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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-11
MRS. M'KINLEY's CONDITION.

Canton, Ohio, December 10.-This is
the ninth day of the sickness of Mrs.
Nancy Allison Mckinley. During the
nine Gays she has taken but little nourish-
ment and has been conscious only few
times. Several visits were made by DIR.
Phllllps and at each one it was reported
that there were clear indications that
The patient had become decidedly weaker.
After the examination at the noon hour
Dr. Phillips stated that he could see that
MRS. Mckinley had sunk very much
since the call at 9 o'clock. 1t was his
opinion that she would not last through
another night. The doctor called at the
mouse about O'Clock this afternoon
Wnen he found the patient SO weak that
eYlaenoes of life were barely discernible.
"a ne said he did not regard il as possible
mat she could live "a hours longer. Presi-
aent Mckinley has been almost constant
IN his vigil today. 1t was with the
greatest difficulty that he was prevailed
upon TO take even brief intervals OF rest.
Al no time would he venture beyond call
OF the sick room.
II P. m.-The night so far at the Nc
A1hley residence has been one of anxious
Walchlng. The family have no hopes
mat that the aged invalid will last through
Une night: The President continues his
V1gli E,i by the side of the mother. DR..
i1 iLnilIlps, the attending physician, has not
peeh 10 the house since early morning.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-11
A CHASTITY FIND.

Providence, R. T., December 1O.-This
morning the dismem bered parts of a
child's body were found in field near
Lymansyille, by child at plays The
police were notified and Town Sergeant
Kinnecum took charge of several scat
tered pieces. The parts were apparently
parts of the body of a child few days
old. The pieces found Comprised the head,
with a ragged portion of the neck at
tached, both feet and enc arm, which
seemed to have a smooth cut, as If it had
been severed with sharp instrument.
Medical Examiner Barnard said. thai the
ragged portion around the neck Eadicated
that the body had been gnswea by dogs.
The police are working on the case, but
no clues have been obtained.yet.
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was in pitiful state, when my hus-
band, who had been benefited by the use
of Paine's celery compound, urged me to
try it, In a remarkably short time after
began taking the remedy began to
notice a change for the better. Before /
had taken three bottles was well. l
consider my cure miracle, for I had
tried q great many doctors and different
drugs and spent hundreds of dollars in
vain.
RESPECTFULLY yours,
MRS. KATE EENNESSEN.
Close, caFeful observation of great num-
bers of cases like the above led Professor
Edward E. Phelps, ID. D., LII. D., Of the
Dartmouth Medical School to the form
nlatlon Of Paine's celery compound.
The success of this universally we'll
known remedy in quickly driving out
disease from the blood and system need
not be retoid to newspaper readers.
Paine's celery compound restores to
healthy state a weakened and diseased
nervous system. One of the first evil
dences of its buildiRg-up virtue is the
gain in flesh noticeable about the face
Night sweats and nervous twitchings are
things of the past, there is great i'm
provement in looks, q better appetite,
sounder sleep, clearer skin and more
regular functions. These are few of the
outward improvements. More important
is the thorough and radical purifying of
the blood and the regulating and building
up of the deep-lying nerves all over the
body. There is nothing half way or par
tial in the effect of Painc's celery COM
pound. 1t cures permanently.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-11
SPECULATIVE MARKETS STRONGER.
Opening of Congress Helped Business
Rather Than Otherwise.

New York, December 10.-R. G. Dun
and Company, in their weekly review of
trade will say:
The opening of Congress, with the an
nuaI message and reports has not dis
couraged business as some predicted, but
all speculative markets are stronger than
a week ago. The productive industries
even in the season usually about the
dullest of the year as to new orders meet
definite Improvement in demand for
important products, presumably the fruit
of prevailing conviction that new bust
ness will begin to crowd the works after
the new year starts.
The sudden rise in December wheat at
Chicago to $1.09 would do harm were it
not based on avowed contracts to ship
some millions Of bushels TO Europe. A
strike in the English cotton mills is no
longer threatened, and the possibility of
one at Fall River has little weight
The mills of that city announce a re-
duction of II per cent in wages, and the
strike threatened by the workers may re-
lieve the market from over production.
But the difficulty is a temporary one
1t results from an increase of machiery
AOfbA s<Hu sOUbH oACe6ulDR G0e Q6maDu
for goods. The demand has been more
restricted by the idea that the fall OF over
two cents in cotton must bring a CORE
spending decline in goods of which
quotations are but 2 per cent lower than
in July, when cotton was selling at eight
cents. The demand for wooden goods has
clearly improved, and more wool has lust
been purchased abroad and is being I'M
ported
There is more demand for iron and
steel products in preparation for railway
work. bridges and buildings next year
and on contracts for export. including
one for government bridge in Holland
and others for bridges in Japan.
The Eshoe manufacturer surpass all
records in shipments, which have been in
five weeks 25 per cent more than last
year. And yet many of the shops have
orders for some time ahead.
Failures in the first week of Decem Der
were but $2 SIT, 240, manufacturing $79
420 and trading $1,79l, $40. Failures for
the week have been 312 in tho United
States against $50 last year and 30 in
Canada against 43 last year.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-11
GROVER in WASHINGTON.

Washington, December 10.-Eormer
President Grover Cleveland arrived here
this afternoon from Princeton, N. j.,
en- route to South Carolina ON hunting 2
trip.
Although this was the first time Mr..
Cleveland had been in Washington since
he left the executive mansion last March
he did not leave his car during the Two
hours he was in the city.
Mr., Cleveland declined to discuss
politics or public affairs He is on his
way to 4South Island, about thirty miles
from Charleston, where he will be the
guest of Gen. E. P. Alexander, the chief
of the Confederate artillery forces at the
battle Of Gettysburg and pow president
of the Georgia Central raifroad.s
Mr.. Cleveland left Washington at 3. 40,
accompanied by Captain Evans, General
MeCook and Captain Lumberton. Mr..
Cleveland and General AsoCaok will re-
main in camp for ten days or two weeks.
Captain Evans will remain with them
for week.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-11
BIG POST OFFICE ROBBERY.
Registered Letters to VaIue of 61Oo ,OeO
Said To Have Bsen Stolen.

New York, December 10.-It was
learned today that one of the biggest rob-
berries in the history of the New York
post office, occurred on November 9.
The amount involved Is stated to be in
the neighborhood of sl0o, 600, and was
taken FROM registered letters in the
railway mail service on that section of
the Central railroad of New Jersey
known as the New York, Somerville and
Easton branch.
On November 9, 1t is stated that the
two bags containing $50. GOO were taken.
How long tho defalcation had gene on
before that date has not yet been ascer-
tanned.
The postal officials here tonight ad-
lnitted that there had been number of
losses OF registered mail matter repor ted
the railroad referred to, but said that
up to date no definite advices had been
received as to the amount It would
probably, however, not reach 100000.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-11
nOD'S SWIFT JUSTICE.
Negro Murderer Of Woman and Five
Children Lyached.
PARTICULARS OF A CRIME UN-
SPEAKABLY HIDEOUS.

Charles Lewis Assaults Mrs. Brown
snith-Brsins Eer With a Club and
Then Began on Six Children, Killing
All But One.
Wesson. Miss, December 10.-Particu-
lars OF fendish crime have just come to
hand. Almost the entire family Of
Brown Smith, white farmer, about S5
years Of age, were killed with club in
the hands OF Charles Lewis, colored.
Smith was working at a cotton gin a
few miles from his home. about two and
one-half miles from Pearl river, on the
east bank, In Lawrence county.
The house is off the main road and no
white family lives within two miles of
it, but several negro families live near.
Wednesday afternoon Lewis went to
Smiths house, assaulted Mrs. Smith,
Drained her with club, and then to
complete his crime, he began on the six
children, only sparing babe, which he
left untouched
The fend's work was not done as well
as he thought, for one of thu children,
little girl of five years of age, reg ined
consciousness, and when her father en-
tered after his day. work, she told him
the nane of the negro. The murdered
mother and four children were found dy-
ing in the yard, showing how they had
struggled to escape. Mr.. Smith imme-
diately sounded the alarm and a posse
was organized and late yesterday after
noon the negro was captured carried to
Monticello, the county seat. and at z
O'Clock was takenstack to thu scene of his
crime, where he was fully identified by
the little girl. 1t is said he was prompt
ly lynched after the Identification BY a
large numbe of infuriated citizens who
had Joined in the search It is feared that
a wholesale lynching may take place in
the neighborhood. as the country is excit-
ed to the highest pitch.
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FLED ON HIS WEDDING DAY.

Focroft, December 10. - Landlord
Pendleton of the Exchange is searching
for man by the name of George P
Clark, who is supposed to come from
Brownville.
Last Friday Clark, in company with
a Mrs. Chase from the same town, regis
tered at the Exchange and represented
that they were to be married on Wednes.
day.
Fhe man ordered his wedding suit and
everything appeared right until the hour
for the wedding arrived, when no Clark
could be found.
1t is thought that Clark went to Green
vile last evening and from there took the
G. P. r.
Mrs. Chase is a widow of fifty years
who is very much broken up over the
affair.
Clark had Mrs. Chase's purse in his
keeping when he left town.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-11
KENNEBEC INDICTMENTS.

Augusta, December 1o.-The grand jury
arose Friday reporting thirty-two indict-
lnents, ten of which are for violation of
the liquor law.
An Indictment was found against L. A.
futile, the Windsor Metho dist Minister,
who got girl from the In dustrlal school
and attempted to assault her at his home.
Other indictments found were William
Trask, Monmouth, larceny, two indict-
ments; William Mitchell and Addie Girt,
Waterville, adultery; William Mcintyre,
Vassalboro, burglar; Silyen Pouiriez,
Waterville, assault upon Adelaide Landry,
female fourteen years old; Henry Kuox,
Oakland, malicious mischief; Wn,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-11
sHAWAIIANs CALL ON SHERMAN.

Washington, December 10.--The delega-
t1on Of native Hawaiians who have been
in Washington for the past few days
called at the state department. today and
We're admitted to an interview with
Secretary Sherman. The interview last
ed only few minutes. The delegation
presented the Secretary a memorial, re-
presented to be in behalf of &c, 900 native
Hawaiians, protesting against annexa-
tion or at least soliciting secret plebis-
cite of the Hawaiian population If such
q course was determined upon by the
government Of the United States. Secre-
promises. said he would lay the petition
before the Senate, which body now had
the annexation treaty before 1t. Accord
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-11
BIOLOGY SCHOOL ON CAsCo BAY

West hfedford, December I0.-Dr. J.
Stirling Kingsley of the biological depart.
er consideration the establishments of e
summer school of biology in some suitable
place on Casco bay during the vacation
season of 1898. A large number Of the
regular students of the biological depart
nent of the college have already signifled
their intention of joining the party.
on there is strong possibility that Harp
swell Center, West Harpswell, Falmouth
Foreside or Cumberland Foreside may
be chosen. Several young lady students
will also undoubtedly attend if proper pr
rangeIsents can be made. DR.. and Mrs.
will have charge of the party of
students
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-11
NEEDS OF FISHERMEN.

Washington, December 10.-Gen. W. j.
Foster, in charge of the Bering sea nego-
tiations, has taken up the general sub
iect of wider treaty relations with Canada
and today he was in close consideration
with a delegation of prominent fish mer-
chants from Gloucester. Mass. They were
Messrs Cunningham, Smith and Pugh,
all interested in the fisheries off the coast
of New Foundland and neighboring wat
ers. They gave Mr.. Foster good deal o1
information as to what the Gloucester
fishermen needed in the way of enlarged
facilities should new treaty be negoti-
afsd.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-11
MANAGER FOR NEW BEDFORD.

New Bedford, Decemer Johannes E.
Canavan has been engaged by the New
Bedford baseball club to be manager of
the local club next season. Canavan, who
is claimed by Syracuse on an agreement
with Brooklyn refuses to play in Syra-
cuse and prefers to manage the local club
rather than play balLwith the Syracuse
team
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-11

Williams, New Sharon, giving worthless
check for $50 in payment for a horse;
William Cripps, Gardiner, breaking and
entering; Clara Phillips, WaterEtlle, the
woman arrested in Lynn for sh0pAfting,
Indictment for stealing goods from Red.
ington's store, Waterville. to the amount
of S12; Charles M. Herrick; Sidney, as
sault and battery; WiIfred jacques, Au-
gusta, assault upon Virginia T. Romeo;
frank Gerhart, Gardiner, larceny; Thos.
BLAIR, Farmingdale, larceny; Anna L.
Hun. Oakland, leasing building in which
liquor selling Wns carried on.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-11
STATE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.

hH!loweL, December 1O.-At the an
nuai meeting of the board of managers
OF the Maine Industrial School for Girls,
the resignation of Charles E. Nash as
secretary of the institution was received
6H9 ai'5 Iaccepted: The resignation OF Moses
received and accented
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-11
I'M WHITE HORSE RAPIDS.

Victoria, B. c., December l0.-Five or
six and perhaps seven lives have been lost
in the White Horse Rapids, Lewis ri yer,
during the last two months, according to
John Hepburn, who has arrived in boat
built for four or six men, which was
found below the rapids one morning, but
there was no trace of the occupants.
They must all have been drowned There
is now very little open water between the
rapids and lakes, most of it being frozen
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-11
THE LYNN sBOPLIFTERS.

Mrs. Clara A. Phillins Miss Florence
Hanson and MIS-. Ida M. Houston, the
quartetfe OF Lynn shoplifters, were ar
TT2&slSned "a this morning before Judge John
W. 2eTry, In the police court and waived
examination. They were held il $3.50 each
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-11
THE WEATHER..

Washington, December 10.-Forecast
for Saturday for New England: General
ly cloudy weather; probably local showers
in northern and central portions in the
afternoon Or night; southerly winds.
Boston, December 10.-Looal forecast
for Boston and vicinity for Saturday
Threatening, probably with showers;
southwest to west winds
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-11
ITALIAN CABINET COMPLETE.

Rome, December 10.-The Marquis Di
Rutiini has completed the task of recon-
structing the cabinet. Marquis Visconti
Venosta has accepted the foreign office
portfolio. The list Of members of the new
ministry will be officially issued tomor-
row.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-11
GEN. RIVERA RELEASED.
Eight Hundred Disabled Spanish Soldiers
Sail for spain.

Havana, December 10.-Gen. Rius
captured in March last in the province of
Pinar del Rio, and who was recently
Epardoned by a royal decree, mas been re-
leased from the Cabanas fortress where
he has been imprisoned for ceyeral months
and sailed today by the steamer Colon,
for Cadiz his home. The Colon also
carries back to Spain eight hundred sick,
wounded or otherwise incapacitated
soldiers.
During the skirnishing of the last ten
days the insurgents have lost 113 killed
and SO taken prisoners. Eight chiefs and
officers and So armed privates have sur
rendered to the Spanish.
| The Spanish columns during the same
period have lost five officers and thirty
| two soldiers killed with eleven officers
and ITO soldiers wounded.
| Juan Cosio, cousin of Senorita Eyange-
| line Cosio, who was in charge of the in
| Surgent dynamite corps in the province of
| Puerto Principe has died at the insurgent
camp.
BLANCO HOLDS RECEPTION.
| Havana, December 30.-Marshai Blanco
held y reception at the palace last night
| There was a large attendance of poll
ticians. bankers and others. General Fitz
Hugh Lee was there and was introduced
TO the Captain General, Passed Assistant
Surgeon Wasdn and Passed Assistant
Surgeon Geddings OF the u. S. Marine
hospital service, who have been special
ly detailed by President Mckinley to
establish a laboratory here for the purpose
of Investigating the cause and nature OF
/ yellow fever, in which work they had
previously been engaged at New Orleans.
| General Blanco was most courte ous in
entertaining his guests. TIE conversation
was carried on largely in French.
| The insurgents have burned the cane
fields of the plantation OF San Jose, this
province, belonging to Miss Lacoste.
| General Pando has ordered the CON
struction of forts at the fords in the river
Cauto, north of Manzanllo in the
province Of Santiago de Cuba, in order to
prevent the passage of the insurgents
forces from the Bayamo and Manzanillo
districts into the Holquin or Tunas dis
tricts or vice versa.
| SPRINGER CONFERS.
Washington, December l0.-United
States vice-Consul General Springer of
Havana, is in Washington. and has had
conference with Secretary Sherman as
to the conditions Of the island of Cuba
| ,bat, ha lnft
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-11
MIR. JOHNSON RESIGNS,

Washington. December .-Representa-
tive johnson of Indiana. today rendered
his resignation as chairman of election
committee No.2 of the House. Mr. john
sons health was impaired some time
since, and although he is again vigorous
by the arduous work of the election
hearings. Mr.. Royse of Indiana, will
probably succeed him on the elections
committee.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-11
TO EXTEND FREE DELIVERY.

Washington, December 10.-Representa-
tive Sperry of Connecticut, reintroduced
today his bill giving free postal delivery
wherever 90 or moro postotfice patrons
paid by such citizens at not exceeding
one cent for each letter or package.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-11

lngly he submitted the document to |
senator Hoaf, q member of the Senate
COMMITTEES on foreign relations.
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SPRINGER CONFERS.

Washington, December l0.-United
States vice. Consul General Springer of
Havana, is in Washington, and has had
a conference with Secretary Sherman as
to the conditions Of the island of Cuba
when he left
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-10-06
GEORGES ACCEPTANCE
Of Nominations For Mayor Of
Greater New York.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC GATHERING.

In Accepting the Various Nomina-
tions rendered Him Mr.. George De-
ciared Himself the Only Candidate
of True Jefrersonian Democracy.
New York. oct. 6.-Henry George ac-
cepted the nomination for mayor Of
greater New York at Cooper Union
last night. 1t was in the same hall
and before many of the same people
that he accepted the nomination II
years ago. In 1886 he received 6S 900
votes. lt was the greatest outpouring
Of the people seen in this city during
the present campaign The doors were
opened at 7:15, and in less than two
minutes every seat in the big hall was
occupied and the aisles, as far as the
police permitted, We're crowded. Hun
dreds were turned away during the
next Is minutes and by o'clock sew
eral thousand, unable to gain admis-
sion assembled outside and held open
air meetings in the plaza which were
addressed by several local speakers.
Henry Georges appearance before the
meeting was the signal for an outburst
of cheering that lasted three minutes
Jerome O'Neill of the Central Labor
Union, presided. In his opening speech
he mentioned the Chicago platform,
whereupon the entire audience rose to
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-10-06

The Principal Aim Of the New
Greek Cabinet.
UNITED gUPPORT FOR N. zAIMIg.

The various Parties WIN Aid the New
Prcmier in Ills Efforts to settle the
Claims of Turkey ana Secure the
Withdrawal of Turkish Troops.
Athens. oct 5-The boule met yes
terday, but its proceedings attracted
little interest M Zaimis, the new pre-
mier. declared that The objects of his
government would be to secure the
evacuation of Thessaly ana to fully
and radically reorganize the country i'm
order to insure evacuation. 10 carry
out this time was necessary, ne said
and he asked the chamber to postpone
futher business for the present M.
Delyaunis, M. Karapanos and Nj. DELE
georgis announced that their respective
parties would support the government
The chamber then adjourned amid
cheering for General Smolensh min
lister of war.
The cabinet regards the vote of con-
hdence accorded to NJ. Zaimis as equiv
alent to an acceptance of the treaty
by the chamber and has. therefore,
notified the doyen Of the diplomatic
corps that the government is prepared
to negotiate for the execution of arti-
Gle 2 Of the treaty and to regard the
acceptance of the treaty as an ac-
complished fact.
Article 2 and article 6 Of the peace
convention constituted the real battle
ground of the rival ENJOYS during the
long negotiations which eliminated at
Constanunople with the initiating Of
those articles on Sept. 16
Article 2 provides that an interna-
tional commission of the mediaung
powers composed of six members, shall
be empowered to make the necessary
arrangements to secure the rapid pay
ment of the indemnity and to prevent
any injury from being done to the
rights of former creditors. Under it's
terms the Greek government viii sub
init to the boWe a law, to be previously
approved by The powers, defining The
duties of the commission. According
to this law the collection and employ
ment of revenues sufficient for the spr-
vice of the new and old loans win be
subjected TO the absolute control of the
commission.
Article s, after providing that the
state of war shall cease as soon as the
preliminary treaty of peace is signed
Ga condition fulfilled on Sept 1S), fur
ther provides that the evacuation OF
Thessaly shall take place within a
month beginning from the date when
the powers shall have recognized the
provisions of article as fulfilled. The
mode Of the evacuation of Thessaly and
the restoration of the Greek authorities
win be fixed, article provides, by the
delegates Of the great powers.
ii is provided i'm article o that i'm the
event of disagreement in the course of