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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-20
SPAIN is INDIGNANT.

Madrid, September 19.-There is con.
siderable Indignation here at the fact that
there were 1913 deaths during the voyage
among the 1000 Spanish soldiers who have
just arrived in Spain on board the Span
ish transport San Ignaoio de Loyola from m
Santiago. The Spaniards attribute this
heavy death rate to the "inhumanity of
the Americans in obliging the sick
Spaniards to embark and make room in
the HOSPITALS for Americans
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-20
THE WEATHER.

Boston, September 19.-Forecast for
Boston and vicinity Tuesday: Fair,
cooler, northerly winds.
Washington, September 19.-Forecast
for Tuesday, New England and Eastern
New York: Fair, cooler, fresh to brisk
winds, diminishing.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-20
NANCY GU1LFoRD IN CANADA.

Montreal, September 19.-Nancy A.
Guilford Is in hiding in Montreal and
stayed for two days at the Place Viger
hotel under the name of N. A. Goodrich,
but as the Bridgeport authorities have
officially intimated that they do not want
her, the police are making no effort to
i ocate her.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-20
SPAIN HAS A HURRICANE.

Madrid, September 10. "A destructive
hurricane today swept over Southern
Spain, doing great damage in the prov
inces of Seville and Granada. Six persons
were killed and many injured and q
number of buildings were destroyed at
Seville, and IS houses were demolished
AMI many persons fell victims to the
storm at Guadix, in the province of
Granada.
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to arrive in day or two. Other steamers
now on their way will be sent back as
soon as loaded with troops -Four steam
ers will be sufficient for transportation of
the troops and supplies. Ii is believed
that less time will be consumed by
using these transports than in fitting up
new vessels.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-20
OUR POWER In THE EAST'
England Only Will Have a Stronger
Navy.
RUSSIA ALONE TO BOAST
LARGER ARMY.

President Determined to Be Abe To Carry
Out Any Decision of the Peace Commits
sion-Continued Suspicious Acts of a
Certain European Power"
Washington, September 19-The officials
at the state and war departments well
coined the notice sent to the American
people through the Associated Press, OF
the falsity of the stories describing the
friction between the FiIipinos and the
American forces in Luzon. While the
officials did not care to discuss the matter
for publication, 1t was evident that the
main source of their satisfaction was the
evidence contained in the Gocu-
ment that Aguinaldo had profited by
the warnings of the American command
ess and had gracefully receded from the
arrogant attitude assumed by him just
before General Merritt left Manila for
Paris. The navy department. is rushing
preparations for the start OF the big battle
ships Oregon and Iowa to Honolulu and
the purpose is to have them at their desti
nation by the end Of January.
There is little effort made to conceal the
fact that the department will have the
ships met at Honolulu by dispatch boat
with orders to turn their prows to Manila.
Their assembling at Manila in conjunc-
tion with the dispatch Of heavy reinforce.
n1ents of troops for the American land
forces cannot but be regarded as signih-
can't. In we'll informed circles here it is
said that the real purpose of the Presi-
dent in making these preparations is to
insure the peace commissioners against
any interference in their work Of dispos-
ing of the future Of the Philippine islands;
according to their Test judgment Not
having disclosed his plans respecting the
islands outside to Luzon the seat Of the
capital Of this group, the President still
reserves for the American peace commits
sioners the right to dispose of the re-
mainder of the islands as they may deem
best.
A long line of curious incidents, to
which one of the great European powers
has bean party, has beyond question done
much to cause q feeling Of uneasiness on
the part of the administration, as tending
to show purpose to interfere in our free
action in the Philippines and this has
been only slightly diminished by ap-
parently frank disclaimers Of an ulterior
purpose, because the incidents continue
quietly and in manner calculated to
avoid attracting attention. Such, for in
stance, is the gathering of naval vessels
to the south of the Philippine group, the.
only explanation Of which is purpose of
acq uiring either by seizure or by some
secret pact with tho Spanish government
the important island of Palawan. 1t is
gathered that it is the purpose of the
President. therefore. to prevent the
alienation by Spain of any of the Philip
pine group.
With the addition to bis fleet of the two
battleships, Admiral Dewey will have
force only second to that of Great Britain
in Eastern waters, while oD shore General
Otis will have more numerous army
than any European power save Russia.
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WON'T 90 TO HAVERHILL.

Lawrence. September 19.-Owing to the
increased hostility of feeling evidenced by
Haverhill residents towards them, 1t IL
doubtful If local employees of the Lowell,
prevailed upon to run any more cars to
Haverhill. After the demonstration OF
tonight in that city, the men are dis.
,ouraged and several emphatically stated
after they had concluded their days work
that they would not make another trip to
Haverhill, at least as long as the present
trouble lasts. Aside from this nothing
new has developed in the situation in this
city and all cars are running as per
schedule,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-20
THE EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP OF figs

is due not only to the originality and
simplicity of the combination, but also
to the care and skill with which it is
manufactured by scientific processes
known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
Co. only, and we wish to impress upon
all the importance of purchasing the
true and original remedy. AS the
genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured
by the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co.
only. knowledge of that fact will
assist one in avoiding the worthless
limitations manufactured by other par
ties. The high standing of the CALI
FoRNIA FIG SYRUP Co. with the medi-
cal profession, and the satisfaction
which the genuine Syrup of Figs has
given to millions of families, makes
the name of the Company a guaranty
of the excellence of its remedy. It is
far in advance of all other laxatives,
as it acts on the kidneys, liver and
bowels without irritating or weaken
ing them, and it does not grippe nor
nauseate. In order to get it's beneficial
effects, please remember the name of
the Company
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. NEW YORK. N. z.
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Police Charge Mob and Make Two
Arrests.
ANGRY CROWD FOLLOW THROW
ING MISSILES AT OFFICERS.

Even Police Station Made Object of an
Attack-Ofcers Repeatedly Charge the
@
Crowd and Finally Dlsperse 1.-the
Strikers Condemn the Action of the
Mob-Railway Officials Succeed in Get
ting Few New Eien.
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ting Few New Eien.
Hayerhill, Mass, September s19.-The
first act of violence in connection with
tn street railway trouble occurred to-
nipht when u car was stoned. while two
officers on their way to the police station
with two young men. were also assalled
by all sorts of missiles and the police
station itself made an object OF attack
BY the crowd of strike sympathizers.
The trouble began about ten o'clock
when car swithLtwo new men was as.
sailed BY crowd of nearly 200, and all
the windows and the head light broken.
Two officers rushed to the assistance OF
the car men and succeeded in arresting
Irving Ward and Henry Strout, whom
they caught throwing stones. The officers
started for the station followed by large
crowd which hooted, yelled, and threw
after the officers all sorts of objects. Be
fore the police station was reached, the
crowd had not only been greatly agu-
mented, but apparently became very
much infuriated, SO that a squad of re-
serve officers was ordered out and rush
made. the officers using their clubs Free
ly.
The crowd dispersed until the prisoners
had been taken inside the station when
it again assembled and succeeded in
breaking a number of windows in the
building.
A second rush by the officers again put
the angry men to flight, but they showed
their feeling in abusive language which
they hurled back at the officers. After
this all the cars we're manned by tbs po-
lice two of them going to Newburyport
on the last car to that city. While the
riot was IN progress, the former street
railway employees were holding meeting
in another part of the city and it was
determined to keep away from that To-
cality, which for some days has seemed
to be the favorite gathering place of the
ardent but angry sympathizers.
The Central Labor Union held meet
ing tonight and adopted resolutions con-
demning the mob, and other labor orga-
nizations in the city passed similar meas
ures.
The street railway officials succeeded
in obtaining ten new men today, but
they lost several on Saturday SO the gain
was not very great.
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BLACK HILL RESERVE.

Washington, September l9,-The Presl-
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SOLD IN 2 LB.s PACKAGES

Continued on Second Page.
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Five More Regiments VIII Start Immedi-
ateIy,
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NEARLY A MILLION.
There We're S14,339 Odd Fellows In
Country In 1899.
FIRST DAYS SESSION OF SOVER-
EIGN GRAND LODGE.

Important Matters Presented for Consid
aration-A Brother Who Wants to Es-
tabIish Order In the Philippines-Re-
port Shows Total Invested Funds of
Order Over 20 Million Dollars.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-06-21

keeps the water almost as cold as if it
contained ice. In a country where ice
is both scarce and expensive these
jugs are indispensable.
The water monkeys have two aper.
lures. cre7sssut the size Of dollar,
through which water IS poured into a
glass. On the opposite SIDE is pro-
tuberance with a small hole >snnning
through It. From this the experienced
Cuban drinks without touching it to
his lips. When about to drink he
holds it two or three inches from his
mouth, into which the tiny stream Of
water pours. Gradually and slowly
ne lifts the monkey away from him
until it is almost at arms length, the
water continuing to flow from the
monkey down his throat. Occasion
ally the drinker gulps, and when his
thirst has been satisfied ne returns
the monkey toward his mouth, then
suddenly tips it, up, shutting off the
stream. It takes considerable expert
ence to drink out of a water monkey
gracefully. The beginner sends a
stream of water down his neck instead
Of his throat four times out Of fye,
nntil he has mastered the, art.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-06-21
TERRIBLE DYNAMITE
CRUISERS AND Batteries,
WE OWN TWO SHIPS UNLIKE THOSE OF ANY
OTHER NAVY.


With the incorporation of the Brazil
ian cruiser Niotheroy irto the United
States Navy under the name of the
Buffalo that branch of the service will
have two ships that are unlike those
of any other navy in the world-de-
stroyers on huge plan. These two
ships-the Vesuvius and the Buffalo
are throwers of dynamite. The ex-
plosives which they Z Cow DO not de-
pend, as do those thrown from the tor
pedo tubes OF ordinary varships OF the
missile sent from a torpedo boat, on
any mechanical contrivanoe inside of
the missile. They travel through the
air, and their propulsiye force comes
from compressed air, which is stored
in tube that is more Ike gun than
o tube. The shots have ranges far Sill
perior to those Of the torpedo and &C
curacy which is almost perfect.
The one question is whether large
ships like these can ges near enough
to an enemy to reach Hhim with their
shot. They are not Ike torpedo boats
or torpedo boat destroSsrs. They are
large and noticeable Objects EsshsIa
the Vesuvius is armored, the Buffalo
has little defensiyepow Buff they
do get near enough to an enemy to
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-06-21
sxa1n a River to Get a Wife.

William Gum, young man OF tins
town, has proved his loyalty to MS
sweetheart in way which few young
men could rival, says telegram from
Covington, Ga. He has been engaged
for some time to Miss Emily Jackson
of Henry County, and, on attempting
to cross the South River bridge to the
church, where the bridal party was
awaiting him, he was informed by the
guard that the County Commissioners
had declared a smallpox quarantine,
and, unless he could produce health
certificate, he would not be allowed to
proceed to fill his engagement: Young
Gum walked about half mile from
the guards, stripped, and with his
clothes on his back, swan the turbu-
lent, icy stream, resumed his garments,
and presented himself at the church.
After the wedding the couple des-
cended to the point where he had
emerged from the water, boarded a
small boat, and, again eluding the
quarantine officials, reached the oppo-
site shore in safety.-Mobile (Ala.
REGISTER.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-06-21
Evaporation Of Bananas.

The ApasricRn consul at Nicaraguare
ports that experiments are being made
there to develop an industry of evap-
oratiag banapaa, and that a trial ship
ment has been made to this country.
If successfully established, this indus
try will be of the utmost Importance
to many Cent? al American states. The
men engaged in the experiment, ac-
cording to consular reports, have no
practical knowledge of the business Of
driving the sruit, but if it was taken up
by men experienced in the manufac-
ture Of machinery and appliances
adapted TO the evaporation Of fruits,
a modification to suit this case could
easily be devised, and there would be
an immense demand for such machines
Immediately. At present there are
millions OF bananas yearly thrown
away or allowed to rot on the ground
because they are too small OF too ripe
for slipmept to the United States.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-06-21
WISE WORDS.
4 burden which one chooses is T

A burden which one chooses is not
felt.
After the fight, there are lots OF
brave men.
One thorn Of experience is worth 8
whole wilderness Of warning.
There is no dispute managed with
out passion. and yet there is scarce
dispute worth & passion.
The fear that our kind acts may be
received with ingratitude should never
deter us from performing such acts.
What we call forces are only Gods
methods, and they are as.secret as he
is. "Nc man hath seen force at any
time" .. -s., .... 5.
Houses, ships and men are not made
for calm hours, sunny seas and freedom
from trial, but to stand storms, tenn
pests and temptation.
We are reproacked with forgetting
others; we forget ourselves a thousand
times more. Memoryis the least ego
tistical of our faculties.
# any one speaks i'll Of thee, con
slider whether he hath truth on his
side; and if SO, reform thyself, that his
censures may not affect thse.
Tact is gift; it is likewise a grace.
As s gift, itmay or may not hare fallen
to our share; IS grace, we are bound
either to possess or to acquire it.
The great duty of life is not to give
pain; aud the most acute reasoner can
not find an excuse for one who volun-
tarily wounds the heart of fellow
creature. Z"
The desire to be physically. perfect
is almost universal. Love of the beau
tiful is an instinct of the human mind,
as is mothers love. We are born with
responsiveness to beauty in all things.
Admiration of beauty in man or wo-.
man is as legitimate as is admiration
of dew-drenched rose. -
Excellent people sometimes regret
that there are so many differences OF
opinion upon a single subject. IF all
we're agreed, they say, how smoothly
and tremendously might, all work
together for sshhe general good! They
forget that, were tbs possible. there
would be no consensus truth, no
gathering together of its many feaSntes,
no comparison of it's many aspects.
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course by a strong eddy, healed di4
-eotly for that shore. The wary voy.
ager. yielding for one instant to sud
den sense of security and repose, sat
with dropping face and made no re-
s;stance.
There vas a sudden shock. The lit
lie boat bumped violently against a
snag. and some one cried out from the
guards Of steamboat at that MON ment
preparing to push out into the stream.
The startled soldier lifted his head
and sat as though petrifed. A detach-
meat OF United States troops met his
hewildered gaze.
Suddenly he seized the paddle with
frantic haste. Would Elviry never
know how he had tried?
An officer was standing on the lower
deck.
a deserter. by Heaven" he ex-
claimed to the sergeant at his side.
Then. in q stsntorian Toice, he COM
manded:
Pull in ssors. if you value your
lifel'
But the man in the boat paid no at
tention. He began to push out with
rapid, energetic strokes. How clumsy
the craft seemed to him then-how
slowly the distance widened between
him and the dreaded foe!
Cold beads of perspiration glistened
on his face. The morning sunshine.
flooding the river with golden beams,
showed clearly his tense, agoniZed ex-
preston with startling vividness.
If he could only reach the other
side! Then Elvirya and the children
Halt, you fool
Zack Brayton pulled away with the
unreasoning, desperate energy OF de-
spair.
There was hurried order, the
tramp of feet on deck, followed by a
s:erv flash and the sharp crack Of mus
ketly.
The Geserter arose to his full height
in the toppling canoe. His hands
cl:itched the air, and then his stalwart
form sank into the rushing, turbid
waves of the Missouri.
Only the little boat. aimless and IN
guided, drifted on toward ''down-river"
and Elviry. York News.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-06-21
DYNAMITE CRUISER vEsUvIUS.

rests. Shields protect the weapon
and the men who serve it.
On the way to Brazil the crew prac-
ticed with it, using dummy" pro-
jectiles, and its accuracy was found
remarkable. The gun was so new, how
ever, that the men were almost as
much afraid of it as the enemy was
expected to be, and there was consld-
erable relief on board when it was
found on arrival in Brazil that there
would be no need for firing it with
real dynamite, as the revolution W as
over. Since then the successful IN
stallation of two batteries OF these
guns in United States forts has made
artillerists more confident, and much
reliance is placed in the work OF DOTH
the Vesuvius and the Buffalo.
One weakness Of the dynamite gun
system is the fact that the prolectlles
are discharged with compressed all
This makes necessary special plant
which, of course, means compllca
tions of the kind that every naVa
officer is anxious to avoid. 1t is not
so bad OF land. where the necessary
steam plant can be protected with
earthwnrEs. hut ~ q ship the matter
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-06-21
Useful Pigeons.

Among the impossible things that
have happened of late is the sending
of report of rescue at sea through
the agency of pigeon. This pigeon
had not flown to land where, he9would
enjoy chance of discovery and Of
imparting hisnews to many Witnesses,
but was on his way there. BE was
flying over the wide wastes Of the
Atlantic and boarded ship bound for
Swansea. The message that the bird
was carrying ennounced-t!iay thes
EFsn5ti@meT, la B5rssagnessa ssand; tnat
her trip might be delayed by this m Y:
asdent. The receipt Of this negs Will
I aaf1aY anxiety respecting the ffspen
ship, and it also indicates in sur;
prising way the usefulness Of these
carriers in situations where the N mails
are not to be relied upon: In case OF
war it is probable that pigeons would
carry news from point to point across
spaces not trayersed by the rsilroad
or the telegraph. The Bretagne car
ried hundred of these messen gers
when she left Havre, the captain N
tending to liberate them from tune to
time, to test their usefulness IN case
of accident. The pigeon that alighted
on the steamer that was making tor
Swansea met it 250 miles from the
scilly Islands, and nobody knows how
long fight had preceded the meet
ing. In calm weather it els probable
that the birds would be able to ny Tor
considerable distances, if their sense
Of direction holds as securely over the
untracked water as it does across the
land. The managers of the French
line contemplate the supply OF pigeons
to every vessel of their feet, so that
in the event of encountering any other
ship in the fog, or driving against .
rock CT an iceberg, news OF the dlsas-
ter might reach the land more speedily
and surely than by the antiquated ana
uncertain method of committing mes
sages in bottles to the waves.-brook-
lyn Eagle.
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r
WhH She Did Not Weep.

An emotional preacher in England
observed one Sunday that the whole
of his congregation, with the excep-
ton OF one little girl, who set quite
alone, was in tears. He thereupon
directed all his power toward the
child, drawing such touching pictures
that the congregation grew more and
more overcome, sobbing and crying,
but the child still stared at him dry
eyed, and at length ne was obliged to
give it up and end his sermon. Meet
ing the child outside he upbraaded
her for her hard-heartedness, and
asked her why she did not weep.
'tIt is not that I'm hardAearted,
the child responded, "bat Z belong TO
another parish. "-~Chicago News,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-06-21

glycerine or guncotton, and it is fired
with AL mir pressure Of 1000 pounds
to the square inch. This pressure is
exerted so evenly and gradually that
the explosive is not shocked into pre-
mature detonation, and it is SO steady
that the unwieldy torpedo or projec-
tile hits with remarkable accuracy.
The enormous charge would wreck the
hull of any battleship atloat, even If it
did not strike the ship directly, but
exploded anywhere within fifty feet OF
it under water.
There are two dynamite batteries at
forts in this country. One is IN Fort
Scott in San Francisco Harbor and the
other is in Fort Hancock, on Sandy
Hook. The Fort Scott battery con-
sists of three ffteen-inch and the Fort
Hancock battery has two ffteen-lnch
and one eight-inch tube OF gun. The
torpedo boat Vesuvius has ffteen-inch
guns
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-06-21

1aneiro. She was reftted pretty thor
,ushlv as cruiser, and her coal
bunksrs we're so arranged that they
protect the machinery and the parts
necessary to operate the gun. The
latter is mounted in the bow, and
projects through an opening in the
s spar deck, giving it a clear range for
ward and permitting free motion on
each side, so that it can be trained
either to port OF starboard. The All
reservoirs of the gun are in the lower
hold, on the starboard side, directly
under the gun, and central air-pipe
leads up through the foundations
on which the carriage of the gur
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-06-21

been in the school four years and was
detailed on the New York few months
ago. He is but little more than
twenty years old, but is spoken Of
highly by his superior officers.
At once, on being transferred to
the flagship, he was placed in charge
of an eight-inch gun, with twenty
four men under him. When the or
der came from Rear-Admiral Samp-
son to ''cut loose" he sent the first
ball straight through and through the
walls of the Spanish fort, tearing
away everything IN its path.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-06-21

is different. Against this objection
the gun offers these advantages over
TIE submarine torpedo: It has
greater range, is almost absolutely
accurate, and the projectiles cannot
be stopped in it's course by torpedo
nets or exploded by rapid fire guns,
as it is too swift in it's Eight.
The aerial torpedo which is thrown
from the dynamite guns on these two
ships is shaped like the head of q
rocket and is about ten feet long.