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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-05
ANOTHER BODY RECOVERED.
Remains of oren Hooper Washed Up BY
the Surf.

Remains of oren Hooper Washed Up BY
the Surf.
Orleans, Mass. December 4.-The heavy
surf of last night and today brought in
this morning the body of one more VIC
tim of the Inflated Portland, that OF
Oren Hooper of Portland.
Each Of Mr.. Hooper S sons has been on
the Cape from Tuesday to yesterday one
relieving the other, il the hope that they
might carry home all that was mortal OF
their father. 1t Is probable that Mr.. Hoop
sr's body, which now lies at Mayo's un-
dertaking rooms, where it was carried af-
ter being recovered by the surf men of
the Orleans station will be shipped to
Boston by the state police, either on the
morning or afternoon train.
AGENT Williams of the steamboat COM
many went to Provincetown last night
and today made tour of the beach from
Race Point life saving STATION to High
land light. Mr.. Williams's object was
to personally view and identify all the
wreckage from the steamer and obtain
as much information from the mass of
broken timbers and other damage, as pos
sibIe. He also looked over the doc ments
which were supposed to be invoices of the
poTtland's cargo, but he quickly found
the papers yalueless, as they all bore a
date of 1895. ~
The preachers in the churches in nearly
every town along the Cape spoke of the
awful disaster in their sermons today.
a.There still remains at Provincetown the
BODY of one Of the sailors taken from the
rigging Of the Lester W. Lewis whose
idsntitv ia as vet unknown.
BODY OF FRED II. ALLEN.
ESPECIAL TO THE PRESS
Saco. December 4.-The body of Fred
n. Allen of Philadelphia, an adopted son
If Frank G. Allen of the Loom Picker
company of this city, arrived here tonight
ON the Pullman and were taken in charge
nv Under taker F. 9. Bradbury. MIR.
Davis and his brother were ON their way
to Scarboro, to visit their mother when
they took passage on the steamer Port
land. He leaves wife and two children
FUNERAL OF MRS. CHICKERING'S
Weymouth, Mass, December 4.-The
funeral of Mrs. George o. Chickering.
one of the victims of the Portland, tooE
church. Rev. Il. R. Cressey, the pastor.
conducted the services, assisted by Rev,
L. Nj. Atwood of the Uniyersalisg church.
South Weymouth. The remains will be
sent to Livermore Falls for burial.
FUNERAL OF W. l.. BEMIS.
Lewiston, December 4.-The funeral OF
Walter L. Bemis, victim of the Port
land disaster, was held in the Congrega
tional church, Auburn, this afternoon
The church was crowded, many being
turned away by lack of room. Two
hunured membe of the Pythian and Me
cbanio lodges to which Mr. Bemis be-
longed, we're present There were man,
beautiful floral tributes. Rev. G. S
Patton and kev. c. s. Cummings offici
ated.
sCHOoNERS FROM BANGOR
Fall River, December 3.--Iwo lumber
dealers of this city report that schooner
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-05

been to look after the bodies of the unfor-
Inmates from the Portland, spoke of the
line of reasoning probably followed by
Captain Blanchard when he took the
steamer to sea disrsgarding his irstruc-
tions. In substance. Mr.. Liscomb said:
.sSteamer captains do not always stay
In port because o gale has been predicted.
They kow that the weather predictions
may be wrong and sometimes rely on
their own judg ment instead Of on that OF
the government foreeasters. For instance
If the captain Of steamer running from
Boston to Maine ports learned from the
weather bureau that 1t was clear in New
York and knew it was clearing in Boston
he might conclude that it was safe to
start even If the cautionnry signals were
still flying. On Saturday when the Port
land sailed, the predictions we're that
there would be northeast gale with heavy
snow, followed by northwest winds and
clearing weather. In the afternoon and
early evening in Boston if was not very
stormy. Eariy in the evening the weather
was not very bad in Portland. After
had decided that the boats ought not
TO sail that night and was on my way to
Boston by train, the weather looked SO
good That wondered If had not made a
mistske but when / reached Boston
things had changed and the storm was
rapidly coming up. Now my idea is that
Captain Blanchard finding that the wind
IN Portland was light early in the gvs-
ming and that the snow was not then fall
ing thought that the change predicted
by the weather bureau had already ar
rived and that there would not be much
more trouble before the wind went
around into the northwest and the skies
cleared for a spell of good weather. This
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-05

Ing the l6OlaU6u ilIe SHVluS S0dtlOuS, Sopd'
rated by long stretches of deep, sandy
roads.
Yet in no case had an extra dollar been
charged or any attempt made to obtain
undue profit from the visitors. Even in
the second storm of Wednesday, when the
whole Cape was being swept by q gallo,
scarcely less severe than that of Sunday
the first of the ahunters for lost ones
were cheerfuliy driven through the rain.
sleet and sand for many miles
without murnur or complaint. Not a
whisper against the good name of even
the most grasping beach com Der has Eeen
heard, and it Is most gratifying and
speaks we'll for the integrity of the in.
hahitants that every article of
or will reach the rightful claimant.
The scenes of the week have been Bit
ter and heartrending and there are still
nrospscts that the recovery of more
bodies after the next easterly gale may
nroIong the agony, but the keenness Of
the loss is gradually becoming dulled,
ana after every particle of evidence has
haan discussed and carefully gone over
a. to the responsibility for tbs disaster,
sha calamity is looked upon as ore of the
accountable acts of Providence.
The "a bodies from the steamer Port.
1ond which have been picked up from
i High Head life saving station, along the
haach to Chatham, have all been sent to
thair homes or are on their way there.
the the rind. generous hand of the Common
| u,aalth of Massachusetts has reached out.
as II has done many times be ore, and
Se1ned fine poor and comforted the afflicted
an5 thnse whose dear ones have not yet
f baan oiyen up by the sen will be spared
the e long and tedious journey to the Cape,
in case their bodies are washed ashore, O.
all hodies will now be sent dirsct 20 bos-
ton,
The times., 1898-02-07
TO URGE RETALIATION
Mr.. simpkins's Protest Against
Canada's Action.
Riehted He viii Appeal to
the Pi esident.

1t is possible that the American Gov
ernment may retaliate upon Canada for
her action in several matters affecting
this country.
Measures prohibiting the employment
Of aliens upon public works and de-
signed to injure the American lumber
industry have recently been adoptd by
the Toronto legislature.
Strong protest has been called out
from this Government, however, by
the imposition of a heavy fine upon A.
d. Malloch, of Boston, master of the
American fishing schooner Carrie +.
Phillips for technical violation of the
Canadian navigation laws. The vessel
was seized and detained five days and
its master was compelled to forfeit $3.50.
1t was estimated that the owners and
crew lost 81 900 a result of the de-
tention and spelling of bait on board
the ship.
Representative Simpkins, of Massa-
chusetts, has brought the matter to the
attention of the House, and he declares
if the wrong is not righted he will in
troduce resolution asking the Presi-
dent of the United States to direct
the Treasury Department to enforce TO
the extreme penalty the regulations
of our own ports.
Mr. Simplins called attention on Sat
urday to the case Of the British steam
er Danube, which last summer violated
the navigation laws of the United
States at Skaguay, Alaska He said
she is clearly entitled 10 forfeiture, but
Mr.. Pauncefote, the ambassador, is
representing to the Government that
only a nominal fine should be imposed.
He will endeavor to use the Danube to
gain his point in the Malloch case.
The times., 1898-02-07
THE ENGAGEMENT BROKEN.
1t Is Said Speaker Reeds Nephew
VIII Not Marry Adelaide Mould.

1t Is Said Speaker Reeds Nephew
VIII Not Marry Adelaide Mould.
New York, Feb. 6. - Battered and
bruised from her tempestuous voyage
from Savannah, and heartbroken over
the loss of her daughter and the failure
of her theatrical tour, Marion Manola
lies almost in a comatose condition at
the Ashland House.
She arrived on Thursday by the
steamship Gate City. but was too i'll
to leave the boat until yesterday aft
ernoon.
Last night she was resting somewhat
better, but, as she lay in her bed, pale
and worn, with half-cloSed eyes and
trembling lips, she was only able to say
she was too sick to think or talk.
Jack Mason, Miss Manola's hus-
band, still carries the marks of his en-
counter with Sol Aiken. He ridicules
the statement that Adelaide Mould his
step-daughter, was afraid of him, and
emphatically says she had no cause to
be
Adelaide Mould, the winsome seven
teen-year-old girl, who. it was alleged,
had been abducted from Savannah, was
under the charge Of Mr.. and Mrs. Aiken
until yesterday morning. Then she re-
ceived a letter from her father, who is
in Pitfsburg. containing S25, and re-
quest that she rejoin him at once. This
she did
Miss Mould II has been said, is en-
gagged TO marry Charles Dana Burrows,
of Maine. who is the favorite nephew OF
Speaker Reed, but it was whispered yes
terday that the engagement had been
broken
The times., 1898-02-07
BOTH VESSELS GET OFF
The Kaiser Wilhelm ii and La
Bretagne Sail.
They Are Apparently None the
Worse ror Grounding-A Piio$
Boat is Lost.

New York. Feb. 6 6I-The loss of a pilot
boat. the James Stafford, on the Dry
Romer. was enc of. the several things
that happened in the fog down the bay
| last night
The North German Lloyd steamship
| Kaiser Wilhelm II and the French
liner La Bretagne, which grounded on
the tail of the Romer 81 the mist yes
terday afternoon while bound out, re-
sumed their voyage this morning, ap-
parently none the worse for their mis-
adventure.
The Kaiser cleared the bar at Z
| o'clock, with the Bretagne only twelve
minutes in her wake. Both disappear
ed in the open fifteen minutes later.
1t is said the mIsplacement of the
buoys marking Gedney's channel was
the cause of the accident.
The lightkeeper at Staten Island says
the buoys were in their proper posi-
tions.
The ice that had drifted out of the
channel on the ebb tides for the last
several days has, ii Is said, scraped
| much of the paint off the buoys. All
buoys look alike in fog. especially if
they have the paint scraped off.
The Kaiser had passed the Hook at
4:25 o'clock. The Bretagne was only
two minutes astern and her pilot natu-
rally surmised that the course of his
| fellow-sea guide was all right. Within
five minutes he found out his mistake.
The keel of the Kaiser grated on the
sand and mud of the shoal. Her engines
were reversed and then sent full speed
| astern. The ship finally came off un-
assisted and anchored until this morn
ing.
La Bretagne, which draws more wa
ter than the Kaiser, had followed her
into trouble, and grounded several
lengths astern of her. A pilot boat and
a wrecEing tug assisted in getting her
off.
Another story that was told by a p-
lot who landed at the Battery to-day
was that the North German Lloyd
steamship Aller also took ground near
the entrance of Gedney's channel, and
that she stayed there long enough to
convince the pilot that she was fast.
If she was aground she did not stick
more than few minutes
The times., 1898-02-07
McCOkAS TO BE LEADER
Will Manage the Maryland Re.
publican Party.
He VIII Try to ReEay the Debt He
Owes MckfnIey-Hfs Treat
ment of w ellington.

Hagerstown, Md. Feb. e.-The friends
here believe that his victory surely re-
moves Senator George L. Wellington
from the leadership of the Republican
party in Maryland.
McComas and Wellington, as is well
known, are old enemies. 1t is true that
Wellington indorsed McComas, but it
was bitter pill for him to swallow.
Wellington knew only too well that
McComas was the choice of President
Mckinley as successor to Senator Cor
man. He realized that any attempt on
his part to put stumbling block in the
way or his many years antagonist
would incur the displeasure of the
President, so he stified his feelings like
good politician, and silently but sadly
witnessed the success of his rival.
Ever since Wellington stepped from
an humble canal store clerkship into the
political arena, his efforts were di-
rected against McComas. In tempera-
ment the one is directly the opposite OF
the other. Wellington being quick and
impetuous, McComas quiet and calcu-
lating. The former plays a bOlder
game in politics than the judge, but the
latter is equally as sure a winner. Each
has been trying to get rid Of the other
politically. When Wellington became
too dangerous rival McComas had
him appointed United States sub-treas-
urer at Baltimore. This. however, only
whetted his appetite for greater things.
President Harrison made him supreme
ly happy by appointing McComas to a
life tenure seat on the Federal Bench
of the District Of Columbia. Wellington
then concluded that his rival was out of
the way forever. but MeCOmaS is not
that sort of a man. and the life of a
jurist is too slow and methodical for
him. When Wellington reached the
Senatorial goal the judge made up his
mind to get there too. and in President
Mckinley he found a friend as willing
to help him along as President Harri-
son.
1t is believed that Judge McComas
will resign his seat on the bench next
fall or winter and assume the practical
leadership of the party. with a view to
securing a solid delegation to the next
national convention for Mckinley.
Senator Wellington and the present
Congressman Will. of course. have the
distribution of some Of the patronage
under this Administration
The times., 1898-02-07
SUING FOR MILLIONS.
Accuses His HaIf-Sister of Selling
Gold and Jew els.

Paris, Feb. 6.-According TO LIN
transigeant, Prince Michael Stourdza,
of Roumania, who died in Paris in
1884, left an enormous fortune, his
personal estate alone amounting to
S10,000,000. By his first wife, Eliza
Rosetti, he left two sons. the Princes
Dmitri, and Grigori Stourdza; by his
second wife, the Princess Smaragda
Vogorides, he left daughter, the
Princess Marie Stourdza, who married
Prince AleXandrowitch-V Gorts-
chakow.
Some months later his widow also
died at Baden. On the night of her
death, it is asserted by Prince Grigori
Stourdza, the Princess Gortschakow,
assisted by the Prince and Princess
Brancovano, broke open a safe filled
with gold and removed the contents.
All the deceased's papers were also
taken to house belonging to Prince
Gortschakow, on the Lake of Geneva.
Prince Grigori also, it is said, obtain
ed proof that the strong-room in the
Rue de Varennes, in Paris, had been
broken into and all the valuables car
ried away by the Princess Gortscha-
kow and deposited with Prince Bran
covano. A pocket-belt which the late
Princess always wore on her person
also disappeared on the night of her
death.
Prince Grigori brought an action be-
fore the Seine Tribunal for the recovery
of the property, but a decision in his
favor was annulled by the court of ap-
peal. The case came up again before
the Orleans court, which also gave a
verdict in his favor, but this. too, was
upset by higher court Now, after ten
years litigation. the case is to come up
again before the Amiens court.
The times., 1898-02-07
A BIG RAILROAD DEAL9
The Wand orbits May Establish An
other Trunk Line West.

New York, Feb. 6.-Walf street has been
full of runors about railroad deals which
are to follow the merging OF the Lake
Shore and Michigan Railroad into the New
York Central and Hudson River Railroad.
The Delaware, Lackawsnna and Western
is by about torty mites tire shortest route
to Buffalo. Il Is said that the YaBderbilts
see great possibilities of building up
splendid trunk line to the West7by making
an outlet for the Delaware, Lackaxanna
and Western of the Michigan Central.
In this deal, in others. william h.
Vanderbilt igain comes to the front as
tile domina' ing force.
The story that there is serious mis-
understanding between cornelius and
William X. Vanderbilt over the desire OF
the latter to retire DR.. Chauncey NJ Depew
from the presidency OF the New York Cen
trai Is vigorously denied by friends of Mr..
Depew, who say that If he should conclude
To give up 'he presidency OF the road he
would ccrtaidly be retained as counsel Of
the Vanderbilt system.
The times., 1898-02-07
BIG FIRES In SAVANNAH
Cathedral of st. John the Baptist
and Other Property Burned.
Disastrous BIazes Along the Water
Front .ncendia r'sm Suspected
aud People Terror-Stricken.

Savannah, Ca, Feb. Elm less than
an hour tonight fire destroyed between
s75, ,0G0 and 100000 worth or property in
this city. Flames were first discovered
about o'clock issuing from the grain
warehouse of the Georgia and Alabama
Warehouse Company, on River and
Barnard streets.
The fire became uncomfortable in a
few moments, and communicated to
located on the river front, and the
steam tugs assisted the fire depart
ment in fighting the flames. Several
thousand railroad cross-ties on the
wharf We're burned These and a great
deal of lumber destroyed belonged to
George F. Craig & Co. Six cars of the
Central Railway of Georgia, some of
them loaded with grain. We're destroy
ed. The stock of G. A. Conkling & Co.,
wholesale tinware and hardware deal
ers, was destroyed, and the Savannah
Grocery Comrany's Stable was con-
sumed
The fire occurred at the wharf of J.
j. Cummings, lessee of the famous tug
Dauntless. but with its usual good luck
this craft escaped.
The produce store of w. /. Miller and
the Hecker-Jones Jewelry Company's
store were damaged. All the buildings
destroyed were FIVE stories high and of
brick
After IL O'Clock tonight the Cathe-
dral of st. John the Baptist, one of
the handsomest and most costly Catho-
lie churches in the South, was totally
destroyed by fire. The residence of
Right Rev Bishop Becker, directly in
the rear of the cathedral, was also de-
stroyed. The loss amounts to fully
S250,00O.
The property was well insured.
How the fire originated is a mystery.
1t was discovered near the altar, and
had then gained such headway that it
was impossible to stop it. Incendiarism
is suspected.
The cathedral was built in 1929,
when Archbishop Gross, of Oregon,
was bishop of this diocese. 1t contain
ed images and statues Of immense
value. The city was terror-stricken to-
night on account Of the numerous fires.
The times., 1898-02-07
THEY LAUGH AT THEIR DEED
Fiendish Iokers Paint Mans Face
After Poisoning Him.

Troy, n. L. Feb. 6.-It is now believed
that Frank welch, who was found dead
in the stabl IS OF Lindy & Lithowitch, on
Sixth avenue, last Monday, was the
victim of in outrageous crime. The
perpetrators are said TO be hangers-on
about the stable where Welch was EN-
ployed.
1t is alleged that weIcb was challenged
to drink a lecoction these men prepared.
welch. who had been drinking, readily
accepted the challenge. and quickly drank
a horrible mixture, which was composed
of wood alcohol, whisky and beer, which
in the parlahce of this city is known as
'stonewall."
Welch soon fell to the ground in a
stupor, and while slowly dying from
the effects of the drink the so-called
iokers disfigpred his face with paint and
laughed at lis miserable plight.
The coroner will hold an inquest and
it is probable that several arrests will
follow
The times., 1898-02-07
STIR In DIR. HALL'SCHURCH
All But Tive of the Board of
Trustees Resign.
Intimations That They Were Not
Able to Manage Affairs in u Man
ner 10 Increase Revenues.

New York, Feb. 6.-All but two Of the
Tian Church. long considered the veal
thiest church of that denomination in
New York, have resigned. The an
nouDcement was made from the pulpit
this morning by the Rev. Dr. JonII
Hail. When the announcement was
made the congregation exchanged mods
and significant glances.
The men who have resigned have
been connected with the church either
as officers or members for years, and
the congregation seemed to appreciate
that only the strongest reasons could
have induced them to take the step
they have taken.
The beard of trustees Of the Fifth
Avenue Church was made up as fol-
lows: F.. Francis Hyde. Francis
Forbes, and Rob TT III. Robertson. elect
ed to serve until December. 1898: John
Z. Duncan, Horace u. Garth. and DIR.
g. q. Wheelock, elected to serve until
December, 1899, and John s. Kennedy,
James O. Sheldon. and James Fraser.
who were elected 10 serve until De-
cember. 1900. The only trustees who did
not resign were Mr. Sheldon and br.
Forbes Mr. Fraser died a few months
ago.
None of the deacOns has resigned but
it was said to-day that the designations
of two of the deacOns are expected this
week.
OF the seventeen living members of
the session it was stated that more
than majority have resigned and that
before the trouble in the church is over
all but three viii resign.
One of the trustees said to-day:
The trustees of a Presbyterian
church have charge of the chuTchs
temporal affairs. These include the
finances. The majority of the board are
men of some experience in the business
world. and may be considered, ! think.
TO have been fairly successful. IL they
have ability as financiers they had not
ability enough TO manage the affairs
of the Fifth Avenue Church success
fully. That being the case. they con
cIuded that the only thing for them tO
do was to resign and let other and
wiser men take hold of the financial
helm. Now you know all there is to
know
When did the trustees become con-
WINGED that the finances of the church
were in bad way?''
''Categorically speaking they did not
find that the finances We're in bad
way. What they did find was that
while the income of the church was
not less than the expenses the rev.
enues We're not what they should be
when the character Of the church is
considered. In any other bat the Fifth
Avenue Church it might BE- considered
that tie financial condition was quite
what IL ought to be- More is required
of our church than probably Of any
other Presbyterian church IN the cOun-
try. The trustees wanted to continue
to meet those requirements. They
could not do il with the money at their
disposal. They saw no way Of increas-
ing the revenues. and so they made up
their minds to let somebody else lake
a turn at it,
The times., 1898-02-07
WIRES MUST COME DOWN.
Chicago Threatens TO Apply the
Axe TO the Poles


Chicago. Seb. 6.-Four thousand
overhead wires, belonging to the tele-
graph, telephone and other companies.
in the downtown districts, will be cut
by the city, unless steps are taken to
place them underground before March
l. This ultimatum has been sent TO the
Western Union Telegraph Company,
the Postal Telegraph-Cab BILE Company,
the Chicago Telephone Company, the
Electric Detective Company and the
Mercurial Fire Alarm Company. Ed
ward B. Elliott. chief of the new cleo
trical department, notified the COM
panies, at the request of Mayor Harri-
son, who is determined to bury every
wire and cable that stretches from the
buildings in the downtown districts.
The districts in which the wires are
to be placed underground is bounded on
the north by the river, on the south by
Twelfth street and on the west by the
river.
The ultimatum will produce a revolu-
ton in downtown districts when the
companies take down their wires. The
vast network will present a difficult
problem to untangIe. Bad weather
will not be accepted as an excuse for
delay. as each of the above companies
has an underground franchise.