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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-20
Over Which European War Dogs
Are Squabbling.
RUSSIAS VELVET GLOVE AND THE
KAISERS'S MAILED FIST
Have Firmly Grasped Important Ports on
the Chinese Sea Coast-Report That
England Has Been asked to Exercise
Protection Over Part of Chinese Terri
tory-Japan's Attitude Uncertain.

London, December 2O.-The correspond
ent of the Times at Pekip, says:
China approves of the Russian fleet
wintering at Port Arthur, being per-
suaded that this action is taken in the in
terests of China and necessitated by the
German occupation of Kiao Chau.''
A despatch to the Times from Shanghai
says the occupation of Port Arthur by
Russia cannot fail to provoke popular in
dlgnatlon in Japan, where public opinion
is already excited over the Kiao Chau
affair.
According to despatch to the Daily
Mail from Shanghai, the high officials OF
the Chinese court have advised the En-
peror, in view Of further complications,
to remove the court of Nanking (the
southern capitaD. The desptach says it is
reported there that overtures have been
made to England to exercise protection
over the Yang Use valley and to West
River and that NUMEROUS rumors are
current regarding the activity of the
British squadron in Chinese waters.
The Times commenting editori ally this
t.oAAAAAAe VII CilC hltubbkOA OA1ut Say !.
Instead of the Kaiser mailed fist we
have Russia's velvet glove; but the grasp
is not less vigorous and unyielding Great
Britain ought now oourteously to Invite
CHINA to extend the same privileges to
the British fleet at Chusan.'
kilograms from all the continental
capitals show that Russia step at Port
Arthur is regarded as tantamount to a
permanent occupation and reply to Ger
many's action.
A well informed ST. Petersburg CORE,
spondent says there was no agreement be-
tween Russia and Germany and that the
latter simply warned Russia, when the
occupation of Kiao Chau was already de-
oided upon.
The Novoe Vremya pretends that Japan
has no cause for complaint 'ssince China
is only giving the same shelter to Russian
ships as Japan had hitherto so kindly
offered
This view is not held in Berlin where
the papers are already talking of the pos
sibility of Prince Henry having his
mailed fist on Japan, that Ia supposed to
be secretly backed up by England. Some
of the Berlin papers. express anxiety, but
most of them welcome the news from Port
Arthur as justifying the German position
at Kiso Chau, ii not IS actual evidence
that Russia and Germany are acting to-
gefher. Curiouely enough Emperor
William visited the Russian ambassador
on Friday night on his return from Kiel
ostensibly to congratulate him on the
name day OF Emperor Nicholas The visit
lasted an hour. There is no doubt now
that the Emperor and the Ambassador
discussed Chinese affairs.
The Paris papers without pretending
to be deceived by Russia's innocent ex-
plantations arc pleased with the action of
the ally of France. The burden of
Viennese comment is, what will England
do.
The British fleet in Chinese waters now
consists of one iron clad, nine cruisers
and eighteen smaller men-of- war.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-20

Sir Frank Lockwood, Liberal member
OF Parliament, for York city since
1885, is dead.
Prince Henry of Prussia has landed in
England.
Rev, S. S. Spurrier, Harrisburg
minister, has mysteriously disappeared
and the police believe he has either
suicided or has been fouly dealt with
Mary Jane Gale of Lewiston was found
dead in her room yesterday by her
brother-in-law. Sho died OF heart
disease several days ago.
There was another disastrous fire at
Grand Forks, N. D.. Sunday. The loss
was e55, 900 and over. Many buildings
were destroyed.
In an explosion aboard the British
steamer Southern Cross from Buenos
Ayres for Liverpool which arrived at
Madeira Sunday, several We're killed or
wounded.
The United States gunboat Marietta
has arrived at san Francisco from the
north after q stormy passage. Many OF
her state rooms were flooded and her rails
bent and twisted from the force of the
waves that had swept over her. So bad
was tho storm at one stage that it became
necessary to put out d sea anchor, in spite
OF which she drifted over 240 miles.
Ihe five story building at Broadway
and Lucas streets, St. Louis, occupied
principally by the Mermod and Jacoard
Jewerly company ono of the largest firms
of it's kind in the world was totally
burned at an early hour Sunday morning.
The loss is between half a million and q
million dollars.
Charles Byrne, president of the Brook
lyn baseball club is lying at his home in
New York in very critical condition
and while the attending physicians say
there is no immediate danger of death, 7,
they have Lut little hope Of his recovery.
The body of Frank McCabe of Dover,
N. H., who has been missing from his
home since midnight Friday, WAS found
In the. Cocheco river yesterday afternoon.
Ihe drowning Mas accidental
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-20
SEVEN MILLIONS LOSS.
The Great Fire in Melbourne Ear More
Disastrous Than Supposed.

San Francisco, December IS. Tho great
fire in Melbourne ON the morning of
Noyembers22, was far more disastrous
than was indicated in the brief cable re-
port of the disaster. Mail advioes
brought by theisteamer. Moana, state that
the entire district bounded by Eliza
beth, Flanders and Swanton streets, and
Flanders lana, comprising the great
warehouse. emporium of Victoria, was
reduced to mass of ruins. The total
amount of damage is estimated at ST.
500, 900. About 1908 regular employees
were thrown out of work for some time
at least and about 1000 hands employed
in the clothing factories and in oiher
places will also suffer severely for time
owing to the destruction of raw material
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-20
SMALL PoxwAs IN THE sTEERAGE

New York. December 19.-The Holland
American line steamer Edam, Captain
Bruna arrived at quarantine last night
from Amsterdam and Bologne with 277
steerage passengers and anchored to wait
the visit Of the health officers. When
the passengers were inspected today the
health officers found Anna Dronowski,
aged 2 l 2 months, Hungarian, suffer
ing with small pox. DR.. Doty, the health
officers made thorough investigation of
the case and decided to vaccinate all in
sufficiently protected passengers and to
remove all to Hoffman island for observa-
ton Of fourteen days. The patient and
her mother were transferred to North
Brother island The steamer, which was
thoroughly disinfected in the steerage
hospital and all other exposed places was
allowed to proceed to her dock.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-20
A POOR SHOWING.
Eleven Fall River Mills Have Paid No Div.
. idends This Year.

Fall River, Deoem Der I9.-Tbe animal
dividend list of the Fall River mills has
been issued from the office of G. M
Haffards q Co., and furnishes n striking
argument in favor of the contention from
manufacturers standpoint that busi-
| ness must be conducted on lower basis.
AS against three mills which did not
pay dividends in 1896, eleven have passed
entirely this year and that paid by the
Anawan Manufacturing company is the
result of sale of real estate, and does
not properly represent earnings. Tho list
shows an increase Of $500, 900 in capital
invested, the new Arkwrignt mill being
included in thu list although cotton has
not yet been put in. Th leaves the total
capital invested upon which to base the
amount of dividends paid at the same
1gure as one year ago 81, 9S3, 0oo. In adj
factory and Barnapy Gingham mill,
which has not paid dividends for some
time, the Conanicut Globe Yarn, Laurel
Lake, Metacomet, Pocasset, Robeson,
Slade Weetamoe and Kerr Thred have
paid their stockholders nothing during
the past year The earnings OF the mills
as represented by the amount paid out in
" sauSnoS were ,oUu agalnSO ~ 90
IN 1876 and 81, 742, 625 in 1895. This is an
average on the total capital invested of
S:3S plus per cent against 5.95 per cent in
1886 and S.1S per cent in 1895. The per
oentage would be much smaller were it
not for the Bourne which has paid q
regular monthly dividend of one per cent
and an additional dividend of six per cent
in August. This mill is situated just
across the state in Rhode Island and is
subject to the labor laws of the latter
state. though deriving all the BENEFITS of
the Fall River markets. 1t also gains
through the lower tax rate to which the
property is subject.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-20
DEBATED AT YouNG's.
Gay State Reformers Do Not Favor An
nexation.

nexation.
Boston, December 1S.-"The annex.
alton of Hawaii was the subject Of
debate at the special meeting and dinner
of the Massachusetts, Reform club at
Young's hotsl tonight. The speakers
weress Moorfield Storey, sthe president Of
the club; Col. Horace N. Fisher, DR.. A.
Q. Coolidge of Harvard university; Rev.
George l.. Cheney and Capt. Julius A.
Palmer. The following resolution was
adopted:
"Resolved. That in the opinion of this
club the annexation of the Hawaiian ISL
ands is unjust and unwise-uniust be-
cause it deprives % weaker people of their
Independence without their consent and
in violation of the great principle that
government should rest on the consent
of the government; unwise, because it
brings into this nation an undesirable
population dwelling SO far from our
shores that we cannot govern them as
a province and of such d character that
they should not be allowed TO govern
US by their admission as state.
Rev. Mr.. Cheney, the first speaker, said
that annexation was net change,
but q consumIE ation
CapG. Halmer declared that ne should
say nothing in regard to the slnrs upon
Queen Liliuoknlani's personal life or po-
litical action. Referring to what Seore-
tary Foster had said about annexa ion he
declared the secretary was not compe-
tent witness because he had conspired
with Minister Stevens TO keep from the
public the real facts in the case.
Col. Fisher said that Mr.. Cheney had
covered the ground SO thoroughly that
he would only touch on one or two
points, and discussed the question as to
what would be the political status of. ..the
island if annexed.
Prof. Coolidge showed the value of
these Eislands from q strategetio point
of view and said that the people who
argued that we did not want the ISL
ands Oh account of the value in war
were the same who generally argued that
we will have no more wars.
Moorfield Stcry, the last speaker, said ;
'tThe single fact in the case is that in
these islands out of 10000 people, there
are 5000 Americans. / cannot see how 1t
is right, no matter how attractive the
islands are. Can we of the United States
afford to sully it's fair name by making
the Hawaiian islands another Naboths
vineyard?"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-20
PORTLAND BARK BLOWN OFF
SHORE.

Boston, December 10 The bark Ethel,
Captain Dodge, bound hera from Monte
video via Barbados, with cargo of hides
was in the bay yesterday and was
probably blown off shore during the heavy
northwest gale which has prevailed to-
day, She was spoKen yesterday morning
by the captain of tug boat. But Captain
Dodge refused a tow and since then moth
ing has been seen of the bark. A Boston
pilot is on board, but as TIE wind still
blows fiercely from of shore, 1t will
probably be some days before she shows
rp again.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-20
FOR A KENNEBUNK ROBBERY

HavsrhiH, Mass, December 1S.-Thos.
Drake, who was arrested on suspicion of
being concerned in n burglary which oc-
Cured in the store OF George Bonser s.
Co., of kennebunk, Me-, last Wednesday
night, was arraigned in the local court
today. The case was continued until Mon
day morning. A large quantity of the
goods have been found in nrake's rnorns.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-20
UNION MEETING OF RAILROAD
employees.

ing Of the Brotherhood of LOGON otive
Engineers, Order Of Railway Conductors,
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, was
held this afternoon in Boston theatre, the
object of the meeting being to promote of
the general welfare OF the union. Ad-
dresses were made by Chaplain Everett of
the Locomotive Engineers; E. P. Sargent
OF the Locomotive Firemen; P. FL. Nor
risy of the Railway Trainmen.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-20
POLITICAL SITUATION IN SWEDEN

London, December 20.-A despatch
from Christiania to the Daily Chronicle
says the political situation since the fail
ure of the united committee on foreign
affairs, has become oritial and it is fear
that Sweden will seek an occasion for
armed Intervention in Norway. The de-
spatch adds that the Swedish press hope
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-20
SCHOONER BURNED.

Salem, December 20.-The three masted
schooner Marguerite, from St. John to
New York with a cargo of laths was
found to be on fire this morning, and the
Grew were unable to prevent the spread of
the flames. The vessel will burn to the
waters edge. The schooner put in here
for harbor
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-20
LATE MARINE NEWS.

The steamer Vancouver sailed yesterday
from Liverpool for Portland.
Schooner Charley Bucki sailed from
Perth Amboy for Portland yesterday.
The steamer Harrisburg sailed from
Boston for Portland yesterday.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-20
THE WHEAT CORNER.

Chicago, December Is.-The bull clique,
heaoed by Joseph Letter, had smooth
salllng, apparently, at the Board OF Trade
today. 1t took the 1000, 600 bushels of
wheat delivered to it yesterday and today
ohe deliveries amounted TO 1,250,O0O
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-20

aTr Th assistance from Emperor William.
nh9 1iaa aaulniral Of the German squadron
mnion W.. mas just left Christiania, at din
aul " Norwegian officers, Inads speech |
maion y, II not openly n,enacing conveyed |
an implied threat. The Norwegian officers |
were much dlisgusted.,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-20
TRAINMEN KILLED IN ALABAMA

Repton, Alabama, December IA de-
fectiye f1ue caused u locomotive on the
Bear Greek Logging rond to explode last
night and kill four men. The dead are:
John O'Connor, engineer; Jack Clipper,
fireman; John johnson, trainman; Henry
Wicker, trainman.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-20

bushels more, but the price held firm. 1t
was feared there would be tremendous
rusn TO-DAY to dump all the wheat into
the zap o. the syndicate, but the result
proved this prophecy wrong
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-20

fair.
Washington. December 19-The follow
ing cable advices were received at the
Spanish legation today
Havana, December ia bsoluteIy trust
worthy reports permit US to affirm that
Ruiz was shot with Aranguren, Friday,
by order OF Alexandar Rodriguez. After
several letters exchanged between Ruiz
and Ananguren, Ruis left Havana on
Monday to meet Aranguren not upon an
o1nclal mission, and only as friend. 1t
IS not known how Rodriguez arrived, but
the fact is that that leader ordered the
shooting of both. The ferocity of such an
act indicates better than any,
thing else the faith in autonomy, the
insurgents being obliged to resort to ter
ror to prevent che disbanding of their
bands. Such is the general opinion and
public opinion unanimously qualities such
(signed) CoNGosTo.
LEE COULD NOT SAVE HIM.
Havana, via Key West, December 49,
The general topic of conversation Is the
result of the visit of Lieutenant Colonel
of Engineers Ruis to the headquarters of
the insurgent brigadier Aranguen.
Col. Ruis visited Aranguen for the pur-
pose of inducing him to surrender and
accept autonomy, promising In return
money and official preferment. Ruis it
is understood offered his services to Mar
shal Blanco for the purpose of inducing
Aranguen to surrender, as the latter had
been formerly employed by Ruis. Ruis
left Havana for the insurgent camp on
Monday last. The insurgent Gen. Ale
jandro Rodriguez learned of his visit and
went to Aranguen's headquarters where
ne ordered Ruls to be tried by court mar
tial, in accordance with the orders of Gen
Gomez that the death penalty should be
inflicted on all persons who attempted to
induce the chiefs of the rebellion to sur
render. 1t was reported that Gen
Rodriguez ordered the execution of the
prisoner.
The Russian consul, who is president of
the Union club and n personal friend of
Ruis, who is a member of the club, asked
United States Consul General Lee to use
his influence to save the life of Ruis.
Consul General Lee called en- Marshal
-Blanco and the governor general allowed
General Lee to intercede in friendly
way. Early yesterday Ernest Tosca, an
attache Of the American consulate with
young Manuel Chacon, left for Camp
Floridas, Havana province. hearing
permit from Marshal Blanoo to seek the
camp OF Aranguen with q letter from
Consul General Lee. Ruis was expected
here yesterday and General Parade MAS
assured that he WAS at liberty. Last
night it was asserted that Ruis would be
released on the condition that the insur-
gent leader, Candido Villa Nueva, be ex-
changed for him, but upon the arrival
here this evening Of Tosca it became gen
orally known that Tosca's visit did not
avail to save the life of Blanco's envoy.
According to official advices squadron
of Spanish troops routed the insurgents
in an engagement at Caimito, near
Havana city, killing five and capturing
three prisoners, among whom was the
leader Villa Nueva, successor to the dead
leader, Urra. When seized. Villa Nueva
cried "Do not kill me; will take you
to my camp which he did, the Span
iards surprising the camp and killing six
teen insurgents.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-20

No need to suffer with rheumatism,
lumbago, neuralgia, cramps or collie.
DR.. Thomas Eclectric Oil cures all such
troubles, and does it quickly.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-20
VIEW on IT.
New llamshire Senator as a POIiti-
cal Prophet.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF SECRE-
TARY GAGE PRESSES HIS DEMAND

The Republicans VIII Lose Control of
Congress IL Impossible Currency
Legislation is Asked Eor-It is Not
Feasible to Retire he Greenbacks or to
Throw Doubts Upon the Sincerity of
the Presidents Declaration in Favor of
Bimetallism, Says Senator Chandler.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-20
RELIEF FOR THE MIN ERs.
1hfee Million Pounds Of Food to Be
Taben to the Klondike.
Canadian Government win Be Asked to
Allow the Expedition to Enter the
Deminion-Reindeer Will Como From
Sweden.

Washington, December 19.--Secretary
Alger is giving much study to the best
means of getting supplies to the miners
IN the Yukon country and has decided to
ASK Tor bids for delivery Of stores directly
at Dyea, Skaguay or Chilcoot. Secretary
Algeria estimate now is that no less than
o,oo0,o0O pounds of food stores will be re-
qulred for the expedition. One question
that has engaged his attention is that of
securing the consent Of the Canadian gov
ernment for the passage Of the relief ex-
petitions over that part of Canadian
territory which must be traversed in
reaching the miners. 1t will be neces-
sary to obtain permit for military ex-
petition to pass and also to secure a re-
mission of duties on the supplies carried
In. tits probable that the secretary will
go himself to Ottawa in few days and
deal directly with the Canadian authori-
ties.
Captain Brainard, of the subsistence
department Of the army and now on duty
in New York city, has been ordered to
report to Gen. Merriam at Portland, Ore
gon.
Secretary Alger has sent telegram to
Gen. Merriam instructing him to pick
out two officers and fifty of his best men
TO act as guards for the relief expedition.
Captain bratnard is to devote himself to
superintending the selection of stores,
their delivery and proper packing for the
trip across the passes. Afterward he may
SO across with one expedition. The
present idea is that there will be twenty
OF these parties and they will be loaded
with 1000 tons of food. The United
States military attache of the legation at
Stockholm has been cabled to purchase
the reindeer needed as draft animals and
to snip them to Dyea. The route to be
followed from Dyea inland to the Klon-
dixie will depend on the reports of the
military officers.
SHIPMENTS TO CANADA.
Ottawa, Ont, December IS The gov
ernment has decided to permit Americans
to ship goods into Alaska through Cana
dian territory in bond. The same rules
will apply as to other parts of the Domin-
ion, where there ara regular transporta-
ton companies to carry the goods. In
cases where there are no such companies
the duty will be paid at the Canadian
boundary and refunded after the goods
reach United States territory.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-20
RUIZ Was SHOT
And a Cuban General Suffered Samo
Fate.
STORY OF ANDRE AND BENEDICT
ARNOLD OVER AGAIN.

In this Case Ruiz was the Spanish Andre
While the Cuban Played the Role of
Arnoid-The First was Gen. Blapco,s
Envoy Who, While Treating With the
Insnrgent Traitor, was Captured and
Executed-Spanish Version of the Af-
fair.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-20
Wedding RINGS.

Two hundred of them. TIFFANY and all other
styles. All solil gold. MCKINNEY the jew
eler, Monument Square. Open evenings.
dec9dtf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-20
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Sir Frank Lockwood, Liberal member
OF Parliament, for York city since
1885, is dead.
Prince Henry of Prussia has landed in
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-08-07
DELEGATE MEETING OF MINERS
Demand For a Fiity-Cent Rate-An Incen-
diary Harangue.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Aug. 3.-A del
cgate meeting of miners was held at
Montgomery, 25 miles east OF here
Yesterday. There were 80 delegates
present and 20 mines represented.
The meeting was addressed by w. d.
Mahon, who is in charge OF the work
of organizing miners in West Virginia,
and number of local leaders.
Resolutions were passed demanding
a 5O-cent rate for digging coal, and q
check weighman on each tipple. An
agreement to quit work and remain
idle till scale of prices was agreed
upon for coal diggers of all states, W as
also adopted.
Referring to the injunction issued,
Mr.. Mahon said he would pay no at
tention to it. lie had been accustomed
to being enjoined in various strikes Tor
the last five years. He had never paid
any attention to injunctions, and had
never been arrested.
He knew his rights as an American
citizen, and he proposed to maintain
them. lie was teaching his men their
rights, and was urging them to fight
for them. He had two grandfathers
in the revolutionary war, and the only
legacy they had left him was the lib
erty of speech and action. No petty
Judge should deprive him of the liberty
purchased for him by the blood OF his
fathers.