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The Portland daily press., 1898-01-10
ONLY BLACK SKELETONS.
Indians Burned Beyond Semblance
of Human Beings.
HORRIBLE VENGEANCE OF AN
OKLAHOMA MOB.

Punish ment Inflicted on Semino1es for the
Murder of a White Woman.-Mob After
More Indians-Indian Uprising Feared.
Little Rock, Ark, January q
Charred end burned beyond oil sem
blance of human being, the frames OF
McGeisey and Simpson, the two Seminole
Indians who, a few days ago. murdered
Mrs. James Simmons, are still reclining
in chairs against the blackened trunk
of ON oak tree in the Seminole nation,
where Friday night they were burned to
death by an Oklahoma mob. The flesh
is burned from the bones, the fingers and
hands are burned from the frames and
the ghastly skeletons of feet and ankles
stand on .blackened bones, in the ashes
on the ground.
Additional details of the work of the
mob were received today. According to
this information the work is not finished
and will be completed only when four
moro Indians have been dealt with in the
same manner as these two. A posse OF
citizens were securing the country for
the tour men when the messenger left
Maud and it is probable that at least
part of the quartette have by this time
paid the penalty decreed by the mad
populace
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-10
DEBATE ENDS TUESDAY.
Discussion of Civil Service in House VIII
Amount to Nothing,

Discussion of Civil Service in House VIII
Amount to Nothing,
Washington, January 9.-The civil SER
vice debate which has been in progress
in the House during thepast week, will
be concluded probably on Tuesday,
when the vote will be taken on motion
to strike out the appropriation for the
maintaiDence of the commission. The
motion is foredoomed to defeat. The de-
bate has proved that comparatively few
of the enemies OF the system are willing
to 40 to the length of voting for the
repeal of the law. 1t is claimed that
preliminary canvass of the Republicans
of the House hassdeveloped over 100 on
the side of those who are willing to
vote for the modification of the law. II
with these could be combined the Demo-
cratic opponents of the law, many of
whom are against the entire law, and
desire to see it wiped off the statute
books, they would probably command
a majority. But quite number OF DEM
ocrats whose hostility to the law is out
spoken say they will not vote for mod1f-
cations of the law. The entire Populistic
strength will oppose every motion to
repeal or modify the law. After the exc
cutive, legislative and judicial appro-
priation bill is out of the way. either the
agricultural or diplomatic and consular
bill will be taken up. An urgent DELI
cheney will also be ready, SO the re-
mainder Of the week, except Saturday,
set apart for paying tribute to the mem
ory of the late Representative Milliken OF
Maine, will be occupied with approprla-
tion bills The diplomatic and consular
bill is very likely to cause extended de'
bate on the pending foreign questions,
Cuba, Hawaii, the situation in the
Orient, etc., any one of which could be
| made fruitful theme of discussion. 1t
| is understood to be the intention OF the
Democrats to force the Republicans to
define the administrator position tc
ward Cuban independence during the
debate.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-10
FOR A "TRIP AROUND THE WORLD

Baltimore, Md. January s.-The "Blue
Peters, flies at the foremast head of the
United states revenue cutter McCulloch,
as she tugs at her anchor off Fort Nc
Henry. Tomorrow morning she will start
on her voyage of 23, 600 miles by the East
ward passage of the Pacific. She will
stop at Norfolk for coal and will pass out
at Cape Henry to the Atlantlo. Her nrst
she will 20 to Gibraltar, Malta, Port
Said, M through the suez Canal to Alden,
the Red Sea and Indian OCEAN, thence to
Colombo, Ceylon, Singapore, Yokohama
and Honolulu to San Francisco, which
port she is expected to reach ABOUT the
middle of May.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-10
FOUR DEATHS FROM EXPLOSION,

Pittsburg, Pa, January 9.-Further
deaths and loss of property are being
eau use d by the explosion of the Percy
Kelley boiler Saturday. The number of
known dead reached four today, when
Daniel Gamble, the boats second cook,
died at the Merry hospital. The list of
killed is as follows: Daniel Gamble, sec
ond cook; Milton l.. Wood, pilot; Thos.
Flynn, second engineer; Lee Wrenster,
fireman; John Smith. deck hand; Lee
recovered. The eight men who were
injured in the explosion will all recover
excepting Harry Hammers and William
Alexander, whose wounds will probably
result fatally.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-10
now HAWAIIAN TREATY.
Measure Will De Taken Up in Sen.
ate Today.
OPPONENTS TO RATIFICATION
CLAIM THEY CAN DEFEAT 1T.

Democrats VIII Favor Annexation
Annexation Conceded to Have a Major
ity of the Senate.
Washington, January 9.-Interest in
he Senate proceedings for the week cen
tres in the promised debate of the treaty
for the annexation Of Hawaii, which VIII
be taken up on Monday.
The first effort on Monday will be to
secure open doors for the debate.
This motion will be made by Senator
Pettigrew of the opposition, but there
is no likelihood that it will prevail.
The prevailing opinion is that the de-
bate will not be prolonged on the treaty,
but theories as to the length OF time vary
all the way from week to month.
The opposition to the treaty assert
that they have no disposition to prolong
the discussion owing to their confidence
in their ability to defeat the treaty.
They claim 35 votes in opposition and
that among others there will be more
than one Republican.
Senator Morrill, adheres to his original
determination to oppose the ratification
resolution and he is preparing speech
on that side of the question. The name
OF Senator Money on the Democratic side
is added to the list of supporters OF the
treaty, making five Democrats who will
certainly favor annexation.
Senator Butler, Populist whose posi-
ton has not heretofors been cnrerally
known. today announced i Gp-
posed to ratification.
asIt may be accepted as 4. tie
opponents of the annexation Ls~e.. e con
vinced that they can secure the one-thlrd
vote necessary to accomplish that END,
they will allow the vote to come without
delay, reserving dilatory tactics to which
they may be disposed to resort for use
in connection with the consideration OF
the joint resolution for annexation
which would follow IN, defeat OF the
treaty. This resolution would require
only a majority vote and it is conceded
on all hands that the annexationists
have the necessary majority.
In open session the calendar presents
many subjects that may receive atten-
ton includingi the immigration and the
census bill, the latter affording basis
for speeches upon the civil service.
Senator Davis is expected to open II.
Hawaiian debate with a set speech on
Monday.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-10
Weather Observation.

The agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday, Jan. 9, taken
at 8 p. m, meridian time. the obserya-
ton for each section being given in this
order: Temperature, direction OF wind,
state of weather:
Boston, "a degrees, SW. cloudy, New
York, 36 degrees, N, cloudy; Philadel-
phia, 40 degrees, Sc, cloudy; Washington,
"a degrees, Sc, rain; Albany; 2sdegrees
n. cloudy; Buffalo. "a degrees, f,
cloudy; Detroit. 81 degrees, NE, cloudy;
Chicago, - degrees, -; St.
Paul, "a degrees, NV, clear; ST.
Vincent degrees. --: huron,
OAK. 2s degrees, n, clear; Bismarck,
p degrees, N, clear; Jacksonville, g.
degrees, S, clear.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-10
SET BY A TRAMP.

Bangor, Jan. 9.-At O'Clock Sunday
morning harm owned by Horace A.
Stone in Buck street, close to the Maple
wood park, and the auditorium building,
was burned, and in tho smoke IA valuable
COWS were suffocated. Loss, $500; fully
insured Just after the flames burst out.
a woman living nearby, saw man
running away from the barn, and it is
supposed that tramp sought lodging
in the barn and accidentally set fire to
the hay. The police think they have a
clue,
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-10
AssAULT I'M LEWISTON.

Lewiston, January 9.-Capt. W. 5.
Paul of the Frye Light Guards of this
city, was assaulted this afternoon about
$50 O'Clock by Corporal John T. King of
his company,a whom he had just dis
charged for intoxication and neglect OF
duty. King threw a spitoon at Paul at
short range, splitting his head open just
over the left eye and causing a possible
fracture. King was arrested tonight
and is now in the lookup awaiting de-
yelopments.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-10
slTHE SOY LIED"

Lynn, Mass, January 9.-The sensa-
tional story yesterday regarding the find
ing of young woman bound hand and
foot to a tree in the woods near Floating
bridge, turns out to be entirely imagina-
tive. Jimmy Charles, who claimed to
have found the woman, admitted to the
police that he tolds the story to save
scolding from his employer as he was late
in arriving yesterday morning from
milk delivery.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-10
HOW THEY DO 1T AT GALVESTON

Galveston, Texas, January s.-The
grain situation here is serious. There are
400 grain laden cars on the WharSes ana
/ OO0 more in the yards. Elevators - "
and ..B" are filed There were st We .ty
steamers in port on November i, nut
here are only nine here today and nearly
all of them are loaded. Vessels which
are to take 500, 600 bushels are expected to
arrive here by next Monday. This is the
season of fogs on the Gulf. The weather
has been bad for some time and that
probably causes the detention of vessels
now overdue.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-10
Local Weather Report.

Portland, Me-, Jan. 9.-The local
weather bureau Office records as to the
weather are as follows:
s. a. M. Barometer 29.S37; Thermom-
eter 20: Dew Point IA: Humidity SO;
Wind W.; Velocity 16; Weather clear.
8p. M. Barometer 30041: Thermome-
ter 25,5: Dew Point -; Humidity so;
Wind W.: Velocity 3; Weather. clear.
Mean daily therm. 30; maximum
therm, 800; minimum thern,, 25;max. ve-
ocity, wind IS NV. total precipitation,
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-10
L. EDDY ALL RIGHT.

Bangor, January 9.-Thomas II. Eddy
of East Corinth. who has been reported
missing from home for some time, has
turned up all right in Patten, where he
came to buy supplies for his camp, 20
miles from that town.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-10
cow ROY KILLED FOUR.

Ell Pasco, Tex, January 81. Bur-
rows, cowboy of this county, got into
a fight across the river in Juarez, Mexico,
last night, and in pitched battle stood
off the police for one hour. Burrows
was killed. but before his death he had
killed a gambler, policeman, and fatal
ly wounded two other officers.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-10
NOT AN ACCIDENT I.

Minneapolis. Mimi, January s:LMiss
Julia Cling, twin sister Of Catherine
Cling. the Victim Of Murderer Haywood;
has lost her suit against the Travellers
Accident Insurance company to recover
the face of the accident policy on her SIS M
ter's life. Judge McGee held that the
murder was not an accident and that MISS
Cling was not killed in defending her oWn
life.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-10
STRIKES IN TWO CITIES.
Mule Spinners of New Bedford and
Lowell Chosen
10 RESIST THE PROPOSED CUT
DOWN In WAGES.

Vote Taken by Executive Committee of
National Mule spinners's Union
Lewiston Asked for Privilege but 1t
Was Denied Them.
Boston, January 9.-The mule spinner
of Lowell and New Bedford were given
permission to strike by the executive
committee of the National Mule Spinners'
Union today, and an assessment of 20
cents per week was levied upon the
members of the Union. The executive
committee also [ordered the sum of $500
from the national funds to lie placed at
the disposal of the strike. committee.
The meeting was attended by every
membe of the board and delegates rep
resenting every mill centre in New Eng.
land were present. Several delegates
made application for permission to strike.
The meeting lasted several hours and
among their principal speakers were
Messrs Michael Duggan Of Lowell, presi-
ent of the National Union, Secretary
Ross and Treasurer O'Donnell Of the
National association, executive members
Of Lewiston, and others. The board de-
MED the application for permission to
strike in ell places except Lowell and
New Bedford, it being thought advisable
to have the strength of the union centred
in those places. In the event Of Lowell
deciding not to strike, the assessm emit
which will amount to between $3.50 and
$500 week, will be devoted to the New
Bedford strike. 1t was voted whede re-
ductions In wages occur which will bring
them below the Union scale, to leave the
matter to the executive committee for
them to decide as to the advisability of
q strike. 1t was decided that in case of
strikes back boys and doffers would re-
ceive So a week during the strike.
The case of Dover, n. H., was of some
what unsettled status. Notice of reduc-
tion hassnot yet been posted. The men
claim they are working for 8 per cent
less than the Fall River operatives before
the reduction. The reduction is threat
ened at Dover and the matter will be
brought to the attention of the national
board.
The speeches of the delegates represent
ing the cases where cut down had
been made or had been threatened, ad-
vocated resistance. and in every instance
they asked the board for permission to
strike.
The New Bedford representatives e1-
pressed themselves as exceedingly pleased
with the hearty cooperation of the exc
cutive board and said they had a fund of
their own and would be glad to assist so
far as possible with their funds, the cause
In other cities. The Lowell men said
that they would no doubt strike, but it
would be left to the operatives and
meeting would be heli during this week
to decide the matter.
The Lewiston representatives stated
that the reduction in that city will equal
ST, 900 month on the pay roll. Every
thing is now running full time. Six
large cotton corporations are involved
Notices of cuts have been posted, with
the amounts to be announced later.
Wages run little under those of New
Bedford and Fall River.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-10
LATE MARINE NEWS.

Boston, January 9.-Arriyed, steamer
Boston, (Br), Yarmouth, n. S.; Will
Transport, Philadelphia, for Portland,
towing barge Ellangowan; Lancaster,
Philadelphia, for Portland, towing barge
Preston for Portland.
4 Boothbay Harbor, January 9.-sailed,
schooner Clara and Mabel, Portland.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-10
ALL THREE AGREE.

London, January 10.-A dispatch to
the Daily Mail from Hong Kong date
yesterday, it is reported that England,
Japan and Russia have arrived at an
agreement respecting Corea. The de-
tails of the agreement are not known to
the correspondent but the dispatch says
the British fleet is returning to Hong
Kong.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-10
THE WEATHER.

Washington, January 9.--For New
England and eastern New York: In
creasing cloudiness and rain; warmer;
variable winds, becoming southwesterly.
Boston, Jan. 9.-Local forecast fol-
Boston and vicinity for Monday: Cloudy
weather with light rain; variable winds,
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-10
FORT SOLDIER SENT TO JAIL.

Louis Dinio, one of the Fort Preble
garrison, was convicted of the larceny OF
an overcoat from Oliver Cantara in Bid
deford, New Years day, in the municipal
court, in that city, Saturday. He was
sentenced to pay fine of $40 and costs.
or in default to serve 80 days in the
Portland work Jail. He could not pay
and was taken to jail.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-10
DEATH OF AN AUGUSTA MAN.

Augusta, January 9.-George A. Blod-
get, respected citizen of this city, liv-
ing at 81 Weston street, died at LIS Sun
day morning, after over a years illness
with paralysis, about so years.
Mr.. Blolget had very wide acquaint-
ance throughout the New England
States, having travelled for many year
for several Boston firms. A wife and
son survive him. The funeral will be
held Tuesday.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-10


Bangor, January 9.-Daniel N. WescoSt'
one of the oldest railroad men in Maine,
died at his home in this city Saturday
night, aged 62. The deceased was born
in Brooksville, Me-, and came tosBangor
when a young man. He was foreman
in the construction of the Bangor and
Piscataquis railroad and of the Belfast
branch of the Maine Central. At the
opening of the Belfast branch he became
conductor on that line. and afterwards an
between Bangor and Waterville and Ban
gor and Portland. When the Mt. Desert
branch of the Maine Central was opened
in 1883 he became conductor on that line
and continued up to about two years ago,
when failing health compelled HIM tn
retire. He leaves II wife and two chill
dren. He was O member of several rail-
road societies and an Odd Fellow.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-10
STABLES AND HORSES BURNED.

Gardiner January 9.-Fire at the ice
houses of the independent Ice company
plant at South Gardiner, this morning,
destroyed the large stables, boarding
house and IA horses. Timely assistance
from Gardiner saved the main houses.
Loss estimated at 5000; partially insured.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-10

law. He did not care to specify the modi-
fications he would make. He was willing
to leave that to the Judgment OF the civil
service commission. But "any oia thlng
was better than the present law. (Laugh-
ter.)
At p. IN. the debate gave way TO tne
special order and the remainder of the
day was devoted to tributes to the life and
public services of the late Representative
Wright of Massachusetts
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-10
nan FIRETN MANCHESTER.

Manchester, N. H., January 9.-Fire
did about 1000 damage in the Upton
block and New City hotel on Elm street,
shortly after 8 o'clock this morning. 1t
started In Rose Turgeon' s millinery store,
and probably caused by an exploding
lamp, and spread in all directions. Tne
fire blew up through skylight through
a light we'll and damaged some go rooms
in the hotel, and about .25 in the block.
There were many narrow escapes.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-10
TO sETTLE BY ARBITRATION

Charleston, W. Va, January s. S.-Repre-
sentatiyeY miners of the Kanawha valley
met here today and organized state as
sociation, the main feature Of which is
the settlement of all strikes by arbitra
tion. A full set of officers were elected.
This organization is in opposition to the
United Mine Workers.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-10
re were many narrow escapes.
DISTRIBUTING THE SUPPLIES.

Havana, January 9.-Today at the
residence Of DR.. Villiesol of the special
commission, appointed by Senior Bruzon,
governor of Havana, and Consul General
Lee to superintend the work, TOOK place
the first distribution of supplies received
from the United States consul for the
reconcantradOeS.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-10

Lynn was reached they dragged her into
the woods and there she WAS left al
Charles found her. He took her to Sa-
lem, gave her money and food from his
cart and saw her aboard train for
Hayerhill. The police have been notified.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-10
LUMBER WANTED.

go cars white or silver birch,
square st cA from 4 l-2 iRa. 10
3I-S in square; also cars l-3
In. boards, while or silver birch.
viii contract the whole or part
TO reliable parties. Kn reply
stafe amount you can furnish
and price, f. @. b. cars, add $3.50
TO Rosion freight. Address
LUMBER, Box 1867, Portland,
We. dec3ldtf 1stp
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-10
INDIAN UPRISING FEARED.

St. Louis, Mo-. Jan. "a special to
the Republic from Muscogee l. L. says
an alarming state of riot prevails in the
Seminole nation and unless immediate
steps are taken by the United States
authorities bloody Indian uprising may
result This is on account OF the burn
ing of two Indians Friday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-11
FOOL ED SHAKESPEAREAN SCHOL AIRS
Daring ImpOsture of Young and Ignorant Genius.

Chicago Tribune: Recent discussion
of the authenticity of certain Shake
speare autographs calls to mind what
is probably the most daring instance
of impudence on the part of the per-
petrator and the most credulous guilt
biIity on the part of the public on rec
ord Not that the autographs may not
be genuine. but the circumstance is a
reminder of a most notorious literary
forgery.
These forgeries were known as the
ireland forgerieS of Shakespeare. What
renders the successful preparation of
the fraud more wonderful is the fact
that it was the work of a boy not quite
Is years old, with but little acquaint-
ance with literature of any kind, and
especially of the Elizabethan age. His
victims, at the same time, were the
ripest scholars and critics of the time,
many of whom made study OF Shake
speare and priced themselves on the
thoroughness of their acquaintance
with the style of the famous bard Of
Avon.
This phenomenon in the art Of i'm
position was the son of Samuel Ire
land, and was christened William
Henry. His taste for things theatrical
was first cultivated by having, with
his Iatner, Tree access " III AS 1ehhC
theatre through the friendship of one
of the proprietors.
Young Ireland had been put by his
father into a lawyers office for the
purpose of learning the profession of
law. He did not want TO acquire fame
by the tiresome process of climbing
step by step. He had heard his father
extol the genius of Shakespeare until
the name took complete possession of
his thoughts Young Ireland's initial
attempt at forgery was an effort TO i'm
itate the signature of Shakespeare in
order to crafty his father, whom he
had often heard wish for the sigma
ture of the poet. He first searched all
the old legal papers in the office of his
employer in the hope of finding some
instrument bearing the coveted auto
graph. The search was in vain and
the thought occurred to him to initiate
the signature.
In order to do this he made tracin gs
of facsimiles of Shakespeare's sigma
ture to his win in the commons and to
q mortgage formerly in the possession
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-11

tons have been raised to the increase in
weight, the damage done to clothes by be-
ing enclosed in chests made of wood so
treated, and so on. But all these objec-
tons are trivial when the aim to be Sc
cured is borne in mind. The work will
cost a little more. to be sure but the adj
ditional cost cannot be considered in re
lation TO the increased safety secured to
our ships of war. / expect that in the
future there Will be no woodwork aboard
an American man-of-war which is not alb
solutely fireoroOf.
The war has. demonstrated also the
value of the rapid-fire guns and the S-inch
guns as compared with the guns of larger
caliber. AT Santiago the secondary hat
teries of the Brooklyn and the Oregon. are
reported to have been more effective than
any other portion of their armament. The
Manila and Santiago battles also have
shown that smokeless powder is an inval-
liable part of ships equipment
. 1t is rather curious that no good demon
stration has been given during the war of
the value of the experimental craft which
the government has been interested in
Th ram Katahdin has had no opportunity
TO display its merits. and the submarine
boat has also been Ignored. The Nesuvius
it is true. had a chance at Santiago, but