Reserves Near Greek Bor-
der Called Out-The Attitude of servia
and Bulgaria Serious One For the
DIPLOMATS.

Berlin, March THE powers are m
no wise agreed among themselves as
to the precise terms of the autonomous
administration of the affairs OF Orete,
nor are they in concert Of opinion as to
how far Turkey shall be allowed to pro-
woke war in the Balkan peninsular by
massing troops on her frontiers. Cnder
the pretext of self-defence. the Porte
is executing military plans which no Eu-
ropean government would venture upon
without the backing Of plethorio war
chest but the Porte's capacity Tor mill
tyry operations was manifested in the
case of the Turco-R Russion war OF 1876-77
when, as now, the bankruptcy OF the
Ottoman empire was. relied on as great
or factor in the defeat of Turkey than the
guns of the Russians.
AS things turned out. though Turkey
was defeated, she found ample funds to
conduct creditable campaign.
Advices from Constantinople, based on
reliable authority, show that the Otto
man troops on the frontier Of Thessaly, as
we'll as on the other Turkish borders, are
almost in readiness to act upon the often
sive. It is asserted II, that the commander
in.chief of the forces, Edhem Pasha
should receive orders to move, he could
within week throw $4,000 we'll armed
men over the Greek frontier, including 81
batteries Of artillery and 10 squadrons Of
cavalry.
The headquarters of the. Turkish army
of "precaution" or defense, are now at
Monastir, Macedonia. 400 miles west OF
Constantinople. A large force OF troops
under the command of Omar and Nuchad
Pashas, Is much nearer the frontier. In
addition to the mobilization Of the rega-
lar forces, Mustafuz, corresponding to the
German Landstrum, or second draft OF
those liable to military duty, has been
called to arms in several districts near
the Greek borders.
The ostensible reason for summonin
this contingent is that ordinary Redifs,
or reserves, which were lately called out.
have been deficit in numbers. The sum-
moninR of any part Of the Mustafuz is re-
aardea ominous Of the Sultan 8 expeota-
tion that something of very serious ma
ture Is imminent. -
4 The attitude of Servia and Bulgaria oo-
oupies the serious attention of European
diplomacy and it is the opinion In official
circles here that conferences which have
taken place between King Alexander OF
Seryia and Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria
haverresulted in an agreement to make
simultaneous attack upon Turkey when
the time for action shall seem oppOrtune,,
Roumania is looked upon as having the
intention to take part in any scheme OF
re-arranging the Balkan boundaries, that
may be put in operation.
King Charles OF Roumania, rs mem
ber of the Prrssian family of Hohenzol-
Iern, may be relied upon to have the sup
port of Germany. In view of the event.
ual hostilities. the Roumanian fort
works at Kustondio on the Black Sea,
and tho defences at Galatz and Braila on
the Danube are being strengthened and
extended.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-08
Senate Will Have Little to Do Until
House Meets.
WILL CONSIDER NOMINATIONS
WHEN MADE BY president.


Washington. March THE Senate will
not meet continuously during the week,
and the special session between now and
the calling of the extra session OF Con-
gress, March 10, will be devoted to the
consideration Of nominations and moth
ing else, unless the general treaty OF ar
bitraton be reported from the commit
tee on foreign relations. 1t is not expect
ed that President Mckinley has his ap-
pointments 80 well in hand that he will
be able to send in q batch every day.
The Cabinet has been confirmed and 1t
is probable the Senate at the meeting to-
morrow will adjourn till Wednesa y.
The committse on foreign relations will
meet Wednesday. Senator Davis Ran
kin, by resolution of the Senate. has been
made acting chairman and there is no
reason why this committee should not
20 ahead with the general treaty OF arb1-
tration between the United States and
Great Britain, and the Alaskan boun-
Diary treaty, the only business before 1t.
II the committee Ia able to agree We'd
nesday upon the treaty and amendments,
if any, are considered to be necessary,
the treaty will probably be reported and
some of the time of the Senate will be
consumed in discussion Of that conven-
tion.
The retirement of SenatorsShermana and
Cameron, leaves the committee just as 1t
stood In the last Congress, the Senators
being opposed to each other on the vote
on reporting the treaty.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-08
The Cons rnittee on Judiciary

State House in Augusta. Wednesday. March
10. 1897, at clock p. m. An additi nal to,
and to extend the charter Of the Cumberland
Illuminating Company.
An act to make. Pride's Bridge across the
Presumpscot River. in the County of Cumber-
land, a county bridge.
feb2OdLd w. j. KNOWLTON, Sec'y.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-08
Sea und shore Fisheries.

Petition of Nelson Woodward and s5 others
of Jonesport, FISHERMEN" asking for an
amendment to laws relating to the lobster
fishery in Washington County will have hear
ing at their rooms Tuesday March 9th, at
O'Clock p. m.
E. A. WYMAN, Chairman.
F. S. STEVENS, Secretary.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-08
rHE WEATHER.

Washington, March
7.-The following is
the forecast for Mon
day: For New Eng
land, generally fair
during the day; /; west
erly to southerly
winds; slight rise in
temper ature.
Boston, March r.
Local forecast I for
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-08
The Conn nlittee on Judiciary

will give public hearing in its room at the
State House in Augusta, Wednesday, Mar. 10,
1897, at 2 O'Clock p. m.
An act to extend the charter OF the Portland
and Yarmouth Electric Railway Company. and
enable it to cross navigable tide water.
W. j. .KNOWLTON. .Sec'y.
mar1dcd
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-08
Legal Affairs Committee

On Thursday, March II, 1897, at O'Clock,
p. m, on an act to authorize the county
commissioners of Cumberland County 70 ne
gotiate Loan for the payment of land dam
ages in said County
HENRY BoYNToN, Secretary
mal6 dtd
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-08
LesaI Affairs Committee

On Thursday. March IL. 1897, at 2 o'clock
.. n., on an act to regulate the use of bicycles
BENRY BOYNTON,
msr6dtd Secretary Legal Affairs Committe.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-08
LEGISLATIVE NOTICES.

The Committee on Legal Af-
fnirs
Will give public hearing in its room in the
State House in Augusta as follows:
On Wednesday, March 10, 1897, at o'clock
p. M. on an act to incorporate the City OF Deer
Ing Water Company.
HENRY BOYNTON,
Secretary Legal Affairs Committee:
mar5td
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-08
The Committee on Towns

VIII give public hearing on the petition ask
ing that the town OF South Portland be incor-
porated as the City of Willard, Wednesday,
March 10, at 2 p. m, in the land agents room
at the State House at Augusta.
NJ. A. AUSTIN, Secretary.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-08
pnar5drd
on Inland Fisheries
and Game

VIII give public hearing Tuesday, March
eth 1857, at o'clock p. m In its room at the
state House, Augusta. on an Act to amend
Chapters 80, and 40, of the Public Laws rela-
ting to Inland Fisheries and Game.
mar5dtd C. E. CUSHMAN, Sec'y.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-08

Nondav. Inoreaeino cloudiness; gen
orally fair; slowly rlslhg tempera
ture; easterly winds.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-08
Legal Affairs Committee

On Thursday, March II, 1897, at o'clock,
%. M, on an act additional to chapter 146,
Public Laws 1893, relating to taxation of col
lateral inheritances.
HENRY BOYNTON, Secretary
mart dtd
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-08
WORST OF THE WINTER.
Terrible Snow Storm Raging in the
Northwest.
A SERIOUS BLOCKADE is ON IN
NORTH DAKOTAH.

No Trains Have Been Moving the Past %
Hours-Rotary Snow PIoughs Can oniy
Tunnel the Great Depth That Has Fall
en-TeIegraph Poles Hidden.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-08
Daily News Hopes for Peace.

London. March 3.-The Daily News
claims to be able to announce that there
is every hope Of speedy, satisfactory and
peaceful solution of Cretan trouble. 1t
adds that Greece's reply to the note of
the powers will, by stating her reasons,
leave the door open for further negotia-
tions. though she will not nccept the
conditions laid down by the powers.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-08
Anti-Turkish Demonstration inBrussel.

Ant1-Turk1sn DemOnstratAon russols'
Brussels, March Gan anti-Turkish
demonstration was made in this city last
evening which required the efforts OF the
poIics to suppress. The students Of the
city held meeting at which speeches
we're made applauding the Greeks and
denounoing the Turks, and resolutions
were passed expressing sympathy with
Gil The students then marched to
the Greek consulate where they cheered
for several minutes. From there they
went to the Turkish consulate which
they attacked with stones, smashing the
windows and, at the same time, keeping
up storm of howls. boots and hisses.
The police dispersed the mob with diff
Guilty.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-08

bic because the peace to restore which
Greek troops and warships were sent
to the island, remains seriously disturbed.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-08
Tho Ports Asssnts.

Constantinople, March 7.--The diplo-
mats here have received the answer OF
the Porte to tte collective note prosent-
ed Tuesday last. The Porte assents to
the terms of the powers and says 1t hopes
that there will be definite understand
ing between itself aud the powers re-
spectiug the details OF autonomy to be
granted.