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The evening times., 1898-12-01
NOT 4 SURVIVOR LEFT
TO TELL OF THE WRECK
Every Soul Oh the Steamer
Portland Perished.
AGENT WILLIAMS REPORT
Convinced That the Steamer Found
cred in the Ocean.
AGENT WILLIAMS REPORT
Passengers Aware Gf fhc Danger,
and Had Time Before She Sank
to Pst ON Life Preseryers.

Boston, Dec. Photographic communica-
opened c. F. Williams agent of the
Portland line who went to Provincetown
to Investigate the wreck of the Portland
this morning gave out the following state
ment:
II am sure that the Portland foGndered
at sea There will not be . single sur
vivor. / am positive ali on board have
been drowned.
Where or how the wreck occurred L do
not think Will ever be known. My opin-
ion is that she was first caught in the
heavy seas near Thatcher's Island and
that she went down somewhere between
there and the Cape. Her guards and pad
die boxes must have been smashed by
the heavy seas and she could not stand
the wrenching and pounding of the
waves. Her rig over the main deck-alI
the deck houses-I believe, was torn
away. With the steamer bare above the
deck, and the hull smashed and leaking,
il seems TO me that, with the weight of
her machinery, she must have plunged
down, carrying every soul on board with
her.
The wreckage that has come ashore
consists Of splinters of the light wood
work OF the deck houses This shows that
the Portland did not go to pieces on any
rock. | should say that the Portland
probably went down Sunday morning
Apparently the passengers were fully
aware of the critical condition of the
steamer and evidently had time 10 put on
life preservers. the preservers have
been found on bodies thrown on the
beach. "
The identified bodies from the Portland
are follows; r. Dudley Freeman, of
Yarmouth, Me. George w Delaney, oE
Boston; George Graham, porter; William
Moshier. of Gerham. Me; John Walton.
second engineer; Mrs. c. NJ Mitchell;
Mate F.aston, and Miss Jennie Edmunds.
Boston.
Late accounts from Cape Cod say the
bodies of. only sixteen of the Portland
victims haye been recovered, the other
twenty bodies found having 1ome from
other wrecks. 1t is likely that few more
OF The ~ bodies fro the Portland wiIl
ever be found.
The evening times., 1898-12-01
SWEARING OFF.
Many Indulge i'm the Habit, But Few
stick.
(From the Mobile Register.l


(FrOm the Mobile Register.)
81 once swore off smoking said the
clubman. That was when l was young
and did not know myself / swore off
with a friend, and the penalty was a suit
of clothes TO cost $50. The condition was
that we were not to smoke in town.
When travelling or hunting or fishing
out of town. in fact-we would be allowed
to smoke. The scheme worked well for
some time; then l began to, want to
smoke. l battled with desire for several
weeks, each cay of the period becoming
a harder trial than the preceding At
last, when the longing became too great,
L went to see my partner in misery to
tell him that we had better call the con-
tract off, as | could not stand it. He was
not>at home. He had gone out of town
week before and would be absent an
other week. Then / broke down The
thought of the party of the second part
smoking himself blue in the face while
! suffered was unbearable. So, with the
fine of $50 staring me in the face, l bought
a cigar and smoked ii. 1t was worth $50
L thought. But I did not die for a lamb
only; L smoked a vast quantity of cigars
before he came home. Then / went to
him and told him to go order the suit
that had broken the contract He smiled
quietly, as il TO himself and then said:
All right, old fellow: but do not be dis
turbed about the suit / kept the con-
tract just three days
Another man said: There were two
men in this town who swore off the
breaker of the contract to pay the other
for a s10-hat. Finally one of them weak
ened. saying to himself he did not mind
giving SO for a smoke. While he medi-
tated over the matter. however, he
thought out a scheme TO save himself on
the hat He went to the hatter's and
bought Slo-hat and had 1t charged to
the other fellow. Then he called on the
other fellow. and. pointing to the hat,
said: See that hat. old boy? 1t is one I
have just had charged to you on that
The evening times., 1898-12-01
A DESERTED CITY.
History of the Rise and Fall of "A
Western Room Town.
From the san Fr.aeisco Csn.l

From the San Francisco CALI
q city large enough To house i popuia-
tion of FIVE thousand, yet absolutely ten
antless: a place with substantial brick
blocks, weIl-laid streets and walks, hand
some residences, costly store buildiEgT-in
fact. a metropolitan city-but without
resident. not even cock TO crow nor A
dog TO howl by night Such a place ex-
lists. although even in North Dakota,
which State claims this tenantless me-
trOpolis West Lynne long ago passed
from the memory OF most men and wo-
men
A weird place it is. The city is
thers-deserted. abandoned, going to de-
cay. No traffic goes on in its streets, no
business in its stores; the sound of
human voices is not heard in its dwell
ings. The streets are graded, the walks
are OF macsdam and trees and shrub
berry flourish in the yards surrounding
the resideuces-but ali in silence and lone
illness
Such a place Is West Lynne. on the
west bark Of The Red River of the North
anG almost on the Canadian boundary.
The history of the place is one OF the
romauces of the boom" period from
1873 10 1881 The people of the Dakotaz
will never forget those boom days,
when towns spranG up in Il night when
a few lots sjal1ed out on the prairie ard
STYLED collectively Central City New
London or something equally impress
sive sod in the markets of the East one
day for hundreds of dollars and the next
for thousands. 1t was then thar shrewd
men waxed afiuent, fattening upon the
credHlity of the Eastern investor. A gold
en- stream poured into the land where yet
the Si0uN-the Apache of the North
fought his ancient foes, the Blackfoot Of
Montana and the PawHee Of the Ni0bra-
ra and having vanquished them, Joined
in an attack upon some tribe srrinGIng
from his own parent stock-fought just
to be lighting, because it was the mater
of the beast" The lowly laborer drawing
his weekly stipend, made enormous by
stress Of boom" prices, invested il in
the prairie soil and at the end of a month
found himself rich beyond the chance of
again having TO toll. Those were the
-"goOd old boom days
But there came the collapse. Men who
not foreseeing the crash, invested more
heavily instead of turning their holdings
into coin awoke one morning to find
themselves ''land poor and in debt. un-
able TO complete the extensive improve
ments Trey had begun Epon their realty.
The fortunes that had been made IN a day
We're scattered in night; villages that
had sprung up IN a few hours and grown
10 the Importance OF Incorporated towns
and cities In a few months were deserted
by al save those who. swamped by the
crash, found themselves without money
enough to get away.
The collapse OF the Dakota boom in
The evening times., 1898-12-01
A Private Chapel in His Residence

Bishop Henry Y. Satterlee, of the Pro-
testant Episcopal Church, has just finish
ed the erection of a private chapel in his
residence. It is the first of the kind in
this city, and has a aing capacity Of
fifty to seventy-five persons. The altar Is
in green and gold with gorgeous siIken
haugfngs and draperies- The central
point of interest is a large cross OF solid
silver. eEaberateIy carved. At the oppo-
site end of the chapel is an imm ansa p int
ing in color of the Episcopal coat of arms
Family prayers are held by Bishop Sat
terlee in this place every day Here all
marriages that take place at the bishop
residence are performed and special ser
vices are occasionally held
The evening times., 1898-12-01

1881 marked the beginning of a new era
in the great wheat belt of the Northwest
an era of steady settlement and growth
of prosperity founded upon virgin soil
which '-tickled with a noe. laughs at har-
vest. until now in the lands of the
Dakotas there have sprung up two great
commonwealtas. for the output of whose
granaries the people OF distant Chimes
give up their gold.
Nest Lynne was a boom town and
the most noted of them all 1t was plot
ted by sehemers with more fertility than
scruples. at a point or the Red River
where. they Gained. the Great Northern
railroad was TO cross when built through
to the Pacific coast. The possibilities of
the place We're exploited in the East
capitalists became interested, and money
was pleatiful.
There was no sham about the actual
construction Of West Lynne. It was not
another Arizona desert farce, except in
the minds and on the plats of it's pro-
Jectors, but substantial reality James
II. Murray, Chicago man, was agent.
He sold lots at auction in Chicago for
thousands of dollars each. While he was
selling a telegram would come notifying
him of the disposal of a certain plat, and
it would be withdrawn. Then he sold ad-
In the meantime building was progress
ing. There were no board shanties. sod
walls or canvas shells. Handsome struc-
tures of brick or lumber. finished in mod
ren style, sprang up as fast as material
could be transported and contractors do
the work
And today there the city stands. a
handsome but useless monument to the
credulity of some and the hardfhood of
ings has ever been occupied.
Several years have elapsed since the
writer last visited West Lynne whose
history then dated back over Is years. No
one loitered on the grass-grown streets;
the handsome and costly blocks of brick
with plate glass windows and ornata fa-
cades and massive doors cracking on
I rusty hinges or lying where they had been
tumbIed by Times rude hand, gave back
hollow echoes TO the voice of the visitor.
Mansions costing thousands of dollars
tasteful and spacious, with every Indca-
ton that persons of wealth and refine
ment had at some time intended to occu-
py them-were scattered in clusters in
this or that addition Around them
frees and shrubbery, once reared with
care, grew rank and unl1empt The fences
were falling to pieces, and grass and
weeds encroached upon pavements and
approaches. Not human being was to
be seen; not even a stray cat was found
warming itself in some stray nook on that
fine September day. And the "city" had
never had Il permanent resident.
But all is not yet told of the waste OF
wealth that created that prairie haven OF
| bats and foul birds OF the night. Across
| the Red River is a steel bridge. bailt for
a railroad and wagon traffic, which no en-.
gine or train ever crossed or ever will
The wagon track Is used. The structure
The evening times., 1898-12-01
Lyneherx Indicted for murder.

Richmond. Va. Dec. 1-At Stuart. Pat
rick County, yesterday a special grand
jury found true bills for murder against
six men who lynehed Lee Puekett, a
young white man. in September. for Grim
inaI assault. Puekett was q ha1f-wftted
boy The men are C. T. Thompson, L
D. Mcmillan. jr.. Madison Montgomery.
jr H. Montgomery, William Branch and
Robert Montgomery. They are all well
known. but belong to q lawless class in
that viciutty famous for moonshinfng.
The evening times., 1898-12-01
Fireman Tined.

Chief Paris today recommended TO the
District Commissioners that Fireman
James Creamer, who was found guilty Of
profanity in the presence OF visitor ar
an engine house. be required to pay a
fine of go in morehiY installmeuts Of So.
Commissioner Wight has approved the
recommendation of the chief. and Cream
er will be notified that any repetition of
the offense will result in his summary re-
moval-
The evening times., 1898-12-01
Opposed to Fast Mail subsiaies

Second Assistant Postmaster General
shallenberger yesterday appeared b=fore
the joint Congressional Postal Commits
sion, which has been investigating the
question of raill Dad mail transportation.
In the course of the hearing Gen. Shall
lenberger gave it. as his opinion that the
general mail service would be improved
by the discontinuance of the fast mail
subsidies between New York and New
Orleans and between Kansas City and
Newton, Kas. In discussing figures al
TO the cost of mail transportation, he
admitted that the estimates of $780, based
upon an alleged weighing of the mails,
We're not to be relied upon.
The evening times., 1898-12-01
CriminnIs Sentenced to Die.

Richmond. Va, Dec. Jim Webster.
colored. was sentenced yesterday at Bed
ford City to hang for criminal assault
John Hancock. colored. will be hanged
Friday at Lynchburg for an atr0eious Of
Tense Jordan Webb, white man, will
pay the same penalty for the same crime
in southampton County the following Fri
day There are a half dozen other men In
the State awaiting execution for murde--
The evening times., 1898-12-01
solemn Services at ST. Matthews.

A solemn divine service will BE- he'd in
St. Matthew'S Church tomorrow morn
ing at 10 o'clock TO celebrate the aun.ver-
sary of the accession to the Austrian
throne of his majesty. the Emperor and
King Francis Joseph. At the request of
the Austro-Hungarian minister the Sec
retary of State has issued invitations to
be present to the President, Vice Presi-
dent. Major General Miles and repre- SEN
tatives of all branches of the Govern
ment, including members of Congress.
The evening times., 1898-12-01
Fatal Fight with Highwa,n,en

San Antonio, Texas, Dc Three tan
three highwaymen last night eight miles
from this city. In the fight with the rob-
oers L. Sales and Albert Ceosier were
killed. One wounded robber was dragged
away by.his companions who mounted
their horses and ed. A sheriff's posse
is in pursuit.
The evening times., 1898-12-01
Another Telephone Injunction.

Messrs Kelly & Chambers, doing busi-
ness at No 9II Louisiana Avenue. and
Anthony B. Tysowskk at No. 72s Fifteenth
Street. To-Day fled petitions for Injunction
seeking to restrain the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Company from re-
moving it's instrument and appliances
from their respective places OF business
The evening times., 1898-12-01
A KLONDIKE

For the inventor Of an ingenious novelty now
waving and curling women's hair with a simple
ribbon; pins; no clumsy device; no hot irons
ever needed Only dainty bow does the work
in most exquisite manner. For ehildreH's hair
it is Invaluable The inventor is Mrs. Thompson
who created a mild popularity for her IA
nous Thompson Waves that even now are in
comparable. These Beau Ideal Waves can be
found everywhere, but at present exhibited and
demonstrated at Woodward Lothrop's
Item
The evening times., 1898-12-01
To Have Title Cancelled.

Martha E. Boarman today fled suit in
equity against Edwin A. McIntire and
others for the purpose Of having the title
to certain piece of property In George
town cancelled.
The evening times., 1898-12-01
LENGTHENING OUT THE
FATAL WRECKAGE LIST
Ten Men OF IL Lest Fall River
Schooner Supposed to Have
Ppri.ited

Boston. Dec 1.-The schooner King
Philip, of Fail River, has been Totally
wrecked near Highland Light. and the
vessel pounded into small p.ces by the
waves. being only Identified by fragments
that have come ashore
The crew numbered ten men. all of
whom, it is believed. must nave beer lost
The evening times., 1898-12-01
Unveiled INV Car Nicholas

St Petersburg, Dee. 1.-The Car teday
unveiled monument to Admiral Nankf-
meff at Sebastopol. The ceremony was
elaborate and accompanied BY a brilliant
street pageant.
The evening times., 1898-12-01
GREAT ROLLING MILL
COMPANY ASSIGNS
Greatest Iron Industry IN the South
SUsI ends OperationS--NeariS n
Million Dollars Involved

Birmingham, Ala, Dec. L-Tne Biz
mfngham Rolling Mill Company. the
largest concern OF the kind in the South.
has assigned.
Nearly Il million dollars is involved.
Louisville capitalists are The principal
owners.
The evening times., 1898-12-01
CITY BREvrTIEs.

Andrew z. Kennedy. q weli-knowR
young West WashingtOntan. has re-eu-
tered the Volunteer Signal Corps. He ex-
poets to join the signaf detachment which
will soon start for tha Philippines
The evening times., 1898-12-01
Jenkfns' Successor ApepInt~a.

William Mullen was today appointed a
private of the local fire department. 10
fill the vacancy caused By the removal of
Gilbert Jenkins The appointment IS
made subject to twelve months proba-
The evening times., 1898-12-01
Private so1den pies at sam Juan.

Gen. Brooke cables from San Juan that
Private Fred W. Holden, Company L.
Nireteenth Infantry. died on November
so of dysentery.
The evening times., 1898-12-01
THE GATE CITY SAFE
BEYOND ALL DOUBT
Passed Tybee lsiHnd This Morning
on Her Trip From New York to
SnN anuah.

New York. Dec. IA disHasci to tbs
city says the steamship Gate City, which
Island this morning on her way to Sa-
vannah. Ca. her port of destination.
The evening times., 1898-12-01
TO CURE 4 CoLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets Ali drug.
gists refund the money Il 1t fails to cure. 25e fhe
grnsIine has L. B. @. on each tablet.
seIo-tu, tn sat-tf
The evening times., 1898-12-01
CHILDREN ARRESTED
FOR MATRICIDE
Boys of Tender Years In Custody
at Washburne, Wis, Charged
With Killing Their Mother.

Sparta, Wis. Dec. 1.-Two boys named
Sofberen have been placed under arrest
at Washburne on the charge Of murder
ing their mother.
While the boys are only about eight and
ten years of age, the evidence points
strongly to their guilt
The evening times., 1898-12-01
Out go the remnants.

Just as certain as Friday comes a
Remnant Sales-when we put quicIk-seI
sibly be called "a remnant And this W
idea of what constitutes "remnant'-f
regular lines-and We want every inch o
1t has been a long time since you cau
The evening times., 1898-12-01
DOmesticS.

Remnants of yard-wide light per-
Gales. in the most attractive va
riety of patternS-wiil go, per L7n
Remnants of light and dark calico
good quality-will be offered, 97o
per yard for only. kSG
Light and dark outing cloth
will he offered, per yard, for 4 IA
Remnants of yard-wide, heavy IN
bleached musIin-goOd reliable
grade-wiH be offered. per yard 17o
The evening times., 1898-12-01

round IT brings with 1t another. OF our
ling prices on everything that could pos
eek we have been very liberal in our
or the holiday lines are crowding the
I available space we can command
Id buy so adTantageousiy as tomorrow.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-08-20
Saved the Doctors Bill.

In Massachusetts seaport town there
Is n retired sea captain who makes fro
quent boast that he has the "smartest
woman along Shore" New instances of
her enterprise are constantly coming to
notice. The last one refers to an exploit
by which she saved herself doctors bill.
The captain tolls the story with great
relish.
"Sho's getting pretty heavy" he be-
gins, land now and again she'll miss her
footing. Well, not many months ago she
missed 1t on our stairs and fol- all in Il
heap down three steps on to her side.
when got to her, she said just as
brisk as usual: Don't ask me if I've hurt
myself, cap'n, for of course l have
reckon I've unjointcd bone in my left
leg, falling on 1t. Now don't try to pull
mo up. Let me scrabble round IA minute
and You go for the doctor
"Wail, tho doctors our next ncighhor,
SO u didn't take long to get him. lie
looked her over and said there was a bone
somowhoros round her left hip that WAS
out Of kilter
AT that mother roso right up on her
feet and topplcd over the opposite way
from what she'd fallen down stairs, and
We heard kind of crack.
"Sho looked up at the doctor with her
mouth kind Of whitish, but tho same old
twinkle in her eyes, and she says, 4 be-
Hove Two set that bono myself doctor
And she had P'--Youth' Companion
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-08-20
The Truth About Convicts In Siberia.

The most conclusive evidence as to what
the life of the average convict really is is
furnished upon tho best evidence by the
conyicts themselves, who certainly ought
to know when and where they are well off,
Not moro than one-fourth of the cxiles
when their time has expired elect to re-
turn to Russia, whittier they are attracted
by that love and attachment to homo so
strong in every human breast so particu-
lnrly strong in the Slav The fact is that
they have found life In Siberia ploas,,ntcr,
tho road to ease, competency and even
to wealth less rugged, less crowded with
competitors. So they become colonsts
and Of their own free will and choice ro-
main In Siberia, throwing their fortunes
in with the destiny of the new land, and
l, knowing something Of tho conditions of
life which obtain in Russia, think they do
well.-Stephen Bonsal in Harper's.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-08-20
Lots Wife Island.

Lots Wife, perhaps the strangcst island
in the Pacific, is in latitude 20.4l and
longitude l40 80 30 east and is southeast
of the island of Nippar, the largest of the
Japanese group. Meares, the explorer ran
across 1t In 1888 and at first mistook it for
a ship. He called it Meares' rock, but it
had very likely been discovered in advance
Of that time by Spanish explorers, who
chartcd 1t as Vela rock The United States
steamer Macedonian passed it in 1864, and
she, too, mistook it for sail. Its rugged
peak rises nearly 300 feet above the sea,
and 1t can be seen for % miles. There is
great cavern in the base of the rocky
pinnacle, and the sea roars through it with
a voice OF thunder. Its diameter at the
water line is about 80 feet, and 1t stands
as an impressive monument to the force
Ut nature In CONFUSION. -Hongkong Cor
st. Louis Globe Democrat
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-08-20
The Passing Of the Fly.

1t is announced that our annual harvest
OF flies is diminishing in number, and not
less surprising is the reason therefor. A
writer In The Electrical Review says:
" Entomologists Import that Of late years
the annual crop of flies is decreasing rapid
ly and steadily. The almost universal
adoption OF electrical traction is credited
with bringing about this desirable result.
1t has been stated that stables are tho
chief breeding places Of flies and as the
street Car horse has been emancipated the
number Of stables is consequently growing
less; hence the failure Of tho fly to be born
in multttudes, as in the past"
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-08-20
Fruit Stained Fingers.

Now the time has come when tho house
wife who does much of her own cooking
or preserving must often have her fingers
stained with the juice Of berries, peaches,
etc, and 1t may be we'll to remind her
that the fumes Of sulphur will remove
most fruit stains from the fingers Put
tiny lump of sulphur in tin plate. pour
on little alcohol and set it on fire. Hold
the finger tips above the fame, and tho
diseoloration will disapnear, -Harner'a
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-08-20
ELEUHONE STOCK :.

have also one share of paid-up
stock in the Citizens Co-opera-
tive Telephone Associatiation of
Shreveport. This stock yields an
annual dividend Of s per cent
Will take less than par for it.
G. ID. HICKS.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-08-20
FOR SALE.
u. S. LAND WARRANT

| have for sale land warrant
issued by the United States gov
eminent, for 1850 acres of land,
This is bounty claim and can he
located in any State Or Territory
in the borders Of this government.
1t can be bought at bargain.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-08-20
GENERAL LOCAL MARKET.

if,,l Nf;,lIf;.- > .,
'o'' amazing .... o-lo
PROVISIONS
49,
Bacon--5&c
Rr9,Iiast 'I p"aor ~ O. o.
hamS-Chotce canvassod S"g"r-cured
sc,
naFo-1omPouhd i'2c; Pure, 6i1c.
Rac0h tIHtvS-bC.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-08-20
SUGAR AND MOLASSES.
RAGGING AND TIES

Begging Id, 7l2c: ~ Ib, Tic.
Twlne-For baling purposes quoted a,
1Oc per ID by the bale.
Iron Tes-9Oc.