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The Portland daily press., 1898-12-30
SOME COLONIAL EXPERIENCES

& Calcutta, India, Dec. 30. 9.-Advices re-
ceived here from British East Africa say
that on October 10 force of rebels at
tackled a detachment Of thirty men be-
longing to the 9th Baluchis commanded
by Lieutenant Hannynton, who was shot
through the right arm and had his left
hand shattered by bullet. The rear
guard repulsed the enemy and the
wounded were conveyed Ii miles to
Kisalizi on the westen shore of Lake
Kioga, which place was held by a COM
pany of Balucl ss
The rebels lost one hundred men.
Later the rebels attacked Kisalizi and
lost 25 men. The casualties on the Brit
ish side were two men wounded.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-30
Mr.. ROGERS DOESN'T KNOW HOW
IT HAPPENED.

Buffalo, N. Y, December 49,
Edward f. Rogers. whose mother in-iam, w,
Mrs. Kate j. Adams. was poisoned py
the contents of a bottle sent as Christ
mas present to Harry Cornish, was great
ly shocked when he learned OF tns
tragedy. He said he did not know enough
about the matter TO speak of it for puo-
location. When asked if he knew OF any
one who could desire to murder Cornlsn.
he said he did not, as he hardly knew
Cornish himself. He had heard nothing
of the Christmas present mentioned IN
the dispatches. The position I am IN IS q
peculiar one, he said, and l shall go aD
@ the mattsr 20 Mrw have W 1S NOT ew now sufficient
information to form an opinion regard, q,
ing the matter. Icannot tell when ! Will
return.
Mr.. Rogers is general insurance adJusterc :
of the Lion Fire Insurance company OIL
Hartford, and makes his headquarters IN
Buffalo
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-30
CuBANS TO BE PAID.


Washington, Dec 29.-In anticipation
that the government will take favorable
action on the plan of paying off the Cuban
troops by giving them 500 each and thus
relieving their distress. as we'll as obtain
ing their cooperation, the Cuban au-
thorlties have taken steps to secure ex-
act details in Information as Ito the num-
Der of Cuban troops who bore arms and
are now in a position to rightly receive
tnis bounty, if the government decides
to pay it. To this end one of the numbers
of the Cuban commission who came here
with General Garcia, has returned to
Cuba to get from the Cuban military and
civil authorities all the papers showing
the extent and number of the Cuban
army, its several divisions, present con-
ditions, etc. These papers will be
brought to Washington and laid before
the authorities.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-30
THE ADAMS POISONING CASE.
Much a Mystery as Ever as Far as Police
Are Concerned.

New York, Decem ber a9.-The Adams
Cornish poisoning case remains as great a
mystery as ever. When the detective
bureau, the district attorneys office, the
coroner's Office and oth3r seeking to find
solution of the strange case ended their
labors for the day, all said nothing had
been learned that might assist in bring
ing the guilty persons to justice.
The police are inclined TO believe that
the person who sent the poison to Cornish
is woman, although the evidence is of
the most fiimsy character and is largely
based upon opinions of more or less re.
sponsible parties. Mr.. Cornish, who was
also poisoned at the time of Mrs. Adams
death is now completely out of danger,
although confined to his bed at the
Knickerbocker Athletic club. Captain
McClusky, assistant district attorney Nc
Intyre, Chief Devrey, and Coroner S
Physician Weston were at police head
quarters this afternoon in consultation on
the case Acting under their instructions
detectives were sent to the Adams at No.
III West Seth street and requested Mrs
Florence Rogers, Mrs. Adams daughter,
and her friend, Mrs Hovey, to accompany
them to headquarters to give their version
of the case.
Arriving there, they remained in con.
sultation with the authorities for about
an hour. Captain McCiusky said after
the women were taken home, that he had
learned no5hing from them. He said it
was deemed best to get the versions of the
poisoning directly from Mrs Rogers and
Mrs. Hovey. But they told US nothing
we did not know" he said. s.The case
is as much mystery as ever. Nothing
has developed. l have no theory. l have
no person under suspicion.
Captain MoClusky denied that he had
placed or contemplated placing Mr.. Cor
nish under surveillance. He sent word to
the Knickerbocker Athletic club, asking
If Mr. Cornish were able to come to head
quarters. DIR. Coffin, who is attending
Cornish, replied that his patient would
not be able to leave his bed for two days.
When they found he was unable to come
to them Captain McClusky and Mr.. Nc
Intyre. accompanied by stenographer,
went to the club and were in conference
with Cornish for more than an hour.
Captain McClusky said little had been
learned that had not already been pub
Jished. be stated that Cornish told him
that. the silver holder had evidently been
used and while it was marked ''sterliDg"
it was plated. 1t was not Tiffany
article, but came in a Tiffany box and
had a Tiffany card in the package. LaJe
this afternoon an autopsy was held.
Coz oner's Physician Weston said the con-
dition of the stomach indicated an irri
expressed yesterday that death Was due to
cynaide potassium. No date has been
liked for the holding of the inquest in the
caaa
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-30
FURNISHING CO.
PRESIDENT OF MANHATTAN.
Sudden Death of Hon. Augustus w
Peters of New York.

New York, December 29-Augustus w.
Peters, president of che Borough of Man.
haitian died suddenly at his home in this
city today of heart disease. He was Tor
many years president of the Consolidated
Exchan and chairman of the Tammany
executive committee. MIR. Peters was a
prominent Mason. He was born at st.
John, N. B., and was 81 years of age.
Mr. Peters attended the meeting of the
board of public improvement yesterday
afternoon and appeared to be in his usual
good health. He came home last night III
his usual good spirits and talked with
MIR. ana Mrs. Henri Oh aurant, with
whom he boarded, until half past nine
O'Clock, when he went to his apartments
to prepare speech to be delivered ton12ht
at a meeting of Mystic Shriners in wh1c b
order he was a member of high standing.
he gave no intimatlon of illness as ne
went up stairs. While the family was
sleeping this morning Mr.. Chaurant was
aroused by the barking of pet dog in
the house. He heard a noise In Mr..
pe6erss room a moment later that caused
him uneasinesS and he haStened up stairs
to see if his friend wanted anything. As
he entered the room he saw Mr. Peters
dressed in his night clothes lying on the
bed with his feet on the floor. The gas
was burning. Mr.. Chaurant hastily sent
across the street for DIR. Miller. When
Dr. Mil ar reached the house he found
Mr.. Peters dead. Death had been caused
by heart failure, he said, and had
probably been almost instantaneous.
MIR. Peters, he thought had been
awakened when the attack came and had
left the bed, only to fall back upon 1t
dead, few minutes later. Though MIR.
Peters had said nothing about feeling ill
to the Chanrant family, personal friend
who called at the house. this morning said
Mr.. Peters had been complaining for four
days about queer feeling around his
heart
MIR. Peters has brother living in ST.
John, N. B., who has been notified. Ar
rangements for the funeral will not be
completed until his arrival
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-30
PICK HIT DYNAMITE STICK.

Brighton, Mass, December 80. Five
work men were injured, three of them
seriously. by the explosion this afternoon
of hidden dynamite cartridge which one
Of the men STRUCK with his pick. The
men were all laborers in the employ of
the paving department of the city of Bos-
ton and were a part of one hundred or
more men at work upon the widening of
Common wealth. avenue, in the Brighton
district. The men injured are at the
hospital in serious condition. They are
Peter Harhy, Patrick Welch, Michael
Burke, John Finnegan, Thomas Meehan.
1t is probable at the cartridge was left
unexploded by workmen engaged in the
same ledge ten years ago.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-30
UNION STATION WILL OPEN.

Boston, December 80 The New South
Union station, the largest railroad sta
tion in the world, built by the Boston
Terminal company, combination be-
tween the New York, New Haven and
Hartford railroad, and the Boston and
Ibany railroad, will be dedicated tomor-
row with appropriate exercises in the gi-
gantic waiting room.
On Saturday the entire edifice will be
thrown open to the public for inspection,
and on Sunday, two divisions of the
New York. New Haven and Hartford rail-
road, the Plymouth and Midland. the lat
ter formerly the New England railroad,
will formally open the station by making
III a common terminal. The station has
been in process of construction tor about
a year and half and it will be months
before it is entirely completed.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-30
THE WEATHER.

Boston, December 29.-Local forecast
for Boston and vicinity for Friday
Fair weather, decidedly warmer during
the day, brisk southwest winds. Partly
cloudy, fair weather Saturday and much
colder with brisk to high northwest
winds.
Washington, December. 29.-Forecast
for Friday for Maine, New Hampshire
and Vermont: Snow, turning iuto rain;
warmer; brisk southerly winds, increas-
ing,
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-30
EXPECTING WORD FROM OTIS.
Our Force Thought To Be Adequate to
Meet Insurgents.

our E'OECc - ASO 1A"StsAt-sc ~
Meet Insurgents.
Washington, Decem ber 30. The war de-
partment is expecting definite word from
General Otis within the next twenty-four
hours as to what has occurred at lloi1o
for by that time, General Otis will have
heard from General Miller in command
of the American force sent on this ex-
pedition. The officials about the war
department do not appear to be apprehen-
sive over the results and there is no evil
dence of tension or alarm although it is
recognized that the situation at Iloilo Is
one which may bring about sharp and
possibly decisive issue between the in
surQents and the United States forces.
Up to the close of office hours today it
was said at the war department. that
nothing had been received from General
Otis bearing on the situation. All that
had come was reply to an earlier de-
spatch conveying orders, the reply giving
assurance that definite news could be con-
veyed within the next "a hours. What
General Miller will do as to taking
possession of the city, either with force or
without, is not officially disclosed. and
indeed it is likely that considerable dis
Grafton is lodged with the commanding
officer as to what steps should be taken.
But in the event of a clash between the
United States forces and the insurgents
war depar tment officials say that there
would be no doubt as to the outcome, as
the l7th infantry are among the regulars
having a reputation for their fighting
ability. The American force numbers
about $500 as against an estimated force
of some 10, 600 Insurgents, but no doubt Is
expressed as to the adequacy of our force
FIGHT AND HAvEIT OVER.
London, December 30.-The Daily
Chronicle editorially discussing the situa-
tinn at Iloilo, says: 1t would be ad-
visable for the insurgents to defy the
Americans. The issue would then be
squarely raised and settled once for all IN
one short, sharp action, which would
probably bring the crazy Filipinos to
their senses After this the men Of peac
could proceed with their business. +"
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-30

The agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday, December 30, taker
at p. IN. meridian time, the observation
for each section being given in this order
Temperature, direction of wind, state OF
weather.:
Boston, 40 degrees, SW, clear; New
York, 46 degrees, SW, clear; Phila-
delphia, 46 degrees, SW, clear; Wash
ington, 50 degrees, S, clear; Albany
50 degrees, S, p. cldy; Buffalo. 80 degrees
SW., D. cloudy; Detroit, As degrees. W,
Chicago, "A degrees, SW, cloudy; st. Paul,
10, NV, cloudy; Huron, OAK, 2 degrees
NV, cloudy; Bismarck. missing; Jack
sonville, 5S degrees, S, cloudy.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-30

gland willing To Make Amy Sacri-
fees In Order To Obtain United
states, Influence In the East.
Toronto, December 29.-The Toronto
World which opposes the present liberal
government at Ottawa, has startling
editorial today under the heading ."Ca-
NADIA on the Brink" in which it warns
the people of this country that times are
critical so far as the maintenance of
Canada as fres, independent and in
tegral portion Of North America is con
cerned.
"Unless Canadians" declares the World,
ARE fully alive to the situation and speak
out in no uncertain way, they find them
selves between a grasping annexation
movement in the United States, having
Tor its end the domination Of tie whole
continent. and great party in England,
prepared to make almost any sacrifices to
the United States in consideration of
some kind of support Of England in her
race with Russia, France and other Euro
pean powers.
The World then refers to James II. Will
sons recent speech at Macon. Ca, in
which that gentleman expressed the hope
that he would see the day when our
starry flag shall float everywhere from
the frozsn North to the sunny cline of
Central America.
ssWe believe,' the World proceeds, that
these words of Mr.. Wilson only show too
we'll the opinion of great number of
when once their appetite for
expansion in the direction of the North
and If once they get it into their heads
that they only have to go far enough in
their great game of bluff, which seems
their best and their strongest card of
will force Canada, willy
nilly, into annexation.
In conclusion, the paper says: ssWe
are nearer to absorption than ever we
were Do Canadians realize lt?"
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-30
TRICK OF SPAAlARDS.
Surrender Of IIOilo Intended to Elm.
barass the United States.
GEN. MERRITT MUCH SURPRISED
TO HEAR NEWS.

Thinks 1t Was Done To Make 1T Diff
Control of IsIands-Rios Had No
Right To Surrender to Insurgents.
Chicago, December 29.-Major General
Wesley Merritt, who is spending the holi-
days here was very much surprised to
hear of the surrender of Iloilo by General
Rios to the inurgents. General Merritt
believes the surrender may have been an
Intentional move on the part of the Span
iards to make it difficult for the United
States to gain control Of the Philippine
islands.
ssIt is of course continued General
Merritt, impossible to predict what
bearing this move will have on the ultl-
mate disposition of the islands. General
Rios had no right to surrender to the in
surgents unless, indeed. his command
was on the verge of starvation or in some
equally tight place. When Manila fell.
all the islands in the archipelago went
with it, and though the surrender then
made on paper might not have amounted
to much, and might have been terminated
should the Spanish have felt themselves
sufficiently strong, yet the signing OF the
protocol some six days later prevented
any further movements, either on the
mart of the Americans to gain further
control of the island, or on the part of the
Spanish to attempt to wrest any OF the
surrendered territory from their victors
Conseq quently Ross only move should
have been to turn over lloilo to the
United States troops.
"The idea the insurgents have is that
the more territory they can assert that
they hold, the better their claim to the
right of independence when the time
comes for them to treat with the United
States regarding the mode of government.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-30
SECRETARY MARTINS POSITION

Philadelphia, December 29.-Secretary
of the Commonwealth David Martin,
oirv tonieht denied the authenticity of o
nubiished interview in which he is re.
norted as saving he will vote against the
rs-elsetion of Senator Quay at the caucus
to be held at Harrisburg next Tuesday
nioht. Mir. Martin says: Il have said to
friends that under certain contingencies
I would go into the senatorial caucuses
and be bound by their decision. This is
where my friends know / have stood
from the beginning. .
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-30
NEWFOUNDLAND MAY MAKE
TREATY.

St. Johns, N. f., December 30. 1T is
generally expected here that the failure of
the Canadians to secure fishery arrange.
ment through the negotiations of the
joint high commission at Washington,
will result in the British government per-
1nitting this colony to negotiate separ-
alto arrangement with the United States
upon the basis of the Bond-B Blaine con-
yention which allowed Newfoundland fish
free entry into the American markets.
American vessels receiving free bait and
fishing privileges in Newfoundland
waters
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-30
MONUMENT TO JOHN McDoUGH

New Orleans, La, December 29.-One
of the main incidents of the educational
gatherings here this week the unveiling
today of beautiful monument in Lafav-
cite square to John McDough, the mill
lionaire philanthropist who left his great
fortune for the building of schools in
Baltimore and New Orleans.
The ceremonies today were participated
in by thousands of school chi dren. 1t
was the school children who raised The
$4,000 to erect the monument.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-30
LA GRIPPE.
HOW TO PREVENT 1T.
USE
BROWNS
INSTANT RELIEF .
night and MORNING.

While it is not necessarily dangerous
OF itself, the tendency is to pneumonia
and all should see to it that its fangs are
not fastened upon them.
The circulation needs to be quickened,
the system toned up SO as TO enable ma
ture to assert herself and throw it off or
better still to prevent it altogether.
Browns Instant Relief has been found
to be a specific for "la grippe and if
taken in a little cold water upon rising
in the morning and retiring at light will
prevent your having ia grippe"
dec27dlm1stp
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-30
FRANCE HAS HER PRICE.

Paris, December 30.-The Mstin this
morning says: FIR nee would probably
he inclined to renounce all rights along
the Newfoundland French shore, but the
compensation for renouncing mus be
large. since renunciation would entail the
loss of French sovereignty in the islands
of St. Pierre ana Miquelon.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-30
AMERICAN DIPLOMATIC HISTORY.

New Haven, ConH., December 29.-At
the evening session of the a merican His
torical association the discussion was
given up to papers on American diplo
matte history. The chief paper Of the eve
ming and the one on which general dis
cussion followed was the one read by
Prof. e. A. Grosvenor of Amherst col
Iege. His subject was "Ameritan Diplo-
macy" Our foreign ministers, aid he,
should be in ali sympathy with the Presi-
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-30
LITTLE BOY BURNED TO DEATH.

New Bedford, Mass, December 29.-
Samuel, the three year old son of David
Kanuck, cobbler, was burned to death
this afternoon, while playing about the
stove in his fathers kitchen. His dress
caught fire from some paper which he
lighted at the stove during his mother S
absence.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-30
Local weather Report.

Portland, Dec 29-The local weather
bureau office records as to the weather
are as follows:
sa. barometer, 3Oo OBJ; thermome
ter. 40; dew point, Il; humidity, 78
wind. W; velocity, 3; weather. cloudy.
SD. barometer 29 935; thermome-
ter, IS O; dew point, l6 humidity, 90i
wind, cal-a, velocity, O; weather, clear.
Mean daily thermometer, 10; maximum
thermometer, le; minimum thermometer
Il; maximum velocity of wind, 10, vi
total precipitation, O.4,
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-30
OPPOSED TO EXPANSION.

Boston, December 29. The Boston Gem
tral Labor union, to which are attached
s. of the trade unions of this vicinity is
opposed to the policy of expansion now
before the nation and today forwarded
letter anu resolutions setting forth
the position of the union to the Sena-
tors and congressman of this state,
ask ing their consideration of the same.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-30
BODIES BROUGHT HOME.

Washington, Dec. 29.-General Lud-
ington. Quartermaster General of the
army, has completed arrangements for
bringing back to this country the bodies
of American soldiers and officers inferred
at and in the vicinity of Santiago de
Cnba. Ponce and other points in Porto
Rico, Manila and Honolulu.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-30
GEN. LAWTON RELINQUISHES
COMMAND.

Huntsville, Ala, December 90. Major
General Henry W. Lawton issued gen
eral order today, relinquishing command
of the fourth army corps. Gen. Lawton
Rrie M Gen. RoyaI Frank. Commanding the
scond division, fourth corps, at Admission,
will assume command of the corps by
right of seniority.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-30
RECRUITS ORDERED.

Cleveland, December ga telegram
has been received at the United States re-
oruiting office here from Washington,
ordering the recruiting of 500 men for
the tn United States infantry, now at
Jsffers barracks, Missouri. The regi-
meut will soon start for Mania.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-30
NEW FILIPINO CABINET.

London, Decem ber 90 From Filipino
source n re resentative of the Associated
Press is informed that the new Filipino
cabinet is much stronger from the insur-
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-30
rHE CURzoNs AI BoMBAY.

Bombay, December 29.-Baron Gurzon
of Kedleston the new viceroy of India,
and Lady Curzon. with their children, ar
rived here today on the steamship
Arcadia, which left London on Decem-
ber y.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-30

gent point of view than the last, mas,
much as all the new ministers are pieossu
to insist upon the Independence VI cne
islands and to refuse to Hberate the
Spanish prisoners.
1t is added that the Filipinos WIN never
of Filipinos are dying in the Spanish con-
yict settlements of Fernado Pc, the
Isrdones and the Caroline islands "
M bini. the new president of the cabi
net. and minister of foreign affairs, is de-
scribed as a notary, living in Manila, of
Indian descent and as having no Spanish
blood in his veins. He Is an old man,
partly paralyzed, said to be a great
patriot and alleged to have always been
q counsellor Of Aeuinaldo.
Antonio Luna, the new minister of war
of the Filipinos, was employed by the
last osbinet in the war department. He
is the editor of the Manila insurg ent
paper Independence, was educated in
Europe and it is supposed that his post,
state deeds, means keeper OF the archives.
NOTHING MORE FROM OTIS.
Washington, December 80. The officials
of the war department have resigned
themselves to the lack of news from
Iloilo in view of General Otis statement
that 1t required about four days to COM
municate with that point from Manila
owing 10 OQ6 aDS6nC0 VI Cdul0 OOADCS-
tions No further orders have been de-
spatched to General Otis as the depart.
ment takes the position that he must be
allowed to exercise his discretion in deal
ing with the situation because of his
presence on the scene. They are confident
That he has enough soldiers at his COM
mand to carry out any project likely to
be framed, even if that involved forcible
subjugation of the insurgents, though it
is scarcely expected that matters will
reach such pass The force under Gem
eral Otis command now numbers about
20, 600 men and he could count also on
great assistance from the fleet under Ad-
miral Dewey. This is force probably in
excess of any the Spanish have been able
to maintain in The island for many years
and as the insurgents never had been able
to prevail against that force, it is hoped
that they will see the futility and folly of
undertaking to oppose the United states
soldiers It is regretted that the move
ment upon Iloilo was delayed until the
oath, ample authority having been con-
ferre upon the officers in charge to move
at any earlier moment had they deemed
it well to do SO.
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-30

LAWToN FOR THE PHILIPPINES.
Washington, December 29.-The war
department has issued orders assigning
Major General Lawton to service in the
Philippines
The Portland daily press., 1898-12-30
ssCANADA ON Thu BRINK. ("
Toronto Paper Says independence Is
In Danger.
ANNEXATION BY UNITED STATES
THREATENED ON ONE HAND.

On the Other Is Great Party In En-
gland willing To Make Amy sacri-
fees In Order To Obtain United
states, Influence In the East.