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The Portland daily press., 1898-12-14

Stepped Back to Avoid a Freight Train
when Express Came AIong--Four
Badly Injured--An Were Poles
Except Foreman.
| Buffalo. N. T., December l8. Eight
men were killed and four injured at
winspears bridge near Corfu on the New
York Central railroad this morning.
They were all Poles with the exception of
their foreman John Warner, who is
among the killed. The men, while en-
ga ed in shoyelling snow, stepped from
one track to another to avoid an ap-
preaching train. They were struck by a
fast express train and were literally
ground to pieces.
Warner and his gang were working on
track No. 8. A freight train was laboring
it's way up the steep incline. Its motion
was SO slow that the men continued
their work until the train was almost
upon them, then they jumped out of the
way. Some jumped to the right, others
to the let. Those who jumped to the north
escaped. Those who jumped to the south
were for the most part struck by the ex-
press train coming down track No. with
frightful velocity. There Is q straight
piece of track in the vicinity and the en-
gineer had clear view down the track.
No snow was falling. AS soon as he real
lied the situation he brought the train
up with Jerk that threw the passengers
out of their seats. 1t was too late, how
ever, to avoid the calamity.
The passengers quickly went back to
see the result of the accident. Some OF
the bodies had been thrown TO feet. 9th
ers were thrown against the freight train
and their bodies horribly cut up and
dismem bered.
the tody of one man was hurled on TO
the moving freight train and carried near
ly two miles. The more fortunate COM
panions of the dead and injured gathered
no the remnants of the bodies, put them
together and placed them in the baggage
car of the train that killed them and
they were taken to Bunalo.
The killed are;
/. John Warner of Buffalo, foreman of the
shovelling gang instantly killed.
Henry Gunnison of Buffalo, instantly
killed.
Six unidentified men supposed to be
Poles.
The injured will all recover.
Engineer Smith of the express in an IN
1 rview said: II could see nothing ahead
of me but thought the place looked bao
and blew my whistle. had Let up tne
whistle when I heard my fire,man give
yell. applied the air brakes at once.
moment later saw a man shoot up
| in the air on my side of the cab. did
NOT sac the man until after he had been
stfuok.'' The injured men say they
did not hear the whistle of the express.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-14
TO OPEN GRANITE QUARRiss.
New York Politicians Negotiating for
Land In Biddefora.

Biddeford, December 13.- New York
syndicate, headed by Richard Croker and
John c. Shehan, has two representatives
here negotiating with Biddeford parties
for the purchase of an extensive tract of
land at South Biddeford for the purpose
of opening granite quarrying industry.
That part of the city abounds in granite
OF quality especially we'll adapted for
ornamental building work. The few
quarries here have been operated on
small scale but the opportunities for an
extensive development of the granite in
dustry have long been recognized
1t is the intention of the syndi cate to
open up numerous quarries, build
wharyes and construct steam railroad
fron, the quarries to the river, SO as to
admit of a cheap and speedy handling OF
the product.
Several of the owners of the property in
question have accepted the offer OF the
syndicate, but others are pariying over
their propositions.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-14
FAILURE OF HOTEL MAN.

Boston, December 13-Oscar g. Barron.
proprietor of the Quincy House. Bo ton,
ami part owner of the Twin Mountain
House, Crawford House, Summit House
and Center House of New Hampshire. has
assigned with liabilities of SEQ, ,0D0 to A.
l.. Fabyn. Ill health has prevented MIR.
Barron from attending clcely to business.
Reuben Ring and e Watson Arnold, are
the second and third assignees The as
sets, including some real estate in Now
Hampshire are of sb ut the same nominal
value as the Liabilities. None of the firms
with which Col Barron has been assooi-
ated is effected by the assignment outside
oil the Quincy House.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-14
TERMS OF THE TREATY.
Outline of What Instrument Is Said
to Contain.

| SPoAA 0AtcA NOmmerClaA
| Equal to American For Ten Years
| In Philippines, Cuba and Porto
Rico.
| Paris, December I3.-Extraordinary
precautions are taken by both peace COM
missions to preserve secrecy as to the con-
| tents of the treaty. Each commission has
taches are not permitted to paruse the
documents.
| The Associated Press, however, has
obtained from a source usually rellapis
| the following outline of the treaty;
Article provides for the relinquish-
ment of Cuba; article provides for the
cession of Porto Rico; article provides
for SO, 600. 900 as compensation; article
embraces plans for the cession OF the
Philippines, including the return of Span
ish prisoners in the hands of the Tagalos;
article deals with the cession of bar
racks, war materials, arms, stores. build
ings and all property appertaining to the
| Spanish administration in the Philip
pines; article is a renunciation by both
nations of their respective claims against
each other and the citizens Of each other;
article z grants to Spanish trade and
shipping in the Philippines the same
treatment as American trade and ship
ping for the period of 10 years; article s
provides for the release of all prisoners
of war held Ey Spain and of all prisoners
held for political offences committed in
the colonies held by the United States !;
article 8 guarantees the legal rights of
Spaniards remaining in Cuba; article
10 establishes religious freedom in the
Philippines and guarantees to all churches
equal rights; article II provides for the
composition of courts and other tribunals
| in Porto Rico and Cuba; article - pro-
viies for the administration of justice in
Porto Rico and Cuba; article Is provides
for the continuance for five years of Span
iish copyrights IN the ceded territories
giving Spanish books admittsnce free OF
duty; article IA provides for the establish
ment of consuiates by Spain in the cedad
territories; article Is grants to Spanish
commerce in Cuba, Porto Rico and the
philippines the same treatment as to
American for 10 years. Spanish shipping
to be treated as coasting trade; article
is stipulates that the obligations Of the
United States to Spanish citizens and
property shall terminate with the with
drawal of the United States authorities
from tn island; article II provides that
the treaty must be ratified within six
months from the date of signing by the
respectives governments in order to be
binding.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-14
weather Oh.erva.,on

The agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday, December 13, taken
at p. M, meridian time, the observation
for each section being given in this order;
Temperature, direction of wind, state OF
weather..
Boston, degrees, NV, clear; New
York, IS degrees, NV, clear; " pnl,aaei
ton, ton ~ degree. NV, clear; Albany,
degrees, NV, clear; Buffalo, 10 degrees
W, clear; Detroit, 2 degrees. Sm
clear; Chicago. 10 degrees, W, clear
St. Paul. degrees, S. clear; Huron
Oak, degrees, SIC, clear; Rismark
|2 degrees, SE, clear; Jacksonville
46 degrees, NV, clear.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-14
PRIsoNER WAS cAuT oNeD.
CreIlin's Testimony Before the Inquest
at Saco Was Voluntary.
[gpEc1AL TO THE rREss.]

Saco, December 13-Much talk has
been made sincs yesterday s session of the
coroner's jury that the finding of the
inquest will cut no figure in the prose-
cution of George r. Crellin. the suspected
murderer of Ivory Boothby, because the
respondent was summoned before the in
quest and his testimony taken when he
was under arrest on the charge OF nur-
der. The comments has been made that
be could not be compelled to testify. and
that the taking Of his testimony, unless
it was entirely voluntary, would invali
dase the entire proceedings of the inquest.
The records of the inquest thus far conf
piled, show that before Crellin was put
under oath and questioned by the inquest
he was cautioned by Coroner F. G. Brad
bury not to say anything unless he was
perfectly willing to, and Lawyer j. D.
Bradbury, member of the jury, instruct
ed the respondent concerning his rights.
Attention has been called to the fact
that the proceedings in the coroner's in
quest in this case are practically the same
as those in the Hurd murder case in bid
deford. which County Attorney Emmons
prosecuted the first year Of his term. Al
fred j. Hurd, who killed his father, De-
cember Z. 1895, was taken into custody
the day of the murder and locked up.
The court records show that the warrant
charging him with the murder was IS
sued that day, but was not served till the
18th, on which day the arraignment took
place. Meanwhile confession had been
wrung from the prisoner, and he was CIV
en- thorough examination by the coro-
ner's inquest.
County Attorney Emmons will conduct
the case for the state. at the hearing Fri
day forenoon. He believes there will be
no difficulty in presenting sufficient eyi,
dence on which to bind the prisoner over
to the grand jury.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-14
SECRETARY BLISS WILL RESIGN.

Washington. December 13 is
probable that Secretary Bliss will tender
bis resignation within a short tins to the
President. He has had the step under
consideration for some time, desming it
necessary that he should be free to devote
more time to his large business interests
The resignation, il can be stated, will not
be due in the least TO any difference. with
the President or his other advisers, but
to Mir. Bii<s's reluctance for purely
private personal reasons to continue long.
or in Office as secretary of the interior.
At the time he entered the cabinet 1t was
said that he did not intend to serve out
the term of four years 1t is presumed
official announcement will not be made
until The President has chosen Mr.. Bliss's
successor.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-14
TO PREVENT DREYFUS REACH
ING PARIS,

London, Decem Der IA The Daily News
publishes a startling story of an alleged
plot of the French league of patriots,
numbering 300 600. under a notorious
anti ti-revisionist, NJ Paul de Roulodo,
tn prevent Dreyfus reaching Paris Ac-
cording to the story the league approached
various military officers of high rank
and this led to a discovery of the plot.
M De Frayoinet, the Frsnch minister of
war, it is stated, has decided upon vigor-
GUS measures to prevent any su,h at.
tempt.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-14
sAaAsTA,s PLANS.

Madrid, December Is. 1T Is asserted
here chat the Premier, Senior, Sagasta,
will ebUain royal decree dissoivinR the
chambers before the ratification OF the
psaoe treaty.
Phe semi-official Correo announces thas
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-14
FUNERAL OF HON. I. M. WESTON

Madison. December 13.-The funerai OF
Hon. l. NJ. Weston of Grand Rapids was
held in the Congregational church in
this village this afternoon. Rev. $. Q.
Lewis officiating.
Charles Weston of Milwaukee, brother
of the deceased was present among
the floral tributes was a cluster of roses
from the Grand Rapids society Oh hiks
ano design from a college fraternity
of the University Of Michigan.
GOV. L1ewellyn Powers sent istter q
srsovat ah his inability 20 be present az
d3d Hon. Henry Lord, president OF che
stats Board Of Trade. Men of prominsnce
fror, all over the state. attended the ser
vices
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-14

Senior Sagasta before asking the Cortss 20 {,
ratlfy the treaty will confer with oeao, ad
Montero Rios, and it is further assefSou st;on
that owing to the existence OF oppoGs,,,ta
to the treaty the United States Sena'o
will not confirm It, ~
A despatch from Iloilo, Island M o.
Panay, in the Philippines, reports ene
situation thers unchanged.
General Rios, the Spanish coinmanuel
there, is preparing to remove his broops
to MinianAu.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-14
THE WEATHER.

Washington. D. c.. Dec. 13.-New En-
gland: Fair, continued low temperature,
fresh westerly winds. diminishing.
Boston, Dec. 13.-Fair, west winds,
Thursday fair and not so cold.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-14
IN THE HOUSE.
District of Columbia Appropriation
Bt1I Passed.

District of Columbia Appropriation
Bill Passed.
Washington, December l3.-The House
passed the District of Columbia appropri-
alton bill without single amendment.
The bill carries So, $50, $50, which is SIG,
600 less than was carried by the last bill
and $s,7sl, ,0s7 less than the estimates.
The House also passed the Senate bill
which was under consideration yesterday
to amend the laws relating to seamen.
All the amendments were rejected.
When the House met the previous ques-
tion had been ordered on the passage of
the bill which was under consideration
when the House adjourned yesterday, to
amend the laws relating to the shipping
of seamen and the vote was taken by
ayes and noes. The amendments were
disagreed to 105 to 1876 and the bill was
passed without division
On motion of Mr.. Hay Democrat OF
Virginia, resolution was adopted call
ing upon the secretary of war for infor-
nation as to what towns in Porto Rico,
Cuba and the Philippines are required
to be garrisoned, how many troops will
be necessary for that purpose and bow
many soldiers will be needed Tor the
United States proper.
Another resolution was adopted calling
upon the secretary of state for informa-
ton as to the alleged outrages upon
Bishop Earl Cranston at Pekin, China,
in Septem ber last and what, II any,
steps had been taken to secure suitable
redress.
The house then went into committee of
the whole and took up the district appro-
priation hill
The District of Columbia appropriation
bill did not contain any items that were
oontYoyerted and passed without amend
adjourned.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-14
MAKE FAREWELL CALLS.

Paris. December 13.-Tomorrow the
United States peace commissioners will
call upon President Faure and M. Del
Cisse, the foreign minister to thank them
for the hospitality OF the French nation
and to make their formal farewelIs.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-14
PRESIDENT STARTS SOUTH.

Charlottesville, Va, December 49, The
Presidential party arrived here at . 10 p.
m. on its way TO Atlanta. No demon
strations had marked the Presidents
nrogress up to this point On board tte
f. ain itself, the afternoon passed without
incident
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-14
THE sEAMAN's BILL.
Important Measure Passed by House
and VIII BE Signed by President.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.7

Washington, Deoem ber 13.-It is thought
that the holiday recess of the House will
begin about Thursday of next week, and
LAST until the first day OF January. This
is the usual order. and there seems no
reason to suppose that the period will be
curtailed this year. The urgent deficiency
appropriation bill has been passed, and
out of the way before the end Of this
week. There cesms to be general dis.
position on both sides OF the House to for
ward business without obstruction or un-
necessary delay.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-14

CABINET MEETlNG UN4MPORTANT.
Washington, December l3.--lhe abinet
meetIng today was unlmpo L TT. ene
President devoting consi erabls share
of the tims during the sitting % Official
call rs.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-14

Mr.. Hepburn of Iowa, has introduced q
bill providing that the United States
shall acquire sovereignty to the land in
which the Nicaragua canal is proposed to
be built, and that the construction shall
be by the government entirely, thus
ignoring tho Maritime Canal company of
Nicaragua.
just now the project of the canal is not
in shape for any other action than this.
All the surveys and estimates so far made
and published are SO incomplete as to
make it very certain that the nation
would make great mistake in commit
ting itself to the Maritime Canal conf.
pany, and their projects. New surveys
have been made, it is Relieved by COM
petent board; but they have not yet been
published. 1t is probable that they will
not be in shape until some time during
the next Congress.
Major F. W. Haskell of Waterville,
formerly of the Third Maine regiment
was in Washington this week and received
a medal of honor for gallant conduct at
the battle of Fair Oaks. The medal,
which is one of those issued by authority
of Congress, is a star of bronze pendant
from a bronze clasp. Governor Burleigh
accompanied Major Haskell to the White
House, where the President pinned the
medal to the breast of the recipient.
On Monday the House took up bin to
amend some of the antiquated laws relat.
ing to ship owners and sealnen. The bill
has already passed the Senate and will
undoubtedly be signed by the President.
Mr.. Psyne of New York, reported the bill
from the committee on Merchant Marine
and Fisheries, and explained briefly its
provisions. The bill especially does away
with portion of the allotment system
whereby the sailor before going on 8
voyage might sign away all his wages
The present law also allows the arrest o1
sailorwho violates his shipping CONTRACT
and his imprisonment. The new bill
abolishes Imprisonment except in ceEtair
cases in foreign Forts. Tne bill also deal
with wages, provisions lor ships, etc.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-14
STEPPED ON WRONG TRACK
Eight Snow Shovellers Killed on
N. Y. Central.
STRUCK BY FAST TRAIN AND
GROUND TO PIECES.

stepped Back to Avoid a Freight Train
When Express Came Along--Four
Badly Injured--AH Were Poles
Except Foreman.
Evening journal., 1898-08-26
TIE MASTERING OUT
Beventy-frst New York and
Second Massachusetts First.
EAyES OF ABSENCE AND FURLOUCHS
Ulcers and Men to Go Home For Thirty
Days and Then to Go to State
Camps to BE Mus
tered Our.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.-By the 1st
October the Seventy y-first New York
nd the Second Massachusetts, regi-
lents, now at Montauk Point. will have
Zen mustered oat Of the United States
frVice. Orders were sent last night 10
General Wheeler, in command of the
|oops at Camp Wikoff, to grant to the
hcers of the two regiments leaves Of
Psence and furloughs to the men, each
pr 50 days, at the end of which time
pe regiments are to report at their
ate camps to be mustered out of the
1rvice. Following is a copy of the or
r sent to General Wheeler:
Commanding General Camp Wikof,
'Montauk Point, N. Y:
Leave Of absence to the officers and
1rloughs to the men for one month is
Nreby granted the Seventy first New
&ork volunteer infantry and Second
Massachusetts, volunteer infantry. Ycu
zll designate an officer to receive ani
Eceipt for the property Of the regi-
Eental officers and company officers of
4ese two regiments. on the expiration
4 80 days the Seventy New YORK
II il report to Camp Black, Hampstead
H. the Second Massachusetts, to South
Namington for muster out. Care should
q taken to have the reglmental and
#mpany records carefully boxed and
1nt to these stations to await the re-
%sembling at expiration of leaves OF
8sence and furloughs.
N BY order Of secretary Of war;"
Evening journal., 1898-08-26
IRELAND TO BE CARDINAL.
officially Stated That the Archbishop
VIII Get Red Hat.

lofiicIaIly Stated That the Archbishop
VIII Get Red Hat.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 26.-Archbishop
bland is to be made a cardinal. In
'rmation to this effect was received
m Rome by members of the Catholic
|iversity, and, while no authoritative
element has yet been made by the
tican, it is considered here that the
'nor will be conferred in the immedi-
Il future.
n this way Pope Leo XIII intends
express publicly his appreciation Of
schbishop Ireland's efforts for the pre-
3ntion Of war between Spain and the
5ited States. The pope will make the
arl Of his favor all the more en-
Rtic by personally comforting the red
81 on the archbishop.
8t is the intention of the archbishop
3 make a visit to Rome soon for the
8fpose Of consulting with the pope
Z but matters Of church policy. and this
asion will probably be chosen for the
&emony, at which many American
Hates Will make it a point to be pres
he creation of another cardinal in
4 United States has an interest of its
n, even apart from the fact that
#chbishop Ireland is to be the in
AAnbent Of the position. Indeed. the
Nhor to the archbishop is all the great
Il from the fact that up to this time
# United States has been the seat OF
~ one dignitary of that rank.
Evening journal., 1898-08-26


|LOUR-State and western steady,
active; winter patents, S3.75Q41O;
tier straights. S3.15Q3S5; Minnesota
|Rnts, S4.4OQ4,65; winter extras, S2.65
|5.
FHEAT-No. 2 red opened weak on
blk in cables, but recovered later as a
bit of foreign buying and local cover
May. 81 1-16Q671Ac.; August, 72Ac.
IYE-Dull; state. 45G46c.; No. 2
tern, 4s1kQ44c.. c. /. f., Buffalo.
sDRN-No. 2 opened easy with wheat.
4 r which it recovered on a demand
! y shorts; September, 34HQS4 slice;
sember, 341sc.
sATs-No. dull, but steady; track.
he. state, S0Q3Shc.; track, white
tern, S04SSlsc.
<DRK-Steady; mess, S9.50G10; fam
zs12G12.5O.
&ARD-Quiet; prime western steam,
~, nominal.
4JTTER-Steady; state dairy, 13Q
state creamery. I41zQ1sizc.
8iEESE-Quiet; large. white. TIC.
( n, white. 7bc.
4iGS-Steady; state and Pennsylva-
81 15Q15Isa.; western, 15c.
N5GAR-Raw strong fair refining
II centrifugal. 96 test. 4hc.; refined
<ng; crushed, sac; powdered, 5ssc.
8OLASSEs-Steady; New Orleans
&3c.
ECE-steady; domestic. 5hQ6%c.;
ln. 5Aq6ikc.
Evening journal., 1898-08-26
CALIFORNIA REPUBLICANS.
State and Congressional Nominations For
the Coming Elections.

State and Congressional Nominations For
the Coming Elections.
SACRAMENTO. Aug. 26.-rhe Repub-
lican state convention adjourned yes
terday after an exceedingly peaceful
session. The nominations for state and
congressional officers made by the con-
vention are as follows:
Governor. Henry 7. Cage Lieutenant
governor. Jacob f. Nef; secretary Of
state. Charles f. Curry; comptroller,
E. p. Colgan; treasurer, Truman
Reeves; attorney general Tirey l..
Ford; clerk of the supreme court, George
w. Root; justice of the supreme court
w. c. Van Fleet; justice of the supreme
court, d. b. Mcfarland; surveyor gem
eral, NJ ]. Wright; superintendent Of
public instruction, Thomas j. Kirk:
railroad commissioners, Z. b. Edison and
N. b. Blackstock; congress, First dis
trict, John A. Barham; Second district,
Frank Ryan; Third district Victor Met
calf; Sixth district. Russell A. Waters;
Seventh district, ]. c. Needham.
Evening journal., 1898-08-26
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

convention OF meteorologists win be
in Omaha in October.
he Texas cotton crop promises to be
largest in the history Of the state.
i've hundred and fifty-six Chinese
men arrived at San Francisco on the
amer Belgic.
|he Duke Of Abruzzi has ordered
Itson to design a yacht to race with
T. Lipton's Shamrock.
|welve persons were injured in col
pn on the Flint and Pere Marquette
|way at Port Huron, Mich.
he steamer Norge reports sinking
schooner La Coquette. with 1e Of her
". Eight men and the captain were
led.
rnest ]. Possel, a German accused of
ling his English bride to obtain her
900 life insurance, committed sui
n in Paris.
Evening journal., 1898-08-26
The Sudan Expedition.

rADY HAAIED, Aug. 26.-The whole
glo- Egyptian expedition has arrived
E. and the advance is now commence
to El Hair, where final concentra-
will be made for the march on
thurman, 40 miles distant. which will
Ilpy two days, if the khilifa decides
await attack at Omdurman, as now
|ears likely. Refugees are arriving
y from Omdurman. They all agree
/ the khilifa means to fight. They
prt that he has 10000 men. The at
k is expected to occur about Sept. 4.
lamp of 10000 men. extending three
as, with the white gunboats and an
|lmerable fleet of native boats. pre-
! s a picturesque and animated sight.