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The Portland daily press., 1898-12-27

Chicago, Dec. 26. - Major General
Wesley Merritt, retiring military gov
ernor of the Philippines, accompanied
by his bride-formerly Miss Laura Will
liams-and his chief aide, Major Strother,
have arrived in this city from New York.
General Merritt will remain at the
residence of Norman Williams, Mrs.
Merritt's father. until after the holidays
when they will return to New York city,
where the General will again resume his
position as commander of the depart.
ment of the east. which he left to go to
Manila,
my official connection with the
Philippines has ended" General Merritt
said. sand all direct information ]
have received from Manila since leaving
for Paris has been in the way of personal
but General Otis is
making a wise governor, He is making
no promises to Aguinaldo and neither
did /. For that reason the possibility OF
trouble with him and his followers will
probably solve itself.
81 firmly believe in the retention OF
the Philippines. We cannot do other
wise than keep them. If we dispose OF
them to any other nationit will certainly
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-27
FIRE IN A NEWSPAPER OFFICE.

Bridgeport, Conn, December Ga
t1re which started from some unknown
cause about O'Clock this morning In the
composing room of the Standard office,
caused about $4,000 damage before the
flames were extinguished. The entire
building which is occupied by the Stand
ard association, Price. Lee & Co., pub
fishers of directories, and j. b. Noble,
real Q tate and insurance, was Hooded
with water. The individual losses are a
follows: Standard association. $l2. .0o0;
Price, Lee & Co., $4,000. j. +. Noble,
500; all covered by Insurance..
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-27
sAaASTA,s FEyER DIMINISHED

Madrid. December a6 Although the
latesb bulletin concerning Senior Sagasta'
condition which was issued last night
saws that he passed quiet day and that
this fever was diminished, 1t is feared Dy
some members of the cabinet that he will
not recover. -.
A rumor is In circulation tonight that
his respiration is much more dimoult.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-27
OPPOSED TO wEYI.ER.

Madrid, December 26.-The cabinet at
todsy's session discussed various matters.
It is asserted that Marshais Blanco.
Campos, Primo de Riveras and Lopez
Dominguez strongly oppose Gen. Weyler's
entrance into the ministry.
At the close of the session the members
of the cabinet went in body to the resi-
denoe of Senior Sagasta.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-27
THE WEATHER.

Boston, Dec 26.-Forecast for Boston
and vicinity Tuesday-Increasing cloudi-
ness, with generally fair weather; slowly
rising temperature: west to southwest
winds.
Washington, Dec. 2e. = forecast for
Tuesday for Maine, New Hampshire and
Vermont: Snow, warmer; brisk south
westerly winds increasing.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-27
AGUINALDo's CABINET RESIGNS.

Manila, December 26s--The so-oalled
congress of the revolutionary govern
ment of the Filipinos, which has been in
session for some time at Maiolos, has
unexpectedly adjourned owing to the
difficulty of formulating constitution.
The cabinet of President Aauinaldo.
appointed at Racoor on July Is last,
named in the Racoor proclamation issued
that day, has resi- kned.
Gen. Aguinaldo who had been at
Malolos. came from there to Santa Anna,
a suburb of Manila. He then visited
Ptaerno and now it is reported he has
gone to Cavite Vieja, the old town of
Cavite. Reliable advices say tnat while
he was at Paterno he was tndefatigabie
in his efforts to overcome the policy OF
the militant factions. which is hostile to
influence will avail 20 avert trouble.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-27
MURDERED AND ROBBED.

New London, Conn, December 20. =
ployed by Holbroog, Cabot. DAILY & Co..
contractors. who are building the Nor
wioh and Worcester RAILROAD extension to
Groton, was found murdered this morn
ing and later investigation showed that
he had been robbed OF more than Sl00
which he carried on his person Astro
was the night watchman in charge of the
boilers and dummy engines Of the coIs-
pany which were located ON trestle
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-27
Local Weather Report.

Local Weather Report.
Portland, Dec. 26.-The local weather
bureau office records as to the weather
are as follows:
sa. m.-Barometer, 80. 227; thermome-
ter. $50; dew point, IA; humidity, a;
wind. N; velocity. 4; weather. cloudy.
an. m,-Barometer 20. 967; thermome-
fer. 90 s; dew point, 90; humidity, S.;
wind, NV, velocity. s; weather, light snow
Mean daily thermometer, 81; maximum
Thermometer, "a; minimum thermometer,
is: maximum velocity Of wind, 10, N;
total prec ipitation, Oh.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-27
DEATH OF LEWISTON MILL MAN

DEATH OF LEWISTON MILL MAN.
Lewiston, December se.-Fred Kelley,
treasurer of the Lewiston Machine oom-
pany, died at his home in this city this
morning of apploplexy-
Mr.. Kelley was one of Lewiston's proml-
nent and respected citizens. He was 81
years of age.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-27
ANOTHER GOVERNOR WHO is THE
LAW

Wichita, Kas., December 26. Governor
Elect Stanley says he will not sign war.
rant for the death of John Collins. oon-
yicted of numbering his father. The gov
ernor elect does not believe in capital
punishment.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-27
sAGAsTA NOT so WELL.

Madrid, December 26.-The condition OF
Prime Minister Sa xasta, who is suffering
from bronchial pneumonia, is ann ounced
this morning to be more serious.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-27
TOOK DUPUY's TESTIMONY.

Paris December 26.-M. Loew, pres'-
dent of the criminal chamber of court
of passation, spent two hours at the mia
istry of the interior this afternoon, TAX
ing the testimony Of ID. Dupuy, the prn-
m1cr. on the Drey fus case.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-27
CASTELLAR SICK.

Madrid, December 26.--Senor Dom
Emilio CASTELAR,, the distinguished
Republican statesman, orator and scholar,
is prosirated with serious pulmonary
catarrh.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-27
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The Portland daily press., 1898-12-27
IOWA AND OREGON AT CALLAo.

Callao, December 26.-Tha United
States battleships Iowa and Oregcn, ar
rived here at O'Clock this evening.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-27
RETAIN THE PHILIPPINES.
Gen. Merritt Says We Cannot Do
Otherwise.
IN TIME THEY WILL BE ABLE TO
GOVERN THEMSELVES.

Then Give Them Our blessing and Let
Them Go-For the Present Military
Government Answers Their Case
Increase in Standing Army Neoes-
sary,
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-27
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The Portland daily press., 1898-12-27

Due Respect for the Gravity of the Oc-
casion NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Made
for spanish Troops Which Remain
On the Island.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-01
STEAMERS FOR CUBA.
New Line From New Orleans Now
Being Planned.

Chicago, Sept lone of the first
practical results of peace between the
United States and Spain may be the
establishment of an entirely new steam
ship line between New Orleans and Ha-
vana, with the special purpose of meet
ing the requirements of Chicago mer-
chants and those of other cities in the
Mississippi valley.
Matters have, in fact, so far pro-
crossed that the money to inaugurate
such a line is said to have been guar
anteed by Chicago capitalists, always
providing that the Morgan line, which
has heretofore operated in a desultOry
way between New Orleans and Havana,
does not rise to the situation this fall
and put on enough steamers to insure
semi weekly or tri-weelly sailings. The
Morgan line is virtually another name
for the Southern Pacific Railroad COM
pany, which, even in it's palmiest days,
before the war, considered one sailing
per week sufficient for the commerce
between New Orleans and Havana. At
present there is of course no regular
line of steamers running either between
these points or between Havana and
Florida points, and in the ordinary
course of lifting the quarantine embar-
go it will be November before the week
~ sailings from New Orleans are re-
sumed.
The Illinois Central Railroad company
is specially interested in the opening of
a new steamship line between New Or
leans and Havana. but, aside from their
own interests, the cOmpany'S officials
claim Chicago and the entire Mississippi
valley are alike vitality interested in the
possibility of a new line with frequent
sailings to Cuban cities. 1t is well
known in financial circles that since the
peace protocol was signed, and even
prior thereto, New York merchants
have reached out in vigorous and en-
terprising way to capture the major
share of prospective Cuban trade. Be
sides the Plant line of steamers, which
before the war maintained a CONNER
tial fleet between Tampa and Havana,
with sailings two or three times per
week. the report comes from the east
that another line of steamers between
a still more southerly port on the east
coast of Florida and Havana will be
put in commission as soon as the quar-
antine embargo is lifted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-01
THIS is STARTLING.
Circumstances Under Which Cashier
Taylor of Argentine May Be
Released.

Kansas City, Sept. 1.-Habeas corpus
proceedings will be commenced in the
Kansas supreme court in a few days to
secure the release of George A. Taylor,
former cashier of the Argentine bank,
now defunct, from the state penitenti-
airy. For some time past Attorney c.
w. Trickett of Kansas City, Kas., has
been working on the case and now has
the petition prepared ready to file.
The proceedings under which the at
tOrney will attempt to secure the re-
lease of his client are indeed surprising,
His only allegation is that the act I'M
der which Taylor was convicted and
sentenced was never passed. This was
not discovered until a short time ago,
and then it was by the merest accident.
From what could be learned the act
was supposed to have been passed in
1887 At the time two bills were pre-
scented to the legislature for passage.
They were almost Identical and per
money by a bank cashier after he knew
the institution to be in a failing condi-
ton. A number of other clauses per
tanning to criminal negligence were also
in the measures. One of the bills was
passed, but in the shuttle the governor
signed the one which was rejected and
it was published as the true bill.
If this is proved to be the case it will
cause a most decided sensation in the
state of Kansas, as a number of con-
victiOns have been made under the same
law. Tt is claimed, however, that the
law is now repealed and a new one was
passed in 1897. covering the question
more fully. This does not, however,
affect TaylOr'S case, as the crime he
was supposed to be guilty of was com
mitted before the old law was repealed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-01
CAPTAIN CLARK RESTING.
Commander of tho Oregon Passes a
Quiet Day at st. Joseph.

st. Joseph, Mich, Sept. captain
Clark of the Oregon rested today at his
brothers house. Across the river was
the busting little city of st. Joseph. He
never looked at it. His eyes were cast
which spread before his view. One of
the Graham & Morton steamers came
in sight.
1T looks like a Spaniard,' said Lloyd
Clark, his brother
mo guns" replied the captain sem
tentiously as the vessel came into clear
er view.
Looks like one of those blank dis
patch boats commented the naval Of
''They troubled US down in the Carib-
bean sea. They poked their noses
around everywhere. Sometimes we
thought they were Spaniards and were
ready to fire on them, then we gave 'em
a private flag and could tell who they
were"
St Joe is getting ready to give Cap
tain Clark a reception. He doesn't want
in pomp. He doesn't want that either
He simply wants to rest.
1--WE want to honor our hero" said
Mayor Starr but if he is too i'll to re
ceive attention what can we do2 We
will pass resolutions in the council ana
that is all we can do. We are proud that
Captain Clark is in our town ana we
mean to show it."
Il may go to Chicago next week
said Captain Clark Il am pleased
that my countrymen recognize the fact
that I worked hard. That's all did.
Every other naval officer would have
done the same-perhaps better.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-01
FUNSTON COMMANDED.
Headed the Division in the Big Pa
rade Yesterday

San Francisco, Sept. To-day at the
Preside Brigadier General Miller re-
viewed the 1000 troops representing part
OF the Philippine army of invasion now
encamped in this city.
Previous to the review the troops
were inspected by regiments and were
then marched upon the field. There
were two brigades, the First, in COM
mand of Colonel Berry, consisting of
the Seventh California, two battalions
of the First Washington, the Wyoming
light artillery, two battalions of Cali
fornia heavy artillery and one battal-
ion of the Twenty-third United States
infantry. The Second brigade was
commanded by Colonel Smith, and in
cIuded the Tennessee regiment, the
Kansas regiment and the Fifty-first
Iowa.
Colonel Frederick Funston of the
Kansas regiment, was designated as
acting division commander, the review
consumed over an hour and was entire
ly satisfactory to General Miller, who
extended his compliments to the bril-
gade commanders and the men alike.
The demonstration was witnessed by
numerous army officers not directly con-
nected in the ceremonies, who were
loud in their praise of the splendid man
ner in which the volunteer troops de-
ported themselves and their military ap-
pearance generally.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-01
CUTS HIS THROAT.
CONTINUED from First Page.)


ing drawn up false and fraudulent re-
ports unless a medical examination
shall prove them to be victims OF a dis
ease of sight or of judgment l accuse
the officers of the war office OF having
organized a press campaign in order to
lead public opinion astray. Finally,
accuse the first court martial or having
condemned man on a document kept
secret and accuse the second corut
martial of having covered this 1lIegal1ty
by order, and of committing in its turn
the judicial crime of knowingly acQu1t-
ting a guilty person"
After long trial, in February last,
NJ. lola, was sentenced to one years
Imprisonment and to pay fine of three
thousand francs for these alleged libels
and NJ. Parreux, manager OF the Au-
rOre, was sentenced to four months I'M
priSOnment and to pay 5000 tancS hne.
On his way to and from the court
house during the trial M. lola was con-
tinually hooted by mobs and at its con-
clusion narrowly escaped personal Vlo-
lence When the French author heard
the verdict he exclaimed: "They are
cannibals."
General Boisdeffre, the chief of the
general staff of the French army, who
has just resigned, is understood to be
in high favor at ST. Petersburg. He
gained considerable popularity by his
attitude in defense of the army during
the lola trial and at one time was look
ed upon as possibly aiming at military
dictatorship.
Prince Henry of ORLEANS who is cred
tied with hoping for a military move
ment against the French republic, also
tried to make capital out of the trial.
He showed himself daily in the hall of
the court house and one day embraced
Major Esterhazy, another of the French
officers implicated in the scandal, cry
ing ''Vive l. Armie" which aroused. en-
thusiasm among his Orleanist friends,
but which did not otherwise excite the
crowd present to any degree.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-01
LIVES IN A TENT.
Driven From Home, New York Min
lister Seeks Divorce.

New York, Sept. 1.-The Rev. DR..
William Du HameI, who was. until the
end of July last, the assistant pastor
of the Church of st. Augustine, of Trim
ity parish, ayers that he is now COM
PEELED to dwell in a tent which he has
erected on the seashore at Rehobeth
City, Del, for economical reasons.
This admission was made in the Su-
preme court before Justice Cohen yes
terday on the hearing of an application
of the minister's wife, Mrs. Florence P.
Du Hamel, for possession of her hus-
bands personal property and effects
in this city because of his failure to pay
her 500 counsel fee and SIS a week
alimony, which was awarded her by
Justice Pryor pending the trial of an
action for separation which she has
begun against the minister.
Mrs. Du Hamel, who is well connected
and who has a small income from her
fathers estate, says that she was com
PEELED to leave her husbands house on
April q last on account of his contin-
ued ill-treatment. They were married
on October 9, 1889, and she charges him
with cruelty and neglect since 1891
His cruelty consisted. she AYERS, of
beating her on the head with his fists,
cutting a cash in her forehead and
threatening to take her life with a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-01
RULING ON HAWAII.
Foreign Vessels Can Continue to Clear
for Her Ports.

San Francisco. Sept. 1T. H. Goodman
of the Southern Pacific company is in re-
ceipt of ruling by the treasury depart
ment on the question of whether or not
foreign vessels will be allowed clearance
for any ports in Hawaii to enter and-land
their cargoes at such ports, now that the
islands are American territory. The
Southern Pacific company is interested in
the matter to the extent of its interest in
the Occidental and Oriental Steamship
company, which is operating the steam
ships Gaelic, Doric, COptc and Belgic be-
tween here and the Orient, by way of Hon
Olulu- All are chartered British vessels.
and under the treaty regulations cannot
engage in cOaSting business between ports.
The ruling of the treasury department set
ties this question. The company will be
allowed to continue running it's vessels be-
tween here and Honolulu, and until new
laws for the islands are enacted by con-
greSS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-01
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

Two sheriff sales are set for Monday
at the court house.
The State Savings bank of Topeka
opened it's doors today.
The police department collected in
fines for the month of August, $417-5 so.
There will be a Harvest Home" ser
vice at the First Baptist church Sunday
evening.
The Floral committee has used over
so bottles of mucilage in making paper
flowers.
The Happy Hoppers won from the
Terpsichorean ball team yesterday by
the score of 10 to 8.
The committees in charge of the La
Dor Day picnic will meet tonight at
Trades Assembly hall.
NJ J. Dolan got drunk yesterday and
imagined he had been around the world.
He told everyone he met about his trip.
DR.. J. c. McClintock is having a
study built in the third story of his res
idence at Thirteenth and Fillmore
streets.
he was asked IF it would rain four
times yesterday noon inside of three
minutes.
A store building is being erected at
Fifteenth and Lane streets, College
Hill, in which a drug store will be es-
tablished.
The Republican Flambeau club will
go to Lawrence this evening to assist
in the display of enthusiasm at the Re
publican meeting.
Some unauthorized person has been
soliciting orders for paper flowers rep
resenting themselves to be representa-
tives for the floral committee.
The first fall meeting of the Primary
Teachers union will be held Friday
evening at the First Congregational
church. Mrs Preuszner will outline
the course of study.
Miss Adelaide Stitch, of Independence,
Kans., who died Monday at her home,
was buried yesterday. The funeral
was largely attended by friends and
former Washburn schoolmates.
Justice McClintock has rendered
judgment in favor of the plaintiffs in
the cases brought against 2. R. Brown
by attorneys and wholesale houses,
nine claims in all, and amounting to
81, 1867.
May Sheetz has filed suit for divorce
from w. J. Sheetz, charging cruelty and
dissipation. She asks for the custody
of her two small daughters. She was
released from the city jail but a short
time ago.
The receipts of the court of appeals
for the month of August were 1921. "a.
OF this amount $19S.64 is due ex-Clerks
Bradford, Brown and Martin. The
$157 due Bradford has been garnisheed
by R T. Herrick to collect $25.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-01
DEFORD ON FUNSTON.
The Ex-Adjutant Hits Back at the
Kansas Colonel

Ottawa, Kan. Sept. Nv. A. Deford,
an ex-lieutenant of the Twentieth Kan
sas volunteers, defends himself from
the charges made against him by Col.
Funston in which the colonel said that
DefOrd left unpaid bills when he re-
signed his commission. Referring to
Col Funston's statement that livery
man had protested check of DefOrd' 8
DefOrd said if the check, which amount
ed to $3.50, had been taken to the bank
before he left, as it should have been,
1t would have been paid. He said he
kept $500 in the bank till the time of his
departure.
Deford said that while he was on re-
cruiting duty his blankets were taken
from his quarters and given to the
quartermaster, who afterwards allowed
DefOrd credit for them. The quarter
master, he said, had not approached
him about the blankets for a month.
and he supposed the matter was settled
satisfactorily. He said the government
still owes him $3.50 from which the
quartermaster's pretended claim could
be deducted if it really existed in any
other form except in the mind of Col.
Funston
AS to incompetency, Deford declares
that Generals Otis, Merritt and King
may have said Lieutenant Colonel Lit
tie was incompetent. Generals Merritt
and Otis never saw Little on the drill
ground in command of troops. General
King possibly may have seen him. Moth
ing was publicly said of Little'S 1ncOm-
potency until Col. Funston'S arrival in
San Francisco, when the reports of Lit
ties incompetency. DefOrd declares, were
carried to these officers by Funston and
others in sympathy with him. mo one
could have possibly been more incOm-
petent than Funston said DefOrd. He
knew nothing, absolutely nothing, at
the time of his arrival, of either the
business administration of the regi-
ment's affairs or of drill regulations.
He was as a child beginning
Deford submits his commission, on
the back of which Funston wrote a
warm tribute to Deford's ability as an
officer of the regiment when Deford left
for home.