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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-12-03

ton, it must be understood, may only
apply to the big drum.
A sugar-war has engaged the atten-
ton of our people the past few days.
1t was inaugurated by Kearney & Co.
against rival house just across the
street, which had been offering a few
extra pounds of the sweetening pro.
duct as a bait for other custom.
Kearney & Co. decided to "see" the
"ante" and make "raise." So on
the windows in large letters went the
announcement " II pounds granulated
sugar for ST." Then the house across
the way emblazoned the banter as
pounds for a dollar" only to establish
another raise OF Is pounds. Then the
Pharisee on the other side made a
raise to 90 pounds, which was prompt
ly met by Kearney & Co. of "25
pounds for a dollar" and there the
record ended-the original buffer be-
ing paralyzed by raise" that meant
" war to the knife" Messrs. Kearney
& Co. took in the first day of their
memorable battle over $l ,lVU III gen.
eral sales.
A two.story dwelling house, owned
by Mrs. Dennison, was wholly con-
sumed by fire Tuesday night about
III o'clock. The house being unten-
anted the flames were not discovered
till the interior was we'll ablaze, and
its location on Fifteenth street, being
so remote from the fire apparatus and
with a heavy grade to climb, it was
some time before a stream could be
directed against the devouring ele-
ment, and then the remoteness OF the
hydrant and the high elevation OF the
fire mitigated against the efficiency
of the service when the water was
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-31
The southard VIII Case,

Augusta, May 29.-The law court rem
dered decisions Saturday in well known
case. In the action of three daughters of
Jane j. Southland of Richmond, wife of
the late T. J. Southard, to restrain their
brother, Charles II. T. j. Southland, from
acting as special administrator on the
estate of their mother, on the ground
that Judge Hall of the Sagadahoc pro-
bate court did not have jurisdiction to ap-
point such administrator, as he was one
of the executors of T. j. Southard S will,
and the J. T. Southland estate was in
debted to June's estate in the sum of S27, :
900, the law court decides in favor of the
plaintiffs as follows:
"a judge of probate who is appointed
qualified or authorized, even before the
probate of such will, to appoint a special
administrator on another estate to which
the estate represented by him as executor.
is largely indebted; such appointment of
special administrator is void and the per
son assuming to act Hereunder may be
enioined from so doing by this court sit
ting as a court of equity. Bill sustained,
Injunction ordered.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-31
HAD TO TURN BACK.
Portland wheelmen Fail to Find "Good
Roads" Between Here and Lewiston.

Lewiston, May 30.-The advance guard
of the wheelmen of the State L. A. W.,
arrived here this afternoon for the spring
meet tomorrow. The Portland team to
the number of 80 were the first to arrive.
The club intended to wheel from Port
land and owing to poor roads only doz-
en- started with a prairie schooner labelled
Lewiston or BUST
Many were compelled to return and
most came by train. The Twin City
Cycle club entertained them with din
ner at Lake Auburn club house in the af-
ternoon and with social at City Club
rooms tonight. The weather is excellent
and nearly 1000 wheelmen are expected
tomorrow from all parts of the sta te. A
big delegation from Lowell, Mass, will
also arrive. The programme is, parade
petition races at the State Fair grounds
in the afternoon.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-31
PENNINGTON WILL CHIP.
Will Give $a5Oo to Help Along
Railroad. assF A

Pennington, May 29.-In a largely at
tended town meeting today Farmington
voted by substantial majority to donate
the sum of $250O to the Franklin, Som
erset & Kennebec Railroad company, to
assist them in building the road, via
New Sharon, through Kennebec county
to the tide water. Leonard Atwood of
Philadelphia, president of the new road,
addressed the meeting. He was followed
by Hon. Joseph Holman and j. H.
Thompson of the First National bank,
who spoke in favor of the donation.
County Attorney Richards while in
clined to favor the road, spoke against
the donation on the ground that the pro-
positions of President Atwood were not
definite enough. When asked as to the
time of beginning active work on the
new road, President Atwood stated to
the. Associated Press that work neces-
sarily depended upon the action of other
towns along the line, but in his opinion
1t would begin at an early date.
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Frank P. Hastings Dead.

Washington, May 29.-Mr. Frank P
Hastings, secretary of the Hawaiian leg
alton, who was taken suddenly ill at the
reception given at the White House to the
postal congress delegates on May 10,
died this afternoon Mr.. Hastings was
born at Calais, Maine, on May 21, 1852.
He came to Washington while young
partment of State. where he remained un-
til 1877, when he was sent to Honolulu
as permanent American vice consul. In
1898 he came to Washington as secretary
of the Hawaiian legation. He leaves a
widow and an infant daughter.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-31

Washington, May 3o.-Eorecast for
Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont:
cloudy and threatening weather probably
occasional showers; slightly cooler;
southerly winds becoming westerly.
Local Weather Report.
Portland, Me-, May 30.-The local
weather bureau Office records as to the
weather are as follows:
8 a. m.-Barometer, 29.s29; thermo-
meter, Sc; dew point, As; humidity, IA:
wind, W; velocity, 4; weather, clear.
p. m.-Barometer, 29S24; thermo-
meter, Sc; dew point, 48, humidity 76:
wind, S; velocity, s; weather, clear.
Mean daily thermometer, 81; maxi
mum thermometer, 66; minimum ther-
mometer, 4S; maximum velocity OF
wind, IA, s.; total precipitation, %.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-31

Great junks of granite were carried forty
feet away from the building. A part of
the roof of an outer building, usually
called the temple, was torn to pieces. A
workman in the gymnasium was thrown
to the ground and the knife in his hand
hurled the width of the gymnasium.
Several students felt the shock very
strongly though none are injured. The
bolt followed the electric light wire into
the room of L. B. Leavitt, '99, who was
at work at his desk. Mr.. Leavitt escaped
injury by scarcely two feet. -Four fresh
men passing the library were thrown to
the ground and benumbed for several
minutes.
The reading room in Winthrop hall was
occupied by four students, all Of whom
felt the shock and one of whom was so
bewildered that he fell to the floor.
The electric light wires conveyed the
lightning from one building to another
and hence the wide spreading.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-31
PERSONA NON GRATA.
Tho State Department Denies That tho
Porte So Reg ards DIR. Angel,

Washington, May 29.-Certain inquiries
that have been propounded by the Turk
ish government as to the record of DIR.
Angel, who has been appointed successor
to Mr.. Terrell as minister to Turkey,
have led to the erroneous conclusion that
formal objection has been made to the
minister, or in other words, that our
government has been informed that DIR.
Angel is persona non grata.
At the State Department it is firmly
denied that any such objection has been
made to the reception of the minister;
but it is the fact that some time ago Mr..
Terrell was acquainted by the Porte with
the fact that the Turkish government
would be pleased to know whether certain
ideas as to the qualities and record of the
new minister were well founded. This is
said to be right that the Turkish gov
ernment has always claimed, but 1t can
not be learned whether or not this right
has been exercised before in the case of
an American minister
In DR.. Angell's case the inquiries are
supposed to be based upon his conn ection
with some religious organization which
he Porte suspects Of peculiar antipathy
to the Mohammedan faith. The State
Department does not question the right
of a country to decline to receive an OBJ
noxious minister, in fact, the precedents
on that point are all in one direction,
and our diplomatic story furnishes some
strong instances of assertion of the
right
While in DR.. Angels case there was
no formal complaint, it was the belief of
the officials that it would be the best at
| once to meet the suspicious, apparently
| founded on error, and to present the
trtssh. To this end the Turkish minister
here; Moustapha Bey, has been consulted
and explanations have been made to him
that, in the opinion of the State Depart
lnent, will satisfy the Turkish Govern
ment as to the minister's fitness for his
post and his acceptability to the Turks.
| DR.. Angel himself has been in Wash
ington recently in consultation with the
State Department officials respecting the
matter, and left Washington last evening
probably for his home at Ann Arbor,
Mich, though he did not leave his ad-
dress. He stated that he could not say
when he would leave for his post, but it
is known that he has taken passage from
| New York on the steamer June II and
if he fails to carry out this engagement
it will be only because the State Depart
ment's explanation is regarded as in
sufficient by the Turkish government.
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THE DEATH OF RUIZ.
Report of the Investigation on Its Way 9
Washington.

Havana, May 29.-The commission con-
Quoting the inquiry into the circum-
stances surrounding the death of DIR.
Ruiz closed it's labors at an early hour
today. A mysterious messenger from
Washington came from Tampa on the
steamer Mascotte this morning, but did
not land Mr.. Fishback, secretary of the
commission, accompanied by Consul Gen
eral Lees son, went on board the steam
er before she sailed and held brief con-
sultation with the stranger, and it is
supposed that they delivered to him the
report of the commission and other high
ly important depatches from Consul Gen
eral Lee and Mr.. Calhoun, who was Sc
lected to investigate DR.. Ruiz's death,
to be conveyed to the State Department.
at Washington.
OF the two reports understood to have
been sent from Havana by the commits
sion investigating the death of DR.. Ruiz,
the one by M. Calhoun, who represented
the United States and the other by DIR. Jos
Congosot, the Spanish consul at Phila-
delphia, who acts for the Spanish govern
ment, the former will, it is stated, agree
with the statement of Consul General
Lee that DIR. Ruiz died from conclusion
of the brain. the result of violence, after
solitary confinement of more than IS
days, regardless of his treaty rights.
Consul General Lee declined at yester-
days session of the commission to ques-
tion the witnesses. who were interrogated
hu
tives. Consul General Lee will shortly
make report on the Ruitz case; and
Mr.. Calhoun will make a further report
on o ther matters.
Consul General Lee holds that Spain
is responsible since Ruiz died because he
was deprived of his treaty rights The
exact facts as to how DIR. Ruiz received
the blow which killed him, Gen. Lee and
Mr.. Calhoun could not learn, because
half of the witnesses examined were
prisoner and. it is believed, We're afraid
to testify fully.
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Weather Observation.

The agricultural department. weather
bureau for yesterday, May 30, taken
at p. m, meridian time, the observa-
tion for each section being given in this
order: Temperature, direction of wind,
state of weather.:
Boston. go degrees, S, cloudy; New
York, 81 degrees, Sc, rain Philadel-
phia, "a degrees, Sc, cloudy; Washing
ton, 66 degrees, Sc, cloudy; Albany, 64
degrees, S, cloudy; Buffalo, Sc degrees,
w. CLOUDY, Detroit, 46 degrees, W.;
cloudy; Chicago, 46 degrees, Sc, clear
st. Paul,48 degrees, NV, clear; Huron
OAK, 56 degrees, NE, clear; Bismark
81 degrees, NE, clear; Jacksonville
70 degrees, Sc, cloudy.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-31
sRlEFLY ToLDa

The official report of the disaster at the
cathedral at Pisa, Italy, Saturday, upon
the occasion of the unveling of an image
of the Virign, when a candle fell setting
fire to the building and causing panic,
shows that nine were killed and p others
seriously injured. ds
The post office department has decided
that minors will be debarred from chief
clerkships and deputy postmasterships ex-
cept a few of the third-class offices, where
circumstances urges their peculiar fitness.
Even then they will not be allowed to
become acting postmasters.
Eugene Coombs of Stoughton, Mass, is
under arrest for knocking his father down
and robbing him of S47. The condition
of the old man is critical.
A folding bed at the Union house,
Montpelier, VT, closed automatically
during Saturday night, while Henry
Kendall, aged 63, was asleep in it. He
was dead when taken out.
The special feature of Memorial day OBJ.
servances in Boston will be the unyeiling
of the statue Of Col Robert Gould Shaw
on the Common, Opposite the State House,
in the forenoon, followed by literary exer.
cises in Music hall, over which Gov. VOL
colt will preside.
Isaac J. Hill, farmer living at Farm.
ington, Ohio was murdered Saturday by
burglars. Hill lived with his aged moth
er The robbers after binding and other
wise maltreatlng the mother, went uI
stairs, clubbed Hill over the hea d and
then shot him.
The Canadian counsel in the Behring
sea seal claims case finished their writ
ten argument to the United States argu.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-31
WHY THEY CAME HERE,
How HalloWell Company Got Alba
ny Capitol Contract.
THEY FURNISH ONLY GRANITE
THAT HAS STOOD THE TEST.

Other Companies if Given Contract
Would Have Had to Come to Maine
Contract Will Be Completed Next
March-New Buildings Will Have Cost
Over Quarter of Billion without the
Tower.
Albany, N. Y, May sc.-Superinten-
dent of Public Works George W. Aldridge
under whose supervision the Capitol
building is to be built and who on Sat-
'urday, with the approval of Gov. Black
let the contract to the Hallowell Granite
company of Main for 1920, 900, denied to-
day that they had been forced to accept
the bid of the Hallowell company against
their wishes. Hessaid: 'sWhile it is true
that there were bids much lower than
the Hallowell company's, it is also true
that they came from contractors who at
present are doing great amount of work
about the building, but in very slow
and not satisfactory manner. From the
first Gov. Black and myself have been in
accord that the work should go to one re-
sponsible party, instead of to lot of
small bidders. The Hallowell company
furnishes the only granite that has stood
the test and SO whoever obtained the bid
had to use that granite. The advantage
is therefore apparent, in giving to COM
pany that furnishes it's own stone, the con-
tract. AS to the stone used on the work
it can been seen by a look at the building
how disastrous is the use of that inferior
quality The basement of the building
is built of granite taken from quarry
owned by W. M. Tweed. 1t is Of bad
quality and has turned rusty. The Hal
lowell people bought the quarry and
closed it up. The Hallowell company
guarantees in the sum of $50, 600 to COM
plete the contract and the building with
the exception of the carving by March 1,
1885,
The Capitol when completed on March
1, 1898, with the exception of tower,
will have cost the state $23, $50, ,000 The
first appropriation was made in 1858.
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ment Saturday and forwarded it to Wash

ington.
An anarchist picnic at grove near
Glenwood, Pa, was raided Sunday by the
police and AZ men taken prisoners. The
charge is disorderly conduct and breaking
the city ordinance which prohibits the
sale of beer on picnic ground. 1t is
claimed lotteries were also in operation.
Theodore Durant will hang on June II,
one week from next Friday Gov Budd
last night telephoned that much in
effect to Warden Hale Of San Quentin
at the same time ordering the death
watch placed upon the prisoner
On the waters of Rockaway inlet, New
York, when the storm came up Sunday
afternoon was cat-boat with three
young men in it. The boat was over
turned by a squall and the men, who
were evidently novices at sailing a boat,
were drowned.
Two boys broke into a contractors
shanty at Bedford, NJ H., Sunday and
stole a keg of powder, buried it. at
tached fuse, ignited it, and ran away.
The explosion aroused the whole town.
Neighbors apprehended the boys, but one
of them presented a revolver and the
captors were scared and let them get
away.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-31
Worlds Greatest Bank Robbery Re-
called.
MEN WHO LOOTED MANHATTAN
BANK WANT TO SELL BONDS.
Affair Occurred Nineteen Years Ago-Secu
rites Were supposed to be Destroyed
$4,000 Wanted For What is Left-Of
fer Believed to be Made in Good Faith.


fer Believed to be Made in Good Faith.
New York, May 30.-Nineteen years ago
the biggest bank burglary known in the
history of the world, occurred on Sunday,
October 81, 1873. The Manhattan Saw
ings Institution of this city was robbed of
securities valued at $2,047 700, and s11,-
600 in cash.
Except a few of the bonds none of the
securities had been recovered. A short
time ago negotiations were opened be-
tween men said to represent the burglars
and President JOS. Bird of the Manhattan
Savings Institution for their return.
The burglars have made demand for
$780, 900 and no questions to be asked.
President Bird declares that the bank
would not pay that amount. Contin-
uing, Mr.. Bird said: "Many of the Sc
curities are worthless since the govern
ment authorized the reissue OF dupli7
Gates in place of the stolen United States
bonds. There was number of other
bonds issued by cities and corporations,
however, which are due soon, and which
we would like to have as it would make
it easier for us TO make collections.
Il refer particularly to the Yonkers
CITY per cent coupon bonds. There
were si18,O00 Yonkers bonds stolen, and
out of that amount we have received
SOC, 900, which leaves $40, 900 due"
Mr.. Bird stated that he believed the
offer to be made in good faith and the
case has been placed in the hands OF the
banks counsel.
Those who participated in or were con-
cerned in the robbery were Jimmy Hope,
John Hope, Patrick Shetvelin, the watch
man of the bank; VIM. Kelly, Peter Elmer
son, alias "Banjo Pete" John. Nugent,
policeman; Eddie Gearing, alias Eddie
Goodie; John Tracy and Jhonny Dobbs.
OF these Jimmy and John Hope are l1v-
ing in this city. The others are all either
dead or in prison.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-31
RUSSIA AND TURKEY ARMING.
There May Be Yet More Fighting In
East.
Greek Newspapers Talk of General Euro
pean Warm. Ralli Implicated In Plot
Against King George.

Against King George.
London, May 31.-The Athens corre-
spondent of the Times says: "Turkey IS
continued arming and the reported Rus
sian preparations, with other rumors of
bellicose character, raised the hopes of
some of the Greek newspapers that
Greece may yet benefit from general
European war; But the majority of the
natives sobered by a sad experience are
only desirous that Europe should protect
Greece against her conqueror."
London, May 31.-The Berlin CORE
spondent of the Daily Mail says toda /:
tsFrom a Russian course comes news of
conspiracy against King George of
Greece far more deeply rooted than was
supposed. There is indisputable evidence
that Premier Ralli and his colleagues in
the cabinet are gravely implicated in a
plot to overthrow the dyna sty.''
The Konische zeitung says that Greece
will be compelled to pay large indemni-
ty to reduce her army to 10000 men and
to give up her fleet
London, May 31.-A despatch to the
Times from Canea, Island of Crete. dated
made a sortie from Gambia Saturday
night and burned the village of Kalivia,
killing "A. The despatch adds: "Thi S
is certain to have serious consequences,
as it will incense the Cretans, who will
make reprisals.
London, May 31.-The Athens CORE
spondent of the Standard says: liking
George paid visit to NJ Onou, the Rus
sian minister yesterday, Saturday and
after a. tNO hOl1rs' interview sent q long
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-31
BIG WAR SHIP COMING.
Secretary Long So Notifies Speaker
A~5 Reed. .rsse
ESPECIAL TO THE PREsse1

ESPECIAL TO THE PREsse1
Washington, May 29.-The Speakep to-
day received the following letter:
Navy Depa rtment,
Washington, D. c., May Goth, 1897.
''Hon. Thomas B. Reed:
'Dear Sir-Rep lying to your endorse
ment upon letter dated the 10Th inst,
addressed to you by Mr.. Frank Howe,
expressing desire for the presence of
one or more vessels at Portland, Maine,
on July 4, I have to inform you that the
department has directed the commander
in-chief of the North Atlantic station to
detail such vessels of the squadron under
this command as may be available to visi
Portland on the above date.
VERY respectfully,
81 Ohm d. LONG, Secretary
Mr.. Long has also stated informally
that the fleet will probably remain in
Portland until after the knights of Py-
thias celebration.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-31
Double Suicide.

Lowell, Mass, May 29.-The bodies of
Maria and Francis Butler, two unmarried
women, who have resided at No. 8
Mount Washington street, this city, for
16 years, were found on the kitchen floor
of their house this morning. Both ap-
parently had been dead for several hours,
from asphyxiation by gas, and it is be-
lieved they committed suicide because of
heavy losses, due to the failure of several
banks in Nashua.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-31
Sanford Stable Robbed.

Sanford, May aO.-The stable and
slaughtering house of Thomas Rankin
were entered this morning and harness,
blankets, two robes and several whips,
all valued at $50, taken. A colt was
mutilated with pitchfork. The thief is
thought to be the same party who as
saulted Night Watchman ReubinssSpinney
at the Goodall worsted mill Friday morn
ing and was fired at by the latter.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-31
The Third Body Found.

Augusta, May 30.-The funerals of the
late Edwin L. Nash and Lewis B. Moore,
who were drowned in the Kennebec river,
May %, were held here this afternoon un-
der the auspices of Trinity Commandery,
K. T..
The body of Joseph M. Wight, the third
of the party, was found this afternoon
in the Kennebec river, close by where the
others were found.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-31
Emptied Their RevoIyers.

Sweet Home, Tex, May 3O.-will Lew
is and Wit Bosworth, fought to the death
today at Salem church. where the neigh
borhood had assembled in observ alton
of Decoration day. Bad blood existed
between them. They were walking to-
and continued until their revolvers were
empty. They We're dead when their
friends got to them Every bullet fred by
each took effect.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-31
The Result of Over Exertion by a College
Athlete.

Hanover, N. H., May 29.-J. F. Moody,
the best two-mile runner in Dartmouth
college, lies in the Hitchcock hospital in
critical condition, with one side para
llzed and blood vessel in the brain brok-
en-. His condition is attributed to the
eHects OF the hard race he ran IN the IN
ter-collegiate games at Worcester May ~,
after which he was physically exhausted.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-31
Indians shelled In Northwe.t.

Duck Lake, N. W: T., May 3o.-The
of the Indian trouble this morning, report
that Capt Gagon, with a seven FOUNDER
field gun, arrived at the bluff where the
Indians are entrenched last night and
fired seven shells into the bluff The In
dams are supposed to have good under
ground protection. There are no further
fatalities.