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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-05
THE SENATE
Has the Praiseworthy Intent of Making
a New Record for Business.

| Washington, Dec. 4.-Senators eX-
press a determination to take up the
work of the session vigorously in the
beginning with the hope of having il
well advanced before the holidays and
| they are counting upon taking up the
| appropriation bills at very early
| date for the purpose of preventing an
| extra session due to any failure on the
| part of the national budget.
| 1t is expected that the army defici-
| ency bill will reach the Senate during
| the present week, the understanding at
| the north end of the Capitol being that
| the House will dispose of it within a
very few days after assembling. The
| committee on appropriations will bring
| it in early for the double purpose of
| having it passed quickly and of test
ing the feeling of senators on questions
| connected with the war.
| The first days session will be given
| up almost entirely to the President S
| message and there is great interest
| manifested in hearing the minutest de-
tails of the Presidents recommended
tons. After the reading of the mes
sage the Senate will adjourn until next
| day. Plans for legislation of general
scope will wait the PRONUNCIATION of
this document and as a consequence
one hears far less than usual of meas
ures to be introduced.
IT is impossible to say what matters
will occupy the week after disposal of
the message, but it is probable that
some speeches may be delivered upon
the policy indicated by the message
and also that the calendar may be
taken up. There are many measures
which have been reported and there
will be no difficulty to find employ
ment If the Senate is disposed to set
tie to routine so early in the session.
During the closing days of the last
session Senator Morgan gave notice of
his intention to call up the Nicaragua
canal bill at the beginning of the pres
ent session. He unquestonably will
redeem this promise and would doubt
less seek the first opportunity but for
the possibility of change of sentiment
in favor of having the government I'M
dertake the entire responsibility of
building the canal. All indications are
that this question will be one of the
most prominent subjects under consid-
GRAFTON during the session.
Opposition is developing to the bill
which the Hawaiian commission will
bring in and for which early considera-
ton will be asked. There is contin-
gent in the Senate opposed to consti-
tuting the islands into a territory be-
cause of the apprehension that they
may be converted into a state and de-
liberate consideration of the subject
win be asked.
While it is quite too early to reach
definite conclusion there are decided in
dcations of disposition on the part
of the Senate to confine the, sessions
work TO the routine measures and the
appropriation bills and it need sur
prise no one if the close of the session
would demonstrate that this General
policy had been pursued.
Continued on page 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-05
ALL IDENTIFIED.
Twenty-Five Victims Of Port
land Wreck Recovered.
The Last to Come Ashore Is that o.
Oren Hooper, Portland.
Constant Watch Is Being Kept for Ollie,
Bodies and Va!usbies.

Orleans. Mass. Dec. 4.-The heavy
surf of last night and today, brought in
this morning. tine body of one more vie
Oren Hooper of Portland.
Each of Mr.. Hooper's sons has been
on the cape from Tuesday to yesterday.
one relieving the other, in the hope that
they might carry home all that WAS
mortal of their father. 1t is probable.
that Mr.. Hoopers body, which now lies
at Mr.. Mayo's undertaking rooms,
where it was carried after being re-
covered by the surfmen of the Orleans
station. will be shipped to Boston by
the state police. either on the morning
or afternoon train.
Agent Williams of the Steamboat
Co, went to Provincetown, last night,
and. today, made a tour of the beach
from Race Point life saving station to
Highland Light. Mr.. Williams object
was to personally view anu identify all
the Wreckage from the steamer and
obtain as much information from the
mass of broken timbers and other dam
age as possible.
He also looked over the documents
winch were SuppoSeu 10 De invoices OF
the Portland's cargo, but he quickly
found the papers valueless as they bore
a date of 1896.
The preachers in the churches in
nearly every town along the cape spoke
of the awful disaster in their sermons,
today.
There still remains at Provincetown.
the body of one of the sailors taken
from the rigging of the Lester w
Lewis. whose identity is as yet UNI
known.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-05
THE GAME RECORD.
More Game Shipped Out Of Woods Than in
Any Previous Year.

Bangor, Me-, Dec. This year will
be q record breaker for the number of
deer, moose, and caribou shipped over
the Bangor x Aroostook Railroad.
The deer record for October and No
vember is 1886, or only 245 less than
for the entire three months Of Octob-
Der, November ana December, last
year.
The number of moose shipped is 1iS.
breaking last years record.
While caribou are comparatively
scarce in Maine, II were shipped IN
October and November. three less than
in the same months. last year
Five bears is the two months record.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-05
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE.
Sophomore Prize DecIamations--A. L. Bird
Re- Elected Captain Of Foot Ball Team.

Orono, Me. Dec 4.-(SpeciaD The
sophomore prize declarations at the
University of Maine were given. Friday
evening, in Town hall, before a good-sizeI
audience. The following programme was
very successfully carried out:
Wales Rogers Bartlett, Center Montville.
"A Purpose, Parsons
Leroy Harris Harvey. Orono.
The Chase Scott
Gertrude Lee Fraser, Old Town.
Extract from Wendell Phillips,
Bertrand Clifford Martin, = ort Fairfield
Music.
THE Unknown Speaker. Anon
''Ursus and the Aurochs. Sienkiewicz
.I,asca. Desprez
Maurice Barnaby Merrill. Saltwater.
Music.
The declamations were well given, that
by Mr.. Robinson deserving special neil
ton. The selection was from quo
Vadis' The music furnished by Was
gatts Orchestra was fine.
The award of the Prentiss prize will be
made later. The judges We're: M. II
ESQ. Bangor; F. j. Martin, Esq, Bangor.
At a recent meeting of the athletic COM
mittee c. L. Cole, 1901, was elected man
ager, and A. l.. Bro. l9oI, Te-electeu cap
tain of the foot bali team that will repre-
sent the University of Maine on the grid
iron in 49, Both are good men. for the
positions and under their direction ana
with the material at hand the prospects
are very bright for winning team, next
fail. .,4,z,.
who was reported to be on board the
fated steamer Portland, is congratulatlng
himself on his good luck. as are also ms
friends and schoolmates. He intended TO
return TO Portland on the steamer but
was late and fortunately was obliged to
90 nv rail He was at recltatlonS, lueS-
dav morning, thinking of what might
have been. I'll, ;o IT,.
6,t entertainments next Friday. In
promo. The club is in a very. prosperous
condition. having had Mr.. Coombs, ex-
leader of the Brown Glee club, as IN
structor, and is prepared to give very
interesting entertanme emf VII pr Make .hs
IN. throurh the eastern part of the
state. taking in the principal cities
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-05
CONEY ISLAND JOCKEY CLUB
Announces Purses for Which the Entries Will
Close, Tuesday, ian. 3.

New York Dec. 1.-THE following stakes
of the Coney Island Jockey Club will
close Tuesday, Jan. 3:
mated value S5o.00o), of which $3.50 to the
breeders for the autumn meeting of 1901
For the June meeting, 1899, 3 years Old
and upwards.
The Suburban, $4,000, the winner to re-
ceive $1,000; weights to be announced
Feb. l.
One mile and a quarter. the advance
$3.50 added.
The Great Trial, $50 900, foals of 1897
$500 for second and $500 for third.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-05
DUE TO IGNORANCE.
PortIand's Captain Was Not Familiar With
Cape Cod Weather Conditions.

Orleans, Dec. THE loss of the
Portland off Cape Cod is viewed by the
surfmen and men who have spent their
lives upon the water as very different
from the usual run of disasters to yes
sells. The Portland was wrecked upon
the sands as the result of miscalcula-
ton on the part of a skipper unac-
qnainted with the vicinity. She was
Continued on page e.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-05
Washington Forecast.

Washington, Dec. 4.-For Maine,
New Hampshire and Vermont: Heavy
snow; clearing and colder, Monday
night; noitheaSterly hurricane winds
Massachusetts, Rhode Island and
Connecticut: Heavy rain or snow:
northeasterly hurricane winds; clear
ing and colder, Monday afternoon and
night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-05
FIRE AT PORTLAND.
Bad Blaze on Custom House Wharf in
a Fierce Gale.

Portland. Me, Dec. st A. M-Fire
broke out on Custom House wharf at
2.35 and two alarms were rung in, call
ing out large force of firemen. A
fierce wind was blowing and fears We're
entertained for the whole water front.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-05
RAIN OR SNOW.

Boston, Dec. Forecast for Boston
and vicinity, Monday: Rain, probably
changing to snow, followed by clearing
and colder weather, Monday afternoon
or night; high northeast winds and
gales.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-05
A POPULAR SUBSCRIPTION
Started at Portland for the Relief Of the
PcrtIand's Victims.

Portland, Me-. Dec. A popular
,,.r;,tion has been started here for
tho relief of the widows and orphans
left by the Portland disaster. Judge
p,tnoo of the United States circuit
court headed the subscription with $50.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-05
Bank Of Spain Statement.

Madrid, Dec. 4.-The Bank of Spain
report for the week ended, yesterday,
shows: Gold in hand, unchanged; sill
yer in hand, increase. 2,52400 pesetas;
notes in circulation, decrease, $685.. 900
peSetaS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-05
Seven Persons Burned to Death.

Berlin, Dec. 4.-Seven persons were
found burned to death, today, in a fire
which broke out in the small hamlet of
Xenthal. near Sonneberg. about 12
miles northeast of Coburg.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-05
GERMAN INTEREST INCREASES.
United States Must Hereafter Be Viewed as
Great Power.

Copyright, 1898, by Associated PressD
Berlin. Dec. 4.-Spains acceptance of
the terms of the United States has.
Continued on page 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-05

+ The Bloomsbury NoNeity W ofks at
bloomsbury, Pa. were burned, Fflday
NIGHT. Loss, 5000; insurance, 5000
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-05
FINE FURS.
july29, cod
GARDINER,

| If you want fine furs give US a. call.
Custom work a speciality. Careful atten-
/ ton given to repairing.
| sept2S, eod4mos-owr
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-09
WAKE FOREST NOTES
TIE LIBRARY OF THE LATE Or. WAL TIERS
PRESENTED TO COLLEGE.
Noteworthy Acquisitions to Museum--History Of
the Spelling and Pronunciation of
Pro Grum.n

Wake Forest, N. c., Jan. S.--(Special.) J
The new steel stacks with additional
capacity for 5000 volumes have been
erected in the college library. In the
last few days Mrs. 1. o. Walters has
presented to the college the library of
her late husband, Rev. w. L. Walters,
d. d.
The college museum has made some
noteworthy acquisitions. The Smith
sonian Institution, Washington. ID. c.,
has contributed set of 105 specimens
of marine invertebrates, from sponges
and corals up to crabs. This is not the
first time the Smithsonian has put Wake
Forest under obligations to its genero-
sity. Mr.. Robert l.. Paschal, brother OF
Assistant Professor Paschal and a
graduate Of the college has just sent
from Texas fine fossil and buffalo
skull with its great horns.
DR.. E. W. Skies (Ph. D., Johns Hop
kins University entered January 8
upon the duties of his chair of political
science and history. He will also have
the direction of Physical Culture.
Professor Sledd's volume Of verse from
Cllu duu OCduT lS SSllluS We'll, the ZUU
copies sent him from the publishers
bein nearly all disposed Of He will prob
ally order more.
Professor N. Y. Gulley at morning
prayers yesterday gave the rise and
spread OF the INSTRUMENTATION Of the
word program. About the year 1881,
while he was teaching in the Raleigh
graded school, one Of the lady teachers
remarked at teachers meeting that
the A of the last syllable was obscure,
and accordingly the word was pro-
nounced. PRO-GRUM. He objected at
the time, saying the pronunciation was
unauthorized, but it caught, and was
carried to the normal school at Chapel
Hill, and thence it was all over the
State. 1t was singular, he said, that
the wrong pronunciation was so much
more contagious than the right one.
The new term opened on the 3rd. So
far II new students have matriculated.
DR.. Barron, of Charlotte, has been
invited to preach here in a special meet
ing soon.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-09
Leads all O8r North Carolina a08 in B0h News and Circulation

sons day thousands of political prodi-
gals have returned to the old home, and
thousands more are growing weary OF
the husks. The reception of those who
have returned has depended upon the
spirit which has animated the prodigals.
Those who have come back acknowledge
the binding force o. the Chicago plat
form and are willing to work harmonious
lyslde by side with the brethren who went
not astray, have been taken into full
fellowship and their wanderings for
given. But those who have staggered
back, boasting of their intention to re-
model the house and revolutionize the
method of agriculture have found neither
fatted calf nor banquet hall.
Il cannot close without impressinS
upon your minds the necessity Of ex-
tending and perfecting the work Of the
clubs which are necessary to supple
ment the work of the party organiza-
tion. We must have clubs in every
precinct. Through them we can keep
our forces in fighting condition, collect
campaign funds and protect the ballot
box from fraud and corruption.
Il have so much confidence in the
earnestness and intelligence of those
who are enlisted under the banner Of
independent bimetallism that l am sure
all things needful will be done. 1 there
fore bid you to be of good cheer. In
less all political omens fail the Goth
century will open with the money Of
the Constitution restored and the motto
Equal rights to all and special privi-
leges to none the controlling princi-
pie in all the departments of the govern
ment. Then will our people sing q new
song of a nation redeemed"
Speeches were also made by Senator
Stewart, of Nevada Samuel E. Morss,
of the Indianapolis Sentinel; the Hon.
James II. Lewis, Of Washington; Mr..
T. r. r. Cobb, of Atlanta; D. J. Cam
pau, of Detroit; Mayor Taggert, Of In
dianapolis, and others.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-09
WALTER z. MOORE,
Grand Master.
DURHAM is HONEST.

In Any Scheme of Reputation, The
City OF Durham Must be Counted
Out
To the Editor: On page two of your
issue of January 9th, in the list of Re
pudiation. highway robbery and gener-
al thieverF now going on in some coun-
ties of this State, you say that "A gen.
tleman was in Raleigh yesterday from
Durbam county who brought the news
that there was some sentiment in Dur
ham in favor Of bringing suit to annu
the bonds voted to the Durham ana
Northern Railroad on the ground that
the bills authorizing the issuance OF
the bonds were not passed in both houses
on different days as required by the
constitution. No action has been com
menced tb test the validity of these
bonds. but there is the suggestion that
it NAV bel DONE" 1t might not be amiss
to saw foA the information OF the public
that the bonds issued, and known as
the 'DqrHam and Northern" bonds were
not issuedlby Durham county, but by the
citv Of Djurham, and that they were is
gued in kood faith and that Durham
never reTIudiates honest debts; has al
waya Maid them, and will continue to do
80 and hny intimation or insinuatiOn
+hst abe Twin not do so is n reflection
an ouP hbnesty, which we cannot pass
with Indifference. Any man that would
advocate the repudiatiOn OF our debts
would be spit upon by our people, or
handled kVen worse, probably. No sir,
IN making NO your catalogue of Repu-
diators, ralbbers and thieves please do not
fDeIude tie city OF Durham,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-09
BURNED TO A STAKE.

Wichita, Kas., Jan. S.-A message
from the telegraph operator at Earlboro,
o. T., at S:45 o'clock tonight, says that
yesterday afternoon a mob of thirty
white settlers chained Lincoln McGeIsy,
and another Seminole half breed to a
tree near Maud postoffice, Seminole ma
ton, and burned them to death, for the
murder and outrage OF Mrs. Frank
Leard, whose husband cultivated land
leased from the Sominoles. McGelsy
and his companion were stretched up to
tree by a party organized for the
purpose and confessed to the murder
Of Mrs. Leard. They implicated three
other Seminoles in the murder, and
squads OF white settlers are hunting
them throughout the country around
Maud, declaring that the burned bodies
Of McGelsy and his confederates shall
not be removed from the free until the
Others are caught and pay the same
penalty for the brutal murder.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-09

began-if examination it may be called
for he declined to answer every materia
question asked.
Chairman Caldwell-"Mr. Munson
phave you the books that will show tht
freight rates on the shipment of thu
Wilson goods to Round KnobY
Mr.. Munson--"I respectfully decline &c
answer the question because my answer
may tend to criminate me, or to disclose
the circumstances or source from which
or the means by which, evidence of the
COP ksion of an act which the Com
mis- ! believe to be unlawful, .may be
obtained"
Several other similar questions were
asked and each time this same answer,
which had been written on a piece of
paper by Mr.. Busbee, and will hereafter
be known as "Basbee's Standard An
swer." was read by the witness.
Mr.. Pearson-"Is that to be your an
swer to all questions"
After consulting counsel, Mr.. Munson
replied. II do not intend to give this
as an answer to every question"
But he did give it, with parrot-like
regularity and precision. He was asked
whether he had the way bill or any re-
cord of the shipment.
He ratified off the written answer.
'Was application ever made to you by
Mai. Wilson or anybody else for special
rates on these goods?"
He quoted Bushels Standard An
swer."
'.Did you ever admit to anyone that
such application had been made?'
Official answer.
"What rate, Mr.. Blunson, was charged
Wilson on his goodsg
Same answer.
Chairman Caldwell THAT is all we
can do. Fortunately the law provides a
remedy for such witnesses as Mr.. Mum
SON"
Mr.. Busbee-"I wish to say again to
the Commission that the only questions
which they can ask are such ais viii help
them to intelligently make rates. Under
the act itself you have right to make
this investigation if you can do so with
out violating the United States Consti-
tuition. The United States Supreme court
is ms vet, / THANK God, unless its powers
be exhausted, sill the guardian and pre-
server of the liberties of the citizens of
North Carolina"
At the close Of this pyrotechnic Chair
man Caldwell said" ut is no pleasant duty
to make a ruling of this kind, MT. Bus
bee. as you know, but th; court holds
that under this act the court is entitled
to the information asked. The defendant
shows that he is disposed to trife and
prevent an investigation of the matter
at issue, as the witness declines to an
swer we shall attach him for contempt
and confne him until he purges himself
of contempt or is otherwise, by law, re-
lea sed.''
Mr. Bnsbee said he would like to have
a copy of the complaint in the case. Mr..
Caldwell explained that there was no
formal complaint, but that the discrim-
inatien had become so notorious ih the
public prints that the Railroad Commis-
sion deemed it a duty to investigate the
charge.
DR.. Abbott-fI would like to state
that as a member of this court / am
(Continued on 5th page.)
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-09
DEBATE IN THE HOUSE.
The Civil Service Discussion Partici-
pated in by Both Sides.

Washington, Jan. S.-The House de
voted two hours of the session to-day to
the civil service debate during which
Messrs. Corliss, Republican, Michigan,
Hepburn, Republican, Iowa., aut
Clarke, Republican, N. H, addressed
the House in opposition to thel aw as it
now stands. The remainder Of the
session was consumed by the friends of
the late Representative Wright, of Mass
achusetts, in eulogy of his memory.
Mr.. Corliss, Rep., Mich.), was the
first speaker to-day. He favored radical
notifications Of the law.
Mr.. Hepburn, (Rep., Iowa., spoke for
an hour against what he termed the
popular impression of the 'so-called merit
system. The public he argued, had
been utterly misled by the high sounding
phrases of the "reformers."
he believed the appointiye power and
the power of removal should be lodged
in the same hands and should be unlim-
tied. Amid a burst of applause from
galleries and floor he insisted that the
political workers were entitled to and
shouAd be aceorded recognition. If there
were to be no reward for the workers.
more
and more loyal to rich contributors in
stead Of to their party and their country
If the present system continued the IN
fuence Of rich men in politics would grow
steadily. Mr.. Hepburn said he knew
his frank expressions would earn criti-
cism for him and it would probably be
said that he placed himself ON a low
political plane, but these were his con
yictions and he would utter them. "a
Mr.. Clarke, (Rep, ~ H) closed tIe
debate for the day with some remarks
in favor of modifying the law.
He did not care to specify the modif-
cations he would make He was willing
to leave that to the judgment Of the
Civil Service Committee. "But any old
thing" was better than the present law.
Uaugnter.)
At two o'clock the debate gave way
TO the special order and the remainder
of the day was devoted to tributes to
the life ana public services of the late
Representative Wright, of Massachu-
setts. At three o'clock the House ad-
journed.