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The Portland daily press., 1898-12-10

Reuten ]. Horgan was before Judge
Hopkins yesterday charged with being
a tramp, and for begging. Morgan was
found guilty and given 60 days in. the
county Jail.
Fred Merritt, for intoxicatlon, was
fined AZ and costs. On failure to pay fine
and costs he was committed to jail.
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o'BRIEN BEATS MOORE.
Kelly and Mcbride Also Winners at
the Hyperion Last Night.

Kelly and Mcbride Also Winners at
the Hyperion Last Night.
The Hyperion contained a fair-sized
crowd last evening at the New Haven
Athletic club boxing exhibit The en-
tertainment opened with 10-round go
at catchweights between Charlie Kelly
of New York and Jack Leonard of
Brooklyn Leonard had the longer
reach. Kelly was slow and sure and
punched his man hard for the first half
of the second round. Kelly was given
the decision which pleased his numer-
Gus admirers very much.
Danny Mcbride of New York and
George Siddons of New Orleans were
next at 1873 pounds.
Referee Austin gave the decision to
Danny
O'Brien and Moore came on at 10
o'clock for the main event. They met
at catch weights and neither looked
much like a middleweight. O'Brien
hit when and where he chose for
three rounds. and it looked to be his
fight when he chose to go for it. Ref
cree Austin gave the decision to
O'Brien. Moore was perfectly helpless
and apparently could not let go long
enough to be put out. He had the
narrowest escape seen here this year.
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in plates between the two frames and
such as that would be cushion press
ure. So the plates in that part of the
ship not having been broken in this
explosion may have occurred aft and
the frames forward of the transverse
armor being weaker than they are aft,
the ship might have been lifted up
there by this cushion pressure from
further aft"
'It struck me-" continued Mr.. Powell
son, speaking of the same part of the
vessel, that the mine there could not
have been very close to those plates
that were lifted up because, as I say,
the plates are not so much damaged as
bent in the form of a V and raised up
a vertical distance. 1t seems to me
that the mine was somewhat removed
and the pressure came through the wa
ter which produced that cushiaon sort
of pressure"
On the tenth day of the investigation,
Mr. Powelson continued his testimony
regarding reports he had taken from
Olsen. In part, he said: ''Olsen fol-
lowed the second longitudinal down
toward the direction of the keel and
there he found the first longitudinal
which is not shown in the sketch be-
cause it is covered by inside plating.
He found the bottom plating broken and
edges pushed in from the green paint.
This was on the outside of the ship.
These edges were pushed in about ten
inches from the original surface of the
bottom plate"
On the eleventh day Ensign Powelson
described the reports made to him by
the divers, which were afterward di-
rectly testified to before the board
March s. testified Powelson, 81 sent
Olsen down the piece of keel, the YER
teal keel, to make further explorations
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TO SEE EUROPE AT Low COST

TO SEE EUROPE AT LOW COST.
A party is forming in which one can
see England and Paris this summer for
$50, covering everything. Some are to
pay little more and go further. Call
on T. B. Wilson, S65 Chapel street.
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The news" that was circulated in
Wall street during the day was much
of it as fantastic on the side of peace
full probabilities as was that on the
side of war used by the bears in their
recent operations for a decline. The
apprehensions of the bears were fed by
a printed report from Washington that
Spain had completely acceded to all
President McISinley's requests includ-
ing an armistice between CubanS and
Spaniards for six months. There was
indeed some foundation for the feel
ing that the passing of the Spanish
elections with their assurance of leg
islative support to Premier Sagasta
and the conservative course pursued
by congress towards the report on the
Maine gave some assurance that Presi-
dent McKinley's well known desire for
a peaceful adjustment with Spain
might find successful. outcome. This
gave color to the reports which We're
placed in circulation and greatly mag
nified the fears of the hard pressed
bears. Without this and the underly-
ing strength of financial and business
conditions the adroit manipulation of
the bulls would hardly have proved so
good success. Closing prices were
by no means at the highest, the special
ties showing reaction ranging up to Az
points in Metropolitan Street railway.
Prices all through the list were mark
ed below the best yet there remained
such striking net gains as TX in Pull
man, in Metropolitan Street railway,
6h for Sugar and from to for New
York Central, Burlington, st. Paul,
Northwest, Rock Island, Delaware and
Hudson, Louisville, Lake Shore, Man
haitian, New Jersey Central, Union
Pacific preferred and over three points
in a large number of other prominent
stocks. The transactions for the day
foot up considerably over three-quar-
ters of a million shares, a total which
has not been equalled since last fall
The bond market also showed largely
increased activity especially in the
speculative issues and gains of 1 to
per cent. We're registered in prominent
issues. Total sales $3,300000.
Government bonds were very strong.
The new four advanced 21s, the old
tours /, the ones IL and the fives
| IL bid, and there were sales of the
new coupon at IA over Saturday.
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THE MAYORS CABINET.

Has Planned to Study City Charter to
See Where Changes Are Needed.
The mayors cabinet held meeting
last night and about the only business
done was to consider the city charter.
Various sections were discussed at
length and it was finally voted to be-
gin at. the next cabinet meeting with
section 4 and read and discuss the
charter to section "a inclusive, with the
understanding that each member Of the
cabinet shall in the meantime study
carefully the section of the charter
from to "a and be ready at the next
meeting to express opinions as to what
improvements might be made There
are many Jagged edges" as promi-
nent member of the city government
said last night which might be
smoothed down and the cabinet pur-
poses to read the charter through with
the idea that when the time comes
next fall when the legislature Is in ses-
sion to serve notice as to what changes
in the charter are deemed necessary.
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Etllamclul.
The stock Market.

New York, March 2S-The familiar
spectacle was presented on the stock
exchange to-day Of violent reaction
upon the elimination of an extent
which has been long anticipated and
discounted. The facts were that the
findings of the Maine board of inquiry
were presented to congress and were
proved to be exactly as foreshadowed
in the public press for many days past.
That is to say, the Maine is found to
have been blown up by a submarine
mine. Ever since the morning after
the explosion on February Is the
stock market has been depressed by
the constant dread that this report
would be formulated by constituted
officials of the United States. The
speculative public assumed that such
an allegation would necessitate a rup-
ture between the United States and
Spain and a consequent damage to
values of all securities which it was
attempted to measure by constant
decline in prices since the date of the
explosion almost up to the present
time. Yet the actual publication to-
day of the report resulted in a rebound
in prices which, at the high point of
the day, had wiped out large proper
ton of the losses which have occurred
since the explosion in Havana harbor.
This was brought about by the move
ment of the bear traders to take their
profits Having been industriously
selling stocks for weeks in anticipation
of the harm to value to be done by the
Maine report, they were warned by the
imminence of the actual publication
that the lowest prices to be looked for
on that account had been reached and
therefore set about to buy stocks to fill
their contracts. The progress of the
settlement quickly developed the fact
that the short interest was large and
unwieldy beyond all expectation. Be
sides this they had to meet the skillful
and we'll organized efforts of power
full bull combination which had quietly
possessed itself of as much as possible
of the floating supply of stocks in the
market at the low level The liuuida-
ton of the last few weeks had left the
supply of stocks very small. When
the shorts began to bid therefore they
found great bull operators in full COM
petition with them in bidding up prices.
The result was a scramble by the
shorts which reached the proportions
of bear panic during the day and sent
prices skyward. The bulls resorted to
all the usual devices to assist their
campaign for squeezing the shorts.
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ANTON SEIDE DEAD.
Celebrated Musical Director Expired Sud-
denly-Probably Poisoned.


denly-Probably Poisoned.
New York, March 2S.-Anton Seidl,
the celebrated musical director, died
suddenly in this city tonight of poison
ing, probably resulting from eating
fish. Mr.. seidl left his home, So East
ed street, shortly after dinner this
evening to go to the house of his bust
ness agent, f. Bernstein, at 512 East
10Th street. He had no sooner arrived
there than he was taken violently ill.,
The family physician of Mr.. Bernstein
DR.. Gustav Langmann, was called, He
Immediately diagnosed the patients
trouble as ptomaine poisoning. Mr.
Seidl ate fish for his dinner and the
physician was of the opinion that the
poison came from them. About 10
o'clock Mr.. Seidl became worse and
two other physicians We're summoned.
In spite of their efforts the patient con-
tinued to grow worse until 1915 o'clock,
when he died. He was born in 1850.
When young man he was secretary
to Richard Wagner, the composer. At
ter leaving Wagner'S studio he began
the study of music under Hans Reich
ter of Leipsic.
He came to America about twelve
years ago, and at once became promi-
nent in musical work. He was recog-
nized as the ablest director of Wagner
ian music. At the time of his death
he was conducting the concerts given
at the Waldorf Astoria and was re-
Gently selected as the director Of the
permanent orchestra Of New York city,
which has been recently organized and
for which 100000 is being raised by
subscription for it's maintenance. He
was also leader of the Philharmonic So
ciety of this city and was to have been
one of the musical directors of the
Maurice Grau opera company next sea-
son.
A short time ago he refused a call to
the royal opera at Berlin. The offer
was made to him for a term of years,
but he preferred to remain in this
country.
In 1897 he was conductor of the Co.
vent Garden opera and it was his in
tention to produce a series of Wagner
operas in London this spring.
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Government Bonds.
Quotations of Active Bonds,

Bankers and Brokers' 81 Broadway, New
York, and 81 Orange Street. New Haven:
Rid Ackod
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Gounof socfety's Meeting.

The annual meeting of the Gounod
society was held last evening in Re
publican hall. Treasurer w. r. Downes
reported balance of $500 in the treas
ury-the first time the society has clos
ed the season with a balance in the
treasury in years.
The board of managers elected for
the year were as follows: c. D. De-
Forest, Joseph Porter, A. B. Treat, A.
H. Jackson, w. r. Downes, e. B.
Frink, w. R, Hopper, John c. Schwab
Herbert Foster.
Officers will be elected at a meeting
to be held later.
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COLLEGE Y NJ q x

The annual meeting of the Y M. C.
A. of Dwight hallawa held last night.
officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: President, c. H
Welles, jr., '99, of Scranton, Pa; first
vice president, L. S. Treadwell go S.,
of Albany; second vice president, M.
Mills 1900; secretary, Paul Dwight
NOBODY 1901, of East Mortified, Mass.
treasurer, w. E. S. Griswold 99, of
Erie, Pa. 1t was voted to incorporate
the association under the statutes of
Connecticut without capital stock
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RAILROADS AND BRIDGES COM.
MITTEE.

Voted Last Night to Take a Carriage
Ride Next Saturday.
The committee on railroads and
bridges was to have held hearing last
night on three petitions, but met at 1880
and after deciding to visit in carriages
the layouts of the Winchester Avenue
Railroad companyon Winthrop avenue
and of the New Haven Street. Railway
company on woodward avenue next
Saturday afternoon, voted to adjourn
until 1880 next Monday night.
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THERE MUST BE TWO TICKETS

Corporation Counsel Ely yesterday
gave to City Clerk Lyon his opinion
concerning the call for the coming cleo
ton, as to whether or not there should
be both town and city tickets. Accord
ing to his opinion, there will necessari-
ly be two tickets and two conventions
held, one to nominate city officers and
one to nominate town officers, town
clerk, registrar of vital statistics, Sc
lectmen, grand jurors and constables.
The registrars of voters and aldermen
and councilmen will be nominated at a
city convention and elected on a city
ticket
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New York Cotton Exchange.


Reported over private wire by FL. G. Fried
man & Co, bankers and brokers. 10 Wall
street. New HaRen a. Tanasr =
local branch.
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Closinc Prices.

Following are the closing prices reported
by Prince & Whitley, Bankers and Brokers,
4e Broadway, New York, and Is Center ST.,
New Haven: Bid. Asked.
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NEW york sTooK MARKET.

Opening, Highest and Lowest Quotations
On the New York Stock Exchange, reported
| by Prince & Whitley, Brokers' is Center
street, New Haven, March 49, $685.:
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ON DELICATE GROUND

independence for the Filipinos, as well
as for the Cubans, is In the balance
contingent upon their ready acquies-
cence in an armistice and their con-
tinued respect for its terms. Any hos
tile demonstration against the author
ity of the United States. at this critical
juncture, might prove fatal to their
hopes of ultimate freedom. The people
Of the United States, already somewhat
disillusioned touching their perfect
adaptability for self-government. would
not brook with patience a disposition
upon their part to obstruct the meas
ures adopted for bringing about speedy
return of peace. Such course upon
the part of Aguinaldo would be espe-
cially disastrous, since it might become
necessary for General Merritt, in such
a contingency, to avail himself of the
assistance of the Spanish troops to pre-
serve order and maintain respect for the
terms of an armistce.
1t would be a world pity if millions
of well-meaning people. upon the thresh-
old of independence, should be deprived
of the boon through the impetuosity
and pig Medicines of their chosen
leaders.
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PASSING PLEASANTRIES

At the Soda Fountain-Party Waltlng-
Where's my order? Waiter-Comlng, slt,
Your wink is being deciphered'-Detroie
Journal.
Riprap-The eyes are windows OF the
SOUL Wigwag-Then the soul or the man
whose eyes have been BACKED looks out OF
stajned-glass windows.-Detroit Free Press.
she-He kissed me when 1 was not dream,
ing of such a thing. Her-Tll wager you
were not. You always were wide awake
when kissing was in ight.-Indianapolis
Journal
Tom.-Women are taking away mems oc.
cupati Why, they're even manufac-
turing furniture. Tm-Yes. that's so; my
wife makes a bed every morning.--Boston
Courier.
| The wife of Stance Unawitch. the chief
| of a band of gypses near Chicago, is suing
him for divorce on the ground that he
| chains her to bear. That seems to be the
ground on which most women sue for de
yorces.-Louisville Courier-Journal.
"Your brother-ln-law still at your house,
wallace?" Eyes; but he is beginning to
weaken. I have him pushing the lawn
mower every morning and the ice-cream
| freezer every afternoon. I think he will
| go before am driven to starting him In az;
the washing.-Cinclnnati Enquirer.
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ing a privilege dear to all honest men,
bers of all political parties. His voice
will not be heard. The only voice that
will echo and re-echo in the solitude of
the remote and isolated precincts will
be the voice of the professional rounder
whose hat will be chalked over the rail-
roads and whose board bill will be paid
from the campaign fund.
1t is not easy to believe that so hon.
orable and high minded gentleman as
Henry T. Gage can reconcile himself to
the acceptance of a nomination, pro-
cured by such means, to the highest
and most dignified position of trust and
responsibility within the gift of the peo-
pie of California. But 1t Is inconceiv-
able that he has not already been ap-
prised of the program of the push in
that behalf. If not, then let him traverse
the official call for the convention, OBJ
serve the boundaries of some of the
country precincts-notably the Seven
tieth and Seventy then ask
himself if self-respect and ordinary con-
sideration for the eternal decency Of
things does not dictate the calling of
a halt. does not prompt him to repudi-
ate such palpable fraud upon the
honest voters Of his own party, does not
inspire him to wash his hands Of the
whole nefarious business.
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ron is In the throes of a dilemma, pre-
cipitated by Sir Thomas Lipton's chal-
lenge for the American cup. The men,
bers evidently want a string tied to ii
not necessarily a Manila string-but
some sort of a back, and they fear
that the conditions may appear I'M
gracious to the American people" On
the other hand, we apprehend the Amer
leans may be disposed to impose con-
dition that will appear ungracious to
the English people. They may want to
bar Dunraven! They care little how
much of his income may be squandered
upon a yacht, and are wholly indiffer-
ent as to whether it shall have center
board, but they covet none of his slack
The Telegraph wants bygones to be by
cones, and Americans will cheerfully
agree to that, providing our cousins are
willing to CLASSIFY the earl as bygone
Let Sir Thomas build his yacht and
we will endeavor to match it. Americans
are not taking water from anybody just
now, even from the ruler of the waves.
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A PALPABLE INJUSTICE

Los Angeles hackmen are becoming
skeptical of the blessings enjoyed by
their fraternity under the aegis of city
charter and municipal laws. They COM
plain that the hitching ordinance
discriminates against them, that it
singles them out for exactions not
demanded of others, and is there
fore class legislation. inequtable
and unjust. All other classes are
granted privileges within the anti
hitching zone denied to them. Others
may obstruct the streets in the con-
gested district with their vehicles for
twenty minutes-they not at all.
One doesn't need to either own or drive
a hack to recognize the justice of their
claim or the warrant for their protest
It is self-evident. We are all co-part-
ners, with equal rights, in the munich
pal corporation, and the public hack
should have no fewer privileges thar
any other vehicle, except, perhaps, the
fire chiefs little red wagon.
The difficulty of enacting just hitch.
ing ordinance is recognized. Perhaps il
is impossible. But it would seem thai
the present one might be so admins
tered as to bear less heavily upon thi:
Woodworking class without seriously
discommoding others or defeating it!
main purpose.
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THE DEMORALIZED PUSH

Without doubt the H. Patton push is
in desperate straits. For a long time
it treasured the hope Of defeating fusion
In this end of the state, and did every
thing in it's power, secretly and sneak
ingly, to ALLEVIATE the Silver Republicans
and Populists. The motive for this
course was to crafty the Southern Pa
cific political bureau, and accomplish its
rule or-ruin policy. The railroad would
have felt perfectly happy in the handS
Of the Democratic party If men of the
Patton stripe could be in the ascen-
dency; but with the downfall Of their
local machine, which was sure to follow
the coalition of the three parties on
lines of reform, the railroad knew 1t
could expect no special favors. If the
Democratic party were to enter upon
reform regime, the railroad would much
prefer that the Democratic party be
Push to defeat coalition.
When the recent Populist convention
at Sacramento made fusion certainty,
it proved a bitter disappointment to the
first complete set back. There was left
to them thereafter only the forlorn hope
of stirring up enough opposition to de-
feat the nomination of Mcguire by the
forthcoming Democratic convention.
Their main hope was in a disaffected
delegation from San Francisco which,
assisted possibly by divided delegations
from other portions of the state, might
lead to Maguire's defeat. But the act
ion of the committee of one hundred in
San Francisco and the perfect ground
swell for Mcguire that has been sweep
ing over the state again dashed the
hopes of our local marplots and left
them not leg to stand on.
Within the past week the Patton push
have literally thrown up their hands
and confessed their utter defeat. They
are all Mcguire men now, and if one
were to believe their fervent protesta
tions, these long time servitors of Uncle
Coils have not dreamed of any other
standard bearer for the Democracy
They are all scrambling to get into the
band wagon. Some of them may sue
coed in getting aboard, but the fewer the
better. There is not a large crowd OF
them, and it would be an element o,
strength for the party If they were
obliged to walk in the rear of the pro
cession. In this campaign the party
would be infinitely better off withou
them.
In any event they should be wei
watched. Marplots once, they are mar
plots always. Railroad push on all pas
occasions, they are never to be trusted
and their presence in the party councils
is a constant menace. Let the friends
of fusion and reform beware of these
fellows. They still mean mischief.
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derive an immense amount of comfort
from the Galveston episode. 1t is likely
now to redouble it's efforts to have the
young leader further discredited.
All the same the Bailey resolutions
breathe the true spirit of Democratic
Americanism, and their rejection by the
convention detracts nothing from their
soundness. The platform adopted, how
ever, is not so radical as might be in
ferred from the vigor with which Bailey's
conservatism was antagonized. While
favoring the retention of all Spanish pos
sessions in the West Indies, 1t opposes
the annexation or continued retention
of the Philippines. 1t is binding only
upon the Democracy Of Texas, and de-
rives its chief significance alone from
the fact that it was adopted in oppo-
sition to the views of national leader.