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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-25
POPE ON MANITOBA QUESTION.

Rome, December 24.-The Pope's en-
cylical on the Manitoba school question
is published here this evening. After re.
citing the religious history of Canada.
and eulogizing its scholastic institutions,
His Holiness expresses regret at the de-
cision taken seven years ago in Manitoba
relative to the Catholic schools and points
out the rights of Catholics, according to
the federal agreement. Continuing the
Pope condemns % school system based on
religious neutrality, praises the zeal the
bishops have displayed on the question,
and regrets that the Catholics are not
united in their political persuasion and
admits that the authorities have done
something to diminish the convenience of
Manitoba school legislation, but His
Holiness declares this to be inadequate
and expects the Catholics to persist in
claiming all their rights, though they
must not refuse any partial reparatlons
obtainable with the view to the principles
of the education of youth. In his declara-
ton the Pope says that in the event of
this being obtainable Catholics should
provide their own school houses and adopt
under the guidance of their bishops, a
proper form of study reconciling it with
their religion and a II literary and
scientific progress.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-25

that spanned the building gave way with
a tremendous report and then another
and another, each one going down with
@ sound like the report of a cannon. The
building fell very quickly. After the
first arch went down the weight was too
great for those next to 1t and all col
lapsed. 1t took not over 20 minutes to
make a complete ruin Of the building.
The Coliseum cost $3.50, ,000 and was
twice as large as the Madison square
garden of New York. 1t had floor space
Of seven acres, including the ground and
gallery was 770 feet long by 800 feet wide
and contained 1850, 900 pounds of steel,
ZOO, 600 feet of lumber and 5000, ,000
brick. On August l, 1895, the first Coli
sieum then in the course of construction,
was wrecked, entailing loss Of sl25, coo.
The cause Of the collapse has never been
known, but it was thought that the last
arch was not placed in position correctly.
The building was to have been opened
September 2, of that year by the Barnum
and Bailey circus, and the contra ctors
were rushing the work in order to have
it completed IN time.
Six hundred men had been working
on the building up to half an hour be-
fore the crash came, which was 11.30
O'Clock at night. Fifty thousand feet OF
green lumber which was to have been
used for roofing was on the roof OF the
oAlAOiAS aN Ul1AAO ts1A4 OAAN AEoA~S ~
this was supposed to have. had some
thing to do with the accident.
After the collapse Of the first building
Architect Beaman at once drew plans
for new building, and it was construct
ed and opened 80 the public January |,
1896. The details OF the massive build
ing show "a composition of IA enormous
arches at the apex above the ground and
with span of $50 feet in the clear. The
building was encircied on the inside by a
gallery of IS feet wide and SO feet above
the floor. The arena was only equalled
in extent by thas of the Roman Coli
scum. The building was insured for
S120, 900, written in 26 different compa-
nies. 1t is almost impossible to form
any idea of the loss 80 the exhibits, as
there were about 100 booths in the place
filled with all sorts Of goods.
While responding to the alarm Of fire
from the Coliseum, engine company No
10 collided with train on the Lake
Shore road. The engine was badly dam
aged. Only one fireman, Nm. Allaby,
was injured.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-25
PATIENT sCALDED TO DEATH.

Medfel1, Mass, December 24.-Judge
Fairbanks of West Medway had an in
vestigation at the insane asylum here to.
day, to ascertain the particulars of the
death of William Spearing of Boston,
which occurred at the institution on De-
Gem ber lst. Medical Examiner Mcintosh
who held an inquest on the day following
the report OF Spearing's death has re-
ported that the patient came to his death
from shock induced by burns caused by
accidental scalding, while being given /.
bath by Attendant L. o. Hill upon the
night of November 80. 1t was stated at
the inquest in explanation of the acci-
dent that Hill drew about three inches of
water into the tub and finding it to be
of the right temperature filled the tub to
the proper quantity. 1t was also shown
that Hill had neglected to make frequent
trips to the tub while it WAS filing and
that when Spearing was put into the
water Hill was surprised to find 1T very
hot Spearing was terribly scalded about
the legs and lower portions of the body.
Everything posi- BILE was done for him,
but he died in twenty -four hours. The
investigation by Judge Fairbanks de-
veloped nothing new.
He adjourned the case over until Mon
day. Hill was discharged from the asy.
lum Immediately after the unfortunate
affair 1t is understood that the widow
of Spearing has entered suit against the
state on account of the death of her hus
band.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-25
REDUCE PUBLIC SALARIES.

Concord, N. H., December a4.-Yester-
day afternoons session of the New Hamp.
shire State Grange closed the annual
meeting.
A series of resolutions offered by Prof.
j. W. Sanborn of Gilmanton, instruct
ing the executive committee, Pomona and
subordinate oranges to secure the opinion
of candidates for public office upon grange
matters.
The oranges adopted resolutions con-
demning the amendnaSut by the last
legislature legalizing the issue of free
railroad passes and demanding the re-
peal of the amendment; reciting
the recent reduction in wages Of mill
operatives and demanding as an equitable
concession that a like reduction be made
in the salaries of public officers and
salaried officials, ana instructing the ex-
ecntive committee to take action with
reference to the suitable observance of the
quarter centennial session OF the State
Grange. which will be held in 1898 The
meeting closed with the installation Of
Off GERS.
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Government Will Take No Hand in
Chinese Grab.
AMERICAN INTERESTS WILL BE
CAREFULLY PROTECTED.
Decision Reached at Cabinet Meeting Yes
terday viii he of Inuerest to the Great
Powers-Anglo-Ameri Japanese Al
lance Out of the Question.

lance Out of the Question.
Washington, December %. - This
country's attitude towards what appears
to be an effort on the part of the powers
of Europe to dismember China was the
principal topic of discussion at today s
meeting of the cabinet. While no formal
action was taken in the absence Of speciilc
Information, it was determined, as
member of the cabinet expressed 1t, TO
keep watchful eye upon the situation.
1t was determined to protect carefully
all interests and privileges which the
United States now enjoys in China.
On the question OF American relief TO
the suffering in Cuba, in the absence OF
Official Information from the Spanish
government, which had been expected,
no action OF Importance was taken.
The Cabinet understanding as to the
attitude Of the United States on the
material influence on the development OF
the Eastern situation. The diplomats
stationed here have eagerly awaited for
some intimation as to the purposes of this
government, and the foreign press have
echoed the sentiments that if the United
States entered the field either singly or in
coalition with Great Britain and Japan.
1t would prove a material factor in the
Ch1nese question.
1t will be disappointment to some ex-
tent to China who has looked to the
UnitedsStatee as the nation occupying
dfsinterested position, permitting it to
exert strong influence in staying the
dismemberment of the Empire. China
has made no advances to this govern
ment, however, but has occupied passiy
attitude. The views expressed at tn
Cabinet put an end to any possibility Of
an Anglo-American japanese alliance
such as the foreign cables have suggested.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-25
BIG HOLIDAY TRADE.
Past Week Has Been Largest in Five
Years.

New York, December oar. G. Dun
q Co., in their weekly review OF trade,
Will say:
The weekly report shows remarkably
large holiday trade at many points, the
largest for five years. Moreover, at the
season when wholesale business usually
shrinks, the pressure of demands for I'M
mediate deliveries which results from un-
precedepted distribution to consumers
finds may establishments at work that
usually begin their yearly resting spell
somewhat earlier. Instead of decreasing,
the demand for products shows an unex-
pected increase in several important
branches. Foreign trade continues salts
factory, even in comparison with the re-
markahle record of q year ago, when ex-
ports exceeded $117 ,000, 900 in December.
Bank failures at Philadelphia, due to
individual. operations cause no distur-
bance and commercial failures for the
month have been less than half last years
TO the same date. The onward flood of
grain Is not checked by Chicago specu-
lation, though more corn than wheat has
been moving. Wheat exports, flour in
oluded, have been 8,6ss. 81 bushels for
the week, against 3.t68, sos the previous
week. and l.56i,44S the year ago, while
corn exports for the week 4, go, o98 BUSH
els, against | ,751 ,740 last year.
Out of Iol New England works, 4o
have passed dividends, IA at Fall River,
with 10 others paying per cent for the
last quarter. The fall in the price of
cotton, when mills were holding heavy
stocks of goods, placed this industry in
q most embarrassing position.
Woolen mills have begun buying domes-
tic wool heavily. especially Montana
and territorial wools, as If assured of
large business for the season about to
open. Contracts of unknown magnitude
have been made, it is said, many Mt pre-
vious prices, but Others at moderate
advance. Wool is more firm, traders
having disposed of 3,300,000 pounds ter
ritory and 100000 other domestic at
Boston, and sales at three cities reach
| 2, ,S08, 100 pounds.
| Shipments of boots and shoes from tn 10
last year, then the greatest for that
month and 81 per cent larger than in
| 1892. This unprecedented movement for
two months has been almost wholly
caused by sales greater than dealers an
tiaipated SO that early orders for Janu-
| ary and later months have been met by
| supplementary shipments. New busi-
I ~ eo5. the next season is very small.
buying of leather is closely confDed TO
/ necessities and prices have changed but
slightly, though speculation appears in
union with large sales and only 5000 sales
at II cent is reported. Hides at Chicago
are weaker and on calf skins | cent
lower, with the decision against the duty
of 2 cents There is stronger demand
for iron and its products, Bessemer ris-
ing to $40, and grey for 50 at Pittsburg,
and the eastern bar has advanced to /. 10
for refined and 1.21 1-2 for common. uw-
ing to possible change in freight rates.
{ 4I.z SlE 10 Iox-
Tin is slightly weaker, owing to large
shipments Failures for the week have
been 2o2 in the United States against
297 last year.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-25

o. anu savings fund company were Obliged
~ tva,h suspend business yesterday. The
GT;H,sn. which proved too heavy for MIR.
SanSoiiy TO carry was his large invest
l0IS a. mn ~ she S!ngerly pulp and paper mills
ao nAAGoh, Nd. The shrinkage in the
price OF paper and the resulting tepreci-
alton IN tne value of that property, was
the PRIMARY cause of his EN- nbarraesment
and the suspension of the bank and trust
company with which he has been SO close
ly identified. --''' 'e'-- '' '''0'
An extraordinary effort was made he
over the difficulty, and Mr. SingerIy 3
friends rallied to his assistance with
rare generosity and fidelity, but it was
found impracticable to turn the assets
at his disposal into shane to meet i'm.
mediate requirements. A comnlete state.
lnent of the condition of the Chestnut
street national bank, will soon be avail.
able.
1t is probable that such arrangements
will be perfected as will enable the hank
to liquidate Its obligations without the
necessity of delay of recoivership.
The earnings of the Record for 1896 in
excess of all expenditures, were 1910 600.
With such money market to fall baols
upon and with the grim determination to
pay every dollar he owes, Mr.. SingerIy
hopes to redeem his credit and satisfy his
creditors.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-25
HONOR FOR MRS. REED.

Haverhill, Mass, December 24.-The
closing chapter in the celebrated case
of the ship I. T. Oakes, of which Capt.
f. Reed was commanding officer, brings
with it honor to Mrs. Reed who, when
her husband was Ill together with the
greater part of the crew. steered into this
port, there to meet charges which the
crew preferred against her with her hus-
band, and of which they both were hon
orably acquitted, aftec legal fight that
lasted ten weeks.
The final story is that on the following
letter which Mrs. Reed has just received
''Lloyds of London have bestowed Lloyds
medal for meritorious service upon Mrs.
Reed as an honorary acknowledgements
of her extraordinary exertions on the oc-
casion of the disablement by sickness OF
the o. S. ship Z. T. Oakes. on "a voyage
from China to New York., in 1886. March
81, 1897. By order Of committee OF
Lloyds. r. nj. Hosjre.''
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-25

Acstylene Liquifying company. Mont
gomery avenue and Fremont street, Jer-
ssey City, caused the loss of TWO lives and
SSo,000 damage to the works today.
lhe dead are Thomas Flower, assistant
engineer, and Max Grim.
!, There were only three other employees in
and they received more or less serious in
juries
1t is said that the first explosion was
due to the boiler bursting, and as the
lire spread to the various acid tanks there
was succession of deafening reports.
Max Grim, who was mangled and
blown through window, was found
several hundred yards from the build
Ing. The body of Engineer Fowler was
found in the ruins Of the wrecked build
ing.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-25
$4,000 FIRE IN AUBURN.
Coal Sheds of Wood and Wakefield Burned
This Morning.

Lewiston. December 25.-There is big
fire in Auubrn. Just broke out at 2.30.
Auburn, December a5.-2.40 a. m.-
An alarm of fire has just been rung in
from box 81, Wood & Wakefeld's coal
sheds, near the Maine Central depot.
The flames are visible for more than q
mile.
The fire was rung out at O'Clock. The
sheds were burned to the ground together
with number of fat and box cars, the
property of the Maine Central.
The total loss will be $4,000. Partial
ly insured.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-25
ENORMOUS LAKE TRAFFIC.

Sault Ste Marie, Mich December a.
The year '97 shows an increase over all
previous years of nearly 1900, 900 tons in
freight traffic through the United States
and Canadian Sault canals, 1928, 400
tons being carried through this year. The
number of vessel passages this year shows
decrease Of 1447 from last year, but
there was an increase In registered ton
mage of $40, 500, indicating decided In
crease in the size of lake vessels.
The number of passengers carried
through in '97 was 10000, an incrt ase OF
3l59 over last year.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-25
VERY CLEVER IDEA.

Indianapolis, December "a. 4.-The veter-
ans of the war in this oity are getting up
petition to Congress, asking that the
on ga twenty-year PLAN Ihe question
is that every pensioner on the rolls be
paid at once, he would receive If he con-
tinued to draw pension at the present
ratin for 30 years. 1t is explained that
the government might within one year
after the adoption of such plan mako
final settlement with every pensioner at
the end of such period be ready to go out
of the pension business permanently.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-25
CAPTAIN LOST OVERHEARD.

Gloucester, Mass, December 24.-About
$50 O'Clock this afternoon, the schooner
Dora A. Lawson started for New Found
land on frozen herring trip, and when
near the mouth of the harbor her sail
caught on the taffrail. Captain Carl
Hagberg, attempted to release it, when
his foot slipped and he fell overheard. A
dory was quickly lowered and t Q crew
attempted to save him, but without sue
cess. Captain Hagberg was 36 years of
age, native of Sweden. About the
same hour that he was drowned, his wife
paye birth to a SON.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-25


September and Subjects Doing Well
Proves That Importance of Stomach
Has Been Exaggerated.
New York, December 24.-The Medical
Record will tomorrow publish an account
of the first successful removal of a hu-
man stomach.
| The feat is the most brilliant and dar-
ing attempted in recent surgical history
but the discovery that the stomach is not
a vital organ, is even more important
Hitherto it has been deemed impossible
| for person to live without stomach.
The operation was performed in Zurich,
Switzerland, by DR.. Carl Schlatter on
| September 6 last. The subject was Anna
Lands, Sc years of age, who has been
complaining Of stomach trouble. DR..
Schlatter found that she was suffering
from an exceptionally large oval tumor
in her stomach.
Laparotomy was performed, and Dr.
Schlatter found that the woman's entire
stomach presented a hard mass.
| Dr.Schlatter proceeded with his attach
ments, cutting, twisting and clamping
among the most vital organs with the
utmost GOODNESS. When he had excised
the entire stomach, he firmly united
small coil of intestine to the esophagus.
thus making direct connection between
the alimentary canal and the bowels
| The work of joining the intestine and
the esophages was most delicate. They
were bound together with sutures. The
organs were allowed to drop back into
their positions, the abdominal wound
was sewed up and all there was to show
that Anna Lands had lost her stomach
was a slight retraction towards the
diapragham. The operation lasted l-2
hours. The period following proved that
the sterilizing has been perfect. The
patient exhibited but few of the serious
symptoms that usually follow a vital
operation. Minute quantities of food were
given to her at short intervals. With the
exception OF occasiofa vomiting the
food seemed to be assimilated. In the
| second week after the operation, she was
given solid food. 1t was digested with
out discomfort.
| On November II she left her bed. By
November 25 she was feeling perfectly
well and was walking about. Her weight
increased and apparently she was in far
| better health than before the operat on.
DR.. Edmund Charles Wendt, of New
York city, the correspondent of the Med
ical Record, who obtained Dr.. Schlatter's
personal account, states that on the ninth
| of this month he saw the woman and TO
all intents and purposes, she is practical
ly well. She was still under observation
at the hospital and was able to do her
full share of work in the wards. She had
many medical visitors from all quarters
of the globe. DIR. Wendt concluded from
the successful removal of this stomach
that the digestive capacity of the stom-
ach had been clearly overrated and that
the chemical function of the human
Sto%cd ah oil ue 90 stsa@ctGnlllS tha periolnea
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-25
PROCESSION FORBIDDEN

St. Johns, n. f., December 24.-The
supporters of the Whiteway party at
Harbor Grace are hoping to embarrass the
government of Sir James Winter. in con-
nection with the projected parade OF the
loyal Orange association next Sunday.
Sir Herbert Murray, the governor, issued
q proclamation for bidding the procession.
In 1898 the last time the parade occurred
"a riot ensued i'll which seven men were
killed The clergy of all denominations
are denouncing this attempt to revive
sectarian disuord
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-25
KLoNDINE RELIEF EXPEDITION

Washington. December 24.-The pro-
liminaries of the Klondike relief expedi.
tion are being rapidly arranged by the
War Department. Lieut.. Devere and Dr.
jackson today made final preparations for
their trip to Lapland. Secretary Alger
has cabled to Mr.. K. Jelmann, at Alter,
Norway, to contract for five hundred
reindeer in advance Of the arrival there OF
DR.. jackson and Lieut.. Devere. Lieut..
Preston and Ryan will take charge Of the
pack trains which are to be gathered uI
from points in Wyoming and convey them
to VANCOUVER barracks.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-25
GRANDSON OR A DUKE.

Lisbon, December 24--Further advices
from st. Paul de Leonda, Portuguese,
Lower Guiana announce that the Portu-
guese officer who. with number of mel
was killed by the natives of the Humble
Plateau. is Count Alomster, grandson
of the Duke Of Raldanha. The Portu-
guese killed and missing number twenty
one persons. The murderers were Herros
and Ovamhos, tribesmen.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-25
TO ENJoIN NEW YORK CENTRAL

New York, December PA motion for
an injunction was made today to stop is.
sue Of bonds by the New York Central
railroad under it's 800, 200, 900 mortgage
to the Central Trust company, which Is
in connection with the refunding scheme.
The petitioner is Charles De Neufville,
a stockholder of the New York and
Northern railroad. Other stock holders
of the same road are associated with him
in the suit.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-25
THE WEATHER.

Washington, Dec. 23.-Forecast for
New England and eastern New York:
Fair until Sunday; northwest to west
gales, becoming southerly and diminish
ing; warmer Saturday night.
Boston, Dec. 24.--Local forecast for
Boston and vicinity for Saturday
Fair weather; westerly winds; warmer
Sunday.
Local Weather Report.
Portland, Me-, Dec. 24.-The local
weather bureau Office records as to the
weather are as follows:
s. a. nj. Barometer 30. 636; Thermom.
eter 1875; Dew Point 8; Humidity Y:
Wind W.; Velocity 8; Weather cloudy.
SD. M. Barometer 30 957; Thermome.
ter 90: Dew Point /; Humidity &c
Wind W.; Velocity s; Weather, clear.
Mean daily therm. 16; maximum
therm, %; minimum therrl, 8; max. We
ocity, wind 1s-NW.; total precipitation
OIL snow.
Weather Observation.
The agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday, Dec. "a, taker
ats p. H., meridian time. the observa
ton for each section being given in this
order: Temperature, direction of wind
state Of weather:
Boston, 12 degrees. W. clear; New
16 degrees, NV, clear; Philadelphia, 2.
degrees, NV, clear; Washington % de
grees, NV, clear; ALBANY, 6 degrees, w
clear; Buffalo, II degrees, NV, clear
Detroit, IA degrees, SW. pt cl.; Chicago
18 degrees, S, clear; st. Paul, u d {
grees, Sc, clear; Huron, OAK, 80 de
grees; W, clear; Bismarck, SO degrees
NV, clear; Jacksonville, so degrees, W
cloudy.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-25
LINCOLN MONUMENT.

Denver, Col, December 24.-Formal
steps have been taken here by the incor-
poration of the A braham Lincoln Memo
rial Association for the establishment of
q suitable monument to the nlartyred
President in Colorado The site selected
is the summit of Mount Lookout. in the
Arkansas Valley. The money required
will be raised by subscription. A copy Of
the articles of incorporation will be for
warded to Washington with a petition to
Congress for grant of the site selected.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-25
MAYFLOWER ASHORE.

Gloucester, Mass, December 24.-A
despatch states that the schooner May
flower of this port, Captain James
Keough, went ashore this morning at the
entrance TO Cape Negro harbor, N. S.
There is a slight hope that the vessel
may be tioated on tonight's tide without
injury,