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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-31
a GIGANTIC POWER HOUSE.
European Engineers Coming Here to
Study 1t.

(Ilolland's New York Letter in Phi ladel-
pnia Press.
The world knows the magnitude of the
plan at Niagara, by which 1T is proposed
to convert ultimately the water power of
that cataract into an electric current of
81, 900 horse power.
Tbs ablest engineers and scientists of
Europe. Lord Kelvin, himself being
among them, have watched with Intense
interest the progress of this gigantic work
at Niagara Yet the power house OF the
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
is even a more colossal undertaking than
that at Niagara.
When it is said that the smokestack,
which is to reach height of 555 feet is
to stand upon an artificial Foundation
| furnished by 1900 piles, most OF which
are now driven into the soil, which wi l
be made one compact mass by a covering
of twenty feet of concrete, then some idea
of the magnitude of this work can be OBJ
| tained.
| Niagara will furnish when the present.
plant is completed about So 600 horse
| power by means of the electric current
1 This plant on the banks OF the East river,
| within fifteen minutes walk OF Central
Park, il expected to furnish 70 600 horse
\ power, an amount OF power vastly IN ex-
cess of that created for any other com
mer ial purpose any where In The world
4 In fact, the next largest capacity is only
] 5. 900 horse power The plant at Niagara
| is the only one that will compare with
/ this and there the original power Is FUR
| nished by part of the tremendous on rent
of Niagara.
| At Niagara the turb ne water wheels
are connected with 5000 horse power dy-
namos, and out OF this connection comes
1 the electric current which serves Buffalo
and may ultimately serve Rochester. as
| well as ali of the region between those
cities and Niagara
| In the mammoth power house on the
shores of the East river steam power rs
! converted into electric power and the
4 highest economy has been reached by
iputting the steam engine into direct con-
4 nection, that is TO say without shafting,
with an alternating current generator
j capable of operating at 5000 Volts. Inis
4 gigantic cure is to be taken 10 various
sub-stations throughout the city anu
there converted into q current OF 800 yo rs
which will be utilized in operating street
4 cars upon z23 miles OF road.
! The power thus furnished will be more
than sufficient for this service, and it is
the common impression in this city that
ultima ely it will be found that power
i from this house will be sold for power
/ purposes to manufacturers of this city.
! possibly ultimately for lighting and heat.
Il ing.
i Europe has already heard OF this gil
4 gantic installation aud some of her expert
! engineers are com ng to this country to
4 study the work, which is III re remark
/ able for mechanical perfection and for de-
tails which make the highest efficiency
AID economy than for its gigantic size.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-31
SANTIAGO A CLEAN CITY.

Washington. Dec 30.-Captain Brady
OF the signal service, in charge of the nils
tary telegraph operations in the eastern
end OF Cuba with headquarters at Santi-
ago has undergone a complete transform
alton and is as clean. orderly and yell
regulated as many American cities of its
size. Brigades of Cubans are at work
daily laying pavement and soon the city
will have paved avenues and streets in
stead of long stretches of mud and nth,
There is no more rowdyism and noisy
demonstration. Health conditions have
been improved and when Capt Bray
left there was No case If yellow fever or
small pox. Telegraph lines have been
completed connecting Santiago with
Gaantanamo and also 100 miles of line
west of Santiago on the way to Mama
milo. At Bayamo loop will be run
northward to Holguin, With this COM
pleted all the stra egie points of eastern
Cuba will be connected The line to
Holguin will be the first step to most
important line running Iengthwise of
the island from Havana.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-31
CONSERVATIVES TO RETURN TO
POWER.

Madrid, Dec. 30.-El Liberal publishes
an interview with minister whose
name is not given, which represents him
as declaring that the advent OF the con-
servatives to power is only delayed by
Senior Ssgssta's Illness.
SAIL the ministers says the one in ques-
ton" had alreadQ handed in their resig-
nations; but the premier's sudden ill
ness STAYED off the crisis. But above all
problems of interior politics there is one
question of extraordinary gravity affect
ing the very existence of the fatherand.
This question pre-uocupies our states
me- so deep thai 1T would suthce to
unite them to prevent fresh catastrophes.
1t is impossible to speak clearly on tn 8
point. I can only say that pre-oecupa.-
ton includes fears of apprehended
events which might give pretext for a
thing England is pursuing with etfron-
terry"
The interview has excited much COM
ment and much anxiety is felt as to
what the ministerial organs will have to
say.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-31
MAN IN BATH TUB.
Mrs. Towle Found a Robher secreted Ina
Her House.

Mrs Thomas J. Towle, who lives at lO7
,gress, had fright last night about II
O'Clock that would have been enough to
kill many nervous women. Mrs. Iowle's
husband was away last night and she
was all alone in the house. About IL
o'cl ock she started to go to bed and went
into the bath room This room was but
partially lighted by the lights in announcer
room AS Mrs. Towle approached the
door of this room she WAS startled py
noise, but pa,1sing to listen she did not
hear it repeated and SO entered the room.
CHANGING towards the bath tub she saw
what appeared to be the legs OF man
above the bath tub. She arted towards
the bath tub when out jumped a large
man vino tried to foIce his way by Mrs.
Towle and out of the room.
Mrs. Towle is a plucky woman anc
though startled almost out of her wits by
the unexpected encounter she grabbed the
mans coat and tried to prevent his leag-
Ing the room. The struggle was brief and
in less time than it takes to read 1t, the
man had broken away from Mrs. Iowle
and haa made his escape from the house.
Mrs. Towle as soon as the man broke
away from her ran to the front door and
hailed Mr.. Gribben, the barber, who hap
pened to be passing 10 him she told the
story and together they searched the house
to make sure that the man had left the
| premises. They found cellar way open
aud it was evidently by this means that
| the man had entered the house. Find
| ing the man had not secreted himself in
the house, Mr.. Gribben hurried to the pc.
! lice station and informed Deputy Marshal
Sterling of the affair. MIR. Sterling at
once sent two officers out to investigate
the case try to obtain some clue as
/ to the whereabouts OF the would-be burg.
lar. Up to late hour last night nothing
| had been learned of him and it is doubt
/ full if he is ever caught.
| Whoever this man was the police be-
lieye that ne was at least co1nizant OF the
fact that Mrs. Towle was alone in the
house and was familiar with the dwell
/ ing. He evidently entered the house fol
robbery and intended to walt until Mrs
Towls had gone to bed before making
the attempt
| When he heard her approaching he rar
into the bath room to hide and crawlet
into the bath tub. which was too small
to afford him complete secretion.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-31
FRANCE HAS NO PROPOSITION.

London, December 81, --Ihe Paris cor
respondent of the Daily Mali says that
there is no reason to bslieye The French
government contemplates making any
proposition regarding French shore RICH 9
in Newfoundland, The article In this
mornings Matin suggesting that France
would probably be inclined TO renounce
all rights along the Newfoundland
French shore, provided the compensation
were large enough is regarded as a bailon
d'assai, and does not please the govern
ment.
The Liberte suggests that England
should give the whole right bank OF the
Niger and certain territory toward Lake
Tehad as compensation. Meanwhile the
St. Malo fishermen are preparing for their
annual season in Newfoundland waters.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-31
THE sEBENoA DoCKED

The Maine Central's steamer Sabenoa.
of the Mt. Desert and Bar Harbor line,
which was wrecked of Hancock Point
by being run onto a ledge, was put into
the water on Friday at kockiand, where
she has been docked for repairs. AS will
be remembered the steamer was badly
injured and was beached to prevent
her sinking.
1t will be out two weeks before the re-
pairs are all completed and the Sebenoa
is in condition to return to the route
The steamer Sappho, which is now on
the Sebenoa's line, will be taken to Rock
land for winter repairs as soon as the
damaged boat is again ready for service.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-31
TELEPHONE FOR BUcKsPoRT.

Bucksport, Dec. 5O.-The Bucksport
and East Orland Telephone company by
], S. Barnard, president, has closed a
contract with the New England Tele-
phone and Telegraph company whereby
the former system will be connected
with the latter. The local line has some
sixty subscribers covering local service
in Bucksport, Orland and East Orland !,
including the cottage colonies in the Ala
moosook and Teddy Pond regions. The
New England company has trunk line
through Bncksport.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-31
JEWS MAY VISIT JERUSALEM.

Washington, December 30. The depart.
ment of state recently received from the
United States minister at Constan tinopie,
information that the minister of foreign
affairs of Iurkev had informed him that
the Turkish government had no Intention
to prevent American citizens whether
Jews or Christians. looming as individ-
uals and not en- massey from visiting
Syria or Palestine as travellers or visitors,
the only object of that government being
to prevent further colonization of Pales-
tine by Jews as the settlement there OF
religious bodies in preponderatiDg num-
beers might lead to political complication,
which it is the purpose of the Ottoman
empire to avoid The foregoing official
announcement appears to have direct
bearing on the Zionist movement for the
establishment of a Jewish nation in
Palestine
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-31
COL. PULLEN MADE DEPUTY COL
LECTOR.

Bangor, December 3o.-Col. Frank D.
Pullen of Bangor. has been appointed
deputy collector of customs in the port
of Bangor.
Collector Simpson made the appoint
ment sometime ago, and 1T has been con
hrmed.
Col. Pullen will take the place of Fred
eriok Il. Dillingham;. who has for many
years been deputy collector Of the port,
and who is now incapaoitated for active
labors.
4 The new deputy will be SWORN in on
Saturday morning.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-31

Pains in the chest when person has a
cold indicate tendency toward pneumo-
MIA. A piece of flannel dampened with
Cham erlain's Pain Balm and bound on
to the chest over the seat of pain will
promptly relieve the pain and prevent
the threatened attack of pneumonia.
This same treatment will cure lame
back in few hours. Sold by D. W. Hes
eltine d. Co., 3s7 Congress- ST.; Edward
w. Stevens, 107 Portland ct; King S.
Raymond, Cumberland Mills; VIM, Ok,
nard, 921 Congress St; II. P. S, Gould
Congress Square Hotel.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-31
TOO ROUGH TO INVESTIGATE.

Provincetown, Mass, December 80. =
HThe sea was too rough today for the fish
crmen, whose travis caught and held to
some obstruction. thought to be sub
merged wreck, off the back side of the
Cape, yesterday, to make a further In
yestigation of the matter. The trawl
which 'shooked up,'' the obstacle and
broke and was then buoyed to mark the
spot. still holds and readily can be found
when the weather moderates. Opinions
vary as to what the travis are hitched to.
The supposition that it may be the hull
of the steamer Portland is not generally
held among the seafaring men here, al
though it Is not doubted that the hooks
are caught on some sort of wreckage.
The fishermen will not be slow in looking
into the mystery further, as soon as calm
weather returns.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-31
NAVAL MOVEMENTS IN NEW
FOUNDLAND WATERS

St. Johns, N. F.. December 30-Sir
Herbert Murray, the governor of New
foundland, despatched by British cruiser
Pelican, which sailed yesterday for Eng
land. important charts ami data respect
ing the proposed Notifications here, and
the establishment of q naval reserve
among the fishermen. The French govern.
ment following Great Britain's example
will strengthen It's squadron in New
fonndland waters next season, appointing
to the command Commodore Henniquo,
bureau chief at the French naval hydro
graphic Office.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-31
FUNERAL OF SENATOR MORRILL,

Washington, Dec. 30-The funeral SER
vices of the late Senator Morrill, will be
held in the Senate chamber tomorrow at
noon, Rev. Mr.. Leayitt, pastor OF All
Souls church, officiating, assisted by the
Chaplain of the Senate. The President,
the cabinet and members of the diplom-
attic corps will attend. Senator MorrilPs
remains will be taken to Vermont for
interment in charge of joint commit
tee of Senators and Representatives.
The party will leave Sunday morning,
the destination being Montpelier, Vt.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-31
ARMY DEPARTMENTS IN HAVANA

Washington, Dec: So.-The war depart
ment tonight issued an order establish
ing two departments in and about Hav-
ana, viz:
The department Of Havana, compris-
ing the city proper and suburbs within
an area of about Ten square miles; and
the department of the province OF Hav-
ana, comprising the territory outside OF
the city proper. Major General Ludlow
is assigned to command the department
comprising the city and suburbs an
Major General Lee is assigned to the de
partment outside of the city.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-31
FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION Or
GANlZnD.

Bangor, December 3).-At meeting
tonight of Director Chapman of the
Maine Music Festival and others in.
terested, the Fes ivaI association was or
ganizsd A bill be introduced in the next
legislature for the Incorporation Of the
association.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-31
AMOS PIKE DEAD.

Salmon Falls, N. g.. December d.
Amos W. Pike, aged 10 years, and one OF
the Oldest school teachers in the state,
died at his home here today. He was q
nephew of Nicholas Pike, the author OF
Pixies arithmetic. which was standard
work years ago He is survived by one
son, Judge Robert g. Pike of the Su-
pre1ne court and one daughter.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-31
THE SUB WAY EXPLOSION CASE

Boston, December 31.-The suit at law
officially known as Wolf koplan vs. the
Boston Gas Light company, ct ais. but
as is locally called 1.-THE subway explosion
case'' was given to the jury late yesterday
afternoon and carly this morning it re-
ported a verdict of $1,000 against the COM
pany. The explosion occurred March T.
1897. at the corner of Boylston and
fremont streets, mum Der OF persons be-
ing killed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-31
ooA1 MINERS ENToMBED.

Wilkesbarre, "a, December 30.-Eight
men were entombed by caye-in IN No. 8
shaft of the Lehigh & Wjlkesbarre Coal
company at Wanami ls today vars a to
ont alive. The other three are still shut
in but it is expected they will be rescued.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-31
KILLEp sHERIFF AND DEPUTY.

Seaside, Ore, Dec. 39-Charles Will
lard, desper ate character, shot and
killed Sheriff J. W. Williams
and Deputy Lamers here today
and wounded Deputy Miller and was
himself killed by state Senator Fulton.
Willard was suspected of burning Sem
ator Futon's summer cottage here and
the officers were searching his house for
stolen goods.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-31
SUDDEN DEATH HALLowELL MAN

Hallowell, Decem Der 80. Henry Lynn,
a prominent citizen of Hallowell, died
suddenly of heart failure on Water street,
Friday forenoon. He was about to enter
a store and had just stepped into the door
way when be fell forward dead.
Mr. Lynn was born in HalloweI sixty
five years ago and was a marine engineer,
having had the mechanical oversight Of
many large steamers sailing in Southern
waters. During the war he ran an army
transport on the Mississippi river. He
retired from active life some years ago
He has represented ward five in both
branches of the city government. He was
counted as one of Lougen Hills wealthies'
residents.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-31
SHOE STRIKER ARRESTED.

Marlboro, Mass. December S0.-Charles
Mooney, one of the shoe strikers was
taken into custody tonight by Officer
Brigham charged with intimidation. 1t
is alleged that he was one of the crowd
that follow ed a workman from the Frye
factory at the close OF work tonight. He
was released on 500 bail and will
probably be arrignei in the morning.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-31
RICH MANS son A FoRGER.

New York, December W.-Frank A.
Parker, said to be the son of wealthy resi-
dent of Chicago, WAS remanded in the
police court here today on charge of
forgery. The police say Parker is at the
head Of one of the most dangerous gangs
of foIgers that they have ever come In
contact with. A detective says that
Parker is thu son of a. A. Parker one OF
the best known brokers in Chicago
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-31
DROWNED WHILE SKATING.

Middletown, Conn, Dsoemhe 3d. =
Frank, AGED is. and Joseph aged IL, sons
of Frank Blessington of Kock Falls, were
drowned ia the pond back OF the Rock
Falls Woclen mill tonight. They went on
the Ice to skate and Joseph broke
through. In trying to save him, Frank
who could swim, was carr led under the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-31
wooLEN MILLS WILL START.

North Berwick, December so. The
mills of the North Berwick Woolen COM
pany will start up on Monday, January 3,
after shut down of over three nonths
duration.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-31

WILLIAMS NEXT PILGRIMAGE.
Rsme. Dec. 30.-The Tribuna confirms
the report that Emperor William will
visit Rome next April.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-31
THE G. A. R. WILL VISIT BANGOR

Although the general orders from Ad-
jutant General Merriok have not been is
sued, it has been decided to hold the an
nual meeting of the Department of Maine,
G. A. R., in Bangor City hall, February
IA to 16 The meeting Of the council
will be held in the Bangor House on the
evening of February ID. During the
two days following. the meetings will
BIO held at City hall. which has been Sc.
cured for some time.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-31

DIR; Bulls cough syrup Y tn
standard remedy for throat and lnng troubles.
II Is Q specific for grippe and bronchitis.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-31

The sinsults'' of which the Italian
government is said TO complain, grew
Indirectly out OF the Cerruti affair. Last
summer when the italian squadron. un-
der Ammiragli do Candiani went to
Colombian waters to enforce President
Cleveland's award, it was diversion
into Venezuelan waters and the Venezu-
elan government conferred certain honors
and decorations upon Canuiani and his
officers. Several Colombian deputies up
on whom Venezuela had bestowed the
same decorations, returned them TO Ven-
ezuela with the statement that they CON-
sidered it disgrace to wear decorations
which had been bestowed upon Italians
The Italian government called upon the
Colon bian government to disavow the
act of the deputies, but the Colombian
executive declined. 1t was announced q
few nights ago from Rome that the Fiera
mosca would be sent to demand an ex.
planatiop,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-31

Poultney Bigelow has returned to New
York from the Philippines dangerously
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-31

TO CURE COT,D IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All drug
oisfs refund the money if it fails to cure. 25c.
The genuine has L. B. @. on each tablet.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-31
MORE TROUBLE FOR COLOMBIA.
italy Wants Reparation for insults
Offered Navy.

Colon, Colombia, December S0.-Ih
local press. referring today to the rep IT
that the Italian second class cruiser
Fieramosoa, under command of Am-
miragli Di Briochettl, has been ordered
to Colombian waters to demand satisfac-
tion for alleged recent insults offered
TO Italian naval officers, says that Co
Iombia would act with dignity, pru-
dence and forbearance, so as to attract the
attention of the nations of the world to
the repeated display of might VS.. right"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-31

SPANISH GCNBOATS SAIL.
Havana, December 30.-The Spanish
gun boats Herman Cortez and Pinzon
sailed today for Spain.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-31
ONE OF THE BOXES IN SALEM.

Salem, Mass, Dec. 30-A duplicate of
the silver box which figures so conspi-
onsusly in the Adams poisoning case in
New York has been found in the stock
of Mr. Daniel Lowe, jeweler OF this
city. The box was shipped to Nj. Lowe
as a sample, about October 70, 1895.
1t bears the number Sl4 and is stamped
with the hallmark ''L'' in a crescent.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1898-10-25
Kronika MiejscoWa.

Babusia WRuczek przejechani.
73letnia Hannah Peters, zam. pm.
937 w. 17th str, wozoraj rano oko.
10 godz. loci wioz}a W dziecinnym
w6zku czteroletniego swego wnu'
ozka Arthura Peters przez przeoiecie
ulio 81 Rockwell. Kiedy byia W
Srodku tego przeoieoia, nadjeohaa
pospieszny pociag pooztowy kolei
Baltimore s Ohio i przejecha} oby-
dwoie. Hannah Peters odniosla ciez-
ka rane ma glowie, lewe ramle
dziecka zosta}o zmiazdzone W ten
spos6b, ze trzeba je bedzie amputo'
wac. Nadto pokaleczone jest dzieoko
zw}aszcza po Level stronie oiaaa.
Pokaleczonyoh zawieziono do szpita'
la powiatowego.
Ma szczescie zle strzela}.
Frank Smetsna powinien bye
szozerze zadowolouy tego, ze ME
umie strzela6 oelnie; bylby sic stas
wozoraj morderca, gdyby umias le'
piei obchodzi6 sic rewolwerem'
W piwiarui J6zefa shurana pm. e18
Centre ave. poks6cil sic niejskim
Jozefem Kreoek przyszlo miedzy
mimi do bojki. Smetana przekonas
sic, ae przeciwnik jego silniejszym
jest cd niego; wyjal tedy revolver i
strzelI dwukrotnie do Kreceka. Chy.
biz jednakowoz, wtedy kolba re.
wolweru zaczal oksadad przeoiwnika