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VICTIMS WITHOUT NUMBER.


Miles OF New England Coast Line Piled
High with Wreckage.
Boston, Nov. 29-The passing hours
do not bring an end to the reports of
wrecks and loss of life up and down the
New England coast. as the outcome Of
the storm. From Cape Cod the most
terrible accounts OF ruin and
death are coming, and that of
the loss of the steamer Port
land. with all on board. nearly 100
souls. overshadows all. The graveyard
OF the coast, the treacherous bars and
rips on the outside of Cape Cod have
claimed victims without number. Miles
and miles of coast line is piled high
with wreckage. most of which Is ground
SO fine by the waves that Identification
OF hapless craft Is impossible. AS the
fury Of the wind was as great on the
bleak sandhills which make up the cape.
It will be many hours before all places
are heard from. Telegraph wires are
down and railroads cannot break out
of the snow drifts. and this feature is
distressing. as much suffering from cold
and hunger must ensue among the
poorer people in the nearby hamlets.
Tonight the only means of reaching
Cape Cod is by steamer across Massa-
chusetts bay. a disagreeable voyage. as
the sea is yet boisterous. Word from
Provincetown tells of nearly 30 total
wrecks. with the number of lives lost
unknown.
Matters are improving slightly along
Vineyard sound. so far as means OF
communication is concerned. The best
summing up Of the disasters In that
section is made by Captain Hard. Jr..
OF the revenue cutter Dexter. who has
cruised along the shore all day. He says
that in Vineyard Haven hulls are piled
upon the shore and those vessels which
are afioat seem mere shells. The Dex-
ter reports possible additions to the
wreck list in two scnooners sunk of
Menemsha light and two big ones sunk
abreast Presque isle. The fate of their
crews is unknown Three wrecking
steamers are aground ON the Fairfax
shore. on Sow and Pigs reef.
a Rou~h Trxa
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Terrible TURK Won.

Philadelphia. Nov. es.-Adali the Terri
BILE Turk. won to-nights wrestling match
at the Arena from lsado. the Russian
wrestler. in two successive falls. The
Turks victory was an easy one. He
downed his man for the first time I'm
2:i5ts ON a haif-Neison. and for the second
time on an arm and leg hold In ~ Sec
onds. Less thar Do people were present
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line steamer Cs1aIonia. Captain Ste
vens. from Boston Nov. IA for Liver
pool. arrived here to-day and reported
having encouueered extremely bad
weather on the passage. On Sunday
the cargo shifted. giving the vessel q
heavy list to starboard. and one of the
boilers took to leaking so badly that Il
became useless for the remainder OF the
tourney
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ST. Louis. Nov 3.-rhs celebrated Al
ton school case was to-day dec11e1 b1 .
jury In the circuit court a. B1varoDv01<-
coiored people. who ha1 proteseo1 aGn1nse
separate schools The case vi - taken
TO the supreme court
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Provincetown. Mass. Nov. 29.-Two
bodies that came ashore in Highland
Light and are supposed to be from the
Portland. have been brought here. One
Is that of a well-dressed man. The
other body Is that of a woman with on
ly shoes and stockings on.
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THE STEAMER PORTLAND
LOST WITH ALL ON BOARD
The 1Fated Vessel Was Unable to Hold Up Against the
Terrific Gale and Drifted on Peaked Hill Bars-Not
q Single Passenger Has Been Saved.

Watchman r. Bake. +. Sewall. w. G.
Whitten, ID. Williams, First Engineer
T. Merrill. Second Engineer J. Walton.
Third Engineer c. Verill. Steward A. v.
Matthews. Second Steward Eben
Houston, Jorn Daily. George McGilvary.
Arthur Sloan. James Davidson. Peter
Collins. Morris Graham, Cornelius
O'Brien. ID. Bruce. Matthew Barron.
Richard Hartley. George c. Repley.
+. NJ. Leighton. Electrician ]. M. Dill
Ion, Oiler J. McNeiler. Oiler H. Merri-
man. Fireman T. Z. Fennell. Fireman
H. c. Carter. Fireman w. j. Doughty.
Fireman H. Rollison. Fireman J. C..
Baggagemaster Arthur johnson, Wait
er Lee Forman. Waiter George Ora
ham. - Gettlin. Samuel Smith. Head
Saloonman Latimer. Barber Conner.
Stewardesses Mrs. Carrie M. Harris
and Mrs. A. Berry.
The passenger list given above num-
bers 81 and the officers and crew num-
Der IS.
The Portland was built in Bath, Me-.
I'm 1890. and was a sidewheel steamer Of
1877 tons net burden. Her length is
230 feet. beam ~ and depth Is feet. She
was valued at $3.50. 200, and was fully
insured.
From reports that have come by wire.
mail and messenger TO the associated
press from New England points up 10
10 o'clock this morning II was dinicult
TO estimate the total loss Of life and
damage to shipping along this coast as
the result of the recent storm. The list
of disasters seems to grow every hour.
and from dispatches thus far received
II appears that at least 30 schooners
have been wrecked at different points
from Eastport. Me-, to New Haven.
Conn. Mghty-six schooners have been
driven ashore and IA barges are
aground. This list does not include the
30 vessels, either wholly or partially
wrecked. IN Boston harbor. nor half a
dozen or more craft which are reported
missing. When the lists are added the
number exceeds 11o vessels. The loss of
life Is hard to determine. 1t Is known
that about so people perished in and
about Boston harbor. Reports from
other places In some cases state that
the crew of this or that vessel escaped.
Many. however. state the fate of the
crew is unknown. and some survivors
have turned up and the lifesaving sta
tions and incoming vessels have
brought few sailors from wrecks.
Perhaps a score would cover those OF
whom nothing is known not including
the 80 or more who were on board the
Portland.
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Worcester, Mass. Nov. 29.-WiIliam
l.. Chase, who. with his son Philip.
was a passenger on the Portland, YVES
chief in the draughtsman department
i'm the Compton-Knowles loom works
and secretary of the Alumni associa-
tfon of Worcester Polytechnic institu-
fion
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Silver Plate
That Wears
That's the kind We carry. Others
may have equal quality,
None Superier

We offer this week special prices
ON goods bought direct from the
factory at closing-out figures.
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Queenstown. Nov. 2s.-rhe cunard
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left Gonaives on the 18th for Kingston
with coal for the United States govern
ment was to return to Gonaives May q.
AS nothing has been heard here from, her
in nearly a fortnight, 1t ts feared that she
has been captured.
The Schleswig left Philadelphia May 10
with load of coal, came to Nee York
for an additional cargo and sailed from
here May II for the West Indies. She un-
loaded her coal at Kingston and sailed
from there for New York on May -. but
without a bill of health.
Her master. Captain Aarhuus. is said to
have made himself very offensive to the
Americans in Jamaica by his pro-Spanish
utterances. He boasted. according to a
press dispatch that he would help the
Spanish whenever he could. He threaten
ed to look up Spanish ships outside and
signal to them that the auxiliary cruiser
Harvard was in the Kingston harbor.
The American consul heard of his threat
and when Captain Aarhuus applied for "A
bill of health Saturday after the hour OF
closing the consul did not feel disposed
to reopen the consulate to help Captain
Aarhuus assist Spaniards. so he held the
captains papers.
The Schleswig sailed at daylight Sun
day without the papers and will be sub
ject to a heavy fine upon reaching an
American port.
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would not endeavor to force his way
into the harbor in view of the great
difficulties of navigation which would
have to be surmounted in the effort. The
entrance to the harbor is channel
nearly three-quarters of a mile long,
and at one point only about 100 yards
wide. While the channel has plenty of
water to float the ships, it is torturous.
and at places dangerous.
At one point it twists sharply to the
left as a vessel enters, and naval Of
ficers say that it might become neces-
sary at some stages of the tide for a
warship to come almost, if not quite, to
a full stop as she made the turn. Shore
batteries line both sides of the channel.
and vessel running it would afford a
target which even a Spanish gunner
could not fail to hit.
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CHANCE FOR BRYAN.
Governor stephens of Missouri Offers Him
the Colonelcy of a Missouri Regiment
II He Can't Go Prom NebrRska.


st. Louis. May sl.-A special to the Post
Dispatch from Jefferson City. Mo-. says:
Governor stephens to-day sent the follow
ing telegram:
"Hon. William ]. Bryan. lincoln. Neb.-
Seeing that your state. under the second
call for 15.o0o volunteers. may not be re-
quested to furnish fun regiment. and
knowing of your patriotism and anxiety
to go to the front In the service of your
country. hereby tender you. II under the
second CAN am empowered by the secre-
tary of war to make such appointment,
the colonelcy of a Missouri regiment. Pre-
suming to speak for myself. | say that
our people will be as loyal TO you per-
sonally as you to your country, and they
will feel honored 10 fight under your
leadership. LON V. STEPHENS.
Governor of Missouri"
In an interview Governor Stephens said:
81 offer the colonelcy TO Mr.. Bryan in
good faith and hope he will accept II.
Missourians generally will indorse my ac-
tion. believe I am empowered to make
this appointment. and II Mr.. Bryan ac-
cepts he may he induced to become a Cit
izen of our state
Lincoln, Neb.. May 3l.--Hon. William j..
Bryan to-day wired Governor stephens or
Missouri the following reply:
Governor Lon V. Stephens. Jefferson
City. MOI am deeply indebted to you for
the great honor YOU do me. / should he
pleased to he associated in any capacity
with the Missouri volunteers. but II is
quite certain that all or n considerable
portion of my regiment will be accepted
and feel that my first duty Is to the Me-
braska boys. w. J. BRYAN"
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INVADERS AND THE INVASION.
Made n Base of Porto Rico
Operations.

Washington. May 3l.-The command
to advance given yesterday has infused
intense activity into every branch of
military and naval circles. IL was
shown to-day i'm the hurried but syste-
matte preparations at the various bu-
reaus at the war and navy departments
and in the keen expectancy everywhere
prevailing. Prior to. the cabinet meet
ing reports were current that the pres
ident had told some callers he expected
Schley would attack Cervera to-day.
Inquiry failed to substantiate this re-
port. Those In Il position TO know the
general plans of attack stated that the
navy and army would act together. and
one branch of the service was not like
ly u strike a decisive blow until the
othev was ready to cooperate. and thus
make the blow doubly effective.
General Leo left Tampa last night for
Jacksonvills To olen headquarters there.
Rut one inference can be drawn from
mis- NOV ,ment. namely, that Jackson
willie is TO be made the base Of opera
tions against Porto Rico. The town
is admirably situated for this purpose.
There seems to be little doubt the plan
of campaign contemplates the reduction
OF Porto Rico, and the president is be-
ing strongly urged to Lcsin this move
ment even before any 81 rious attempt
is made upon Havana.
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HEAVY CANNONAOlNG.
The News, Coming From spanish Sources,
Is Lacking in Detail.

The News, Coming From spanish Sources
Is Lacking In Detail.
Copyright by Associated Press.
Cape Hatien. May 31.-Advices just
received from Havana says that since
2 o'clock this afternoon the American
fleet at Santiago de Cuba has been
cannonading the batteries of Moro
castle. Las Ecapa and Punta Carda.
At the same time it is added the
Americans have been engaged with
the Spanish warships. The firing was
extremely heavy. At 3:45 p. IN. the
cannonading became less heavy
against the forts and was more accen-
tuated in the locality where the fleets
were engaged.
MORO castle is at the entrance of the
harbor of Santiago de Cuba, Las
Ecapa, also shown on the maps as La
Sacepa castle. is a short distance in
side the harbor entrance and Punta
Carda is on the point well inside the
harbor of Santiago de Cuba showing
that the American fleet has entered
the harbor and has engaged the Span
ish fleet in those waters.
6:4O p. .sm.-At this hour the Santiago
cable is still working from Santiago.
Private messages intimate that there
has been a severe fight between the
American fleet and the outer fortifca-
tions and the Spanish fleet. The fight
lasted the greater part OF the after
noon. The advantage appears to have
been with the Americans. According
to the latest advices the combat is still
in progress.
11:15 p. m.-According to advices
from a Spanish source IA American
warships and two torpedo boats were
engaged in the combat at Santiago. A
careful fire was directed against the
batteries of MORO castle until 3:45 p.
m, when discharges of cannon began
to be heard at sea off the port. These
discharges continued until o'clock.
and then entirely ceased.
From the Spanish account it is i'm
possible to judge as to the exact merits
of the encounter.
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APPOINTED BY M'KlNLEY.
straus to BE Minister to Turkey-Pro-
motions In the Army.

Washington, May 31.-The president to-
day sent these nominations to the sem
ate:
Oscar S. Straus of New York To be min
lister to Turkey: James Davidson of Min
nesota TO be consul at Tausi, Formosa.
War: Fourth regiment, u. 5. V. infantry
To he lieutenant colonel. George Cole
Of Connecticut: to he assistant surgeon
with rank of first lieutenant, p. j. Nc
Grath, District OF Columbia, and Clyde :.
Ford of West Virginia; to be first leu
tenant John Vanness Philip of the Dis
trict of Columbia, and Benjamin Stark of
Connecticut; to be captain. owen Latrooe
of Maryland.
Fifth regiment. T. s. v. infantry-To be
surgeon with rank of major. Sprague
Winchester of Mississippi: TO be first lieu
tenant. Christian BRAND.
Second u s. cavalry-J. w. Wright OF
Tennessee. 9th regiment u. s. v. infantry
10 be lieutenant colonel: first lieutenant.
Andrew s. Rowan. 18th u. 5. infantry; to
he first lieutenants: Horace Vandeventer
of Tennessee, Gary +. Spencer of Tennes-
see.
Eighth regiment. u. s. V. infsntry-To
be surgeon with rank Of major. George 1.
Vaughn of the marine hospital service.
Ninth regiment. L. s. v. infantry-To be
colonel Captain Charles J. Crane. 2tth T..
S. infantry.
Tenth regiment L. S. v. infantry-To
he colonel. Captain Jesse NJ. Lee, 9th u.
S. infantry.
First regiment. L. s. v. engineers-To
be lieutenant colonel. Captain George W.
Coethals. corps of engineers. L. s a. To
be majors: First Lieutenant John 5. Sew
ELL corps Of engineers. 4. s. A; Louis
Duncan. Maryland; james Duboz Fergu-
son. District of Columbia.
Second regiment, L. s. v. engineers-To
be colonel. willard Young Of Utah. late
captain corps of engineers. u. :. A. To
be majors: Richard III. Savage of New
York. Edward l.. Pinckard of Alabama.
To be division engineer with rank Of
major, Joseph +. Kuhn. corps of engi-
neers; first lieutenant. Eugene Lucas.
corps of engineers. u. s. A. To be COM
missaries of subsistence. with rank Of ma
jor: Robert Lee Longstreet OF Georgia, Il.
s. Garnett of Arkansas.
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COMMANDING THE FOURTH BRIGADE
Temporarily Kessler Is Brgadier General and
His Promotion to hat Rank May Permanent-The Mon
tana Boys Overwhelmed With Flowers and Delicacies

every other regiment stationed here has
from 20 to 100 men in the hospital. Mon
tana has only one. Rev. Mr.. Pfaus.
corporal in Company /. a well-known
minister Of the gospel. formerly sta
toned at Lewistown, was to-day taken
10 the French hospital, suffering with
fever He is quite i'll tonight.
The soldiers are being overwhelmed
with kindness by the San Francisco
people. The ladies are inundating the
Montana camp with flowers and delica-
cies. The weather has been delightful
since our troops arrived. and everything
has combined TO make the life OF the
boys from Montana very pleasant. This
was muster day. and the troops will be
paid in a day or two. The conditions
here point TO the immediate departure
of the Montana boys for the Philip
pines They will surely go in the next
expedition. leaving here next week
some time. Colonel Kessler tonight is
sued orders taking formal command of
the Fourth brigade. The Montana
troops will get their arms and clothing
on "Wednesday This regiment occu-
pies a high place in the estimation of the
commanding officers at headquarters.
Many former Montanaus visit Us daily.
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HAVE BEEN COMPLETED
Washington to Do Now
but to Wait for The New Schley Has Struck
the Decisive Blow at Santiago.

cupy three years in construction. Ar
ter a conference to-day the bureau
chiefs. presumably with the knowledge
OF the constructive ability Of the Amer
lean ship yards capable of undertake
ing this work, resolved to reduce the
time allowed for building the new SHIPS
10 a maximum of 30 months. The navy
department bought another yacht to-
day-the Inquirer-at New York, for
use in the auxiliary fleet Other pur-
chases are in prospect. but the fnal Sc
lection of the dozen vessels to be pur-
chased from the eligible list OF over
100 supplied by the examining board
has not been made.
The torpedo boat Rowan, buiit at
Seattle by Moran Brothers. has now
been reported ready for trial. and in
structions were sent to the department.
to-day to run the trip on Friday in
Puget sound.
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Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch TO the Standard.
San Francisco. May 31.-There is great
Joy in Camp Merritt tonight among
Montana troops. Yesterday General
Merritt issued general orders assigning
General Otis to the active command Of
all expeditionary forces now here and
divided the troops into four brigades.
Tonight orders were issued placing
Col. Harry G. Kessler of the Montana
regiment in command of the Fourth
brigade. composed of the 7th California,
lst Montana. lst South Dakota and lst
battalion Of the lst Wyoming. This con-
fers upon Colonel Kessler. temporarily
at least, the high rank of brigadier gen.
eral. and the men in his command are
delighted beyond measure. Colonel
Kessler has done much to endear him.
self to the soldiers mobilized here. He
is regarded in all quarters OF the army
as one Of the most competent military
commanders here. and his promotion is
very popular Everybody hopes it may
be made permanent. and IL Montana S
voice reaches Washington I'm time II
undoubtedly will be General Kessler'
hereafter.
The Montana men are enjoying extra
ordinarily good health. While almost
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DlSCREDITED AT WASHINGTON.
Naval Obcials Say the Report Is Improb-
able.

Naval Of6cials Say the Report ls lmprob-
Washington, May 31.-Naval officials
absolutely discredit the news from
Cape Haytien to the effect that Com
modore Schley forced the entrance to
Santiago bay and engaged the Spanish
fleet i'm the harbor.
While no official advices have been
received from Schley since the battle
is reported to have occurred. naval Of
ficials declare with postiveness that it
is not only improbable, but. under the
circumstances. almost impossible that
an attempt should have been made by
the American commander to force an
entrance to the bay.
The latest official advices received from
Commodore Schley were contained in a
cablegram which came late this after
noon. and In that the commodore gives no
indication of any intention to try TO enter
the harbor of Santiago. While the con-
tents of the dispatch were not made pub
lie. the bulletin issued upon it by the
navy department indicates that Commo-
dore schley is still endeavoring to deter
mine just what Spanish vessels are in the
harbor. The bulletin follows: Commodore
Schley's feet has sighted another vessel
of the yizcaya class in Santiago harbor." !"
The naval officials declare that Schley
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AT CHlCkAMAUGA.
Fay Day for the Nebraska, Pennsylvania
and Ohio boys.


Chickamauga National Park. Ga.
May 31.-Much to the disappointment
of a number of volunteer regiments
here who think they are ready TO go to
the front. no orders were given for the
movement of any commands additional
to those mentioned yesterday. The
Southern & Western and Atlantic rail-
roads were instructed to-day to move
four regiments. two each tomorrow
morning. In accordance with the order
the following regulars have been desig-
mated To move tomorrow: First Dis
trict of Columbia. 1s7th Indiana. I'd
New York and the LIST Ohio infantry.
The 5th Maryland. 69th New York. Sd
Pennsylvania and 2lst Illinois will leave
Thursday morning.
Inspector General Breckenridge this
morning reviewed the Sd division OF the
1st corps and the afternoon was de-
voted to regimental and brigade in
spection of the same division. The I'd
Nebraska the Pennsylvania and Ohio
regiments to-day received their pay
from their respective states for the
time they were in camp prior To being
mustered into the government service.
The amount paid the Pennsylvania
troops is about 10000; the pay roll Of
the Ohio troops amounted TO about
$3.50. 900. while the Nebraskans only re-
ceived s.. $50. The LIST Mississippi in
fsntry. in command OF Col. George @.
Govan. arrived to-day.
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OFF MOLE ST. NICHOLAS.
Five warships Steaming Around the East
End of Cuba.

ern End of Cuba.
Copyright 1898 by Associated Press.
Cape Haytien, Hayti, May 81, 11:2o a.
m.-The Haytien dispatch gunboat
Capois-Lamorte, which arrived here
from Port au Prince at o'clock this
morning, having the minister of public
works on board, seems to have sighted
five American warships while passing
Mole St. Nicholas yesterday afternoon.
The correspondent here of the associ-
ated press has just interviewed officers
of the gunboat and learns that about
o'clock yesterday afternoon, while the
gunboat was abreast of the mole, COL
umns of black smoke were espied on
the horizon east by north of her bridge.
The ships were about 13 miles distant
and their hulls could not be fairly made
out, but all appearances indicated that
the vessels were of great tonnage. The
fleet seemed to be making northward
with all speed past the eastern end OF
Cuba, and while the officers of the gum
boats were observing the vessels they
were gradually lost to view behind the
protruding outlines of Cape Maysi. 1t
is hardly to be doubted that the ships
sighted were American war vessels.
Persons who climbed Lookout noun
tain at the entrance of Cape Haytien
harbor declared that they heard can
nonading low but distinct to the west
and to the north beyond Tortuga ISL
and.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press. who was at the signal station
about the same time, also heard sounds
resembling cannonade. The wind
was in the right direction to carry the
detonations to him. 1t seems certain
that the fleet and the Haytien gunboat
saw passing Cape Maysi going north
ward. found it's opportunity of turning
backward across the front of an op-
posing force