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The Portland daily press., 1898-11-10
MAINE CENTRAL r. e.
IN effect Oct. 8 1878.

IN eHect tct. q fSf5
Trains leave Portland as follows:
100 a. M For Brunswick, Bath, RcckIand
Augusta, Waterville, Skowhegan. Lisbon Falls
Lewiston via Brunswick. Belfast Bangor
Bucksport. Houlton, Woodstock and St
$50 a. m. For Danvilie Jc., Mechanic RAILS
RuInford Fails. Lewiston, winthrop Oakland,
Readfeld,. Waterville. Livermore Falls, Farm
iS.a5 a. IN. For Brunswick. Bath, Augusta
Waterville and Lewiston via Brunswick
1880 p. m. Express for Brunswick. Bath,
Augusta, Waterville. Bangor. Bar Harbor.
took County via B. & A. r. Il.
110pm.. For Mechanic Falls. Rumford
more Falls, Farmlngten, lSingheld Carrabas-
set. Phillips and Rangeley Winthrop Oakland,
Bingham Waterville and Skowhegan.
gtlsta. Bath Boothbay ,Rockland and all stations
on the knoxl and Lincoln division. Wateryille,
Skowhegau, Belfast. Hartland, Dover and Fox
croft, Gr eenvile. Bangor, oldtown and Mat
5.io o. n. For Brunswick. Bath. Lisbon
Falls. Gardiner Augusta and WateTyille;
sJunct, Mechanic Falls Auburn and Lewiston.
11.00 p. m. Night Express, every might. for
Brunswick Baih. LEWISTON. Augusta, Wafer
Vile, Bangor. Mo0sebead Lake, Aroostook
county via OIdtcwn. Bar Harbor Bncksport.
ST. Stephens, st. Andrews st. John and Aroos-
took county via yanceboro. Halifax and the
Provinces. The saturday night train does not
run to Belfast, Dexter Dover and Foxcrolt, or
beyond Bangor exceusing Bar Harbor Oct. I'd.
9th and 10th only. Sleeping cars To ST. John.
White Mountain Division.
s45 a. m. For Bridgton Fabyans, Burling-
ton, Lancaster. Quebec. st. Johnsbury, Sher-
brooke, Montreal, Chicago. St. Paul and MINNIE
apoliS and all points west
3.45 p. m. For Sebago Lake. Cornish Frye
burg Bridgton. North Conway, Fabyans AN
caster, Lunenburg, st. Johnsbury, NeWpk6,
Sherbrooae, Montreal and Toronto.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
7.2oa m. Paper train for Brunswick Au-
1890 p. IN. Train for Brunswick. ieWisSon.
Bath Augusta Wateryille and Bangor,
HOO p. m. Night Express with sleeping cars
for all points.
Arrivals in Portland.
FSom Montreal QueDee, Fabyans, SIS a. M;
Iewiston ana Mechanic Falls, $3.50 d. Ill
Wateryille and Augusta. S.35 ;s. m. Bangor,
Angus ta and Rockland, 1215 p H.. klngield,
Phillips. Harrington, Bemis, Runltord Falls
Lewiston. 70 2gp. M; Skowhegaii. Waterviile,
Augusta. Roekiand and Bath, EGO p. H.; ST.
John Bar iiarbor, Ar00stook County. MOOSE
head Lake and Bangor. 535 p. M; Iangciey
Farntueton RuInfofd Falls, Lewiston, $40 u.
M. Chicago and Montreal ana all White
Mountain points. $40 p. m.; iroia Bar
daily; Halifax, st, John, Bar Harbor, Water
Vile and Augusta. $50 a. m. except Mondays.
GEO. r. EVANS, v. T. s. q. NJ.
f. f. BOOTHBY, G. z. s. T. A.
Portland Sept. u, 1898. octidtf
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-10
International Steamship Go.

Easipon Luhea Calais, 81. 10 W. N. 8. Halifax MS.
and all parts of New Bruins wick. Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton. The
favorite route to Campobello and St Andrews
N. B.
Fail Arrangement.
On and after Monday. Nov. 7th. steamer
win leave Portland on Mondays and Thurs
days at $50 p. m.
Returning leave StJoin and Eastport same
days.
to destination Ey-Freight received up to 400
p. m
For Tickets and Sraterooms apply at the
Pine Tree Ticket Office, Monument Square or
for other information, at CompanyS Offic3
Railroad Wharf. foot of State street
j. B. COYLE, Gen. Man.
mar1sdtf h. Pc. HERsEY Agent
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-10

oattSmreceipts 177.4o0 bush: exports SSo !,
sS1 pusn sales = bush spot; spot dun; No ,a =.
2sas; l NO at 2sc mo white 20; NO . white
pssf ~ IN, e,, seack white 30 0a34c Yudi. Mace
Lard weaker: Western steam 20@5 26.
2oIk nrm; mess 4 7509 2b.
butles steady; Western creamerey :. tS 3 e. !.
@2sc; factory do at / sGsl 4.sc; Elgins at ~
tate dairy 16@20c; do crem Id s@2xaac:
Eggs steady; State and Penn at z51s@1Sc
Petroleum steady,I
Iallow inactive.
Rosin quiet
Spirits Turpentane quiet.
Molasses steady.
Frelghts to Liverpool quiet.
Sugar-raw firm but Quiet; iair renning 3
~; Centrifugal Sc test at Ole; Molasses 8
1ec;refned quiet, steady.
CHICAGO-Cash quotations;
Flour dull easy.
Wheat-No spring wheat &C; No 3 do at
6l464A c: No 2 Red 81 N G67 sasc.aCorp-No y
at S21zc; No 2 yellow at 3x14 e&321ac. Oats
No 2 &C 24c; No white &C; No white at
56A @271ac: No rye 81 1Ac No Barley ut
36349c; No Flaxseed al 81; prime Timothy
at = 9814 @@6 00;short rib sides at 1 sOas Is !;
Dry salted meats-shoulders 43a@4ssc; short
clear sides 1904 95.
Butter steady ;creamry 14@2ils da ry 12ts
at clm ia @914c.
Flour Receipts 81. 900 bbls; wheat 46e. 900
bush; corn ,065. 900 bus; oats 10000 bush;
rye 338 900 bush; barley 90 900 bush. 900
Shpments-Flour 5000 bbls wheat 266. 600
bush; corn l,505, 600 bush; oats 46u.oo0 bush
rye $4,000 bush; barley 27,000 bush.
DETROIT-Wheat quoted 691sc for cash
White; cash Red at 6s1ac; Dec 691sc; May az
roc.
lis -Wheat--Nov at sac; DecIat
ge3ssc; May at e4ssc; No hard at 6542 mol
Northern at 641sc; No 2 Northern 62tac
q NEAPOLIS-Flour-first patents az 5 eo
as 90: second patents 6O@3 TO; first clears
275@2 So.
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-10
Cotton Markets.

NUV. 3, 1873.
NEW YoRK-Ths Cotton Market TO-DAY
closed steady; middling gulf at 9-l6c; do up
lands at s b-16c; sales $40 bales.
CHAkLEsT0 E-ThA Cotton market to-day
was steady; B.daling 9-lSc
GALvES1oN--Corton market today was
easy; middling 47sc.
MEMPHIS-The Cotton market TODAY was
steady; middlings l5-16c.
NEW ORLEA NS--The Cotton market To-day
firm; middling 3-l6c.
MoBILE-The Cotton market to-day was
easy; micdling 4asc.
sAvANEAH-The Cotton market to-day was
quiet: middling 9-16:.
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-10
BOSTON e MAINE r.. R
In Effect De ober 3rd, 1898,
,yg sifERN DiyIsIaN.


Trains leave Portland, Union STATION, for
scarboro Crossing, 1000 q. M: 6.2o. p. m 6
scarboro Beach. fine Point. 200 lo.oy M;
go 5;s5 ,sSa9a sse Poo +; sao i 100 zoo naa m ias
$50, 5.25 500 p M; Kenpebunk. 7.0o, $40
a. M, 1890 $50. 5.25, 6.20 p. M; kennebunk
port 100, $40, a. M. 12.33. $3.50, 5.25, p M;
Weiis Beach, 100, $40 a. m, $50 5s5 p m;
power. Somers sw ofth. 100. $40 q. NJ, l2.35
800 525 o. in.; Rocbe- er. Farmiu.ton,
Alton Say. $40 a. n., 1875, $50 ?. NJ; take
e. .35 D. M; Worcester tva somerswortn and
Rochester), 100 a, M; Manchester, Concord
and Norm, TOO a. M, $50 p. nj; North Eer-
wick. Dover, Exeter. Haverh,,i' y, Lawrsnee, u ss
$780, p. m. Arrive Boston, 7.25, l0.l5 a. m.
1850, 4.lO 7.15. p. m. Leave Roston for
Portland, $50, 7.30, $50 a. m. 1.15, A16. p nl
Arrive Portland, 1910 li.50, a. M. L 10. 300.
7.50 p. IN.
SUNDAY TRAINS
For Scarboro Beach. Pine Point. Old
Orchard Beach, Saco, Biddeford, keDne-
bunk, North Berwick, Dover. Exeter.
4.30 p. NJ Arrive Boston 5.1s, S.22 p. m.
Rochester, Pennington, Alton Bay 4.SO
p. m.
EASTERN DIVISION.
For Biddeford, Portsmouth, Eewbury-
port, Amesbury, salem, Lynn, Boston, 200,
800 a. M. 12.45. 600. p. m. Arrive Boston. $50
a. M, 1910, 400 9.05 p. M. Leave Boston Tor
Portland T.30. 900 a. m.. 1890, 100 7.45 p. m
Arrive Portland, 11.45 a. m, 1900 4.S0, 10l5-
% 45 y. IN.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
For Biddefo d, Portsmouth. Newbnrw-
port. Salem, Lynn, Boston, 200 a. M. 10. AZ
D. m. Arrive Boston 5.57 a. NJ, 400 p M
Leave Boston for Portland. 900 a. m. 700 p. m.
arrive Portland, 1910, 1880 p. m. u..,.
a. Daily except Monday and stops at North
Berwick and Exeter only.
octs dtf
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-10
LOTTIE COLLINS ATTEMPTS
SUICIDE.

London, November 9--Lottie Collins
the music hall singer, attempted suicide
today by opening the veins in her throat
and wrist with penknife. Her wounds
ars not serious.
EsM1ss Collins attempt at self destruc-
tlon is attributed to the fact that domes-
tho troubles have been preying upon her
mind.
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-10
Chicago Live stock Market.
(By Telegrapn.l

| CHICAGO, Nov. 9. sss.-Cattle-receipts
22,0Oo;slow, lower very common native steels
3 30 to O0G6 so for choice; srocRers anu
feeders cows and heifers -.
Hogs-recelpra $4,000; heavy at 3 1852 90.
Sneep-receipts 10000; good demand; rang
ing from 25ia4 SO; lambs 0O05 90.
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-10

John o. Rice, the Portland expert, who
was secured to examine the books of the
Bath Gas and Electric company, has fin
ished .his 1abors. He has reported to the
committee appointed by the creditors that
he has given the books thorough exam
ination and they have been found correct
to the minutest detail. Such report
exonerates f. 81. Twitchell, the former
treasurer of the company, and will stop
all further talk in this direction. The
COMMITTEES now in charge of the affairs OF
the Bath Gas and Electric company will
probably call meeting of the creditors
soon to advise them of the best DISPOSE
tion of the property Times.
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-10

the Newfoundland fishing fleet. She has landed
266.ooo lbs cod. amounting to STA 10. The
crew shared $157 81.
Machias. Nov 9-Br sch Francis A Rice. Mar
shat. from San JUAN PR. for st John. NIB, with
a cargo of molasses, went ashore last night at
Libby Island, and remains. She is in danger
Gus position.
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-10

In this state there are now fully so
men, members of the batteries, who are
either i'll or are recovering from the effects
of the fever At the time the batteries
went away they left 28 men in their hos
pital at Augusta, Is of whom were al
lowed 30 go to their homes and to recup-
crate. Besides these there were score
who were at their homes, too i'll to report
for the trip south.
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-10
FROM OUR coRREsPoNDENTs,

ROCKPORT, Nov Gar, schs Ethel Merriam,
Newman, Boston; Leona, Lane. do via Camden.
Sid. schs Ella May, Cooper. Boston: ! II g
Perkins, Spencer,do; Chester r Lawrence,
Grlnnell, do via Portland.
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-10

1t is said that Charles L. BeaI, of Clin-
ton, who is serving life sentence in
State prison. for numbering his father
will apply for pardon at some future
meeting of the Governor and Council
Beal, who is young man, was convicted
Of poisoning a quantity of liquor which
his father drank, causing his death.
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-10
European Markets.

LONDON. Nov. Z, 18ss.-0ansols closed at
109h4 for money anu 1924 for account
+ LIVERPOOL, Nov. Z. 1s9S-Cotton market
spot sales 10000 lncludingl 600 balesrofnl5s
ulztion and export; American rnidd osds dI
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-10
RAILROADS.
Portland & Worcester Line.
PORTLAND & ROCHESTER, h. t.


On and after Monday oct. 3. 1898. Passenger
trains viii Ieaye Portland:
For Worcester. Clinton, Ayer Junction, Nashua,
Windhana and Epping 1t T.so a. NJ. and l2.Sa
o. n.
For Manchester, Concord and points North at
I 7.30 a. IN. and i2,a0 h. III.
For Rochester, srringvale, Alfred Water.
Doro and Saeo HiFe- Ut 7.3o a. m, 1880 and
For Gornam at 7.sO and e.z5 a. M. 1880. 300
$50 and $40 p. ~.
For Westbrook, Cumberland Mills, Westbrook
Junction and Wocdfurds at 7.30 s.45 a. ins
12.30, 800. 5.Se and 6.2o p. N.
The IL. 30 p. m. Lzisln from Portland connects
at Aver Junction with "Hoosac Tunnel Route"
for tie West and ut Union Station, Worcester
Tor Providence and New J ork, via "PT0yidence
Line" for. Norwleh and New York, via sNor-
wich Line with Boston and Albany 4. r. for
the West, and with the New York all rail via
Springfield"
Trains arrive at Portland from Worcester
at 1.30 D. N. from Rochester at $50 a. NJ. 1.3o
and GAS p. m; from Gorham at $40, $50 and
1880 a. M, l.S0. Ais 5.iS p. m
For through tickets TOR all points West and
South apply to +. +. McGlLLICUDDY. Ticket
ie2Sda J.w. PETERS. SUP
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-10
Boston Produce Market.

Boston Produce Market.
BOSTON. Nov 8. ls9s--Tns following are
to-aay's auoGanons of Provisions etc.:
FLOUR
Spring patents S0@4 80.
Spring cieal ana straights 2 S0@3 10.
Winter patents. 8 0su4 10.
Winter. clear anu straight, 40g4 80.
Extra and Seconds o.
Fine and Supers =.
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-10
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST

No one will probably dispute the claim
of a tiny Hungarian boy that he was the
first child born on board n Washington
county train, the event occurring on Oc-
tober 26th. His mother was employed
as cook on the construction train and
his father as construction hand. and
he ought to grow up to be railroad
man.
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-10
STEAMERS.
ALLAN LINE
ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS.
N Montreal and Quebec to Liyerpool.

Steamers sail from Montreal ae a: rn., con
Meeting with Grand Trunk trains leaving Fort
land the previous evening.
Laurentian carries cabin passengess only.
Carthaginan carries second CABIN passengers
only.
The SalooDs-and Statercoms are in the CEN
tral part, where least motion Is ielt Elec-
out the lights being at tho command Of the
passengers at any hour OF the night. Music
Rooms and Smoking Rooms ON the promenade
deck. The Saloons and Staterooms are heated
Rates Of passage s52.5 to,s7O. Co. A re-
auction is made on Round Trip Tickets.
Second Csbin-To Liverpool. london aad
Londonderry, S34.Uo and s3S.26; return.
$66.75 and Se9.0O.
Steeraee-To Liverpool. London. Glasgow,
Belfast or Londonderry. including every re-
quisite for the voyage $2250 and $23.5O.
:. For tickets or further information apply 70
Z. F.. MCGOWAN. 42o Congress ST.. y. D;
4 AiEAMTlNG. ia o. ss Exchange ST.. ASHION,S
TICKET AGEFGY. 93I IL Congress ST.. Il.
a. ALLAN. Montreal. e2 State st. Boston,
AND India ST., Portland. jly31du
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-10
Portland & RunfOrd Falls R'v.
In Effect alcf. g. 1885.

An Effect OCT. q, 1885,
DEPARTURES.
$50 A. NJ. and i.1o T. NJ From Union Station
for Poland, Mechanic Fails. Buckdeld. Can
ton, Dixileld and Rumford falis.
$50 a. ~. 1.1O and 5.15 D. m From Union
Station for Mechanic Falls and intermediate
stations.
Connections at Rumford Falls for all point
on the r. +. s. Il. L. Il, Il. including Benis aua
Ne Rangeley Lakes.
R. c. BRADFORD. Tlafic Manager.
Portland, Maina
L. L. LOvEJOY. superintendent.
jel8 dtf Rumford Falls. Maine
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-10
EXCHANGE DISPATCHES
Memoranda.

Passed Gibraluer Nov q steamer Cleveland,
Richards. from Glrgenti for Portland
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-10
Hides.
Portland wholesale Market.

The following are today's wholesale prices
Provision. Groceries: ese.
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-10
CASCO BAY STEAMBOAT GO.

Custom House Wharf, Portland, he.
WEEK DAY TIME TABLE.
Commencing Tuesday, Nov. 4. 1898.
For Forest City Lan,iing, Peaks Island, o.ae,
6.45, s, 1890 A. NJ, 2.15, 4.2o. 6.15 P. NJ.
For Trefelhen's Lauding. Peaks Is and,
Little aud Great Diamond Islands,
6.i5, s,oo 1880 a. H.. 2.15, 4.2o p. m.
For Poncs's landing, Long Island, 500. 1880
A. NJ. els P. NJ
For Cushins's Island. 6.45, 1880 A. NJ.
suNnAY ,IsfE TABLE.
For all landings. at 1880 A. NJ, 2.l5 Pm.
G. W.T.. COOLING, General Manager;
noyI DIT
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-10

Retail Groccrs' sugar narss.
Portland market-cut loaf 7: confetioners
6e pufverised &c: powered, &c; gfanuiated
b1ar; e0Iiee crushed be: yellow AZ.
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-10

Gunpowder-shet.
BlastingE. .3 259S 5o
Sporting. . A but@6tlo
Drop snoJ.ze TBS. Il 70
BUCK. Is. BE.
straw, car ioJsS1o@l2i
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-11
NO TRUTH IN 1T.
Walker Denies the Report That He is Co.
ing to Lsave Worcester.

Walker Denies the Report That He is Co.
ing to Lsave Worcester.
Since his defeat at the hands of John
R. Thayer, Congressman Walker has
had little to say in response to the
many idle stories which have been cir
culated concerning him. He has heard
and borne them all in silence, although
some of them have been as cruel as
they have been false.
Yesterday a report was in circulation
about town, evidently started by enc
mics of his. to the effect that he pro
posed to remove from this city soon
and take up his residence in Brookline.
The story had it that the plan of the
congressman was to enter politics
there and work back into congress-.
The story was taken to Mr.. Walker by
Spy man. 1t was the first the con-
gresham had heard of it, and coming
as it did on the heels of other stories
equally as idle and equally as false, he
was naturally consumed with right
eous indignation.
For moment after The Spy man had
broken the news to him, Mr.. Walker
was silent then, in a voice trembling
with suppressed anger he replied: 81
| don't know that I am called upon to an
swer the 10000 lies that have been cir
culated about me before and since
election. 1 have borne it all in silence
but now patience has ceased to be a
virtue. NV conduct and record during
the past 10 years have been such as to
refute all of the lies told about me
l can still pay my bills and live in
| Worcester, and 1 propose to live here
until die. I don't propose to be driv-
en- out by anoybody"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-11
MUST GET TOGETHER.
Democrats Who Want City officers Can't
File Papers After Monday.

The sudden victory thrust upon the
democratic party by the election of
John r. Thayer to congress, appears
to have obscured the municipal cam
paign which should by this time be
well advanced. Three days only re-
main during which democratic aspi-
rants for city government honors may
secure names on their nomination pa
pers. These papers must be filed ac-
cording to law previous to 5 o'clock on
Monday, at democratic Headquarters
AS yet hardly anything has been heard
of possible candidates, and unless
something is done and done quickly
tie democrats will have no chance to
contest for municipal honors with theiI
republican beth en-.
Nomination papers must be filed by
all those who intend to. be candidates
at the caucuses which will be held in
the several wards on Nov. 25th, for
common council, school board, city
committee and delegates to the mu-
nicipal convention. These nomination
papers require to be signed by five reg
stered voters, and filed previous to
o'clock on Monday, together with the
written acceptance of the person named
lin the nomination paper. The papers
are filed with the clerk of the city COM
mittee, and publicly read by him at
headquarters al Z o'clock on the same
evening.
The date Of The municipal convention
has not as yet been determined, but can
be held at any time after the 18th of
this month
There is to he a meeting Of the demo-
cratic city committee either tomorrow
evening or on Sunday afternoon, at 3
o'clock
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-11
WHEELER A CANDIDATE.
His Friends Want Him in Mrs. Fosters
Place From Ward 7.


The Spy announces this morning the
candidacy of DIR. II. L. Wheeler for the
position on the school board in ward
I, made vacant by the removal from
the city of Mrs. Emma E. Foster. Mrs.
Foster was chosen at the last election,
and would have served until January,
1901, so that if DR.. Wheeler is elected it
will be to fill out the unexpired term of
two years. DIR. NJ. Bonner Flinns term
expires with this year, but as there
seems to be universal desire among
the voters of the ward that he con-
ttnue his service, it is probable that he
will be returned.
Dr.. Wheeler is well known not only
in his own ward, but throughout the
city. He has been a practicing dentist
in this city for about eight years. Pre-
vious to that time he was associated
with a specialist in Springfield for some
time. He is a graduate of the Phila-
delphia Dental College and is at pres
ent clerk of Piedmont Church parish
He has always been staunch repub-
lican by persuasion and has been ac-
tive in the old Young Mems Republican
Club. He is thought to be well fitted
for the position, and his friends assert
that he will receive the hearty support
of the republican voters at the coming
caucuses.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-11
PASSPORTS REFUSED
Turkish Government Would Not Give Them
to American Missionaries.

Boston, Nov 10.-The American Board
Of Foreign Missions received word this
morning that a party of missionaries,
some of them returning to their homes
in Turkey, others going out for the first
time, all having been refused passports
by the Turkish government, are just
starting for the interior without them,
but under the special escort of the rep
resentative of the United States lega-
ton.
The missionaries composing the party
are Mrs. John K Brown of Cambride-
port, returning to her husband and
home at Harpoet; Mrs. c. f. Gates,
Chicago, whose husband, DIR. Gates, is
president Of Euphrates college at Har-
poot; Mrs. Theresa l.. Huntington, of
Milton, and Miss Laura Elliott of Wis
consin, both going to Harpoot for the
first time as teachers in Euphrates col
lege for girls. Mrs. DIR. Robert s. Sta
pleton of Farmers Creek, Mich, going
to join her husband at Erzeroum; Miss
Agnes M. Lord of Hancock Point, Me-,
and Miss Ruth M. Bushnell Of Josepha,
Mich, both going to Erzeroum for ed
vocational work in the mission high
schools.
This is the first time such passports
have been refused to missionaries of
the board
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-11
BABCoCKs FIGURES.
He Claims Majority in the House Of 10
over all Opposition

Washington, Nov. 1O.-Late this af-
ternoon Chairman Babcock of the re-
publican congressional committee prac-
tically completed list of the republic
cans-elect to the 56th congress.
The latest authentic advices received
by the republican committee indicate
that two districts are in doubt yet, viz,
the second California and the twelfth
Texas. In both, however, Mr.. Babcock
comedies that the chances are favorable
to the democrats. He claims neither
of them.
Tonight Mr.. Babcock's figures show
the election of lS5 straight republicans,
1863 democrats. 6 populists and l silver
republican. These figures do not in
clude the two doubtful districts men,
toned. Conceding these two districts
to the democrats, Mr.. Babcock claims
certain majority of 10 over all OPP
position.
Secretary Kerr of the democratic
committee claims the opposition will
have at least 1870 votes, and perhaps
1871
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-11
GENERAL MgRRlTT's VIEW.
He says We Must Either Take Philip
pines or Drop Them Altogether.


pines or Drop Them Altogether
London. Nov. 1O-Gen. Wesley Mer-
rift. the commander Of the American
military forces in the Philippine ISL
ands. who is now in this city, in an
interview on the result of the elections
in the United States, IS quoted as say
ing:
Il am very glad the presidents policy
seems to have been endorsed. Although
/ am somewhat of democrat, / think
it highly desirable that there should be
a congress that will ratify and carry
into effect the result of the war and
the peace treaty"
Referring to the Marquis Of Sails
bury's Guildhall speech Gen. Merritt
said:
Most Americans, / believe. agree,
and our English cousins insist that we
should keep the Philippine Islands.
~ don't know whether the govern
,nent is cooling toward us but all the
officials 1 have met here, some of them
being in very high places, seem en-
fhusiastic over the friendship between
The two countries. All the Englishmen
I met IN the east, including governors,
consuls naval men, military men and
business men, the latter of all ma
tionalities were most anxious that the
IJniSed States should retain the Phllip-
I'VE have a fine trade with north
china. which could be strengthened by
coaling stations and headquarters In
the east. without interfering with the
British interests.
II do not think it true. as the Rus
sian papers say, that the Pacific VIII
tning is certain about the Philippine
rslands, we must either take them al
- drop them altogether.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-11
THE BENEFIT LIFE.

Receivers Of Massachusetts Association
Asks Authority to Pay Dividend.
Boston, Nov. 1.-The receivers of the
Massachusetts Benefit Life Association,
A. S. Woodwork and Arthur Lord, have
asked. tae supreme court for authority
to pay a dividend of 20 cents on the
dollar on 1863 claims.
The receivers have allowed to be paid
out of the emergency fund 29S death
claims. amounting to s924,S12.15. They
have also allowed IS disability claims,
which amount to $59,91215
OF the whole number of policy hold
ers who had membership in the assoc
citation at the time of it's failure, more
than 10000 were resident in New Eng
land.