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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-15
DEMOCRATS UNDECIDED.
Difference Of Opinion How to Meet
Tariff Bill.
SENATOR GORMAN FAVORS A STIR
STITUTE BILL.
Claims Wilson Law Not Clear Embodi-
ment of Democratic Principles-Others
Think Senators Should Stand By VIII
son Bill.

son Bill.
! Washington, May 14.-There is some
difference of opinion among the Demo
cratic members of the Senate committee
on finance as to the policy to be pursued
in regard to the tariff bill. Some of them,
notably Senator German are of the opin-
ion that the Democrats should prepare a
substitute bill and introduce it. They
suggest that this substitute should en-
body the Democratic idea as to the tariff
giving uniformly lower rates than the
Republican bill either as prepared in the
House or as amended by the Senate COM
mittee on finance.
They contend that the Wilson law is
not a clear embodiment of Democratic
tariff doctrine in that it not only does not
produce sufficient revenue, but that it
carries many features which were insert
ed in at the instance Of Republican sena-
tors in order to secure its passage tho
rough the Senate. There is, however,
quite pronounced opposition to this pro-
gram on the part of many Democratic
senators including several members of the
commit tee on finance.
They take the position that the safest
course for the party is to stand by the
Wilson bill, which, while it is not per-
feet, is still Democratic measure. The
party, they say, has taken the position
that no tariff legislation is necessary
The campaign was fought on another is
sue and they hold that to raise the tariff
question of their own motion, would be
inconsistent and unwise. Those who
hold to this idea are willing that amend
ments should be offered covering all the
schedules and it seems probable that this
course will be pursued. The amendments
will provide practically on the line of the
Wilson bill.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-15
fHE WEATHER.
Boston, May A.

Boston, May a.
Forecast for Boston
and vicinity for Sat
urday: Gle arin g
during the early
morning; slightly
cooler; west winds.
Washington, May
IA = Forecast f or
Saturday for Maine
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-15
National Republican League.

Cincinnati, May 14.-President Wood
mansie, has issued call for a meeting of
the executive committee Of the National
League at the Auditorium,
Chicago, Thursday, May 81. Final ar
will be made for the Detroit
July 13.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-15
HUNDRED SOLDIERS KILLED
Terrible Disaster 70 Military Train in
Russia.

St. Petersburg, May 14.-A terrible rail
way disaster befell military train last
evening between Rockenhof and Eliva
on the Valkijujrey line. Sixteen cars
were smashed. Two officers and nearly
one hundred soldiers were killed and six
ty others seriously injured.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-15

Augusta, May 14.-Gov. Powers and
council confirmed the regular nominations
this afternoon, in executive session. Judge
A. R. Savage of Auburn, recently ap-
pointed to the Supreme bench of Maine,
will take his oath of office tomorrow. The
term of Judge Walton, whose place on
the bench he will take will expire at
midnight, Nav IA,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-15
News From the Navy.

Washington, May 14.-The new gunboat
Wilmington was placed in commission
today for the first time.
The Detroit has arrived at Bermuda on
her way home from Europe. The Mar
blehead has arrived at Puerto Cortez.
Honduras, where she was sent to look al
ter American interests during the revolt.
tion. The Amphitrite has been placed on
the reserved list.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-15
IPictures pidn,t Show Orr.

New York, May Alt was announced
that a Photographic representation of the
Corbett- Fitzsimmons fight would take
place at the Academy of Music tonight,
but owing to defective electrical appara-
tus not even ring post was shown and
the managers could not say when the
light would be turned on
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-15

Tom Mann, the English labor agitator,
who arrived at Paris Monday to address
labor meetings, has been given "a hours
that he wouldsobey the order. a. a.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-15

Cuban difficulty. On the contrary Senior
De LONE, the Spanish minister at Wash
ington has, constantly reported that the
disposition of President Mckinley and
SECRETARY Sherman continues friendly.
Nevertheless the whole press tonight,
echoes the anxiety felt as to the situat-
ion.'' syxs
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-15
La Touraine Granted a License.

Boston, May 14.-The police commits
soners today granted, among others, a
license to J.D. Whipple, owner Of Young's
and Parker's hotels, for the new hote-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-15
Florida Senator Chosen.

Tallahassee, Fla, May 14.-Stephen R.
Mallory was elected United States sena-
tor today upon the 25th ballot.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-15

Domokos, May 14.-7 p. m.-The Turk.
have retired in the direction of Pharsalis
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11

II, 452 behind that Of 1896. Last year
only 6.66 per cent failed to vote for Pres
ident, and the estimated total vote this
year of $4,000 shows that the falling off
does not much exceed that Of 1896. The
vote for Tracy, the Republican mayoralty
candidate, was divided by the candidacy
of Seth Low upon Citizens union ticket.
Low was second and Tracy third in the
contest. The George vote was inconsid-
cradle. The death of it's leader evidently
disintegrated his following, and thousands
evidently voted for Tammany candidates.
1t is claimed that young George lost many
votes through the failure of inspectors to
affix his paster to mayoralty tickets. The
Unofficial vote for Mayor follows: Van
Wyck, 235,S0O; Low, 149,S73; Tracy,
1O1 1888; George, 20,3S6; Gleason, 521.
The vote for Van Wyck is about 44.25
per cent Of the total vote cast, or less than
the 1921 per cent cast for Bryan in 1896
in the same territory The united vote for
Low and Tracy shows 14,127 more than
Van Wyck received The metropolitan
plurality for Van Wyck is a return to nor
NAL conditions in an election not infu
enced by national issues.
OnIOs
In Ohio the official count will be neces-
sary to satisfy the contestants. At the
time this is written the more the respec-
tive parties figure on their returns the
smaller their pluralities seem to become,
while their claims increase in opposite di-
rections. The closeness of the vote has
caused intense feeling and the usual cry
of fraud. When the result was in doubt
in 1885 it was discovered that the tally
sheets We're forged Tuesday night the
Republicans telegraphed to all their coun-
ty committees to beware of the frauds Of
1885. And when the Republicans were
claiming the Legislature by only one or
two majority on joint ballot the Demo
Gratis telegraphed their county committees
to beware of all sorts of fraud and to re-
member that it was a majority of one by
which the great crime of 1877 was COM
mitted that defeated Tilden. The State
headquarters will be kept open until the
official counts are made in all Of the So
counties of the State.
Meantime, the managers at both the
Democratic and the Republican State
headquarters claim the State. The Dem
ocrats claim the election Of Chapman for
Governor, and their State ticket on such
a close margin that it will require the Off
cial figures to determine the plurality.
Chairman McConville claims that the
Democrats will have a majority OF seven
in the Legislature on joint ballot for Sen
ator. He says the Republicans are claim
ing counties that are doubtful and others
that the Democrats have carried by small
pluralities. The Republicans claim that
Bushnell for Governor and the rest of the
Republican State ticket has been elected
by good 5000 plurality, and that the Re
publicans will have a majority Of two on
the joint ballot Of the Legislature for
Senator. The Republicans eoncede that
they will not have a majority in the State
Senate. The Republicans claim II of the
SO Senators, with Is conceded to the Dem
ocrats and one doubtful. They claim that
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11
After the Railroad.

Two large damage suits nave oeen
brought against the Chicago and Nof'h-
western Railway Company by residents
of Fond du Lac. The Grafton Hall maui
aeement has served papers for So,ooo
suit for damages alleged to have result
ed from the flood early last year, ana
which. it is claimed. was the result of the
ice blockade at the Northwestern bridge
which spans the river at point JusI
low the grounds of this educational III
stitution Mitchell Balthazor asks dlni-
ages in the sum of $4,000 for injuries
received in collision with NORTHWEST
ern freight engine in 1879.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11
POSTAL BANKS NEEDED.
Indiana Financier Tells Why They
Would Be Popular with the People.


AT recent meeting of the Indiana
Bankers Association at Indianapolis,
Mortimer lowering of Lafayette, recog-
nized as ore of the best financiers in In
diana, made an address ON postal savings
banks in which he said: ''The government
is in position to manage this thing
through its present postoffice system, and
will scarcely increase the expenses Of that
department, while it will enhance the &C
cumulated wealth Of the people through
out the whole United States. 1t was
thought that building and loan associa-
tons would care for the savings of the
masses, but people have become suspi-
cious Of them. 1t is well known that law
yers in Indiana are making as much as
$4,000 year out of these institutions,
and officers are making much money out
of them. We all know that trust COM
panies are not organized as eleemosynary
institutions. We want a system Of savings
banks that are for the poor people. What
greater pride could a man have than to
think himself depositor of the United
States?"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11

The elections held in the year immedl-
ately following a presidential contest are
almost invariably marked by lack of in
terest and the chief feature of the contests
in the various States Tuesday was the
apathy manifested by the electors. Ihere
is a falling off in the vote of both parties,
and while the Democrats show relative
gains when compared with the phenome-
nal presidential vote of last year, the stay
at-home vote is made of nearly an equal
percentage of both parties.
Though the elections were for the most
part for offices of little national impor-
lance, the result was awaited with con-
siderable interest. In Ohio Virginia,
Iowa, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, New
York, Nebraska and Massachusetts the
fight waged fiercely. Ohio and Iowa elect
ed Governors. In Maryland and Ohio a
special national interest was involved ON
account of a United States Senator hay
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11
TeIegraphic Br~evities.

CASTOR Bethune, the well-known
French artist, is dead.
Carl Gerber, a 4-year-old boy of New
York, is dead as a result of eating jimson
weed.
A young lady in Emporia, Kan, re-
Gently stabbed young man with hat
pin. He was quite ''stuck up by the oc-
currence.
Lady Rachel Charlotte Wyndham-Quin.
eldest daughter of the Earl of Dunraven,
was married in Limerick to Fitzgerald,
the Knight of Glyn.
The case of ex-Treasurer BARLEY, under
a twenty-year sentence for stealing $780,
COO from the Nebraska State treasury.
will he heard in the Supreme Court Thurs
day.
The Jury in the Kansas City case of DR..
Jefferson D. Goddard, for killing Freder-
lex J. jackson, with whose wife it was
alleged Goddard had been extremely
friendly, reported for the fifth time that
they were unable to agree upon verdict
and were discharged.
Chief Moore of the United States
weather bureau, in his annual report to
Secretary Wilson, calls for an appropria-
ton of 81 OLA $50 for the next fiscal year,
and says this will admit of the establish
ment and equipment of new stations in
important centers Of population.
A statement prepared by the bureau OF
statistics at Washington shows that the
number of immigrants arrived in the Uni
ted States during the first three months
of the present fiscal year was 49, 9SS,
which is decrease of nearly il, 500, as
compared with the same period last year.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11
No Market for the Beets.

Farmers in the vicinity OF Augusta are
very much wrought up because there IS no
market for the large acreage of sugar
beets which are now being harvested. Last
MAY a company organized and was 70
have a beet sugar factory at Merr1iltii
junction in operation in time to take care
of this years crop. A large numpel ~
contracts were made with farmers 10 'lla
effect. The farmers have done the-f pa ~ :,
but there is no factory yet. 1t now ioohs
as though the crop will either nave ~ oe
fed to stock or allowed to go TO "'s'e.
Many of the farmers have more thah 'heS
can use with profit.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11
Minor State Matters.

The new directory of Ashland indicates
a population of $4,000
A committee of the Marshfield CITY
Council has reported against buying the
water works at that place.
Lena Bayel of Marshfield, who was
seriously burned by her dress catching
fire from stove, died from her injuries.
Mary Warner got verdict against the
city of Milwaukee for $1,000. She fell
upon a slippery sidewalk last Christmas
and sustained broken leg.
William Smith, farmer of New Am
sterdam, lost his barn, corncrib and hay
sheds by fire. About 1900 bushels of
grain were destroyed. The loss is est;mat-
ed at about $1,000.
The Lincoln Hotel, the best known and
oldest hosiery in Merrill, burned to the.
ground. The value of the furniture and
building is about $4,000 with the furn;.
ture insured for $4,000 and the house for
$4,000, making total loss of $4,000. The
hotel was the property of the julius Posev
estate.
A StOughton COW fell into 24-foot VOL
at that place, and four hours after was
discovered sitting down with her head
just above the water. She was hau,ed
out uninjured with a derrick. A
Frank D. Adams of La Crosse went 70
Aurora, Ill, and identified the man who
committed suicide at Hotel O'Neil as his
cousin, Charles E. Adams, who mysta-
riously disappeared from La Crosse
J. r. Harvey Of Colby has brought sn;t
against that city and H. Blanchard for
Sc, 200 dana ges for injuries sustained last
winter while driving through an alley adj.
joining Blanchards in the city of Colby
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11
Nova.


Iowa elects L. NJ. Shaw and the Repub-
lican State ticket by about $4,000 plu-
rality. The Republican State committee
claims 10000 or more. The Legislature
is overwhelmingly Republican. 1t is fig-
ured that the Republican vote in the State
fell off % per cent, while the fusion vote
is only reduced about 10 per cent. The
fusionists admit their defeat by an ad-
verse plurality of $4,000. McKiniey's plu-
rality last year was 65,552, but it included
the votes of many thousand sound money
Democrats, who scattered this yea.
Chairman McMillen, Republican, con-
tends that Shaw's plurality will reach to
more than $4,000. Chairman McMillen's
estimate Of vote follows: Republican,
100000; Democratic, 100000: Prohibi-
ton, 1000: gold Democratic, 5000; Pop
ulist, 1900. The Democratic State COM
mittee comedies Shaw's election by $4,000,
but claims gains in Legislature. Demo-
Gratis concede SO Republicans in the Sem
ate. counting newly elected members and
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11

Buffalo, Rochester, Binghamton, SYRIA
cuse, Utica, Albany, Troy and Science
tady elected Democratic Mayors. In Al
bany the conditions We're very similar to
those in New York. Two Republican can
didates split up the vote Of that party and
allowed the Democrats to win. The COM
bined Republican vote was 1000 in excess
of the Democratic vote.
In New York City, such rush to the
polls has never been known except in pres
idential years. The registration was alb
normal. The total of SGT ,206 was only
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11

hold-oyers. Democrats claim 81 members
OF the House; Republicans concede them
81. Republicans claim SO in the House
out of 100, and 40 out Of SO in the Senate.
South Dakota.
South Dakota polied light vote. Dem
ocrats joined with the Republicans
against the Populsts. OF the eight Cir
cult judges, the Republicans elect five.
In the second district Populist majority
of 1000 was overturned, Republicans
winning by 50O Later returns may add
to Republican victories.
Nebraska.
Nebraska has gone Democratic. At
midnight the fusion State chairman
claimed the State by from 10000 to 25,-
600 plurality. The Lincoln State Jour-
nal (Rep.) at that hour conceded the de-
feat Of the Republican State ticket. The
chairman of the Republican State commit
tee made no statement.
Massachusetts,,
Massachusetts reflects Wolcott, Re
publican, Governor by 10000 votes,
against $4,000 for Williams, Democrat,
and 1880 for Everett, gold Democrat.
The lower house Of the Legislature will
stand 200 Republicans to 40 Democrats,
while the Senate will stand 33 Republi-
cans to Democrats.
Maryland
Maryland returns up to midnight Tues
day leave it matter of doubt whether
the Legislature which will choose sue
cessor to Senator German will be Demo
cratic or Republican. Both parties claim
it. Germans friends claim that it is
reasonably certain he will be returned.
Colorado.
Colorado has probably been carried by
the silver men, although the result is in
doubt, owing to the delay in getting re-
turns from outlying districts. Violent
storms kept many voters indoors. Wom-
en-, counted upon to help the silver men,
were unable to get to the polls.
Kentucky.
Kentucky has gone Democratic. The
returns up to a late hour indicate that
Sam J. Shackleford, the silver Democratic
candidate for clerk of the Court of APP
peals, has from 5000 to 1000 plurality.
Louisville has elected a Democratic May
or by at least 1000.
Virginia.
Virginia has elected the Democratic
State ticket, headed by J. Hoge Tyler for
Governor, by a majority exceeding $4,000.
Returns indicate that not Republican
or Populist has been elected to the Legis-
lature. There was very small vote.
Pennsylvania
PENNSYLVANIA held it's quietest election
in many years. The feature was the ex-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11
Ate trychnine Gravy.

Daniel McCauley and family of the
town of Arlington came near being fatally
poisoned. The gravy for dinner was thick
ened with mixture of flour and strych-
nine that had been put into bowl and
carelessly left by some member of the
family until it should be needed for poi
soning rats. Dan Ryan of Lodi, MIR. Nc
Cauley end one of his daughters. who
prepared the meal, partook of it and adj
became ILL., The arrival of another daugh-
ter led to the discovery of the mistake.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11
Thonnht He sti11 Lived.

Ole Jensen, the Brookyille merchant
who was found unconscious and badly III
jured in the culvert between BALDWIN
and Woodvile and later pronounced deaa,
gave signs of returning life when the
funeral occurred. The casket was open
ed in the church and the remains were III
a state of perspiration and the features
seemed to give assurance that life was lot
extinct. Two physicians were at once
summoned and an effort was made to
resuscitate the man, but without success.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11
8 andbagged at Prairie du CHEN.

James Lawler, son of the Chicago. Mil
waukee and st. Paul railway agent at
Prairie du Chen, was sandbagged while
passing through the freight yard and rob
bed of what valuables he had ON his per-
son. The footpads carried him under a
platform, where he remained in an un-
conscious condition for five hours.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11
Will ett1e Ont of Court.

The Rhodes Blanksman feud at Trem-
pealeau over the division Of farm property,
which resulted in several pitched battles
in which DR.. Rhodes and several others
were wounded, and guns and clubs we've
freely used, bids fair to be amicably set
tied. Though both parties to the niece
are under arrest, their attorneys are en-
deayoring to patch up the difficulty with
out recourse to the courts.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11
Has Lost His Foot.

1t has been found necessary to ampu-
tate the left foot of Aid Henry e. Horne,
a prominent crockery dealer of La Crosse
Seven weeks ago portion of the foot was
run over by the wheels of passenger
coach. His condition is now exceedingly
critical
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11

Two special freight trains collided near
Ives station, wrecking nine or ten cars
and badly damaging two locomotives. A
heavy north-bound train loaded with
grain was attempting to make siding
when outbound freight coming at a
high rate of speed crashed into it. Will
liam Falvey, a brakeman, was seriously
hurt and three tramps were slightly cut.
The damage is about 81, 900.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11
BATTLE OF BALLOTS
Results of the Elections in
Various States.
APATHY ISA FEATURE
Contest Hottest in Ohio, Iowa
and New York City.

Van wyck Given $4,000 Plurality in
New York City Bushnell and His
State Ticket Associates Claim VIC
tory Senator Hanna in a Close
Fight-Shaw, in Iowa, L. Given
Have Maryland, Virginia, Ken
lucky, Nebraska Colorado for Silver.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11
hot Himself in the Head,

The body of Arthur Buck was brought
from Fall Greek for burial at Eau Claire.
He had lain down ON his bed and shot
himself in the head with a revolver. He
had had lawsuits recently with ne;ghbors
This and i'll health worried him.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11
Fireman Dies in His ENGINE.

William McNally, fireman on the
Northwestern Railroad, died suddenly
while IN his engine at Oregon. McNaEy
lived at Summerdale, near Chicago, where
he had wife and three children. Heart
disease was the cause of death.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11
GREAT ROAD Is n!
UNION PACIFIC Dlspo.
AT AUCTION. 'so ;

The Reorganization ~
ON aha, Neb., Makes Tho u ,
for the Property Full, Only D
ceived Is $57,5e4, 800 70 unt q
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11

tensive scratching of the name of James
S. Beacon, candidate for State treasurer.
Returns indicate substantial Republi-
can majority.