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The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13
MUCH PROPERTY CONCERNED.
Estate of $27 900 Involved in Disputed
VIII Case in Wells.

Biddeford, November 12.-The first step
IN a proposed contes over will involv-
ing an estate of about $27, 600, the
property of the late Adeline Freeman Of
Wells, was taken yesterday, when a
petition was filed with Clerk OF Courts
Hewey, asking the Supreme court to
grant permission for an appeal to be
taken from the decree Of the probate
court. The petition alleges fraud and con-
cealment of the will, improper execution,
and undue influence, and WAS sent from
the Office of Louis +. Johnson, attorney
Tor the petitioner, Samuel B. Sawyer of
Amesbury, Mass, a nephew OF the
testatur.
Mrs. Adaline. wife of Eber G. Free
man died in February of this year, leav-
ing will by which life interest in her
estate was given her husband, who was of
uhsound mind, and bequeathing the
property after his death to Moses Perkins.
a nelghbor. who had acted as a hired man
aoout The freeman place. The will was
prooateo In May without opposition and
hber freeman the husband being then
deceased, having died a month after the
death OF his wife, Mr.. Perkins took
possession of the property as legatee.
Under the terms of the will Josiah Chase
was made trustee during the life of Mr..
freeman and executor afterward
Samuel B. Sawyer, carriage maker of
Ahesnury, who is said to be the only
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13
FISH As WE'LL AS SEALS.
Both Need Protection Say the
Canadians.
CONCESSIONS ON THAT LINE WILL
BE REQUIRED.
Dominion VIII Agree to Sealing Reguia-
tions if United States VIII Consent TO
Protection of Eastern Fisheries.

| Dominion VIII Agree to Sealing heeuis'-
tiops If United states Will Consent to
Protection of Eastern Fisheries.
Washington, November 12.-lt IS staeeu
upon good authority that the visi'.hs
Canadians will ask counter conoession
from this country in the way OF a guslrs'n-
tee for the prote ction of the nor'noln = =
fisheries in return for any alteration u 1ne
sealing regulations to which tney may
give their consent. They take the posl'
tion that the fish along the Canadian
and New Foundland coasts are as mucn
the property of Canada as are the seals
on the Pribyloff isa1nds the property OF
the United States; and contend that tney
have as much right to make demands LOT
the protection of the fish against Amerl-
can fishermen as we have to ask the
Canadians to agree to further restrictions
in the matter Of killing seals.
Their specific complaint is that while
Canadian laws prohibit fishing except
within certain seasons, the American
laws do not impose corresponding con-
can be prohibited during the closed
season within their territory it cannot be
controlled outside of these boundaries.
Many of tho fish which properly belong to
the Canadians are thus taken out OF
season by American fisherman.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier will ask the United
States to agree to the protection of these
fish during the breeding season as an OH
set for an seal concession to which Canada
may consent.
During today's conference q series of
propositions was presented by the Ameri7
can representatives covering the number
and habits OF the seals and the extent
to which the seal herd had been'
reduced during the five years in which
the Paris award had been operated. In
turn the British Canadian representatives
presented counter propositions covering
their views of the same subjects. These
propositions differ considerably, but
were not SO wide apart as to lead to the
belief that they could not be reconciled.
1t was felt to be desirable to hold no af-
ternoon session in order that the two
sets of propositions might be compared
Later in the day the Canadians submit
ted some further amendments to the
American propositions. 1t is expected
that when the session is resumed tomor-
row the experts will be able to reach "a
common understanding. The proposit-
ions do not eInbody any diplomatic feat
ures, but are solely scientific as to the
number, habits and destruction of the
seals. After the experts have reconciled
their propositions, the diplomats will
begin to consider the larger SUBJECT of
providing an adequate remedy against
seal destruction. 1t is not expected, how
ever, that this stage will be reached be-
fore next week, and the first plan of con-
Guiding the meeting this week has been
given up.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13
TO NEGOTIATE A CANADIAN
TREATY

Washington. November 12.-Defnite ar
rangements have been made tor taking
up the subject of reciprocity treaty be-
teen the United States and Canada, and
to this end meetings have been fixed be-
tween John A. Kasson, who is specially
delegated by President Mckinley to con-
duct reciprocity negotiations and Sir
Wilfrid Laurier, the Canadian premier,
and Sir Louis Davis, minister of marine
This is the result of the long and friendly
conference held yesterday between Secre-
tary Sherman and Sir Wifrid. The meet
ing will be held during the pres MT visit
of the Canadian officials, but no exact
time for it has been fixed, as it will de-
pend somewhat upon the time which can
be spared from the Behring Sea sessions.
The arrangements also contemplate taking
up the question of border immigration,
North Atlantic fisheries, lake fisheries,
and all other subjects affecting the two
countries,
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13
YALE MEN ARRIVE.
They Are in Splendid Condition and Full
s of Confidence.

Boston, November 12.-The Yale
university foot Dali team reached Boston
at 6.25 this evening and tonight are quar-
tered at Hotel Vendome. The Yale par
ty, occupying two parlor cars attached to
the Boston and New York express, due
here at $40 p. M, numbered So OF this
number A were players and substitutes.
The following coaches accompanied the
team: Walter Camp, who, with Mrs.
Camp, is the guest of Mr.. Deland; Frank
Butterworth, the head coach; Frsnk
Hinkey, Louis Hinkey and G. Foster
Sanford.
The foot ball train, which was
long one and heavily loaded with Yal
students pulled into the kneeland stree
station 45 minutes late. The Yale player
tumbled out of the cars and enterifl
carriages were driven to the Vendome
The squad presented a striking appear
ance. There is no doubt that every mansis
in splendid condition. They were the
picture of health and all looked happy.
About the first one to greet Capt. Rodg-
ers's men at the hotel, was Judge Henry
Rowland OF New York, who is looked
upon as one of Yale's most enthusiastic
'rooters.
A delegation of Harvard men was on
hand also and a Yale Harvard love feast
was at once inaugurated. Yale was oordi-
ally welcomed by the representatives of
their rivals and the sons of old Eli were
Just as enthusiastic ia their expressions
of good will toward Harvard
AS regards Yale's chances for victory,
there is little to be said. Capt. Rodgers
and his coaohers refused TO talk for pub
lication on that score. They admit that
the men are in fine condition physically,
| i
are prepared to fight the hardest kind
of battle. In spite of the fact that the
Yale men are not loquacious, however, it
is not difficult to see that the Yale col
legians are not worrying.
Yale sports had plenty of money with
them and they looked for and found con-
siderable at even figures. Capt. Rodgers
tonight admitted officially that Corwin
will take the place of Dudley who was
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13
COLD WEATHER HELPED.
Business Improved BY Drop in Tempera-
ture.

New York, November 12.-R. 6. Dun
and Company in their weekly review of
trade will say: Colder and more stormy
weather. SO long needed to accelerate dis
tribution of winter goods, has materially
helped in some quarters, and the result
ing improvement in retail trade is
mentioned in nearly every northern dis
patch this week. With many complaints
of delayed trade from other quarters there
still remains extensive shrinkage caused
by fever and quarantines at the South. 1t
is therefore, the more surprising that the
volume of all payments through clearing
houses continues about as large as in
1892.
The output of iron furnaces November
1st, was 213,159 tons weekly against 200,-
1879 October /, gain of Go per cent, and
unsold stocks decreased 4S,Ss0 tons in
October, indicating larger consumption
In manufacture than ever before.
The boot and shoe manufacture also
surpasses all records in shipments from
the east in November which have been
" per cent larger than in 1899, and the
total for the year is not one per cent be-
low the greatest ever known. While new
orders for spring are few, the works are
kopb VIGIL employed III neoUlHS Gue ue-
ficiency in past orders for winter, which
seem far below the distribution to con-
sumers, as shown by the post Of urgent
demands
Woolen mills generally have orders for
three months ahead, and are not seeking
further engagements. Large sales of
speculative lots of wool at prices not
stated suggest that it may be lower be-
fore the mills need further orders. The
decline in cotton and the slow demand
for goods, owing in part to warm
weather, have led cotton mills to confer
about courtsilment of production, and
further reductions have been made in
brown sheetings and drills, prints, and
by jobbers in bleached goods. Cotton de-
clined an eighth of 5.S7 cents for middling
uplands, and Doth exports and takings of
spinners have been large.
Wheat dropped over two cents, but has
since risen as much with heavy buying
fer export. Western receipts continue
heavy, in two weeks IA 02S,007 bushels
against 10, 5S1 ,191 last year, while Atlantic
exports, flour included, have been 1862, n
OPS bushels. against 1921, 1881 last year.
Corn exports are again larger than last
year, and the price has risen SO cents.
Failures for the week have been 291 in
the United States against 276 last year,
and "a in Canada against 46 last year.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13
KELLEY GETS THIRTY YEARS.
Young Man Convicted of Murder in Second
Degree.

Court House, Dover, N. H. /, November
10. There was driving snow storm
here this morning, yet the .sS5trafford
county court house was filled with
people whom Sheriff Hayes raped for
order, and the Kelley trial started on It's
fifth day. The crowd was not attracted
to hear the evidence that would natural
ly be submitted, but for the fact that a
sensation like that of yesterday morn
ing might be in order. The self-confessed
murderer was brought into court by q
deputy sheriff just before the opening
of the court and extended greeting to his
relatives and to those he has become ac-
quainted during the week.
DIR. George E. Jeller Of Boston, an ex-
pert on mental disease. was the tirst wit
ness called to give expert estimony. He
said that he considered the prisoner had
limited responsibility on account of the
injury he sustained to his head when n
boy, which prevented his brain from de-
veloping. His case is one of limited re-
sponsibility, but it does OF seem he is a
candidate for the insane asylum. He did
his present condition existed in April last
when he murdered Cashier Joseph A.
Stickney of Somersworth.
A number of other experts testified to
the eame effect.
Both sides rested at 9.45 and the evi.
dence was closed.
Chief Justice Carpenter was then in.
formed by the counsel that they did not
care to make any argument.
At ten clock the court came in after a
short recess.
Chief Justice Carpenter sand:
'sThe court finds that the prisoner is
guilty of murder in the second degree.''
Solicitor Mason then moved for sentence
and Clerk Durgen asked Kelley to stand
up and then read the order of the court as
follows:
s'The court, having considered the
offense to which you pleaded guilty, or
ders that you be sentenced to serve term
of thirty years at hard labor in the states
prison and pay costs of the prosecution. -
The court then adjourned.
Sheriff Hayes will take Kelley to Con-
cord tomorrow morning.
Shortly after his sentence the self con-
fessed murderer told County Solicitor
Mason that he just as soon hang as to get
sentence of thirty years in prison. He
did not create any sensation, but smiled
ana shook hands with his friends before
leaving the court room.
Mr.. Mason informed the Associated
Press after the adjournment of court that
the state is satisfied with the verdict
considering the testimony of the mental
condition of Kelley.
| The court could not pass on the question
of kelley's sanity only so far as 1t might
| affect the question of degree of crime.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13
LOST A FAT POCKETBoOK.

Biddeford, November 12.-Somebody in
this city or Saco probably is richer by
about $500 by picking up a pocketbook
dropped by Mrs. Charles L. Tarbox of
80 Elm street.
Mrs. Tarbox is the wife of the foreman
OF the Laconia machine shop, and the
amount contained in the pocEetbook k
which she lost represented the savings of
many months. The exact amount lost
was $Sl5, the contents of the pocketboolz
consisting of s5l5 in bills and a note for
Sooo. There were four Laconia pay en-.
yelopes in the wallet, each containing 500
In bills. The rest of the cash was in a
roll.
Mrs. Tarbox lost it while shopping
Wednesday afternoon.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13
Deed Of Wild West Description in
Springfield, Mass.
DESPERADOES USE THEIR REyOL-
YERS FREELY.
Occupants of Place Resist and a Savaye
Fight Ensues-Bar Keeper Knocked
Down But One of the Men Was Can
tured,

DoWh but One OF tne Men Was Can
tured.
Springfield, November 12-Springfield
got taste of a wild west hold-up tonight
when three men, olassed at first as tra;nDs
but who are now supposed to be "a more
desperate class of criminals, entered the
saloon Of j. @. Doyle on West Bridge
street about 7.45 p. M, and with drawn
revolyers ordered those present to throw
up their hands. At the time there were
in the saloon Mr.. Doyle, his barkeeper
James Ash, Andrew Snyder, Doyle's
brother-in-law and Thomas Baggs.
Two Of the men entered by the front
door and the other by the side entrance.
They came together in front of the bar
and at once covered the group with their
revolvers, one of them saying: Sup,
there, no fooling.'' None of the four men
threw up their hands and the trio began
firing. Three reports came from the three
revolvers but the shots were evidently
tired only for effect or to frighten those
IN the place, for none of them struck any
one. One Of the bullets lodged in the
woodwork behind the bar, another struck
the ceiling and another carried away
part OF the handrail in front of the bar
NO sooner had the men shot than Doyle
rushed from behind the bar and grappled
with one OF the men. The other two
rushed toward the door, one of them
pausing long enough to strike Doyle over
the head twice with the butt of his re-
volyer while Doyle was struggling with
the third man. Blood from the wounds
strealned down Doyle's face, but he
plueklly held on to his man and was as
slted BY his brother-in-law, the two hold
ing him until the police arrived. The
other two shooters ran out the front door
and disappeared toward West Springfield
The captive was taken to police head
quarters where he gave the name of Rich
ard Tudor, but refused to say anything
more about himself or his com paniors
Detectives and police are securing the city
and surrounding country for the other
two, but they had not been captured up
to late hour. Doyle is not seriously
hrrrt
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13

living relative of Mrs. Freeman, claims
that he did not know of the existence of
will until June and as the twenty days
in which he could file an appeal from the
probate court, had then expired, he now
petitions the supreme court to allow him
to enter an appeal.
Mrs. Freeman was about seventy years
of age at the time of her death.
The hearing on the petition for right to
appeal will be held at the January term
of court probably. Should the petitioner
win his case and succeed in setting aside
the will, half the property under the law
would go to relatives of the husband, and
half to the nephew of Mrs. Freeman.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13
EVE BEFORE WATERLOO.
Yales's Or Haryard's Yet 70 b
Seen.
GREAT FOOTBALL GAME OF YEAR
IN CAMBRIDGE TO-DAY.
Both Teams Are In Fine Condition and
Ready for the Fray-Ya1e Men Arrived
Last Evening-Yesterday's Practice on
Soldiers Field,

Ready for the Fray-Yale Men Arrived
Last Evening-Yesterday's Practice on
Soldiers Field.
Cambridge, Mass, November 12.-With
the cnange In the weather which came
this afternoon came a change of Coach
torbes's mind. Contrary to expectations
the Harvard first eleven and the substi.
tutes were called out for practice at half
past three O'Clock. Since this mornings
downpour ended, gang of men have
been put on Soldiers field with buckets
and shovels, and by the time the players
trotted on the field nearly every puddle
had been scooped up.
The sod was still soft and mushy, but
Is drying fast under the high northwest
wind
The practice on the regular field was
limited to catching and returning the
Dali on the kick off. The ball usually
went to Haughton, who caught it invari-
ably and sent it back for 60 or 70 yards.
When another player caught the ball he
passed 1t to Haughton, who punted. His
punting was slow, but very strong. After
ten minutes Of this work, the men went
out on one of the practice fields where the
SAOAnN We1o hfiA0OE ttuQ W6ilb tllEOuSA bu0
signals for 10 minutes. The practice was
open, but no students knew of it and
there was only handful of spectators.
Inc men We're spared perceptibly on ac-
count o. the sloppy condition of the field
and there was no effort to practice sharp
ly. The lineup was as follows and viii
probably be the same tomorrow: Cabot,
LETT end; Swain, left tackle; Bouve, left
guard; Doucette, centre; Haskell, right
guard; Donald, right tackle; Moulton,
right end; Garrison, quarter back; Dib-
blee, left half back; Warren, right half
back Haughton, full back.
Haughton and Dibblee stayed out only
a few minutes after Trainer Lathrop sen
the rest of his precious charges in t
dress. and Haughton practiced goal kicE
ing against the wind Dibblee held ii
ball for him, first to one side of the gof
then in the middle, then on the otl
side. Every one of the rs tries succeed
and it may fairly be inferred that Haugh-
ton and not Garrison will do the goal
kicking tomorrow.
All of the men in the regular makeup
seemed full of ginger and in good condit-
ion.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13
JOHN o'NEIL MUST HANG.

Boston. November 12-The full bench
of tho Supreme court of this common-
wealth today overruled the exceptions in
the case of John O'Neil, who is under
sentence of death for the murder of Hattie
E. MoCloud at Shelburn Falls, January
s, last. The court holds that his con-
viction was legal.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13
INCLUDED IN GENERAL AMNESTY.

Havana, November 11.-News just re-
ceived here from Madrid confirms tn e
previous reports to the effect that the
prisoners captured on board the American
schooner Competitor in April. 1896 by
the Spanish g,nboat Messgera, will be
included in the general amnesty decree
shortly to be issued.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13
LOSES HIS GIRL TOO.

Chicago, November 12.-Formal an
nouncement is made of tho breaking of
the engagement of Mr.. George M. Pull
man and Miss Felicite Oglesby. The
news OF Miss Oglesby's engagement to
one of the Pullman twins came as great
surprise to the friends of the young people
over two years ago. Friends Of the Ogles-
by family are stout in their declarations
that the disinheritance of the young man
had nothing whatever to do with the
rupture of the betrothal VOWS
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13
FLOODS IN SPAIN.

. Madrid, November 12.-Further details
received regarding the floods in various
parts of Spain, notably in the provinces
of Saragossa, Valencia and Malaga, where
railroad traffic and telegraphio communl,
cation have been seriously inter1ered
with, show that Is corpses have already
been recovered. In the neighborhood OF
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13
TIMES HAVE CHANGED.

London, November 12.-Sir Charles
Dixie, Radical member of Parliament for
the Forest of Dean addr essing the Faby-
an society in this city this evening al
luded to Sir Wilfrid Lauriers presence in
Washington. He reminded his hearers
that Lord Dufferin, governor general OF
Canada in 1874. at that time opposed o
reciprocity treaty between Canada and
the United States on the ground that 1T
would be detrimental to the trade OF the
empire.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13
A SOUTH AMERICAN DREIBUND.

Washington, November 12.-Cabled re-
ports from Valparaiso of the existence of
a plan for a Dreibund of Chill, Peru and
Argentine, with the purpose Of seizing
and dividing Bolivia, attracted consider
able attention in diplomatic circles here
today. Those who were well informed
concerning South Americanatfairs are IN
clined to doubt them
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13
BATH SCHOONER ASHORE.

Westerly, r. T., November 12.-The
schooner Maud IA. Dudley of Bath, Me-,
bound from Deering, Ga, to Norwich,
Conn.,, with cargo of yellow pine. is
ashore on Wicopeset at the east end of
Fishers island. The vessel rests easily
and if no storm comes up, Captain Scott
and his wreoking crew expect to get her
off
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13
BRYAN1TEs NOMINATE MAYOR

Boston, November 12-The Bryan
Democrats, faction of the regular Demo
cratic party In this city, which supports
Thomas Riley, a well-known member of
the Suffolk county bar, as candidate for
mayor and also adopted platform upon
which he will stand. Mr.. Riley's oandi
dacy will be upon nomination papers in
case he is not endorsed by the regular
Democracy, which is by no means GER
tain at present.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13
GEN. LoCKHART's TERMS.

Simla, November IA full represep-
tation Of the Orakzai tribes met General
Lockhart, the British commander, today,
and heard tho terms which he insists ups
on for their submission, namely, the
restitution ofalI the rifles captured since
the outbreak. their disarmament by an
other coo rifles, the payment of fine of
1000 rupees, and the formal submission
of the tribes to General Lockhart within
a fortnight. A portion Of the Orakzai
envOyS seemed to de1nur at these terms
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13
THE WEATHER.

Boston, Nov. 12.-Local forecast for
Boston and vicinity for Saturday: Fair;
cool weather; high west to northwest
winds, moderating.
Washington, Nov. 11.-Maine. New
Hampshire. Vermont: Generally fair;
continued cold, northwesterly winds;
high on the coast.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13

that Of a square rugged ship and is
remains of the John Mcleod, which went
to the bottom last Sunday after striking
the Sisters. The Mcleod cargo OF
sugar having dissolved, she probably
came to the surface. Some years ago
salt laden vessel went down in the Bay
of Funday and afterwards foated when
the salt had dissolved.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13
PASSED VESSEL BOTTOM UP.

Halifax, N. S., November 12.-Capt.
Devaux of the Buoksport Me-, schooner
Arthur V. S. Woodruff, which arrived at
Portss3Hawkesbury, G. b., today, reports
passing large vessel bottom up about
is miles south southeast of Sambro light
last Monday. The wreck was eYidentlv
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13

An inch of snow is announced at North
Anson, with enough for good sleighing at
k1ngsfield. Runners are being used be-
tween Pennington and Phillips, thir-
teen miles,
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13

haola haaienola enormous numbers of cattle
a 1--we perished and the villages of Grao
dnt %nu Nazaret have been completely inun-
IIa.ea Many of the houses of those places
nave collapsed.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13
EXPRESS COMPANY ROBBED.

Trenton, Ont, November 12.- The
Canadian Express company's office was
entered by burglars last night and cash
and checks to the amount Of nearly $4,000
stolen.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13
IN PORTSMOUTH HARBOR.

Portsmouth, November IA severe
gale swept along this coast and large
number of vessels bound for Boston and
Dor.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13
MACHINE BURST KILLING OPERA
TOR.

Whitinsville, Mass, November 12.-
Joseph kelema, a Bohemian, 67 years of
age, and an operator in the Riverside
Woolen company's mills, was running an
extractor this afternoon when the ma
chine pursS and the flying pieces terri
lby crushed the lower part of his BODY.
He died d few hours later. He leaves a
wife and three children.