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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-29
FREE BAPTIST Y. P. S. G. e.

Il business meeting of the Y. P. S. G..
e. connected with the Free street Baptist
church, was held last evening in the
church vestry at which the following
officers were ele tied for the ensuing year:
President-H W. Moves.
Vice President-Edgar K. Wilson,
Recording Secretary-Miss Harriet A.
Cole
Corresponding Secretary-M Alice
Mailing
Treasurer-MissG Grace Melcher.
Pianist-Miss Ida Pinkham.
Deiegate-Geo. Knight
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-29
PRESIDENT REGISTERS.

Cleveland, October 2s.--A special from
Canton, Ohio, says: Affidavit for regis
tration has been received from President
Mckinley by Thomas F. Turner of the
city board of elections. In answering the
usual questions as to age, residence, etc. !,
Mr., n Einley states that his temporary
residence is in Washington, but gives No.
SIS West Iuscarawas street as his real
residence. This is the old Mckinley
homestead. The President swears it is
impossible for him to be in Canton on
any registration day.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-29
: OF Rev uLonNAp

Queaec, Oetobeg @s--A despatch from
Malussie, Gas 6, says that the GriI Cen
fury of Jersey, .aading fsn for Robin.
CoIlas IL Co., at that place, was ariven
ashore yesterday and wrecked. One OF
the crew jumped overheard and was
drowned The others were rescued by
b0at from the shore. The vessel had a.
most completely loaded anu her cargo IL
said to have been worth about $-0,ee0.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-29

osuntrymsu, for the glory OF our victory
and the hope Tor righseeus peace, and
brought az heretofore to safety, to honor.
may DO grscic'usly continued in the wears
to come
In witness thereof, ETC.,
William Mckinley.
By the President.
John Hay. Secretary OF State.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-29
ARE NOT PIRAT TIES.

Montreal, October sS. The Star tonight
publishes despatch from Quebec to the
effect that tue government has declared
that the English settlers at Anticosti.
whom NJ. Alenier has accused of being
pirates, are good citizens and must not bt
molested.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-29
COMPROMISES sUGG EsTED.

Fitchburg, Mass, October 9S.-Tha
striking employees at the Iver Johns II
oyeie factory are considering u prop
sition to split tho difference on the cat
down, making per csnt reduction and
20 back to work, No answer has been
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-29
ALL QUIET AT pEK1N.

Washington, October 2s.-Admiral
Dewey has cabled the navy department
that everything is quiet ab Pekin and
that no further troubles are anticipated
and that American interests In China are
in no danger.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-29
NEW JoR FOR COL. THOMAS.

Boston. October 2s.-Col. Henry A.
Thomas, postmaster of Boston, has been
appointed custodian of the United States
post office and Federal building to sue
coed Internal Revenue Collector James u.
Gill
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-29
LAST SOLDIER LEAVES MONTAUk

Wash1 eton. October as The departure
yesterday Of Captain James Higgins, 10th
signal corps company from camp Wiz Il
at Montauk Point. marks the compile g
abandonment of the place by the uniten
states forces The company goas to
Huntsville, Ala, where it becomes Part
Of the first army corps
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-29
SECRETARY LONGS VACATION
ENDS.

Boston, October 2S.-Hon. John D.
Long, secretary of the navy, who has
been at home in bingham for short
time, teft today for Washington.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-29
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Qunine Tablets All druf
oisfs refund the money ii it fails to cure. 1ss
the genuine has l.. b. q. on each tablet. -'0
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-29

ITO LET-A very pleasant and convenient
upper rent OF five rooms and bath. for $40
per month, at 80 S ring rect. Woodfords; on
line OF electricS; third house above Glenwood
avenue 29-1
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-29

TWANTED-Horses to board for the winter
w in light warm stable on ocean street,
or write to JOHN j. FRYE, % Preble street,
Portland. 291
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-29

rEio LET-An upper tenement of six rooms
l. near Lincoln Park; newly painted and
papered throughout, S13 month 10 good Tenant.
w. P. CARR, room 8, Oxford Building. 29-1
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-29

WA TED At once first class coat maker !;
W none others need apply. ALLEN & CO.,
204 Middle street. 291
EIOR SALE-Steam boiler; just right for saw
u mill size 17x6 feet, 1875 FL. power, 1913 / 2 inch
tubes, 'front.' &c. with it: horizontal STYLE Sell
at a bargain. Apply 3S7 DORCHESTER ST.,
So Boston 291
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-29

ITO LET-Upper rent at 622 Congress street.
Il seven rooms besides bath room, large
pantry, hot and cold water, laundry room with
set tubs, furnace heat etc. Apply on the
premises. 29-1
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-01-14
FLOOR FELL; THIRTY killed
TWO THOUSAND PEOPLE WERE
CROWDED UPON 1T.
DEATH STRUGGLE WAS FEARFUL.
Horrible Catastrophe Occurs In the Town
of London, Ontario-Many Dead
Bodies Recovered.

Thirty persons are known to have
been killed and many injured by the
collapse Of floor in the city hall at
London, Ont, Monday night. The
day closed the municipal campaign
and the hall was crowded to hear the
address of the successful candidates.
At midnight twenty bodies had been
taken from the wrecked building and
identified.
How many were injured will never
be known, as those who suffered but
slightly at once made for their homes
or were cared for by friends. Those
who were more seriously injured were
carried to neighboring drug stores,
whence they were taken to the hospital
or to their homes after their injuries
had been attended.
The dead were taken to the commit
tee rooms Of Alderman Parnell, the
defeated candidate for mayor, directly
across the street
At the close of the polls crowd
gathered in the city hall, where it has
been the custom for years past for the
successful candidates to address the
electors.
The building was crowded to the
very doors, probably 1000 people be-
ing jammed in its narrow space. In
response to numerous calls r.. NJ.
Toothe was pushed forward to the
platform on which the speakers stood.
AS he reached it, there was an omin-
Gus cracking and the raised platform
on which the mayor and newly-elected
aldermen were seated seemed to pitch
forward to the floor.
There was a sagging Of timbers and
the next moment one hundred and fif-
ty people were hurled twenty feet to
the floor below. A beam running
twenty feet along the center of the
hall had given way and the crowded
mass standing above that section of
the floor was thrown in heap to the
bottom. A large safe stood in the
corner of the hall, and with huge
steam coil, weighing half q ton, came
crashing down on the heads cf the
victims.
Following the crash there was a
wild rush for the doors. At the south
door, where the majority of the crowd
had entered, there was terrible panic.
Those in front were thrown down by
the oncoming rush, shrieking and
fighting for the door and safety.
Although the platform on which the
speakers of the evening were standing
was apparently the first thing to give
way, the mayor-elect and many alder
men escaped the death that overlook
so many others who followed them in
to the lower portion of the building.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-01-14
CONGRESS RESUMES WORK.
MEMBERS SEEMED GLAD THAT
HOLIDAYS ARE OVER.
THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW DISCUSSED.
Senator Davis Gives Notice That He VIII
Call Up Hawaiian Annexation Ques-
ton to BE Disposed or

Congress resssembled Wednesday
and everybody seemed glad that the
holidays were over aud that they could
again have chance to 90 to work A
number Of members who had not been
in their seats previous TO the recess
appeared for the first time and were
warmly welcomed.
The floor OF the house presented an
animated appearance. 1t looked for
all the world like the opening OF new
session of congress. Only the cere-
monies were missing.
Without any preliminary business,
the house went into committee OF the
whole to resume consideration OF the
legislative, executive and judicial APP
preparation bill. All the features OF
the bill had been disposed Of except
the appropriation for the civil service
commission upon which, by previous
arrangement, there was to be an in
definite general debate.
In the senate Mr.. Davis, chairman
Of the committee on foreign relations,
gave notice that he would call up the
Hawaiian annexation treaty in execu-
tive session on Monday, and ask the.
senate to consider it each day there
after until the treaty should be dis.
posed Of.
The expected debate on the money
question did not materialize, but the
first step toward it was taken by Sen
ator Teller in the introduction of his
resolution declaring that all bonds Of
the United States under the funding
act are payable, principal and interest,
at the option Of the government of
the United States, in standard silver
dollars, and that such payment is not
in violation of the public faith or in
derogation Of the rights Of the public
creditors.
This was, at Senator Teller's sug-
gestion, sent to the committee on IL
nance. 1t will be reported back some
day soon, aud then the fun will open
up in earnest. Some republican SEN
ators who have been declaring their
friendship for silver will then be given
an opportunity of showing where they
do stand.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-01-14
Presidential Appointments.

The president sent q large batch of
appointments to the senate Wednes-
day, among them the following: Owen
L. Smith, of North Carolina, minister
resident and consul general of the
United States to Liberia; James Ct.
Stowe, of Missouri, consul general Of
the United States at Cape Town, Cape
of Good Hope; Herbert G.. Squies, Of
New York, secretary of the legation of
the United States at Picking, China.
To be consuls Of the United States
Adolph F. Frankenthal, of Massachu-
sets, at Berne, Switzerland; Neal Nc
MILAN, of Michigan, at Port Sarnia,
Ont; James NJ. Ayres, Of Ohio, at
Rosario, Argentine Republic; John H.
Circuit, Jr., of Massachusetts, at Malta;
Edmon q. Brodowski, of Illinois, now
consul at Breslau, Germany, at Furth,
Bavariar Charles w. Erdman, of Ken
lucky, consul at Furth, Bavaria, at
Breslau, Germany.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-01-14
FOR RIVER IMPROVEMENT.
Tennessee and Alabama Men Hold I'M
portant Meeting In Chattanooga.

Tennessee and Alabama Men Hold I'm.
portant Meeting In Chattanooga.
Pursuant TO q call from the chamber
OF commerce Of Chattanooga, a dele
gate convention was held in that city
Tuesday for the purpose Of perfecting
q permanent organization for the adj
vancement of the navigation Of the
Tennessee river.
The following cities and towns con-
tiguous to the river and interested in
the purposes of the meeting were rep
resented: Bridgeport, Sheffield, tho
Decaturs, Tuscumbia, Florence, Hunts
vile and Wheeler, Ala; Rossville,
Ga, Columbus, Miss, Fayetteville,
St. Louis, and Chattanooga, Tenn.
A committee was appointed to draft
the plan for a permanent organization
OF the Tennessee River Association,
which committee retired end later re-
ported.
A committee was appointed to pre-
pare memorial to congress- 1t re-
commended the selection Of commit.
tee to be composed Of Judge Thomas
r. Roulhac, of Sheffield, chairman
Major A. W. Wills, Nashville; Colonel
Tomlinson Fort, Of Chattanooga; B.
A. Lewis, Of Fayetteville, and l.. NJ.
Sherman, of Hartman, to prepare the
proper memorial, present it to con-
gress and use their best efforts to Sc
cure the appropriation required for
the needed improvement of the Ten
nessee river.
The convention unanimously adopt
ed the recommendation OF the COM
mittee and General Wheeler was re-
quested to corfer with the rivers and
harbors committee of congress and to
have date fixed to hear the commit
tees address, not later.t than February
/, 1898.
The committee on organization re.
ported, recommending that O perma-
nent association be organized to be
known as the Tennessee River Improve
ment Association, and outlining plan
for such an organization.
The report was unanimously adopted
and the association organized by the
election of officers.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-01-14
STICK OF WOOD WAS "LOADED."
Exploded In Fireplace and Injured Five
of Family.

Of n Family.
AT Charlotte, n. c., Monday even
ing. while the family of Ed Rose
borough were seated around the fire.
place in their home on South College
street, stick of wood was thrown on
to replenish the fire.
Almost instantly there was terrific
explosion that shook the house like an
earthquake. A perfect broadside OF
bullets rained from the fireplace.
When the smoke cleared away and
the extent of the damage was counted
up it was found that everyone of the
family of five had been seriously
wounded.
Roseborough's wife was shot in the
neck and thigh, year-old child
was shot in the stomach, an older
child was badly wounded in both
shoulders, a younger one had his hand
blown of and was shot in the mouth,
the other child was wounded in the
eye, the bullet destroying the sight.
A nearby woodward has suffered
from numerous thefts lately, and it is
supposed the log was loaded to catch
the thieves.
The offepse of preparing an Internal
machine is a state penal otiense, but it
is almost impossible to prove who
"tixcd" the loaded log.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-01-14
GENERAL HAYGOOD DIES.
Noted South Carolinian, Conspicuous In
War and Peace. Passes Away.

General Johnston Hagood, aged
sixty-nine, died at his home in Barn
we'll, s. c., Tuesday of Bright's dis
ease. Next to Generals Hampton and
Butler his position in war and peace
has been more conspicuous than any
other public man in the state.
Graduating from the Citadel acad-
envy in 1857 he was soon appointed
deputy adjutant general of militia,
and entered the confederate service
under General Beuaregard as colonel Of
militia, taking part in the siege Of
Sumter.
After the battle OF first Manassas he
was made brigadier general and was
subsequently recommended to General
Lee for promotion for gallantry. In
the siege of Petersburg Hagood's
brigade dwindled from $500 to 700
men.
He took prominent part in expos
ing the financial frauds perpetrated
in the state under negro government
and in the redemption of 1876 was
elected comptroller general on the
Hampton ticket, was reelected in rs
and in 1880 was elected governor, vol
UNFAIRLY retiring at the end Of his
term.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-01-14
BOLD TRAIN ROBBERS.
Loot Express Car Within the Limits OF
Kansas City.


After three months Of inactivity
Kansas City's train robbers scored
another brilliant achievement Tuesday
night. This time the Kansas City,
Pittsburg and Gulf road was the suf-
ferer.
The company's Port Arthur express
special, which left the company's
depot in Kansas City at 6 o'clock was
robbed before it had passed beyond
the city limits.
Two men, whom no one but the ex-
press messenger seems to have seen,
climbed into the express car as the
train left the depot They overpow-
cred the messenger, bound and gagged
him and rihed the car before the train
came to stop.
When the train slowed up at a
crossing near the limits of tho city,
they climbed out of the car and dis
appeared. Nothing was known of the
robbery until negro train porter en-
tered the car and found the helpless
express messenger. SO far nothing is
known as to the amount of booty Sc.
cured,
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-01-14
CHINA CEDES KIAO.CHOU,
An Inde finite Lease Is Given the German
Government.

An Indefinite Lease Is Given the German
Government.
The Reichsanzeigar Berlin an
nounces that, according to a telegram
received from Picking, an understand
ing has been reached between Ger
many and China regarding the cession
OF Kiao- Chou bay to the former The
arrangement, it is added, is substan-
TALLY as follows;
1t is intended by the cession to rem
der possible for Germany the fulfill
ment Of her just wish for the posses
sion, in the same way'as other powers,
of base for trade and navigation in
Chinese waters.
The cession of Kiao Chou bay TO
Germany takes the form of lease for
an indefinite time. Germany is at
liberty to erect on the coded territory
all the necessary buildings and cstab-
lishments and to take the measures
required for their protection.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-01-14

+ The Boston Herald observes: "The
law that has been passed in Switzer-
land rendering compulsory insurance
against illness on the part of all the
citizens of the republic who cannot
show that they have reserved means
of support in case Of physical or men,
tai disability is only symptom of the
tendency all over the world toward
securing social well-being by means Of
legal enactments. AS the State is
CALLED upon in the last resort to care
for those who are both physically and
financially incapable of supporting
themselves, the State has the right to
demand that those who may at any
time become burdens upon the public
shall in the days of their strength,
health, and activity supply themselves
with the means of meeting the ills of
life. 1t is presumable that the State
itself might undertake to carry on an
insurance business of this kind and
exact its premiums in the form of
tax. 1t could doubtless do the bust.
ness on large scale at n much lower
cost than if the same service was per-
formed by one or more corporations.
Another form OF insurance of the social
kind is that provided for in New Zea-
land, this coming out Of the annual
taxes. Under the New Zealand sys-
tem every one over sixty-iiye years OF
age who has lived twenty years in the
country is entitled to draw pension.
Tho maximum amount is fixed at $3.50
week, and the minimum amount at
kl.25. This is not large sum, but
ON an average payment of, say, 800 q
year, there are q great many poor men
and poor women Of over sixty-fve
years of age who would find life much
nasier as the result Of this official con-
3ribution."
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-01-14
CURRENCY BILL INTRODUCED.
Ia Framed to Garry Out Plan OF None
tary Commission.

Ia Framed tn Carry Out fihn OF mOne-
tary Commission.
Representative Overstreet, Of Indi-
ana. introduced in the house Thurs
day q comprehensive bill for carrying
ont the plan OF the monetary commits
sion for the reform of the currency.
The bill was referred by Speaker Reed
TO the committee on banking, and
Chairman Walker has arranged to give
an early hearing to Senator Edmunds,
the chairman Of the commission, and
perhaps to other members.
The bill contains forty-seven sec
tons. and embodies in legislative form
every feature Of the recommendations
of the commission. The earlier por-
ton, relating to the maintenance of
the gold standard, the creation Of the
bureau Of issue and redemption, and
the gradual retirement Of the legal
tender notes, are embodied in the bill
in almost the same language as in the
report. The banking features are
more elaborate and carefully define
the character Of notes issued upon as
sets, anu inc Ulbuuci VI iCuccmiuB VIC
notes of failed banks.
The friends and enemies of the civil
service law exchanged broadsides in
the house at Thursdays session. The
heaviest guns on each side were
brought into action. Mr.. Grosvenor,
Of Ohio, and Mr.. johnson, of Indiana,
each made exhaustive speeches and
kept their respective sides in con-
slant Juror.
Mr.. Grosvenor's description OF the
habits Of the "cuckoo" teemed with
wit aud kept the house in roar. Mr..
Grosvenor in replying to the charge
made against himself and his col
leagues that they were betraying the
republican party, adverted to what he
called the list of traitors among the
high priests OF civil service reform, at
the head Of which he placed George
William Curtis, who abandoned the
republican party to show that the
present position occupied by the ma
jority of the house was not inconsis-
tent with these declarations.
While the senate was in session two
hours Thursday practically no bust
ness was transacted beyond the pas.
sage Of few bills.
Among the measures which received
favorable consideration were the bills
providing for congress of the repre-
sentatves Of the Indian tribes of the
United States to be held at Omaha
during the progress Of the interna-
tional exposition this year; bills pro-
viding for the erection of public build
ings at Fergus Falls, Mimi, and New
port News, Va, and measure to
protect the name and insignia of the
Red Cross Society.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-01-14
BIRMINGHAM ASKS HELP.
Government Called Upon to Assist In
STAINING Out smallpox,

A Washington special says: Surgeon
General Wyman has detailed Past AS
sistant Surgeon Magruder to proceed
to Birmingham, Ala, and take charge
of the work of stamping out smallpox.
This step is taken at the request of
the people Of Birmingham, who have,
through the local authorities and Con-
gresham Underwood, asked for the
aid of the marine hospital service.
Birmingham will bear all local ex-
penses, but the need of experienced
nurses and inspectors is so great that
the federal authorities have been ask
ed to help,
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-01-14

NOAGREEMENT EXISTING.
Russia VIII Obtain the Right To Enter
All China's Towns.

The Daily Graphic (London) claims
to have authority for the assertion that
no agreement exists between Russia
and Germany with regard to China;
that Germany occupied kiao -Chau
without Russia's coCnizance, and that
the occupation annoyed the advisers
of the car. A dispatch from Picking
says:
The arrangements with Russia for
the guarantee loan are actively pro-
ceeding, and when completed the Rus
slams, on the plea of supervising the
collection of the land tax, will obtain
the right to enter every part of the
empire
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-01-14

4 Contrary to the popular opinion.
one would make money by backing
labor oil the year around, maintains
the New York Press The following
figures, furnished by the Board Of
Trade Of England. give proof of this.
They relate to the year ending August
81, and may, therefore, be trusted to
show the actual and present relations
OF the two great parties. During the
twelve months O total of $50 disputes
were settled. In 85S the men carried
Che day; in 900 the masters were VIC
torious, and in l9s the men were par.
TALLY successful, which means that
some sort Of compromise was arranged,
while thirty-three disputes are classed
as indefinite. OF the total of S21, 800
men whose wages were increased or
diminished, only 30, 400 had embarked
ON actual strikes, while in the case of
766, 500 the change arose from the
automatic working of sliding scales,
together with negotiation, the action
of Cancellation boards and the volun-
tary concession of employers. Put
ting it in the form of percentage, we
have in the case Of each 100 workers
S5l receiving an advance and 14i suf-
fering decrease.