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Mckinley Going Home TO Vote.

WASHINGTON. Oct. s.-Presideut and
Mrs Mckinley. accompanied by Secretary
Porter. left Washington for Ohio this az
ternoon.
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The Portland daily press., 1897-12-10
LGAVlTT's WAND ERINGS.
One of Competitor Prisoners Was Former
Bangor Man.

Boston, December 9.-The Globe this
afternoon says that William Leavitt, the
Competitor prisoner. of whom his broth.
ers and sisters sought information, has
been restored to his family after an abb
sence Of nearly 20 years, and after being
given up for dead by his people.
In his wanderings he has had many
strange experiences on land and sea,
farmer, sailor, bluejacket, miner. and
last of all as one of the little filibustering
schooner's crew whose sentence to death
SO severely strained the relations of this
country and Spain.
When the five Competitor prisoners
landed in New York from Cuba, Novem-
Der ~, there was reported to be among
them @ William Leavitt, who said that
his home was in Bangor.
Il statement in the papers 80 this effect
was seen by several persons who were
looking for William Leavitt, who left
the old farm where he was born, down
near Bangor, nearly 20 years ago.
Among these people was George A. Se-
wall of No 40 State street, this city, who
is a brother-in-law of Leavitt.
Mr.. Sewall tried to get track of the
man who landed in New York, but he did
ApU huOW JuSb uUW w &GI dp AO, So 14S
put small advertisement in aslast sun
days paper asking that the Competition
prisoner communicate with his friends
here.
Monday morning two sailors came to
Mr.. Sewall's office. They said they were
sure that they had sailed with William
Leavitt of Maine, a few years before, and
that he and the Competitor prisoner
were one and the same man.
They said that if he were still IN New
York he would be found around the ship
ping offices of South street or the sea
mems Union.
MIR. Sewalls previous doubts as to the
ideutitysof the man were settled and he
decided to go to New York without loss
of time.
Monday, accompanied by his wife, a
sister of the long missing Leayltt, Mr..
Sewall went to New York.
Tuesday morning the couple went to
the Seamens' Union on South street.
They were told that Leayitt, the Compe-
titor prisoner, had been there, looking
for a chance to ship on a vessel.
Towards noon, VIM. Leavitt, the man
who had spent Is months in Cuban
prison, appeared.
He was thin and pale, but Mrs. Sewall
recognized him at once as her brother.
There was a joyful greeting that at first
dszed the astonisl Leavitt and after d
short talk it was agreed that he should
accompany Mr.. and Mrs. ssSewan back to
Boston, where several other members Of
the family reside.
After reouFerating, Leavitt says he will
90 to his old home in Maine, to see his
mother who is still there.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-10
OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS.
House Committee Discusses Cuba. A1aaka
and Hawaii.

Washington, December 9.-The commit
tee on foreign relations of the Hause
held it's first meeting TODAY and on+Iired
itsl line of work on the several impor.
tant foreign questions now pending.
Chairman Hit announced the following
sub committee to deal with Cuhan
affairs: Adams of Pennsylvania. Heat.
wols of Minnesota and Berry of Ken
tucky. The subcommittee to oonaider
Hawaiian affairs: Hit of Illinois
Smith OF Michigan and Dinsmo1e of Ar.
kansas.
The committee determined to report at
once the bill prohibiting American citi-
zsns from conducting peiagic scaling in
Behring sea, and an understanding was
reached that the bill would be pushed
to final passage before the holidays. IT
was also determined that the mem bers
of the committees weuld call in q body
on the secretary of state tomorrow at II
o'clock.
Much interest was shown in the initial
meeting of the COMMITTEES as it was felt
that Ii might bring out an indication
of the general line of policy toward Cuba
and the other subjects beforelit. Except,
however, in the announcement OF the
Cuban and Hawaiian sub committees
no reference was made to either of these
supJSCtS, as dll Ol buo tiLio VI VIC Sohl-
mittee was given to the question OF seal
ing in Behring sea. On this question con-
siderable discussion occurred which
showed q general sentiment toward re-
strictiRg American sealers only in case
Great Britain adopted the same restric-
items.
Although the extermination of the seal
herd was not discussed at length, it was
referred to as one of the measures which
might have to be resorted to II general
agreement to stop pelagic sealing was
not reached.
The committee found plenty of matter
before 1t OH all the foreign questions.
These were in the form of bills and reso-
lutfons submitted during the extra ses-
sion. bat which could not be considered
at that time as the committee had not
been appointed.
dealt with in the measures presented The
most important of these was the Morgan
joint resolution which passed the Senate
at the extra session and was referred to
this committee. 1t recognizes state of
war as existing between Spain and the
Cuban insurgents and declares that the
United States will maintain strict neu-
trality between the two belligerents
The annexation of Hawaii is proposed
IN various measures before the commit
tee. Mr. Sulzer has bill making Hawaii
a territory, assuming the Hawaiian debt
up to four millions dollars, and provid-
ing five commissioners to recommend
plan of government foe the islands. Mr..
King of Utah has bila on the same line
Mr.. Spalding of Michigan proposes the
creation of Hawaii as state of the Union
with one representative in Congress for
the nregant
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-10
A ANEGRo's BLOODY DEED.
woman and Four Children Murdered In
Mississippi Town.

"esson, Miss, December 9--The wife
anu four children of Brown. Smith, q
PLANTER, living in Simpson county. 90
Hiiles from here, were murdered last
night, while fifth child was terribly in
Jured. Mr.. Smith, who is the son of OK.
representative Edward Smith. went to
nearby town yesterday afternoon, leav-
ing his family at home. This morning
When hes returned, he found his wife
ana i've Children weIteFipg in their
oiood and apparently ali dead. An alarm
was raised and the entire neighborhood
turned out to hunt for the perpetrators
OF the crime.
There being no teiegraphic conneo-
Ilohs details of the murGsr came In slow
y put 1T is reported this evening that one
oi Ghe little girls supposed this morning
70 nave been killed, has revived enough
10 20 Tell what she knew of the occurrence.
one said that she knew the man who
committed the deed that it was negro
on the track of the murderer and there
ls great probability that he will be ap-
prenended before morning. There can
De but little doubt that he will be
lynohed when caught
lt is learned that Mrs. Smith and her
four children are dead. Sheriffs Nc
Nair Of Lincoln and Thompson of Copiah
counties, have gene to the scene of the
murder, each with pack OF trained
blood hounds.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-10
CENTRAL EAMER1CAN MUDDLE

Washington, December 9.-The depart
ment of state is about to press to the end
the issue that has been raised between 1T
and the government of Nicaragua grow
ing out of the refusal of Nicaragua to re-
ceive United States minister in the per
son of Captain Merry of California
Captain Merry has just been ordered to
proceed to San Juan, Costa Rica, to take
up his mission there. He will sail on the
17th. Dr. Hunter of Kentucky who has
ben appointed minister Of Guatemala,
and Honduras will sail on the goth inst.
He goes to Guatemala City, the capital
of Guatemala, but as his case is in many
respects similar to that of Captain Merry,
it is probable that he will not be received
in Honduras to which country he is also
accredited. The trouble arises from the
fact that when the greater republic was
formed it was agreed among the partici-
pates that their foreign relations should
be conducted through q diet and they
insisted that ministrs from other coun
tries should be accredited to this diet.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-10
BOY SHOOTS A COMPANION
A Sad Tragedy in Aroostook County
Town.

Houlton, December "Wednesday, at
Monticello, Ray, the twelve years old son
of Winfield Howe, was instantly killed by
the accidental discharge of a gun in the
hands of young companion, Charles
Foster, aged fourteen.
Foster called on Howe yesterday after
noon, and the two were alone for two or
three hours at Howe's residence.
Some of the neighbors were startled by
hearing shot from the direction of the
Howe homestead. They went to investi-
gate and found Foster dead on the floor
and the furniture was sprinkled with
blood The lower part of the face had
been shot away and young Foster was
charged with killing his companion, but
he denied that he was responsible for his
death
Charles Foster was brought to Houlton
this morning and after some questioning
confessed that he shot Ray. Foster claims
that the shooting was purely accidental.
He stated that Howe had pointed tho
gun at him several times and had
snapped the lock and then he (Foster)
had taken the gun and aimed it at Howe
in play. The gun WAS then discharged
and Howe fell dead.
At the coroner's inquest today it was
found that Howe came to his death at the
hands of Charles Foster. Foster was ar
ranged before Trial Justice John r.
Weed and told his story. He pleaded not
guilty of an intent to murder and was
remanded to Jail to await hearing next
Tuesday.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-10
READY FOR INTERVIEW TIoN.

Madrid, December 9-The Imparcial
today says 1t takes for granted that the
government will make the necessary pre-
parations to "meet the Intervention
threatened by President Mckinley" add
ing: LII the newioan for the reerganiza-
tion of the navy is hoated ,Sit is sure to
succeed
In conclusion the Impartial remarks:
Ihe responsibility of the government
Ia enormous if it fails to profit by the op-
portunity offered to place the country in
position. toldefend it's interests.
The ministerial Globe confirms the re-
ports that the government is making
preparations to meet the threats of inter
vention.
WEYLER WILL MAKE STATEMENT.
Madrid, December 9.-Gen. Weyler is
quoted In dispatches from Barcelona as
saying that he considered President Mo-
Kinley's hostility to be the most glorious
compliments" which could be paid him,
coming from spain's most dangerous
enemy"
The general further remarked that he
would make q statement in the Cortes
in order to defend his policy
GUN BOATS FOR HAVANA.
Havana, December 9.-At the request
of Gen. Pando, the gunboats Diego, De-
pendiente and Valasquez, have been sent
to Cato harbor to assist the garrison.
SAGASTA CHEERFUL.
Madrid, December 9-At a cabinet
council today at which the Queen Regent
presided, Premier Sagasta outlined the
opinions of the European press regarding
President McKinley's kmessage, The ma
favorable to Spain. He further declared
that in the event of the United States
wishing to intervene in Cuba, it would
find the government prepared to defend
the rights and honor of Spain. The pre-
mier also said he did not attach impor-
tanoe to the attitude of certain senator's.
Referring to the military operations in
Cuba, the premier informed the cabinet
that the results obtained were satisfac-
tory
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-10
CoNFEssEs TO LYNCH1NG.

StLouis, December "a special to the
Post Despatch from Little Rock, Arkan-
aas, says: The report is received here
from Jenny Lind, Sebastian county, that
the miners at Bonanza have acknowledged
their participation in the lynching of
Constable Murray. 1t Is said they have
sent word TO Sebastian officers that if
they wanted to arrest any of their mum
ber to come down into the shafts of the
mine and get all they want. They are
well equipped with dynamite and it is
known that theirsss purpose is to blow up
the mine if en- effort is made tosappre-
bend them. The mine is surrounded by a
strong posse, the sheriff being in com
mand. He says he will force the miners
to capitulate even if he has to fire the
mine. There are about 300 miners be-
EeVed to have had hand in the lynch
ing. Bloodshed is expected to follow the
apprehension of the culprits.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-10
MRS. M'KTNLEY STILL ALIVE.

Canton, December 9.-Thu day has been
almost devoid of incident in the roeRa of
Mrs Mckinley, who still fingers at the
point of death Her rest during the day
seemed a trifie less peaceful than hereto
fore and at the time she experienced trou-
BILE in breathing, the trouble being accom-
panied by apparent distress in the throat,
the direct evidence of which was an
ominous rattle.
At neither of his calls today did the
attending physician note q distinct
change in the condition and each time
he expressed hopes of survival for some
hours to come. Just before dinner this
evening he Was there and thought there
were very good prospects of her living
through the night At thu time Presi-
dent Mckinley was not as hopeful as the
DOCTOR He thought his mother had failed
very rapidly during the day; that she
was SO weak that the end could not be
delayed. He has been at the bedside
nearly all day He took but few hours
rest this morning and with his brother
A bner, took a short walk during the day
The patient has taken no nourishmont
since morning and not even sip of wa
ter for many hours hoW she retains life
SO long without any noirishmenE is the
most surprising feature of the case.
At IL 80 tonight Mrs Mckinley is still
living but very weak. When the doctor
left her, probably for the last time. to-
night, he had some hope of her surviving
the night. but said the case had reached
that point where 1t WAS impossible to
make any prediction with the slightest
assurance Of certainty. The family is
very apprehesive of the night and enter
tain only slight hopes of the patients
surviving The patient rests quietly and
at times shows scarcely any evidence of
animation
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-10
NO CUT IN LEWISTON.

Lewiston, December 9-The possible
effect of = the proposed cut in wages in
ths Fall River mills is q matter of speou.
htion among Lewiston and Auburn cot
ton mill men and operatives. This action
of the Fall River manufacturers has been
expected by the agents of the Lewiston
and Auburn mills. AS to the effect on
our local mills it is too early yet to pre-
dict with any degree of certainty. Local
manuia :turers interested in the business
think differently about it, though all
express the hope that cut may not be
necessary in Lewiston.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-10
SPEED THE PARISIAN-

Halifax. December 9.-The Allen
steamer Partisan and the Cunard steam
er Gallia, the latter under charter to the
Beaver line sailed for Liverpool this af-
ternoon within fifteen minutes of each
other and it is believed they will have d
hot race across the ocean. The Beaver
line recently secured the contract to carry
the Canadian mails 80 England, service
whioha the Allan line had performed for
many Years, and this considered certain
that neither the officers of the Gallia or
those of the Partisan care to reach the
British coast behind the other on this
trip.
The Partisan got away q quarter of an
hour ahead of the Cunarder. The latter
goes to Moville first, while the Allan
steamship goes direct to Liverpool. Both
carry large number of passengers.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-10
For Cotton Manufacturers Of New
England.
CHEAP SOUTHERN LABOR AND
L0W FAXES WORKING HAVOC.
Massachusetts, Practically Hampersd BY
Restricted observation-disclosures
in Market or Evening Up of Condf-
tions Only Hope for New England.

tions Only Hope for New England.
Boston, Decembe 9-Although Boston
Is the centre of the cotton mill business
OF New England the men prominently
connected with the trade would have but
little to say concerning the action of the
Fall River manufacturers in voting to
reduce wages beginning January l. The
treasurer of one of the Fall River mills,
said he regarded this cut as beginning
OF serious time, not only for the Fall
River print mills, but5for all the cotton
mills, both there and throughout the
state, and to certain extent throughout
New England. The key to the whole
situation, he said, is the relative cheap
ness of Southern labor, which could not
be better shown than by the fact that it
costs mill in Georgia or North Caro-
lima l-2 cents to produce pound of ma
terial that in New England would cost
six cents.
With this fact in mind, it is evident
that the cut of 10 per cent is not going
TO help matters much, and the only thing
that Will do any good at present will be
radical change of say 90 or 25 per cent.
This would inevitably bring on strike;
but with u cut of 10 OF II per cent, he
says, there would be little likelihood of
a strike, as the operatives are we'll ac-
quainted with the conditions and know
that reduction of some kind is neoes-
sary. Even this would still leave differ
ence OF about 25 per cent In the cost of
labor in the favor Of Southern mills.
Ihe Southern mills have every natural
advantage; they have cheaper cotton and
less burdensome taxation. In Georgia
and North Carolina, the mills are in
many instances completely exempted
from taxation for ten or twelve years.
1t is IN labor, however, that the great
difference lies, for the labor in the South
is as good as it is here, and, taken as a
whole, about 80 per cent cheaper.
"A mother great advantage that the
Southern mills have is not being hamp-
cred by legislation. In Massachusetts, the
hours of labor are limited by law to 58
hours week, while in the South they are
unlimited. This difference of itself is
enough to work heavily against the New
England mills, and this fact is plainly
shown by the fact that from the milis
of Maine, New Hampshire and other New
England states where they have 60 hour
law; there has been no complaint, while
the Fall River mills have been suffering
severely.
The only. hope for5ths New England
mills is either in the improvement in the
print cloth market or in general even
ing up of conditions between the North
and South.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-10

| last Tuesday. To all of Mr.. pyer's ao-
cusations the man returned an indignant
denial and when he reached the head Of
India street turned around and con-
tinued on, with Mr.. Dyer still by his
side, until he reached 55 India street.
Here the man left Mr.. Dyer and entered
the house as If he belonged there. AS
soon as he had disappeared frem view
Mr.. Dyer and his friend hurried to tho
police station and told Deputy Marshal
Hartnett that he had located the check
passer. At this very time the police were
securing the Hill in search Of the man
wtom Mr.. Dyer alleged he had tracked to
IS India street for it is presumed that the
passer of the check OR Tuesday and the
lnan who was trying to work Munjoy hill
last night are one and the same person.
4 Deputy Marshal Hartnett at once dis
patched Officer Bonner to the house on
India street to arrest the alleged forger,
but when the officer, Mr.. Dyer and his
friend reached this house the man Mr..
Dyer had seen there WAS not to be found
ON the premises. In reply to questions at
that the man Mr.. Dyer had seen enter the
place short time before was Mr.. George
W. Cole, who lived at 1T Oxford street.
The officer and Mr.. Dyer wasted no
time in going to III Oxford street and
there they found Mr.. Cole and his wife
at supper. Cole was placed under arrest
and taken to the police station. He ad
,,,i&4 &40<14 l. r. i I,
90 India street, had been accused of check
passing by Mr.. Dyer on Congress street
and all of that, but denied most emphat-
ically that he had ever passed or at
tempted to pass worthless check. When
searched by the police no checks of any
kind were found upon him, but Mr.. Dyer
insisted that his Identification of the
man was correct and SO Cole was locked
up.
Deputy Marshal Hartnett then sent for
the keepers of the stores where an at
tempt had been made to pass check for
s21 last night, also signed Sidney W.
Thaxter & Co. Messrs. Farland, O'Brien
and Cousins came to the police station
and were shown the man under arrest.
One of these men said that Cole looked
something like the person who had been
attempting to pass the check for sci, but
he was not sure and could not swear to
it positively. The other store keepers
could net positively identify Cole either,
and SO the matter ended last night. To-
day the other persons whom man
asked to cash check for $2l last night
will be asked to come to the police sta
tion and see if Cole was the man. Aa any
rate with such a positive Identification
from Mr.. Dyer it is not unlikely that
Cole will be placed before the court on
the charge of utttering forged check.
Cole is d man about 90 years old. wear
full beard, stands i've feet nine inches
high, weighs 155 pounds, is round
shouldered and his general description is
that given by Mr.. Dyer to the police
before Cole was arrested as the person
who worased eff the worthless check last
Tuesday. Cole has wife and has lived
in Portland for the last six years. His
occupation is unknown and he formerly
lived in South Paris.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-10
EXAMINED BEHIND CLOSED DOORS

ST. Hyacinthe, Que, December 9.-By
direction of the court the inquest into
the cause of the death of Joseph Laplante
for whose murder ]. B. Guillemain was
arrested in Maine and brought here, is
proceeding with closed doors, the court
fearing that if the proceeding were pub
lie it would be impossible to secure
jury Seven officers of the law from
Biddeford, Me-, are present to give evi-
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-10
BUSINESS FOR BATH.

Bath, Maine, December ga ship
building firm here, this afternoon closed
contract for building five barges three
for coal company in Taunton, Mass.
and two for firm in Baltimore. The first
three barges win have 1900 tons capacity !;
the others 1900 tons. They will be
launched in the spring and used in the
coal trade.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-10
WIDE AWAKE ON FISH QUESTION.

Gloucester, Mass, December 9-The
leading fish dealers here assert that the
attempt to handle all fresh fish caught
by Gloucester vessels landed at this port
is more successful than the promoters of
the undertaking expected. They claim
that Boston shipping men have been pur-
chasing fish here. The local fish interests
have taken steps to oppose the movement
of Boston fish dealers and business men
looking to the free admissionlof Canadi-
an Rsh