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The Portland daily press., 1899-12-25
WRECK OF THE ARIOSTO.

Further Particulars of the Ocracoke
Beach Disaster.
Chicago, December 24.-A special to
the Tribune from Norfolk, Va, says;
"The British steamer Ariosto. Captain
Baines. bound from Galveston to Ham
burg, Was wrecked at four O'Clock this
morning six miles south of Hatteras, N.
c., and twenty -ons OF the crew were
drowned. Captain Baines and eight of
the crew wers saved by the heroic efforts
of the Ocracoke life saving crew under
Captain Howard.
Those who lost their lives attempted to
reach the shore In q small beat, which
was swamped shortly after 1t put off from
the ship. Captain Baines and the eight
men remained aboard and wsre'landsd by
the life savers In the breeches buoy. but
not until q struggle which lasted all day.
Wrecking tugs are on the way from here
to the scene of the wreck and II they
reach ths stranded ship In time ma save
1t as the wind tonight is In the wrecked
vefssfs favor.
Thick fogs have prevailed along the
Virginia and North Carolina coasts for
several days. Last night, however, the
air WAS clear but the wind averaged from
forty to fifty miles an hour and the sea
was furious around the point which has
been designated as the Graveyard OF
American shipping"
The Ariosto. a vessel Of 1855 tons, sailed
from Galveston for Hamburg via Norfolk
on d. can bsr IL Captain Baines and his
crew consisting Of 80 men, were ell
British. The Ariosto which had q gener.
al argo had all the way from port en-
countered heavy weather. The coas,
patrol from Ocracoke was returning to
the station about four O'Clock this morn
ing when he discovered big ship ashors.
he Immediately lighted signal to notify
those aboard that they were discoyere d
and ran to the station to arouse those OF
the life savers who were not on duty. II
was almost daylight when the life savers
reached the scene of the wreck. Trey
could see the outlines of big steamer.
but could not accom- pllsh anything until
day break. The wind caught up particles
Of sand which were blown into the faces
Of the life savers until their cheeks were
cut as II by rawhide.
When daylight broke, the sailors were
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-25

fractured and the wheels had firmly
pinned his body 10 the track. After Den
nett had tesn removed to the Maine Gen.
eral hospital Mr.. Rich returned to get the
body Of Conductor Swan. II was within
the triangle formed By the coal carr
which had left the track and beneath the
wheel OF one of them. In order to get the
boiy out 10 was necessary TO cut thsman's
clothing and to drag IL out into the
middle OF the triangle where ~ was
placed upon a stretcher and taken 10 the
wagon. 1t Was evident from the marks
upon the tody Of Swan that he had been
almost instantly killed.
The cause Of the derailment Of the four
coal cars could not be ascertained last
night. Neither Engineer Ferguson nor
Fireman Lans could tell the cause Of the
accident because the engine was q long
distance away when the rear car went on
the track. There was nothing about the
wreck which would show Just how the
accident had occurred and though 1t may
be ascsrtainsd 10 the day light 10 10 doubt
full II the real cause Of the derailment is
ever known. Engineer Ferguson said that
be thought 10 might have been caused By
the breaking Of q draw bar. but he could
not tell. The lantern and missens Of Con-
ductor swan were found on the trnck
some distance from where the body was
found. He had evidently teen standing
on the rear car and had been hurisd be-
meath 1t when the dsrailment occurred.
Dennst must have been some few cars
distant and was thrown from the train
when the car on which he was standing
had lurchsd sidswise.
Brakeman Eugene Dsnnett was carried
to the Maine General hospital whsre
thorough examination of his injuries WAS
made BY q surgeon. At one o',lock the
PRESS was informed BY the doctor that
d ennett's chance Of living were not
even. He was found to have an injured
spine, several scalp wounds and 1t was
feared that he had suffered internal In
juries. Dennett u o married man hut has
no children. His wife was notified Of the
accident and passed the night by hsr hus-
bands bedside. Dennett realizsd that his
chances of living were small but he dis
play ed great courage and bore the pain
from which he suffered with remarkable
fortitude.
Frank Swan was about 8s or 40 years
old. He was not married and lived with
his mother. He has been a conductor OF
the Portland 81 Rochester II X. for
many years. About year ago bis
brother Matthew Swan, lost both legs In
an accident ON the Portland 81 Rochester
X. r., but is alive today and has been
cared for by Frank swan who was killed
last night.
Coroner Perry was notified Of the no.
oident and took charge Of the bo dy Of
swan. He notified Chairman Peaks Of
the railroad commissioners by telegraph
of the accident. Mr.. Perry says that this
is case Of which the railroad commits
sionsrs must make an Investigation as
the death occurred In . railroad accident.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-25
WEATHER OBSERVATIONS.

The agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday, Dec. "a, taken at s
D. M, meridian time, the observation for
each section being given in this order:
Temperature, direction of wind, state of
weather.
Boston, "a. Sc, rain; New York, a.
WASHINGTON, &c. nv. p oidy; Albany. AZ, s,
rain; Buffalo. ~, W, CLOUDY; Detroit, 20.
W. clear: Chicago, IS. NV. p cldy; st.
Paul, l6, NV, p cidy; Huron Dak., II, W.,
clear; Bismarck, Il, N, p cldy; Jackson-
VILE, 50, W, clear.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-25

seen huddlsd together on the wrecked
ship, waving their arms In an appeal to
be eAved. To launch a'boat In such sea
would have meant instant death. 80 the
life savsrs placed thsir gun In position
and Cred.
The Ariosto was some six hundred feet
out and the line fell short Line after
lire was fred to the stranded ship. but
all failed 20 reach. In the meantime the
waves were dashins over the ship and
Captain Bainss called his men together
that the ohanceslwere about even II they
should take to the small boats or wait for
the life saving crew to fire life line on
board. So far as he was concerned the
captain said he would wait for the life
savers, but he left 1t to the crew to decide
among themselves.
Eight sailors said they would stick BY
the captain. These were saved. Twenty.
one declared they were doomed II they re-
mained aboard and they left the ship In
small boats. All OF them lost their lives.
The 81 men were thrown into the sen
and although the watchers on shore Wit
messed the disaster they were rowerless
to render all.
Captain Baines Of the wrecked vessel
as he saw his men wept like chil5.
Meanwhile the life savers continued FIR
ing lines to the stranded ship. About
four hours after the Ariosto first struck,
q life line was cast over the ships side.
Captain BAinss and his remaining men
made IL fast and an hour later they had
dragged the big hawser aboard. The
life rfavers slowly ran out the brse,hes
buoy and 1t reached the ship In safety.
Through the binding spray the men
were then, one by ons, hauled to shors,
more dead than alive. and by nightfali
all were safe. when the disaster was
made known the wreoking tugs startet
for the soens, and It 10 Q matter Of steam
against time they succeed In rea'hing
the Ariosto before the vessel goes to
pieces.
1he Ariosto was seven years old and
was owned by X. MoAndrsws and COM
pany Of London.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-25
(TALK No. 72.)
DEFECTIVE EYES.

II looking intentIy at any object
for length Of time tries your eyes
you ought to wear glasses. II going
to an opera or watching q speaker
gives you headache there Is some de-
feet of the eyes which ought to be
corrected. A normal eye is always in
perfect rest when looking at objects
twenty feet or more away. The
strain comes in reading. sewing, or
any work held foot or two from the
eyes. Ii is a relief to raise the eyes
for your work and look across the
room every little while. Eyes which
are not normal. however. find no re-
lief at any distanc,. There is always
a strain no matter where the eyes
are looking. Going to the play, as
well as reading Is tiresome. Correct.
Iy fitted glasses win relieve all
strain and make suoh pastime q
pleasure instead Of a source Of suffer-
ing. Correctly tittsd glasses Is my
speciality.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-25
THE STORM BOSTON.

Boston Mass, December a4.-A severe
northeasterly storm prevailed In the har-
bor and bay today which caused all out
ward bound shipping to be held. The tug
Sweepstakes parted with her tow Of two
targss near Highland Light this morn
ing, but after considerable difficulty
picked them up again and proceeded.
The fishing schooner Nellie Biy, while
docking at I wharf, fouled the Native
American but did little damage.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-25
ENLISTED IN THE NAVY.

San Francisco, Dsoemhs- "a Judge
De Haven, In the United States district
court, has decided that minors over
eighteen do not require the eonssnt Of
their parents to ealist In the navy aud
when once enlisted they must ssrve their
term. phe decision was made In tn
oase OF kdwsra N. Ncrt,n, aged ~.
HIS mother sought his release on a writ
Of habeas corpus. which was denied.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-25

In justice to Mr.. Bigslow 1t should be
stated that, as on September Q, he was
the largest individual depositor In the
bank, hs also was the largest when the
bank olcssd Its doors"
An Official Of the Globe hank when
shown Receiver Wings statements toniett
said:
'Matters are progressing smoothly with
us, and think we shall opsn our doors
again next week. A new board Of direc-
tors will be appointed and the former
stockholders have given options on their
stock. One Of the propositions incident
to tie reopening Of the bank is that the
depositors shall agree to allow certain per
cent of their deposits to remain with the
hank for three months and, papers en-
bodying this agreement have been signed
by many already"
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-25
THE AMALFI DISASTER.

Rome. December 24.-Dsspatches from
Amalfi, tn, popular resort on the Gulf of
Sa srro, where the Ian slide ocourret n
Friday say tfat thirteen persons are
known to have been killed, that at least
fifteen others were injured and that many
are still unaccc unted for.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-25
THE HOLY YEAR.
solempIy Inaugurated BY the Pope
at Rome.

Rome, Dec 2i.-Ths Pope solemnly
iuaugurated the Ii Jly Year by performing
the impressive ceremony of opening the
holy do,r of ST. Peters cathedral at II
O'Clock this morning. The ceremony was
performed In the vestibule which was
handsomely decorated In the presencs Of
the Papal officers the members Of the
diplomatic corps, leading representatives
Of the Roman nobility and n numDer Of
specially invited guests. After dopning
the Pontifioal robes, the Pope. borne on
the Ssdea Gestatoria and escorted by the
Papal guards, pra:edsd with the Cardi-
nails and the court 20 the Sistine chapel
In the Vatican palacs. where were
gathered representatives of the Roman re-
ligious orders and clergy. After orief
prayer before the Holy Sacrament which
was there exposed, Leo intoned the "Veni
Creator and then again assembled the
Sedia Gestatoria. Procseded by clergy
and friars. who bore lighted candles, the
Pope proceeded to the vestibule of the
basilioa-priests lining the halls and stair
cases en- route. In the vsstibule, the
papal throne had been erected. The su
70 ,n,n,sa,.,.,v srrronndsd nv card,nals
90 d,.n,,.-,..
Suddenly q heavy bell doomed. Leo rose
81 ,.,Lad tox-ard th. Ho,v door r,s-
cedad bv the grand nsp,t.ntiarv Cardinal
Mons,gror Ssr.ano V.nnptslli nrsfect
~ the congra ,a,,on of b,shons and repu.
lars mo, hin, and handsa him an art,stic
aoldan nalIst given nv the italian
b,shon Leo. WEARING ths mitre. uttered
,,,, ,ar,.s =, ,ha ,,.,-ax and s,r,,h ,hrae
h,ow. With ths ha,nm.r on tbs aoo,
vh,oh had nr.v,opslv hasn on. .,th
saw
A few moments of SOLEMN s,lepoe fol-
lowed the Pope and the papal dipnitaries
IN their state robes being crouped before
the door. Then the latter swung baok:
and the officials of st. pster's layed the
tbreshold and door posts with holy winter.
vh,ls Leo opensd the Psalms "Jubi,ate,,
which was taken mn by the Pontitioal
choir The pope. having again oovsrad
his head and holding In is right hand n
oruoitix and In his left lighted candle.
knslt at the Threshold amid the s.rains of
.:Ts Damn" Rising to his feat. ma
st.nped alone within the portals of the
vast and empty basiIica. The cardinals
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-25
Business Man Of Experience

nESIRES to engage in established legiti-
~ mate business where services and some
capital are wanted. Answers must give full
particulars which will be confidential and let
ters returned If so desired. No brokers. High
est references given. Address N. Y, W., Port
land Press. dec22flw'lstp
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-25
MRS. PALMER WILL BE DIRECToR

Chicago, December 2i.-Mrs. Louise
l. Mann, secretary Of the Woman's Ma
tional Auxiliary to the Blue and Gray
Legion. has received letter from Presi-
dent Mckinley, saying that Mrs Potter
Palmer will be appointed director Of the
American Woman's department at the
Paris exposition. The auxiliary had ssnt
communication to Washington asking
that Mrs. Palmer be appointed.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-25
PRES. COLE ARRESTED.
Charge WIN he EmbezzIement From
Globe Bank.

GIObe HANK.
Los Angeles. CAL, December % =
Charles II. Colo, form erly president Of the
Globe National bank Of Boston, 10 under
FEDERAL serveiliapse at hotel In this
city. MIR. Cole Is charged in q complaint
mailed today by the Boston authorities
with appropriation and EN- bezzlement Of
5000, coo on four counts Yesterday United
States District Attorney Flint received a
letter from the United States district
attorney at Boston, asking that Cole be
taken into custody upon q charge Of mis-.
appropriation Of the funds Of the Globe
National bank, now In the hands of
United States Marshal Osborne
proceeded to the hotel where the Cole
family was stopping and learned that MIR.
Cole had gone to Rendondo. Mr.. Coles
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-25
ICE HOUSE BURN ED.

The large ice house of the Spring Lake
Ice company, located on Spring Lake two
miles northeast Of here. was totally
burned today. entailing loss of NOR,
tnan sl0O.C0O 1t was built one year ago
by Chicago capitalists headed by Barry
Bros of the Chicago Independents Aug
line. About 10000 tons Of ios of last
years out still remained In the building.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-25
FIRE IN SACO.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.I

ESPECIAL TO THE PREssL
Saco, December ga fire occurred.
early this morning. in G. r. Whitmore's
pool rom, under W. ]. Brsdford's cigar
store ON NJ In street. The blaze wa3 CON-
fined to the pool room. but the cigar
store WAS somewhat damaged by smoke
and water. The loss will not exceed $500.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-25
SANTA CLAUS

is telling all the little children that II their
stockings will not hold all they want the best
thing TO do Is to ask their mamma to use
BROWNS QUICK-FIRE CHARCOAL, aud
when bag Is empty shake 1t out nicely and
hang 1t ap in place OF their stocking.
BIG BAG 10 CTS. ALL GROCERS.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-24
ON EVERY BOTTLE

TO LEARN BUTCH Err.
wv ing, must he honest and energetic APP
ply at ttall SO City Market. j2t2tj
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-24
Fight is Still On.

The Democratic members Of City Coun-
Gil are still trying to get together so that
city officers may be elected but instead OF
getting together they appear to DO getting
wider apart. The latest plan has been to
get tho member from the Second ward, NJ
+. Cannon, to withdraw John d. Thomp-
son the nominee of tho combination IN
the Council caucus, for tho position OF
the Auditor, and mow some one else to DO
chosen, but the plan has not worked.
One Of the reasons for this was that tho
man selected for the place Is not c'mpet-
ent to fill it and now the friends Of Thomp-
son are up in arms over such story being
circulated, and dema nd that Cannon
stand to his nominee for his vindicatlon,
and Cannon gives every ndica ion OF 80
doing. Cannon will stick to his man 10
the last, and the Democrats will now have
to try some other plan, and try 10 secure
the dropping of soma other candidate Tor
purposc of making a compromise. In this
tbey are also likely to fail for ii any man
now gave I'D his candidate his ward would
be in tho salue position as tho wards OF the
men who are opposing tho selection ot inc
combination slate. for they would DO with
out representation.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-24
Laurel Rises from Its Ashes

Laurel, Dol, July 23,-All tho building
material for the new structores Of !. Dal-
las Marvil Charles G. Dwell and the Sus-
sex Title, Trust and Safe Deposit Com
pany, who are to rebuild their burned
business houses on an improved modern
pattern, has arrived. William H. Lloyd,
another OF the heaviest fire losers, has be.
gun the building of three stores at the cor.
ner Of Market and Poplar Streets Hast.
ings Brothers, of Delmar, have arrived
with their worls,nen to build Frank NJ.
Hearn's now store and residence, facing
on Central avenue. AMI within a fortnight
1t can truly be said Of this place, which
was nearly wiped ont by fro a month ago,
that it Is rising, Phoenixlike, from its
own d hes
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-24

Arthur w. Burton, for number of
years president Of the Law and Order
Society. and prominent member of tho
Phiadel., bar, died Saturday of Bright's
disease at Langhorno, whore he had been
spond ing the summer with his cousin Mr.
w. P. Kennedy. He had been i'll for sew
oral weeks. Mr. Burton was born at
Milton, Delaware, in January, 1929. and
in 1913 began the study Of law in Phila.
delphia having been admitted to the bar In
1851. He built up quite an important
practice and at one time took an active
part in politics, working on the Democrat
side. He was one of the founders Of the
Law and Older Society In 1888, aud also
helped to organize the PhiladelphiaYoun
Mons Christian Association. Mr.. Burton
was manager Of the Pennsylvania Colo
nizatlon Society and M annual delegate
to the American Colonization Society, at
Washington of which he was q vice-pres-
idcht. He was also u manager of the
Pennsylvania Bible Society, of tho Phia-
delpia City Missionary and Church Extcn-
sion Society, Of tho Methodist Episcopal
Church, q member of the Methodist Lay
mems Association and secretary of the
Board of Trustees of the chartered fund
OF tho Methodist Church.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-24
DON'T LEAVE The clYY.ll


Claim Is one thing, proof another.
Columbus claimed the world was round
Did people bolieve it' Not until no
proved 1T.
Unproven claims have made the people
skeptios.
Every claim made for the Little Con
quoror" Is proven.
Proven In Wilmington by local expert
ence.
Hcfe Is one case from tho many we have;
Mr.. Elwood Stout. No 4s3 East 4th ST.,
says:-"For some time had symptoms
of kidney complaint and suffered mostly
when caught cold as 1t always settled In
my back ard at such times could hardly
bond. had also pains In my limbs and
loins and standing long at time aggra-
waited the trouble. Noticed that Doan's
Kidney Pills were highly recommended
for these troubles and got box of them
at Danforth's Drug Store. 1t only requir-
ed ono box TO set mo right. The pain and
aches left me and have not been trou-
bled with any thing OF the kind since"
q
era Price 50 cents Mailed by Foster
Milhurn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Sole agents
for the U. s. Remember tho namo, Doan'5,
and take no other
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-24
A Driveway Needed,

A half nude woman was tho spectacle
that met the eyes of large crowd of cur
ious sight seers on Saturday night at the
city hall A colored woman was arres ted
for being drunk and disorderiy,
1t required the services of four officers
to keep her in the patrol wagon. BY the
time tho city hall was reached crowd of
fully 300 persons had gathered. Some jeor-
ed and some pitiod the woman, She was u
woman and as such should DO shielded
from tho gazs of tho crowd
But the police were powerless to do 80.
They had to carry her from tho Market
street curb to the second story Of tho city
hall. The crowd followed the police and
seemed to take pleasure In listening to the
language of the woman.
Another woman was picked up this
morning and her condition was such that
she had to be carried into tho hall. Tho
usual crowd Of men. women ahd boys
were on hand.
The movement for driveway to the city
hall or the purchase of tho old postofileo
is gaining Roadway. Something must be
done to STOP these unsigbtly exhibitions.
The people arc opposed to them.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-24
THEY WILL AND THEY WON'T.
Woman as Seen by Seller of Rugs
and Clocks on Installments.

Woman as Seen by a Seller of Rugs
and Clocks on Installments.
"lll tell you what woman will and
will not do In my line of business" said
the man who was selling clocks and rugs
on the weekly installment plan. "You
can always figure as a starter that she's
going to haggle about the price. If I'd
offer one of these So clocks for $3.50, the
average woman would want something
off. As soon as the weekly payments be-
gin she'll make a neighborhood hunt for
plugged coins and smooth pieces and
work them off on the collector. She'll
also stand him off for day or two every
pay day, and even when the money Is
ready she'll hang to it to the last.
"That's what you can figure on 10
times out of 20, but there's big offset
It's rare that women ever skip out and
take your property along. They could do
it in scores of cases, but their conscience
forbids. It's conscience and not fear Of
the law. I've had 30 cases where fam
lilies moved, but after little the wife
would send the new address. lost
family once after they had paid so cents
on an IS clock. They shipped their goods
by rail and went off west ] got bless
ing from headquarters because Of their
skip, but somehow l felt that it would
be all right in the end. So it was. After
seven months had passed we got a letter
from North Dakota containing a money
order for the balance due, and the wom-
an explained that she'd have sent it soon
err but that her husband had died and her
oldest boy had been sent to Jail. l sold
Il rug last year to a family that moved
next day, and dozen creditors tried in
vain TO trace them. After week OR so
the wife ran after me on the street to
tell me where to call and added: 1T was
the old mans doings. He took skip to
beat the grocer, butcher, baker and drug
store, but if didn't pay for that bcaut-
full rug | could not say my prayers at
night New Ynrk Sun
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-24
=. WAR SECRETARY ROOT. M


Th1 New YVRker Succeeds the Michi-
II :. ran, Ma In the Cabinet.
Washington, July A.-The president
on Saturday announced the appoints
ment Of Elhu Root, Of New York, to
be secretary of war, and all the mem
bers Of the cabinet, including Secretary
Alger. praised the appointment, al
though Secretary Alger added that Mr..
Root would have his sympathy as well
rs his congratulations.
Secretary Alger. curiously enough.
was talking to the president In brief
interview about army appointments.
when the president redAived telegram
from Mr.. Root. formally accepting the
offer which had been formally sent to
him, after Senator Plat had assured
the president Of Mr.. Roots willingness
to accept, and Of the approval of him
self, Senator Depew, governor .Roose-
welt and the Republican organization
Of New York, and as the president
handed the telegram to him Secretary
Alger was the first member of the cab
met to learn the news.
The president informed the other
members of the cabinet, and then au-
thOriZed the formal announcement of
the appointment of Mr.. Root.
Secretary Alger sent telegram &
congratulatlon to Mr.. Root, which was
promptly answered. The new cabinet
official came to Washington today and
had conference with the president.