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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-06

THE WEATHER IN RICHMOND YE9s'
IEaDAY was cloudy. with lIsht showers.
and cooler than for ten days.
State Of thermometer: l.l
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-06
The Weather.

- WASHINGTON. July E.--rorst
gain cast for Wednesday:
Suk For Virginia. North csroffna.
- and South carolina--Fair weafheo
In western, showers In eastern
portions; warmer In western porttonna
northeast to east winds.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-06

known for the last ten days that the neck
ol ,ne channel was open. despite the
sinking Of the Merrlmac. and that there
was clear seaway OF seven fathoms.
through which any ship In our navy could
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-06

MOVEMENT IN sCHLEY's BEHALF.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-06

Proposed Thanks of Congress to
Him as Real Hero of the Destruc-
tiOn of Cervera's squadron-Other
War Notes. g.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-06

CITY ALNOoI IN FANIC.
Il is reported that Manila Is in state
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-16
GUESTS LEApED FROM WINDOWS.
Early Morning Fire in South Paris
Hotel,
ESPECIAL TO THE rRnss.l

South Paris, December 15--The most
sensational fire In this vicinity for some
time occurred this morning when the Ok.
ford Central formerly Grand Trunk hotel
and adjacent buildings burned.
Some of the guests had narrow escapes.
The injured are Charles A. Andrews.
back, SO hurt that he cannot move; Mrs.
Charles A. Andrews, sprained ankle;
Fred M. Andrews. badly shaken up.
Among the slightly hurt or bruised are
Mr.. and Mrs. Mormon Wilson, Limmie
Cole, Mrs. Mae e. Sargent of Lewiston !;
Frank Harlow of Gorham; Otis Barker,
William Suckles and Mr.. Washburn.
The fire started in the basement Of the
hotel and when discovered at 1870 this
morning was well under way. The
proprietor, Charles A. Andrews, on OPEN
ing his bed room door found the stairway
in flames. and the house filed with sutfo-
eating smoke from burning carpets, beds.
etc. He leaped from window upon the
roof of an outhuilding, slipped and fell
eleven feet upon his back.
Mrs. Andrews and her son Fred followed
with less serious injuries.
The guests and servants jumped from
windows or came down on ropes with
light bruises. They did not have time to
dress or to save anything.
The loss on hotel and livery stable is
about $1,000, with SIS, 900 insurance.
An adjoining store owned by George
Jones, partly burned. Loss about $4,000.
with $1,000 insurance on stock.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-16
The CASE OF Mr.. ROBERTS.
Objections to Having Polygamis1 IN
Washington, But There Seems 10 20
No Help For 1T.
ESPECIAL TO THE PRESS.

Washington. Decem ber l5-The aglta-
tion in the country over the election Oh p
H. Roberts of Utah to a seat in Congress-
seems to be quite widespread. Many
mem bers of Congress are receiving letters
from their constituents on the suoJects
and remonstrances and protests on tne
subject are already coming in. ME-
Roberts is credited with several wives
although this has been denied after q
fashion by some of his friends Inc
denial, however, has not heen of sucn
nature as to allay the feeling in the
country that such a man should not nave
a seat in the House. Whatever the state
of the facts may be in this respect, there
seems to be no possible way whereby any
effective action may be taken by the
House at this time. This is the Fiffy-n1tn
Congress, and Mr.. Roberts is elected 10
be member of the Fifty sixth Congress
He will not appear until the first session
Of that Congress, which will probably
meet not before the first Monday in De-
csmber of next year. The roll OF tna1
House is made MP by the olerk OF this
House and the laws prescribe just how ne
shall do it. He puts upon the roll sucn as
have certificates in proper iorm from the
officers OF their states. If the governor OF
Utah certifies that Mr.. Roberts has been
elected, as there seems TO be no doubt that
he will, Mr. Roberts will go onto the roll
of the House. When the new Congress
assemblies the House is not organized.
The members are simply there with no
other arrangement for business than that,
as provided by law, the clerk of the pre-
ceding House shall call them to order ami
call the roll of mem bers-elect which he
has made up in accordance with law. 1t
has been held that 1t is not in order for
the clerk to entertain any motion to
amend or change that roll and in general
no business may be transacted but the
calling of the roll, the announcement that
a quorum have appeared, and then the
election of S eaker, the swearing ID OF
the Speaker and other members, and then
the election of the subordinate officers.
All this must be done before the House Is
organized. OF course Mr.. Roberts is en-
titled, being on the roll to participate In
all these proceedings, and when the House
is finally organized he will bs full
fiedged member.
Then, of course, it will be possible to
examine the title to his seat, and to expel
him by a two-thirds vote if the House
shall decide that such course would be
Justified.
This case illustrates the difficulty OF
dealing with mischief after 1t is already
made. Utah is in the Union, and II she
sees fit to send polygamists to Congress
the difficulty of dealing with them Will
be much more serious than it woul at
first seem. Perhaps this incident has
lesson for the country on the subject OF
going over the seas to take in lot Of
people of whom we know SO little as to be
hardly able to say whether they are poly
gamists or not. Once in, even as a terri
tory or as colony, they begin to have
rights which are apt to lead to very
disastrous results.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-16

The agricultural department. weather
bureau for yesterday, December 10, taken
at p. M, meridian time, the observation
for each section being given in this order;
Temperature, direction of wind, state Of
weather:
Boston. IS degrees, NE. clear; New
York. 8, ,deyrees. w clear; Philadelphia,
80 degrees. SW. clear. Washington, S6 de-
greess N, clear; Albany, IS degrees. Z,
partly cloudy; Buffaio, zS degrees, sW,
Clear; Detroit 9 degrees, sM, clear;
Chicago, so de ee ), clear; st Paul,
degrees Sc. clou Huron OAK. IL de-
grees, NV, cIoas.,; Bismarck ~ deg degrees
NV, clear: Jacksonville, % degrees N,
clou ".
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-16
BRYAN'S KESIGNA TON.

Washington, December 15.-The war de-
partmept today made public the follow
ing letter from Col. William Jennings
bryan resigning his commission as a
volunteer officer:
Camp Onward,
Savannah, Ga. Dec. 10.
Adjatant General, U. S. A., Washington,
ID. c.:
i Sir-The dispatches from Paris an
nounoe that the terms of the treaty be-
tween the United States and Spain have
been fully agreed upon and that the com-
missioners will sign the same rs soon as
i5 can be engrossed. Believing that under
present conditions can be more useful
TO my country as civilian than as
to take effect Immediately upon It's ac-
ceptance.
Respectfully, etc..
w. j. BRYAN,
Colonel, Sd Regt.. Nebraska. Vol. In
fantry.
The letter bears endorsements from the
division and corps commanders under
whom Col. Byran served.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-16

"The republic is today larger, stronger
and better prepared than ever before Tor
wise a. d profitable developments in
new directions. Even if the minds of
some of our people are still disturbed by
perplexing and anxious doubt,in which
all of us have shared and still share, the
genius of American civilization will,
believe, be found both original and cre-
ative and capable Of subscribing all the
great interests which shall be c9nfided
TO our keeping
"Foreyer in the right, following the best
impulses and clinging to, high purposes,
using properly and wit in right limits
our power and opportunities, honorable
reward must inevitably follow. The OUT
come cannot be IL doubt
" We could have avoided all the difficult
ties that lie across the pathway of the
nation if few months a4o we had cold
ly ignored the piteous apesls of the
starving and oppressed inhabitants OF
Cuba.
"If we had blinded ourselves to the
conditions so near our shores and turned
deaf ear to our suffering neighbors.
the issue of territorial expansion in the
Antilles and the East Indies would not
nave been raised.
ssBut, could we have justified such
courseP Is there any one wfo would
now declare another to have been the bet-
ter course? With less humanity and less
stead of the Stars and Stripes, would be
floating at Cavits, at Ponce, and at SAM
tiago, and O schance in the race of life'
would be wanting to millions of human
beings, who today call this nation noble,
and trust will live toscaii it blessed.
Thus far we have done our supreme
duty. Shall we, now, when the victory
won in war is written in the treaty OF
peace and the civilized werld applauds
and waits in expectation, turn tim1dly
away from the dustg imposed upon the
country by its own great deeds?
After three cheers for Mckinley had
been given with win at the conclusion
OF his speech, Gen. Whee;ss arose from his
seat on the platform. Tnen came such
enthusiasm as is seldom seen For three
minutes the audience cheered, yelled and
waved their hats Over and over again
the General tried TO be in his speech and
over and over again he was compelled to
wait for the cheers to stop. Then the
band played sDixie," and once more the
crowd broke into frantic cheers.
Gen. Wheeler eulogized the Preside Mt
and expressed his great pleasure at the
reception given to Mr.. Mckinley by
Georgia.
Lieut.. Hobson responded to loud calls
with an impaSsioned speech i'll which he
drew the attention of his hearers not only
to the bravery of the American soldiers
and sailors but to the chivalry and brav-
cry of the Spanish soldiers, especially of
Admiral Cervera.
Generals Shafter and Lawton scarcely
more than bowed their acknowledge
ments to the plaudits, and the meeting
closed with short speech by Gov John-
ston of Alabama in which he referred
to his states honor in possessing two
such distinguished sons as Wheeler and
HObson.
The Presidential party then drove 10
their hotel. On the way the carsfs..se4 sfs
which were Generals llawton .and Shat
ter was run into by street car and the
tow officers were thrown 10 the street.
Neither was hurt. and be n were taken
into carriage secured BY Private Secre-
ta1y Cortelyou.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-16
SWEPT CLEAN TO DECK.
Portland Lost Upper Works Before
Sinking.
ALL EVIDENCE AT HAND SEEMS TO
SHOW THIS.

d
Been Observation-Disclosures Boot
Containing Part OF Mans Foot
Found.
Provincetown, Mass, December Ia
he shroud OF mystery surrounding the
disaster of the Portland continues, nou-
withstanding the efforts made to locate
the wreck, and the continued patrol over
a stretch of as miles of beach, on which
no additional bodies have been recovered.
Agent Williams of the Portland Steam
ship company has made a tour OF the life
saving stations, and among the mass OF
wreckage brought here he found bunk
board bearing the number "45. = EHe says
that the only numbered hunks on the
vessel were those in the ladies' cabin on
the main deck, and In the gentlemen 8
cabin on the deck below. He believes the
bunkpoard came from the ladies' cabin.
The door, which had been placed On an
ice house, Agent Williams has identified
as one of those on the main deck.
This morning, half a mile west OF High
Head station, rubber boot. number 8,
came ashore and contained part of a
mans foot, the flesh nearly disintegrated
by sand fieas and the action of the water
There is absolutely nothing in the nature
of Identification to show that 1T IS
portion of a Portland victim. Mr.
Williams pointed out over hundred
stanchions which he says came from the
main saloon, and probably from the main
deck Tnese. 1t would appear, together
with the numbered board from the berth
and the door of the ice box, go to show
conclusively that the steamer was swept
clean to the main deck, either before or
after she went down with every probabil1-
uy favoring the conclusion that her upper
works were battered to pieces by the
tremendous seas before final destruction
overlook the more substantial hull.
Mr. Williams will go to Peaked Hill
and Race Point and expects to return TO
boston toward the end of the week.
A CHASTITY FIND.
Highland Light December I5.-Surf-
man Holden of the Hign head station
found the lower part Of human leg with
stocking and shoe on the foot at eleven
O'Clock tonight.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-16
WRECK OF THE GRACE.

Plymouth Mass, December 15.-An
Indication of the force of the November
27th gale is shown by the experience OF
the Thomaston, Me-, schooner Grace,
which was found last week uismasted and
....chorea near Howland's ledge, north OF
this port. She had been at Newburyport
delivering cargo Of lumber and set sail
for home q few hours before the storm be-
gan. The light craft was carried to lee
ward by the force OF the gale until she
brought up on the ledge. The wreck still
lies in the track of navigation to and
from this port
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-16
Christmas Sale of Watches, Clocks,
SiiveIware and Novelties,
SITE FOR LAFAYETTE STATUE.

Paris, Decent ber To- Yesterday the
officials of the Paris exposition of 1900,
who were accompanied by M. jules
Cambon, French Ambassador to the
q q ted States and Prof. benjamin Wood
ward Unite States assistant commits.
sioner general to the expedition, selected
the site for the proposed Lafayette statue.
Il he place chosen is square in the
Louvre Garden, Just behind Gam betta
monument This square was destined by
the third empire as site for a ID monument
to Napoleon | Hereafter it will be called
Tafayette square and the monument will
be built to harmonize With the surround
ings.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-16
LOCAL weather Report.

Local Weather NepUft'
Portland, Dec 15.-The local weather
bureau office records as to the weather
are as follows:
sa. barometer, 80 416; thermome-
ter, l8; dew point. IL; humidity, u
wind. SW; velocity, 6;'weather. cloudy.
SD. Barometer, 30.5 4; thermome-
ter, l6; dew point, 8; humidity, 69;
wind, N, velocity Z; weather, clear
Mean daily thermometer, %; maxlmum
Thermometer, 2S; minimum Thermometer
IS; maximum velocity of wind, 10, NV;
total precipitation, %.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-16
DINEp WITH SPANIARDs.

Havana, Decain ber l5.-While detach-
ment OF the second Illinois regiment was
at breakfast this morning on the San 10 Q
wharf the men invited detachm ment OF
the Spanish guard to join him. The in
vtntion was declined at first, but finally
accepted mutual compliments passing in
sign language.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-16
BANQUET IN HE EVENING.
Speeches BY President and Other Dis
tinsuished Men.

Atlanta, Ca, December 15.-In the
beautifully decorated dining room Of
the Kimball house tonight, the Atlanta
Peace jubilee which attracted to the city
the President Of the United States, sev-~
eral members of his cabinet and many
DISTINGUISHED figures of the war with
Spain, and in utteranoes by 1.-the Execu-
i've which have cenented hard and fast
the bonds between the North and South,
WAS brought to fitting close By an elabo-
rate banquet. Covers were laid for 300.
All the city's distinguished guests
wers present and seated at the Presidents
table Many prominent men from all
parts of the South also graced the tables.
Hon Clark Howell, editor OF the At
lanta Cor stitution acted as toastmaster.
At the Presidents table were seated:
The President Hon. Lyman j cage,
Hon. j. d. Long. Hon. c. Emory Sn ith,
Gov. Allen D. Gambler. Hon. James Nll-
son. Major General Shafter, hon.
Lieut. Richmond Hobson, Lieut.. r D.
Spalding, lion. Stephen O. Neara, Major
Livingston Mills, Hon. John gibson
Porter Capt r. j. Lowry. Gen. 4: q.
M Pennington, Gov. VOORHEES, Of New
Jersey, Hon. Frank P. Rioe. Gen Henry
W..
George 4. Peck, Gov. Joseph +. john
ston, Major General S. b. NJ. Young,
Major General Joe Wheeler aEd Mayor
G. A. Collier.
| An elaborate menu was discussed, after
which the speech-making began.
Hon. CLARK Howell introduced the Pres
! ident.
| The President as be rose, was the re-
cipient of a hearty and spontaneous
greeting. The cordiality with Which
| he has been received on all occasions
| during his visit was nowhere more evil
| dent than at tonight's gathering. me
Executive was compelled TO stand ana
| bow some minutes before those about
the tables would permit him TO proceed.
| He said:
'sI am not stranger to your hospitali-
| ty. You have always given me u cour
teous and cordial reception my 1rSO fsS
visit was under the auspices OF your Isl-
low citizen, Col. Howell, and sanother
DISTINGUISHED Georgian-the brllliart
| Grady-sinoe called from the felu OF
activity when he was at the height OF his
usefulness and when the whole nation
could lily s. are him and sorrowed at his
untjmely death. Then we we're engaged
4 in an economic discussion in which
honest differences of opinion prevailed
and heated discussion ruled the hour. L
| do not forget thas then, although then ad-
yocating the theory of taxation seeming
| ly opposed to the majority sentiineu1 OF
YOUR state and city you accord me an
| impartial hearing. stranger as was to
all of you, you made me feel at home
and from that hour Atlanta won my
heart. My subsequent visits have only
served to increase my admiration for your
enterpris1ng city.
4 'sFour years have gone since l last
met the people of Georgia in public as
sembly. Much has happened in the ia-
tervening time.
sslhe nation has been at war, net with
it's own shores, but with IL foreign power
a war waged not for revenge or ag.
grandizement, but for our oppresssd d
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-16
TIN AND POTTERY TRUST.

Trenton. N. j., December 15.-Artioles
of innornor,,tion of the American Pot
terry company with an authorized capital
of sa7, 90 o0o, were filed today with the
secretary of state
Articles of inc orporation OF the Ameli-
can lin Plate company were hled with
the secretary of state today. The CON :
pany has an authorized capital OF S0o,r
O00. COO
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-16
5 MORNING. DECEMBER ls 1898

tion from that position to the comman n
der-tn chief. Gov. Woleott, tn!s ~ sis .o'
The governor promptly signineo nie az
ceptanoe ofsthe resignation ea
Col. Woodward and his o1ncers
gave in their designations from the Unit.
ed States service, while the reglment was
in Porto Rico, but the presentation or
the formal resignation was delayed until
today.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-16
THE WEATHER.

Boston, December l5.-Fair weather
Friday aud Saturday, warm; Friday,
light winds. generally from southwest
Washington, December 10 New
England, Eastern New York; FAIR
warmer, light variable winds. becoming
southerly.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-16

and any time you desire to know them
more fully. you have an opportunity "
call on the coroner and he will see Onao
you are protected.
ssHe was then sworn.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-16
REGIMENT ORDERED TO MANILA

Washington, December 49, Orders were
issued today for the 10th regiment OF reg
ular infantry at Fort Leavenworth, has..
to proceed to San Francisco and take
passage on the transport Scanala Tor the
Philinpines which is expected to arrive
in San Francisco within few dal from
Manila. Col j. II. Patterson is in COM
mand of the regiment.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-16
1887-11,8o4,0O0
95-19, $4,000
1896 -21,973,O0O
1897 22,585,OOO

The ever-increasing popularity and the Pre-emnence
of Apoinaris is clear the foregoing quantities
bottled at the Apolinaris Spring, Rhenish Prussia
IHE TINES LONDON, speaking Of AP0LLLNARlS says:
These figures are more eloquent than words.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-16
RALEIG H SAILS FOR HOME.

Washington, December 10 Admiral
Dewey cabied the navy department. today
that the Raleigh sailed from Manila for
New York via Suez.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-16

COL. WOODWARD RESIGNS.
Boston, December is Col. Charles u.
Woodward of the 9th regiment, volun-
teer militia, presented his formal reslgna
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-16
Mr.. BURLEIGH'S VOLUNTEER
ARMY BILL

Washington. Decem ber 15.-The follow
ing was among the bills and resolutions
introo uced In the House today: Mr. Bur.
leigh of Maine-To provide for raising,
OF gnnizing and maintaining the volun-
taar army of the United States,
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-16

Highland Light, December l5.-Surf-
man Holden Of the Hign head station
found the lower part Of human leg with
stocking and shoe on the foot at eleven
O'Clock tonight.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-13
FIRE ON MUNJoY HILL.

At little before eight o'clock last
night Mr.. George McC onnell who occupies
the tenement over Small Brothers grocery
store at the corner of Lafayette and
Quebec streets smelled smoke in his house,
but although he hunted all around for 1t
was unable to find any indications OF fire.
At little before ten the smoke became
SO thick that he instituted another search
and found the wood work around the
chimney in his kitchen was on fire. An
alarm was sent to the engine house on
Congress street and the hose wagon
quickly responded. With II came Officers
Heath and johnson. The fire was found
to be gaining on the firemen after they
arrived there, and an alarm was rung IN
by Officer Heath from box IL. The fire
was soon located and extinguished, bat it
damaged the kitchen of Mr.. Mcdonnell
not little, and the loss OF Small
Brothers the grocers will be considerable
from smoke and water. Small Brothers
were well protected from loss with lnsur-
ance. The house was owned by Alfred
Roberts and his loss was small. Mr.. NC
ConnelI's loss will be very slight. This IS
the thirteenth fire this month that the
fire department has been called upon to
fight and in this number there have Teen
two second alarms.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-13

performances would be permitted 1t
sometimes happens, as in this case, that
when al attraction is booked it is all
right, but after playing to few losing
weeks business it is cheapensd to such
an extent, in order to save expenses. that
there is nothing Of merit left. When this
show was booked at Portland theatre it
was endorsed as one of the best attrac-
lions appearing at popular priced theatres.
Judging by the performance given last
night one would doubt if more than four
OF the company were ever on stage be-
fore and all apparently lacked rehearsal.
The cancellation of the balance OF the
engagement was promptly decided upon
by the management of the theatre who
intend that all attractions at this house
shall be just what they are represented
to be. The action of tho management IN
this instance and the determination to
present only first class attractions is sure
to meet with the approval of local theatre
goers who can always be depended on to
| fill the theatre when they know that only
| n first class play will be presented.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-13
Z. NJ. 6. IA. CONGRESS.

The Y. NJ. G. A. congress held lis
weekly meeting last evening and it was
an exceptionally good one. Much en-
thusiasm was manifested and everything
passed off all right.
The chaplain offered prayer. Speaker
B, FL. Haskell being absent w. A. L.
Hunt was elected speaker pro tenn and
he filled the chair with satisfaction. The
journal oft previous meeting was read
and accepted. The tariff bill was laid oyel
for another week. The bill relating te
close time for killing game was taken uI
and under the suspension Of the rules the
congress was resolved into committee Of
the whole. Mr.. S. ID. Dipgley was
elected clerk and Mr.. J. II. Hasty speaker
When the committee arose they reported
that the bill ought not to pass. Mr.
Hasty tried to get an amendment through
in relation to one of ten sections of the
constitution but it was killed At ter
O'Clock the Congress adjourned.