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The Portland daily press., 1897-11-29
TWO Ships and TWO LIVES
All Lost iu a Collision Off Point
Judith.
RARGE STILLMAN AND MAINE
SCHOONER LOTTIE MEET.

Captani Pendleton and His Assistant on
Barge Lost-Crew of tho Lottie Have
just Time to Leave yesseI-Portland
Man Among Number.
Providence, r. l., November 2S.--Sat-
urday night. about 10 miles west by south
OF Point Judith, an ocean. sea tragedy oc-
CURED which resulted in the loss of two
vessels and two lives. The vessels were
the schooners Lottie, Capt. Brown of
Ihomaston, Me-, and the barge J. r,
Stillman, belonging to the Thames Tow
ing company of New London. The ves-
sells collided at 10 O'Clock on Saturday
night and before the crew of the Still
man could leave the vessel she plunged
bow foremost and disappeared beneath
the waves The Lottie remained afoat
only very few minutes longer, barely
long enough to enable the master and
the crew to jump into boat and get
clear of the hull.
The Stillman was in charge of Capt. A.
d. Pendleman, and man whose name
is unknown. Both were drowned. Capt.
Pendleton halls from Maine and was
about As years of age.
The Lottie was bound for New York
with a cargo of lime for j. r. Brown.
Her crew included, beasides Capt. Brown
of Thomaston, George johnson of Rock
land, L. D. Fitch of Portland, John
Williams of Baltimore, George Smith or
Northampton, Mass, and Louis Lange-
land of Norway.
As the Lottie was running out of Vine
yard Haven Saturday night the green
lights Of two barges which the tugboat
Gertrude had in tow, were seen. They
were the ...Slillman and Busy. the former
bound for FallsRiyer and the latter for
Providence, laden with coal. The lights
of the Lottie were plainly visible and
from the lights of the tow boat it was
expected that she would pass to wind
ward Of. the schooner which! was running
free. The course of the towboat was
changed in an attempt to cross the bow
ofsthe schooner, ..and the. latter unable to
get clear, struck the Stillman on the bow
and both went down within five minutes.
The schooner WAS laden with lime and
after the collision the cargo immedi-
ately caught fire.
The captain and the crew of the schoon-
er jumped into a boat, pulled for the 9TH
er barge which the Gertrude had in tow
and climbed on board. Later they were
transferred to the towboat and brought
to this city, which wss the destination
of the barge.
1t has been learned that the name of
the man with Capt. Pendleton was Mich
olas Craylick of New Haven.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-29
A MYSTERY EXPLAINED.

Chicago, November 28.-The mystery
surrounding the disappearance of Mrs.
Pauline Merry from her home here was
solved today by the confession Of Thomas
Hickey, who was arrested on. suspicion,
and who has told how Christopher Merry
a week ago last Friday in the presence
Of Hickey and James Smith beat and
three men tried to restore her. On Sat
urday Merry decided to kill his wife,
which he did by beating out her brains
with poker.
This afternoon Hickey led party of
police to where Mrs. Merry was found
buried beneath few inches of loose
dirt. Merry has not been arrested yet.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-29

net and drove the first stake Of memo
rial to De La Sale, which is to be erect
ed in connection with the exposition.
Among the party visiting the White
House were Capt. j. NJ. Brinker, presi-
dent, and r. G. Hill, secretary of the
exposition. Representative Alexander
stated to the President that the chief
object of the exposition was to promote
the export trade of the United States on
logitudinal lines and supplement- the
work that has been done by the govern
ment within the last 10 years through the
international American conference, the
reciprocity treaties, the bureau of Ameri-
can republics, the manufacturers associa-
tion, the Philadelphia museum and sim
liar enterprises.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-29
SUES FOR A MILLION.

Grand Rapids. Mich, November s7.-
Melvin B. Church, today began a ST.
900 damage suit against the plaster
trust. Mr.. Church several years ago
plaster properties to the trust for opera
tions. Recently he began suit for $z51. :
900, claiming the trust had not account
ed to him properly and had withheld
profits. His suit today is based on dis.
coveries of further Irregularities,
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-29
pAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION.

Washington, November GA delega-
tion representing the officers and direc-
tors Of the Pan-American exposition
company called on the President yester-
day in company with Representative
Alexander of the Niagara district, and
laid before himsthe plan of the exposit-
ion which is to be presented at La Sale,
on the Niagara river in the summer of
1899. The location of the exposition is
the site where Chevalier De La Sale
constructed the "Grif1n," the first YES
sci to sail the Great Lakes, and in which
he made his famous exploration of the
northwest territory. The President visit
ed the site last summer with Mrs. Nc
kinley and several members Of the cabi-
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-29

The agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday, Nov. %, taken
at p. M, meridian time. the observa-
ton for each section being given in this
order: Temperature, direction OF wind,
state of weather:
Boston. 80. N. cloudy; New York, "a,
NE, cloudy; Philadelphia, 80. NE, cloudy
Washington, 80, NE, clear; ALBANY
%, S clear; Buffalo, 36, Sc. clear:
Detroit, SO, f, clear; Chicago 81. N.
cloudy; ST. Paul, "a, W, clear; Huron
80. S, rain; Bismarck, 80, Sc, cloudy:
Jacksonville. so, NE, partly cloudy.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-29
NEGRO FIENDS ARRESTED.

Little Rock, November 2S.-On large
cotton plantation in ST. Francis county.
eight negroes went to the home of Joe
Miller, @ cotton picker, and after rob.
bing him murdered him. The body was
thrown into the river. The murdered
mans wife was then outraged and the
house looted. William Williams was
arrested and made a full confession, i'm
plicating seven others, four of whom have
been Jailed. Officers are seaching for the
remaining four.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-29
BY THOUSANDS.
Perished the Victims of Storm in the
Pacific.

Hundreds of Europeans Are Among the
Dead-At Samoa the Sea Swept a Mile
Over the Land.
San Francisco, November 27.--The ty-
phoon which swept over the Philippine
Islands on the 9th of October, was the
cause of one of the worst disasters that
has been reported from the Southern
ocean in many years. Thousands of lives
were lost, including many Europeans,
and damage to property was something
appalling. Full details of the storm did
not reach Hong Kong until the first of
November. The steamer Gaelic from the
Orient today brought letters and papers
Which contain accounts of the ravages of
the tidal wave and the winds. Several
towns were swept or blown away. Fully
400 Europeans were drowned, and it IS
estimated that six thousand natives per-
ished.
The hurricane struck the island at the
bay of Santa Peaula In the province of
Samar. 1t devastated the entire southern
portion of the island. On the twelfth the
hurricane reached Loyte and struck
the capital of Tackoban with great fury.
In less than half an hour the town was
in mass of ruins. -Four hundred ma
tives were buried beneath the debris of
wrecked building and 1876 corpses of
Europeans were recovered from the ruins
when the natives authorities instituted
a search for the dead.
Reports from the Southern coast were
received which claimed that score of
small trading vessels and two Sydney
traders were blown ashore and the
crews drowned. The sea at Samoa swept
inland nearly mile, destroying proper
ty valued at several million dollars and
causing "a great number of deaths among
the natives.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-29
THE WEATHER.

Boston, Nov. 2s.-Local forecast for
Boston and vicinity for Monday:
Fair weather, followed by increasing
cloudiness during the afternoon and
light snow or rain during the night or
Tuesday morning; slowly rising temper
ature; northeast winds.
Washington, Nov. 2S.-Maine, New
Hampshire and Vermont: Fair in the
morning; partly cloudy in the afternoon,
warmer; northeasterly winds becoming
southerly.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-29
TRA1N ROBBERS CAUGHT.

Albuquerque, N M. November 2S.-Dis-
trict Attorney Finical of this city has
received a telegram from Dal Graham,
constable at Bisbee, Ariz., saying that
he has apprehended three train robbers
who held up the Santa Fe passenger
train at CRANKY three weeks ago. The
prisoners are Jesse Williams, Tom Ander-
son ami an unknown. While the exact
amount of booty secured by these robbers
is not known it has been estimated at be-
tween S25, 600 and 500 OOO
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-29
TERRIBLE GALE AT HOLY HEAD

London, November ga heavy north
west gale with terrific hail squalls has
done much damage at Holy Head and
near Liverpool. Many yachts and small
craft have been sunk. At Holy Head
tugs and lifeboat rescued with Difficult
ty the crew of the Nova Scotian bark
Alert, which was in danger of running
on the rocks. The wreck of Lord Mel
sons old flagship the Foudroyant, sup
posed to be firmly embedded off Black
pool, has been dashed to pieces.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-29
HANDS OFF, GERMANY +!
kaiSer's Treatment Of Hayti
Suspicious.
AMBASSADOR WRITE DIRECTED TO
INQUIRE WHAT 1T MEANS.
Any Scheme of Annexation Excessive
Demonstration VIII Not Be Tolerat ed
by This Government-The German
Naval BilPs Prospects Poor.

Demonstration VIII Not Be Tolerat ed
by This Government-The German
Naval Bilrs Prospects Poor.
Berlin, November 2S.-The state depart
ment at Washington has requested .. S.
Ambassador White to ascertain exactly
the intentions of Germany with respect to
the claims of Herr Lueders, whose recent
imprisonment inHayti has caused friction
between the German and Haytian govern
ments.
Mr.. White has also been intructed, II
any schemes of annexation exist OF if
there is any intention to make an exces-
sive demonstration with view of un-
duly Furnishing Hayti, to intimate to the
German government that the United
States could not tolerate either of the
courses before mentioned. though in
principle having no objection to Germa-
ny obtaining satisfaction.
THE GERMAN NAVY.
Berlin, November 2S.-The Reichanzei-
ger in communication setting forth the
motives which aotuated the government
in it's intention to present naval bill
at the opening of the Reichstag this
week, points out that the naval interests
of the empire abroad require for their
| adequate protection two large cruisers
for Eastern Asia, one large cruiser for
| Central and South America, three small
cruisers for east Asia, three small oruis-
ers for Central and South America, two
for East Africa, two for the South Seas,
two gunboats for Eastern Asia, two for
West Africa, and one guardship for Con-
stantinople.
The chief feature Of the naval bill Is its
apologetio character and the press com
ments hardly promise it a safe passage
through tbs Reiehstag.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-29
LATE MARINE NEWS.

Boston. November 2s.-Arrived, Tugs
Juno, Portland; Carbbonero, Philadel-
phia, towing barge Henry Clay for Port
land.
Vineyard Haven, November 2s.-
Passed, schooner Eleazor W. Clark, Port
land for Norfolk.
Boothbay, November 2S.-Sailed,
schooner G. M. Gilmour, Portland.
Eastport, November 2S.-Saiied, schoon-
er. .Venilia, Portland.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-29
Local Weather Report.

Portland, Me-, Nov. 2S.-The local
weather bureau Office records as to the
weather are as follows:
ga. m.-Barometer. 3o.567; thermo-
meter. 1914: dew point, IA. humidity. IS;
wind, NV; velocity, 6; weather. clear.
Sp. m.-Barometer. 30.616 thermome-
ter. 27.0: dew point. IS; humidity, "a:
wind. N; velocity, 3; weather clear.
Mean daily thermometer, "a; maxi
mum Thermometer. 20; minimum ther-
mometer. 10; maximum velocity OF
wind, 10 NV, total precipitation, 0.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-29
GIFT FOE COLBY.

Waterville, November 27.-President
Butler of Colby university states he has
received within the past two weeks
three gifts of $3Ooo1 each for this in
stitution. This would seem to insure
the $4,000 promised by the American
Baptist Educational Association if $50, 900
could be raised by January /, 1898.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-29
OCCUPY PORT TOWNSEND.

Port Townsend, Wash, Nov. 2S.-A
telegram received here from Washington
states that Major General Nelson A.
Miles has submitted to the secretary of
war letter in which he recommends
that Port Townsend be occupied by
troops Immediately.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-29
HAWAIIANS ARRIVE.

San Francisco, Nov. 28.-The COM
mittee which left Honolulu for Washing
ton to plead with the United States gov
ernment against the annexation OF
Hawaii, has arrived here. The commit
tee consists Of two full blooded Hawaii
ans and two half bloods. The leader OF
the delegation is James K. Kauila.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-29
CLUBBED TO DEATH BY POLICE.

Dew York, Nov 2S.-James Kennedy,
a young man, died tonight at the Roose-
velt hospital from the effects of club
bing received early in the day from Po-
liceman Henry Woodley. The latter
admits the clubbing but says he was at
tackled by Kennedy and his friends and
was forced to defend himself.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-29
TREASURER ROCHESTER DEAD

New York, Nov. ,2S.-R. II. Rochester,
treasurer of the Western Union Tele-
grape Company, died suddenly at his
home in Englewood. N. j., last night.
Mr.. Rochester was born in Gates,
Monroe county, N. Y, in August, 1851.
He entered the employe of the Western
Telegraph in 1865.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-29
oRpERED To PORTSMOUTH.

Washington, November 27.-Paymaster
j. Foster has been ordered from Vicks-
burg to the Portsmouth, n. H., navy
yard; and Capt. F. Rodgers to duty as
president of the board Of inspectors.and
survey.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-29
GOING TO ALASKA.
GOVERNMENT ooNGRATULAr TEL

GOVERNMENT TED.
Madrid November 2S.-A deputation of
Cuban autonomists deputies waited upon
Senior Sagasta yesterday and congratulate
ed him upon the sincerity of purpose
evinced In the autonomy DEGREES.
Senior Moret, the minister for the colon
les, has received m urderous dispatches
from the provinces and from the Antilles,
oongratulating the government.
The official gazette will publish tomor-
row the following decree: Autonomy to
Puerto Rico on lines similar to Cuban
autonomy. The chamber will consist of
SO members, the council of administra-
tion of 16, of whom will be elected
The two chambers of commerce in the
island Will take part in the elections.
ENTHUSIASM FOR WEYLER.
Palma. Island of Majorca, November
26.-Lieut. Gen. Weyler on the Monzser-
rat, arrived here this morning and was
accorded an enthusiastic reception.
SUFFERING IN CUBA.
Washington, November 27.-In con-
, oCQu VI ellC NlOOcElCrsO
among the people who have been con-
centrated at certain points in Cuba, the
Governor General of the island has in
formed Consul General Lee that the
United States citizens who desire to send
supplies to the poor in Cuba should send
them to the Catholic bishops nearest
the point of collection and these prelates
would in turn consign whatever might
be sent to the bishops Of the island at
Havana for distribution. He also in
formed Gen. Lee that the Madrid govern
ment alone has power to remit duties on
supplies that may be sent. It is sug-
gested that the quickest and probably the
most practical way of rendering aid
Is by sending money rather than supplies.
CONSUL GENERAL LEES REPORT.
Washington, November 27.-Consul
General Lee has made report to the
Secretary of State, in which he says there
are 1907 American citizens in Cuba de-
pendent upon charitable assistance. They
have been partly provided for out of the
$4,000 appropriated by Congress. Gen.
Lee says that in making provision for
the relief of these citizens more than
$500 per week must be expended. He
time must elapse before the indigents
will be self-sustaining.
REV. DIXON ON CUBA.
New York, November 2S.-The Rev.
Thomas Dixon today at the Academy
of Music delivered an address on Cuban
martyrdom. The service was in memory
OF the eight Cuban medical students
who on November 81, 1871, were shot to
death for an alleged deflement of a grave
near q cemetery.
The Academy of Music was tastefully
decorated with the Cuban and Ameri-
can colors.
Before preaching, DR.. Dixon introduced
DR.. Agramonte, one Of the Cuban patri-
OTIS, who has just returned to this country
after being incarcerated in MORO castle
for 1S months. DR.. Agramonte was
too weak to speak and contented himself
with bowling.
Mr.. Dixcn in his opening his remarks
praised Tammany hall for donating $50, =
600 to the Cuban cause. He eulogized
Richard Croker and said that it was a
great pity that many Of those claim to
be better citizens than Mr.. Croker do
not do something similar. Continuing,
Mr.. Dixon stigmatized the Spanish rule
IN cuba as Infamous, barbarous and IN
civilized. He eulogized the Cuban pa
triots.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-29

left. The only thing you could possibly
buy was sugar, baking powder, spices
anu some dried fruit. No flour, bacon
or anytning Of that kind could be pur-
on"seo from any of the stores, simply be.
cause they did not have them. So long
as 'ne stores had any provisions prices
remained the same. The storekeepers
treated the men all right under all cir
ouihseances, never advancing the prices,
aitnougn Knowing shortage was COM
ing and knowing that they had but to
ask for high prices to receive them. One
miner paid private party $75 for sack
OF llour and 81 q pound for bacon"
q a. ferguson said: ''The situation
at Lawson was relieved by the exodus to
for' Yukon. I doubt if there will be
any acutal starvation there, but there
Will oe shortage. The old timers have
proVlslons enough to carry them through.
Inc stores are practically cleaned out.
All they would sell was five pounds
Oh sugar to the man. Flour could not
DO bought at all. One OF. two sacks were
quickly picked up at 5000 a sack. Wages
are stlh Sl5 day, but they are sure to
go down to $B next summer and at that
price there is no more than ST. so day
outside.''
Thomas Magee, ST., the well-known
capitalist of San Francisco In an inter
view with the correspondent of the Asso-
ciated Press said the excitement over the
failure of the steamers to /. bring food up
to the Dawson continued when the Dali
ton party left. The police took charge
for two days of the stores and ware
house of the Northwestern and Alaskan
Commercial company as precaution
only. No plans have yet been formulated
to prevent starvation of those who are
short of provisions. It had not been dis
covered up to October 16 who fatally shot
the two men in Dawson who were
caught stealing food. Dysentery and
accompanying features were general at
Dawson last summer, caused by swamps
on which the town is built, poor drain
age and sewerage
GOING TO ALASKA.
New York, Nov. 2S.-The steamship
South Portland, formerly Caroline Mil
Ter, which was once seized as filibus-
ter, has been purchased by syndicate
and is to be put into commission for
service between Seattle and ST. Michaels,
Alaska. She is being fitted out in
Brooklyn, will carry a suitable cargo and
passengers from this city to Alaska.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-29
S / Z.

Every single one of the 10000 pieces
of furniture in our 80 warerooms viii be
offered at reduced cost for this one
week.
1t is the one opportunity of a lifetime
to purchase furniture. Our prices for
Merchants Week scarcely repay us the
actual cost of manufacture.
Remember that ours is the largest
furniture store in this country. We are
only minutes walk from Union Station.
All cars to Union Station pass our doors.
Every piece of furniture bears our name
and registered guarantee Of quality.
We deliver goods into the
hOgseS OF our Portland custom.
ers absolutely tree OF all expen-
ses as so freight Or carriage.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-29

Hundreds of Europeans Are Among the
Dead-At Samoa the Sea Swept Mile
Over the Land.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-17

s23,568.82 S23,568 80
SUMMARY
Total receipts. .S23,5 1868 80
DisOursed. -. -. ....... 1l,674 81
TotaI cash n treasury at
close Of business, June 80
1897. ....,............ $11,394 Is
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-17

TINTED. STATES LAND OFFICE, CA
Y son City, Nevada, November rs, 1@
Notice Is hereby given pursuant TO b
struotions and in accordance with the d
under the provisions OF Sec. 3 of the act
July S, 1884 (a3 Stat, 103), that two subj
visions OF land on the Fort Halleck aban
oned military reservation, Nevada. mo
particularly described as the NWk NV
sec, -, and tie Mex Mex SEQ. 80, II, 6!
X, SO f., together with The buildings ther
on, will be offered at public auction, on II
reservation, ON the second day OF Febr
airy, lC?S, at 10 A. NJ, to the highest btdd
at not less than the appraised value ther
time OF the sale. OLIVER III. GALLUP
Register. DAVID II. HALL, Receive
Approved: THoS. r. RYAN, Acting Sc
rebary. Mi
Evening star., 1897-10-27
A Politicians Advice.
From the New York Churchman.

From the New York Churchman.
One of the fundamental principles of the
art of disseminating opinions was happily
stated few days ago by a prominent poll
tician while giving advice to young men
who want to go into politics. You
needn't go out" he says, land make
speeches and thrill people with eloquence,
and all that. Just begin right at home.
Suppose you live in a fiat building where
there are a dozen families. Well, begin on
the man who lives in the fiat across the
nall from you. Make friends with him ana
get him to vote as you want him to. Then
you have made the beginning of success
full political career. When you nave got the
man on your floor, go up a flight and
tackle the fellow on the next floor. Win
him over, and you have two followers So
on up, fiat by fiat, until you control a good
part Of the votes in your house.
When you have captured the house you live
in, go next door and repeat the program
And SO on until you have gained follow
frg throughout block. =. That is
the only way to lasting success in politics
Speech-making and fine writing may put
man forward for while, but the man who
Is permanent power in politics is the one
who began work at home with the man
across the hall. and gradually got control
OF an election district. l have been uni
formly successful in politics for thirty-five
years. That's the way reached my pres-
ent position. and it's the way all the real
leaders have taken"
Evening star., 1897-10-27

ileges. J. D. w. King Of Chicago being en-
gagged by the magnates to handle the en-
tire Dssiness for the league. which will
divide the profits of the enterprise at the
end of next season. Mr. King will be
will pay his own expenses for soliciting
the advertisements in each OF the eight
cities in the circuit, and under his direc-
tfon the score cards will be printed and
apportioned among the several clubs as
they may desire. The batting orders will
be printed on the grounds of the home
teams and the proceeds Of the advertising
contracts and sales of the cards remitted
to President johnson. It is believed that
this plan will give the league a satisfac-
tory income and possibly amount to sew
eral thousand dollars each season.