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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-29

l1yla Reyes and Miss Elizabeth Lucas Of
StolumDus. After short ride the party re-
suIned 10 Miss O'DonneIls home where
members OF the party sang.
MIS-, MIS-. Henry Jameson and daughters will
ledVe IN August for Germany TO spend a
year. Dr. and Mrs Alexander Jameson will
gccupy the residence with Dr. Henry
Jameson during their absence.
MISS Corella Taylor has issued invitations
for veranda party Saturday in honor Of
MISS Clay of Lexington, Miss Ryan of
" liIlansport, Pa, and Miss Hooker and
the card :" oAA
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-30
CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE MEETINGS
They Began Last Evening at Old Orch
ard Camp Grounds.
ESPECIAL TO THE pREss.1

Old Orchard, July 29.-The Christian
Alliance meetings which every summer
mark the flood tide of religious e11er-
vescence at the Old Orchard camp ground,
began tonight. Rev. DR.. A. B. simpson,
the renowned leader, has not yet arrlVeu,
but he is to leave New York TOMORROW
night, and is expected to reach mere
Saturday forenoon. Pending his arrival
the meetings will be conducted py some
of his prominent workers. lonlghb
preliminary service was under the leader
ship of Rev. e. Funk Of New 1orK.
Other prominent people who every sam
mer assist DIR. Simpson in the conducb OF
his meetings are here and others are on
their way, some of them having been de-
layed on the steamboats,. Rev. ID. .. NC
Bride of Ocean Grove, Rev. George Ear
tington of Brooklyn and Mr.. stephen
Merritt are here. Rev. F. W. Farr OF New
York and his family have been spending
several days with his father In HalloWeu. /.
They will arrive here tomorrow. Another
whose coming is awaited is Miss Shepard,
who leads the singing at the simpson
meetings every summer, and has ex-
elusive charge of all the jewelry that
figures in the contributions.
'We are expecting a glorious season OF
meetings. said one of the leaders TO
night. Asked if it was expected that the
500, ,0C0 collection of last summer will be
duplicated this year, he replied: IT have
faith to believe that the contributions
this summer will fully equal, if noseakel
those Of year ago. y
The big collection is scheduled for 6he
closing day of the series, a week from
next Sunday.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-30
Gov. Atkinson Will Reply.
Germany's Little Scheme. /

Constantinople, July 29.-The demand
of the German ambassador Baron Saurma
de Jeltsch, that a provision be inserted
in the peace treaty between Greece and
Turkey for European control of Greek
finances, meets with disfavor among the
other ambassadors. They consider that
it is not covered by their instructions, but
should be made the subject of direct ne
gotiatiohs between Germany and the 9TH
er powers.
Even the Turks oppose this project, as
they regard it as an attempt to take ad-
vantage of the peace negotiations in the
interests Of the German bondholders.
While it is thought improbable that
Greece could raise the idemnity loan
without such guarantees as would be
provided by European control of her
finances, the proposed stipulation is not
regarded as in order in treaty to which
only Greece and Turkey are parties.
AT a meeting of the ambassadors today
an indemnity clause in form satisfy
ing the view of Germany, was agreed
upon, 1t now awaits the approval of
the respective foreign Offices Another
meeting will be held on Saturday when,
SO far as the ambassadors are concerned,
the negotiation will be concluded.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-30
Irish Prisoners May Be Released.

London, EJuly 29.-As result of the
efforts of Mr. John Redmond, the Par
nellite leader, it Is probable that the
government will soon release the five re.
manning Irish prisoners, Wilson, Burton,
Dalton, Flanagan and Featherstone. now
undergoing sentences OF penal servitude
for life in Portland prison. Sir Matthew
White Ridley, the home secretary. has
already promised to treat them as con-
victed under the dynamite act of 1888
which carries maximum penalty Of 20
years imprisonment instead of under the
treason felony act of 1S48 Deducting
for good conduct Communication, the term
of imprisonment would be Is years.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-30
MISS BARRETT A DEFAULTER.
Was Behind in Her Accounts With the
redmans Three Thousand Dollars.

Boston, July 29.-Fire Marshal Whit
comb today resumed his investigation of
the fire at the office of Goldman 8 Cod
man, last Saturday afternoon, where the
body of Miss Alice NJ. Barrett of Waltham
was found with bullet through her
heart. The testimony took another sensa-
tional turn when Mr.. P. Collins, Water
street business man, stated that, before
Miss Barrett S death she tried to borrow
$1,000 at five per cent. He declined to
make the loan
Medical Examiner George Stedman to-
day also made q confidential statement to
the fire marshal in connection with
story OF the developments of the case.
The Traveller today published an affida-
Wit by Mr.. Collins in which he says:
81 firmly believe that Miss Barrett
committed suicide because she was be-
tween 50, 900 and So, 900 short in. her ac-
counts W tn the firm of Goldman & Cod
man. I base my belief on the fact that
she miss Barrett), on the day she bought
the revolver at Lovell's, Friday, asked me
to loan her $780, saying that she needed
the money that day. I did not have that
amount Of money with me, and as the
banks were closed could not raise it. :"
In the affidavit published by the Travel
er, Mr.. Collins says: "She told me that
Mr.. Foss was the person to whom she
loaned the $500 about which SO much has
been said. He invested the money in his
business, she told me "
Mr. Foss is the man to whom Miss
Barrett was engaged. The engagement
was broken about three weeks ago.
Later in the hearing it developed that
Collins and Miss Barrett were very good
friends. 1t was also disclosed that the
woman for six or seven weeks had been
speculating in stocks, that she invested
her money at the advice of Mr.. Collins,
and that she had been on the short end of
sugar for some five weeks, which had en-
tailed loss estimated by Mr.. Collins at
fully $1,000.
Friday afternoon Miss Barrett sent
Collins note asking him to meet her
She had previously asked for the loan of
$1,000 and had been refused. Collins met
her as requested and they went to dinner
together. At that time she borrowed $40
of Collins after asking him for $50
Collins also stated that he had freq quently
borrowed money of Miss Barrett. and she
had borrowed money in turn of him. But
she did not owe him anything now, he
said. Other witnesses were examined but
nothing new developed
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-30
G. A. r. Grand Encampment.

in Chief Clarkson of the Grand Army OF
the Republic has issued a general order
from national headquarters at Omaha
in regard to the arrangements for the
great encampment. The commander-in-
chief escorted by the department COM
mander, will leave Omaha on Saturday,
August 81 at 6 p. M, by special train.
The national headquarters at Omaha
will be closed on that date and opened in
Buffalo on Monday, August %. The 31st
national encampment of the G. A. r.,
will assemble in Music hall, Buffalo, on
Thursday, August 26 at q. m: As there
is much business to come before the en-
campment, It's sessions will be called to
order promptly at the hour named.
The annual parade of the Grand Army
of the Republic will tnke place on We'd
nesday, August 25.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-30

dores de Cuba, which, after several hours
ended in Cuban victory.
Another brisk engagement took place
at san Ramon plantation, in the same
province. The Spanish guerilla of CANA
guey was defeated, leaving on the field
twelve killed and nineteen wounded.
A large number of cattle have been
capture by the insurgents, near Sancti
Spiritus, from the Spanish battalion Of
Puerto Rico
Ignacio Pizarro, ex-Mayor of the town
OF Madruga in Havana province has been
released. he was imprisoned and prose-
cuted for aiding the revolution.
nln Santa Clara, province Gov. Naranjo
is compelling the paoiicos concentrated
in the town to pave the streets and per-
form other labor for the municipality
without payment Those who protest are
punished as slaves.
PHILIPPINES War Waging More Ffercefy
Than Ever.
Madrid July 2S.-Mail advices from
the PHILIPPINE Islands show that the In
surrection there, instead of being about
quelled, as the official dispatches assert,
is stronger than ever. The battle at
turns out to have been most disastrous
to the Spanish arms. The insurgents,
who numbered 1000 men, under the COM
mands of Chiefs Llanera and Emilio
Aguinaldo, almost annihilated one of the
two Spanish columns operating against
them
The Spaniards were commanded by
Captain General Primo de Rivera and
Gen. Dujiolo. Their loses were four ofh-
GERS and fifty men killed and eighty
wounded, while many were captured by
the insurgents.
Far from being subdued, as has been
officially cabled from Manila, Aguinaldo
is triumphant at Sibul, where he is at
! the head of 5000 men.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-30
Weather Observation.

The agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday, July 20, taken
at 8 p. m, meridian time, the observa-
tion for each section being given in this
order: Temperature, direction of wind,
state of weather:
Boston, 60, N, cloudy: New York. Y,
N, cloudy; Philadelphia, 72, w, cloudy
Washington, rs, SW, p.cloudy; Albany,
GA. N, cloudy; Buffalo, 68, NV,
p.cloudy; Detroit. 80, NV, clear;
Chicago, "a, Sc, clear; st. Paul, "a,
S, cloudy; Huron, Oak. IS, N, p.cloudy
Bismarck, Is, Sc, clear; Jack
sonville, Is, SW, p.cloudy.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-30
WEARY OF LONG WAR.
Remarkable Criticisms of Spain and Wey
Ter in Havana Newspaper.

Havana, July PA remarkable
editorial is printed in La Lucha under
the head '.The War in Cuba 1t was in.
spired by the hitherto most uncompromis.
ing elements of the Spanish party. AS fal
as the press in Cuba is allowed to express
its views, the editorial condemns Gen
Weylers policy and methods of warfare
and echoes the general cry for peace
which all the Spaniards here are raising.
The concluding paragraphs of this
editorial say:
i'The evil in Cuba is and has always
been that the direction of colonial affairs
is in Madrid, and that more care is given
to the personal interests of the Spanish
politicians than to the welfare and in
terests of this country. Such has been
responsibility for 1t rests upon all the
governments that, since the restoration
to power of the Bourbon family. have
ruled Spain.
s:The mild methods of Gen. Martinez
Campos disguised these Madrid politicians
who demanded from him blood, fire, and
determination in his dealings with the
Cubans. Now they think otherwise. Gen.
Martinez Camposs policy was followed
by other methods, those which the
Spanish politicians desired. 1t appeared
wise to let Martinez Campos carry out his
plans to their conclusion, but he was re-
called in the midst of his work The
policy was changed Blood, fire and ex-
termination came, without better results.
Have the Madrid politicians now any
reason to complain?
"Thus they trifie in Spain with the
most sacred things, from the patriot
point of view. Thus we have to suffer
through their fault, and through their
failure after failure. So public sentiment
in this country has been debauched, and
it has become necessary to go to the
lowest classes to find noble and just feel
ings''
The same newspaper has great doubts
that the Cubans in arms will accept home
rule, but it says that home rule ''or any
thing else that will bring peace will b.
welcomed by all.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-30
CONNECTICUT WASHED OUT.
Nutmeg State Experiences Midsumme
Flood.

| Z Litchfeld, CT, July 29.-At the time
this despatch is sent it is impossibles to
adequately describe the situation arising
out of f1oodgwhich has reached propor-
| ii pms altogether colossal in the minds of
the persons residing in this summer re-
| sort. No lives have been lost and no one
| is reported injured but many thousands
| of dollars damages has been done.
| At Shepaug station, there Is every evi-
dence of localized cloudburst or wasar-
spout. Running through there is = ag'sts'e 70
stream, but tho havoc ctsusCs4 ssu ti.as
point is so great as to render impossible
| the belief that the swelling of this tiny
pal highway has been swept away. The
coal shed of VIM. T. Marsh went by the
board early this morning.
Near Morris station there has been a
| railroad washout of 20 feet. The east
Bantam river is higher than ever before.
Roads are badly washed. On the main
road bridge was swept off and lodged
several hundred feet away against an
embankment.
There is water everywhere and the town
is on all sides shut off.
Waterville, Conn, July 29-Last night S
storm has created all along this portion
of the Naugatuck valley situation un-
para1leled for at least a half century The
whole valley hereabouts has become bed
for the Naugatuck river, which has
reached an enormous pitch Early this
morning there were no high
ways leading north. This morning in
places the water on the highway between
here and Tho1naston was seven feet deep
and it was 10 80 when the first team came
through from Thomaston The water
reached to the horses necks. and poured
into the wagon.
The factories of the American Pin
Company had to shut down because of
the flood. The extent of the damage it
is impossible to estimate. Towards noon
the water receded rapidly.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-30
Consolidation Confirmed.

Waterville, July s9.-The report of the
consolidation of the Wiscasset and Quebec
aud Sebasticook and Moosehead railroads
was today confirmed by General Manager
Fogg of the Wiscasset and Quebec.
Ex-Congressman Charles d. Haines of
Kinderhook, N. Y, now is in control Of
both roads and as he has taken hold OF
the properties with view to develop
ment, peonle in the section of the country
traversed by the roads express confidence
that they will be greatly benefited by the
operations of the new managers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-30
A FLAT STATEMENT.
Mr. Goldman Speaks Up at Last in
Barrett Case.
YOUNG WOMAN NOT A DEFAULTER
OR SUICIDE.

Never Speculated in Stocks and the Miss
Wheelwright was Pure Fiction-Be-
lieves She was Killed by Would Be
Thief.
Boston, July .29.-Wm. G. Goldman, the
employer of Alice M.EBarrett, to the
Herald tonight, pledged his word for the
correctness of the following statements:
First-No money above $500 is missing.
The cash book. check book and letter
book are the only. books burned.
Mr.. Goldman admits that $500 in bills are
gone from the safe, but he believes it
was paid out in the ordinary course of
business on Friday. Not over $500 could
be missing without Mr.. Goldman sssknowl-
edge now.
Second-The statement that the girl has
speoulated in sugar or any other stock
to the extent of $1,000, $4,000 or $40, 900 loss
is an absolute untruth, emanating from
wholly irresponsible persons.
Third-No Miss Wheelwright or any
other female relatives of Mr.. Goldman
ever gave Miss Barrett cent in money
or in clothes, or had any dealings what.
soever with her.
Mr.. Goldman says that he had heard that
the girl told her intimates that a Miss
Wheelwright gave her dresses, but declares
that the name is fictitious and pure
fol-de-rol of Miss Barrett, if it was men
TONED by her at all.
Fourth-Miss Barrett die mot go to
Hotel Thorndike or any other hotel with
lady about to depart on journey.
Fifth-She was murdered. Mr.. Cod
man saysIthat DR.. Stedman has told him
that the wound was not such as would be
inflicted in the average case of suicide
and had admitted shadow Of doubt
Mr.. Goldman challenges the police their
verdict of suicide. He believes the muir
derer was a would-be thief, who escaped
by clampering up the light shaft with
the aid of projections there. He thinks
Miss Barrett bought the revolver for
protection on account of the robbery of
a year ago.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-30
SPAIN WON'T PAY.
Canovas is Said to Declare That Mo
American Claims Are Unjust


American Claims Are Unjust.
Havana, via Key West, July 29.-Ac.
cording to despatch received from
Madrid, Senior Canovas has declared that
no attention will be paid by Spain to
most of the claims of American citizens
in Cuba, backed by the American ad-
ministratio n, as they are unreasonable
and false.
Gen. Rus Rivera has been transported
from the hospital of San Ambrosio to the
Cabana fortress again.
The Spanish police in Havana, in
addition to the discovery of lsrge supply
of ammunition sent from Key West to the
insurgents via Havana in cans of CON
densed milk, has seized several pieces of
lumber which came to the American
steamer Seguranca of the Ward line, and
which are said to have contained
munitions of war.
The war is going on fiercely in all the
provinces. At Buenavista plantation in
Puerto Principe province, the insurgents,
under Gen. Lopez Recio, had hard
fight with the Spanish battalion GAIA.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-30
Nicaragua Canal Com mi.sioners Meet.

Washington, July 29.-Admiral Walker,
Capt. Carter and Prof Haupt, the new
Nicaragua canal commissioners, held a
preliminary meeting in the engineers
office of the War Department. today. AL
though they have not received their com.
missions they discussed at some length
future plans. There is no present inten-
ton OF visiting Nicaragua, but before a
final report is made the commission will
make personal examination of the
canal route and it's surroundings.
Admiral Walker, by virtue of his rank
and being first named ON the commission.
will be president.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-30

Newport, r. T., July ga daughter
was born to Mr.. and Mrs Harry Payne
Whitney this afternoon. The event was
somewhat unexpected as Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt, the mother of Mrs. Whitney
is now on her way home from Europe
and hoped to be present at the advent OF
the little one. The child is said to be
remarkably healthy and the mother par
ticularly strong. The announcement of
the arrival of his grandchild was wired
Cornelius Vanderbilt at Lucerne, Switzer-
land, and congratulatory reply was re-
ceived with an inquiry as to the health
of the mother and child.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-30
Local Weather Report.

Portland, Me-, July 20. The local
weather bureau Office records as to the
weather are as follows:
a. m.-Barometer.. 2995s; thermo-
meter, So; dew point. So, humidity, "a;
wind, NE velocity, 21; weather. 1t. rain.
s p. m.-Barometer. 29.8S3; thermnm-
eter, so; dew point. 60, humidity, 100
wind, N; velocity, s: weather, 1t. rain.
Mean daily thermometer, IS; maxi
mum thermometer, go; minimum ther-
mometer. 81; maximum velocity Of
wind, % NE; total precipitation, so
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-30
Strike in Brunswick.

Brunswick, July pa strike took
place today at the Cabot cotton mill, 2e
young ladies going out. They have not
returned to work. The places of the 2t
female strikers of the Cabot mill are be
ing filled with new operatives. They
were spoilers by profession and their OBJ
ject IN striking was for more salary
They left their posts of duty last week
and have NOT as vet returned.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-30
Sale of Union Pacific.

Omaha, Neb., July 29.-Judge Sanborn
passed on the DEGREES of sale in the Union
Pacific foreclosure case this morning. He
accepted the Ames DEGREES with but few
corrections. There was sharp debate
over the governments decree, the attor-
neys for the reorganization committee OBJ
lectlng. The upset price was placed at
800, 0O0, 600. Judge Cornish was appointed
special master to conduct the sale,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-30
PORTLAND MAINE, FRIDAY MORNING. JULY 3d. 1897

All the five have now entered the 10Th
year of their imprisonment ana Ihere arc
ton Of fop, The YEAR as the result of special
inent. It is thought probable that the
forthcoming visit of the Duke and
Duchess of Yorke to Ireland VIII % sig-
nalized by the release OF all lrisn pollOl-
cal prisoners,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-30
Various Theories Regarding White
Metals Fall.
INCREASE OF GOLD YIELD WILL
AUGMENT ITS VALUE.
London Globes Idea on the Subject-Amcx
lean Silver Owners Attitude Menance
to Currency-Mexico's Troubles.

to Currency-HIexico'sT Troubles.
London, July 29.--The Globe comment
ing on the fall in silver says:
AN augmentation of the worlds gold
yield could not fail to increase the value
of silver When California and Australia
poured their auriferous riches into the
market, silver, like all other commo-
dities, acquired an enhanced value. But
tions of the white metal; whereas now
these have become so enormous that
silver sales can only be affected by q
sacrifice
"This weeks collapse would have
happened some time back but for the con-
That demand having ceased and China
and India having been supplied, what
steps the American silverites will propose
to counteract this disastrous state of
things remains to be seen. Their attitude
is specific threat to ta1nper with the
currency.
President Mckinley possibly foresee-
ing an attempt of this sort has given an
emphatic warning that he will be no
party to such perilous work. It is fortu-
nate that the India mints are closed,
otherwise the rupee would be more de-
preciated than it Is. The coin keeps it
value remarkably well, and if America
ceases to force the silver markets there
may be an improvement soon.'
Mexican Cheap Silver.
CITY of Mexico Tulv 90 Q-Evcbapoa hoe
advanced to 122 to 1876 premium Bankers
believe there will be a better price for
silver soon, but there is growing senti-
ment that silver will have to wait some
months before circumstances shape them
selves SO as to materially aid it.
Some people have the theory that
bankers in Europe are hammering down
silver in order to show the United States
bimetallist commissioners that Europe
has an answer to the Dingley tariff bill
Importers will be compelled to bring in
goods with the greatest caution for the
time as they do not dare risk ordering
largely with prospects that the exchange
may grow even worse against them
No Intention of Coming Rupees.
London, July 29.-In the House of
Commons today Sir Samuel Montague,
radical member for Whitechapel, asked
the secretary of state for India, Lord
George Hamilton, whether in view of
the great increase of fduciary notes
aud the. large contraction of paper our
coin on its own account silver rupees
sufficient to place the paper currency on
a sounder basis.
Lord George Hamilton replied that he
was not aware that the Indian govern
nent had any such Intentions.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-30
England win Take Charge of Kass.,,

Rome July 29.-The newspapers Of this
city declare that the negotiations between
Italy and Great Britain for the cessation
of Kassala, in Abyssinia by the former
power, have been completed and that
Great Britain will occupy the place at the
end Of September.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-30
Companies Offer Rejected.

Washington, July 29.-Secretary Long
has rejected the offer of the srlnor com
panles to supply the diagonal arInor for
the three battleships Alabama, Wisconsin
and Illinois, now building at price to
itself.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-30
A Diplomat Promoter.

ST. Petersburg July 29.-The announce
ment is made that NJ. Alorowski, consu,
general of Russia at New York, has beer
designated for the new post of envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipoten
tiary to Siam.