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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-04
SUIT FOR KING REWARD.

Pennington, February 3.-The suit
of the captors of King, the former. mes
senger of the Boylston bank, Boston.
who took $4,000 of the banks funds
and was caught in this vicinity. against
the Boylston bank, will not be tried at
the session of the supreme .icourt which
opened here today When the case was
called 1T was agreed that a hearing be
held before Judge Whitehouse as referee.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-04
MILLS MAY START.

Fall River. Mass, February Sit is
rurnored again in mill circles that the
Acushnet mills in New Bedford have re-
Gently placed a contract for nearly mil
lion bobbins and that one of the require
ments in accepting the order was, that
the bobbins should be delivered ON or be-
fore March 1st, just one month from the
date of awarding the contract. This
would indicate that the management is
preparing for an early resumption of busi.
ness and that spinning frames are likely
to take the place of mules there.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-04
spELTER WORKS BURNED.

st. Louis, February 3.-The Cherokee
Ianyon Spelter Co.. with officers in this
city, has received telegram announcing
the destruction by fire of it's plant at
Rich Hill, Mo. The plant was one OF
twelve owned by this company in Mis-.
souri, and Kansas. 1t was valued at
$125, 900 and had an output of sixty tons
of spelter per day.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-04
MONAHAN HELD.

Colebrook. N. H., February 3.-Thos.
Monahan, who, it is claimed shot and
killed Frank Dudley, q railroad watch
man aud William Thoits of Shelburne,
ct Gorham, last October, has been held
for the April term of the Supreme court
on plea of not guilty.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-04
VERDICT AGAINST lRUMFORD
FALLS ROAD.

Lewiston, February 3-The jury In
the suit for $4,000 brought by Clarence
E. Beedy against the Portland g. Rum
ford Falls Railway company at the Su.
preme court in Auburn were out from 8
p. NJ, Wednesday to 4 a. M, Thursday,
reporting verdict at 93o a. M, on
Thursday. The verdict WAS for the plain
tiff in the sum Of $1,000.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-04
WOODBURY. JUST IN TIME.
rsPrcIAL 20 THE PREss.J

Rockland, February 3.-Capt. o. a.
Crockett of the Crockett steamboat line,
reports the rescue of his steamer, the Ire
mont, from the ice in Eggemoggin Reach
yesterday by the revenue. cutter Wool
bury. The fremont was disabled by rea-
son of condensers freezing and but for
The timely arrival of the Woodbury. would
probably have gone ashore.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-04
VETERANS DON'T LIKE 1T.

Concord, n. H., February 3.-Ihe ap-
pointment of Juge Hugh Henry OF Ches-
ter, VT. to be pension agent for the as
trict of Vermont and New Hampshire. Is
said to be very distateful to New ramp
shire veterans aud members of the u. a.
K. Senator Proctor's influence was d
potent factor in the choice.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-04
THE W. sATHER.

Washington, February 3.-Forecast for
Friday for New England and eastern New
York: Fair: not so cold; southwest to
south winds.
Boston, February 3.-Forecast for Bos-
ton and vicinity: Fair; warmer; south
west winds; warmer Saturday.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-04
COST OF CUBAN WAR.

Madrid, February 3.-The cost of the
Cuban war from February, 1895. to the
end of 1897, is officially estimated at
4s, OoO, 900 pounds (ys4O, 1000. .OOO), besides
the arrears due from the Cuban trea-
sury, amounting to 100000 pounds,
(s40 coo, ,OOO.)
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-04
Local Weather Report.

Portland, Me-, Feb. 3.-The loca-
weather bureau office records as to the
weather are as follows:
s a. m. Barometer 30.197: Thermom'
eter Il; Dew Point l. Humidity 96
Wind W; Velocity 1: Weather p cloudy
8p. IN. Barometer 80. 346; Thermom-
eter O; Dew Point 2; Humidity 70;
Wind W; Velocity 5; Weather cloudy.
Mean daily therm. 6; maximum
therm, II; minimum therr1, 4; max. We
locity. wind 10 W.; total preclpita-
ton, 0.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-04
THE W. & @. STILL BLOCKED.

Wiscassst, February 3.-No trains on
the Wiscasset & Quebec since Monday
night when the three engines started
north, since that time nothing has been
learned on their whereabouts.
The supply Of coal up the line is lim-
tied, but everything is being done possi-
BILE to get the track clear. 1t is impossible
to get information from up the line and
it may be some days before the line is
again open for traffic.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-04
HOUSE TO LEND A HAND

Boston, February 3.-The House today
passed the order of Senator Flynn fo1
an investigation by the labor commit
tee into the recent reduction Of wages in
Massachusetts textile mills.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-04
ENGLAND'S BIG FLEET ASSEM-.
BLING.

Shanghai, February 2.-The China
Gazette says the British Indian, Aus
tralian and Pacific squadrons have been
ordered to be ready to reinforce fhe feet
in the far East, thus giving the British
fleet capable of coping with ''any combi-
nation opposing the British policy"
I'm the meantime" adds the China
Gazette, 1.-THE British claims in the Yang
Tse-K -Kiang will be supported by strong
squadron stationed at Chusan, whittier
two warships are en- route. In the event
of Russia hoisting her flags over the
forts of Port Arthur, the British has
been ordered to hoist the English flag
over Chusan and the Chinese fleet will
ascend the Yang-Tse-Kiang as soon as
the river rises.
"About 1900 Russian artillery and cav
airy and quantities of stores and NUM-
tions have arrived at Karin, the capital
of Manchurian province of Kiarin."
JAPAN DOESN'T CARE.
Washington, February -3.--Japan ha
been removed as an element in the oppo-
sition to the consummation of the an
nexation OF. the Hawaiian islands by the
United States,
/ This result has been attained by the
conclusion of an agreement between our
government and Japan as represented by
Minister Toru Hoshi. which by practical
ly settling the status of the Japanese in
Hawaii removes the only substantial
difference that has existed between the
two governments.
HASN'T BACKED DOWN.
London, February 3.-On the best au-
thority, the Associated Press learns that
Great Britain has not backed down on
the question of making .Ta-Lien-Wan a
free port
According to a special dispatch from
Shanghai, published today, two British
warships entered Port Arthur yesterday
and left withoutsanchoring
A SIGNIFICANT ABSENCE.
London, February 3-Some of the after
n oon newspapers today refer to the abb
sence Of the Russian and German Am
bassadors from the Marquis of Salisbury's
regular Wednesday reception of the diplo-
matio corps as being of disquietlng
portent. %
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-04
Weather Observation.

The agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday, Feb. 8. taken
at s p. m, meridian time, the observa-
ton for each section being given in this
order: Temperature, direction of wind,
state of weather:
Boston, 12 degrees. W. clear; New
York, u degrees, SW, clear; Philadel-
phia, 16 degrees, SW, clear; Washington.
20 degrees, SW, clear; Albany, de-
grees, w, clear; Buffalo y degrees,
SW, cloudy; Detroit, IL degrees, SW.
clear; Chicago, 20 degrees, SW, clear; ST.
Paul.24 degrees, SW, p. cloudy; Huron,
Oak, 2S degrees, Sc, cloudy; Bismarck.
26 degrees, SE,cloudy; Jacksonville, AZ
degrees, NE, clear.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-04
SAD TALE CONTINUED.
Further Stories Of Shipwreeks
Caused by the Late Storm.
A ROCKPORT SCHOONER BELIEVED
TO HAVE FOUND yyATERY GRAVE.

rouf DOOles at GlOucesber Chuoro"neA .
Thought to be Part of b er Crew-Three
Other Maine Vessels Unacconnted For
Wreck Masters at Work.
Gloucester, Mass, February 3.-The
Rockport schooner Herman +. Kimball,
was among those which were anchored
in the harbor before the storm, and up
to today it was thought she put to sea
Monday afternoon. 1t Is now believed
that she, too, has found watery grave,
and that 1.-THE four bodies at local un-
dertakers are part of her Grew. An
employe of coal dealer, was positive to-
day in his Identification of one, as that
of man who purchased some coal last
week and ordered it to vessel whose last
name was Kimball.
S..The Kimball was vessel of 119 tons,
built 10 years ago in Boothbay, Me-, and
was owned in Rocpkort, Me. From the
location, of the wreckage and places
where the bodies were found, which were
supposed to be that of the Kimball, she
must at first struck on Field Rocks,
which lie about 100 yards off Dolliver' S
Neck, and then dashed to pieces as soon
as she struck. Everything has been
done to have the bodies identified. and
when communication ia opened up be-
tween Maine port and this vicinity, the
mysteries regarding the unknown vessels
here, and the number Of men drowned,
will be cleared up.
This now makes three vessels unac-
counted for, and which are supposed to
be wrecked at Delivers Neck. They
are the Herman F. Kimball OF Rockport,
Me-, the Mnrcellus Of Bucksport, Me. j,
and the Jam es Holmes of Belfast, Me-
Wreck Masters T. e. Reed and I. H.
G. Douglass have had q large force of
men at work at this point all day clear
ing up the debris and saving all the
wreokage which Is of value. They have
worked principally on the wrecked
schooner Geo. w. Jewett, whose bones
lie up high and dry on the rocks. But
tomorrow it is the intention to go to the
scene with steam lighter and mako
an attempt to learn the identity of the
other wrecked crafts, which are sub
merged about 100 yards from the shore.
The schooners Keen and Griffin are
still on the rocks, and there seems to be
little hope Of floating them for some days.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-04
POSTMASTER FOR LAGRANGE.

Washington, February 3.-The follow
ing fourth-olass postmaster was ap-
pointed today: Maine, Lagrange, Dana
H. Danforth.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-04
OUR LEGAL TENDER NOTES
Oat Of Accord With True Economic
Laws.
so SECRETARY GAGE TELLS
MERCHANTS OF BALTIMORE.

Notable Gathering in the Maryland Me-
tropolis-Postmaster General Gary,
Congressmen Ding1ey, Mullen and
Walker Among the Speakers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-04
CRANDALL'S GREW RESCUED.

Hull, Mass, February 3.-The crew OF
the schooner Crandall, which was blown
adrift during the blizzard Monday night,
were rescued by the crew Of the Point
Allerton life saving station last night.
Captain Harrison Mitchell. l.. T. Galiano
and H. W. Mitchell of the Crandall had
been SO hours without anything to eat or
drink except pint of beans and what
little water they could obtain by breaking
icicles from the rigging and melting
them
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-04
RECORDS FOR COLD BROKEN

Concord, NH, February 3.-lhe work
of repairing the damage by the great
storm has been delayed today by the ex-
treme cold. The official record ut this
time is 80 degrees below zero, the coldest
since January Z, 1878, when it was 35
below. London, ten miles out. reported
40 below and Hancock A below. Pas
senger trains are now nearly on time,
but freight traffic is still demoralized.
The local street railway hopes to be
running as usual tomorrow, after being
disabled three days.
COLDEST ON RECORD.
Hanover, N. r., February 3.-This
morning was the coldest on record here
this winter. The mercury was down to
80 degrees below zero. Neighboring
sections of Vermont report the weather
even colder.
FORTY BELOW IN VERMONT.
Chester Depot, VT, February 3.-With
the town still buried under snow the
temperature fell this morning to 40 de-
grees below zero, the coldest ever known
here. s tsr@ g'+.. x.
At Londonderry the thermometer reg
istered 40 below. Trains nre delayed and
wires are down.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-04
ANOTHER COLD ONE.
Mercury Way Down Out of Sight Thurs
day Morning.

HLewiston, February 3.-Conductor Nor
Till of the P. & R. F. railroad reports 40
degrees below at Rumford Falls, Thurs
day morning.
North Anson-It was "a degrees here
this monring at $50.
East Wilton-30 degrees below this
morning. The roads are still blocked.
Skowhegan-The thermometer regis
tered "a degrees below zero at Skowhegan
Thursday morning at O'Clock.
Livermore Falls-The1 mercury stood ut
s6 degrees below Thursday morning.
Farmington-2S below this morning.
Damariscotta-22 below in front of
Shows drug store.
Na.-. oe l,oIo,, +h;c r,orpipo
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-04

Considerable loss was caused among the
wharves by heavy sea. and the beach at
Cottage City was badly washed. 1t is
thought $4,000 or s12, 600 will cover the
entire loss on the island.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-04
VINEYARD GOT OFF EASY.

Edgartown, Mass, February 3.-There
mas been no serious damage to shipping
about Martha's Vineyard as the result OF
Monday nights storm. This is considered
remarkable from the fact that the storm
center was reported to be off the island.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23

Alonzo W. Draine. who is one of the most
highly respected young men at his home
and one Of those who have made great
success of life; is resident of Keokuh.
He was born in Montgomery Co. NO..
May 9Th 1874 When very yonng, his
parents moved to Keokuk and ne entered
the public schools from which he gradu-
ated in the class of "a so we'll did be stand
with his class that he was selected to do
liver one Of the principal orations at the
commencement. Later he was elected
principal OF the public school If Wentz-
vile Mo-, where he taught for three years
with good satisfaction. For Years he was
secretary of the Eastern Missouri Teach
Association. In 1897 he accepted a posi-.
ton with McGrsth Bro. one of the lead
ing drug houses In Keokuk. In manors
he is GENITAL, courteous. digLified and
an honor to our race.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23

The Christmas Bells were ringing
With loud romantic chime.
And people gladly viewing and in
specting what they find,
To cheer their little ones
Who eagerly. wait to cheer,
lis birthday which happens in Dec,
each following year.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23
THE LAST
WEEK.

The last week and the biggest
week of all-for people will for the
most part put off and reserve their
decisions till the last few days before
the arrival of the Jolly St. Nicholas.
As usual-THE FAIR-in our holi-
day OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to the
useful rather than the frivolous.
Wherever you may live, your holi-
day shopping tours will not be COM
plete without visit to TIE FAIR.
Christmas FOOtWear
Slippers. OF course. The line gets
better and better every season. You
are sure of getting just what you want,
any kind of style, from our wonderful
ly big assortment The prices are most
important.
| Mems fancy. velvet embroidered Slip
pers-of good quality en
VI wv
Mems good brown leather Slippers
imitation seal -
Home Made Comforts
Less than you can make them for.
Each Comfort contains five full pounds
OF clean batting, ten yards best 36-inch
sillSollne, one skein German sro
town zephyr yarn-all for. .0V
HaH7kcrCLIe1S
Some very enticing values in this De-
par; ment. Hundreds of dozens of new
ones opened for tomorrow business.
75c all linen, hand embroidered ~
Handke rchiefs. sue
SIC all linen, hand.embroidered ne
Handkerchiefs. ..................Z 0C
Christmas Tree
Suggestions
$ TX Mufflers-extra values .1n
soc to ..................... .....U.OV
Rutflcd Silkoline Pillow or silk Head.
rests, 26c-ruffled French Saline "a
Fillows--fOr. Northumberland C
THR FAIR
5O4-5O6-5OS Locus. Street.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23

How the little oDes will watch to see
Santa Clause with his bells,
And think Of many q dreaded hour
before he will appear.
Besure and hang your stockings,
Where he can see each one.
For Santa good old fellow and is al
ways full Of fun,
And | know he will remember. each
and every one.
Miss STELLA PIERSOn
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23

ACTIVE SOLICITORS WANTED EVERY
by Murat Halstead, commissioned by the Gov.
eminent Is Official Historian to the War De-
partment. The book was wrstten In army
camps at San Francisco on the Pacific with
General Merritt in the hospitals at Honolulu.
in Hong Kong, in the American trenches at
Manila, in the insurgent camps with Aguinal
do, on the deck Of the Olympia with Dewey
and in the roar Of battle a the fall OF Manila.
Bonanza for agents. Brin.ful OF original pic
lures taken by government photog aphers on
the spot Large books, Low prices. Big profits
Freight paid. Credit given, Drop all trashy
unoffcial war books. Outfit free. Address. F.
T. Barber, Sec'y., Star Insurance Bldg,
Chicago. 'ss
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23
THE NORTHERN
NEGRO.

DIR. Lee, OF the John Hopkins 1 nj
versity, had the following statemen
of the Neg roe's development in thu
North in recent issue of the Baltimore
Sun:
In the Study of the Negro we have
as rule, sought knowledge of the
Southern type: the Negro in the North
has received little critical attention
TO obtain the best results from such ;
consideration it is necessary to selec,
a point of research offering both urban
and rural condition. where the preju.
dice against Negro was slight, if eN.
istent, at the time of his settlement,
and where the Negro population is
composed almost entirely of eX-
slaves or their children. 1t is be-
lieved that Carlisle, Pa, presents such
a base of investigation. The people Of
Carlisle are rich and prosperous: they
; have large hearts and generous hands.
Standings aside from prejudice and
filled with the most elevated senti-
ments, they have striven to do their
utmost for the stranger within their
gates.
Prior to 1860 l15 to 200 slaves passed
through Carlisle each year in their
Northward flight. The early colored
population was recruited from the free
Negroes of Pennsylvania. In 1884,
however. the town added 500 fugitive
slaves to its permanent inhabitants,
and this settlement of Virginia and
North Carolina refugees furnished the
case of the present eo.ored population
Since 1864 the colored people have
added steadily to their numbers.
The negro of ls66-ls16 had an ambi-
ton to own a home: he bought gen.
orally in the alleys. As the alley !
locations filled up he was attracted by
the cbeapness of land in certain Sec
ton of the skirts of the town, and there
bought lots. To-day these purchases
have. through the growth of the olty,
Lrebled in value. The home Of the
renter. as we'll as that of the owner,
varies from the three room cottage to
70 tho ten room house. The cost of
.hese dwellings, varies from $500 to
g. 500. The Negro renter pays from
50 to S. per month for his house. The
furniture of the Negro is neat and often
# good style. The house is neatly kept
md in order. In 100 homes visited 81
,er cent. showed no untidiness outside
# the bed rooms. though in seventy
wo cases the women of the house was
n constant service away from home
rom 1880 a. m. to $50 p. IN. In thirty
even houses were musical Instruments:
n forty-one pictures tastefully dis
'layed: ninety-two homes has curtains
linety were carpeted in the living
DOM: in fourteen books were to be
cen in quantity. and in twenty-three
he Bible had visible place.
''Seventy per cent of the cclored
emales. exclusive of school children
md children under age. are in service
% per cent do washings at their homes
IS per cent have no other employment
han their own hOusework: $50 per
.ent. do not work. The women earn
rom $3.50 to $3.50, with an average of
g per week: some cooks earn from s.
% $3.50. OF the l3 colored freeholders,
- are worth less than $500: - are
'ated between $500 and 500: seven
between $50 and $1,000: five between
B. 200 and $l.5OO: six between -, 600
Ind $4,000: one at So. 900: one at $40. 10000:
md ons between $50. 900 and $40. 900 -
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23

A. known the cooed
He born in
he taught scVoo in Mucakin-
in Virginia worker in church
Washing
returning "s accepted
in Folding of intelligent
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23
any book we handle. Give US
call and be convinced.
j. E. HOYT, Manager.
STUDENTS HOLIDAY RATES.

The d. M. N. and w. r. r. will SELL
round trip tickets limited to Jan. 18th, lSss D
to Students and Teachers Of colleges anos1
Unive. sites, at one and one.third fareas
for the round trip.
1R, N. CALKINS, G. Z. a.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-26
SALT LAKE MONDAY SEPTEMBER a6. 1885

tervention, will not be inclined to enter
into any intervention schemes. But
just such schemes viii be thrusting
themselves forward all the time if this
government abandons the wise policy
of Washington and all his successors.
The abandonment of that policy would
mean the loss of that quiet and free
dom from the turmoils of the nations
that have been the great blessing of
the country.
The suggestion of the st. James Ga
zette is intended, no doubt, to tickle
the vanity Lof the American people,
thereby inducing this government to
draw the chestnuts out of the fire. It
will not succeed, while nothing could
be palmer than the whole design of it.
On the surface it appears deferential
to the United States and recognition
of their domination in the western
hemisphere; but why should the United
States signify their willingness to bring
pressure on Chill and Argentina by de-
claring their intention of enforcing the
arbitrator's award by war, if neces-
sary, when the arbitrator was her
Britannia majesty? If the arbitrator's
award is to be enforced by war, the job
should be undertaken by Great Britain,
and not the United States.