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The Portland daily press., 1897-01-09
An Echo of the Debs strike.

Washington. January San echo of
the great railroad strike in Chicago four
years ago, which illuminated in the i'm,
prisonm ent Of Eugene Webs was heard
iu the house committee on judiciary to-
day. The bill in relation to contempt OF
court which passed the Senate at the. last
session has been under consideration by
the house committee the past fortnight.
The senate hill as amended was ordered
to favorable report. In it's present form
the bill provides that any contempt in
the presence of the court may be pun
ished by the court alone. Any contempt
outside of court EXCEPT the refusal OF the
witnesses or jurors to attend, must be
tried by jury if the accused SO demand.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-09
EVIDENCE VERY WEAK.
Has Nothing on Which to
Support Charges Against American at
Havana.

Havana, January 8.-The trial of Lois
Someillan, an American citizen on the
charge of conspiring against the Span
ish governments began this afternoon
Someillan declared that he never mixed
in politics and had no connection with
the rebels. Witnesses were called by the
prosecution but their evidence was weak,
they testifyinR to nothing that would sup
port the charge sgainststhe prisoner Ihe
court adjourned until tomorrow, when
further evidence will be heard.
A delegation waited upon Capt. Gen.
Weyler today to compliment him upon
his conduct of the campaign against the
insurgents.
Weyler said he attached no Importance
to the rumors that he was to be deprived
of his command i'll Cuba.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-09
GEN. WALKERS FUNERAL.
Notable Gathering Of Distinguished Per-
sons at Trinity Church, Boston.

Boston, January S.-To give complete
list of the distinguished persons who
were present at the funeral services of
Gen. Francis A. Walker, at Trinity
church today at noon, would require
mention of every man in the body of the
house.
Educational Institutions, historical and
economic associations military organiza-
tions and civic bodies were compelled to
limit their attendance to committees and
delegates.
THE coffin was covered with flowers.
AS it was borne up the main aisle on the
shoulders Of eight students it was pre-
ceded by Rev. 4. WinchesterD onald. u.
D.. rector of the church, and his assist
ami, Rev. William DeWart, the former
reciting the solemn and impressive words
of the service The ritual of the Eplsoo-
nal church was followed throughout the
exercises. The benediction was pro
nounced by Rev. Mr. DeWart, after
which the body was taken to Mount Au-
buru,
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-09

Ottawa, Ill, January s.-The mining
trouble ss Rutland Village, which was
reported settled. broke out afresh and
With greater violence yesterday afier-
ran, rioting being almost continuous
l.. In the day and all the evening. The
ipiness who numbered over 1000 have
bsen upon strike against alleged un-
Just weights for nearly two months and
are in q starving condition. They
threaten to Turn the offices and shalt
buildings of the company and murder
Manager Hekes and his clerks, who are
keeping under cover. The deputies are
guarding Hake's residence. If settle
y ent Is not made by the end of the week
1t is certain that loss of life will result.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-09
Five Children Swept Away.

st. Louis, Mo-, January s.-A speci |
from Plato, Mo-, says that one man and
five children were drowned in Texas
county last Saturday as a result of the
foods In that country. Thomas Wilson,
accompanied by his daughter, Mrs. Kin
merry, and her five children. attempted to
ford Prairie creek. which was very high.
qhe team became unmanaReable and
soon lost their foothold. The wagon,
weighted with it's load of human freight,
sank in the mud, and, the sideboaIds
floating away, the whole party was
thrown into the water Mr.. Wilson and
Mrs. Kinnery succeeded in getting to the
shore, but the children were drowned.
Three OF the bodies were recovered yester-
day.
Daniel McGleotheran was drowned the
same day while trying to cross Mill
Creek.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-09
FAILURES FOR 1896.

In Most Branches Liabilities Were Much
Larger Than in '95.
New York, January S.-R. g. Dun q
Co. IS weekly review of trade will say :;
The year 1897 begins with one clear ao-
vantage the past year has swept out OF
the way a grea number of unsound con-
Germs, which in any time of activity
would have been dangerous to business
OF the Is, 2s6 commercial and banking
failures in 1895, with liabilities 1916, $40, :
749, q large share represent Gripping oy
losses in previous years or the violence OIL
speculativs storms in 1895 OR the first nan
of 1885, while thousands moro resuieea
from the fury of the political tornado last
fall. =,
The banking failures amounted ~
$50, 7ls, 915 during the years, an aSe'ase
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-09
mckinley Confers With Hanna.

Cleveland, Ohio, January s.-PTesi-
dent-elect Mckinley took a long drive
this morning with Mrs. Mckinley and
lunohed at the Union club with Col.
Myron Il. Herriok, Mark Hanna and a
few others. Major Mckinley did not
leave the club till nearly five. He had
a long conversation with Herrick and
Hanna. The cabinet situation was fully
discussed but little will be done toward
completing it till after Senator Sherman
pays a visit to Mckinley. Major and
Mrs. MoKin ley and Mr.. and Mrs. Her
rick dined with Mrs. Duncan, MCKINLEY s
sister. McKinley decided tonight that
he would return to Canton, Monday.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-09
Weather Observation.

The agricultural depal tment weatner
bureau fol- yesterday, January .. taken
at .. m. meridian time, the observation
for each station being given in this oroer:
Temperature, direction OF wind, state OF
weathsr:
Boston. % degrees, N, pity. cloudy: New
York, 30 degrees. N, clear; Philadel-
phio. 32 degrees. N, clear: Washington.
80 degrees. NE, clear: Albany. "a de-
grees. n. clear: Buffalo. 2o degrees,
E, clear; Detroit. 30. u, clear;
Chicago. 81 degrees. S, clear; ST.
Paul, 81 S. clear; Huron, OAK. 30 de-
grees, NV. cloudy: Bismarck, 2S degrees
W, olsar; Jacksonville, 4S degrees,
NE, cloudy.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-09
Kissed Her Children Good Bye.

Bridgeport. Conn, Jannary s.-Imry
Lesep, a Hungarian, found his home at
2a9 East Main strest, dark wkA; he re-
turned from won Ssss 81 night. His FIVE
small children wers crying and his wife
had disappeared. They snid their mother
had kissed than goodbye and told them
she would Daver ees them again.
I.eeoo qsicklY discovered that $3.50 in
gold, wkioh he had just received from
ihe sale of property in his native land,
had been taken from the houee. He told
TIM pclice that hn did not believe there
wss another IN tho case. No trace of the
missing woman has Jet been obtained.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-09
A Town Under W ater.

St. Louis, Mo-, January S.-A special
from Richland, Mo-. says the entire town
Of Linn Greek. in South West Missouri,
Is under water, the Usage river going
eighteen inches above high water mark.
The water is five feet deep in the court
house and the ferry boat from the river,
which is a mile from the city, is making
regular trips through the main streets,
carrying mer chandise. houeebold goods,
ETC., from the inundated buildings. 1t
Is feared the loss to property throughout
that section will be enormous.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-09
Aldrich for the Treasury.

New York, January. s.-A Washington
special says: 1t is stated that Senator
AIdrieh Of Rhode Island is now Major
McKinley's choice for secretary OF the
treasury. 1t is said by MIR. Aldr1ch,s :
friends that the same reason which
caused Senator Allison to decline the
same place will operate with Senator Al
urich and cause him to prefer his seat in
the Senate. Senator Aldrich will not
talk On the subject.
...sA Washington special to another paper
ss.gs that Senator Aldrich Of Rhode
Island was offered the secretaryship OF
the treasury few days ago. he de-
clined it because be prefers to remain in
the Senate. Mr.. Aldrich is authority fol
this.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-09
A Schooner Mis- sing.

Boston, January s.-5chooner Anna
B. Lawson left here early In Ootouer Iof
Jacksonville, Fla, and was last reported
sailing from Hyannis g few GAYS lhler. l.a
II is feared she met with ntably alnss11' san
with all ON hoard. The SCHOONER Was
owned by Thomas Winsmore Of Pnlladei- /
phia commanded by Capt. Dole ana IS
supposed 10 have carried crew Oh SIX
men.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-09
Sailor Killed by Cruelty.

South Amption, January Sine hrss
Geo. T. Hay, Mobile, August "a, for
Rio Janeiro. had been brought here
from Rio Janeiro charged with having
caused the death of seaman named,
Brostrom. through ill-treatment, duri ng
the voyage of the ship from Mobile to
Brazil. Fifteen of the crew OF the snip
were Brought here with the mates. They
are charged with completely In the kill
ing of Brotsrum.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-09
Health the Only Reason.

Boston, January S.-The Washington
correspondent Of the Advertiser tele-
graphs as follows:
"Governor Dingley will not be score
tary of the treasury. He told me so him
self today, (Thursday), which is the first
authoritiye denial that has been made.
His health is the only cause. His refu-
sal therefore opens up the whole question
of who the New England member of the
cabinet will be-"
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-09
pitch er Rusie Begins a Suit.

Trenton, N. j., January s:-Amos m S
Nav York Amusement Co. composed o f
the officers and manager Of the New
York baseba club. lie alleges that the
company Is illegally restraining him
from earning his living at ball playin x,
he wants an injunction restraining the
New York club from a continuance OF
it's claims for his services.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-09
Local Weather Report.

Portland, Jan. THE local weather
bureau office records as to the weather
are the following:
sa. Barometer. 3d. 4SS; therenom-
eter, II. dew point, s; humidity, 80;
wind, N; velocity. 13; weather, partly
an. m.-Barometer, 30. 800. thermom-
eter. 18; dew point, 10: humidity, 20;
wind. n: velocity. 8; weather. clear.
Mean daily thermometer, II; maxi
mum Thermometer. %: minimum ther-
mometer, IL; maximum velocity Of wind,
Is; total precipitation, %.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-09

Washington, Jaunary s.-The follow
ing pension changes for Maine were is
sued today:
ADDITIONAL.
james M. Bacon, Milltown.
INCREASE.
Howard T. Walker, Minot; James A.
Farrar Oldtown; Moses hartman, South
Portland; Thomas Kenney, Frankfort;
Daniel Dunn, Saco; Solomon Gordon,
Augusta; Stephen A. Young. Lincoln
Vile; Daniel B. Small, Carmel.
REISSUE.
Alden B. Washburn, North Waterford !;
John S. Littlefield Bryant's Pond.
ORIGINAL, WIDOWS. ETC.
4 Otis +. Watson, tfather,) Harrington; ;
Mary A. Shaw, Lisbon.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-09

1858, member of the constitutional con-
vention in 1870 of the State Senate ID
1872, Speaker of the State House OF Re-
Uresentatives in 1874; and judge OF the
supreme court of the state from lof4 10
1890. He was first elected to the Fl1ty-
second Congress, and has been reelected
to the Fifty-f1fth. He is an easy ana
convincing speaker.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-09
Anti Butler Forces Bolt.

Raleigh, N. c., January S.-The Popu-
list cauous met tonight in the Senate
Chan. ber. The members of the state con-
tral committee were the only outsiders
admitted. At TO- 80 the doors were sud-
denly thrown open and there was rush
of Populists through the rotunha from
the room. McCasky the leader of the
anti Butler faction headed this rush and
In few minutes began to address the
boilers who were said to number twenty.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-09
Alleged Burglars Discharged.

Saco, January Sired Paul OF hlttery
and Walter Cushing OF Saco, noth OF
whom have been at the county jail await
inc the action of the grand jury on
chars es of breaking and enterlng' were
released, today, no indictments having
been found against them.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-09
PENNSYLVANIA RAIL ROAD COMPANY
PERSONALLY CONDUCTED TOURS.
MATCHLEsS IN EVERY FEATURE.
OAhrFoRNIA-

ESS In
CALsIFoRN Ia.
Three tours to CALIFORNIA and the Pa
CIFIC COAST will leave Boston January lina a: do,
February 23 and March 26, 1897, rive weeks
in California on the first tour aha i4ht tiI week. s
on the second. Passengers on ui,S ith thro ,Tue a
may return on regular trains WiIhIn nine
months. Stops will be made at New Orleans
for Mardi- Gras festivities on the second Tour.
Rates. S315, 1855 and 1920. respectively.
FLORIDA
Jacksonville tours, allowing two weeks IN
Florida. will leave Boston January %, Febru-
ary ami ~ and March 8. 1897 Rate, cover
ing expenses en- route in both directions,
$500 from Boston.
" SHLN &ToN-
Seven-day tour will leave Boston December , be
days. and May IL, 1897. Rate, including all
EXPENSES en- route. with board at WaShington's
best hotels. 1928 from Boston.
OLD POINT COMFORT, RICHMOND
and WASHINGTON tsix days., from New
York December 2e, January %, February, 20.
March IS, April Is. Rate. covering all ex-
penses, 1856. ..
Tourist Agent, 205s Washington St. Boston.
dec3 W&S tt
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-09
Heavy Gale at N antucket.

Nantucket, Mass, Januarys.-A heavy
northeastsr prevails here tonight, the
wind blowing thirty to forty miles per
hour. At sunset n large two masted
schooner was sighted dragging in q
dangerous position near the shore off
Caskata. The govern ment telephone line
is down and no particulars can be learned
tonight
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-09
Barnes Held To Grand Jury.

Concord, Mass, January s.-l.orsnzo
w, Barnes. of Maynard. was afre'gned
in the district court toaay' change,. Win
necen,her II. After hearing she evidence
Judge Keys held Barn es for the grand
jury.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-09

Speaker Reed and Congressman Hou-
telle are the representatives from Maine
on the Inauguration committee. Ihey
were appointed by Chairman Babcock OF
the Repu blioan Congressional Commit
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-09
Gerald syndicate Buys Another Railroad.

Portsmouth, N. H., January o.-Ibe
franchise of the Portsmouth electric rail.
way has been sold TO 1, G. Libby or
Waterville and A. +. Gerald of fairfield,
two well known railroad men VINO re-
Gently ACQUIRED the charter of the Kittery
and York Beach road.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-09
fHE WEATHER.

Washington, Jan. s.
Forecast for Satur-
day for New England
FAIR, warmer, north
easterly winds.
Boston, Jan. s.
Local forecast fol
Saturday: f a i r
warmer in the after.
in on, northeast
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-09
Presidential Electors Meet Today.

Augusta, January s.-The Presidential
electors will meet in the Senate chamber
Saturday and organize. Hon. S. D. Chao-
bourne will be secretary and Dr. j. +.
Hill of Augusta will probably be chosen
MESSENGER to Washington.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-09

winds; fair and warmer Sunday, Wlnos
becoming southwest.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-09

judge Powers, of Vermont, who Is
managing the funding bill ON the floor
of the House, has been in public life in
Vermont many years. HIS was born in
that State in 1885, and gfaonated IRON
the University q yermont in 1856. He
was q member Of the state legislature In
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-09

The Pacific Railroad funding bill,
which was taken up Thursday. under a
speoial order providing for vote upon it
on Monday, is very important meas
ure. The question at issue wassex-
plained at leugth in the PRESS about
three weeks ago. 70 enable members
70 follow the debate intelligently large
man has been hung in the area in front
Of thv clerks desk, showing the main and
branch lines of the great SYST m between
| Omaha and the Pacific.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-03-29

on it and the process is repeated till
the underlying rock is reached with
out undermining or endangering
neighboring property. Into this IRON
walled hole the cement is poured and
pressed down. The columns raised
on this foundation will be from twelve
to fifteen feet in diameter Similar
columns support all the great iron
and steel bridges recently built, and
their adoption incurs no new element
of uncertainty or risk. The founda-
ton thus constructed is estimated to
cost 100000.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-03-29

We observe already a disposition
amo ng the free trade papers to en-
courage anticipations of delay in tar
if legislation. They are calculating
how many weeks it will take the
Ho use of Representative to send the
ia riff bill to the Senate, and are ex-
ulting over the possibility that that
b ody may introduce multitude of
amendments, and may open up the
foodg of talk. The first of July
will find it under discussion.
Tt may seem pertinent to inquire to
w hat purpose these champions of
discarded and discredited theory are
thus diverting themselves. Why are
they so Jealous to have the progress
of tariff legislation delayed? Nothing
can be palmer than that the Ameri-
can people at the November election
necessity of more revenue and the
wisdom Of raising more revenue by a
new tariff SO drawn as to furnish suf
fcient protection to American indus
tries and labor, were matters which
were at the front in the Republican
campaign. They found expression
in the platform, in the utterances of
the candidates and tn roughout the
campaign discussion. The new Con-
gress and the new Administration
come into power with a mandate to
execute the will of the people in this
particular.
The sooner the new law is on the
statute books, the sooner will stop
the monthly deficits, and the Gov
nment is given a revenue adequate to
it's needs, the better for the country
and the better for business. Those
newspapers which gloat over the
possibility that there may be delay
in accomplishing these results are
making discredible and unpatriotic
display of narrow partisanship.- Jour
nal.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-03-29
General News Items.

The Northeastern bank of Sunder-
land, Eng, was robbed recently of
S27, 200 cash and in bank of England
notes. No clue to the robbers has yet
been obtained.
A charge of heresy will be brought
against Ian MacLaren at the English
Presbyterian Synod, to be held in
London in April. The charge is bas-
ed on one of his recent books.
The long overdue ship T. F. Cakes,
which left Hong Kong July 4, 259
DAYS ago, with a cargo for New York
and which had been given up as lost
was towed into portby the British
tank steamer Kasbeck, Capt Muier.
From Henry county, Alabama,
around Abbeyville, come stories of
wrecks and deaths. A family of five
are reported killed near Genoa. A
second disaster, that of floods, is now
upon the country, rivers and. creeks
swelling with the rainfall. News
comes of the drowning of family of
eight on the Alabama side of river in
Henry country. So
A cyclone struck Georgia recently.
The high school buildings was blown
to pieces and from the wreck nearly
100 dead, dying and injured people
have already been taken out. Eight
pupils were instantly killed. At
least 10 others will die, according to
reports of the corps of emergency
physicians now caring for the injured.
Profs Walker and Covington are bad
ly injured. Not a person in the
building escaped injury.
Last Tuesday morning the Farmers
and Merchants bank, one of the old
est and thought to be the strongest
financial institution in north Texas,
with paid up capital of 5000, 900 and
a surplus of $780, 900, made an assign
ment to Judge d. III. Scott. This ac
ton was precipitated by the failure
of the cotton firm of Martin, Wise &
Fitzhugh the same day. It being
known that the firm owed the bank
money, depositors became alarmed
and run resulted.
Captain Jones, the British minister
to Peru openly sighted the Peruvian
Foreign Minister, Senior E. de la Riva
Aguiro, in the presence of the entire
diplomatic corps, alta reception given
last week at Lima by the Italian min
lister. The affront has greatly, embit
Tered the existing dispute between
them, which arose over the question
of the release of English sailors who
were held three months without trial,
while certain American sailors arrest
ed the same time, charged with the
same offence were set free.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-03-29
"VERMONT NOT HTT.n

The Boston Journal came out last
week with an article in large head
lines 'sVermont Hit,o and saying that
by decision of the Supreme Court of
Nebraska, that $500, 900, of Gold Re-
funding Bonds of Lincoln, Neb., had
been declared illegal, and one would
infer from the article that these bonds
were largely held by Vermont banks,
as they enumerated the different
banks, and the amount held by each,
and naming the Citizens Savings
Bank & Trust Co. of st. Johnsbury as
the owner of $32, $50.
The facts are that Vermont was not
hit, as none of the Lincoln bonds re-
ferred to in the decision were ever is
sued, consequently no one could be
the loser. The Boston Journal, find
ing they were in error apologized to
the Citizens Savings Bank & Trust
Co. of st. Johnsbury and published a
statement of the facts, as given to
them by E. Ell. Rollins & Sons of Bos-
ton, one of the largest bond houses in
New England, and as many of the
readers of the Journal would not see
the second article, as it did not ap-
pear in the great heading used when
the first article was published, the
following is copy of E. III. Rollins &
Sons letter, as printed in the Boston
Journal:
1--WE notice recent news dispatch
stating that the city of Lincoln had
issued half million bonds which had
been declared illegal, and that these
bonds were largely held in the State
of Vermont and that the Vermont
banks would be large sufferers there
by.
This is erroneous as to the facts,
and we write you this letter that you
M ay correct wrong impression. The
history of the matter is as follows:
ID Some time last year the city of Lin
coin voted an issue of $3.50, 900 refund
ing bonds, to refund all its outstand-
ing Indebtedness. These bonds were,
we believe sold to an English firm.
Before the bonds were delivered, Mr..
Bryan, the Democratic candidate for
President, brought an action to re-
strain the delivery Of the bonds,
claiming that they could not be issu-
ed as gold bonds; in other words, that
a gold bond would be illegal. The
matter was taken into the courts, and
the court decided that, ignoring the
gold clause, the proceedings under
which they proposed to issue them
had been faulty, in view of the fact
that two thirds of the legal voters of
the city had not voted upon the pro-
position, and the city was restrained
from issuing the bonds. You will,
therefore see that as matter of fact
the bonds were never. issued, and
never delivered, and there are no IL
legal bonds of the city of Lincoln out
standing, the old issues which this
new one proposed to fund still being
outstanding, and perfectly legal as
far as we know.
E. III. ROLLINS & Sons.
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~ Z 2DlHEsSsIG!N!EeHfs1so q GsT,S

Those 29c Spring Novelties are
worth looking at. Mems Rubber
Boots are attracting good deal of
attention at present. 1926 and
$3.50 are the prices. Remember
that we have Sugar Tubs and Pals.
Shall not always give away a jug
with a gallon of moIasses, although
we have a goodly number at pres
ent Have you noticed the quality
of the molasses !? That's the point.
You will want more sometime.
Just remember where you got it.
Fl flIlQ has advanced in price, but we have
LUUtl hot changed ours yet.
For one that Is good for all round
work try the "White Lilly" It's
all right or no sale.
We also have a cheaper one, or
straight Bread Flour if you want,
all at the new prices.
Standard Water White Kerosene
Oil, 10 cents; Pratt's Astral Oil,
13 cents.
10 lbs. Rolled Oats, 25 cents.
2 cans Peaches, Is cents.
2 cans Salmon, 25 cents.
A nice pink Salmon, 10 cents.
3 cans Tomatoes, 25 cents.
Gold Dust, 19 cents.
8 cakes Lenox, World, Rabbit or
Oak Leaf Soap, rs cents, or
for 10 cents.
More of those Valencia Oranges
at 10 cents per dozen, or 3
dozen for % cents.
Good cooking Figs, 10 cents per
pound.
Is cents buys a good Broom.
Nutmegs, SC per ounce.
Mar. 20, 1897.
O. w. LOCKE,
Barton Landing, - VT.