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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-06
YELLOW FEVER ON BOARD.

New York, December 5.~-The United
States transport Mississippi arrived TO.
day from Santiago d. Cuba and San
Juan, Porto Rico, with twenty three
passengers. The MISS ssippi on her ar.
rival at San Juan from Santiago. report.
ed that yellow lever existed on board
Five mon are said to be suffering with
the fever were landed at San Juan.
The Mississippi was not allowed
ed I'd land any OF the passengers or cargo
while at San Juan and the cargo from
New York for Porto Rioo was bro ught
back to New York.
Health Officer Doty decided to hold the
steamer for thorough disinfection and
cleansing. No danger Is apprehendet as
there have been no new developments
since leaving San Juna.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-06
BERTHA MILLER ASHORE.

Gloucester, December 5.--1he gale from
the southeast was very heavy here last
night. During the night the fishing
schooner Bertha M. Miller. anchored in
the harbo.. drove ashore half way be-
tween Cut bridge and State fort. She
drove up high and dry on the rocks,
smashing a hole in her port side and de-
stroying part of her keel. She may be
fioated. She is owned by James q. TarI
81 Brother, and insured in the Gloucester
Mutual Fishing Insurance company.
Incoming fishing vessels this morning
bring tidings of many of the fishing fleet
They also report that the gale on the
farther fishing banks was not very severe.
For instance, during Sunday some of the
halibut fishermen fished on Banquereau
when the gale was at its height here.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-06
NOT KNOWN HERE.

A Letter from This City Found on the Body
of One of the Portland Victims.
A letter was received yesterday from
Rufus R. Wade, chief of the district
police of Boston by the police officials of
Portland. The letter follows;
A body has been recovered of man
from the steamer Portland and in his
pocket was found a letter dated Port
land. Nov. is. 1898, and addressed to
Dear Charles Letter states that
Maggie was at work, also George, !"
Letter was signed from ''your mother,
Homan," and directing to direct his
answer to Newbury street ~ or 81, Port
land. Me. Please cause inquiries to be
made in regard to this lady and find if
this is her son. The body is now at
morgue on North Grove street, Boston,
Mass, and is numbered %.
Yours Respectfully,
RUFUS K. WADE,
Chief District Police.
Deputy Hartnett has searched all over
Newbury street and has been unable to
find any person who knew anything
about this mother or son. 1t is hoped
that this communication will meet the
eve of some one who knows something
about the case.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-06
HEARD The MESSAGE READ
Continued from First Page.

credentials of his newly elected colleague,
Mr Simon to wi1om thu Vice Preslaenu
administered the cath of OH 5e.
Pending the recsipt OF the IresiaeSs .
message, the Senate. on motloh " MI.
Allison of iowa, took q racess OF thlfty
minutes. s
At 20 D M. the committee appnint.u
to wait upon the President reported tnssp
formance of its duty anu annouacea 1hao
the presid. I would Immediately corn :
municats with the Senate in writlnx.
ScaroYly Ind the report boon made Wnen
Major pruden, executive CLERK OF tne
prasi.,ent entered the chamber and pre-
sented the message. Vice PresIden0
Hobart laid it down the Senate at once,
and its reading was begun at Il 70 p m.
The reading of the message occupied
two hours ana eighteen minutes. MANY
persons remained in the galleries
throughout the reading, oue. as 10 usu as !.
'. IitIle attention Was given TO the
tirese tation of the message either In uns
galleries or OF, the floor. After the nrsG
fsyy papes. many of the Senators who hau
been proyided with printed copies OF 6ns
mess, ere. retired TO the cloak rooms or 20
che committee rooms TO read the docament
al leisure, Not the slightest demonssr,s-
tion occurred during the reaalng Oh ene
m essage. At 3.45 the Senate aaJoarhea.
WAYS AND MEANS COMM TTEE
70 CALLED. ssg
sc Washington, December 5s--Repi esenta.
tive Dingiey has called a meeting OF the
ways and means committee tomorrow Tor
the purpose of distributing to the various
committees the subjects tres.tea III tne
residents message at which Tune pro-
gramme for the sessions work probably
will be outlined.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-06
BODIES ARRIVED FROM THE
PORTLAND.

Walter II. Brown, president of the wal
ter Corey company, thought his brother
might be on tbs Portland, went to Bos-
ton and recognized the first body he saw
as that of his brother Fred A. Brown.
Mr.. Brown brought tho rsmains home
with him Saturday afternoon and the
funeral was held at his residence, a7s
State street, yesterday after moon.
The bodies of John b. Jones. second
cook of the steamer Portland. and Miss
Eva Totten, arrived by express yester-
day noon. At the funeral of Miss Totten
the remains will not be exposed to view.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-06
GEN. BROOKE RETIREs.

San Juan de Porto Rico, December 5.
Gen. Guy V. Henry and staff arrived
here this evening from Ponce on board
the Us. transport Berlin which Is bound
for the United States with the first Ken
tucky regiment. Gen Henry went iinme-
diately to the palace where he had long
conversation with Gen. Brooke. who in.
troduoed the mem bers OF the insular cab
met. These officials rendered their resig
nations. but Gen. Henry asked them q
continue at their posts. This afternoon
Gan. brooke and Mrs. Brooke and Gen.
Sheridan and Mrs. Sheridan, with the
members of Gen. Brooke's staff, went on
hoard the Berlin. A large crowd assem-
bled to witness the embarkation. The
forts saluted as the transport passed out
of the harbor.
General regret is expressed ct Gen.
Brooke's departure. He did excellent
work here. Gen. Henry's coming is pop
ular and it is thought he will prove al
efficient governor.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-06
STEAMSHIP LINE TO RUSSIA.

Washington, December g. The depart
ment OF state has information from the
charge d'affairs adopted interim at 81.
PeteFsnrirg. to the eff ct that the United
STATES Steamship company has purchased
the Thinavalia lfue in order to secure post
faciiirias at New York and will operate
that line upon the route between the
Rnssian Baltic ports including the ports
Of kinIand and New York and Boston
The shius of the Thingvalla line are old,
but it is the intention of ths new owners
to replace them by six new slips of which
thew will themselves build, or cause to be
built three, and they hope to find Ameri.
can capital to build the other three.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-06
REYoLYERs WE'RE uSEn.

Paris, December 8. AT a meeting held
to night under the auspices of the patri-
fus or ganization in Paris, MN. Millevoye
and Deroulede declared that the time
had arrived to pass from words to acts.
The audience thereupon started to march
to the Chereche- Midi prison, where Col.
Pioqnart is confined
The police interfered whereupon the
patrols" made for meeting being held
by the advocates OF revision. A col
lision occurred, revolvers were fired and
one man was wounded.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-06
PoRTLAND's LIFE PREsERVERs.
Cong essman Fitzgerald Wants Then
Investigated.
tsPEcrAL TO THE PKEss.J

Washington, D. c., Dec. 5.-Today
Congressman Fitzgerald of Massachu-
sets introduced resolution requesting
the secretary of the treasury to give the
House information which his depart
ment might have as to the life preservers
on the Portland, whether they were in
accordance with the requirements of
law or not. This resolution is privileged
in the House at any time after week,
so tits likely to come up before long and
viii probably be agreed to. 1t was
referred today to the committee on
merchant marine and fisheries under the
rule.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-06
OUGHT TO BE SATISFIED.

New York, Dec. 5.--Perry Belmont
was elected as president of the Demo-
cratic club at the annual meeting of that
organization tonight. Roswell P. Flower
presided and Ia the course of a short
speech said:
.tWe Democrats are not cast down by
the recent election. In fact we consider
the vote in this city was q surprise to
the Republicans. We look upon this
vote as victory for the Democratic
party in this city,"
Richard Croker was present.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-06
ANOTHER BODY RECOVERED.

Chatham Mass, December 5.-The
hodv of a passenger of the Portland was
washed upon the shore near Old Harbor
life saving station early this afternoon.
This makes the Goth recovered Word
was sent to Medical Examiner Munsell
of Harwich, who replied that he would
drive over without delay and view the
body. The body is that of man 90 years
of age, feet Ii inches tall quite bald,
but what hair there is is black, dark
side whiskers and mustaohe. The cloth
ing is O dark blue suit, russell shoes, stand
up collar and Masonic pin In the neck
tie. The easterly gale Of last night is be-
ing followed by southwesterly blow
which makes the prospect good that
bodies will come ashore tonight or tomor-
row.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-06
HOW ENGLAND CARRIES TROOPS.

Washington, December 5.-Col. R. M.
o. Reilly, chief surgeon and Lisut Wes-
ton will start in day or two on the
hospital steamer Bay State from New
York for kinsgton, ia, to make
thorough investigation of the British
method of caring for troops in tropical
climates. The big hospital ship Missouri
is now ready for seq and Surgeon General
coed to Savannah to take on an additional
quantity of medical supplies and then to
20 to Havana where she will remain as a
floating hospital and depot and supply
shin.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-06
POLO NOTES.

Maynard of the Rocklands has Joined
the Bangors.
Larry Kerwin of Hartford has &C.
cepted the offer Of Manager Dougherty
to play goal on the Bath team and is
expected to be on hand for the game
tonight against Rockland. He has beer
playing substitute on the Springfield
team.
The South Portlands play the Bran
halls tonight.
POLO LEAGUE STANDING.
Wan I.oat 20. ocs,A
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-06

PRIZE EXCLAMATION AT 0RONo
Oldtown, Dec. 5.-The awarding com
mittee of the University OF Maine Sophie
more prize defamation exercises which
were held last Friday evening have
reported that the winner OF the prize
was Arson Haven, son Of Rev p. J.
Robinson of Orono, whose subject was
"Usus and Aurochs.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-06
ONE OF THE BAReEs FOUND.

One of the barges lost by the Quebec
steamer Katahdin was picked up by the
tug Ice King and towed into Boothbay
harbor yesterday afternoon. The barge
found was the w. D. Becker.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-06
MAY BE BREWER MAN.

Bangor, December 5.-The body OF the
Portland victim washed upon the shore
near Old Harbor life saving station Mon
day afternoon, answers to the description
of John Mann, former resident OF
Brewer, Me. He was clock maker by
trade and has one son living in Brewer,
also a brother in Portland.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-06
FRANCE MAKES DEMANps.

London, December 6.-The Shanghai
correspondent of the Daily telegraph
sassy: France has. made demands at
Nafkin that are equivalent to the aliena-
tian of a valuable portion of the Yang
Tse valley. The viceroy of Nankin stout
ly refuses to accede.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-06
ANOTH Err SHARKEY- CORBETT
FIGHT,

New York, December 5.-James ]. Cor
bett, today deposited $1,000 with sport
ing editor as forfeit for match with
Sharkey. Corbett said he was willing to
box Sharkey in public, the receipts to go
Sharkey for $4,000 side in private.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-06
EVACUATION COMPLETE.

Havana, Dec. 5.--The Spanish evacua-
ton commissioners notified the United
States commissioners today that the
evacuation of the province of Puerto
Principe was complete.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-06
REVOLUTION IN SPAIN IMMINENT.

REVOLUTION IN SPAIN IMMINENT.
London, December 6.-The Paris CORE.
spondent of the Daily Telegraph says:
According to trustworthy news from Ma
drid, Spain is settling with sedltion born
OF bankruptcy and ruin. One of the best
informed men in the kingdom assures me
that the chances of revolution are increas.
ing.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-06
ENTHUSIAST c FOR ANNEXATION.
This Was the Sentiment At Dinner
Given By Robert Porter In Santiago.

Santiago, December delayed ir
transmi sslon MIR. Robert +. Porter, tine
special commissioner of the United States
to Cuba and Porto Rico, returned here
Yesterday from his inspection of the
mines He gave farewell luncheon al
the Venus cafe today at which 25 guests
wers present. Although none of the
speakers absolutely declared absolutely
in favor of annexation, 1t was unques.
tinably apparent that 81 of the % gllests
were in favor of the island being annexed
to the United States.
Col Garcia thanked the u nited States
for all that had been done for Cuba
since April and said he believed that
Cuba would always show herself grateful.
Capt. Mendoza, responding on behalf
of the Santiago bar association, declared
that Cuba, free or annexed, would never
forget the duty she owed to the United
tates.
MIR. Robert Mason, the British consul,
spoke In favor of the continuance OF
the government of the islands by the
Americans Mr.. Porter was diplomatic
in his utterance and refused to be dra vr
into any direct statement on the subject
under discussion, but the enthusiasm
with which every indirect allusion to OF
the mention of the word annexation was
greeted, plainly showed the sentiment Of
the party, which practically represented
the feeling OF a majority of the public
in re9ard to this question.
President Mckinley and Queen Victoria
were tnastad and every alluSton to the
good feeling existing between the two
countries evoked much enthusiasm.
Gen. Wood arrived at Guantanamo yes
terday on board the Hist.
Mr.. Porter received Impressions while
here which caused him to cable to Wash
ington request that no action be taken
for the present on the recommendations
which he had made in regard to proposed
changes and today an ans,s er was received
that the matter would be held in abey.
ance.
PORTER LEAVES SANTIAGO.
Santiago de Cuba, December 5.-Ths
u. S. special commissioner to Cuha and
Porto Rico, MIR. Robert P. Porter, left
Santiago for Jamaica today on board the
Admiral Sampson of the American Nal
Steamship line, en- route for Che Y nlteo
st ties. He boarded the steamer OF T.
Moro.
it is understood that Mr.. Porter during
his visit here, was forcibly impressed with
the necessity of having no supervision
from Havana of the administration of the
civil department hers. In his opinion
such supervision would considerably
hamper the movements of the governor
of the pro vince. His idea is that whilt
the military authorities should have SUI
preme control with one head, each civil
department should be kept entirely tt
itself in administration
In Mr.. Pnrter's opinion coal should b
admitted duty free or sometime in or
der that the valuable timber which i
now used for fire wood may be saved.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-06
DOWN GOES SUGAR,

New York, December 5.-.The Doescher
Sugar Refining company announced to-
day that it had made a reduction of q
cent in refined sugar, thereby meeting
last weeks reduction of the Arbuokles.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-06
LOOKING FOR BODIES.

Boston, December 5.--Oficer Joseph
H,Istrick, who came up from the Cape
saturday, returned this afternoon to
continue his work of assisting Officer
Letteny and others in finding and for
, arding to Boston the bodies of the VIC
tins of the Portland wreck. There are
two bodies in Chatham which will be
forw arded 10 Boston today.
MIX. HOOPER'S BODY
boston, December 5 The body of Oren
Hooper reached this city from Cape Cod
tonight in the care OF son. 1t was taken
across the city ard sent on the Portland
ain, for interment in Evergreen ceme-
terry, in Portland
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-06
EI.EYEN PERSONS DROWNED.

Algiers, December 5.-The French
steamer Algerois has foundered near
bona, fortified seaport OF Algeria, near
the mouth Of the River Seibous. Eleven
person were drowned,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-06

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All drug
risfs refund the money il 1t fails to cure. 25c
The genuine has L. B. @. on each tablet.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-06
BIkE RACE SCORE.

New York, December 5.-The score OF
the fifteen leaders Of the bike race at one
o'clock was as follows:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-06

DR.. ..ulls Cough syrup has AN enormous
SALE. 1t is the best remedy for colds and
coughs, and is pleasant to take. 70 cts.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-06
TALES OF THE WRECK.
Strange Condolences Seized Upon by The
Superstitious.

The superstitious can always find in
disaster something to back up their ret
theories. The loss of the Portland has
furnished many an instance of this kind.
The most remarkable one ia related in re-
gard to the death of Miss Plympton, one
of the teachers in the Maine school for
the deaf, who was returning from a
tives In Massachusetts, and took passage on
the steamer.
In one of Miss Plympton's classes is an
exceptionally bright little Augusta girl
who comes from u long line of deaf and
dumb ancestry, and who until she became
pupil at the Maine deaf school never
imagined that her mute tonnage could
ever be trained to litter an audible sound.
She was very quick to learn and in ar tic.
uiation was the one whom Miss Plymp-
ton took special prids in exhibiting 10
visitors at the school. As part OF tneir
regular training the scholars, after &C
quiring the art of making themselves
understood, are called up at random ana
asked to tell short story. or relate 20 tne
class some personal experience.
A few days before the Thanksgiving
vacation this little Augusta girl was asked
by Miss Plympton 10 relate some expert
ence. This was what she told her GLASS;
mates:
81 dreamed the other night that Miss
Plympton fell into the water and was
drowned. 1 felt very sorry. Then
awolze and found I was foolish"
I The scholars didn't see anything funny
in the story OF that dream, but MISS
Plympton did, and she heartily laughed.
her appreciation of the peculiar ueo OF
the word "foolish'' being the chief cause
of her merriment. 1t So pleased her that
she had the scholar repeat it to the class.
and then Miss Piympton told it herself
to the other teachers in the school and
they all had lauah over 1t.
Is it not probable that the grewsome
dream of that little deaf mute was re-
called by her beloved teacher when the
| ill-fated steamer was making fatal
struggle against that terrible gale of Sat-
| urday night
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-30
STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York. June Midsummer dull
ness was prevailing characteristic of the
trading in stocks to-day and there was
scarcely single feature in tibet list OF
sufficient interest to warrant mention.
There was movement to cover some
of the short contracts that were put out
by professional traders yesterday after
npon on the rather daring assumption
Tat trouble was brewing with Germany
over that governments alleged intended
interference in the American occupation
Of the Philippine Islands. This covering
Riovemnet carried prices up sharply in
the early trading in some stocks. those
which were the chiefest sufferers in YES
terday's raid. namely Tobacco and
Brooklyn Transit, naturally being the
most conspicuous in the recovery. Sugar
was also a strong feature though the
trading in it was not strikingly large.
Apparently the practical abandonment
by the opposition in the Senate to the
annexation Of Hawaii has led to cover
ing by the bears in Sugar who sold the
stock on the strength of the annexation.
The announcement of the regular divi
dends on Tobacco brought some realizing
and a reaction of IL, per cent but the
stock was well supported at the decline
Time money waFs quotably higher,
ruling at 3 per cent for four months
and 3h per cent for six months. The
demand was said to be due to some ap-
prehension that the loan cannot be taken
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-30
AUCTION SALE OF LAND.

BY virtue of two several mortgages
executed by Il. e. Parham and wife,
Rosa II. Parham, recorded in Registry
of Wake county in book No. 121, page
432 and book 1876, page 34S, | will offer
for sale to the highest bidder for cash
at the court house door in the city of
Raleigh, n. c., on Saturday, July q
1898, at II o'clock M, the following de-
scrbed land in Wake county, Wake
Forest township, and described as fol
lows:
Tract No. 1. Beginning at fronting on
Redding Spring branch, about 2 10 p.
above the center of the spring, thence
south IL, west POI 3-5 p. to a stake and
pointers in A. 2. Upchurch's line, thence
north S6, west So 40 p. to pine on the
Rocky branch, thence up the various
courses of the same about 80 p. to q
stake in Mrs. Affords corner, at the
west side of marsh or fiat land, thence
north Sc, west 5915 p. to stake, thence
north ~, east 81 p. to a stake and point.
ers, in the line of lot No. 2, thence south
$50, east 115 So p. to a stake in the
aforesaid Rocky branch at the mouth of
Redding Spring branch thence up the
various courses of said branch about
43 10 p. to the beginning, containing,
according to measurement, 144H acres,
and known as lot No. 5. in the divisions
of the lands of James Virgins, deceas
ed, which will more fully appear by ref
erence to Record of Portions of lands
book A. page 81, office clerk Superior
court, Wake county.
Tract No. 2.-Being sc undivided in.
terest in lot No. 2 in the division Of the
lands of James Virgins, deceased, de
scribed in book of position of lands A
page 81, office clerk Superior court,
Wake county, and bounded as follows
Beginning at stake on the Rocky
branch where the Redding Spring branch
empties in the same, thence north SS1b
west 142 80 p. to n stake on the north
side of small pine. thence north ~
east 1902 p. to a stake in line of lot No.
l.. thence with said line south 1917, east
1865 3-5 p. to a stake and pointers, on the
aforesaid Rocky branch, thence down
the various courses of the same about
1870 p. to the beginning, containing 124
acres, more or less.
B. f. MONTAGUE, Attorney,
Mortgage.
Raleigh, N. c., June 1st, 1893.
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r. !. r.
Winston, N. c., May q, 1898.

Winston, N. c.. May a, 1898.
To The Trade:
We this day advance our prices as
follows:
One cent per pound on all grades of
r. j. II. tin tag tobacco; one cent per
pound on Our Advertiser GRADUATED
Smoking tobacco; and two cents per
pound on Strawberry twist. Maid of
Athens, Be- of n. G. and Schnapps.
Please supply your statesmen with en-
closed notices to be attached to our price
list No. sc, effective on and after Jan.
1st 1898, to which this advance refers,
but there are no changes in prices Of any
of our listed brands, except as noted
above.
We will cancel all orders that we are
unable to fill before any increase in the
tobacco tax. Very truly,
r. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO co.