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The Portland daily press., 1899-12-30
THE CONTRABAND QUESTION
Seizure of Flour May be Boomerang
to England

Seizure of Flour May be boomerhns
to England
London, December so.-Ths Marseiilss
corresp ondsns Of the Daily Mall tsie-
graphing the substance Of an interview
with the Russian general, Gourke, eldest
son of the famous Gourke, who Is now
about starting for Pretoria, says that the
Russian officer made the following state
ment;
al have been offered the command OF
. Bosr army corps. In my own mind l
am absolutely confident of the success OF
the Beers. You may take my word for
1t that thousands Of Russians are now
fighting under Gen. Joubert."
Sir Charles Dixie, In the Daily Chroni-
Gle this morning, discusses Great Britain's
relation to Dslagoa with regard to the
food question. He says:
"It would be one Of the greatest follies
the country could commit to disregard
the possibility Of war some day against
powerful naval coalition. in which
event 10 would to the interests Of the
United States to feed Great Britain.
'0foAt 0Eitdio haes ouhuAo shs 49,
ent conditions, possibly doing something
By pressure ON the Portuguese officials
and strengthening the British consular
stan st Delaaoa Bay"
The Daily Chronicle In an editorial
dealing with the dependence Of Great
Britain upon ths United States for food
in time Of war, expresses the opinion that
many British ships would be transferred
20 the United States flsg.
The Daily Mail asserts that several
auus have been removed from the forts
at Plymouth by night, and that these
will be sent TO Cape Town.
The Times publishes the following de-
spatch from Chisvelsy Camp, dated De-
osmber "a,
"Parties of Beers approaching to with
In three nc lies of Chievelsy Camp. threat
ening our watering parties, who are CON-
psiisd to 60 some two miles owing to the
scarcity Of water.
"It is reported that the Ladysmith gar
rison made a sortie on Thursday and
captured hill"
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-30
SANK IN THE STORM.

Norfolk, Va, December 29.-Capt.
Lewis Of the British steamer Ashland
from GALVESTON to Aarssilles, via Norfolk.
reports that when IS miles north. one
quarter east of Diamond Shoals light
ship, on Cape Hatteras, he passed the
wreck of large thsse .masted schooner,
the only things visible above the water
being the topmasts. There were no signs
of life about the vessel or wreokage float
ing and the SEQ was too rough to permit
his ship to 20 near the wreck. The size
OF the masts indicated vessel whose
crew WAS net less than ten men.
. The schooner undoubtedly sank In
Saturday nights storm and the men
must have gone with their ship.
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Ladysmith Suffering
Heavily.
Supplies and News for Beers
From LOurenzo Marquee.

London. Dsosmbsr COS .. p.-Ths
latsst special dispatches from ChieveIey
camp hint dArkIy at some important
movement as imminent.
This is interpreted with some misgiv-
ings, to mean that General Butler CON-
templates . renewal Of his attempt to re.
lievs Ladysmith.
II is reported BY the same dispatches
that the Beers have now retired TO ths
North bank Of the Tugsls, being afraid
that the swollen river may mar their re-
treat. They are also moving thsir iaasers
nearer Ladysmith probably with the In
tention OF - stiBs .rrther pressure on the
garrison which now seenis to b suffering
pretty heavily from the bonbsrdment.
IL is difiioult, however, to conceive that
Gen. Butler would make another frontal
attack, especially now that the river 10
rising; and an additional indication that
this 10 not his purpess is the fact that he
has removed his headquarters back to
Erere.
The Boer movements northward from
the Tugela Is quite In keeping with the
enemy'a usual plan Of securing q safe line
OF retreat.
The Cape Town correspondent Of the
Daily News. says, "a leading resident
Of vryburg, who was released By the
Beers saw 1000 oolonials from Griqualand
West. He says colonial faces are to be
seen every whore In the Bosr ranks"
The Times has the following dated De.
oembsr e7, from Lourenso MARQUEE:
"Cargoss for the Transvaal have dwindled
to ons-ffth Of the average; but large ship
ments were expected from Europe. In
the meantime there are persistent rumors
here and In Durham that guns and ammu
milton are smuggled through for the
Beers. A French liner now In the harbor
is ssid to have brought two large guns
from Madagascar.
"Ths head Of the customs assures me
that there 10 absolutely no ground, how
ever, for such rumors. AL goods. he
says. are discharged. examined and de-
spatohed BY daylight"
The Times has iatsr desptach from
Lourenzo Marques dated December as,
which saysi "The suspicion that the
Boer intelligence department Is In close
touch with foreign consulate in Pre-
toria, La confirmed BY the fact that the
news of the appointment Of Lord Roberts
as commander-in-ohis in South Africa,
was generally kn,wn In Pretoria on De-
Gambler 20. indirectly reaching Dslagoa
bay from the TrAnsvaal two days later.
Suspicion rests upon consul who Is no.
torious for his Bosr sympathies. There is
reason 10 believe that Pretoria is kept
we'll informed with regard to British
military movements.
"With reference to the rumors of
smuggling contraband, 10 is significant
that Major Erasmus Of the Free State ar
tiiisry, is here. his arrival being ooinci-
dent with that Of the French liner. The
consul who represents the Transvaal and
the Grange Free State In Loursnso Mar
quez still continues to act In the same
capacity for Holland"
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-30
WON'T BE CARRIED OUT.

Washington, December 29.-Tnreports
that the Bosr authorities have threatened
to reduce the rations of the British
prisoners at Pretoria in case Great Bri-
tain stops the entrance of food supplies at
Delaoga bay Ia not borne out by the
official advicss OF U. S. Consul Hollis
at Pretoria. The entire tenor of the
official report goss to show that there
need be no apprehension that such a
threat will be put into effect.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-30
WEATHER OBSERVATIONS.

The agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday. Dec.29, taken at 8
D. m. meridian time. the observation for
each section being given in this order;
Temperature, direction Of wind, state OF
weather.
Boston. 90, W, clear; New York, %,
NV, clear; Philsdslphis. ". NV. elsar
Washington, u. nv, clear; Albany. 70, ".
p.cldy; Bunalo, 10, NV. cldy; Detroit. 10.
". clsarj Chicago. -s. NV. clear; q.
oil ar; Bismsrek, "a. NE. clsar; jackson
VILE. ~. NV, clear.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-30
MAIL STEAMER ASHORE.

London r osmbsr aO.-A large German
mail steam, whose name has not yet
been asoert med, has gone aground dur
ing terrific gale in East Bay. about a
quarter of . mile on Dungeness, the
southern extremity Of Kent. Hsavy seas
are breaking over the vessel and the life
beats are unable to reach her. Fears are
entertained for the safety of the passen.
gers.
London, December s9.-lt is believed
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-30
COLE COMING TO BOSTON.

Los Anselea Cal, December 29.-Ths
warrant for tho arrest Of Chailss II. Cole,
formerly of the Gl,bs bank Of Boston on
. charge of embezzliog $ss01, 600. arrived
today. The United States marshal also
received telegram from the attorney
general of the United Statss directing
him 10 sondust Cols to Boston undei
guard. Oels waived preliminary ex.
animation and the start for Boston will
be made tomorrow. The warrant oon-
taips four counts, the FIRST charges Cole
with receiving $500. 900 ON August 2, last.
and smbsaaling.is and tins second accuses
him Of smbezzlins $500 coo on August II.
The other two counts simply refer tc
these transactions
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thar the grounded steamer 10 one OF the
Hamburg American liners.
IL Is rsportsd that the position OF the
liner ID very ssrious. Tugs and life boats
were urgently rsquisitionsd from Dover
aud Folksstone, bus they had the utmost
difficulty In getting on, owing 10 the
gale. The signals Of distress were OBJ
ssrved from tbs Sand Head light chip.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-30
PAPERS DON'T LIKE IT.

Berlin, December e9.-The news thas
Germany will not send military experts
TO the Bosrs 10 received by the German
press unfsvorably. The ID eutch Tage
Zsituna says; 'It is hard to cohesive
why not. From the Bocrs one may learn
how to win Victories, but from Gen. Bull
Ter only how to lose battles and cannon. ="
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-30
SENATOR CHANDLER TESTIFIED.

Concord, N. H., December 90. senator
W. E. Chandler was the only witness this
forenoon in the grand jury hearing Of
charges Of civil service law violation
against Senator Jacob II. Gallinger.
Mr.. Chandler reached town at lilo,
went before the grand jury at twelve
o'clock and testified for an hour, when
the dinner recess was taken.
Secretary Hoyt Of the Republican state
committee testified this afternoon.
This missing witness, John II. Walker.
Senator Gallinasr's secretary, has not yet
been located.
District Attorney Hambistt says the
case will not be closed until Walkers
testimony 10 heard, which probably
means that the bearing will be prolonged
until next week.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-30
(TALK No. 77.)
B Z MT.

Z Mt.
Every time I walk the street SEP
people with crooked glasses. Some
are looking through the top Of one
glass and the bottom Of the other.
some are looking through one glass
straight enough, but entirely below
the other glass 10 one who under
stands the effects of lenses 1t seems .
miracle that any person oAn wear
glasses In this way q single week
without running their eyes. The
strain is certainly tremendous. 1t 10
Just as important that the lenses be
placed In correct position as that
they should be Of proper strength and
focus. They must not be too high,
too low, or too wide. The eyes should
look correctly through them. II your
glasses are hent or crooked VIII
straighten them for you Ut any time.
No matter whether you bought them
of me or not, bring them in as often
as you like. II you form the habit of
coming here for that kidd Of work
hope you win some day become one
of my regular customers. At any rate
will do 1t willingly.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-30
THE WEATHER.

Boston, December 20.-Local forecast
for Boston and vicinity, Fair and con-
tinued cold weather Saturday and Sun
day, fresh northwest winds.
Washington, December 2o.-Forecast
for Maine, Colder Saturday; Sunday
fair; fresh northerly winds.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-30
CROKER MADE CHEF.

New York, December 29.-Firs Gem
missioner Soannsl today promoted
Deputy Chief Edward y. Croker to bs
chief of the New York city fire depart
ment at salary Of 5000 per annum.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-30
ELEoTRIC COMPANY ORGANIZED

Oakland, December ss.-A corporation
organized at Watervills under title OF the
Oakland Electric company, with oapi-
tai stock Of $4,000, for the purpose OF
furnishing lighting and manufacturing
power, have elected II. D. Eaton prssi-
dent, and George Boutslle, treasurer
and win at once commence operations.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-30
CUT HIS THROAT.

New York, December 2e.-C. Sincrong g
o, Boston, committed suicide at the
Grind Uuion hotel today by cutting his
bh ,oat withsa tt zsr.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-30

Congressman BouselIs May Never ne.
cover Ills Mind.

Boston, December %. TO all who In
qnired after the condition Of Hon. Charles
A. Boutslls AZ the Mclean asyiun today.
the only reply given was that be was
getting along niosly and was improving
In strength. DIR. Daniel A. Robinson,
the physician who came MP from Bangor
to attend him after he was stricken with
sickness at Young's hotel, says that
while the Congrsssman may recover his
physical health and visor. II 10 possible
that he may never be the same again
mentally.
Mr.. BoUTELLE IMPROVING.
Bangor, Decembsr 29.-Friends Of Con-
sressmsn Boutells were advised this eve-
ming that he had passed very comfor-
tabls day and was improving.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-30
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.

Portland, Dso. 2a isas-Ths local
weather bureau records the foliowingi
sa. m.-Barometer, 20. SS5; thermome-
ter. IA: dew point, 10; real humidity, 81
direction of wind, N; wind velocity, 81
state of weather, clear.
SD. m.-Barometer, 90 658; thermome-
ter, 2i; dew point, 16; real humidity, IS;
direction of wind, n; wind velocity, 81
state of weather, light snow.
Max temp, 25; min. temp, 10; mean
temp, 1o; max wind velocity, 20 N
precipitation-24 hours, 0.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-30
DIED OF ALCOHOLISM.

Lewiston. December a9.-Ths coroner's q
Jury in the GASES of Mary Cosnslly and
Johanna Hurley filed verdict today tha,
they came to their death through alcohol
iatu
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-30

factories, representing 1s0o pots Of the
American Window Glass company. go
into operation. These plants which have
been idle since last June. will furnish
employ msnt to 1900 glass workers In
this state and about 1900 In this city.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-30
BOER SHELLS DAMAGING.
They are Making IL Rather Uncomfort-
able at Ladysmtth.

They are Making IL Rather Uncomfort-
able at Ladysmith.
Ladysmith, December 24.-Via Pister-
maritzbura-Gsn. White has had slight
attack Of fever, but he Ia now convalss-
oent. The Boer shell rre has been very
damaging recently. On Friday one shell
killed six men and wounded nine. Tbs
same missile killed IA horses. Another
lust missed the Fifth Lancsrs' line,
slightly wounding six officers. Several
shells have fallen close to Gen. Whites
house, compelling the removal OF head
quarters to another point.
1t IL reported that Gen. Joubert IL
again In command of the Beers here.
The m lltary authorities appear confi-
dent, but they are very reticsnt,
Boers have been observed moving
nor.hward and westward In large num-
bers.
LORD RoSEBERRY INQUIRIES.
London. December 90 Lord Roseberry
writes as follows this morning to tbs
Times: There are disgusting intima-
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-30
oLAss FACTORIES START UP.

Hartford City, Ina., December ae-
Tonight at ia o'clock. ~ window glass
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Merchants Should Wear a Happy Smile.

1t pleases customers. Prompt breakfast and
extra juicy steak-starts you of well,
Put hard coal on CRATE first, then put paper
on top and light it-thsn empty on some char
coal-in five minutes you viii have great hre
and steak leo per cent better broiied over
Benson's Always Ready Charcoal Big bag,
10 cents, at all Grocers.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-01-21
TO PREPARE COLD A
The Best Ways Have Been Learned
from the Cooks OF
France,

F.w oooL. In 4,
TINS country understand
! " preparins colo meat dishes.
pna. - a part Oh cookery in which the
a.,. eneel. Inc greatest attention. is
R Rn oy them not only to the cooking.
ana decorating Of
'', 10 mat a dish Is not only
risssnI ne eye, Dut gives an equal
~ 10 'ne par'aker In the eating
han p,eoes OF meat such asa
..ur gs.ahune, q noix OF beef or a
sa ION OF veal when served cold
a. : piAeec on a mound, raised
70 NJ the center Of the platter.
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small Ia statue, very athletic and

small IN statue, very athletic and
strong.
To his men be was like q brother,
aud his death cas-, q gloom over Us
whish we felt long and deeply. In the
proficiency and discipline Of his com
pauy he took great pnde and labOted
necessarily to that end.
l hope you will pardon this long
communication from q stranger, but
take = personal interest 10 these matters
and wish to see them correctly recorded.
II you think ii worth while you are at
liberty to send it 10 the Confederate
Veteran for publication.
For the correctness Of my statement
| refer you TO Gen. VIM. II. jackson,
Of Tennessee; Gen. Frank Q. Arm
strong, lately assistant Indian commis-
sioner; II. c. Warmer, o attorney
at law, Memphis, Tennessee; J. R.
Dougherty, OF Comslock Furniture
company. St. Louis; wm. B. Jennings,
general freight agent Wabash railway,
Moberly Capt. ]. L. Farris, Richmond,
and many others.
enclose a picture Of Captain Clstk.
taken at the time Of the Lexington
battle, and trust Ii will fall into the
hands of one who will appreciate 1t as
I do. He wore his West Poln, uniform;
would have graduated in 1861 or 1862
had he remained at the academy.
Very respectfully yours,
JosEPH A. WILSON.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-01-21


Major Geo. Z. Condor left at our
o1ice, Tuesday, q cartoon entitled:
Handicap Race, Presidential Stakes
1874" published by ]. Childs, No. 4
Wall ST.. New York, The picture is
loi 4 II inches, and is well preserved.
In those days cartoons were drawn by
hand. then transferred to wood and
engraved. Wethlnk this cartoon passed
for an extra good piece OF work in its
day. Major Condor says the picture
was given to him in 1874 by the father
Of the present editor Of the INTRLLI-
aEScER, and he has kept II ever since.
The picture shows all the presidential
candidates racing around q ring.
First Is Henry Clay, who Is well in the
lead Of all Others. He Is riding a ring
tailed coon, and says: IAN the foxes
and dogs in the country wont oyertake
this old coon Mr.. Clay sits gracefully
on his animal, holding his plug hat in
his hand and smiling at the world.
Next comes Van Buren,, riding a fox.
He carries a banner with the words
Free Trade. Abolition, Texas, Oregon"
On top OF the pole Is n rooster. The
fox looks quite weary, but Is running
the race Of his life. Mr.. Van Buren, is
made to say: ''Confound that Western
Hound; he Is close to my heels, and
between US / shall lose my brush"
Following close on the heels OF the
fox is a great dog, ridden by Mr.. Cass.
Cass Is represented as saying: II
have oyertaken the old fox at last; now
for q dash at his brush"
Fourth in the race Is Mr.. Calhoun,
mounted on q lion. Up behind Calhoun
and clinging to him, Is a big negro man
and q negro baby. Mr.. Calhoun is
represented as saying: IF | could shake
on this weight l would surely 60 in"
Next comes Reverdy johnson. riding
3 stick horse. with q hook at the front
end. he Is represented as saying:
Here | 20 on my own hook. Whoever
gets in, I'll try and hook on to some
Last comes Tyler. He is standing
one foot on a prancing horse
"Whig," and the other on a
labeled Loco Foco." He is
represented a saying: 1--WE tried to
annex myself to both these nags, but
it's no gol 1 must try some other
annexation, by way Of a fier."
The first glance at the picture shows
that it was drawn by q Clay sympathizer.
Mr.. Clay had more warm friends and
bitter enemies than any man of bis day.
BE was always just ready to be made
president, but never could quite reach
Office. The ~Rrandsons Of the men
who shouted for Clay in 1874, are still
holding his memory dear as the eloquent
statesman who "would rather be right
than be president"
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-01-21


Judge John A. Rich, criminal Judge
elect, will convene his first term Of court
in this city, February 9Th. The grand
jury will be in session the first two days.
THIRD DAY, FEBRUARY 9Th, 1893.
State vs.. John Lukenbill, appeal.
State vs.. Joseph Moses, selling goods
on Sunday.
State vs.. b. II. Brock, assault; appeal.
State vs.. Lee Graham and John Cox,
disturbing meeting.
State vs.. Vim. Hersman, appeal; for
fixture Of bond.
FOURTH DAY, FEBRUARY 9th, 1899.
State vs.. Chas. Hart, selling diseased
meat; two cases.
State VS.. Thomas Harvey, nuisance.
State vs.. Irwin Seeber, murder first
degree.
State vs.. VIM. Atkins, assault to kill.
FIFTH DAY, FEBRUARY 10th, 1899.
State vs.. John Keith, selling liquor to
minors on Sunday; four cases.
State VS., II. V. williamson, murder
first degree.
SIXTH DAT, FEBRUARY 18th, 1899.
State vs.. VIM. Scrimsher, selling liquor
on Sunday; nine cases.
State VS.. H. V. williamson, selling
liquor on Sunday; three cases.
State vs.. Claus Heinrichs, selling
liquor on Sunday, three cases.
SEVENTH DAY, FEBRUARY 18th, 1893.
State vs.. Z. 7. Dunkerson, selling
liquor as druggist and without bond; six
cases.
State W. W. D. Barclay, selling liquor
as druggist and without bond; Eve cases.
State VI. Ladd & Wilson, selling
liquor as druggists without bond; seven
cases.
City OF Wellington Va. James Walls,
appeal.
EIGHTH DAY, FEBRUARY l4th, 1899.
State vs.. No. $50, assault &c kill.
State vs.. No. 63i, grand larceny.
State ys. No. 8el, assault to rape.
State vs.. No. 7Si, forgery second
degree.
FEBRUARY 0th-sPEcIAL JUDGE.
State VS.. Kruse & Layne, continued;
bucket shop.
State vs.. b. G. Ripley, rape.
Tie following persons have been
bound over to the action of the grand
jury:
Archie Chestnut alias John Berry,
forgery second degree. Henry Craig ct
al, grand larceny. Thomas Harris,
assault to kill. Sam Green, assault to
kill. VIM. W. Wykof, embezzlemsnt.
George Peterson alias Bert Mansmith
and Lonis Burtis alias Louis Williams,
grand larceny. David Turner, rape.
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BIG FISHES COME ASHORE.
Monsters from Ten to Twenty Feet
Long stranded In the Calf
of Mexico.

Mrs. George o. Barnes, who lives on
sanibel island. in the Gulf of Mexico,
has written q letter to her youthful
kinsman, Master John Boyle. of Dan
Vile, in which she relates a most inter-
eating and at the same time a most ex-
traordinary fish story. This story, un-
like many yarns told by gentlemen who
go a@ashing, a be relied upon.
One morning as Mrs. Barnes was upon
the beach she and two others saw a
great commotion In the water. Huge
black objects were splashing about and
spray was rising up before them. The
party loon reached the scene and stood
In wonder at what was before them.
They saw q great shoal of monster
fish lying four and five abreast in the
shallow water, helplessly flashing the
surf with their immense tails, unable to
and slowly dying, although the
water of the gulf still washed over them
and the tide was coming in. The sea
was calm-there had not been a storm
or even a gale-and there was no way
OF accounting for the trap these poor
fishes were in, except that they had gone
into the channel when the water was
deep, and swimming In a body, were
caught In shoal water, from which they
could not ~extricate themselves.
The fish were counted, and there wers
between so and 60 OF them. They were
from 10 to 20 feet In length and weighed
from 1000 to 1000 pounds each. A num-.
Der Of them were estimated as weighing
a ton each. Six mules could not drag
som Of them away,
What to do with them, says Mrs.
Barnes. was a serious question. They
were dying, and II left upon the beach
would have driven the people nearby
from their homes. "Twenty-three OF
the monsters lay side by side, looking
IKE huge siege guns, black and teri.
BILE"
The men folks. after sitting upon the
case, decided to cut the fish into pieces
and cart and drag them TO a point where
the ~decaying flesh would not be often
Sve to the smell or poisonous TO its sur
r~oundings. Sunday interviewed, how.
ever, before this great task was com.
Plete, and on the Sabbath the air was
so rank with the dreadful odor that the
barnses could not go out of doors.
The queer visitors were Of tho family
known as Blacklist, a species OF The
whale that is found in tropical waterA
-Danville Advocate.
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The story Is gong the rounds about
Joe Letter being such . brave, game
Spectator, and that he put more money
into the pockets Of American farmers
''than any other one man on earth had
ever done" We have no objections
to calling Joe s'gamey." All such
transactions as cornering q food
product are not only ''gamey,r but they
actually stink. The republicans claimed
that Mckinley caused the rise in the
price of wheat. But We deny that the
farmers got the bulk Of benefit from
the rise. The large bulk Of grain was
in the hands Of spectators before Joe
began to buy, ana at first be bought
oHly options. When be ran options
too high, the spectators like Phil
Armour began to unload the actual
grain on the young man, compelling
him to buy warehouses and elevators.
II Armour and such men had stand out
Of the deal, Joe could have handled all
the wheat the farmers would have
brought him.