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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-07-28
A BURNING STEAMSHIP.
A Contrast to the Actions on La
Bourgogne.

New York, July 27.-.The steamship
Ardanhue of the Tweed Line plying be-
tween the West Indian ports and this
city, came up the bay today with a
heavy list to starboard and the cargo
slowed in her lower hold on fire. The
fire first made it's appearance on Monday
night off Fenwicks island on the coast of
Maryland. The widest excitement fol-
lowed the outbreak of the fire and sever
al of the eleven steerage passengers, all
Jamaicans, endeavored to seize the life
boats. The third mate was forced to
draw his revolver to prevent the men
from the steerage leaving tho burning
steamer in the three life boats, which
could easily have accommodated the
other forty-five passengers and members
of the crew.
When discipline was restored prepara-
lions were first made for the saving of
the lives of the women and children on
the vessel. The three life boats were
lowered into the sea and the ships Off
GERS stood by the rope ladders. Thus
the safety of the fifty-six persons on
board the steamer was assured. The
women and children were first put into
the life boats, each of which had a full
supply of food and water on board and
were supplied with signal rockets.
1t was nearly midnight when Captain
Walker considered that he had the fire
under control, and decided to continue
on his way to New York. The women
and children were taken back to the
steamer and the life boats were hoisted
to the davits but not taken on board, and
the steamer proceeded to this city.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-07-28
CAPT. HIeG1NsoN,s SHORT STORY

Washington, July 27.-The navy de-
partment today posted the following dis.
patch from Captain Hieginson, in COM
mand of the naval expedi ton which went
to Porto Rico with General Miles:
st. Thomas, July 26, 1885,
Received in Washington, July 81, 10. 30
a. III.
To Secretary of Navy, Washington:
.! Arrived here with General Miles and
the United States troops today at 9,l5 a.
m Landed them safely. There are no
batteries outside. Gloucester entered the
harbor, landed company of sailors under
command of Lieut.. Harry P. Huse, U.
S. N, and Lieut.. Wood. Disposed of a
small company Of Spanish soldiers.
Hoisted flag. Commend Lieut.. Com
mander Richard Wainwright and officers
for gallantry in capture of Guanica.
Transports discharged without any oppo-
sition, assisted by boats of Massachusetts.
| have telegraphed Admiral Sampson.
(Signed) HIGGINSON.
Port Guanica, Porto Rico, July rs.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-07-28
FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

The Republicans Of the First Congress
sional District of Maine, are requested to
send delegates to convention to be held
in City Hall, Portland, on Tuesday, Au.
gust I'd, 1898, at 10 O'Clock, a. M, for
the purpose of nominating candidate
for Representative in Congress, and tran
sacting any other business that may prop
erly come before it.
The basis of representation will be as
follows: Each city and town will be en-
titled to one delegate and for each seven
ty-ave votes cast for the Republican
candidate for 1896, and for fraction of
forty votes In excess of seventy five votes,
an additional delegate .'9
The District committee will be in ses-
sion in Reception Hall at o. clock, a. M,
on the day of the convention to receive
the credentials of the delegates and to at
tend to such other business as may be
necessary.
Per order,
Republican District Committee,
Thos. F. Staples,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-07-28
THE LEWISTON IN A COLLISION.

Boston, July 27.-During the fog this
afternoon the excursion steamer Lewis
ton. while returning from her cruise
in the bay, collided off Cape Ann with
the two masted schooner Clifford, Bos-
ron for St. John. The schooner carried
away her bowsprit and ripped off one OF
her davits. She declined assistance but
ID believed she will put in at some North
shore port, probably Gloucester, to
match up the damage before proceeding.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-07-28
THE MONEY NEEDED.
A Letter From Chaplain Estabrooka of the
First Maine Volunteers.


Rev. P. Fl. Moore, pastor of the First
Parish Congregational church, Saco, has
received from Chaplain F. P. Estabrook
of the First Maine regiment, letter ac-
knowledging the receipt of $25 laised by
a collection taken at the church on re-
cent Sunday. The letter is as follows:
Camp Geo. Fl. Thomas.
Chickamauga National Park,
July %, 1898.
Rev. P. II. Moore. Saco, Me-,
NV Dear Sir: Your very kind and pa
triotic letter was received last evening.
The check turned over to Capt. O'Neil.
surgeon in charge, and received his re-
ceipt which enclose.
Please convey to those who so kindly
contributed this money the heartfelt
thanks of the Maine soldiers and accept
for yourself our assurance that your eff
fort to aid us is fully appreciated.
There can be no doubt that money! is
needed in the sanitary department Of our
regiment. The government makes no
provision for regimental hospitals fur
ther than to maintain a surgeon ana two
or three stewards.
We have to depend upon just such aid
as YOU have rendered for supplies needed
to make sick men comfortable while
waiting to be sent to the division hosni-
tai.
Very sincerely yours,
f. P. ESTABROoK,
Chaplain First Maine Vol. Inf.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-07-28
JOHN SHERMAN.
The Ex-Secretary Talks Of
Peace Propositions.

Washington, July -Ex-Secretary of
State John Sherman expressed himself
very freely to reporter last night on the
proposal for peace made yesterday by
Suain through Ambassador Cambon. He
said:
ST believe that Spain's proposition is a
bona fide one, and that she is willing to
consent to any reasonable terms that the
Unitsd States will make, and that it will
not be very difficult to come to an agree
ulent. She would not ask the French
Ambassador to act foe her if this were
not SO. Spain 8 position is such, too, that
peace now is the only thing that can save
her from utter disruption. She is very
nearly bankrupt and very near to anarchy
at home. She has no money to carry on
the war, and none even to pay her troops.
They are starving to death in Cuba and
the Philippines. Spain asks the United
States to propose terms, 1 believe. That
is my understanding of the proposition
made today. The United States must, it
seems to me, accede to the proposition.
The United States was the aggressor in
the war and is the victor. 1t is the place
of the aggressor and the victor to make
the terms.
"I believe that the President will pro-
pose to Spain: /, that the Spanish
soldiers leave the island of Cuba, and
that Spain give up all claim to it. 2, that
Spain give Cuba to the United States. 3,
that Spain pay an indemnify to be de-
cided upon later. 4, that the United
States shall have coaling station in the
Philippines. These terms l believe that
Spain would agree to.
.sThers has been the proposal in many
American newspapers and by many
prominent Americans that America keep
the Philippines as part of the spoils OF
war. / do not believe that the sentiment
of the United States, if it could be aseer-
tanned accurately would favor this, and
I do not believe that the President will
demand it. 1t has been the policy of the
United States for long time, always, in
fact not to acquire outlying territory.
do not believe the American people are
vet willing to give up this policy wholly.
This country is SO Overwhelmingly the
victor that unless the Powers of Europe
intervene there would be no question OF
its ability to secure anything that Ii
wishes. But victors should be magnani-
NOUS, and the loss of the Philippines
would take everything away from Spain
except her peninsula alone.
"The requirement of Porto Rlco ano
the annexation of Hawaii are two long
steps toward the Nicaragua Canal. BE-
lieve undoubuedlythat the canal should Dc
built Immediately, and that 1t Will be
built within few years. This war has
taught the country the lesson OF the I'M
portance Of waterway from the Atlantic
to the Pacific through the isthmus. The
United States has acquired all the rights
necessary to build the canal f,om Costa
Rioa and Nicaragua. Congress mas once
agreed to build the waterway. anu VIII
now un6oubtedly do so again.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-07-28
THE SENECA STORY.
The Surgeon General of the Army Thinks
No One Was To Blame.

I WdSulu2UUu, GUY so ~ Soo"
eral Sternberg returned to Washington
today from New York where he inspect
ed the incoming hospital ship Relief,
with satisfactory results.
While in New York the surgeon general
also visited the Seneca and examined
into the allegations made in the news
papers as to the improper equipment of
that ship for the homeward trip from
Santiago. The surgeon general found
that while there was some ground for the
statements, the conditions had been ex-
aggerated. The Seneca was o7ercrowded
with passengers. Among them were AZ
soldiers from the hospital, who were not
so badly wounded as to require their i'm
mediate transfer. Most Of them were able
to walk aboard the ship unaided. They
were ordered away from the hospital at
Siboney because the officers in charge, an
ticipating another great battle which
would overtax their resources. desired to
free the hospital from every patient who
could be gotten away. In addition to
this, a number of civilians who were
rot properly entitled to the privilege,
were allowed passage, resulting in over
crowding. The physician in charge was
found to be thoroughly competent and
much of the complaint on the score of
insufficient medical attendance was as
cribable to the unexpected illness of the
other physician. 1t is understood that
Gen. Sternberg's investigation has salts
fed the department. and no further in
quiry regarding the complaints will be
made
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-07-28
HUNDREDS OF THEM.
But There's Material Difference When
the Proof G ONES from Portland.

the Proof G ONES from Portland.
There are great many of them.
Every paper has it's share.
Statements hard to believe, harder to
prove.
Statements from far-away places.
What people say in Maine
Public express ions from California
Oftimes good Endorsement there.
But of little service here at home.
Portland peop lie want local proof.
The sayings of neig hbors, friends and
citizens.
Home Endorsement counts.
1t disarms the skeptic, is beyond dis
pute.
This is the backing that stands behind
every boz of Doan's Kidney Pills.
Here is case of it:
Mr.. :. D. Ross, of Lincoln street,
says: II suffered with pain and lame
ness across my back and in the region of
the kidneys for good while. 1t dis
tressed me very much at night and 1 had
to keep ehangi ng my position frequently
which of course disturbed my rest. In
the morning 1t was all 1 could do to
stand up or to stoop ever to put on my
shoes. procured Doans Kidney Pills
from II. H. Hay & Sons drug store at
the corner of Free and Middle streets.
They promptly and permanently cured
me. I am telling nothing but the truth
concerning Doan's Kidney Pills for they
toned up my kidneys and strengthened
my back until it feels as good as ever
Doan's Kidney Pills are for sale by all
dealers, price so cents. Mailed by Fos-
ter-Milbarn Co., Buffalo, N. Y, sole
agents for the United States.
Remember the name DOAN'S and
take no substitute.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-07-28
TO HELP THE MOTHER COUNTRY

London, July GA deputation from
the British empire league visited the arst
lord of.the admiralty, George .. Goschcn,
seamen in the naval reserve.
Postmaster General Muloch Of Canada,
who, by the way, it Is reported, is about
to be knighted, assured Mr.. Goschen of
the cheerful cooperation of Canada in
any movement having for it's object the
safety and stability of the British en-
Dira
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-07-28
THE RIGHT IDEA,

ST. Paul, Mimi, July 27 -"Peaoe is
very desirable If it can be obtained with
out too great concessions on our part"
said Senator G. Z. Davis, chairman of
the committee on foreign relations of the
Senate, at his home in this city.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-07-28
NOMINATED FOR THE HOUSE
ESPECIAL no THE PREss.l

Thomaston, July 27.-At the oemo-
cratic caucus in this town this evenino
the Hon. Edward K. O'Brien was no,,,i :
mated for representative in the loue,
branch of the legislature. HThe town
is good fighting ground.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-07-28

Pearl Merrill. the ten year. old son Of
Cornelius Merrill, YVES drowned at Pitts
field yesterday afternoon.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-26

building 1t is provided that the plans
and specifications shall anticipate the
growth of the business for twenty
years. Senator Davis and Congress
man Stevens have raised the point that
the building, If completed under pres
ent plans, is entirely inadequate for
present necessities, to say nothing
about future increase. 1t is understood
that the report will go into this mat
ter, and also show need of more room
for the United States court of appeals
which did not exist when the building
was planned. Also there will be a
recommendation that room be provid-
ed for the United States engineer in
charge of Mississippi river work
Tams Bixby, Speaker Jones and one
or two other Minnesota men held quite
a long conference with Senator Davis
today, and whether state politics or
federal patronage was under discus
sion cannot be learned. 1t is known,
however, that several telegraphic mes
sages passed between Washington and
St. Paul today, and there is a tip out
that the anti-machine forces are be-
ginning to organize.
Representative Fletcher is having a
tilt with the treasury department over
an appointment. A Minneapolis man
passed the required examination for "a
Responsible position and stands high on
the list, but the department is holding
back his appointment because inf1uen-
ces are at work for man who failed
to score as high as Uncle Lorens'
constituent. Mr.. Fletcher was assur-
ed by Chairman Proctor today that
there would be a fair deal.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-26

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. 25.-The
League of Philadelphia was held to-
night in the Academy of Music, at
which the principal speaker was Hon.
Lyman J. Gage, secretary Of the treas
ury. w. w. Foulkrod, president of the
league, introduced Secretary Gage. He
was warmly received and held the at
tention Of the large audience through
out He spoke on the subject Of Fl
nance" and his remarks were frequent
ly punctuated with applause. Mr.. Gage
said:
It is not upon wages that the injurious ef-
feet of a gold appreciation falls. 1t is upon
those who own the land, the forest and the
mines if upon any, that the injurious erect
is visited This is all so plain that one can
not comprehend how the wage Garner can
be misled by that iridescent orator who by
multitudes of words, couched in ambiguous
and sophistical phrases, seeks to obscure
Judgment 1t is the complaint now OF labor
that rent and interest are able to take to
themselves a disproportionate share DO we,
indeed not know that the tendency of wages
is to become conventionally fixed, and that
a rise in the rate, though 1t follows the law
of supply and demand, is not so quickly re-
sponSiye to that law as are wares ana mer-
chandise the product of labor? 1t would to
us appear that an effort to reduce the power
of official salaries and fixed incomes by pay
ing them In a cheaper money would have an
effect in the same direction upon wages. Be-
sides this. ii must be remembered that fixed
incomes" is relative term; it includes the
few upon whose large income the decreased
mower would not be noticed as an inconYen-
ience but 1t includes also the humble in
yestments of the multiplied thousands, and
would blight with its mildew the result Of
foil and economies represented by the saw
ings of more than five millions of people, now
held in the savings banks of our land. No,
n will not do-this silver sythe cuts too deep.
II reaches the widows mite and the wage
earner's pay.
The revival of industry now witnessed and
tbe easv condition as to interest which now
transfers capital are the best witnesses to
the dangers from which we have been deliv-
cred. Nevertheless, that fervid orator who
is recognized as the leading exponent of free
silver doctrines is not satifed In recent
speech he said: Read the daily papers and
Won will find the items Of news arranged un-
der two heads-the formation of trusts and
the reduction of wages" AS to trusts, he
cites no examples but hastens to emphasize
one industry in New England. in which, by
reason of special condition, well known to
him a reduction in the wage scale was IN
der debate Let him point, If he can, to one
single instance of an advance in wages be-
tween the date of the Chicago convention OF
1856 and the November election of that year,
when that ruinous platform was condemned
by the verdict OF the people. He knows that
within a few weeks after the November elec-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-26
OFFICIAL ADVICES.
News Received of the Arrival of the
Maine.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-Two dis
patches were received at the state de-
partment this afternoon. One was
from Consul Lee, saying the Maine had
arrived at II o'clock and that all was
quiet in Havana The other was from
Capt. Sigsbee and merely said maine
arrived"
The cabinet met at the usual hour
but gave only a short time to the sub
ject of the Cuban situation, and that
was confined closely to expressions of
satisfaction at the manner in which
the American press and public had re-
ceiVed the news of the administrations
action in sending the Maine to Ha-
vana. There was no news at that hour
from Consul General Lee of later date
than yesterday. Two cablegrams came
from him last night, but they were not
of particular significance. 1t was said
that they were both in answer to ques-
tions put previously by. the state de-
partment, and it is presumed one at
least had reference to the reported
presence of German ships in Havana
harbor. The other reported that he
was able to feed 1000 persons daily in
the city 1t was stated positively that
in neither cablegrams was there any
request for a warship or reference to
the Names movements.
A message came to the navy depart
ment this morning from Admiral
Sicard. He wired that he had executed
Secretary Longs order respecting the
Maine, and that she would sail at once.
The order probably was received by
the admiral at 10 o'clock last night
While off Tortugas harbor, and the an
swer came back to Key West on the
torpedo boat Dupont, which carried
over the order
The procedure to be followed by the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-26
The Death Total
at Spokane May
Be Raised to
Nine.
EIGHT
LIVES
LOST.

SPOKANE, Wash, JAN 25. - Eight
lives and probably nine were lost last
night at the fire in the Great Eastern
block. They were:
MISS ALICE WILSON, aged IS, employed
MAUD WILSON. sister of Alice, aged 5
years.
MISS ROSE SMITH, aged 20.
MRS. H. G. DAVIES an elderly lady from
Nebraska City, Neb., who fell in descending
from the fifth story; died at the hospital this
morning.
w. B. GoRDAN, a mining engineer and
expert.
MRS. CORA PETERS and daughters. Ethel
and Alma, aged and I years respectively.
1t is also thought that Mrs. Peters
son, Charles, aged twelve years, per-
ished, but there are reports that he
was saved and taken into the country
by relatives. Mrs. Davies was living
at her daughters, Mrs. j. IT. Pronger.
They had rooms on the fourth floor,
and were cut off from the stairway
and fire escape. The firemen failed in
their efforts to lift ladders to the fifth
story, owing to a tangle of electric and
telephone wires. Mr. Pronger caught
two large wires running up the outer
wall Of the building. He crawled down
these to the fourth story and man.
aged to catch the top of the swaying
ladder. He descended to the ground
and was followed back up the ladder
by fireman carrying a lighter ladder
on his shoulder. This was connected to
the large ladder. Mrs. Pronger caught
it and made it fast to the other end
and she then descended in safety.
Meanwhile, Mrs Davies had tried to
follow Mr.. Pronger but in the dense
smoke she missed the ladder. She came
on down hand under hand until she
reached the second story. There she
lost her hold and fell to the pavement.
She was seventy-two years old. One
son, Charles 7. Davies, is a merchant
at Nebraska City; another, Rev. F. c.
Davies, is pastor of the First Baptist
church at Ottumwa, 10.
None of the remains of those lost
have been recovered. The four walls
of the big building remain intact, and
fire is still burning in the basement.
In that appalling mass of blackened
debris lie the bodies of the victims The
local board of insurance agents esti-
mates the total property loss at $685.
600; insurance, $133,000.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-26
Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois Vis-
tied by a Blizzard That Ties
Up All Traffic.

trains are moving and will not for
many hours. The snow is piled in
drifts many feet deep. 1t is growing
colder tonight, and there will be much
suffering among stock in the country
Ottumwa, TO-, Jan. pa snow storm
and blizzard far worst than Saturdays,
which was the worst in years, is raging
here today. Since daylight a foot of
snow has fallen. A heavy norther is
drifting it badly. The storm is increas-
ing in severity. Street cars have been
abandoned and trains are late. Not a
wheel will be moving by night, if the
storm continues. Business is at a stand
still. Schools are all closed today on
account of the storm.
Clinton, To-, Jan. 25.-A fierce snow
storm and gale has prevailed here since
early this morning. The storm Shows
no sign Of abating. All traffic is de-
layed.
Clinton, To-, Jan. 25.-The blizzard
has ceased here tonight. Over foot
OF snow FELL drifting badly. Electric
car service is partly suspended. Elec-
tric lights and telephone wires suf-
fered. Trains are nearly on time. The
mercury is at freezing.
BURLINGTON, TO-, Jan. 25.-Reports
from outlying towns show that the bliZ-
zard of today was the worst known in
years. Country roads are badly block
ed, and country schools were closed
for the day. Residents of the rural dis
tricts are practically snowbound. Stock
has suffered severely, but no loss of
life is reported
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-26
ALL Aliens Barred.
Canada May Not Allow Them
to Hold Klondike Claims.

Special to the Globe.
WINNIPEG, Man, Jan. 25.-Tonight
word came from Ottawa to secure a
voyageur to leave at once for Dawson
City with important dispatches from
the minister of the interior. Hayes, of
Prince Albert, a celebrated guide has
been engaged, and he leaves at once
He is to make thirty-fve miles a day
with dog team and will go overland
via Edmonton. 1t is suspected that the
government has decided not to allow
aliens to hold mining claims in the
Yukon on account of the disposition of
the United States government to ham
per Canadian trade interests on the
Pacific coast.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-26
BULLETIN OF
TIE ST. PRUI GLOBE
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 26, 1898.
Weather for Today
Fair; NOrthwesterIy Winds.

PAGE I.
Madrid Press Hostile.
Monetary Convention Begun.
Snow in the West.
Gage Talks on Finance.
Anti-Machine Organizations.
Eight Lives Lost at Spokane.
PAGE 2.
Loving Cup for Maj. Whipple.
Water Board and Politics.
DOran Imposed Upon.
PAGE 3.
Minneapolis Matters.
Wilson Case Closed.
Bitter Silver Debate.
House Talks Prosperity.
PAGE 4.
EDITORIAL.
Il. a. Ii. Delegates Chosen.
st. Paul Social News.
Gossip of the Hotels.
PAGE 5.
Corhett Signs Articles.
General Sporting News.
Greeting for Dole.
PAGE @.
Markets OF the World.
Bar Silver, SO 3-Sc.
Chicago Cash Wheat, 81 I-2c.
Stocks Strong and Higher.
PAGE z.
News Of the Railroads.
Duluth Deal OFF.
Stock Growers Meet.
Wants of the People.
PAGE 8.
Hart Resignation withdrawn.
Bobby BURNS Anniversary.
Sad End of IL Spree.