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the big English liner Ohio and the
ocean tug Tamaqua are not included
in the estimate given, nor many of the
big coal barges ashore in Boston har-
bor. The position of these latter craft
is now dangerous. for they are eN-
posed to the northeast storm which
began Wednesday morning.
Fate of the Portland.
The Portland was last seen afloat by
q fisherman in the vicinity of Thatch-
er's island at eight o'clock that same
evening. Nobody knows what hap
pened in the awful hours of the angry
sea which followed. and the lips that
The surmise is that with the wind
blowing gale at the rate of ~ miles
an hour, rate which has never been
equaled but once before in the written
history of weather along this coast,
with the waves running to mighty
heights, the great steamer became dis
abled. The Portland, with its side pad
de wheels and large exposure of hull,
must have been smashed by the seas
and rolled by the mad waves.
The Portland was built in Bath, Me-,
in 1890, and was side-wheel steamer
cf 1917 tons net burden. Her length
was 230 feet; beam, 40 and depth, Is
feet. She was valued at $3.50, 900 and is
fully insured.
Five Bodies Recovered mt Orleans.
Orleans, Mass. Dec. l.-Five bodies
have been recovered here from the
Portland. The vessel was wrecked just
north of Cape Cod. The wreckage and
a great many bodies are drifting south
possibly as far as Nantucket. 1t is
thought that the northeast gale will
bring bodies in. The entire cape is
patrolled.
Crew of Ten Men Lost.
Provincetown. Mass. Dec. 1.-The
schooner King Philip. of Fall River,
has been totally wrecked on the cape.
The crew, probably numbering ten
have been lost. The schooner was of
1924 tons gross register.
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aInOuH Actor Dead.

New York, Nov. 2S.-Charles w. Coul-
dock. the actor, died Sunday night at
his home in this city after short i'll
ness from dropsy. Mr.. Couldock was
stricken on November with what was
thought to be indigestion, but after
ward diagnosed dropsy On November
2l his condition became critical. and
since then, even though he has had sew
eral slight rallies, death was expected.
He was born April &c, 1915, at Long
Acre, England. Mr.. Couldock is best
known as Dunstan Kirke in "Hazel
Kirke," which part he had played over
600 times
The Hope pioneer., 1898-12-08

A MEDICAL scientist is authority for
the statement that children and old
people especially suffer from a lack of
lime in the system. Persons who hab-
itually drink soft water while they
may enjoy immunity from certain OF
the ills of life, expose themselves to
others perhaps quite as much 10 be
avoided. Hard water helps the teeth
and the bones by furnishing lime,
which is necessary to health, growth
and development. Old persons who
drink but little lose their teeth more
quickly than those who take a reason
able amount of drinking water.
The Hope pioneer., 1898-12-08

The most decorated man in Europe
probably is Count August of Eulen-
berg, the marshal of the German court.
who has 63 decorations. This record
was not even equaled by the late
Prince Bismarck, who had only "a dec
orations. Count Won Moltke, another
much decorated man. had A. Among
living men, Gen. Won Hahnkc comes
after Count August of Gutenberg, with
total of SO decorations. He is fol-
lowed by Prince Albrecht of Prussia,
who has a.
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Asks for Aid.

New York, Dec. 1.-Gen. Jose Gomez
called on Stephen Il. Barton at the Red
Cross headquarters in this city to ask
his aid in sending relief to the sick and
starving women and children at Las
Villas. Sanctus Spiritus. and Trinidad
in Santa Clara province. The general
stated that the suffering was more in
tense there than in any other part of
the island, and if the relief did not
reach them soon it would be too late,
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A MILLION dollars for the education
OF their people is to be raised by He
brews of New York. These seven
wealthy men have already contributed
100000, as follows: Louis Stern, s25,-
600; Jacob II. Schliff, $4,000; B. Alt
man; $4,000; VIM. Solomon. $40, 900;
Isidor Straus, $4,000: Felix Warburg,
$4,000; Louis Marshall, 1000. Isidor
Straus announced the foregoing at
the meeting of the Hebrew Educa-
tional Alliance at Temple E:nanu Ell,
Fifth avenue. Mr.. Israel Zangwill, the
English novelist, spoke of the improved
condition of the Hebrews in the past
few years.
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clared the union dissolved, the thre

clared the union dissolved, the three
states resuming respectively absolute
sovereignty.
The collapse is due to the failure of
the troops of Honduras, acting in behalf
of the federal organizers, to suppress
the outbreak in Salvador against the
proposed federation and to force Sal
>ador into the union. The prospects
are peaceful.
Gen. Thomas Regalado, head of the
revolutionary movement in Salvador
has usurped the presidency and pro
claimed himself chief executive of the
1,1;r
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Spanish Troops Leaving Cuba.

Washington. Nov. 30.-Maj. Gen. NJ
{. Butler had another conference with
the president concerning affairs in
Cuba. In an interview he said that
since the American commissions have
been in Havana. about 10000 soldiers
have been sent back to Spain. Thirty
two transports will soon arrive there
and take away from $4,000 to G0.OOO
more. The remainder will depart about
the first of January or soon afterward
The Hope pioneer., 1898-12-08

Mrs. WILLIAM AsToR has collection
of diamonds worth fortune. But the
finest diamond in the world belongs. it
is said, to Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt. 1t
is tiny affair, weighing one karat,
yet it cost her husband $1,000. AS the
value of a diamond increases in an in
creasing ratio with it's weight, up to a
moderate size. the Vanderbilt brilliant,
if as large as the Koh-i-Noor Q0214 ka-
rats would be worth about $780, 600.
Mrs. Vanderbilt's marvellous gem came
from Sombu]poor or Golcouda.
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Fears the CnrIlsts.

London, Dec. 1.-The Biarritz corre-
spondent of the Daily Mail says.
"Senor Sagasta now admits that Carl
ism is the greatest existing danger to
Spnin. The authorities are seriously
alarmed at the indications of an i'm
minent rising. The Carlst plans have
been claborately devised. even to the
extent of appointing governor of Mad
rid"
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OF 100000 babies $4,000 are likely to
die of accident, $4,000 by remotely pre-
ventable diseases like consumption,
100000 by absolutely preventable dis
eases like typhoid, measles, smallpox
and scarlet fever. Only one in 20 will
die of old age. Look out for the pre-
ventable diseases and you are adding
years to your life chances.
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FORMERLY the ashes on steamships

FORMERLY the ashes on steamships
to the decks with more orless difficulty
and thrown overheard. Among the new
devices for labor-saving in this dircc-
tion is chute into which avery strong
air current is forced. The ashes are
placed in the chute as they accumulate
and are almost instantly blown
through this conductor into the sea.
The amount of labor saved by this
means can scarcely be appreciated by
those who have not watched the weari-
some dragging of the enormous qr.a-
tity of refuse from the furnaces in
steamships and large plants.
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c. L. ALLEN, Publisher

The hottest region on the earth is ON
the southwestern coast of Persia, where
Persia borders the gulf of the same
name. For 40 consecutive days in July
and August the Thermometer has not
fallen lower than 100 degrees, night or
day, and often mounted as high as 1ss
6arraaS
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The tide-lile effects of gales on
lakes having no ordinary tides is very
considerable. In the Caspian a gale
will raise the water on either side six
feet, causing total difference of level
of 12 feet, and in Lake Erie heavy gales
occasionally cause a difference of level
of more than Is sect,
The Hope pioneer., 1898-12-08

THEY allow women to wear male at
tire in France. but they are taxed for
the privilege. The French government
charges women $40 TO S12.5 per year
for wearing the trousers. This how
ever, does not give every woman who
is willing to pay the tax right to
wear such garments. The government
confers the right as tribute to great
merit, and makes it in fact, sort of
decoration given to women, as the rib
bon of the legion of honor is given to
mon
The Hope pioneer., 1898-12-08

IT is said that Saturday has been q
fatal day to the royal family of En-
gland for the last 1s5 years. William
Ill, George w., Queen Anne. George
l., George H., George Ill, George ~,
the dutchess of Kent, the prince con-
sort, the duke of Clarence, the duke of
Albany and Princess Alice all died on
that 1on
The Hope pioneer., 1898-12-08

WILLIAM ONION is credited with 1000
convictions in the London police courts
of being drunk and disorderly, and on
the last occasion it was shown that his
occupation, so far as he had any, was
that of temperance lecturer and poet.
He was in the habit of writing and
selling temperance poems and indulg-
ing in sprees on the proceeds.
The Hope pioneer., 1898-12-08

EUROPE consumed in 1897 from Afri-
ca, British India and Ceylon 1,76S. $50
pounds of ivory. Practically all of
this passed through the markets of
London, Liverpool and Antwerp. The
ivory imported at Antwerp came from
Congo Free State. The number of
animals killed to furnish this supply is
estimated to have been IS, 1856.
The Hope pioneer., 1898-12-08

NEARLY one-third of the member rs of
the next house will be men who are
not now servinging congress. the num-
Der of changes being ITO, but some of
the new representatives have had
Legislative experience in former con-
crosses. More new faces will be in the
delegation from New York than any
other state, the number being is.
Pennsylvania is second on the list with
ten and Illinois third with nine.
The Hope pioneer., 1898-12-08

A REAL Spaniard, of ancient lineage,
and thoroughly conversant with both
the Castilian and the English tongues,
will be reckoned among the republic
ans of the next house. He is no
other than Delegate-elect Pedro Perea,
of Bernallilo, N. NJ. son of one of the
prominent men of the territory and
scion of family that traces it's ances-
tors back $50 years, when the dons first
set foot on the soil of that romantic
section of the continent.
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UNION DISSOLVED.
Attempt to Effect a Coalition Betvecl
Nicaragua, Honduras and Sal
vndOr COllapses.

Managua, Nicaragua, via Galveston
Dec 1.-The attempt to effect coalition
between the states of Nicaragua, Hon
duras and Salvador, to. be conducted un
Ger common administration anG
known as the United States of Centra
America has failed completely.
The federal organizers formally de
The Hope pioneer., 1898-12-08
The Senson Glazed.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Dec. Local coal
shippers to the lakes were notified thu,
no more conl would be received at the
lake ports this year. This closes til,
season and throws several thousun,
miners out OF employment.
The Hope pioneer., 1898-12-08

New Madrid, Mo-, Nov. 3U.-J. l.
Loins, prominent farmer living across
the Mississippi river in Kentucky, was
murdered for money by two negroes
and his body thrown into the river, On.
OF the negroes has been captured and
shot to death by mob which is now on
the trail of the other murderer.
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Demands Big Money.

Madrid, Dec. 1.-The government has
received an important dispatch from
The Philippines. in which it is stated
that Aguinaldo. the insurgcnt leader
demanded a million and i half of dollars
for the release of the imprisoned rriars.
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AWFUL LOSS OF LIFE.
Terrible Results cf the Storms Off
the New England Coast.
Steamer Portland with Over $50 Per
sOns on Board Goes Down-Not
One Is Snved-ScOrcs of Ves-
sells Wrecked.

Boston. Dec. News of the loss of
the Boston and Portland Steam Packet
companys steamer Portland off Cape
Cod and the death of more than $50
persons. comprising the passengers and
crew of the steamer, and the news from
hitherto unheardof ports in Cape Cod
showing that at least a score and a
half of vessels were wrecked along that
shore. with the loss of 12 lives. has come
as dire climax to the previous report
OF disasters resulting from Saturday
nights storm. There are still other
places to be heard from on both sides
of the cape, which have not been
reached by train on account of wash
outs and which are cut off from other
means of communication by broken
wires. blocked highways and shatte
bridges.
Over Two Hundred Lives Lost.
Up to Wednesday morning. while the
total loss of life cannot be estimated
with any degree of accuracy, it is
known that more than 200 persons per-
ished.
Vessels Lost.
From present reports it is known
that Sc vessels have been totally
wrecked while 40 are ashore with hard
ly a chance of being saved Of the Sc
total wrecks. barges not included, 43
craft aggregate 12.2o2 gross tonnage.
or those in perilous positions. 2s ag-
grega,e 1859 tons. The stranding of
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Hoods pills cure all Liver 1lls. Is cents.
To California Without Change via "Tl.s



On every Saturday during the winter an
elegant Pullman Tourist Sleeper will leave
Minneapolis (s:25 a. n.y., st. Paul (s:s5 a.
M and arrive Los Angeles, California, at
S:25 a. m. following Wednesday.
Via 'The Milwaukee's" famous "Hedrick
Route" to Kansas City, thence via the A.
T. & s. F. Ry. through Southern California.
A most delightful winter route to the
coast.
Quicker time is made via this route he.
tween ST Paul and Minneapolis and Cali
fornia than via any other line.
Rate per double berth, 90 through from
st. Paul and Minneapolis.
Leave st. Paul and Minneapolis every
Saturday morning, arriving Los Angeles
every Wednesday morning
For berths, complete information, and
lowest rates, apply to "rhe Milwaukee"
agents, st. Paul or Minneapolis, or address
J. I. Conley, Asst Genl Pass. Agt.: st.
Paul, MINI.
The kangaroo is none the less lively be-
cause he is on his last legs-Goldcn Days.
The Hope pioneer., 1898-12-08

ST. Petersburg. Nov. ga ferry boat
filed with worImen has been cnpsizcd
while crossing the Nolgn at Kincssma.
drowning 20 of the passengers.
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Soldiers 1or IhiIiDDine,

San Francisco, Nov. 3O.-A runner is
current at army headquarters that be-
tween now and January l 5000 SOL
dicrs will be concentrated here to en-
bark for the Philippines.
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Lost by the United States. about 253 men
killed and about 1924 wounded About
1000 men died in camp. These figures do
not include the 2CG sailors lost on the Maine
or the men who have died of fever after
being mustered out
Lives lost by Spain, about $500 killed and
5000 wounded No official statement OF
Spains losses has been made
The Hope pioneer., 1898-12-08
Coiorudo.s Cold Outnu,

Denver. Col. Dec. 1.-Figures to date
indicate gold production for Colorado
this year of aS,O0C,000.
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A RESUME.

Provisions of the Treaty-VVhat We
Get-COst Of the War.
Following is brief summary of the pro-
visions of the treaty with Spain:
Cession of Porto Rico to the United
States.
Cession of the island of Guam in the La
lrones.
Cession of the Philippine archipelago to
the United States upon the payment of
$40, ,000 900.
Remuneration of all claims for indemnity.
Religious liberty in the Carolnes
Liberation of all political prisoners
Restoration of past treaties and CONNER
cial relations
The taking over of the island of Kusaie,
or Calan. in the Carolnes for telegra phic
and naval station.
Gable station rights at other points in
Spain's Jurisdiction.
In fiGurirar ha Of tl,a
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Omclnll- Notified.

Washington. Nov. 3o.-The govern
ment has been officially advised of the
successful termination of the peace ne
gotiations with Spain. y cablegram to
this effect, which has been received
from Chairman Day, was read at Tues
days cabinet meeting by the secretary
Of state.
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)ur gains are as fnllnwS.
Totals

This does not include Cuba. area ll9, ,2aO
square miles, population 1861 ,6l9, of which
the United States has possession pending
the establishment of a stable government
here
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The kangaroo is none the less lively be-
cause he is on his last legs.-Goldcn Days.
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THE ARMY AND NAVY.

Manila law courts have resumed bus
mess with Spanish judges to hear all
civil cases and American judges to hear
all criminal cases.
The disabled United States cruiser
Buffalo, in tow of the government tug
Wampatuck sailed from Newport News
for Brooklyn, Thursday.
The hospital ship Bay State, which
has just been purchased from the
Massachusetts, Volunteer Aid Associa-
ticn by the United States government.
will sail from Boston, Friday or Sat
urday. for New York and thence Off
Philadelphia and Cuba. Capt. VIM. M.
Swazie of Salem, has received his COM
mission as commander of the Bay
State.
There is a leper scare in Manila
Through the neglect of the Spanish off :
Gals. Nearly 200 lepers have escaped
from confinement. For a time this was
unknown to the American authorities
and the outcasts We're allowed to wan
der at large. Orders have been issued
to the effect that all lepers Will be ar
rested and sent to a small uninhabited
island on the southeast coast of Luzon
On this island the American govern
ment will establish harborsg ss for the
lepers of the Philippines.
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CHARGED WITH coWARDIcE.
Chaplain Of list New York Driven to Resiun
by the Men.

New York, Nov. 17.-Rev. George r.
Vandewater has resigned as chaplain OF
the list Regiment, N. G. N. Y. This
action was taken because, Tuesday.
some of the mustered out men OF the
regiment in the armory labelled an
effigy with the chaplain's name and
pelted it with missiles. Yesterday, the
chaplain was Kissed when he called at
the armory.
The chaplain was asked what had
prompted him to sever his connection
with the regiment. He replied:
Enthusiastically unjust treatment
which | have received at the hands OF
the soldiers in uniforms but not under
discipline. on the floor of the armorv
1t was absolutely disgraceful. I could
no longer be chaplain of such men.
nave. my discharge from the United
States for faithful and honorable ser.
vice.
me men of the list charge the chap
pam with being, at the rear instead o,
with them during the charge I'm Sar
Juan hill, before Santiago.
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WILL FAVE PEACE AND ORDER.
Negro Regiments a, San Luis Moved from
Tcwn--D isbanding Cuban Troops.

Santiago De Cuba, Nov. 17.-Gen.
Wood, military governor, has instruct
ed Gen. EWers, who is in command OF
the briGa2e of negro regiments at san
Luis, where the drunken ARRAY occur
red, Monday night. to move the camp
five miles out of the town.
The United States transport Port
Victor, Capt. Brickley, arrived here to-
day. en- route for Ponce, with United
States troops on board. Capt. Bricklev
reports that while passing near San
Salvador island (Watlings' island) he
saw large ship bottom up, which he
almost run into. Owing to the dark
ness he could not discover whether it
was sailing vessel or steamer
At Guantanamo. Senior Perez the
mayor, now seems to be making an
earnest effort to disband his former
cuban troops. One man, yesterday, re-
fused to lay down his arms and drew
his weapon on Cuban officer. who
promptly killed him in self defence.
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banks. The American fisherman sells
his fish free of duty in the United
States. The Canadian fisherman has to
pay duty on his fish going to the Uni
| ted States and In addition he is asked
to give his rival all the easements and
conveniences involved in the CONNER
cial privileges obtainable in Canadian
ports He feels that he is being asked
to assist that rival In comprising his
further injury. 1t is only natural that
the Canadians should expect free fish
in return for the concession of these
easements.
"The present Canadian government
seems most anxious to have this ques-
ton settled. 1t would infinitely prefer
a friendly adjustment, commercial
privileges in Canadian ports being ex-
changed for the free admission OF Can
adam fish into the United States. IF
this is not done, there is no alternative
before it but to enforce the treaty.
Every friend Of peace and amity be-
tween the two countries must earnest
ly hope that way out Of the difficulty
may be found along the lines sug-
gested.'
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A VISIT OF BRorHEsLY LOVE.
Burlington, W.. Sends Beautiful Flag to
Carlton Rifles Of Ottawa.

Ottawa, Ont, Nov. ia committee OF
Burlington, VT, citizens. headed by Adj
Gen. r. s. Peck, arrived here, today. for
the purpose of presenting the 43d Bat
talon, Carlton Rifles of Ottawa. an
American flag made of silk, as memento
Of a visit made by the 43d to Burlington
July last. The presentation ceremonies
took place in the Ottawa drill hall, tins
evening. Gen. Peck, in handing the flag
to Lieut.. Col. Sherwood, said:
1.-THE citizens of Burlington have not
Nforgotten the happy episode which tool
place in their city on the Fourth of July
last, when the adjutant general of Ca
NADIA and the officers and men of your
brigade were their guests. ne executive
committee visits you for the purpose OF
strengthening our friendship, which we
sincerely trust will continue forever.
You are Englishmen; we are Ameri-
cans; but we are brothers, and to cement
this friendship we ask you in the name
of the people of the United States OF
America, of which Vermonters form sc
important a part, to place this flag side
by side with your own. May the Union
Jack and the Stars and Stripes be ever
the embems of human liberty and the
flags of the free
Col. Sherwood replied, referring to the
pleasant visit to Burlington and the hos
pitabie way they We're entertained. Adj
dresses were also delivered by Hon. Dr.
Borden, Canadian minister of militia
Maj Gen. Hutton, commander of the Ca
madam militia, and Hon. ID. J. Foster OF
Burlington.
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COLLEGE REPUBLICAN LEAGUE.
Will Endorse Administration in Resolutions Il
Be Adopted. Today.

indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 1.-THE
Eseventh annual convention of the
American Republican College League
met here, today. The address of well
come was delivered by Albert J. Bev-
eridge.
President Arnold l.. Davis of Michi-
gan University, delivered his annual
address and other addresses were deliv
sereG by F. B. Whitney and L. B.
vaughan of Chicago.
T8e principal business will be trans
kactSa, tomorrow. The indications are
THAT President Arnold l.. Davis and
4ecretary Henry Wierzer, of Notre
Shame, will be reelected without oppo-
EsitfOn. 1t is also likely that Fred Whit
EneTDf Williams college, will be elected
1.-THE leagues member of the National
Republican committee. The league is
hopeful of securing financial aid from
he national committee.
The members say that ringing reso-
Buttons will be adopted, tomorrow, up
holding the administration and defend
ing Secretary Alger. who is an ardent
friend of the league.
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VERMONT LEGISLATURE.
House Passes Bill to Encourage PeopIs to
Settle In that State.

Montpelier, VT, Nov. T.-Goyernor
Smiths special taxation bill passed the
Board of tax examiners who are empow-
cred to make an agreement with non.
residents who will enter the state. ana
reside here as to taxes fora period mol
20 exceed so years. The object of the
measure is to induce wealthy people, VINO
n other states have been burdened. 10
enter Vermont under a contract that
heir taxes will not be above specified
amount for specified period.
The bill committing death sentence 70
life Imprisonment in the case of Isabella
Marsh and VIM. G.. Buzzell. convicted OF
murder in the first degree for poisoning
he husband of Mrs. Marsh. also passed
he House.
The Central Vermont Railway bill was
signed by the Governor.
The bill forbidding the use of tradang
stamps passed the House.