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The San Francisco call., 1898-12-01

HAVANA, Nov. 30-General Portu- ondo, President of the Cuban Assem- ply, who is of all prominent Cubans the most sympathetic toward the United States, confirms General Lacret's state ment regarding the attitude of the Gu ban army. He said to me last night:
 Even should a plebiscite of the Cu- ban people result in a majority voting for annexation the revolutionary party will not accept that decision, but will still claim absolute independence. If the United States shows a disposition to combat that claim we can only take to the woods again. Of course, against the resources and power of America we could not last a month, but we will die fighting for that independence for which we have so long struggled.
 Personally I believe that annexa- tion would be the best solution of the problem, and also that annexation will after time come, but now we shall and must have established that Cuban republic so long the object of our dreams"
 General Portuondo told me that while not giving the statement as authorita- tive he believes that a full understand ing has been arrived at between the American Government and Cuban lead CTS. The United States is to retain troops in the island, maintaining pro tectorate, with power of veto on laws passed by Cuban representatives. The Cuban Government will be organized nominally independent, but under con- trol of the United States.
 Portuondo frankly stated that while such was the probable course of events any intervention by the United States in Cuban affairs or any attempt to con- trol the Government would be bitterly resented by the Cubans and would probably lead to a denial of authority, Cuban troops taking up arms. He said that the feeling was strong in this mat ter and the soldiers were prepared to sacrifice everything rather than have the taunt cast in their face that they got rid of the flag of Spain only to subject themselves to the yoke of the United States.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-01
R1rTH FRYE. Portland. Me

RUTH FRYE, Portland, Me.
 MISS MAUD SYKES, Portland, Me. WALTER l.. BEMIS AND WIFE. Auburn, Me. MRS. G. o. CHICKERING, Wey- mouth. MRS. AUGUSTUS WHEELER, South Weymouth.
 MRS. HATTIE A. LORD, East Deer ing, Me, wife of Hollis Lord, second en- gineer of the steamer Manhattan
 MRS. EZEKIEL DENNIS, Portland, Me.
 MISS MORANG, Portland, Me.
 WILLIAM KOSHER, Gosham, Me, who had been spending Thanksgiving with friends in Chelsea.
 MRS: HOUSTON, wife of the second steward of the ship .9 5' A CHILD AND MRS. HOUSTON'S SISTER, names not obtained
 MISS COLE of Springfield, Mass. C. F. WILSON, Bethel, Me
 GEORGE CROZIER, St. John, N. B.. MISS EDNA CLARK, West Brook MISS EVA CLARK, West Brook. ALBERT CLARK, Somerville.
 JOHN DOHERTY, Boston
 MISS KELLY, Boston.
 SCOTT PROCTOR, South Portland. Me. 1.' MRS. DAVID ROUNDS and daugh- ter
 MERTON SMALL, Woodsford. Me. MISS ALICE TUCKER, Lowell Mass. MISS ANNIE TOTROW, Manchester, N. H.
 MRS. WEYLOCK, South Weymouth. HENRY D. YOUNG, Boston. GEORGE BONNEY, Portland, Me. JAMES NUCKMINSTER, Provi- dence, R. I.
 WILLIAM HANSON, Gorham, Me. MISS ROWENA M HEALD, Cum berland Mills MISS MADGE INGRAHAM, Woods ford. Me.
 HORACE PRATT, Portland, Me.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-01
ANGRY SEAS TOSS SHOREWARD
 LUCKLESS PORTLAND'S DEAD

day night is what puzzles marine men on Cape Cod
 The crew of the Race Point life-sav- ing station, which is located at the tip Of Cape Cod, reports that on Sunday morning, during the height of the storm, it heard four sharp whistles from a steamer, which was recognized as danger signal. The signal was heard at about 7:45 o'clock and the crew hastily manned the sboats to give assistance if possible. The weather was so thick that it. was impossible to See any distance off shore. The crew could locate no steamer and the blasts Of whistle were heard only once, The men are now of the opinion that II came from the Portland some time be- fore she foundered, for 1t is generally believed that she went to the bottom and was not wrecked by going ashore
 The opiniCn is also general here that the boat was gradually battered to pieces by the mountainous seas, the up per fittings being carried away until the water began to pour into her. The fact that her wheel was found, with ropes attached, on the Orleans shore, is taken to indicate that the pilots were powerless to control the vessel $ course in the bay and that they were obliged to lash the wheel.
 The absence of any very large sec tions of wreckage from the Portland on the coast is accounted for by the the ory that the hull itself went to the bot tom The largest piece of wreckags reported up to sunset was piece about thirty feet long Before the fll-fated steamer took her final plunge the pas sengers and crew, it would seem, adopted all means at their command to save their lives, as Is shown by the large number of life preservers and belts found among the first portions of the wreckage.
 The first body from the. wreck came
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-01
ROBBED HIS EMPLOYERS. Cashier for Eureka Firm Flees With
 Stolen Cash.

EUREKA, Nov. 30.-H. H. Grossman, cashier for A. CrocFer & Bros. depart ment store, has disappeared. He left a note for his wife, stating that he had gone hunting and would return Sunday evening. He did not return, and it is ascertained that he left on Sunday on the steamer Pomona. and he is now sup posed to be in San Francisco. Grossmans S employers state that his cash is short at least Sl2oo, and have notified. officers throughout the State to be on the look out for him. He has been with Crocker Bros. for about two years, coming here from Los Angeles.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-01
FAREWELL MESSAGE ON
 A PIECE OF BAMBOO

PLYMOUTH Mass. Nov. 3O-A piece of picked m the surf to-day brought story of death and the White Wings, of Gloucester tained the following message:
 "We will thirteen of fishing Wings from Gloucester Have everything We about raft Henry Wirer kns dead If could only wife
 "ALBERT SIMMONS"
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-01
ADVERTISEMENTS.

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 When man feels out of sorts" or knocked out, ' or whatever he may call it, he is sick man. It is time to take warn- ing Headaches, drowsiness loss of sleep at night, loss of appetite, nervousness, bad taste in the mouth in the morning, and frightful dreams-all these are warnings of encroaching illness. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery creates appetite, cures dyspepsia, stimulates the liver, purifes the blood quickens the circulation and tones the nerves. It makes rich, red, tissue building blood. It builds firm flesh, but does not make corpulent people more cor pulent Unlike cod liver oil, it does not make labby flesh. On the contrary, it tears down and excretes the unhealthy tis- sues that constitute corpulency, and re- places them with the firm, muscular tissues of good health It cures oS per cent. of all cases of consumption. All bronchial, throat and kindred ailments, as lingering coughs, splitting of blood and weak lungs are cured by 1t. Thousands have testified to its merits. At all medicine stores.
 It is a dealers business to give you what you ask for i; not to tell you what you want
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The San Francisco call., 1898-12-01

ing box near the mouth of North River.
 A siX-foot steering wheel, a spar sev- enty-five feet long, with rigging at tached, and what appeared to be the front of quarterback house or the side of steamers stateroom, are re- ported floating in the water off shore near Brant Rock. They are thought to have come from some deep-sea ship wrecked further up the coast.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-01
FLOATING EVIDENCE
 OF A BIG WRECK

PORTSMOUTH, Mass, Nov. BOA body found yesterday morning on the outside beach near Powder Point bridge by the -Gurnet life-saving crew, clad in oilskins, marked Haley" is. thought to be that of one of the four Norwell men, reported missing from their shoot
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-01
FATE OF A BARGE
 CREW IN DOUBT

BOSTON, Nov. 30.-The steamer Ori- on, Captain Smith, reached here this morning after an eventful passage from Newport News, during which she lost the barges Ocean Belle for Providence and the Enos Soule for this port. The crew of the Ocean Belle, four men. were saved. The fate of those on the Soule is not known.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-01
CREW OF TWELVE
 MEN PROBABLY LOST

PROvINCETOWN, Mass, Nov. 30.- The schooner King Philip of Fall River has been totally wrecked on the cape The crew, probably numbering ten men, has been lost. The schooner was of 1224 tons gross register.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-01
CUBANS WOULD EVEN BATTLE
 WITH THE UNITED STATES

dismasted can be reckoned by the scores and many of them are likely to be included in the list of total wrecks before the day ends.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-01
STORMS VICTIMS
 NUMBER HUNDREDS

BOSTON, Nov. 30.-News of the loss of the Boston and Portland Steam
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-01
Threaten to Take to
 the Woods.
PUBERTY" THEIR WAR CRY
NOT WILLING TO ACCEPT ANY
 TERMS BUT FREEDOM.
An Attempt by This Government to Control Affairs Would Be Fol- lowed by Insurgent Troops
 Taking Up Arms.

Special Cable to The Call and the New York Herald. Copyrighted. 1898, by James Cor don Bennett.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-01

Portland, were not with her when she was wrecked.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-01-28
MARYLAND SENATORIAL VOTE
LEGISLATURE BEGINS BALLOTING
FOR VARIOUS CANDIDATES.
GORMAN MAY HAVE A CHANCE.
Present Incumbent Was Leading on FIrst
Round, But Republicans Are Badly
Split Ms to Choice.

The first ballot in the Maryland leg
islature for successor to Arthur p.
German in the United States senate
was taken at Annapolis Tuesday, each
branch balloting separately with the
following result:
McComas, 81; Shew, II; Shyrock,
8; Findlay, 2; Parran, 6: Mulliken, 1;
Barber, 6; Urno, German, 43; Lown-
DIES, /; Page, /, Total, 100. Neces-
sary to a choice, 55.
The candidates are Judge Louis e.
McComas, of Washington county; Ma
jor Alexander Shaw, General Thomas
J. Shyrock, ex-Congressman V. Find
lay, oil Of Baltimore city; Thomas
Parran, Colonel j. G. Mulliken, Con-
gresham Isaac A.. Barber and Milton
g. Turner.
But one ballot was taken and this
leaves the situation as much involved
in uncertainty as it was before the
voting began. The preliminary Skin
mishing has been attended with great
bitterness and dissension in the ranks
OF the republicans, who have con-
siderable majority in both houses.
These discussions have rendered IL
impossible to bring about republic
can caucus and there seems to be lit
tie probability that this method Of set
thing the dispute will be resorted to
in the near future.
The first break in the republican
ranks came two weeks ago, when
eleven members Of the house delegates
from Baltimore city refused to caucus
on the speakership and by effecting q
coalition with the democrats elected
one Of their own number to that office.
Numerous attempts have since been
made to get the seceders back in line,
but they remain in their position.
Without at least two of their number
The republicans are powerless to elect
any one and with the aid OF the demo-
cratic vote the ''faithful eleven" as
they have been nicknamed, may at any
time elect q man of their own choos-
ing, or cause deadlock until the end
of the session. With this possibility
in view the democrats are using every
possible means to foment the discord.
Such situation naturally gives rise
to all manner of conjecture and specu-
lation and there are many who believe
that it may yet be possible for Senator
German to succeed himself, If he can
carry the next Legislature election in
November, 1899. This possibility is,
however, admitted by the democratic
leaders to be a very remote one.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-01-28
DISCUSSED CUBAN NATTER.
Psrty Limos Are Closely Drawn In Con.
grespional Debate.

| grespional Debate.
! A Washington special says: All day
long Wednesday the question OF grant.
ing belligerent rights to the Cuban
insurgents was argued in the house,
but as on the previous day, the minori.
ty hurled itself against stone wall.
In the only vote taken during the
day-a motion designated to override
the decision Of the speaker and direct
the committee on foreign affairs to
report without further delay the Cuban
resolution passed by the senate at the
last session-the republicans stood
solid and voted TO sustain the chair.
The galleries were banked to the
doors and there was considerable eS-
element throughout the early part of
the session, when the members of the
minority were successfully pressing
all sorts Of amendments bearing on
the Cuban question for the purpose Of
embarrassing the majority.
During the debate Chairman Hit, of
the foreign affairs committee, made an
impressive speech explaining at length
the situation which made action by
congress inadvisable. He spoke with
impassioned words of the presidents
sympathy with the struggle for Cuban
independence and the achievements OF
the present administration,
The release of American prisoners
in Cuba, the recall Of Weyler, the
abandonment of the policy of concen.
tration and the autonomy scheme he
attributed to the firm attitude of the
president, and contrasted these results
with the inaction Of the last admins.
tration. He averred that belligerent
rights could not aid the insurgents
cause and perhaps the most dramatic
portion Of his speech came when he
declared that the insurgents only
wished for belligerent rights in the
hope and belief that this country
would be embroiled in war. with
Spain, which would give them their
freedom with our triumph. He assert
ed that the president must assume the
responsibility Of any action which
might eventuate in war and appealed
to both sides of the chamber to patri-
otically support the executive if
crisis shall come.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-01-28

American labor is acknowledged to
be more efficient than the labor of any
other country. We are fortunate in
the possession OF class of skilled
mechanics who are endowed with suf-
fcient brains and alertness to quickly
master the most intricate machines.
Our common school system, which
has been maintained for 100 years,
hos laid the foundation of superior
average intelligence, and our numer-
GUS excellent scientific schools and
schools of technology have given great
opportunity to boys of practical and
mechanical turn OF mind.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-01-28
TELLER RESOLUTION PRESENTED
Provides For Payment of Bonds In Silver
As Well As Gold.


A Washington dispatch says: The
senate committee on finance voted
Tuesday to report the Teller resolution
declaring for the payment of national
bonds in silver as we'll as gold. The
vote stood to 8.
The resolution is practically the
same as the Stanley Matthews resolu-
ton adopted some years ago.
In accordance with notice previously
given Mr.. Hale, Maine, called up the
urgent deficiency bill. The bill as it
passed the house carried S1,741, 843;
as it was reported to the senate it car
ries 1881, 1923, an increase of $780,
$50.
The bill carrying sl,9l3,S10 was
passed after few amendments were
made.
The army appropriation bill was
passed by the house, at Tuesdays
session, and the diplomatic and con-
sular appropriation bill taken up.
The minority served notice that they
proposed to debate our foreign rela-
tions exhaustively,
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-01-28

Says the New York Times:--A con-
temporary states that it is safer to be
q convicted murderer in the United
States than IN innocent man, and
submits these data as proof Not one
convicted murderer in fifty is hanged
or killed by electricity; of the men
lynched q much larger proportion
than 1 in 80 was innocent. We have
no means at hand for verifying these
figures, nor are we able to determine
what proportion of the population are
convicted murderers or what proper
ton are unjustly executed. The con-
clusion, merely from casual observa-
ton, seems plausible; the logic is
sound. Still, If it be not too optimis-
tic, we should like some more data to
guide u.s."
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-01-28
M'MILLIN LED IN CAUCUS.
lie Receives Thirty-Nine Votes While
Taylor Runs Last.

He Receives Thirty-Nine Votes While
Taylor Runs Last.
A Nashville dispatch says: The dem
ocratic caucus to nominate candidate
for United States senator met Wednes-
day night and took seven ballots with
out result. There was no material
change in the ballots, McMillin re-
ceiving within six votes of enough to
nominate, and Senator Turley running
second with thirty votes.
The magic of Governor Taylor's
name failed to cause the stampede so
confidently predicted by his friends,
and he received the same nineteen
votes on each of the seven ballots.
Every possible effort has been made
to change the supporters of McMillin,
but the men who voted for him are
stickers, and are certain to stand
by him. They are assured Of enough
votes to nominate whenever the break
comes, no matter whether Taylor or
Turley is the first to Withdraw.
The larger number of votes would
come to McMillin. from Taylor. but
enough would be received if Senator
Turley would get out of the way.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-01-28
FLORIDA FISHERY CONGRESS
CONyENES IN TAMPA AND GETS
READY FOR BUSINESS.
CONGRESS NATIONAL IN ITS SCOPE.
Delegates From All Sections OF the Coun
try In Attendance-Tempora
Organization Erected.

The National Fishery congress con-
vened at Tampa, Fla, at noon We'd
nesday in the Tampa Bay hotel audi
forum, with good attendapce OF del
egates from oil sections of the country.
The congress was called to order by
Mayor Myron E. Gillet, Of Tampa,
who delivered brief address Of well
come on behalf of the city.
A temporary organization was then
perfected, Mayor Gillet being made
temporary chairman, and Secretary
Cunningham, of the board Of trade,
temporary secretary. The following
committee was then appointed: W. E.
Meehan, of Pennsylvania; NJ. e. Gill
let, of Florida; Hon. s. G. McLendon,
af Georgia; Hon. A. A. Wiley, Of Ala
bama; DR.. H. NJ. Smith, of Washing
ton; F. O. Brown, Of Massachusetts,,
and General Patrick Houston, Of Flor
ida, to pass on credentials and to per-
feet permanent organization.
The congress then adjourned to
meet Thursday morning.
DR.. Hugh NJ. Smith, of the United
States fish commission, will be made
permanent secretary. The United
States fish commissions propagating
car and steamer are both anchored in
Tampa Bay, and attract general inter-
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-01-28
IMPERSONATED THE DEVIL.
Young Man Causes Stampede of . Church
Congregation.

congregation.
AT Bourbon, Ind, Rev. Mr.. Akin,
pastor of the flock of Bethel church,
took for his theme at an evening SER
vice "His Satanic Majesty" He
painted the arch fend in vivid colors.
At the close of the description, be-
ing dressed to represent devil with
large head and switching tail ambled
up the aisle, blowing smoke from his
nostrils and believing:
81 am the devil, and want oil OF
your
The audience became panic-stricken.
Men, women and children were hurled
to the floor and trampled upon in the
mad rush for the door. In the confu-
sion the stove was overturned and the
building caught fire. Before the hor-
rifed members regained their senses
the fire had made such Roadway that
all attempts to save the church were
in vain. George Akin, son of the
pastor, confessed that he, with the
help of other boys, rugged up the
devil suit, knowing the subject of his
fathers sermon,
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-01-28
CONGRESS OF COMMERCIAL MEN
To Meet In Tampa, Fla.-Gov. Bloxham
Issues Invitations.

To Meet In Tampa, Fla.-Gov. Bloxham
Issues Invitations.
A Tallahassee, Fla, dispatch says:
Governor Bloxham has issued the fol-
lowing invitation:
eve respectfully extend to the gov
errors of the southern and western
states an invitation to attend the fifth
annual session of the South and West
Commercial congress, to convene at
Tampa, Fla, February 8, 8 and 10,
1898.
"We also respectfully request the
governors of the southern and western
states to appoint delegates to this con-
gress, which should command the ear
nest attention of all good citizens.
Trusting that this congress will
received the consideration it deserves
and prove beneficial to all concerned.
(Signed) "W. ID. BLoxHAM,
Governor of Florida"
The principal objects of the congress
are to consider the means to increase
the interchange of all merchandise and
manufactured articles between the
south and west and to promote the
movement OF grain and all other pro-
ducts Of the western states to southern
distributing markets and through
southern ports for export.
All the governors, commercial or
CARNATIONS, municipal governments
and transportation companies Of the
south and west have been requested
to appoint delegates to this congress.
A great many have already responded
and the success Of the congress is now
assured.
Excursions to points of interest on
the gulf Of Mexico and other forms Of
entertainment will be provided for
delegates and their friends.
The congress will convene on Tues
day, February s, at the Tampa Bay
hotel auditorium. The sessions will
continue three days.
For general information, communi.
cate with H. Cunningham, secretary
of the Tampa board Of trade, Tampa,
Fla.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-01-28
Ono Of tho really valuable products

Ono Of tho really valuable products
of the Government Printing Office at
Washington is theannual report which
George F. Kunz renders on the yield
of precious stones in the United States,
declares the New York Sun. Mr..
Kunzs expert knowledge in this spec
ialty has been for years at the service
of the United States Geological Sur
vey, and thus becomes part of official
literature. The report for 1896, just
published, contains table of values
as represented by the various gems
discovered in the United States dur
ing the year, 1t is interesting to OBJ
serve how the values are apportioned
Here are few items.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-01-28

After all, schools are the greatest
civilizers, exclaims the New York Mail
and Express. Secretary Bliss, of the
Interior Department, reports $4,000
Indian children enrolled in the schools
last year. Tribal relations are being
broken up and Indian lands divided
into severalty. The aborigine, how
ever, has not yet been educated up to
the point of holding on to the land,
and as consequence it soon passes
into the hands OF his white brothers,
notwithstanding the paternal restric-
tions thrown round him by the gov
eminent. The Indian has not yet
learned the necessity OF promptly
meeting taxes, and owing to his failure
to come to time with respect to this
exaction, considerable amount of his
lands, in Minnesota, passed from him
last year. Until our red brother learns
that taxes are as certain as that other
certain thing, death, lie should have
some special provision in law for his
protection.