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The times., 1898-12-01
Window Shades, He.

but whatever it might have been Gen
Shafter knew when he struck Mr.. Scovei
that he had 16.9co men behind him 10
protect him, and that if Scovel struck
him in return he did 50 at the risk OF
being legally shot. And yet knowing this
this officer and gentleman struck the civ
iliau in the face. And Scovel. knowing
that he might be shot. struck him back
The moral of Skaters rise and fall is
very simple one. and one thst concerns
every American citizen and every Ameri-
can soldier. Fer eighteen years Gen. Shat
ter was a colonel and a perpetual appli-
cant for brisadier generalship. but his
personal equation prevented his promotion
until the Government came into COVER
with an adjutant general who was Shat
ter's friend and 4 gentleman from Shat
ter's own State as Secretary of War And
in year the application which had been
refused by previous Administrations was
granted, and in another year, this brig
adler was given a second star. and then
appointed to take charge Of 1900 men in
an invasion of a foreign country This
responsibility was given to a man who
had previously commanded a regiment.
He failed. but the luck of the American
army and the grand courage of the Of
ficers had made the expedition Il success.
NN@'.' - ~ iAoN pbSSiDtt LN1t MS
friends i'll power may endeayor to further
honor Gen. Shafter.
They had best let him sin into the oh
hvion from which ne would never have
emerged by his own Efforts But he has
served his country well by furnishing an
other example OF the evil of making an
pointments for another reason than that
of merit. His failure may. for a time at
least, prevent his patrons in power from
.E,z,,~
sitions. They cannot risk another San
Juan, nor the locking up of an army CORPS
in quarantine. Such things reflect on the
Administration. II was friendly of Gen.
Alger TO remember the colonel from Mich
iSan, and generous of the adjutant gen
eral to reward the member of his old
regiment and his dear old friend But
the people and the army say IL in the end
The soldiers are willing 10 give their
lives for their country when it needs
them, but the soldiers do not want lives
lost because some one has blundered, and
the people will not soon forget the men
who sailed away from Tampa and who
did not come back, nor the fever camps At
Siboney and Baiquiri So. for the rest of
the war. let US agree not to choose our
major generals from among our own
friends. but from among the officers who
can stand the hardships of a campaign:
who do not need a buggy to convey them
along the lines, and who can win by their
own strength and not by the secrfice of
a hundred men when ten are all that need
be spared.
For the present, then. We will stop this
talk about giving Maj. Gen. Shafter
weicome home ard CHASING him with
Dewey and presenting him with swords
and as for that title of lieutenant general
we will let him keep the one his officers
and enlisted men gave him in Cuba when
they Were lighting Spaniards at Quasi
mas. and he was still out at sea on board
the flagship-I believe it was the rear ad-
miral. RICHARD HARDING DAVIS
The times., 1898-12-01
AMERICAN ENGINES WANTED.
An Opening for Them at La RocI,-
ellie. France.

Consul Jackson. at La Rochelle. France.
writes to the State Department tha;
American steam engines are wanted in
that country. The consul says:
There is an opening in this consular
district for several steam engines and
boilers of American make. The engines
must be thirty-five horse power, and the
boilers must be capable of supplying these
engines. The prices, including cost OF
transportation. etc. TO this district or
Tonnay-Charente should not exceed those
asked here (about S2.e0el. Correspondence.
with specifications and prices. should be
addressed to Mr.. Grenfel Stewart. IS Rue
du Palais, La Rochelle, France
The times., 1898-12-01
SERUM FOR SNAKE BITES.
DR.. CaImcttc's Discovery to Preven,
Poisoning and Death,

Gen Skinner, at Marseilles, France. has
informed the Department of State that
DR.. Calmette, of the Pasteur Institute,
at Lille, has discovered an anti-venomous
serum, by means of which the po o,soning
from snake bites can always be checked
and death be prevented if the serum be
injected within four hours after the per-
son has been bitten.
The consul adds that DR.. Calmette is
young man of distinguished ability and,
in addition to his scientific discovery, has
provided means from his private resource
es for the creation of costly equipment
at the Pasteur Institute, at Lille
The times., 1898-12-01
CHARGES ARE UNFoUNDEp.
Lieut.. Fennessey Exoncratcd by the
Secretary of War.

The Secretary OF War has approved the
findings of the court of inquiry which has
been investigating the allegations made
in the public press of Boston as to the
conduct during the campaign in Cuba of
Lieut.. ]. c. Fennessey, regimsntal quar-
termaster, Ninth Massachusetts Volun-
teers.
performed his duties as well as any Of
ficer of the same experience could. and
that the sufferings of the Ninth Massa-
chusetts through lack of rations, etc,
was due TO circumstances over which he
had no control. The court also finds
that the charges made public in the press
are false, unfounded and malicious.
The times., 1898-12-01
Want the Road Extended.

TIE residents of Mount Pleasant Ingle-
side, Meridian Hill, Lanier Heights and
Denison & Leighton subdivision will
hold meeting on December at the Ho
tel Majestic. The purpose of the meeting
is to consider the best means to secure
favorable action by the United States
Senate on the bill passed by the House
at the last session of Congress. providing
for the extension of the Metropolitan
Railroad from its present terminus to
Seventeenth and Park Streets northwest.
The times., 1898-12-01
Men s Furnishings.

More room,-more room,-that's
the cry of the holiday haberdashery
and It's crowdine and crowding-
because it feels it has the right of
way this month. Some underwear
is cut To make room. Now. then. is
your chance.
Two cases of Mems Fleece-l.nel
and Ribbed Balbriggan Shirts and
Drawers: pearl button. silk trim
med overlooked scams-and
strong value at Soc Spe- Coo
cIdl AT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. WV
y case of mems all-wool Cash
mere Shirts and Drawers. Shirts
ribbed bottom and cuffs: re-en-
forced seams in drawers: pearl
buttons. Regular 81 and SIS 7Oo
Ndiut IoF NV
1G0 dozen mems fast black and
fast tan Half Hose. seamless and
regular . for 25c quality. II
All sizes -.................. IL
a pair.
The times., 1898-12-01
sHAFFHR At SANTIAGO.
A Suppressed Newspaper Let
ter From the Scene.
VERY ROUGH ON FALSTAFF

An Array without n Head = How
Ceryera's Mistake Saved the Man
Of Flesh-NO Effort to Reconnoiter
the Enemy's Front-TroOps IEnor-
antiy Sent to sInuEh'er-The Tell
Tale balloon and It's Terrible Con-
sequence-A Generals Panic and
Desire to Retreat-A Novel Way to
Treat National Guests-The Sylves-
Incompetency or Worse. $50
The times., 1898-12-01
WHAT DO THE CHILDREN DRINK?

Don't give them tea or coffee Have You
tried the new food called GRAIN-O? n
5 delicious and nOurishing and takes tho
place of coffee The more Grain-O You
give the children the more health You
distribute through their system. Grain-O
IS made of pure grains. and when prom
erly prepared tastes like the choice
grades of coffee. but costs about one
quarter as much. AL grocers sell 1t.
l5c and sc. ja2I-tf
The times., 1898-12-01
3 specials in Ladies' Suits.

so cheyiot serge suits. in navy
and black. for s7.sS.
SO cheviot serge fiounee suits for
sl251
so finest braided aounce suits,
The times., 1898-12-01
$6 C0llarettes. 81. .98.

A lot of Hudson Bay electric seal
collarettes, with astrakhan fur
yohes-and long tabbs, trimmed
with heavy fur tails-regular 8;
value for Sc sS.
The times., 1898-12-01
Bids for n steel Floating p.e..

Bids were opened at the Navy Depart
ment yesterday afternoon for the con-
struction of a steel floating dock at Al
glers, La. for which Congress appropri-
ated SS5c.000. Charles r. Bradbury. OF
New York. offers to build the dock for
sSio.eG0 The Maryland Steel Company of
Baltimore. submitted two bids. one for
Ss1I.c}9. departmental plans. and an al
tentative bid of $210O9a. The coptract win
probably be awarded TO the latter con-
Germ
The times., 1898-12-01
The Silk Dept.
Offers More Specials.

This time there's a holiday ring
to them. Silk is almost as elegant
4 gift as can be made Either of
these two lots will give you superb
or quality at very small cost.
20-inch Black Satin Duchesse
that Is all pure silk-that has fine
finish-that is of extra weight
that usually sells for S9c.-and
that will be offered to- Coz
2I-inch French Poplins. with fin
est of the glace finish to be found
for Waists and Dresses. We've
got the full catalogue of colors-
both street and evening shades.
These Poplins are worthy accom-
paniments of the other ten q
lots. Fully worth sl.5e-for..-.. 81
yard.
Western Section-Eirst Floor.
The times., 1898-12-01
s. CoIlarettes. $3.50.

A lot Of fine Astrakhan fur col
larettes. lined with colored or
black satin-regular s. value for
$3.50.
The times., 1898-12-01
Figures Don't Lie.

1t QOeSa I take
much knowledge
of mathematics
to figure out the
facts about that
dread disease
CO II S IL nj ption.
Statisticians long
ago demonstrated
that one seventh
of all the deaths
i'll Christendom
each year may be
The times., 1898-12-01
SIS Jackets, $40.

Ladies fine French kersey jack
cts, which have the new pleated or
strap trimmed fronts-veivet or
plain collars-richly lined with sat
in-in such colors as tan. royal.
castor. green. cadet, brown and ma
Wy and In blackwell worth its
regular price OF SIS for $40.
The times., 1898-12-01
Specials in Shoes

Summon both men and women
and with equal interest. This week
is one of the Shoe Stores greatest
history making
FOR THE WOMEN
The choice is OF Black yici Kid
Button and Lace Shoes and Box
Calf Lace Shoes; some with pat
ent leather: others with kid or calf
tips. They're made on the latest
lasts for street and dress wear
and are actually $3.50. "a, Q1LC
$3.50 and s. values. 1k.4J
FOR THE MEN
Mems Black Satin Calf. Box Calf
and Russia Calf Lace Shoes, made
on the new. nobby lasts: some with
single and others with triple soles,
and every inch of leather in them
was carefully selected. Sucn Shoes
have never sold for . penny less
than S-until now-you QIO on
can have these .OJ
Mems Russia, Grain Leather and
Box Calf Butchers and French
Enamel, Russia Calf, and Patent
Leather Button and Lace Shoes,
made on lasts like our Wall Street.
Cornell, and Pennsy. with single
and triple soles and Scotch edges:
custom made and are actually
worth IS and Sc. Full line
of all sizes, for your On on
choice Observation-Disclosures. pO.OJ
The times., 1898-12-01

The man or woman who does not drink
Heuriehs Maerzen and Senate Beer :
behind the times. Phone 63i.
The times., 1898-12-01
Ladies and
Misses Jackets.

Makers are anxious to clear their
workrooms before the Christmas
trade sets in with full force-for
then comes their lull. They talk
Cheap" TO cash listeners. We list
ened-hut we bought very scruti-
nizingly. The values in our spe-
clais must be more pronounced.
even than In the regular lines
Here are some lots that possess
the Saks qualities.
Ladies' and Misses Dark Brown
and Bright Red Kersey Coats; dou-
ble-breasted. velvet collar, strap
seams and lined all through with
Black or Colored SILK.
$3.50 was the intended Qf9 TX
Ladies and Misses Melton. Irish
Frieze and Kersey Goats. in single
and double breasted styles-Black,
Navy Blue. Green, Tan and Red.
perfectly made and piped with
Black Velvet around edges.
Instead OF ss.5o-our QE OF
price is-..---..-. Vv'So
Ladies' Black and Navy Blue
Boucle Cloth Coats: cut In new and
very stylish effect and half lined
are of the latest novelties. One
of the best s10.75 values GIN
for. Vi'vo
The times., 1898-12-01

To cure Malaria, Chills an. Fever
quickly. take Milburn.s Malaria Capsules.
At druggists. 1oc and 25c. no2-lm
The times., 1898-12-01
So Jackets. s4.9S.

This lot Of ladies' fashionable
black and navy kersey jackets
with either shield or box fronts
and with strap seams-and trim
med with straps-a worthy value at
S-wfll go for 4 day at A.sS.
The times., 1898-12-01
$40 Jackets. S7.S5.

Ladies stylish jackets of fine
English ,kersey. in black and all the
most desirable colors-satin lined
throushout-and the best ever sold
at SO will go for a day at SIS.
The times., 1898-12-01

Saieiy attilOuted
to consumption and allied
diseases.
There is an almost certain
cure and a positive prevent
i've for this fatal disease if
taken in time. The story of
what it will do is told in the
following letter:
About two and half years
ago, when i was at Flat Lick,
XIV writes W Jordan ESr 81
The times., 1898-12-01
SIS Capes. $40.
$50 Jacket, slO.9S.

A lot OF elegant velour jackets.
eiaoorateiy jetted-aud lined with
SATIN duchesse-reguiar $50 value
will go for slo.sS.
The times., 1898-12-01

naturally washngon only all the around Toy Store Our
big And it's ledo
waehouseswh novelties that imported
and the features and Dolls that we have tins
monthnor The best crea
confined recognized dealers exclusively as are other lines
who after must be content
the Sak Stores guard quality in these play
things closely staple ONLY THE BEST and
lowest doesn't ask exception We are satisfied that
you will sound the depths ofoppouny you
of yaeiyour
prices cannot please the little folks more than to
bring them peep Claus Wonderland Nor have
them
The times., 1898-12-01
Chafee Won caney.

The result was that while the Caney
fight was a distinct military triumph for
Gen. Chaffee, who had planned it. the
San Juan fight was saved only through
the brute courage of the regimentaI Of
hcers and the enlisted men. When Gen
Chaffee was told that he would be called
on to take Caney, he spent three days in
forming himself concerning the town and
the country about it. He was personally
familiar with the enemy's outpost, while
Shafter was probably unaware of the
whereabouts of his own.
The result of Chaffee's accommodating
was that on the night before the attack
he was able to direct the placing of his
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-05
BARGE CREW RESCUED.

Gloucester, Mass, December 4.-The
schooner Procyon, Capt. Stanley, arrived
here today from the Georges with the
crew and stewardess of the Buffalo barge
Porter, rescued Tuesday night, two days
after the barge parted from the steamer
Aragon, which was towing her with two
other barges to New York.
The captain of the Porter stated that
the Aragon left Port Hawkesbury, 9. B. !.
on November 81, and besides the Porter
there was the David Wallace and the San
Diego. The next day, in a heavy south
east gale, the tow line between the Wal
lace, which was next to the steamer and
the San Diego, broke, and in order to
avoid collision the tow line from the Por-
ter was. o,it
The barge, being light, rode out Sun.
days gale, and setting her two small
sails, endeavored to run for some port
The Procyon was sighted Tuesday morn.
ing and stood by until night when the
barge began to leak. and the barometer
falling, signals of distress were set. The
schooner soon ran alongside and the
transfer was made without difficulty.
The Porter was under charter to the At
lantic Transportation company and was
on her way from Buffalo to New York.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-05
LONG DISTANCE BICYCLE RACE.

New York, December 5.-Thirty -one
starters, representing from ply steal
standpoint the best lot of men who have
ever started in a bicycle race of 142
hours duration, were called to the scratch
in Madison Square garden at one minute
after midnight. The starters were:
Charles W. Miller, American, and
wi nner of last years six days race;
Joseph FL. Rice, American, second In the
race last year and the previous year;
Fred Schiner, German, third in the race
last year; Teddy Hale. Irish, winner of
1896 race; Frederick Michael, Swiss, (rid-
ing under the namo of Mich Frederick j;
Theodore Joyeaux, French; Frank
Cistac French; Louis Monachon, Swiss.
holder of French unpaced "A hour record;
Etienne Stephane, French; Frank Wall
Ter. German; Fred Foster German
b urns Pierce, Nova Sootian; Frank
Albert, AmeIican Louis Gin, German
American; John Laswon, Swede; Earl
d. Stevens, American; A. q. Bliven,
American; Magnus Cross, German
American Charles Neal, American !;
James RAFFERTY,, American; Jack Burke,
Irishman- A merioan; Oscar Aaronson,
Swede; Louis J. KIM, American; Henry
PiIkington, Irish; J. W. Naville. Irish
Stephen Fallon, American; Charles Tur-
Vile, A ynerican Bert Leslie, American
&. G. Smith, American.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-05

might have happened had the storm been
LETT to itself but the storm from the west
was joined by another which came up the
coast from the south and the united dis
Jurbsnce resulted in the terrific blow
which wrecked the Portland. The
southern storm had not been predicted,
and so it did not enter into the captains
calculation
Mr.. Liscomb believes that it was by
soms such enurse of reasoning as this that
Captain blanchard concluded that he
could take the steamer to her destination
without trouble That the weather did
not appear very threatening at shutdown
is borne out by the statements of other
experienced mariners Captain Bragg OF
the Horatio Hall says SO. The captain of
the Kennebec steamer did not think the
until he had got fan down Massachusetts,
bay. He turned back but Blanchard firm
in his belief that the storm was in its last
stages instead of it's first plunged into 1t
and when he realized his error conld not
make a port.
Captain Ansel Dyer. for whom his
nephew, the quartermaster on the steani-
or, was named, came near being pas
senger on the Portland. He toll n PRESS
reporter Saturday that he spen Saturday
afternoon on the steamer talking with his
nephew Captain Dyer remarked that
the weather looked a little dubious but
he did not regard 1t as particularly
threatening and when urged to stay on
the steamer and make the trip would
have done SO had he had any toilet
artic les and change of clothing with
him. 1t is Captain Dyer's idea that the
Portland was thrown on her side when
far up the coast and that it was inn
possible to bring her head to the wind.
Then with one guard pressed down under
the water and the other high in the air
the ship was driven the forty miles to a
point III Highland light. when Captain
Blanchard found he was near the shore,
he let go both anchors, in my opinion, in
an effort to bring her head to the wind
her. If the hull of the Portland is ever
found, it IL my opinion that the anchors
will be found run ont. Captain Blanchard
was skillful sailor and q brave man.
know that he was cool to the last and
went down after doing all that he could
to save his ship"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-05
NEVER SAW SUCH WEATHER.
seaooner waneda's Terrible Expo fence
in New York.

New York, December 1.-The trim
Nova Scotia schooner Walleda, Capt.
hemp, arrived today from Gonaives and
reports terrible experiences encountered
during the recent hurricane.
ssWe, had a hard time" said Capt
Kemp, pand I do not recollect that l ever
saw such weather on the North Atlantic
since l first went to sea. During the
hurricane on November rs, in latitude
1929, longitude 1880, we sighted
schooner of about 700 tons flying signals
OF distress. 1t was nearly dark at the
time and the crew could be seen on the
decks gesticulating frantically for assist,
ance. I told them thai our boats were
useless. They said that they would come
10 us in their boats. During this time
we can TO but found that we were drift
ing badly to leeward. We went about on
the other tack and managed to cross the
bow of the wreck and again drifted to a
leeward position. We hailed again but
got no answer. In the meantime another
three nasted schooner came to our assist
anoa and assumed position to wind
ward. Both of us stood by until Day
light When morning broke the wreck
was seen to be deserted. 1t Is supposed
that the unfortunate men had attempted
to launch theii boat during the night ana
were lost. 1t was impossible for them to
get to the other schooner owing to the
terrible seas and wind. The wreck was
very low in water aud SO we were unaole
to distinguish her name. Finding we
could do nothing further we put our yes,
sell an her course. The ga le continued
throughout the 2Sth and moderated on
the 20. when after abating for six hours
anouher gale sprang up aud blew harder
than ever.
During the latter part Of the gale, on
the 2gth, we ran I into consider
able quantities OF yellow pine timber
about u to IS inches square and had con-
siderable difficulty in getting rid OF the
Immense quantity which fioated about.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-05
FOR A PERMANENT CHIEF.

On Monday night at the meeting OF
the city government nm order will pro-
badly be presented calling for the ap-
pointment of special committee to go
on to the Legislature the coming winter
and ask for the amendment of existing
laws to enable the city of Portland to
have . permanent chief of the fire de-
partmens and permanent drivers and en-
gineers to serve during good behavior.
The order will receive the unanimous
supp1rt of the committee on fire depart
Inent and as the purpose of the proposed
change is to take the fire department
entirely QUO of politics there is good
chance of the order having a passage. An
endeaYor will also be made to have GER
tain regu1 tions now governing the fire
departL.&nt changed so that the depart
1nent may be put on more economical
and modern basis. Many other matters
of importance will also come up before
the CITY government on Monday, includ-
ing the contract for city lighting during
the coming year.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-05
YES ELS ST % IN PORT,
Another Northeast Gale Sweeps New
Eng and Coast.

Boston December 4.--Another heavy
northeasterly gale swapt the New Eng
land coast tonight, but its coming was
heralded many hours before it reached
this section, and the hurr cane signals
were flying from the staff on the Federal
building all the afternoon. At IL p. N.
the weather bureau sent out bulletins of
the storms approach and preparations
We're made by the vessels anchored in the
harbor and roads for its coming. Most of
the steamers scheduled to leave port, de-
layed their departure, the only sailings
noted being the Warren liLer, Bay State,
for Liverpool and the steamer Ess ex OF
the Baltimore line.
Steamers Prince Edward for Yarmouth,
N. s.. and the Orion, towing the barge
KnickerDocker, left the upper harbor, but
on reaching @ liirantine they dropped an
chors to await the passing OF the storm
The gale will have serious effect upon
small vessels driven ashore in the storm
last week.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-05
THE LoNDoNIAN LOST.

Boston, December 3.-Steamer London
ian of the wilson Furness Ley land line,
bound from Boston for London, about
which there has been much anxiety for q
week, is another victim of the great
storm. She is probably a total wreck.
She had a crew Of forty men. cable
message received in Boston this after
noon from London states that the British
steamship Londonian of the Wilson
Furness- Leyland line, Capt. Lee. which
sailed from this port on November 10 for
London. was sighted on Novem bef " IN
latitude IS degrees north, Longitude IL
degrees west, lying on her beam ends on
her starboard side. decks and nstcnes
under water and all boats gone, with tne
exception of one of the small lifenoats.
There were no signs of life on board.