davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-04
GOV. Atklnson,s Reply.

Charleston, W. Va, August 3.-Gov.
Atkinson has written letter to Messrs.
Gompers, Sovereign and Ratchford, a
committee on behalf of the striking
miners, who called on him to inquire
concerning the injunction against them
and to ask what were their rights in con-
nection with addressing miners. The
governor reminds them that his office is
executive and he cannot interfere with
the action of the courts, but he goes on to
say that in his opinion there is the utmost
lie places Of any subject m @ The onIy pe re-
striction being that there must notsbe any
tresspassing upon the property of others
or Indictment to riot or unlawful violence
He assures them that he will protect all
citizens in the exercise of the rights of
free speech, warning them at the same
time that if they abuse that right by in
terfering with the rights of property. of
others he will just as energetically use
the power of the state to repress all law
lessness and preserve the peace.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-04
Dupont WIN Be Tried Today.

Newport RI, August 3.-The torpedo
boat Dupont will go out again tomorrow
for her official trial. This afternoon she
hauled out on the ways at Crowleys and
under careful supervision of Capt Nat
Herreshoff, large force of men scraped
and painted the bottom until it was as
smooth as polished silver. Then she
steamed over to Bristol. The trial will
start as soon after tomorrow morning
as possible over the course in west pas
sage to Bonnett Point, 10 nautical,miles.
The Stiletto Ericsson and Leyden which
will be the stake boats, will leave here to
take their positions early in the morn
ing. 1t is expected that Secretary Long,
Congressman G. A. Boutelle will go out
on one Of these and he put on board the
Dupont for the trial.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-04
Trouble Not Settled.

Paris, August 3-According to q dis
patch received here today from Constan-
tinople division of the Turkish feet has
been ordered to sail for Canea, Island of
Crote. If the statements contained in
the above dispatch are correct fresh
trouble may be anticipated in the settle-
ment of the Greco Turkish peace prelimi-
naries: 1t has been reported for some
time that the Turkish government was
contemplating landing additional forces
In Crete and on Thursday last the. ad-
mirals in command of the foreign fleets
In Cretan waters held conference and
decided to oppose by force the landing of
any Turkish reinforcements in Crete
The Turkish governor said that he could
not accept such a decision, apparently
taking the ground that the Porte would
persist in it's intention to reinforce the
Turkish garrison at Crete.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-04
GOT BETTER RIGHT OFF.
CHRISTIAN Alliance Prayers Help Sick
Woman at Old Orchard.
ESPECIAL TO THE rREss.1


old Orchard, August 3.-Several ad-
ufesses and many testimonials on the
SUBJECT of sanctifcation were given at
Cne Christian Alliance meetings today.
Inc prayer service Immediately following
ohe afternoon sermons was prolonged
tin dark and merged with the evening
meetings. There were many applicants
at the altar. Tonight in the midst of ths
preaching service a request came 70
prayer for Mrs. Clark of New York Va
prominent worker, who was ill at her cot
tage. A few minutes were devoted to
prayer for her, Rev. DR.. Simpson asking
1ne Lord to make manifest in mortal
nesh his Divine power, by driving back
the sufferers pain. Before the service
was over word came from Mrs. Clark 8
bedside that she was greatly improved.
Tomorrow morning and afternoon will
be devoted to sermons and testimonies on
Divine healing. An explanatory lecture
to the workers was given in the taber-
nacle tonight by Rev. DR.. Peck.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-04
Newport's Great Day,

Newport, r. L., August s.-If skies are
clear and the sun shines graciously to-
morrow, Newport will see one of the
greatest days in her history and her mar
row streets will be crowded with a throng
such as has never gazed on her fashion
able summer Inhabitants in many years.
Tonight craft in the harbor shelter
hundreds of experienced mariners and
they generally agree that fair weather
will favor the fete.
Tonight warships have been expert
menting with their flash lights and cleo
trical appliances in anticipation of to-
morrow. At the torpedo station, too, de-
vices that are intended to delight the eye
when darkness settles down have been
tried and fireworks artists have continued
their preparations for the pyrotechnic ex-
hibition which they claim will out-do
any ever seen in New England
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-04
English Losses Small.

Bombay, August 3.-It is announced in
q dispatch from Simla, the summer resi-
dence Of the British Indian government,
that the combined casualties of the gar
risc.e-sf Fort Chakdara in the Chitral
district, which was relieved yesterday,
and the relieving force under Gen.
Blood, only amounted to Lieut.. Rattray
wounded seven native British soldiers
killed and 35 wounded
The loss of the insurgent tribesmen,
who were besieging the place is not
stated. Six thousand tribesnen with
scaling ladders were preparing, to attack
the fort when they were attacked by the
first British column under Col. Meikel-
john and completely routed.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-04
Weather Observation.

The agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday, Aug. 3, taken
at s p. m, meridian time, the observa-
ton for each section being given in this
order: Temperature, direction OF wind,
state of weather.
Boston, IA, SW, clear: New York, "a,
S, clear; Philadelphia, 76, S, p cldy'
Washington, IS, SW, clear: Albany,
78, 8, clear; Buffalo, oO, NV,
clear; Detroit. so, NV, clear:
Chicago, 72, N, p. .cldy; st. Paul, ga,
Sc, rain; Huron, Oak. 80, E, cloudy:
Bismarck, eS, NE, clear; Jack
sonville, so, NE, clear.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-04
Not Quite a Lynching.

Syracuse, N. Y, August g." Tommy"
Roach, a well known local gambler mar
rowly escaped being lynched at the hands
of mob at Kockaway Beach, q summer
resort on on; Onondanga lake last night.
Roach was running a wheel of fortune
and refused to pay a Syracuse saloon
keeper $36. so which he claims he won. He
summoned his friends to his assistance
and an attack was made on the gambler.
There were cries of Lynch him, lynch
him." and some one brought a rope. The
crowd lacked leader, however, and con-
tented itself with pummelling the man.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-04
Plan of Reorganization.

New Bedford, Mass, August Sat a
meeting of the creditors of the Bennett
and Columbia Mills today tho scheme of
reorganization proposed by Edward S.
Brown practically a reorganization of
the mills which considers the right CT the
creditors in preference to the claims of
anybody else, was discussed with con-
siderable show of animation. A pro-
position to put the question of the adop-
tioh of this scheme to vote resulted in q
tie on the first ballou. On the second bal
lot the proposition was adopted 21 to A.
and the vote will be received by the Sec
retary who will mail blank ballots to
each of the creditors. The ballots must be
returned within one week from today
when the polls clos
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-04
Races at Asbury Park.

Asbury Park, N. j., August 3.-Five
thousand persons attended the national
circuit race meet at Asbury park today.
The half mile II atch race between James
J. Corbett and Harry Maddox of Asbury
Park, was one of the principal events
of the day Maddox gave Corbett about
$50 yards In half mile dash. Corbett
won. His time was 1902 23. Maddox S
time, 1.10.
Mile novicee final heat: won by II. A.
Thiede; time 2. .43 3-5. Mile open amateur,
final heat, won by Collett. Time, ,2.27 1-5.
Third of mile dash, professional first
heat, won by Bald: Stevens, second; time
43 2.5 seconds.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-04
,Robbers Make Good Haul.

East Greenwich, r. l., August B.
Robbers visited here last night or early
stores From the jewelry store of A. j.
Benjamin they took q large number Of
valuable cuff buttons, watch chains,
charms, etc., but were probably fright
ened away before they reached the.
watches
From w. R. Sharp's hardware store
they took number of revolvers, razors,
pocket knives, etc.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-04
Pickpockets at Dover.

Dover, N H., August 3.-The police of
this city have received information today
that pickpockets did a brisk business
at Granite State park yesterday, where
the circuit races were to have been opened
with exhibitions by John r..
Gentry and Robert j. G. e Mosher of
Fitchburg stated shat he lost 5000 in cash
and notes for $751; Frank Hawley of
Newburyport reported that he found him
self minus a watch and s27, and one of
the drivers missed purse containing S55.
The police are keeping sharp lookout
and all suspicious parties will be placed
under arrest.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-04
Miss Barrett a stock speculator.

Boston, August 3.-The fire marshaps s
investigation into the fire at Goldman Il
Codman's on Kilby street, which was
continued at the State house this morn
ing, revealed nothing that was particular
lv new, although it strengthened his be-
lief in the story that Miss Alice Barrett.
who committed suicide in the office, had
been speculating in bucket shops. The
marshal was doubtful on the point until
he called a broker into the office. He
learned that the girls investment in that
particular place was $780, On this basis
sle speculated and at one time the
aEount of her credit was about 5000.
Then she began to lose until every cent
she had invested in the place had been
swept away.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-04
Turk ish War ships for Crete.

Constantinople, August 3.-A despatch
from the Dardenelles later today an
nounces that the second naval division of
the Turkish feet, consisting of seven
warships, commanded by Hari Pasha, has
sailed for the island of Crete.
Fears are expressed here that the depar-
ture of the Turkish naval division may
lead to a collision with the international
fleet in Cretan waters, in view of the an
nouncement of the foreign admirals that
they have decided to oppose by force the
landing of Turkish reinforcements in the
Island of Crete.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-04
One Way to dispose of Witness.

Washington, August 3-Consul General
Lee at Havana, has been informed by a
judge of the military court that Fernandez
Chaquelo, convicted of rebellion. has
been sentenced to life imprisonment, and
if the sentence were carried out it would
result in his being sent to Ceuta, Africa.
This would dispose of his testimony as
a witness in the case of GOWN, an Ameri-
can, who was killed by the Spanish troops,
as effectively as If he had been shot. The
fiscal at the trial asked for a sentence of
death. Gen. Lee had addressed note to
the governor-genera asking for positive
information as to what decision the
Spanish government has reached in the
case.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-04
Japan Doesn't Mean Fight.

City of Mexie, August 3.--In an inter
view on the Hawaiian -Japenese contro-
lister TO Mexico, made the following state
ment: "There are many Japanese in
Hawaii and they have rights which might
be interfered with in the event of annexa-
tion. What if the United States respected
these rights9
lin such case there might be no OBJ.
lection on the part of my government;
country in the Pacific and Japan would
prefer to have it kept Independent.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-04
Passenper. For Gold Fields.

Noyo will sail tomorrow with 1870 passen-
gers for Alaska. OF the passengers al
ready booked, ten are women who will
make the journey over the Chilkoot Pass
to the Klondike gold fields. Two others
are ex-Mayor Scott of Springfield, Ills. !,
and his son. Mr.. Scott has resigned his
office to seek a fortune in the frozen
north.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-04
a Bu,1 Doc Runs Amuck,

Washington, August "a mad bull
dog this afternoon bit colored woman,
man and a small boy. 1t subsequently
minutes and died only after it had been
riddled by policemen with % bullets.
Little Johnnie Rawson, colored, was the
first victim. The dog sprang on him
while at play, tearing his foot horribly.
Caroline jackson tried to beat of the dog
with whip but was in turn attacked
and badly 1acerated and William Green,
who tried to rescue the woman, had his
arm almost oheWed off
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-04
One Hundred Families Homeless.

New York, August "a three story
stable of West SD street, occupied by the
Edward Merrill & Company ice concern,
and the Ormonte boarding stables, con
trolled by the Edward Merrill company,
was quilted by fire today. Falling walls
and rendered nearly 100 families tempo
rarily homeless, and the furniture of 20 of
these was completely destroyed. The loss
to Merrill 81 Co., is between SAC, 0,0G0 and
$45, 900, and it will cost at least $40, 900 to
repair the teuements.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-04
+. A. w. Meet Successful.

Philadelphia, August 3.-Today's de-
velopments stamp the 18th national meet
of the League of American Wheelmen
successful beyond question. From early
this morning until late tonight wheel
men, singly and in groups have been ar
irving. The meet proper does not begin
until tomorrow.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-04
pub1ishers Corporation solvent.

New York, August 3.-John M. Forbin
and Lorenzo Stemple have been appoint
ed receivers of property in this state of
the American Publishers Corporation
in proceedings for voluntary dissolu-
tion of the company The liabilities OF
assets, excluding the publishing plant,
plates, ETC., about $156,0OO The officers
of the concern are Stewart Winslow ,presi-
dent, and Frederick d. Bush, treasurer.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-04
IlIicit Sill Vermont.

Startford, VT, August 3.-U. S. Mar
shall Harris, Deputy John A. Buswell and
Coli ector AL. Weeks captured two Illicit
stills in the wilds Of Orange county to-
day, and arrested John Wood and Pierce
Bacon, the moonshiner. In the stills,
besides the machinery, "a large quantity
of liquor was found which was confiscat-
ed by the authorities. Bacon has long
been known to have been engaged in the
Illicit manufacture of liquor and has
been before the court on former charge.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-04
BEATEN and ROBBED.
New Hampshire Farmers Attacked by
Masked Men.
HOUSE SEARCHED BUT SMALL
AMOUNT TAKEN.

"A 6cuHabiOh az oHCCht1Al0 Ne H.
Three Brothers Living in a House To-
gether Have Their Brains Nearly Beaten
Out With Clubs
Greenville, N. H, August 3.-A mid
night assault by masked burglars and a
terrible beating of the victims is the lat
est happening which has startled this
unusually quiet community. This as
sault is reported from New Ipswich
farm house, few miles from here, il.
which lived three men, William, Charles
and Samuel Wheeler. They say that just
after midnight last night masked men
awakened them in their beds with de-
mands for their wealth. These men had
probably driven to the farm house, and
leaving the team in charge of one man
the other two made entrance by win
dow from which pane of glass had been
removed SO that the fastenings could be
taken down. The burglars in their stock
ing feet crept into the bed room, and
when the sleepers awoke, fearfully beat
them with clubs. Samuel Wheeler Crap
pied with one man, but was felled to the
floor. Both William and Charles were
made unconscious from their beating and
Charles has probably received q fractured
skull.
Robbery was the object of the burglars
call for they ransacked the place and
only got about s25 in cash. .fWm. Wheeler
is considered the richest man in New
Ipswich, at least he owns the largest
amount of real estate, and it is supposed
that the burglars thought they could
make big haul in the farm house. It
would appear that the men were familiar
say they went to work ransacking as if
they knew where to look The men
escaped by vehicle and no clew to their
identity has been obtained.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-04
Terrible Tales Reported From Go.
lestial Empire.
PIRATES CAPTURE BRITISH
STEAMER AND MURDER CREW.
Missions at Vuohen Attacked by Natives
Lady Missionaries Flee For Their Lives
Into the Hills-steamer Sri Hong Ann
Wrecked and 11O Lives Lost.


San Francisco, August 3.-The steam
ship Belgic arrived today from Hong
Kong and Yokohama via Honolulu, bring
ing the following oriental advices:
News has been received from Hong
Kong of the.capture of the British steam
er Pegu by Chinese pirates on July IA.
A gang of ChineseltookSpassage on the
Pegu and while at sea murdered Captain
Ross and seven Of his crew and wound
ed 16 others. They looted the ship and
then fed to the Acheen coast.
On June 9th the Chinese at Vuchen at
tackled and destroyed the mission of the
Plymouth brethren and were about to at
tack the Catholic mission when the sold
iers interfered. The attack on the Ply
mouth mission was brought about by the
report that the missionaries had killed
child. A mob OF Chinese attacked the
ladies' home boarding school, where five
white women had taken refuge just as
the mob broke in the door the women
escaped through back gate to the house
of Mr.. Blanford. The mob demolished
the ladies' home and then proceeded to
the Blanford place and attacked it. The
people there escaped into the hills where
they hid all night ..in the darkness. The
Blanford house was looted and burned. The
mob then proceeded to the Catholic mis-
sion, but by this time the soldiers had
been summoned and they dispersed the
rioters. The next day five women and
Mr.. Blanford were taken away on q.
boat.
News has been received Of the wreck
of the steamer Sir Hong Ann, bound
from Singapore to Malacca. The steamer
foundered in a squall ten miles from.
Malacca and 110 people were drowned. 1
Capt. Rawlins and 96 passengers and
the. crew were saved.
The Belgic brings advices from Kobe
to the effect that serious riot occurred
there on July IL, between number of
sailors from the ships Yorktown and
Boston and mob of Japanese coolies on
the occasion of ball game between a
team from the two warships and the
European nine of Kobe.
The steamer also brings news that the
right of the British government to take
possession of Palmyra island is to be
disputed. Luther Wilcox of Honolulu
declares that the island belongs to him
self, Fred Wunderbery and VIM. Kinney.
They secured their right from the Pacific
navigation company.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-04

| Beardslee or Minister Sewall-
Oregon Not Ordered to Go to Hawaii
After All.
Washington, D. c., August 3.-It is de-
clared positively at the state department
that there has been no change in the in
structions given either to Minister Sewall
or to Admiral Beardslee touching the at
titude toward the Hawaiian question, the
admiral's instructions were to protect the
American interests at all points and to
establish protectorate only in the ovent
of serious disturbance or the commission
of some overt act.
1t is not understood that the execution
of this order was at all dependent upon
the action or non action of Congress upon
annexation.
At the navy department an even more
explicit denial of the story that the flag
was to be hoisted yesterday was obtained.
1t was said that Admiral Beardslee's or
ders only contemplated a landing in an
emergency to preserve the status quo and
that the landing in that case would not
be for longer period of time than was
necessary to restore conditions to the for
mer shape. 1t is said that as President
Mckinley had referred the whole matter
to Congress along with the annexation
treaty it would not be courteous to that
body for the executive to act of it's own
accord until Congress had expressed its
will. 1t was further stated that there was
no truth in the oft repeated story that
the battleship Oregon was under orders
to 20 to Honolulu
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-04
woman Wasn,t Ready to Quit.

Lynn, Mass, August 8.-Thomas Kel-
liner is at the Lynn hospital suffering
terrible pain from the effects Of vitrol
thrown into his face by Susie Dunibee,
and the physicians there say that he will
probably lose the sight of both eyes. The
woman is under arrest at police head
quarters. Kelliher, who is 80 years old,
and the Dunibee woman, who is about
the same age, have been keeping compa-
ny for some time and the trouble tonight
is supposed to have been cause by Kelli-
hers desire to terminate their relations.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-04
Public Library Building for Lynn.

Lynn, Mass, august 9.EBy s+dau the station ion
public library tonight steps will be at
once taken for the erection of a public
library building to cost $l75, 900, Of which
sum 500, COO is provided by the will Of
the late Elizabeth Shute and the remain
ing S75, ,O0o will be realized from gifts by
prominent citizens, among them J. N.
Smith, who gives $15, 900.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-04
Japan and Hawaii.

London, August 4 4-According to the
Paris correspondent Of the Daily Mail,
the japanese ambassador to France, M.
Some Arasuke, has explained, in the
course of an interview, the subject mat
dor said: 1.-THE arbitration will deal
only with the question of indemnity for
breaches of contract. There is no sug-
gestion of arbitration with the United
States, because Japan does not recognize
that the United States has any right in
Hawaii -
The ambassador said that the Dingley
tariff bill would ruin Japan's great and
growing trade with the United States in
carpets. A.N
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-04
Evervthinr Arran red Except

Constantinople, August 3.-The peace
conference was in session three hours to-
day and unexpected progress was made
with the negotiations. 1t is said that
everything has been arranged except the
evacuation of Thessaly, which is to be the
condition tomorrow 1t is hoped that a
solution of the whole difficulty is now
imminent,
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-04

St. Johns, N. F., August 3.-The Brit
thews, from Montreal, for Manchester,
which went ashore on Flat Island in the
straits of Belle Isle on July 20, has be-
come total wreck.
The negotiations for getting her off the
rocks and towing her to Halifax have
been abandoned, as it was found impos-
sible to move her. Her hull will be al
lowed to remain on the coast as a warn
ing to other vessels.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-04
Races at Old Orchard.
ESPECIAL TO THE PRESS ]

Old Orchard, August 3.-Seven OF IL
classes in next weeks race meeting here
have filled. The programme will be snort
ened to three days. There is a large neia
of entries and a successful meet Is as
sured.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-04
Rhodes Settles with Ira nsvaal.

London, August 3.-The M or ming Post
understands that Cecil Rhodes and Alfred
Belt, a former member of the board of
directors of the British South Africa
Chartered company, have paid the Trans.
vaal government a quarter of a million
pound sterling as indemnity for the
Jameson raid.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-04
Court Held Staples.

Berlin, N. H., August 3.-The hearing
on the Decost shooting affair was con-
hold Staples, who did the shooting, Tor
the October term of the Coos county su-
preme court. All the witnesses in the
case were also held in 5000 for the same
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-04
Fractured virgins Skull.

Brazil, Ind, August "a number of
miners went to the Big Four mine be-
longing to the Indiana Block Coal COM
pany last evening and ordered Walter
Wright to discontinue work. He refused
and o fight occurred in which William
Daniels struck Wright on the head with a
club fracturing his skull and rendering
him unconscious
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-04

Local Weather Report.
Portland, Me-, Aug. 8. The local
weather bureau Office records as to the
weather are as follows:
s a. m.-Barometer. 30.072; thermo.
meter, 70; dew point. 62, humidity, Is
wind, W, velocity, 1; weather. partly
cloudy.
s p. m.-Barometer. 3o.0Oe; thermom.
eter, 10: dew point, IS. humidity, S3
wind, SW; velocity, II: weather, partly
cloudy.
Mean daily thermometer, 70; maxi.
mum thermometer, II; minimum ther-
mometer. 63: maximum velocity OF
wind, - S; total precipitation, %
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-04
IfIt Should Be!

Augusta, August 3.-City Marshal Call
Of Waterville, and City Marshal Teel of
Lewiston think the unknown man who
recently died at Canaan, N. H., is the
missing Foster Lee Randall of Lewiston.