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The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31

Gen. Harris Merrill Plaisted was born
in jefferson, N. H, November 2, 1928.
He graduated from Waterville college
(now Colby University in 1853 and from
the Albany Law school in 1855, with high
honors.
He began the practice of law in Ban
gor in 1855. He was member of
Governor Morrill's g staff 1850. October
80, 1861, he enlisted for the war in the
Eleventh Maine. He was rapidly pro-
NOTED, reaching the rank of brigadier
general. He returned tol the practice of
law in Bangor IN 1865. He was twice
member of the legislature from Bangor
1867 IS, and three times elected attorney
general. Is73-74-75 He WAS elected gov
ernor in 1880 by vote Of 73, ITO to 1854,
and was membsr of the forty-fourth
Congress. He WAS Democratic candidate
for Senator in 1888 and 1889. He WAS
editor of the New Age, published in Au
gusta for several years. after July. 1883.
Gen, Plaisted's war record was singular.
ly brilliant an6 as an orator he had few
EQUALS in the state.
Whatever feeling may have been en-
gendered against him by the part he took
in the events of the bitter ''count out"
times, time has In a great measure soft
ened and he will be mourned today
throughout the state as brave soldier
and an able public servant.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31
THE DEATH OF ARANGUREN.

Washington, January 29.-Senor Dupuy
de LONE, the Spanish minister, today
received the following cablegram:
"Habana, January 29-The correspon-
dents of certain papers are already start
ing a series of horrors in connection with
the killing Of Nestor Aranguren. Not
one of them has been put of Habana and
all they will say has been manufactured
by rebel agents.
"The facts are as follows: A combi-
nation Of columns that had been operat-
ing several days defeated on the 9th the
band of AIanguren of about l30 men.
They captured one prisoner who led n
small force as guide and the rest of the
troops cover all the issues of "a place
called La Pilaen ell Monte, where Aran-
guren was in hiding with his escort
q The rebels, when discovered, fired at the
troops, which replied, advancing sudden
Iy, dispensing the escort, killing Aran-
guren and four others and capturing five
prisoners, one of them wounded. The
Escort escaped and with it the mistress OF
Aranguren. In the place was found a
woman, wounded, who was not seen un-
Til after the engagement. She carried q
letter to Campo Florido in order to try 10
save her by giving proper attention.
GAS a proof of the false reports about
to be circulated, there is the fact thal
the five prisoners have been captured
and that none of the dead had slhgle
sabre or machete cut. Inc ooculnentf
cantured on the body of Ar&nguren prove
that he was Ruiz's assassin. Ihe sau,
dle he used was RuiZ's saddle anu NJ
had two buttons of Ruiz's uniform III
his pocket, as already reported.
(Signed) "Congosto.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Daniel Lawrence Braine, rear admiral
OF the United States navy, retired, died
at his home in Brooklyn Sunday night
from heart failure, following an attack of
rheumatism.
The Wanskuck weayers held a meeting
Sunday afternoon at the rooms of the
Wanskuck Literary and Social club,
Providence, and decided that not a
weaver of the old force should go to work
Monday morning.
The case of Sheriff James Martin and
his eight deputies, charged with murder
and feloniously wounding score of
striking miners. at Latimer, September
10 last, will be called for trial in the
criminal court Tuesday.
Rev. J. n. Acornley, pastor of the
South Primitive Methodist church, New
Bedford, the congregation of which is
composed of English people, many of
whom work in the mills, Sunday an
nounced that he would remit his salary
to the church during the strike.
Secretary Alger was reported better last
night.
Fitzsimmons and Julian have declined
to consider Corbett's final challenge.
Hugh G. Wallace of Tacoma, president
of the Chilkoot Railroad and Transporta-
tion company has advices of the compile
tion of the eompany's aerial railway over
the Chilkoot Pass to Lake Lindermann.
This marks new era for Klondike travel
as the time between tidewater and the
headwaters of the Yukon river is short
ened from month to one day.
George G. Howard, the superintendent
of schools of West Bridgwater, Mass, and
moderator at the last town meeting, in
which he was the state representative is
the self-confessed forger of at least $500.
and is under arrest for the crime.
1t is said that his downfall was caused by
numerous loans, which he made on in
sufficient security and through spacula-
tions.
The proposed reduction of mail deliv-
cries in the cities will not go into
effect pending action by Congress.
Speaker Reed was one of many distin-
guished guests at the dinner OF the Grid
iron club, Saturday.
The Pittsburg 72-hour bicycle race was
won by Elkes, who made 1922 miles,
beating. Waller by only two laps.
1t is understood in Madrid that the su-
preme war council will sentence Lieut..
Gen. Weyler to two months lmprison-
ment, but that the government will grant
him pardon.
NJ. B. Fish, an East Boston grocer, was
dangerously wounded and his clerk slight
ly by two masked men Saturday night,
evidently bent on robbery. The robbers
escaped but got nothing.
Mr.. w. W. Windle, the well known
wheelman of Worcester, Mass, was In the
city Saturday and spent part OF the day
at the Lowell bicycle factory at South
Portland. Mr.. Windle is representing
the Baldwin Cycle Chain company of
Worcester, Mass.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31
BRITISH BACK DOWN.

London, January 31.-The Daily Mail
says it learns from source hitherto
accurate that China is inclined TO make
the best possible bargain with Russia,
whose diplomacy seems to nave
triumphed at Pekin, England having re-
solved not to force conflict by further
opposition to Russia's claims at PorI
Arthur and in the Liao Tung peninsula.
Japan, says the Daily Mails authority
has been thrown into state of constern-
alton by the British back-down and has
adopted more friendly attitude toward
Russia.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31
suPT. M'DoNALD's VIEWS.
Theory That Accident Was Caused By
Too sudden stopping of Train Wrong.

rt.or THAT Accident Was Caused By
Too sudden stopping of Train Wrong.
Superintendent Mcdonald returned
from the scene of the accident at $50 p.
m. Yesterday To PRESS representa-
five Mr.. Mcdonald stated that the pub
lished reports to the effect that the train
was late and the accident caused by the
sudden braking up was entirely
erroneous. What the cause OF the accident
was he has not fully determined. To show
the fallacy of the statement that the engi-
neer suddenly stopped the train while 1t
was going at high rate OF speed the
plsce. where the accident occurred is only
about a thousand feet from Orono station
and in passing that station the engineer
has to reduce the speed of the train to six
miles an hour, so that If he had suddenly
nulled I'D the train it would have re-
ouired but slight application of the
brakes. ae
AS far as the condition Of the wrecked
train is concerned the mail car is badly
damaged. The other cars are lying on
their sides and it looks now as if they
could be repaired at not great cost. In
about two days they will be raised on the
tracks and brought to the shops. The
iutense cold weather is Il serious obstacle
in working ON the train.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31
Sunday Beats Saturdays Record
for Trigidity.
THERMOMETER SEVERAL DEGREES
LOWER IN PORTLAND.
Augusta the Coolest Place To Report So
Far-Temperature Didn't Run Above
Zero and Touched 81 Below at q. m.--
Around the Twenties in lewiston.


The thermometer in front of the Fal-
mouth registered eight degrees below zero
at 1870 this morning. This Is slightly
lower than the lowest this Thermometer
ran Saturday morning. at seven O'Clock
the spirit stood at three below in this
glass. This is without question the coldest
morning of the year, as it will probably
run two degrees lower before day break.
At Westbrook the thermometer stood
at 16 below at 8 p. m.
Lawrence, Mass. January 31.-The
weather at a. m. was the coolest this
season, the thermometer standing II
below zero.
Rockland, January 31.-At / o'clock
this morning the thermometer registers
+ below zero.
Lewiston, January 81, 1 a. m.--The
thermometer registers from 20 to "a de-
grees below zero in various parts of the
city.
Augusta, Jan. 3l.-The thermometer
didn't go above zero all day Sunday.
Att o'clock this morning it registered
81 bel ow.
st. John, N. B., Jan. 31.-1 a. M, IL
below.
Bangor, Jan. 31.-This is the coldest
night of the winter and the thermometer
at so a. m. was 90 below.
Boston, Jan. 31.-The following tenn
peratures are reported at a. M: New
Bedford, 9 above zero; Norwich, Conn.,,
above; Providence, R. l., l above;
Manchester, N. H., % below; Lowell,
Mass, below, Waltham, Mass, 6 be-
low.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31
ENGLIsH LOSSES REPORTED.

Calcutta, January 3O-General Vest
macott telegraphs from Camp Mamarni
that the fourth brigade became entangled
in gorge near Shinimar yesterday and
suffered serious losses. Lieut.. Col.
Houghton, Lieuts. Sweing. Dowdall,
Hughes and Walker, together with tive
men of the Yorkshire Light Infantry, and
Lieut.. Hall and seventeen men of the
Yorkshires were wounded, Major Earle
severely, and seventeen privates are re-
ported missing. Tho receipt of the dis
patch has caused great sensation here
and further details are anxiously awaited.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31
OCEAN BLUFF HOUSE GONE
Big kennebunkport Hotel Burned
Flat Sunday.
FIRE CAUGHT IN AN ADDITION IN
PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTION.

Supposed to Have Been Set By Rats Ignft-
ing Matches-Loss $4,000; Insured
for $50 0oO-House was Exceedingly
Popular and Well Patronized.
Kennebunkport, January 3O.-The
Ocean Bluff house, the largest summer
hotel in this seaside resort was complete
ly destroyed by fire at six O'Clock tonight
with loss of s75,o00
The main portion of the hotel was built
in 1879, but one or. two extensions have
been made since then, and 1t is in one of
these which was in the course of erection
that the fire was first discovered 1t is
thought that some of the carpenters left
few matches in this new part on Satur-.
day which the rats found and ignited.
For the past ten years it has been under
the control of Gibson & Shevrell OF Haver-
hill. Mass, and the same firm had just
made arrangements for long extension
of their lease. The building andssits fur
nishings were insured for $50, 900 through
Boston and Portland agencies.
The house was located on high point
of..land overlooking the entrance to the
harbor Of Kennebunkport In close
proximity were extensive pine groves,
also owned by the proprietors of the
hotel. The main house was rectangular
In shape, surrounded on three sides by
verandahs, and four stories in height. 1t
would accommodate about four hundred
guests and was filled the greater part of
the season. 1t was been very popular
house and has been able to retain it's
guests later in the season than most sea-
shore hotels
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31
THE GRAND TRUNK IN IT.

St. Paul, MINI. January 20. "A report
is current that the Grand Trunk rail
road is interesting itself in Premier
Greenway scheme for building line
from Winnipeg to Lake Superior and
that this line will be only one of great
system Of western railroads which that
company may build. lease and control in
the no distant future. 1t is also stated
that the Grand Trunk will have a link in
the Dauphin railroad. The goal of the
Grand Trunk S ambition in the west is
said to be to reach the ranching coun-
try of the territories and the coast.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31
DEATH OF AGED MAN.
ESPECIAL 20 THE TREss.I

ESPECIAL 20 THE TREss.I
Saco, January 3O.-Winslow A. Moore,
a Saco shoemaker, died last night about
midnight. He was sixty eight years old.
Nearly forty years ago, while working as
q carpenter on hotel at Old Orchard, he
fell and his back was broken. 1t was
feared that his injury would prove fatal,
but he recovered. and though a. cripple
the remainder of his life, he was self-sup-
porting, following the trade of cobbler.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31
nONGOLIAN IN HALIFAX

ghe steamer Mongolian arrived in Hall
fax yesterday and sailed Immediately for
Portland. The Mongolian reports that
Tuesday last she passed the steamer Ia
basco disabled with another steamer
standing by and passing tow line. They
signalled they were going to tow to the
Azores.
The steamer Sandman sailed yesterday
from Liverpool for Portland.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31
THE ONCE FAMOUS DEACoNs.

New York, January 29.-On the passen-
ger list of the French steamer La Cham
pagne, which sailed today for Havre were
the names of Mrs. Baldwin. two chill
dren and two maids'' Further down in
the list was the name ''Mr Deacon. "
Although it is believed that the Mr..
Deacon is Edward Parker Deacon, and
that the Mrs. Baldwin" is his divorced
wife, who has been living under that
name. A short time ago it was rumored
that the Deacons had become reconciled
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31
MAY BE MORE DEATHS.
Condition of Several of the Injured is
Prccarious
ESPECIAL TO THE pREss.I


Orono, January 30.-There We're
many important developments
in the condition of the people
in the Mainei Central wreck last night.
There are now four people dead and there
are three or four more who are liable to
die any minute. Daniel P. Cunningham
whose wife was instantly killed in the
wreck died at midnight at the Orono
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31
STEPHEN G. FOSTER.

Los Angeles. Cali. January s9,,-stephenl
G. Foster, an old pioneer, Is DEAD, OF
general disability, aged q years. he
was one OF the trainers OF the state con-
stitut1on and had been mayor anu ststIe
senator. He was born in Maine and WAS
a Yale graduate.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31
LATTE MARINE NEWS.

Vineyard Haven, january 30.-Arrived,
schooners Rebecca w. Huddell Tower,
New York, for Boston; Charley Woolsey.
CHM, Port johnson for Portland.
Provincetown. January 30.-Arriyed,
schooner Bertha d. Nickerson, New
Foundland for Booth bay.
Boothbay, January 30-Arrived, schoon-
er W. C. Norcross, Small, Rookport.
Sailed, schooner Ira D. Sturgis, Kerrin-
Gan. New York
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31
BIDDEFORD DIVIDENDS REDUCED.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.l

Biddeford, January pa reduction
has been made in the dividends of the
Pepperell and Laconia mills. The Pep
perell, which for many years has paid IA
per cent per year. has declared semi
annual dividend Of 5 per cent, payable
February 1st. The Laconia semi-annual
dividend is reduced from to 3 per cent.
A considerable amount of this stock is
held in Maine
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31
THE ST. JOHN PASSENGERS.

St John, N. B., January 5o.-The train
from the Maine Central wreck at Orono
arrived at $50 this morning, but only
two passengers came through, one Cape
Breton man who escaped Wlthout q
scratch and the other Captain Robert
Carson of St. Martins, ST. John county,
who had his collar bone broken and his
left side considerably injured. Captaln
Carson says when he recovered after me me
shock with the car upside down at the
foot of a twenty i've foot embankmenf ne
viii never forget the sight that met his
gaze. The first car which he was IN at
the time looked like slaughter house,
bruised and battered faces were on every
side and blood was to be seen in great
quantities. The Mrs. Murray killed be-
longed to st. Stephen and the widow of
the late John G. Murray. She had been
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31
ICE BLOCKADE RAISED.

St. Johns, N. f., January 30.-The ice
blockade was raised today. The damaged
steamer Pictou for Newport News and the
Parkmore for Boston, sailed. The latter
still has large quantity Of water in her
hold and list of fifteen degrees to the
starboard.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31
MR.. GLADsTONE'S ILLNESS.

Cannes, January 3O-Mr. Gladstone has
kept his bed the entire day. He passed a
restless night and there was a return of
his neuralgia. His physician called during
the night and again this morning. When
this dispatch Is sent, Mr.. Gladstone is re-
ported as feeling much relieved.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31
INSURANCE BUSINESS GOOD.

Augusta, January 3O Returns from
Old Line life insurance companies dong
business in Maine for year 1897, are ell IN
showing the year to have teen most pros
porous. Following table from the state
insurance department. shows business
done:
,sos 1897.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31
16,024

Number of pol
icies issued, 11,653 l6,024
Amount of in
4 surance writ
ten, So, 034, 479.63 So, o64, 1850
Number policies
terminated, 9,717 10, 454
Amount of in
surance termi-
mated. $5,0l2, 696. 90 S5, $50, l62.2o
Number policies
in force Dec
81, 5O,44 56, ia
A mount of in.
surance in force
Dec. 81, S4S, 542, 2S3. W S52, 500, 970. IL
Premiums re-
ceiyed, 81, ,6S4, 916. 90 81, $50, ,355. 12
Losses paid $927l44 So 1920, ,592. SO
Increase in number of policies issued in
1896, 1872.
Increase in amount of insurance writ
ten, 81, 1929, 63s. rs; decrease in amount of
insurance terminated, S233. $685.; in
crease in number of policies in force De-
cember 81, 1897, IS .669; increase in amount
Of insurance in force December 81, 4,Sl3,-
6s615; increase in premiums received,
1854, 439. .03; decrease in losses and claims
paid, s306, 55s. 05.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31

A Mrs. Canavan. living at Kent, N. b.,
gave her sister, Miunie Tucker, a dose
of strychnine in tea Friday causing ne ner
woman is under arrest,
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31
COLD WAVES GRIP FIRM.
1t Was Intensified a Little If Anything
Yesterday.

1t Was Intensified Little If Anything
Yesterday.
Boston, January 30.-The severe cold
wave which had prevailed throughout
New England for the past four days seems
to show no signs of breaking and in fact
has been If anything intensified today.
In few localities for the past twenty -four
hours has the temperature been higher
than ten degrees above zero while in the
northern portions of New England 1t has
been below that mark since Friday night.
The lowest temperature reported have
been from Mainess and northern -SeW
Hampshire, and 80 degrees below at Ban
0or seems to BE- the seyerest temperature
vet recorded.
The absence of anything like heavy
wind has made the cold seem less severe,
while in this state and farther south the
sharp weather has made. sure the ice crops
which week ago looked precar1ous.
There appears to be little ilkellhood or
any warm wave before Tuesday or We'd
nesday.
HOW NEW YORK SUFFERS.
Gloversville, N. z, Janaury 80. To-day
was the coldest OF the season, the ther-
mometer registering % degrees below
here; Mayfeld %; Cranberry Creek, 80;
Worthwhile, &C.
Saratoga, N Y, January 30.-The pro-
tracted cold wave increased during the
night. The mercury dropped to 80 below
here, and in a number OF surrounding
towns averaged from 80 to 81 below. The
mercury did not get above zero during
the day. 1t is lowering rapidly tonight
and it is the coldest continuous cold wave
in four years.
COLD WAVE HITS HALIFAX.
Halifax, N. S., January so.-The worst
cold wave experienced by Nova Scotia for
years struck the province last evening. At
Truro the mecrury sank to 25 below zero
and at other points the temperature was
equally low. In Halifax the thermometer
registered ten below at the citadel. Ihe
mercury stayed below the zero mark all
day today and tonight Ia as cold as last
night.
READ AND SILVER.
Jack Frost got in his work in good
shape Saturday. While Portland did not
suffer as much as other places in this sec
tions of the country it was cold enough to
make the ears tingle and to keep the
furnace drafts wide open. 1t was three
degrees below zero here Saturday morning
and though it was little warmer dur
ing the afternoon with darkness came q
strong wind which made the ears t1ngle
and the noses grow red.
The following list will show the con-
dition of the thermometer in other. places:
Mechanic Falls, 81 degrees below; Ban
oor. 80 degrees below at sunrise; BIS
worth, 20 degrees below; Livermore Falls,
80 degrees below North Jay. 35 degrees
below East Wilton, 80 degrees below;
Kipgfeld, 28 degrees below: Strong, 5s
degrees below; South Norridgewock, 20
degrees below; North Anson, 40 degrees
below; Winthrop. "a degrees below;
Wateryille, 81 degrees below; Bethel 30
degrees below; Rumford Falls, 80 degrees
below; Bath, 30 degrees, North Bath, ~
degrees below; West Bath, "a degrees be-
low; Augusta, "a degrees below; Presque
Isle, 40 degrees below.
AT WEST BALDWIN.
The mercury TODD 80 below at the Maine
Central station at West Baldwin Satur-
day morning at 63o
TIE WEATHER.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31
WON'T Do A THING TO IT.
House VIII Dispose Of Teller
Resolution Quickly.
OPPOSITION CAN'T COMMAND FULL
REPUBLICAN STRENGTH.

Prospects Rather Dubious for Vote on
Annexation in the Senate-That Body
Disorgan!zed by Introduction of the
ToIIer Resolution.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31

Boston, January 30.-Local forecas'
for Monday: Increasing cloudiness fol-
lowed by snow; warmer; winds shifting
to southerly.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31

Mcdonald Visited Scene of
the Disaster esterday-Discredits the
Too Sudden Stop Theory-spreading of
Rail Generally Accepted Explanation
The Injured in the Hospitals and Ho-
tells Nearby-Thousands Visit Scene of
Accident.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31
> Local Weather Report.

Local Weather Report.
Portland, Me-. Jan. 30.-The loca-
weather bureau Office records as to the
weather are as follows
s a. nj. Barometer so. ISL; Thermom-
eter so; Dew Point 10: Humidity 70;
Wind N; Velocity 9: Weather clear.
Sp. m. Barometer 30.276; Thermom-
eter 20; Dew Point g; Humidity 64;
Wind NV; Velocity A; Weather clear.
Mean daily therm. 2; maximum
therm, I; minimum thern,, 3; max. We
locity, wind IS N. W.; total preclpita-
Uion, %.
Weather Observation.
The agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday, Jan. 30, taken
atS p. m, meridian time, the opserva-
ton for each section being given in this
order: Temperature, direction of wind,
state of weather:
Boston, s degrees. N. clear: New
York. 12 degrees, E, p. cloudy; Philadel-
phia. 16 degrees, E, clear; Washington,
"a degrees, SE, cloudy; Albany, de-
grees, N, clear; Buffalo 2 degrees,
E, cloudy; Detroit. "a degrees, Sc.
cloudy; Chicago, 2S degrees, s, p. cloudy;
st. Paul. IS degrees, NV, clear; Huron,
Dak., % degrees, SW, clear; Bismarck.
II degrees, NV. clear; Jacksonville, 30
degrees, Sc, cloudy.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31
EX-GOVERNOR PLAIsTED DEAD.
Distinguished Citizen Of Maine Passed
Away This Morning.
Caase of His Death Was Bright's Disease
A Distinguished Soldier, Member of
Congress and Governor of Maine.

Bangor, January 3l.-Ex-GovernoZ
Harris M. Plaisted died at 155 this morn
ing from Bright's disease.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31
AT WEST BALDWIN.

T,he mercury TODD 80 below at the Maine
Central station at West Baldwin Satur-
| day morning at $50.
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Continued on Second Page.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31
HOW NEW YORK SUFFERS.
COLD WAVE HITS HALIFAX.

Halifax, N. S., January 30-The worst
cold wave experienced by Nova Scotia for
years struck the province last evening. AT
Truro the mecrury sank to rs below zero
and at other points the temperature was
equally low. In Halifax the thermometer
registered ten below at the citadel. The
mercury stayed below the zero mark all
day today and tonight Is as cold as last
NIGHT