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The Portland daily press., 1899-12-16
DEPLORABLE READING.

Not Since India m Mutiny Has England
Faced So Painful n Situation.
London, December 16 a 30 q. m.-The
news Of General Buffers reverse was re-
oeived SO late that morning newspapers
comment today is confined to perfunctory
expressions of extreme regret and disap-
pointment and of the necessity OF calm
ness and reioubied eflJrts to rstrive the
position. This latest check Is regarded
.s the most serious event In Great
Britain's military history since the
Indian mutiny. The Standard saysi
"Generai Buller's despatch is depiorabie
reading. Ii is the now familiar story Of
concealed Beers and of British troops
marching up blindly almost to the very
muzzles Of the ensmy's rides. It cannot
be doubted that the moral effect will be
to aggregate our difficulties over the
whole field OF operations.
"The country has discovered with an
noyanos ana surprise that subtuiag Bosr
farmers is about the hardest work we
have entered upon since the Indian
mutiny. Their oommandants have shown
themselves able to give our generals use
full but expensive lessons In modern tao
tics"
The Times says: "Sinoe the days Of
the Indian mutiny the nation has not
been confronted with 50 painful and
anxious a situation. Plainly Gen. Bull
ler's advance is paraly zed for the moment
as oomp mpletsly as Lord Methuen's and
Gen. Gatacre's."
The depression over the defeat or Great
Britain's trusted and idolized commander
is all the greater as, during the last forty
eight hours there had been reports Of the
relief OF Ladysmith. Yesterday the war
office allowed 1t to be understood that the
position of affairs In Natal was entirely
satisfactory. The reaction is all the more
pronounced on this account
The gloomy information came too late
to reach the service clubs and only few
journalists and stragglers were waiting
at the war office. 1t has hardly been
realized until now even after the expert
enoe of the week, that General Butler
could fail.
Virtually nothing had been allowed to
leak through regarding his preparations,
but the public waited pa t,ently In the
confident belief that he was taking such
time and prosecutions as would insure
success.
No independent reports Of the engage
ment have yet been allowed to come
through; but General Buffers own de-
spatoh tells the sad tale in sufficient out
Ia She. h9an
entrapped again by the astute Beers. II
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-16

was not anticipated thai Gen. Bulle:
would make frontal stsacS; but M
c-itioism Of his movements are made,
since apparently, he suffered a repulse
rather than defeat and d Id not push th
attack home but broke IL of In the mid
die 80 al TO save n useless ssorifics Of life.
It is expected that he will renew the at
tack shortly. Immediately on receiving
the news the war oiics decided to mobi-
Iize Still another division and to replace
the losses Of artillery. The necessary re-
inforcanents will be hurried off as
speedily rs possible.
Fifteen transports are due to arrive at
Cape Town betwesn December | and
January 8, with abont 10, 5,0t0 troop, of all
arms, but unless Gen. Butler Ia about to
renew the attack, which Is exceedingly
doubtful, the British generals will be
compelled for another fortnight or more
tp remain practically on the defensive.
The latest dispatches indicate the con.
tinued bombardment Of Ladysmith,
whose position is now psrilous.
Major General SIR Herbert Charles
Chermside has been appointed to COM
mand the 1ith brigade In ths seventh d.
vision.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-16
THE WEATHER.

Boston, December 15.-Local forecast
for Saturday, Fair Saturday and Sun
day; generally freezing temprsture; west
Washington, Deoembr II. 5.-Forecast for
Saturday and Sundayi Maine-Bair
and colder Saturday; Sunday fair and
continued colder; diminishing westerly
winds.
Portland, Dec. 10, 1s99.-The local
weather bureau records the following:
sa. m,-Barometer, 80. 900; thermome-
ter, 43; dew point, AZ; Rel. humidity, 96i
direction of wind. Sc; wind velocity, 10;
state Of weather, 1t. rain.
sp. m.-Barometer. 30.C53; thermcme-
ter. "a; dew point. 10; rel. humidity, 56;
direction Of wind, NV; wind velocity, 81;
state of weather, clear.
Max. temp, 45; min. temp, 27i mean
temp, SO: max. wind velocity. 30 Sc;
preoipitation-24 hours, e3.
WEATHER OBSERVATIONS.
The agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday, Dec. ID, taken at =
D. M, meridian time, the observation for
each section being given In this order:
Temperature, direction of wind, state Of
weather.
Boston, IS, W, clear; New York, 3o,
NV, clear; Philadelphia, 80, NV, clear;
washington, 80, NV, clearI Albany,
2s, w, cloudy; Buffalo, "a, W, cloudy;
Detroit, "a, w, cloudy; Chicago, 10, SW,
p cldy; St. Paul. 10, SW. cldy; Huron,
Oak. l6. Sc. p eldy, Bismarck, 10, Sc,
p cldy; Jacksonville, ~. NE, rain.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-16
MAINE CONGRESSMEN.
what They Have Been Doing This
Week.
rsPEcIAL 10 THE fREss.l

Washington, December 15.-The debate
on the financial bill closed at 10 80 this
evening. Tomorrow the bill will be open
to amendment ana on Monday the vote
will be taken. The Maine men have not
participated In the debate, but Mr.. Allen
presided In COMMITTEES of the whole dur
ing q portion of Thursdays setting. Mr..
Iittlefeid has been absorbed In the work
of his committee on the Roberts case.
Mr.. Burlsigh has had a large amount OF
tells has been detained from the House
by illness. although he was able to re-
turn to the House today.
Th Q nomination of MIR. Moses as collec-
tor, was confirmed by the Senate today.
Mir. J. W. Peterson of Portland was
In Washington today.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-16
(TALK NO. 65.)
JUST so.


Sometimes the first indication that
glasses are needed is that your book
must be always In a certain place.
1t must be held perfectly still and
at a particular angle. You find your
self constantly changing your posi-
tion In order to keep 1t just right. III
you move 1t an inoh too near or too
far the letters blurr. This is one of
the worst forms of eye strain. No
muscle in the human body can bear
so continuous an effort without in
jury. II your reading, writing or
sewing bothers you in this way, you
ought to wear glasses. If you have
to hold everything "iust so" you are
taking chances with your most
precious sense. With correctly adjust
ly lenses. your work will be pleasant
and rsstful. You can vary the dis
tanoe from your eyes without incon-
vsnience. Your eyes win be stronger
and last longer.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-16

proportion of severely wounded Is, 1
hope. not large.
"fhe 14,h and 65th field batteries also
suffered severe losses. We have retired
to our camp at Chievsly."
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-16

Squire g. Co.. 81 Fsnesii Hall MARKET;
Joseph Squire h Co., Il Worth street,
Squire s. Co., 10 to 40 North street and
stores In New York, Lawrencs, Portland,
Worcester and Bath.
In an interview tonight Mr.. Chaplin
said:
"Ths assign ment was the direct result
of tightnsss In the money market Prac-
sioaliy all the indebtedness Is 10 banks
These banks found u necessary to call
their ioans Ths Squire company could
not raise ths money 10 meet them all at
such short notice and II was deemed best
to make an assianmsnt There Is =
slsan q, 600, 900 margin Of assets over liza
bilitiea and there are no incumhrances on
any Of the So property.
"Ths company bought for cash always
and sold on credit Lake most big con-
osrns doing bos;nsss under those oondi-
tons, the company had considerable
paper out. Tbs paper passed from hand
TO hand and has been considered perfectly
good for fifty years.
"Ths house Is In q sound financial con-
dition and is now doing very large and
profitable business. It may be that the
company was biz over-oonfidsnt as TO
lts oreait and when this call came 20 sud-
denly 10 therefore found the corporation
"a week ago We could have put MIL
lion dollar mortgage on the ccmpany's
property, II We had cared to do so.
"The assignment is absolutely wi thout
preferences. Many Of the women In the
Squire family are stockholders and all
have oheerfully surnsd over their stock,
in the soivency Of the concern
and In the ultimate straightsning out OF
The pressnt tangle."
Asked as to the rumor that the oause OF
The Assignment was an overdraft Of $50, :
100 on the Globe bank. which the COM
pAny was called upon TO make good, MIR.
Chaplin said that so far as be knew, the
rumor was not correct and that the In
iebtedness to { he Globe bank was not In
'orm OF an ovsrdraft.
AS to the rumor that the John p.
Squire company was to be absorbed by
he Swifts, Mr.. Chaplin said there had
baan .oc,a taIk of n ana he regarded ,t as
,arv ,,ka,v but ha did NOT think IL vould
,ome about just at present and not until
,be f,,.nc,ai s,tnat,on IN geperaI ia muob
,.tssr than n ia AZ uresent.
Mr. cbanl,n sxnla,psa that the two
,,nca,ns the son,res and the svifts.
ware mo, ON on,ta the same foot,nu as the
lsttsr has n million dollar mortaaae ON
,s rro,,srtv and tb.. s,rmsr has nons at
IN aa sa,d that Jebn p. souire 81 Co.
vonId 90 ahead. strairbten out its
.fYa,y. ms exned,tiooslv az possit Ia and
com. ,,,ra .ftsr ,bs hev,nnino of the nav
Gar n tse mopev n,arksx cot into bs.ter
,hana f,r the floating ~ a biy snterpr,se.
,ner, m,ght bs a oonsol,datiop of the
,opira a,d Svift iptsrssts
Ths dirsntors of the c,rncration are:
vrank O. SQUIRE. .S.ident Fred u,
SQUIRE treasurer: John p. SQUIRE. assist.
mt treasurer; John z. wyman, Lewis +.
Cook and Walter L. Hil,.
In addition TO the stores already mem
.ioned thers ara the following allied CON-
U. ~ u...t. p.u,.,.,
'9fhs' Ahe Ne"
Concord, n. d., New Hamp-
,hire oorporation: John E, Towle & Co.
Inooroorataa =, Manobas.ar N n a
' ..'
New Hampshire corporation; tue LAKE
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-16
Lost Eleven Guns and Large Num-
Der of Men.
Worst Situation England Has Faced
Since Indian Mutiny.

London, December 1913. a. a.m.-Ihe
war office has received despatch an
nouucing that Gen. Butler has met with
a serious reverse. losing ten guns.
London, December 16-12. 80 Am. -Gen.
Butler was attempting to cross the
Tugela river. Finding it impossible to
effect his object hs ordered retirement
in order to avoid greater losses. He left
eleven guns behind.
London, December l6-1 a m.-Ihe fol-
lowing is the text of Gen. Buffers de-
spatcb announcing bis reverse:
"Bullsr to Lansdowns, Chievley Camp,
Decent Der 10. $50 p. m.
az regret TO report a serious reverse.
moved in full strength from our camp
near Chisvley at o'clock this morning.
There are two fordsble places in the
TugeIa river and 1t was my intention to
force passage through at one of them.
They are about two miles apart.
::''My intention was to force one or the
other with one brigade, supported by
central brigade. Gen. Hart was to at
tack the left drift. Gen. Hildynrd the
right road and Gen. Lytelleton was to
take the centre and to support either.
"EarIy In the day saw that Gen.
Hart would not be able to foros passage.
and l directed him to withdraw. He
had, however, attacked with great gal
lantry and his leading battalion, the
Connaught rangers, fear, suffered
great deal. Col. l. g. Brooke was seri-
ously wounded.
-"I then ordered Gen. Hildyard to ad-
vance, which he did and his Leading regi-
ment, the East Surrey. occupied Colenso
Station and the houses near the bridge.
"At that moment l heard that the
whole artillery had sent to support the
attack-the 14th and Goth tield batteries,
and six naval 1s pound uick-urers--un-
der Col. Long. had advanced close to the
river In Longs desire to be within effsc-
tive range. 1t proved to be full Of the
enemy, who suddenly opened CALLING
tire at close range, killing all their horses;
and the gunnsrs were compelled to stand
to their guns. Some of the wagon teams
got shelter for the troops in donga and
desperate efforts were made to bring out
the field guns.
"Ths fire, however, was too severe
and only two were faved by Capt. Soho
field, and some drivers whose names
will furnish.
"Another most gallant attempt with
three teams was made by an officer
whose name I will obtain. OF the IS
horses, l3 were killed and as several driv-
ers were wounded, would not allow an
other attempt, as it seemed that they
would be shell marx. sacrificing life
to gallant attempt to force passage.
Unsupported by artillery. l directed
the troops to withdraw, which they did
in good order.
Throughout the day q considerable
force of the enemy was pressing ON my
right flank, but was kept back by mount
ed men under Lord Dundonald and part
of Gen. Barton's brigade. The day was
intensely hot and most trying to the
troopa whose conduct was excellent.
We have abandoned ten guns and lost BY
shell fire one. The losses In Gen. Hart's
brigade, are, fear, heavy. although the
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-16
TALKS ON CHARCOAL.

Beginning this morning We shall, each
morning publish little talk about Browns
ouickare Charcoal with the hopes, that II at
any tine there should be anything interest
ing you win draw you neighbors' attention
to1t. The principal idea we wish TO impress
Is that it be us wood for kind ing nres, as II
Is quicker and cheaper.
BIG BAG Zoe. AT ALL GROCERs.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-16
Good
for
Rackc

MOTHERS! Mothers a hot bath with CUTI-
IVA cuRA SOAR, when followed by single
application of CuTIcuRA Ointment, the great
skin cure and purest of emollents, will afford
the most grateful and comforting relief in the
severest forms of itching, burning, and scaiy
skin and scalp humors, rashes, and irrita-
tions, and point to q speedy, permanent, and
economical cure when all other remedies and
even the best physicians fail.
soidthrou xhout she werld. PorTsR DRra AsD CHEN.
ColF Props Boston. How to Cure Itching Hunor Tree.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-16
THE SENATE COMMITTEES.

Washington, December 15.-Ths Demo.
cratic Senators 10 Eoauous today made
their committee assignments and later
in the Senate the complete reorganiza-
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-16
DECISION TO CONNOLLY.

New York, December 15.-Eddie Con-
molly of st. John, N. b., was given the
decision over Kid Mcfarland Of New
York, after 20 rounds lighting at the
Broadway A, G. tonight.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-16
AFTER CASHIER MOORE.

Santiago de Chilli (via Galveston, Tex :
as, December l5.)-An agsnt and detec-
tive have arrived here in connection with
the arrest of Frederick 4. Moore, former
iy cashier OF the National Rank of Com
merce Of Roston.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-16
Just to
Start the
Perfume
Season

We have CLEANED a win
doWfuI of special values
which we can offer you
at 25c per bottle or
package. Better h ave
two or three. They will
be handy to fill In with
just when the last rush
comes.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-16

Moore was arrested at Valparaiso, Chill.
early In October last. charged with the
EN- bezzlement Of $4,000.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-16

This is not an ordinary almanac.
but handsome book. copiously
illustrated. and sold for S cents
on al news-stands. eve simply
allow you the two cents you
spend in postage for sending.)
Great men have written for
the Year Book. In it is summed
up the progress Of the 18TH cen
tury. In each important line Of
work and thought the greatest
living. specialist has recounted
the events and advances Of the
past century and has prophesied
what We may expect Of the next.
Among the most noted Of
our contributors are
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, on
Agriculture; Senator Chauncey M.
Depew, on Politics; Russell Sage, on
Finance; Thomas Edison, on Elec-
tricity; DR.. Madison Peters, on Re-
lgion; General Merritt, on Land War.
fare; Admiral Hichborn, on Naval
Warfare; AL" Smith, on Sports, ETC.;
making complete review of the whole
field of human endeavor and progress.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-18
TELEGRAPBIC TIPS.

NEW YoRK.-Charles Andruss. build
err. has fled a petition in bankruptcy. LA
bilities $103,37S no assets.
CHICAGo.-President Ban Johnson of
the Western baseball league is lying se-
riously i'll at St. Luke's hospital.
VALPARAISo.-Dr. Aillis. presbyter II
the American Presbyterian association, is
dead The funeral viii take place today.
NEWPORT, r.. Chairman Dnryea
of he Newport Yacht Racing association
announces that in addition TO the race on
July q, the Columbia and Defender Will
also race on July Is and n.
SAN FRANCIsCO.--A fruit Gamers
combine including eleven corporations and
twenty-five plants has been formed in tha
city The new combine includes every
imI ortant industry In California.
LONDON. Both the American and the
English teams in their practice are doing
good work, but the records given out on
each side are inaccurate, as the trainers
prefer TO understate each performance.
CINCINNATI--Th casting plant at the
Addystonc pipe and steel foundry was
completely Quilted by, FIRE and everything
except the standing walls destroyed. Sew
eral freight cars on the siding were con-
snmed. LOSS Is estimated at 100000; well
insurcd
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-18
A BATTLE WITH OUTLAWS.
ONE MEMBER OF sHERIFF's POSSE
KILLED AND TWO WOUNDED.
Which Robbed the Colorado
Southern Railroad.

East Las Vegas, n, NJ, July T.--Dctalls
were received here today OF a battle be-
tween sheriffs posse and the gang OF
outlaws which held up Colorado and
Southern passenger train at Folsom, Nm.
a few days ago The ARRAY occurred near
Cimaroon. w. J. Farr OF Walsenherg.
Colo, member Of the posse, was killed,
while Deputies Love and Smith of Spring
err. N. NJ. were probably fatally wounded.
w, H. Reno, chief of the secret service
department OF the Colorado and Southern,
was also wounded.
The robbers were uniniured and escaped
to the hills. Another posse was organ
ICED at Cimaroou and are now in pursuit
of the robbers.
Marion Litrell. live stock inspector,
arrived here this afternoon. bringing fur
Their details of the fight as he heard thom
at Springer.
1T occurred this morning he said,
"in the canon above Cimaroon, in very
rough piece of country The news was
telephoned to Springer from cimaroon
just before l left there. The posse was
led by Sheriff Farr of Walsenbcrg and
United States Marshal Foraker The force
divided. three members advancing toward
the outlaws from opposite directions.
"one OF the outlaws was dead shot,
Sheriff Farr was killed and Henry Love
and man named Smith. members OF the
posse, were wounded. Love WAS hit
twice, one shot going through his thigh,
Foraker returned to Cimaroon and tele-
phoned that all OF his posse had been
wounded
The identity of the outlaws ia not
known, but little doubt is entertained that
they are the men who held up the train
Il few weeks ago,
'Cimaroon Is situated close to the mouth
OF the canon, twenty three miles from
Springer, and has about 200 people. The
outlaws have been noticed hanging around
in the vicinity for some time past.
Sheriff Farr, who was killed, is well
known among live stock men. He and
his brother have extensive cattle interests
in Southern Colorado and Northern New
Mexico.
Word was received here late today thai
the dead body OF one of the train robbers
concerned in the Folsom train robber!
on the Colorado Southern railroad ha,
been conveyed to Cimaroon, N. NJ, from
the scene of the fight and was afterward
taken to Springer railroad station. wher
an inquest was held tonight. The dea,
man Is known by the name OF William Nc
Ginnis, aims "Broncho Buster" He is
feet 2 inches tall and weighs about 20t
pounds. The other two robbers abandoned
their horses and are being pursued In the
| hills by n posse OF twenty men.
Later accounts OF the fight state that the
train robbers were overtaken at about
O'Clock Sunday evening IN the canon ten
miles above Cimaroon They were pre-
pairing TO go into camp and refused to sur
render. A night then ensued In which about
fifty shots were exchanged Sheriff Farr
received tho first wound in the wrist. bu,
bandagea it and renewed the battle He
was shot second time through the body
and fell dead. +, II. Smith, another mem
Der OF the posse, was shot through the leg
H. y. Love sustained dangerous wound
through the thigh. The firing lasted about
forty five minutes.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-18

in n short time. So far no pests OF any
kind have injured the cotton crop and the
yield promises TO be the best in years,
though the acreage in this county is very
small compared with former years.
Denton. Denton County. Texas. July 10.
The rains that fell the first part OF this
month did more damage than was first
suspected, The threshing shows that the
grains are sproutcd and shrlveied 10 such
an extent that buyers and mill men have
thrown great deal Of II away. refusing to
offer even bid on It, Some of the wheat,
in fact. a gres, part of that threshed since
the rains, shows It's inferiority by Its
weight, some samples scaling as low as
ffty-three pounds. II is believed, however,
that after tho wheat gets chance to dry
out thoroughly both the weight and quality
will improve. The average yield 20 the
acre ia still holding out Mt between seven
teen and eighteen bushels. the maximum
so far reported being twenty nine and one
half bushels and the minimum, which was
planted very late, ten bushels.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-18
OUTBREAK OF WHITE-BAKER FEUD.
Five Men Lost Their Lives the Result of Pitch
ed Battle.

Louisville. July II "A specinl to the
courier-Journal from London. XIV. tells
OF repcrt reaching there OF an out
break Of another fcud in CLAY county. by
which 1--WE men lost their lives today.
The dead are said 10 be Robert Philipot.
Edward Fisher, Aaron Morris. Jim Crit
I'm and Hugh Griffin
These fatalities resulted from pitched
battle fought near Goose creek. three
miles from Manchester.
The feud dates back nearly two wears,
On Christmas. 1897. James rhilirot was
Killed hv Aaron Morris but before he
cied be shot and Killed William Buniy,
irienf OF Morris. The Morrises and Grit
FMS werc closely affiliated since then the
FEELING between the two fashions has been
very bitter and 1t has been aroused re
ceitly by the White Baker hostilitles
The Philinots, who are the STRONGEST fac
ton In the mountains. numbering about
$50 voters, openly esnoused the cause OF
the Bakers. while the Grlff,ns tcok -xi,i.s
with the Whites. The story that reports
here from Manchester VITO rhe effect that
Bot Philipot was arrested this morning
by DEPUTY Wash Thacker
While verv circumstantial 10 other re-
stects, the report does not show clearly
the orign of the trouble. nor givo tho
reason for Philiuot's arrest
II is said that while Thscker was taking
Philipot's bond ths latter was shot from
behind bv a member OF crowd that had
gathered This precipitated general night
with Wholesalers and revolvers. which
was participated In hv George. Granville.
Robert and Peter Philipot and Ed Fisher
on one side and Aaron Morris. Hugh. Jim
and Green Griffin on the other. The bat
tic began at about . o'clock and raged
fercelv for ten or fifteen minutes. When
1t was over 1t was found that the nye men
mentioned above had been killed outright
three of the belligerents were seriously
wounded. while Peter Philipot was the