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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-17
FIGHTING FOR o'NEIL's LIFE.

Springfield, Mass, November ia
conference was Eheld in the Superior
room court in Greenfield today between
Justice Richardson, District Attorney d.
G. Hammond, Charles j. Parkhurst ana
Beer and Dowlin, the last three OF North
Adams, and counsel for John o Neil, Jr..
who has been convicted of the murder OF
Mrs. Hattie McCloud. Judge Richardson
stated that he had received word from
Chief Justice Mason that on Saturday
Justices Sheldon and Fessenden, two of
the justices who presided at the trial
would be at the court house In Greenfield.
District Attorney Hammond stated that
at that time he should move that a time
be fixed for sentencing O'Neil.
Mr.. Parkhurst, speaking for counsel for
defense, stated that prior TO Saturday, or
at that time, motions would be made for a
new trial and that the question should be
considered before consideration of the
date for sentence.
Tho district attorney stated that the
government would be ready to argue the
question raised at that time and asked II
defense would be ready. Mr.. Parkhurst
stated that one of the motions for new
trial would be ON the ground that the
verdict was against the evidence and thu
| weight of evidence. He also stated thai
another motion would be made but die
not state on what grounds. This is sup
posed to be on the ground of newly dis
covered evidence. Sa
District Attorney Hammond Is conf
dent that the time for fixing sentence viii
be set ON Saturday Notwithstanding the
motions for new trial. 9s.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-17
SPANS EASTERN TROUBLE.

Madrid, November 16.-The Herald
publishes mail advices from Manila which
show that the insurgents in the Philip
pine Islands are virtually masters of the
situation, largely owing to the sinful con-
troll of Aguinaldo, the insurgent chief. 1t
is calculated that there is an organized
body of 90, 900 active insurgents and sym
pathizers throughout the island of Luzon.
Aguinaldo generally avoids concentrating
his forces, but in the centre Of the island
he has body of 1000 armed followers,
who receive munitions mainly by way of
Hong Kong and Shanghai.
Aguinaldo holds o regular court at
Biacnabato, where the populaoe are plac-
ing themselves under his protection.
Thence his forces occasionally sally forth
to obtain supplies and levy tribute.
Biaonabato is a thriving centre of trade.
The Inhabitants readily sell commodities
to the insurgents, who pay them in paper
which can be exchanged for cash when
the taxes are collected. If police patrol
makes itself too obtrusive it generally
falls into an ambuscade and is annihi
lated, but this seldom happens. The in.
surgents have penetrated almost to with
in sight of Manila without meeting
single soldier.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-17

London, November 16.-A great mass
meeting of the National Union Conserva
tiyes was held this evening in the Albert
Hall, under the presidency of Earl Cado
IN. the lord lieutenant of. ireland, atwhicf
the principal speaker was the Premier
the Marquis OF Salisbury. No fewer than
eight thousand persons were present and
the entire assembly rose at the entrance
of Lord Salisbury and sang, "For He's q
Jolly Good Fellow"
Lord Salisbury, who seemed to be in
the best of health, and spirits, spoke with
great animation and said that the situa-
ton was not destitute of elements of ap-
prehension, either at home or abroad
referring to the disturbances on the
northwest frontier OF India. he paid a
glowing tribute to Lord Elgin, the vice.
roy, who, he said has ''acted so worthily
In the great crisis wherein he has been
placed as to be completely absolved of all
charges of bad faith. ,, Speaking of
| foreign affairs, Lord Salisbury denied
that the government has yielded to
France in the matter of Siam, Tunis or
Madagascar.
Returning to home affairs he said the
government of London was a question
which must be solved and could only be
solved by giving the other and smaller
municipal bodies a large part of the
duties now performed by the London city
council. He promised that the govern
ment would introduce legislation on the
subject at the next session of parliament.
| The present system, he said, was due to
| the modern passion for bigness of things
| and was too unwi9ldly.
| He asked his hearers to look at what
had been done across the ocean. edo you
want to be governed like New York? Yet
| the result there which was watched with
60 much interest and which so many
people deplore, was adopted after an
effort to mend admitted defects in the
municipality by enormously increasing
bits Of area and bringing much vaster
population under its range. The under
| taking has failed lamentably because ii
could not obtain the assistance and CO
operation of the only class of men by
whom municipal institutions can be
thoroughly and satisfactorily governed"
| Dealing with the results of the recent
parliamentary reflections, Lord Sails
| bury attributed the conservative and
| liberal unionist losses to 1.-THE Indifference
in their ranks caused by the disorganiza-
| ton of their adversaries,'' and he urged
unionists mot to relax vigilance" as the
opposition has all the elements of organi-
zation and only lacks general.
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one part of the grounds for that purpose.
80 docile was Nolan that the two little
daughters of the house were much given
10 climbing upon his back during this
exercise. If either CHANGED to slip and
iall beneath the feet of the horse while in
motlon he would stop instantly, and with
She zouave's cry to tho child, "Tranquieli
Iranqulel y meaning be quiet, would,
Win rare Intelligence, bond his head and
carefully push the little one from his
| path.
On one of the foraging expeditions of
the Union troops stationed at Fort Mitch
ell, few miles distant from the lie Droot
| residence, both horses were taken from
the stables. M. LIE Broot was away from
home. Upon his return, with the impet-
uosity and decisive action of the lyrical
Frenchman, he started at once with his
Zouave in hot pursuit of the animals
Some four miles from home he came
across them, tethered and in charge of a
subaltern. lie Broot covered the man
with his pistols while the zouave deftly
secured the horses. Then he directed the
latter to take them across the Ohio River
into Brown county, Ohio, he himself ri
ding on into Coyington, KY. land straight
to the old Planters House where the
commanding officer of the troops, Gen.
antly challenged the Generals interior
ence in the case. Nothing came of the
affair, however, and after time the
horses were returned to their old quart
ers Loath to dispose of Nolan t1d not
wishing to ship him to France LIE B7sos
left him for some months to the care of
Col. Mason finally pensioning him to
farm near Morrow Ohio, wheFe he lived
his life out in peaceful retirement.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-17
AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION,

New York, November 1e.-The meeting
OF delegtes representing the American
Amateur Athletic Union held at the
Aston house, was continued until three
O'Clock this morning. All business which
had not been reached up to that time was
referred to the legislative committee.
Owing to the opposition Of Joseph NJ. Nc
Case of Boston, the resolution that no
athletic meeting shall receive sanction
from the A. A. o.. II 1t has upon its
schedule any event which is open to
women competitors which had been
a loptsd was stricken from the minutes,
The committee appointed to investigate
the alleged abuses of the training table
reported that no real abuses existed and
recommended that the question be left to
the individual club and that special ap-
peal be made to their cause of honor and
they be requested to see that strict re-
gard to wholesome amateurism be oh
served and dangerous tendencies be
watched for and promptly suppressed. n
was also decided that basketball PLAYERS
be required to pay registration fee after
January /, 1885, and to suspend all teams
who play unsanctioned games and all IN.
registered players after that date.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-17
THE WORST NOT TOLD.
Condition of Town People in Stricken
Cuba.

Havana via Tampa, Fla, November 10
The last four days of investigation into
the Cuban hunger plague prove that the
condition Of the unarmed country and
town people is worse than even the
startling truth first presented.
1t appears now that nearly rs per cent
of the 400, 900 helpless women, children
and non-combatants affected by Weyler' g
savagry are dead.
Despite the orders issued by Gen.
Blanoo to feed the starving, the daily
mortality of the remaining "reconcen-
tradeos'. is frightful. And the rabid
Spaniards who believe that only by ex-
termination of the race can this Cuban
war be won, even challenge the good
faith of Gen. Blanco's statements as to
his intention to feed and find work for
those whom Gen. Weyler has not killed.
They jubilantly claim that the new
captain general is enforcing the barbar-
GUS Concentration" of the country people
exactly as his predecessor did. The local
press no longer prints the news from the
small towns. In one of the last articles
upon the hunger situation 1t was called
sented to humanity"
A considerable proportion Of the
country went into fortified sugar planta-
tions at the issuing of Weyler's fat. The
conditions obtaining in these places have
been much better than those of the towns
The actual figures on the death rate in
the estate Central Sula," owned by an
American citizen, show an almost unbe-
lieveable state of affairs. When the estate
was fortified the owner allowed only the
vigorous men whom he could use during
the sugar season to remain. With Their
families there were 1000 persons. Today
there are not 500 left. The 1900 persisted
of hunger.
In the small towns the misery seems tc
be growing. The register of the priest OF
Artomesia parish shows total of 5000
deaths for period of 70 years before the
war. Since Weyler's infamous "bando''
the deaths have been 5123.
Seventy three years of peace cost not
more than half the lives ost in one year
of Spanish war.
In one small house in Artomesia parish
seventy persons have died of hunger.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-17
A MEMORIAL TO HENRY GEORGE.

New York, November 16.-It has been
determined to appeal to the public at
large for a subscription to memorial
for Henry George, in the hope that all the
various projects which have sprung up
in the different paris of the country hay
ing this purpose in view, can be brought
into harmony The following named
gentlemen. representing all shades of po-
litical opinion, to which other names may
al committee for this purpose: W. L..
Strong, Seth Low, Stewart Smith, Isidore
Strauss, G. Z. christensen, Edward M.
Shepard, Thomas G. Sherman, August
Lewis, tom L. johnson. Cleveland; and
VIM. Lloyd Garrison of Boston. Geo.
Foster Peabody of 81 Pine street, this
city. has been Amounted treasurer.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-17
MOORE LIED.

Lynn, November l6.-Jonathan K.
Moore, reported to the police this morn
ing that he had been held up by tramp
last night and after hard fight was
rendered unconscious by blow on the
head He said that upon regaining his
senses, he found that $40. was missing.
Later in the day, after the police had
worked hard on the case and had sue
ceeded in arresting o man on suspicion,
Moore admitted that the story was a
fabrication on his part, and that the
wounds on his hands and the damage to
his clothes, which he described graphical
ly to the police, were all done by hiluself.
He said that the 500 was given him by his
wife to pay some bills, but he used it for
liquor and was afraid to go home to his
wife, SO he thought of the story which be
told the police. The man who was ar.
rested was released tonight.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-17
A FAMOUS CHARGER.
The Horse That Led the Light Brigade al
Balaklava Died on an Ohio Farm.
From the Cincinnati Commercial Tri
bune

From the Cincinnati Commercial-Tri
bune.)
The noted white Arabian steed ridden
by Capt. Nolan in the charge of the Light
Brigade at the memorable battle OF Bal
aklava of the Crimea was quartered for
-everal years in the immediate vicinity of
Cincinnati, and died natural death at
ripe old age in the ,neighhorhood of
Morrow, Ohio.
When the laundering order for the
charge of the Light Brigade was given
Capt. Nolan was In command. AS the
men charged into the valley of death
Nolan, on his conspicuous white Arab,
spurred far In advance of ala fine mark
for Russian ri6emau. With his sword
high uplifted and a cheer on his lips he
was struck in the breast by fragment of
she'll. thrown in the Russians first dis
charge. and instantly killed. His sword
dropped from his hand, but the arm re-
tanned it's upright position and his left
hand the bride rein, as his horse in.
stinctiyely turned back and galloped to,
ward the brigade. AS the files opened to
let him pass an unearthly shrek rent the
air said by some to have been the last
aronizinp cry of Nolan's, in vain effort
To turn the brigade from it's impending
doom. but thought by others to be result
OF no human will, but due rather to those
.spasmodic forces which may act upon
the form when life has ceased. =
Straight into the Russian guns, which
were onened full upon them, dashed the
brigade, and "then they rode back; but
NOT the six hundred. The immense loss
was .only counterbalanced, says one,
sby the brilliance OF the attack 81! and the
gallantry, ofoer !, '''>- f'i--'e "nion
M rennant of the Light Brigade was
cont over to Quebec to recuperate, and
With them Moan white Arab, with two
M;uh 't ehre cuts in his side. He carried
ths marks to his death. After his mas
tar,s death the horse was called Nolan.
While in Quebec. Lester Taylor, whole
sale cotton merchant u oinoInnAtl, pur'
u na4i where he shortly atterward sold
him TO August LIE Broot.,
Mn ~ !. proot was a Frenchman. The LIE
p,,o 20 owned o nretty summer house al
So ,uS' Covington. KY, en- the cliffs Of
I;o,o;no River, and now known as Din
ttpae Nd Tor Nolan. A French zouave
n mas hr rp from France to care express
w Iva" for r. him, and o handsome jet black
Stallion, called sultan, purchased ao Sc in IN Al
gie ersn BY nj rims 81 to Eur Pc Nolan was
laefoH3 creature, fifteen and hal
hlnx high, snow white. with name an,
nj 1itn strands of FURNISHED silver
s rli ro n like pink satin; fleet as thu
, 1rind Under the saddle-the only use II
w Mich he was put-with "a swinging. cas-,
ma;t most inviting 10 the equestrian
lover; high-spirited, yet gentle withal q
Regularly 90 exercised in a ring laid out OF
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-17
LYNCHED BY NEGROES.

Gibson, Ca, November 16-A mob of
exasperated negroes at midnight last
night, frustrated in their plan to hang
him, riddled the body of Josh Ruff, a
criminal, with rifle bullets and left it ~
ing in public road mile from this
town. Tonight, Hezekiah Norris, a ne
gro, confessed that he shot Ruff, and it
is known he was the head of the mob. II
transpires that Ruff, who had just been
dismissed from the penitentiary, had as
saulted Norris daughter and threatened
to kill Norris if the negro betrayed him.
He robbed the others and SO tyrannized
them that they formed secret compact
to murder him. They had rope and
would have hanged him, but he fought
so desperately, wounding several, that
they were forced to shoot him. Norris
is held for trial but has implicated nc
others so far.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-17
NATIONAL GRANGE OFFICERS.

Harrisburg, Pa, November l6.-The
National Grange sessions this afternoon
and evening were taken up by the election
of officers for 1885, Officers were elected
as follows: Worthy master, Aaron Jones,
Indiana; overseer, %. H. Hale, New York !;
lecturer, Alpha Messer, Vermont; stew
ard, John L. Cox, New Jersey assistant
steward, J. A. Newcomb, Colorado; chap
lain, o. S. Bowen, Connecticut; treasur-
err, Mrs. Mcdowell, Ohio; secretary, John
TrinlbIe, Washington, DC; gate keeper.
A. D. Judson, Iowa. Ceres, Mrs. Lena M.
Mossick, Delaware; Pomona, Mrs. Sarah
G. Baird. Minnesota; flora, Mrs. E. L..
A.. Wiggin, Maine; lady assistant, Mrs.
Amanda Horton, Michigan. Executive
committee, N. j. BatcheIder, New Hamp-
shire, (re-elected; } j. j. Woodman, Michi-
gan, (re-elected). Other members of the
committee held over.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-17
THE PORTE HOLDING OUT.

London, November 16.-The statement
made yesterday in special despatch from
Vienna that the Turkish government in
reply to the demands of Baron De Calico,
the Austro Hungarian am bassador to the
Porte had agreed to salute the Austrian
flag after dismissing the Vail of Adana
and the Mutossaril of Mersina for ind1g-
mites offered to the Austrian merchant
Brazzafoalli was premature. The Porte
has not yet complied with the Austrian
demands. Dispatches from Vienna an
nounce that up to midnight, Tuesday, no
intimation had been received of the inten-
ton of the Turkish government to dis
miss the offending officials or to salute
the flag. If, however. the Austrian de-
mands are not complied with by noon
Thursday Baron De Calico will leave
Constantinople and the Austrian war
ships will lombard Mersina.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-17
SIR WILFRID GOES HOME.
What He Accomplished Yet To Be
Seen.
CANADIANS TO PUT TIL Err PRO
POSITION IN WRITING.

The Various Sources of Friction Between
This Country and Canada Discussed
Experts Sign Their Report on the
Seal Question.
Washington, November 16.-The Beh-
ring sea meeting in which representatives
of Great Britain, Canada and the United
States have participated, came to CLOSE
tonight, the experts making unanimous
report concerning the condition of the
seal herds and the diplomatic representa-
tives of the respective governments reach
ing an understandingsby which they hope
at later day to effect final adjustment,
not only of the Beringssea question, but
Of other pending border controversies.
For the present, however, no final action
was taken as tosths suspension of pelagio
sealing. This Canadians urged that 9TH
err questions be embraced in any plan of
settlement and suggested an international
commission to accomplish this end. This
proposition was fully discussed and an
agreement reached that the Canadian
officials would put their views in writ
ing after returning to Ottawa and submit
them to the authorities here. All parties
concerned say that the outlook. is favor
able to satisfactory adjustment.
The unanimous agreement of the ex-
perts brings the governments together for
the first time on all the facts relating to
the seals.
The delegates signing the agreement
are as follows: Chas. Sumner Hamlin,
David Starr Jordan, DARCY Wentworth
Thompson, James Melville Macoun.
Following the agreement of the experts,
the diplomatic officials assembled at Cen
eral Fosters house to discuss the larger
question OF putting an end to pelagic
sealing and of settling other border con-
troyersies. .ay
Owing to the continued illness OF Sir
Julian Pauncefote, the British govern
nent was represented by the first score
tary of the British embassy, Mr.. Adam,
Sir Wilfrid Laurier land Sir Louis Nay1es.
being present in behalf of Canada.
For three hours the entire range of Dor
der affairs were discussed. Primarily the
purpose of the meeting WAS to secure an
agreement on Behring sea. The Canadi.
ans made it clear, however, that they
wished any plan of settlement to take a
broader scope than the one subject OF
Behring sea and to embrace the many
sources of friction along the border. In
this connection the plan of international
commission was discussed at great
length. The Canadians felt that the com
mission afforded the best means of recon-
CLING all differences and of opening the
way to reciprocity The discussion was
one of the most friendly nature through
out and no sharp differences were allowed
to crop out. 1t was felt however, that
the plan OF a commission was too large
question for immediate determination.
A final understanding was reached there
fore, that the Canadian proposition should
be reduced to writing as a basiso for fur
Their negotiations. This closed the confer
ence and the officials said their farewells,
expressing satisfaction in the cordial feel
ing which had characterized the meeting
of the last ten days. Sir Wilfrid and Sir
Louis leave at O'Clock tom orrow for
OTTAWA
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-17
WILL MEET IN CHICAGO.

Louisville, November 16.-The general
assembly Of the Knights of Labor this
morning selected Chicago as the place
and the first Tuesday in November, 1895
as the time for the next meeting. The
selection was not made without contest,
but Chicago developed the most strength
and won on the first ballot. Cincinnati,
Pittsburg, Washington, Boston, New
York, Galveston, Richmond, Baltimore,
Hot Springs and New Orleans were
among the cities placed in nomination
The selection of Chicago was finally made
unanimous. Little business was done at
the morning session. Reports from sew
eral minor committees were heard, but
nothing of Importance was taken up.
Grand Master Workman Hicks said that
the assembly would not complete its bust
ness before Saturday.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-17
KILLED IN A SALOON FIGHT.

Lexington, KY, November l6.-Mer-
rift Martin, a saloon keeper, and agent
of the Chattanooga Brewing Co., and j.
j. Ryan, also a saloon keeper. had ter.
rible fight tonight in the latter's place OF
business on Main street, as the result OF
which Ryan is dead and Martin is locked
up charged with murder. After some con-
versation over an account the men began
lighting with their fists. By ISLANDERS in
terfered and separated them. While Mar
tinwas being held away from Ryan the
latter hit him blow in the face, where
upon Martin drew his pistol and began
shooting. The friends became panic
stricken and fled from the room, leaving
the FIGHTERS together. Martins third shot
struck RYAN in the left arm. and fourth
entered the abdomen. Martin fled from
the place and was arrested. Ryan died
while being carried to the hospital. He
was O single man and aged about 30.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-17
BURIED BY A BIG SNOW Sill DE.

Vancouver, B. c., November 16.-Word
has just been received here of a terrible
snow slide on the Noble Five mountain
range near Sannon, in the SLOGAN dis
trict, on Saturday last.
Joseph McCribbos. whose parents reside
in Oakland, Cal, and his partner, whose
name is unknown, were working in the
night crew of the Red Fox mine, and
were caught by the slide while going to
work, McCrlbbons was carried down the
mountain side and buried under mass
of snow and ice, and his body cannot be
recovered till spring. His partner was
rescued in an exhausted condition after
having been imprisoned in the tunnel Of
the mine for twenty four hours. The slide
continued down the mountain, complete
ly covering the buildings Of the Silver
Bell, which were crushed like egg shells.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-17
FLOODS ON THE NEvA.

st. Petersburg, November 1e.LAn day
en- the waters of Neva up to the stream
and flooded the canals, the suburban
Islands and outlying portions of the city.
Several bridges have been swept away
and the flood continues to rise, threaten
ing to assume grave proportions. At
frequent intervals cannons are fired at the
fortresses to keep the inhabitants alert.
st. Petersburg, November 16.-9 a. m ,
the wind is now abating and it is possible
that the expected great flood may be
averted.