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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-01

Washington, January ol.-There was
great deal of activity among the leaders
on both sides, before the House met to-
day in anticipation of a very exciting de-
bate over the Teller resolution declaring
the bonds of the United States payable in
gold or silver at the option Of the govern
ment, which those in control had decided
to defeat before sundown tonight.
The members on both sides had been
notified in advance, and the attendance
on the floor was very large.
Immediately after the reading of the
journal, Mr.. Dingley reported back the
resolution with the recommendation that
SIT be not passed.
Mr.. Henderson, one of the leaders of the
majority, followed this by presenting the
special order agreed upon By the COM
mittee on rules, providing for the imme-
diate consideration of the resolution and
VOTE without intervening motion at five
O'Clock today.
Mr. Henderson yielded moment to
Mr.. Bailey, the Democratic leader. who
said that while the minority strenuously
opposed the undue limitation of the de-
bate proposed by the rule, still as his SIDE
desired as much time as possible for de-
BATE they would not consume any OF the
time allowed on a roll call.
Mir. Wheeler and Mr.. De Almond pro-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-01
Yesterdays Storm Worst KNOWN in Maine
for Long Time. .
HEAVY SNOW FALL FOLLOWED BY TERRIFIC
GALE.

Electric Lines PEmcy Hopeless Fight Against sle
Storm ng-Porand Rest OF World Tee-
graphic After MidnigtLOcah Tele
phone Trains Had Not Shown UP
Three O'Clock
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The Teller Resolution Defeated By Ma.
jority Of Fifty.
TWO DEMOCRATS VOTE AGAINST 1T AND ONE
REPUBLICAN FOR.

Sneaker Reed ind Vote
Scheme of the Repmdationis-Ese
1se Gss-charman Dinsleys Able Argument Against the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-01
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.l

Washington January 31.-The battle In
the House today over the Tellsr resolu-
tion was sharp and decisive, the Republi
can majority defeating it by vote of 1872
to 1872 This ends the matter, as no
further action can revive this resolution
in the House. The debate was highly in
teresting and exciting, both the Republi-
cans and Democrats feeling fully con-
vinced that they were laying out the lines
of the campaign for next fall and possibly
for 1900 also.
Both sides seemed to welcome the issue,
b the Republicans seemed most pleased
and confident over the result of tho day s
work, believing that it meant the future
hunor and triumph of their party. Only
one Republican voted for the resolution,
Linney of North Carolina. Two Demo-
Gratis, Elliott from the Charleston district
of South Carolina and McAleer from a
Philadelphia district, voted with the Re-
publicans. Speaker Reed had his own
name called and voted against the resolu-
tion amid great applause.
The Speaker also saw personally all the
few doubtful Republicans during the de-
bate and urged them to vote against the
resolution. The majority against was
eratifyingly large and the Republicans
were unanimous in the opinion that they
had done good days work. 1t is a note
worthy fact that this is the second time
Mr. Reed has voted against this resolu-
tion. he having been among the few who
opposed it twenty years ago when it came
from the hand of Stanley Matthews.
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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-14

u ND now Nicola Tesla tells us that
n he has perfected an application
of the current which will make
possible the destruction of battleships
from an operating base. Briefly de-
scribed. this miracle consists I'm an ap-
plication of electricity whereby. with
out the interposition of any artificial
communication, one man can control
and direct the movements OF any type
Of vessel. balloon or land vehicle. at
any distance that may be desired. From
a station on shore. or from the deck OF
a vessel under way, a torpedo boat
equipped with Mr.. Tesla's controlling
device may be propelled either on or
below the surface. Unanswered at will in
any direction. and finally brought into
contact and exploded against the side
of a hostile vessel at any point within
the range of the vision Of the operator.
That is what Tesla says. There al
ways appears to be a strong Jules
Verne air of omanc about Tesla's dis
coveries and inventions. The world will
hesitate to believe them until they have
been q. K.ed by a man like Edison.
OF course. the art Of war would be
revolutionized IL Tesla could do what
he says he can. II is interesting to hear
him talk. My imagination" he tells
the New York reporters. fairly reels
when ] attempt TO contemplate its
countless possibilities. Already 1 hear
sAA L..lI ~ tha Aattlaghtna nl The x.a.-
ster gun. Their day has passed with
the advent Of a new and irresistible
power. which gives to all nations an
absolute power OF defense against any
attack. Wal will cease to be possible
when all the world knows tomorrow
that the most feeble of the nations can
supply itself Immediately with a weapon
which will render Its coast ecure n
Its ports impregnable to the ssaul Of
the united armadas OF the world. Bat
tleshlps will cease 10 be built. and the
mightiest armorclads and the most ire
mendous artillery ahoat will be of no
more use than so much scrap iron. And
this irresistible power car be exerted at
any distance by an agency of so deli
cate. 50 impalpable a quality that I
feel that i am justified in predicting
that the time will come. incredible as 1t
may seem. when IL can be called into
action by the mere exercise of the hu-
man will"
Tesla exhibited a model of his device
to the reporters and apparently 1t did
everything that Tesla claimed. II such
results can be obtained in miniature.
there is no reason why the invention
cannot be utilized on a large scale.
highest order or he is a monumental
fakir.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-14

TT seems that h Injuries Of raw
cling In first-class trains are to be
enlarged N enhanced by the in
PRODUCTION of theatricals. According to
a New York paper. several of the
through trains running out Of New
York are soon to be equipped with lux
urious vaudeville cars fitted up with
all the accessories of regular theater.
This startling innovation. which marks
a new era in the comforts of railroad
travel. will first be tried on the Lehigh
Valley system and the Nickel Plate
railroad. The various shows will con-
sist of vaudeville performances and
concerts. the stage being two small for
all but the simpler theatrical produce
tions. II is said that contracts have
already been signed with several rail-
road companies which makes IL posi-
BILE to give these performances, charg-
ing about the same prices as are asked
I'm the regular theaters. OF all the
songs and dances the railroads give the
public these will be among the most
pleasurable.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-14

- NE Of the factors that contrib
~ uted TO Roosevelt's victory last
Tuesday was the fact that II
didn't rain. In close elections I'm New
York state the weather. plays an I'M
portant part. Rain doesn't materially
affect the vote in the cities. but in the
rural districts 1t raises Cain with the
republican party. for the farmers are
mostly republicans. Had Tuesday been
a stormy day enough farmers would
have staid away from the polls to
change the result. So great is the pop
u~lation. that a change Of one or two
votes in each election district up
state would have beaten Roosevelt
and elected Van wyck. But for the
fact that 1t rained in New York on
election day. in 1884. Blaine would have
been elected to the presidency In spite
Of Burchard. Among New York re-
publicans rain on election day always
precipitates a reign Of terror.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-14
Christian Science. Again.
~HE coroner's jury which has
been investigating the cause Of
the daath ~ Harold a

~HE coroner's jury which has
been investigating the cause of
the death of Harold Frederic.
and which has returned a verdict OF
manslaughter against Kate Lyon. a
member Of the dead correspondents
household, and Mrs. Mills. the Chris
tian scientist. whose absent treat
ment" proved fatal to the distinguish
ed American. declares in effect that
Christian scientists are criminals. 1t
was chown at the inquest that Mr..
Frederic In his later years had been
largely Influenced by Chistian scien-
lists. Kate Lyon. a member of the
Frederic household. was an enthuias-
tic votary of the faith cure doctrines,
and II was at her instigation that Mr..
Frederic was induced to dismiss the
physicians who had attended him. In
their stead Mrs. Mills. a Christian sci
enlist leader. was called in. who APP
piled what she called the absent
treatment" Though Mr.. Frederic's
amanuensis warned Kate Lyon that
she would render herself liable TO a
tiiaitt VI fhahciauthhtf III Vase VI
Frederic should die without receiving
proper medical treatment. h persisted
in keeping the doctors away from the
sick bed. The physicians testified tina,
Mr.. Frederic had suffered from rheu-
matte fever. that he was paralyzed on
one side. and that he died OF syncope
Both declared their belief that with
proper treatment h patient would
have recovered.
The verdict seems to imply a belief
on the part of the jury that had not
Mr.. Frederic's mental vigor been i'm
paired by illness. he could rot have
been csjoled into allowing himself tc
be imposed upon by charlatans and
quacks. In his prime Mr.. Frederic wal
a man Of extraordinary intellect. and
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-14
THE PORT or VERA CRUZ.
Twenty-Five Millions Being Expended
Upon IL In Improvements.

TWenty-ffve Millions Being Expenoeo
Upon IL In Improvements.
The Mexican government. through
the fundamentally of President Diaz.
Is %expending SIS 900. 900 on the improve
ments of the port Of Vera Cruz" said
J. B. Body of Vera Cruz. Mexico. at
the st. Charles hotel last night. coming
down the marble stairway from the
dining room. Mr.. Body is the general
manager for h government contrac-
tor who a the work in hand. h Is
one of the largest undertakings ever
started on the Mexican coast. 1t
means millions to Formerly
steamships going to Vera Cruz have
been compelled to anchor away out in
the stream and lighter their cargoes
up to the wharves. 1t was impossible
for the ocean draught vessels to get
to the piers and discharge their cargoes
directly.
1.-The big steamship. the Tampican, of
the West India & Pacific Steamship
line. by the way. was the first vessel
to tie up to the government dock and
discharge" continued Mr.. Body. sit
ting down on one of the leather seats
in the corridor. THE Tampican Is
well known in this port. In fact. she
came directly here after putting n
vera SIuE ~ INA INK Nv -
about August l."
Mr.. Body is a civil engineer of con-
siderable reputation. He Is well ac-
quainted with Mr.. Corthell, the con-
sulting engineer OF the Southern Pa
cific, and he Is a member of the Amer
lean Society of Civil Engineers. He
has been in New Orleans several times,
and he is pretty well versed In the
conditions of the drainage, ETC.. here.
The government has already ex-
pended SIG, 000, 900 and the work will be
completed in a very few months from
this time. This is one OF President
Diaz' enterprising schemes. He is the
most progressive man of that country
and of many other countries. He Is
always doing something to stimulate
trade with other countries"
do you think the harbor improve
ments at Vera Cruz will stimulate the
shipping between New Orleans and
hat port?' was asked.
Most assuredly I do" was the re-
ply. w now have 30 feet of water
in the harbor all over and ships can
come right up alongside the piers.
These better facilities are bound to in
crease shipping. for this port has an
immense natural backing. Then there
are two railroads, the Mexican railway
any the Inter-Oceanic railway. both of
which pour their volume OF business
into Vera Cruz"
Mr.. Body and his wife have been up
in Canada and the North o a vaca-
ton our. They are now returning
home and will be there in a few days.
THE government has appropriated
a good sum of o for harbor i'm
provements at Coatzacoalcos. on the
Isthmus of Tehuantepec. too" added
Mr.. Body. THAT is an important port
also. 1t il the loading and unloading
point for all the traffic across the 18TH
mus."-New Orleans Times-Democrat.
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largely due to the promise OF prize
money. according TO Mr.. Morris. When
these ships have been raised and tow
ed INTO port. they must be sold to the
highest bidder by the prize court. n
after the government deducts the cost
Of raising them the balance OF the pur-
chase money will be distributed az
prize money. The haste to realise upon
the Maria Teresa resulted In an at
tempt to tow her about 1.5oo miles
through waters which are particularly
dangerous during September. October
and November. Six weeks later the
sea about the West Indies will be hk
a mill pond. but the promoters could
not wait for quiet weather. and now
the Maria Teresa. after a large sum
Of money has been expended In float
ing and repairing her. lies at the bot
tom Of the ocean a total loss.
The commanding officer Of a fleet or
squadron is entitled to one-twentieth
OF all the prize money taken by ships
Of his command: the commander OF a
division Of the squadron. one-hftieth;
n feet captain, one-hundredth; the
commander Of a single ship. one
tenth of the prize taken by his ship,
and the balance Of the money Is dis
tributed among h officers and men
in proportion to their pay. For every
person on board the hostile ship the
bounty is 500 II the enemy's force IL
inferior: $500 IL the enemy's force Is
superior to tina of the victor. It's all
fundamentally wrong.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-14
TEN PAGES.
Montana Returns" in the East.

~ ONE fearful and wonderful cleo
~ tion returns were tent out to the
- country Tuesday night from
Montana. The election of Campbell
was known ~hereabouts as early as 5
o'clock-tbe decisive results In Butte
and Anaconda had established the fact
beyond a doubt. Yet probably half of
the eastern papers went to their read
ers Wednesday morning with the an
nouncement hat Hogan had won In
it's congressional table the New York
Journal put Montana's representative
In the populist column. So did the
Philadelphia Times and a host of pa
pers that supplement their associated
press service with Journal news. The
New York Sur and its clients. the
northern associated press papers.
elected Campbell all right. but gave
0e Montana legislature to the repub-
ncans without even so much as a
s~doubtfur' about II. The SUNS Mon
tana news IL interesting:
Helena. Mont. Nov. a.-The indications
are tina the republican state ticket will
win by 400 majority. The legislature Will
probably be republican by 20 on a joint
ballot. Returns from II precincts show
that Thomas c. Marshall. rep, for con-
gress. polled so votes: A. J. Campbell.
dem. l.s5l votes: Hogan. fus.. 81 votes.
n D. m.-Chairman woolman OF the re-
publican state committee comedies the
election Of A. ]. Campbell. dem. to con-
gress by a small plurality. The entire
democratic legislative ticket In this coun-
~ Is elected. but reports received up "a
-. A.
acting Jointly with the silver republicans,
will control the legislature. and on the
theory that a silver republican In better
than a democrat. will ~re-elect United
States Senator Lee Mantle. silver repub'
lican. TO succeed himself.
Most Of the Chicago papers of Wed
nesday morning succeeded in electint
Campbell hut left the Montana legis'
lature in doubt" The Wednesday at
ternoon papers began to set Montana
right. in the 1895 returns. but some o
them tampered with the returns o
1896. All the "scripps-McRae" paper
Of Wednesday afternoon printed thi
dispatch:
Butte. Mont. Nov. a-Campbelll dem,
II elected to congress by a majority O
$500. The democrats elect the entire stat
ticket by a comfortable majority. The,
will have a majority of 10 on joint bal
lot In the legislature. and will elect
democrat United States senator TO sue
coed Lee Mantle. There were no demo
Gratis in the last senate and only 20 II
the last house Of representatives.
This will be remarkable intelligence
q the men who composed the demo
cratic plurality in the last senate. an
also TO those who constituted the enor
nous democratic majority of the las
house. 1t should be sai that the Ne'
York Herald Of Wednesday mornin
got on right-it elected Campbell an
also a democratic Legislature in Mon
tana-
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IL Must BE Abolished.

1.-THE navy auditor of the treasury
department. Frank Morris. has
been engaged in the work Of adj
justing the distribution Of the prize
money" accruing to the members OF
h navy In the war with Spain. He
finds that v IL there were any merit
in the system under any circumstances
the distribution is disproportionate and
unjust Admiral Sampson. for in
stance. gets on~e-twentieth of all the
prize money earned I'm West Indian
waters. no matter where he and his
squadron may have been at the time
Of capture: Clark of the Oregon. Ev-
ans OF the lows and Schley of the
Brooklyn and their crews who did the
lighting. are thus deprived Of a por-
ton of what fortune bestowed upon
them. But for the Oregon's remarka-
BILE speed and her coming TO close quar-
tiers with the Cristobsi Colon. that
cruiser might have escaped. but Cap
tain Clark will get no more than any
captain whose vessel was within sig
mailing distance and took no part in
the fight.
The anxiety OF certain officers to re-
cover the sunken Spanish cruisers Is
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-14
SIX YEARS OF SILENCE.
The Well-kept Vow Of a Prisoner In the
California state Prison.

~ w" ~ "" nv
California state Prison.
Edward J. Cunningham was released
from San Quentin yesterday. after
serving a sentence Of six years for bur-
glary, committed in Orange county.
and with his liberation there passed
from the prison walls one of the strang-
est characters that eve wore the strip
ped garb of the penitentiary.
When Cunningham was landed within
the walls of San Quentin prison. he
turned to the sheriff, who a conduct
OF the state. and swore a heavenly
solemn oath that no word would escape
his lips during his incarceration. Cum
bingham stood by his oath through the
long. weary years of his sentence. and
his tongue never loosened until he
stepped without the prison walls yes
terday a free man.
Whenever II became necessary for
Cunningham to communicate his needs
or wants to others. he did 30 I'm writ
ing or by motions. After being con
fined In the prison a short time he was
thought TO be insane and was sent to
the Ukiah asylum. Here he was coa-
hned but a short time. for II was soon
ascertained he was in his right mind
and merely acting I'm a stubborn man.
ner. Word was sent to the prison offf-
Gals and Guard Miller was sent to the
asylum to bring the prisoner back.
When near ant Rosa he jumped
through a car window. but was captur-
ed after a hard chase. After his return
he still preserved an inviolahle silence,
and was put INTO what is known as
crank alley. Here all kinds 81 fpfiu-
ence were brought to bear upon him
to cause him to sneak. bat ithou
avail. He also refused to have his hair
nj and uhAn -. - NFn-
ing his hair was measured n was
found to be 80 inches IN length.
When relieved ~ lis prison garb q
smile overspread his c~ounteuance. Sew
eral people spoke to him. but he only
grinned. Once outside the prison gate
cunningham made up for lost time.
He condemned every one around the
prison for his confinement. When ask
ed now he managed to control himself
ana preserve an unbroken silence for
so many years. he angrily replied that
he had no explanation to make.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-14

Il seems improbable hat he would have
violated common sense had he been
In the full possession Of his faculties.
Yet II is doubtless true that the belief
in Christian science 10 spreading and
that Il finds acceptance among many
men and women ordinarily intelligent.
It is a TRANCE commentary upon the
scientific spirit Of the age IA super
sition and quackery-in a refined form.
perhaps-are just about as rampant as
ever.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-14
The Montana Press.
Fidelity to silver.

From the Great Falls Tribune.
Another pleasing and significant feature
of the election returns IN this state IL the
evidence II furnishes of the fidelity OF the
voters of the state to silver. There was a
great deal Of talk going the rounds about
the return OF the silver republicans to the
gold republican party as a result of Tom
Carriers judicious bribery of the leaders
with federal offces. The result shows
that while the leaders may have beer
bribed. the rank and file have In large
measure remained true to their principles.
and either cast their votes direct for the
democratic ticket or voted for some other
candidate than the goldbug republican
candidate. II you add Hogan and Camp
bells vote together you will see that there
Is no great loss in the silver vote since
1896. taking the short time for registra-
ton and other unfavorable features Of
this years contest into account.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-14
After the Pullman Company.

From the Big Timber Express.
IL IL to be hoped that at It's coming ses-
sion the state legislature will give the
Pullman Car company the attention II
merits. IL Is about the most rapa-
cious and ~soulless corporation in the
country to-day. II charges as much for a
shelf In one OF it's cars over night as the
day rate at a good hotel. IL underpays its
employees. who. by a mild system of black
mail. compel the travelling public to make
up the deficiency In their salaries. The
legislature shoul take the matter in
hand and put a stop to the robbery.
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&c party a plurality Of more than 1000 u
conclusive evidences Of that party's future
greatness and a glad hsrbinger OF the
supremacy OF the silver cause. for the &C
ton Of the Iaboring men Of Montana Is.
viewed In the light Of the election returns
from without the state. an index to the
feeling OF the plain people everywhere n
a ratification of the Chicago platform AZ
the embodiment of the best economic ideas
of the times.
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The Standards Predictions.

From the Livingston Enterprise.
In the forecast of .iection returns in
Montana the Standard Of the ID inst. con-
tanned the following which will he of In
terest In the light of actual returns so
far received: From more fully itemized
estimates than those given above, the
Standards forecast is that Campbell, will
surely carry Is counties; that II Marshall
carries the six counties most persistently
claimed for him CampbelIs plurality will
not he far from 5000: that the democrats
will have 81 members Of the legislature.
the populists probably 2. the silver repub-
leans 4. the republicans %.
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Au Able Legislature.

From the Helena independent.
The state legislative assembly to meet
In this city next January will be one Of
the ablest bodies of men that ever met
at Montana's capital to lesislate for the
state. IL will number among its member
some Of the strongest men of the demo-
cratic party. and the Independent has no
doubt II will average up as well as any
legislative body I'm the union.