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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-30

Highland Light. Nov rs delayed in
transmissiom.- steamer Portland of
the Boston and Portland line has been
lost on Cape Cod with all on board.
The life saving men, through the
binding storm, yesterday morning at 6
o'clock heard the distress whistle of a
steamer, and last night, at midnight,
the body of man washed ashore.
On the body of the man was life
belt marked Steamer Portland, Of
Portland"
A gold watch in his pocket had
stopped at 10 O'clock The body was
we'll dressed Wore black clothes and
tan shoes, had light hair and nous
tache, and piece of card in his pocket
bore the words: John w. , Cong
ress street, Portland
The body of large woman, without
covering of any kind. washed ashore at
Pamet river but there was no means
of identifying her.
1t is believed that the steamer Port
land was disabled by the storm at 10
o'clock last night, being unable longer
to hold up against the storm. ard drift
ed onto Peaked hill bars, and went to
pieces.
No part of the ship has drif,ed ashore
and it is not known just where she
struck. Boxes Of tobacco. clothing,
cheese, oil, etc, have been washed
ashore. also life preservers, marked
With the words. Steamer Portland"
1t is impossible to tell the exact num-
Der Of lives lost, but it is probable that
between 80 and 100 persons persisted.
The reason of this is that the list of
passengers is in possession of the pur-
ser of the vessel. 1t is believed, how
ever, that there were about so passen-
gers and between 40 and so in the crew
of the vessel. There is little chance of
any one having been saved, as the
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-30
DEWEY WAS THERE.
At the Loyal Legion Banquet at Manila
SMty-Four Guests Were Present.

Manila, Nov. 29.-At the Loyal Legion
banquet here yesterday evening, there
were Ga guests present. Nearly every
commandery was represented. Gen.
Anderson presided, and Rear Admiral
Dewey was received by a guard of
honor from the Oregonians The
speakers were Gems. Anderson. Harri-
son, Grey Otis, Reeve, King and Nc
Arthur; Capts. Glass and Coghlan, and
Col. Hawkins
The Concord has sailed for Canton.
The steamer Culgoa has arrived here
from Sydney, n. S. w. with supplies.
She has been transferred to the Ameri-
can flag. The transport Zelandia has
arrived here with reinfOrcements. Three
other transports are expected daily
1t is reported that a section of the
insurgents, called the guards of honor,
who are opposed to Aguinaldo, have
captured San Ingacio, in the province
of Pangasinan. island of Luzon, at the
instance of the Spanish priests.
The Caseno Espanol here has donated
$40 to each Spanish officer and $40 to
each private held in captivity by the
insurgents.
The Filipino papers are demanding
good roads into the interior for the
transportation of produce which Is now
wasted. Advices from Ioilo say the
natives of the Visayas islands have es-
tablished a republic, Independent of
Luzon. In some of the islands. hostil-
tiles are proceeding between rival re
publics.
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strout; second pilot, Lewis Nelson:
purser. F. A. Ingraham of Portland.
Me; clerk, Horace Moore; mate. Ed
ward Deering; second mate, John Me
Kay; quartermaster. Ansel Dyer,
quartermaster, F. Peterson: watchmen,
r. Blake, r. Sewell. J. Written.
Williams; first engineer, Thomas Mer-
rill; second engineer, John Walton;
third engineer, c. Merrill; steward. A
V. Matthews; second steward. Tbsu
Houston Capt Blanchard and Second
Steward Houston lived in Portland
Deck crew-John Daly, George Nc
Gilvary Arthur Sloan. James Davidson.
Peter Collins, Morris Graham. Corne-
Illus O'Brien. d. Bruce Matthew Bar
ron Richard Hartley. George Cropley.
Other loyees-Firemen partial
lisD-Hugh Merriam, William Dough-
erty; oilers, James Mcneil, Albert Du-
Ion; electrician, Frank Leighton port
err, H. c. Allen; first cook. Stephen
Howard; third cook, Fred Wells: wait
ers, Lewis Johnson, Arthur Johnson,
Lee Forman. George Graham --
Gatlin, Samuel Smith
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PORTER AT SANTIAGO.
The Commissioner Makes Suggestions
Regarding the Tariff.

Santiago de Cuba, Nov 29.-Robert p.
Porter, United States special commission
er to Cuba and Porto Rico, charged with
the duty of inquiring into and reporting
upon the economic and financial condi-
tons of both islands, with especial refer
ence to the tariff, arrived outside the har-
Dor at daybreak this morning on board the
Admiral Dewey, which left Boston last
Thursday.
Owing to the port dues and also to the
quarantine regulations enforced at ia
maica, the Hist went to meet the Admiral
Dewey off MORO Castle. and brought
ashore the long delayed mails and also a
supply of turkeys. which. though some
what late were welcome The Admiral
Dewey, after transferring Mr. Porter and
his party, with the mails and supplies, to
the Hist, proceeded on her course to ia
maica.
Mr.. Porter, on reaching Santiago, i'm
mediatelY visited Gen. Wood He then
went to the custom house where he made
numerous memoranda. He has many sug-
geetions to make regarding the tariff
recommending chiefly an increase in du-
ties on wine and q decrease in those on
the necessaries Of life. He will visit Dali
ouiri and Juragua to inspect the mining
interests in the province.
The next steamer Of the American Mail
Steamship Company (the Admiral Line
which calls here will take Mr. Porter to
Jamaica. after which he will return to the
United States.
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MONEY FROM MADRID.
Havana Treasury Receives Large Amount
For Military and Civil Requirements.

Havana, Nov. 29.-Col. Pagliery, late
chief Of police. will accompany Marshal
Blanco to Spain as his aide de camp.
Consequently, Pagiiery has resigned his
office in favor of Domingo Martinez
Gonzalez, the former inspector The
treasury here received yesterday cable
transfers from Madrid amounting to
1,S40, 900 pesos, to be applied to military
and civil requirements and back pay.
The Cuban assembly established
headquarters yesterday at a farm of
Eel Carmen, 81 mile from Playa de
Marianao, where today the members
were to hold a session and discuss
routine matters. Upon the completion
of the evacuation of Pinar del Rio, the
Havana division of the Spanish army
will embark. The evacuation will be
ended with the embarkation of Las
Villas division.
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AMERICAN THREAD co.
TWO Worcester Firms Included in the
Consolidation.

New York Nov 29-The promoters of
the American Thread Company an
nounced today that subscriptions will
be opened Thursday to the capital
stock and first mortgage bonds of the
company, 1t is stated that this will be
a mere Formally, as every share of the
common stock has been sold at par,
and the entire issue has been under
written.
Indications are that the entire stock
will be over-subscribed several times.
The issue will be made Simultaneously
in this country, Canada and Great Brit
ain In this city subscriptions will be
received by j. e. W. Seligman & Co.,
who were the prime movers in CONSOLE
dating the various companies; the Ma
tional City Bank and the Bank Of
Montreal.
These companies are included in the
consolidation: BarstOw Thread Co, of
Providence, r. L. Glasgo yarn mills, OF
GlasgO, Conn; GlaSgo Thread Co, of
Worcester. Mass; Hadley Co., of Holy
oke, Mass; Kerr Thread Co. of Fall
River, Mass; Merrick Thread Co, of
Holyolze, Mass; National Thread Co.,
of Mansfield, Conn; New England
Thread Co. of PaWtucket. r. l.: e. J.
w. Morse Co. of Boston, Mass; Rudy
Thread Co, of Worcester. Mass; War
rem Thread Co. of Ashland Mass; VIM
Clark Co. of Westerly, r. l.; and the
Willimantic Linen Co., of Willimantic,
Conn.
The American Thread Company was
incorporated eight months ago under
the laws of New Jersey. 1t has a total
capital of $4,000, 900 preferred and $4,000
600 common stock. lis mortgage indebt-
edness is $6000.O00. The new company
will, it is understood, cooperate with
the two consolidated companies in Eng
land, which are financially interested
in the American companies. The securl-
ties of the American Thread Company
viii be listed on the New York and Lon
don stock exchanges. which will place
them in the international markat
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3. James H. Mellen moved that the
hsd of delegates be read and each re-
SpOnd as his name was called.
=. Eugene McGilliCuddy moved that
to Obviate all chances for dirty, sour
ruous remarks and insinuations of
fraud, the ballots be counted in the
presence of the convention. A recess
was then taken and the voting begun,
the Australian ballot system being
used. Then occurred one of those
things which make the weak weep and
the terrible tremble.
James-the mighty James, the idol of
the mocracy-receiVed only % votes
and barely secured the nomination
John B. Ratigan of ward was given
q votes in the report of the committee
During the count one vote was found
marked with a cross exactly on the
dividing line between the names of
John Gray and John B. Ratlgan in
ward g. The crowd around the table
on which the count was conducted was
Immediately cleared away, and the
committee voted to give the vote to Mr.
Gray. Had it been given 10 Mr.. Ratigan
he would have tied the mighty James
for aldermanic honors. Ye gods!
1t was during the voting that Mellen
gave an exhibition Of his characteristic
disregard for law and order. When
making out his ballot in his booth, he
leaned over and conversed with Dele
gate Dougherty, who occupied the
booth ahead of him. Another eXhibi-
ton Of the Mellen might was afforded
after the chairman had ordered all
away from the committees table, when
John It. Mellen was allowed to copy
the committees report over their shoul-
ders, without objection being raised.
1t was asserted by one delegate pres
ent that two ballots marked ON the di-
viding line between the names of Gray
and Ratigan, were found.
The aldermen nominated We're: Ward
p, Wilhelm G. Lichtenfes; ward 4,
James Fl. Mellen, David F. O'Connen,
Philip j. O'Connell; ward 5, James r.
Carberry; ward I, Thomas j. Barrett.
Fifty-t1ve delegates voted, and the re-
suit Of the balloting was as follows:
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The Vessels Crew and Passengers Drowned
in Sightof Land---Many Bodies Washed
Ashore--Ship Driven Out of Her
Course by the Fierce Gale
Two Worcester People
Among the Dead.

Mrs Kate Coy. East Boston.
Arthur r. Hersom, CheIsea.
Mrs Hersom. Chelsea.
Miss Alice Swift of Portland
Harry Smith, q Marion street East
Boston.
Mrs Corneia N. Mitchell, North
Eas1on.
Miss Jennie S Hoyt. North Easton
Mrs j. A. Carroll of Lowell.
Miss Jennie Edmunds, q Marion
street. East Boston.
Mrs. Anna Rounds, Portland.
George b. Kennison, Jr., Boothbay
Harbor, Me.
- Perry jackson, wife and child, and
George Cole, all of South Portland,
Me.
Miss Ross, Portland.
Miss Edna McCrillis, Boston
Mrs Theodore Allen, Portland.
Miss Allen, Portland.
Isaiah Frye. Portland.
Ruth Frye Portland
Miss Maud Sykes, Boston.
Walter L. Bemis, and wife, Auburn,
Me.
Mrs. C. o. Chickering. Weymouth.
Mrs Augustus Wheeler, South Wey-
mouth.
Mrs. Chickering and Mrs. Wheeler
were sisters and were on their way
to attend the funeral of a sister to-
day.
Mrs. Hattie A. Lord, East Deering,
Me.
Mrs. Ezekiel Dennis, Portland.
Miss Morang, Portland
William Mosher Of Gorham, Me.
Mrs. Houston, wife Of second steward
of the ship. A child and Mrs. Hous
TOMS sister; names not obtainablo.
Miss Cole of Springfield, Mass.
C. F. Wilson of Bethel. Me
y. O. Getcheu Of Boston.
Miss Sophia B. Holmes, Portland.
Miss Emma l.. Plympton of Charles
River
G. w. Cole.
Miss Burns
Charles Wiggin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian A. Fogg. Salem.
Miss Helen Langthorne, Portland
Mrs Baker Portland
Miss Emma Cobb, Portland.
Boats crew partial EsO-Captain
Hollis Fl Blanchard; first pilot, Lewis
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INTERNATIONAL ENVY,

That is Reason Why Europe Has Not OPP
posed Americas Excessive Demand.
Berlin, Nov. 3O.-The Cologne Ga
zette says: international envy has
prevented Europe from opposing the
excessive demands of the United States
upon Spain. Although they might have
profited richly by the situation, the
powers feared to make an enemy of
America, with the consequent closing of
her markets, if they opposed the an
neXation of the Philippines"
Other German papers argue that the
United States would never have dared
to impose such conditions had it not
been for Englands support. This con-
viction of an Anglo-Amerioan agree
ment giving the two powers the virtue
of control of the far eastern question.
increases the bitterness. 1t is believed
here Great Britain will get Chusan az
compensation.
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BARELY SAVED.
Crew of a Fishing Schooner Rescued
When Nearly Exhausted.


New York, Nov. 29.-The steamer
Herman Winters of the Metropolitan
line arrived in port today with Captain
Otto Jansen and crew of 16 men of the
Gloucester fishing schooner, the Emma
M. Dyer which foundered off the Cape
Cod coast in the Saturday gale. When
sighted by the Winters, the Dyer was
tossing about on her beam ends and
everything had gone by the board The
captain and his crew were lashed to
the deck The rescue was accomplished
only with great difficulty and risk by
the Winters men. The second mate
Herbert Crowel, of the Winters, when
interviewed, said:
Il do not see how that hulll kept
af1oat She had cable out and was
dragging it four knots an hour when I
sighted her. The sea was 50 high that
we did not think it possible for small
boat to live in it. so we took the Win
ters up as close as we could and heaved
a line to the Dyer This line was drv-
en- down to her by the wind and made
fast by the men on the schooner. They
dragged a five-inch cable aboard, and
we started in to tow them. but the ca
Bile snapped like a string, 50 we had to
heave another. This also snapped. and
all we could do then was to so off to
the schooner in a small boat
Il went in her with First Officer
Grove and three men. 1t was a ter
rible pull as the schooner had drifted
fully two miles from us. When we
made her, the men We're all but tx-
hausted and could hardly Chamber
aboard
1.-THE schooner's crew took heart when
they saw us out in small port boat.
and were induced to launch the two
little dories that were dashed to the
deck. We took aboard seven men and
two got into each of the lories.
The Winters rolled Ike a drunken
sailor when we got back to yer, and it
was hazardous thing TO approach her.
But the three boats kept close TO-
gether and drew up under her side
Then she gave a roll and the guard rail
caught the gunwales OF the boats ana
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ABOUT TO LEAVE.
BIanco viii Probably Start For Spain
Early This Morning.

Havana, Nov. 90, $50 p. m.-Marshal
Blanco it is expected, will go on board
the steamer Villaverde tonight, shortly
before midnight, and the steamer will
probably leave for Spain early in the
morning He finished dinner at s
o'clock, and then, accompanied by his
aides, Maj. Disell and Capt. Panzan
went on foot to pay farewell visit t.
the family of Senior Lambillo, with
whom he has been for many years or
terms of intimate friendship. At the
hour of filing this dispatch, the boat
of the captain of the port is waiting t.
carry him to the Villaverde. Two.
companies of the Otumba battalion EN-.
barked on the Villaverde at o'c1oc5-
this afternoon. This evening the
Spanish steamer Covaendega saiIeT
with two batteries of artillery, the Ger
ona squadron of cavalry and the
battalion of infantry, a total of 1867
men
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Following the election, James H. Mel
len suggested the appointment Of a
committee on mayoralty as in years
past. This was opposed by Delegate
Murphy, whom the chair declined to
recognize. Mr.. Murphy Indignantly
characterized the action as hasty.
James II. Mellen moved a reconsidera-
ton of his motion, and Mr. Murphy
urged the appointment of a committee
of two from each ward on the ground
that small committee did not repre-
sent the democracy and injured the
chances of getting a candidate This
motion was seconded by James H. Mel
len and was carried.
The following committee was APP
pointed: Ward 1, John Harmon. John
Foley; ward 2. M. J. p McCafferty.
Eugene y. Sullivan; ward 3. nj. W. San
derson, William l. Mclaughlin; ward 4.
David r. O'Connell, James H. MelIen:
ward 5, Nicholas J. Mooney, James F.
Timon; ward 8, John GRAY. John f..
kaVanaugh: ward Z, Patrick Mullins.
Charles H. Hall; ward 8, James C..
Luby, Daniel d. Morgan
ON the motion of James H. MeIlen,
the chairman and secretary were added
to the committee and power was given
to fill any vacancies occurring in the
ticket. meeting to select a candidate
for mayor will be held at noon TODAY
Delegate Breen thought it time to
blot out the criticism Of the party over
the caucus proceedings. hut the con-
Vention didn't agree with him and ad-
jOurned.
The delegates came woefully near
having to come to the convention with
out their credentials. John r. MeIlen.
who had charge of getting them cut,
failed to do so in ample time, and as a
result some of the delegates received
theirs late yesterday afternoon by spe-
cial delivery, some had theirs left at
their houses and still others received
them before entering the hail last
night.
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DR.. RICHARDSON'S STORY.
The Early Accounts Of the Loss of the
Portland Corroborated.

Boston, Nov. 29,-Dr Maurice Rich
ardson of Beacon street, this city, has
been at his summer home at Wenhect
during the storm and his story corrch-
crates the early accounts of the loss of
the Portland, for he saw two Of the
bodies washed ashore, and on them We're
life preservers marked with the yea
sells name.
DR. Richardson was on the first trafn
from Cape Cod, which arrived in this
city late tonight To take the train he
was obliged to ride IS miles.
Il saw two of the bodies picked up"
said Dr. Richardson. cone was prob
ably that of a deck hand man about
co. He had on life preseryer marked
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Frost IN THE SOUTH.

Atlanta, Ga. Nov PA special to
the Constitution from Charleston, S. G..
says: Reports received here from the
truck farming region above Charleston
SHOW that that business was damaged
to the extent of S100 600 by the frost and
Saturday and Sunday. All of the tend
sl- crop was lost
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LAUDABLE ENTERPRISE.
Gen. Ktchner Appeals for Money to Found
Gordon Memorial College at Khartoum.

Gordon Memorial College at Khartoum.
London, Nov, 90.-GeneraI Lord Her
bert Kitchener, the Egyptian sirdar, in
an open letter to the morning papers
today appeals to the British public to
subscribe 100000 to. found and main
tain the Gordon memorial college at
Khartoum. with a view of educating
the Soudanese and continuing the work
which General Gordon commenced He
says the queen and the Prince of Wales
have consented to become patrons Of
the undertaking, and that Lord Sails
bury has written him, supporting the
scheme as the only policy by which
English civilizing mission can be eff
fectively accomplished" Lord Kitchs
ener announces also that Baroness
Burdett-Coutts and other people of
Wales have promised to support the
enterprise.
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YALE-PR1NcEroN DEBATE.
Yale Has the Majority of Victories to
Her Credit.

Princeton n. J., Nov 29.-The sixth
annual debate between Yale and
Princeton will take place at New Ha-
ven. Dec. 6. The subject selected is.
Resolved, thut the United States
should annex Cuba"
In the previous five debates between
the two institutions Yale has won three
times, Princeton twice. The visiting
team has achieved victory in every
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BY THE JUDICIARY.
NJ. 0upuy Says That is Best Way of OBJ
tanning Peace.

Paris, Nov 29.-In the senate this af-
ternoon, in reply to a request that he
would clarity his speech made yes
terday in the chamber of deputies, in
answer to the interpretations as to the
Picquart court martial and the Drey-
fus affair NJ. Dupuy, the premier said:
1.-THE speech was clear enough The
powers of the court of cessation are
unlimited, and all necessary documents
will be communicated to the court The
hes. way Of restoring peace is to leave
matters in the hands of the judiciary. -
The senate then adorned.
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WEATHER REPORT.

Washington, Nov. 30. + Forecast for
Wednesday,: New England Snow: high
northeasterly winds.
Eastern New York: Snow. followed by
clearing; colder in southern portion; high
northerly. shifting onorthwesterly winds.
Storm signals are displayed along the
Atlantic coast from Delaware breakwater
to PASSPORT.
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THE Inflated PORTLAND.
List of Passengers and Crew as Nearly
Comp ete as Poss bIe.

The following is as nearly a complete
list of the passengers and crew of the
steamer Portland as it is possible to get
at present:
William L. Chase, Worcester
Master Philip Chase, Worcester.
NJ. L. Sewell of Portland.
Fred Sherwood of Portland
Charles H. Thompson.
Mrs. Thompson and child, Woodfords,
NJ
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UNENDING.
Loss OF Life
and Wrecks
A GLOOMY PICTURE.
Story of Storm on Coast Not
Yet Told.

Boston, Nov. 29.-The passing hours
do not seem to bring an end TO the
reports of wrecks and loss of life up
and down the New England coas as
the outcome of Sundays terrific storm.
All day. places which were nearer
the storm centre, got word to the out
side world, and as the tale unfolded it
was such as New England never heard
before.
1t is from Cape Cod that the most
terrible accounts of ruin and death are
coming, and of these the loss Of the
steamer Portland, a side wheeler ply
ing between Boston and Portland. with
all on board nearly 100 souls, over
shadows all.
The rightly called graveyard of the
coast. the treacherous bars and rips
on the outside of Cape Cod, have
Miles and miles Of coast line are piled
high with wreckage, most of which is
ground so fine by the waves that identi-
fication of hapless craft is impossible.
AS the fury of the wind was as great
on the bleak sand hills which make up
the cape, it will be many hours before
all places are heard from. Wires there
are none, and railroads cannot break
out the snow drifts and this feature is
distressing, as much suffering from
cold and hunger must ensue among the
poorer people in the nearby hamlets.
Tonight the only means of reaching
Cape Cod is by steamer across Massa-
chusetts Bay, very disagreeable voy-
age, as the sea. is yet boisterous.
Word from Provincetown, however.
tells of nearly 80 total wrecks, with the
number of lives lost unknown. Matters
are improving slightly along Vineyard
Sound so far as means of communca-
tion is concerned. The best summing up
of the disasters in that section is told
by Capt. Hard, Jr., of the revenue cut
ter Dexter, who has cruised along
shore all day. He says the sight in
Vineyard Haven is one of desolation.
Hulls are piled up on shore and those
vessels which are anoat seem mere
shells.
The Dexter reports possible additions
to the wreck list in two schooners sunk
off NIenemsha Blight and two big ones
sunk abreast of Presque isle. The fate
of these crews is unknown.
There are three wrecking steamers
around the Fairfax, ashore on Sow and
Pigs reef.
Storm stories from all parts of New
England still come in but those from
inland towns are insignificant as COM
pared with those from seaports. The
financial loss in the various branches
of business is simply beyond computa-
ton at this time and attempts to reach
conclusions on the present seemingly
meagre returns are impossible. When
the worst is known an idea Of sum to-
tai can be suggested.