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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-09
SHOT IN own DOOR YARD.
Providence JeWeler Killed By d
Burglar.
FOUND HIM IN HIS HOUSE EARLY
LAST EVENING.

Attacked Desperate With Cane Which
Broke When Latter Shot Him Through
the Hear:-The Murderer Escapes.
Providence, r. l., March s.-Will1am ..
Rutchins, one of the best known manu-
featuring jewellers in rthe East and q
prominent east side resident, was shot
and almost instantly killed by burglar
who entered his residence on Angel
street about seven O'Clock this evening.
The tragedy occurred in front OF the
yictim's own door steps.
The burglar entered the house by means
of the rear door and went to the servants
room from which he stole $l8. lie then
went into Mrs. Hutchins's room and was
looking for valuabies there when Mrs.
Hutohins entered. She and her husband
had just finished dinner. She, on seeing
the man ran down stairs and told her
husband of his presence. After advising
his wife to go to his fathers house, next
door, Mr.. Hutchins took cane from a
rack and WAS ascending the stairs to his
wife's room, when he heard the burglar
open window and Jump onto the portico
over the front entrance to the residence.
Mr.. Hutchins turned around and going
down stairs, left the house by side door,
intending to head off the burglar.
When he reached the sidewalk in front
of the house he met B. W. Horton, who
lives on Brook street, short distance
away ''There's a burglar in my house."
said Hutchins, watch for him while
90 to the drug store and telephone for the
police. "No, you watch and will tele-
phone, said Horton. Hardly had the
words left his lips when the burglar
dropped from the portioo to the grass en-
bankment below. As his feet struck the
earth, Hutchins dashed at him and struck
him heavy blow over the head with the
cane he carried The stick broke in two
and Hutchins retreated to the sidewalk.
AS he did SO the burglar drew revolver
and fired at him. Hutohins was hardly
ten feet away and the 80 or 3S caibre bull
letIstruck him just over the heart,
Horton, who had hid behind tree after
the shot had been fired heard Hutchins
exclaim I'm shot, and saw him stagger
to Anthonys drug store on the corner,
few feet distance. Hutchins reeled into
the store and after saying I'm shot"
fell to the floor One of the clerks asked
him who shot him and he said, "A
burglar. ' .
Those were the last words he spoke and
in fifteen minutes from the time he re-
ceived the wound ne was dead.
The police are baffied and the only clue
thew can obtain is that the robber is five
feet nine inches in height and was dressed
in dark suit of clothes and black
derby or slouch hat.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-09
SHORTER HOURS WANTED.

Washington, March S.-Fresident Com
pers, ,of the American Federation OF Labor
and Samuel Ross, of the national mule
spinners' association, the latter from
New Bedford, Mass, advocated before the
House Judiciary committee today the pro-
posed amendment to the constitution fix
ing the hours of labor in this country
called attention to the ~ hours of daily
labor required Of men, women and chill
dren in Southern mills and the shorter
hours in New England and stamped the
longer hours as unfair and detrimental
to labor. 1t was ascertained that the
number Of working children in the south
was 30 per cent larger than in the north.
President Gompers said that improved
machinery was in the interest of labor if
there were an organization of the latter.
He said he wanted no legislation for
adult females in private business, but the
women and children should be protected.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-09
Emergency Appropriation Bill Passed
House Yesterday.
FOUR HOURS DEBATE CONTAINED
BUT ONE DISCORDANT NOTE
Mr.. GrOsvenor's Eloquent Eulogy of Presi-
Members Sayers and Cannon-Speaker
Had His Name Called and Voted
Amid Cheers.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.1

Washington, March 8. The bill for fifty
millions for national defence was passed
unanimously today after four hours Of de-
bate, all on one side, but very lively for
all that. 1t was the wish of Speaker
Reed and Mr.. Cannon that the bill might
be passed by unanimous vote without
debate. Everyone understood the meas
ure and prompt silent action seemed the
most effective and dignifed. This plan
would probably have met the approval of
the Republicans, but Mr.. Sayers of Texas,
who represents the Democrats on the
appropriations committee, declared that
his party associates intended to stand
solidly with him for the bill, but they
would feel much aggrieyed if they did not
have the opportunity to talk, SO three
hours of debate were agreed upon.
Both Mr.. Cannon and Mr.. Sayers led off
with strong, sensible and truthful speech
es, deprecating war and putting the ap-
preparation on the ground of wise precau-
ton only. But as the debate progressed
it began to become very warlike, and as
the Texans and Kentuckians, Tennes-
scans and Mississippians began to fire
up in true Fourth Of July style, telling
what they possibly would do with the
Spaniards when the dogs of war should
be let loose, there began to be equally
stirring declarations from the northern
and western states. It soon began to
seem as though all the Fourth of Julys
since 1776 had been compressed into four
hours of debate.
Some of the speeches were ridiculous,
but, after all, they were all together i'm
pressive in their significance of united
national feeling and the patriotic desire
of all parties to present united front
in question of foreign complications.
Meanwhile conservative opinion here
still is that we shall avoid war Ii some
accident or act of indiscretion doesn't
fire the train of powder that public opin-
on in America and Spain has been lay
ing during the last two years.
The Senate will probably pass the de.
tense bill tomorrow and thus will put
into the hands of the, executive all the
authority and means for the present.
This being done, accidents of course be-
ing excepted, it Is very probable that
feeling will die down and that In few
days things will appear more peaceful.
The real shadow on the horizon, the re-
port of the disaster to the Maine, will
probably not come forward for some time
yet. The roll call was one of the most
remarkable ever seen in the House There
were 311 yeas and not one nay. Speaker
Reed voted and his vote and the an.
nouncement Of the result were loudly
cheered.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-09
DEBATE WAS ONE SIDED.
The Emergenc.

The Emergency Approp riation Rec ed
With Enthusiasm In House.
Washington, March S-The galleries
of the House were packed to the doors
today.s and long lines of people, unable
to gain admission, flockcd about the
corridors.
The interest," in the debate on the bill
appropriating $50, 600, 600 for tho nation
al defence was reflected in this large at
tendance in the galleries. On the floor
almost every member was in his seat.
On the faces Of the leaders on both sides
was an air of stern resolution, indicat
ing their deep appreciation Of the business
upon which Congress and the country
were entering, in making this vast ap-
preparation for possible war.
AS soon as the journal had been read
the Speaker raped for order, and amid
a deep silence, Chairman Cannon arose
and presented as a deficiency bill the
measure appropriating s50,000,O0O for the
nations defense.
It included also several other items
among which are SlO0,OOo Tor coal lol
naval vessels.
Gen. Wheeler, Populist of Alabama
the Confederate minority leader, started
wave of applause when the Dill was
presented.
When the reading of the bill was con-
cluded with the item OF 500, ,0O0, OOO 1ol
the national defense, aspontaneous out
burst of applause Went up from tne mehi
bers and the galleries.
| nMr. Cannon and Mr. Sayers, the minori
| tn member of the appropriation commit
| tee. then mutually proposed the agree
| 1nent they had privately made before the
| House met, for three hours general de-
| bate on the bill to be- followed by ont
hour debate under the five minute rule.
Mr.. Barrett asked if opportunity woulc
be allowed for amendment, and wher
Mr.. Cannon answered that he did mo-
know. Mr.. Barrett objected. His OBJ
lection was greeted with Kisses and lout
cries of ''Vote, VOTE" s
Mr.. Moody appealed to his colleague
to withdraw his objection. The cries fo
q vote continued.
Mr.. Cannon stated that he would b.
glad to vote on the bill with 80 second
debate, but he felt bound by his agree
mcnt with Mr.. Ssyers.
s..Mr. Barrett then yielded to the appeal
Of the Republicans about him and with
drew his objection.
The agreement as to time was formal
ly ratified.
a After the confusion which FOLLOWED
this dramatic scene had subsided, MT
Cannon took the floor to open the deba1
on the bill. He spoke calmly and brleny
Coming to the all-absorbing item N
said that in the present critical condition
Of affairs the committee had deemed
wise to appropriate this sum, placih'
it's expenditure at the complete discretioi
of the President He referred to the rae
that the committee had been unanlno,u q,
in its action and had only changed un
wording OF the bill he introduced yes'or
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-09
WITNESSES VISIT HERBERT Full.
LER.

Boston, March s.-The former crew of
the barkentine Herbert Fuller, who are
detained as witnesses against Thomas
M. Bran, former mate of the vessel, ac-
cused Of the murder of the captain, the
second mate and the captains wife, went
aboard the Fuller at Long wharf today
and made tour of the vessel under the
direction OF United District Attorney
Jones and Assistant Attorney Casey.
The crew, who went over their old yes
sell today as witnesses are. e.Charley Brown,
Henry Slice, Folke Hassen, Henrick Bor-
deck Oscar Anderson and Frank Leehac.
There were in charge of Deputy Marshal
Ruhl, who has been specially deputized
by Marshal Swift to care for the crew.
The men kept up running fire of COM
ment as they psssed abogt the familiar
spots ana after spending about half an
hour in inspection, they went back to the
jail, and Messrs. Jones and Casey re-
turned to their office.
Engineers were put to work this morn
ing and were busy taking measurements
about the deck, cabin and wheel of the
Fuller. 8l,'tr-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-09
Weather Observation.

The agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday, March s. taken
at 8 .. m, meridian time, the observa-
ton for each section being given in this
order: Temperature, direction of wind,
state of weather:
Boston, AZ degrees, S, clear; New
York, AZ degrees, Sc, clear; Phila-
delphia, 46 degrees, Sc, clear:
Washington, 4s degrees, E, clear
Albany, 46 degrees, S, clear; Buffalo,
32 degrees, Sc, clear; Detroit, 36 degrees,
SEQ. cloudy; Chicago,56 degrees, s. clear;
St. Paul56, Sc, p. cloudy; Huron, OAK, st
degeees, n, clear; Bismarck, IL
degrees. n, snow; Jacksonville, DO de-
grees, NE, clear.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-09
DEBS AT MANCHESTER.
We do up Lace Curtains FINE.

Manchester, N. H, March s.-Eugenee
" Debs addressed an audience Oh aoouo ~
800 in Mechanics hall this evening in the
interests of the New Bedford strikers; !, s.
His theme was "The Great Battle, ana
he outlined the policy of the Social De,
IL rocracy. Sylvester Keliher, natlonai M
secretary of the Social Democracy, also
addressed the gathering. f. 6. r. Cor,
don, IA local leader of the party, preslded
and made a short address. Debs gave an
il 70 NAL reception at the conclusion
OF The me ee5ing.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-09
CAVALLOTTI'S FUNERAL.

Rome, March S.-There was an lmpos-
ing demonstration today when the re,
dramatist and well-known radical mem
ber of the Chamber of deputies, who was
killed in duel with swords here on sun
day with Deputy Maoola, editor of the ga.
zetta Di Venezi, were conveyed to the
railroad depot on their way to, Milan,
where the deceased was born in ls4s;
A bout 20, GOO persons followed the funeral
car, which was escorted by munlcipai
guards and battalion of infantry, with
colors flying and bands playing. Caval-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-09
PACIFIC CABLE BILL REPORTED.

Washington, March S.-The Pacific
cable bill was agreed on in the House
committee on interstate and foreign COM
merce committee today. 1t provides for
the construction of a cable from San
Francisco to Japan via the Hawaiian
islands and grants an annuity OF 500, GOO
for twenty years in consideration OF
sages are to be hereafter and in perpetutty
transmitted free. The government is al
so to take full possession of the cable
plant in case of war or other emergency.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-09
ENGLAND INCREASES HER NAVY

London, March 8.-The British naval
estimates were issued tonight. They in
crease the expenditure by IA, 400 pounds
increase the personnel of the navy 6340
men and provide for the building Of three
new battleships, four armored cruisers
and four sloops of war. The total number
of war vessels now in course.of construc-
tion includes twelve battleshIps, sixteen
first GLASS cruisers, six second class
cruisers, ten third class cruisers, six
sloops of war, four twin screw gunboats
and forty-one torpedo boat destroyers.
The estimates also provide for the build
ing Of new royal yacht.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-09
HARVARD MADE MONEY.

Cambridge, March s.-The annual re-
port Of Norman W. Bingham, .Jr., the
graduate manager, to the Harvard athletic
committee was published today and
showed that the total expenses in all
branches of athletics for the year ending
August 80, 1897, to have been $50, ,773. 40.
The receipts for the year amount to $685.
O53.27.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-09
Under RUSSIAN LAWS.

London. March 9.-A special despatch
from Shanghai says Russia has agreed
To omen Port Arthur and Talion-Wan to
foreign trade, but under Rnssian laws
and administr alton.
A dispatch to the Times from Odessa
says: Troops and wa material are 60
ing to the far east With such haste that
the Russian volunteer fleet will not suf.
fee. The government has chartered some
of the French steamers, the first OF which
will start a fortnight hence with 5000
men,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-09
Local Weather Report.

Portland, Me-. March S.-The local
weather bureau Office records as to the
weather are as follows: n sss-
s a. nj. Barometer 30.40S. uThermom-
eter 27; Dew Point 27: Humidity 100;
Wind calm: Velocity O: weather, foggy.
SD. m. Barometer 30.343; Thermom-
eter SO; Dew Point 30; Humidity 76
Wind SW; Velocity 9; weather, clear.
Mean daily Thermometer 33; maximum
thermometer 30; minimum thermorl-
eter 43; maximum velocity wind II, S:
total precipitation 0.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-09
NEW BEDFORD STRIKE.

New Bedford, Mass, March SIT il
expected that rhe state board of arbitra-
tion will be insthe city tomorrow to at
tend conference between the weayers'
committee and manufacturers of the fiDes
issue. The proposition which the weavera
have submitted to the manufacturers as
q cure for the fining or grading SYSTEM,
is a sort of grading system in itself, al
though the principle differs from tht
grading system now in use.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-09
A DRAW FIGH 7.

Lynn, Mass, March S.-Tom Kearns
and "Stonewall' Allen, both of Boston,
fought draw in 12-round go before the
Phoenix club tonight Kearns had his
man nearly to in the fourth but foolishly
let up on him until the 11th, when he in
turn came near going to the boards. At
the end both men were very tired. The
preliminaries were rather tame.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-09
MASSACHUSETTS WILL ELECTRO

Boston, March S.-The House today
discussed the gas investigation order q
good part of the afternoon, but did not
reach vote The committee on prisons
reported to the House a bill which would
cause all sentences to capital punishment
in Massachusetts, to be executed at the
state prison in Charlestown and by means
of electricity.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-09
POST OFFICE APPROPRIATIONS.

Washington, March s.-The post office
appropriation bill was agreed on in the
House committee on post offices and post
roads today. 1t carries an aggregate ex-
pepditure of over $780, 900, 600. Two inn
portant provisions are that the postmaster
general may at his discretion connect
the post office at Brooklyn with the New
York post office, ,ssand that third class mail
matter shall not be returned to the sender
or remailed until postage has fully been
prepaid.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-09
Ayers
Sarsa parllIa

"For many years have been constant
sufferer from kidney trouble, and have
tried a number of largely advertised kidney
cures without benefit. At last friend ad-
vised me to try Ayers Sarsaparila. The
use of eight bottles of this remedy entirely
cured my malady. MARY MILLER, 1898
Hancock Street. Brooklyn, N. 7. 4..y4 " 4
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-09
MOUTH.
ELECTION IN DOVER.

Dover, N H. March 8.-Mayor Mars
ton was reelected today over areenlaw,
Republican. Three Democratic council
men wero elected. The only Republican
officer elected in the city was clerk in
ward three.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-09
DRIFT TO DEMOCRACY.
New Hampshire City and Town
Elections Tuesday.
THE USUAL OFF YEAR RESULTS
REPORTED.

Democrats Carry Several Republican
stronphoIds on Local Tssues-Ports-
mouth, However, Elects Republican
Mayor for First Time in IL Years.
Manchester, March S.-The 252 towns,
and four of the eleven cities OF New
Hampshire held elections today, and the
fine weather brought big vote In all
sections The returns received up to mid
night indicate a general drift toward the
Democracy, many strong Republican
towns going Democratic for the first time
in wears. Portsmouth, however, broke
her record by giving the Republican
mayoralty candidate nearly. five hundred,
but the municipal election there was
fought on the electric railroad issue, the
Republican ticket being favored by
Manager Gerald of the new road. Of the
other cities. Somersworth and Berlin re-
port decisive Democratic victories, Arthur
J. Seayey and Fl. F. Marston being
elected as their mayors respectively.
The town of Pennington turned Re-
publican majority of over one hundred
last year into Democratic majority of
more than that figure. Newport, Re-
publican stronghold, went heavily Demo-
cratic, and Hillsborough, for many years
Republican, gave Democratic majority
of nearly one hundred. Pittsfeld,
Durham and many other towns which
formerly were Democratic, but which
have lately been carried by the Republi-
cans, returned to their old time fold TO-
day. and from nearly every town where
there were political contests, Democratic
gains are reported.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-09

"a dose in time saves lifes." DR..
Woods Norway Pine Syrup; nature S
remedy for coughs, colds, pulmonary
diseases of every sort.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-09
ROBBED BUREAU DRAWER.

Boston March S.-The house of Walter
L. Whittemore on Worcester street, was
entered this evening and $500 in money
stolen from bureau drawer. r
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-09
MAINE POsTMAsTERs.

Washington, March s.-Wilson NJ.
Walker has been appointed postmaster,
fourth class, at Yorkville, Me.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-09
The
Kidneys

are the seat or the starting point OF
many maladies, all of them serious,
all more or less painful, and all OF
them tending, unless cured, to
fatal end. No organs of the body
are more delicate or more sensitive
than the kidneys. When symp-
toms of disease spear in them not
moment is to | lost if health is
to be restored. s'e best way to
treat the kidneys through the
blood, cleansing it y m the poison
GUS matter which il sually at the
bottom of kidney co'y ,laints. For
this purpose there is no remedy
equal to
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-09

lot tbs red shirt lay across the hearse aud
nu mbers of .Garibaldians in their RED
shirts, followed.
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THE WEAT HER.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-09
LACoN1A REPUBLICAN.

Laconia, N. H., March s.-Mayor Chas
Pulitzer was elected mayor by about
400 majority over j. Frank Crockett, the
Democratic nominee today. The city
council will stand ten Republicans and
four Democrats.
REPUBLICANS WIN IN PORTS
MOUTH.
Portsmouth, March 8.-The municipal
election today resulted in the Republicans
electing John S. Tilton, mayor, over ID,
w. Waldron, Democrat by 497 majority
In the aldermanio election the Repubil
cans got six and the Democrats three
The council will be ten Republicans and
six Democrats. Mr.. Tilton is the first
Republican mayor elected in seventeen
wears.
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Continued on Second Page.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-09

Senior de Bose called at the State De-
nartment late in the day and had a half
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-21
WIFE FALLS DEAD.
Mrs. WiIheimi Was Trying TO Aid
Her Husband.

New York, April 20.-Mrs. Cecilia VIII
helmi. the wife of Diedrich Wilhelm, of
No. 27 Bond Street. fell dead yesterday at
Twenty-first Street and Second Avenue.
while she was looking for bail for her
husband
Wilhelmi was arraigned before Magis-
trate Olmsted, in the Harlem police court
yesterday, on a charge of malicious mis-
chief. preferred by Anthony ]. Torches.
a florist, of No. I32 Columbia Avenue.
WilheImi makes baskets for florists.
Torches said that Wilhelm on Monday
had demanded money from him, and be-
cause ne was not paid had broken a jar
diniere Wilhelmi said that Torches had
struck him. knocking him against the jar
diniere and breaking it. Magistrate Ohm
sted held Wiihelmi in 500 for trial
Mrs. Wilhelmi went to William Yahn's
grocery store, at 120th Street and Second
Avenue. and tried to get Yahn to go on
her husbands bond. While she was walk
ing in the street with Yahn she suddenly
placed her hand TO her head and exclaim-
ed: I'm in PAIN and fell dead. Yahn
carried her into a store and an ambulance
was summoned. The physician said that
death was due to heart failure, super
induced by excitement.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-21
LABOR UNIONS AT WAR.
Walking Delegates Open Hostiiities
Against Building Trades Council.

New York, April 20.-War is threatened
between the board of walking delegates
and the building trades council, and un-
less an ultimatum sent out by the dele
gates on Monday evening is obeyed large
building strikes will PROBABLY result.
The board of walking delegates was
organized by forty-two unions several
years ago. Since then there has been
frequent complaint of the frequency with
which it ordered sympathetic strikes.
The building trades council was organic
ed a few months ago by the dissatisfied
element. The chief plank In the plat
form was opposition to sympathetic
strikes. 1t is composed OF ten unions.
Friction has developed between the two
organizations lateyl, and the building
trades council has threatened to organize
a second board of walking delegates
Meanwhile the delegates of these eight
unions have united within the board, vot-
ing soldiy on all questions.
AS result, the board of delegates on
Monday afternoon issued an ultimatum
to the eight unions, ordering them to
withdraw at once from the building
trades council or be expelled from the
board They will be given two weeks
to allow the unions to meet, and if they
refuse to leave the council their members
will be treated as non-union men and
strikes ordered against them wherever
they are found.