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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-19
PRESIDENTS LAST SPEECH.
His Railway Car Tour About At An
End.

Youngstown, Ohio, October 1s.-Presi.
dent Mckinley's special train arrived
here at o'clock this evening and the
chief executive delivered the last speech
Of his tour. The train was backed into
side track and the President and his
cabinet went on foot to platform near
by. Twenty thousand persons were
packed into the narrow space surround-
ing the Speakers stand and they enthu.
siasticaily ! chesred every point In the
Presi ient,s address.
Secretary of Navy Long and Secretary
Of the Interior Hitchcock also spoke.
Having taken dinner aboard the train,
ths President, Mira. Mckinley and Miss
Mary Barber, were driven to the resi-
dence Of DIR. Dsetriok TO attend the we'd
ding of Miss Anna Viola Dsetriuk to DR..
VIII lam Mckinley Duncan, son of An
drew K. Duncan, and nephew of Presi-
dent Mckinley.
Later the President and his cabinet
were driven to st. Columbia's hall where
public reception was given. President
Mckinley greeted hundreds of his boy
hood friends with hearty handshaks
and kind word. The reception lasted
until 10 O'Clock. At that hour the party
r.turned to the train which left imme-
diatsiy for Pittsburg.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-19
NO NEWS FROM MAFEKING
Believed Col. Powell Is Holding HIS
Own.

London. October 19.-Thers is still nc
authentic news from Mafeking, but all
the reports tend to confirm the belief that
Col. Baden Powell is holding his own
and no credit is given to the vague ru.
mor that nag of truce has Eesn dis
played.
considerable engagement is anticI
pated in the vicinity of Lady smith today.
The combined ADVANCE of Beers and
Free State troops in this direction has
been executed with net inoonsiderable
skill and shows clear appreciation OF
the British position.
Gen. Stewart White has 2,000 men and
40 guns available. besides a considerable
Of volunteers to hold Ladysmith and nc
anxiety is felt on his account. for the
Natal country where the engagement is
expected, Is fairly open, and, although
the work OF moving thom will be din
cult, the guns are likely to do gcod wors.
The country is not favorable for Boer
tactics, and 1t win bs very difficult for
them to avoid the exposure of flanks TO
attack by vigorous and mobile enemy
already occupying useful positions; that
Is, supposing they really mean to dght
and not merely to attempt to draw Gen.
White further out with view Of sur
rounding him.
Gen. White has large body of excel
lent cavalry which will be put to good
use.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-19
DEMOCRATIC BARBECUE.

Louisville. KY, October 1s.-The first
big Democratic demonstration of the
present campaign vas held in Louisville
today. Besides the Democratic nominees
for state officers large number OF Dem
ocratic leaders from other sections were
present. Tbs jollification was In the
nature of an oid-time Kentucky barbecue
at tbs Jockey club grounds. Hon. VIM.
j. Eryan. William Goebei, ex-senator
Blackwell and others Of the party took
part In the celebration. In addition $50
members of the Cook County (lls. Dem
oaratic club were present.
! The exercises We're opened by Mayor
Weaver. with an address of welcome and
speeches by Mr.. Bryan and promin ent
visitors followed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-19
Was With Alleged Vic
tim In New York.
Left For Home Few Days Be-
fore Murder.

New York, October 1s.-A reporter to-
day furnished the police with an entirely
new oiew to the identity of the morgue
Victim Of the mysterious murder,
Camille Dumonde is the name of a
beautiful young lady, 25 years of age. who
came here from Boston to the Dewey
celebration on or about September 25
with another girl named Wallace who 10
said to belong In Portland. Me.
The two rented furnished fiat in the
Locksley hall apartment house. Later the
Wallace girl went back to her homs in
Maine, but Camille Dumonde has disap-
peMed leaving behind her trunk filed
with good clothiug and her laundry. She
was last seen about October 8, two or
three days before the murder.
All who saw her agree in the main as
to her description. She was not older
than 25. and about feet or 6 inches In
height. Her figure was remarkably fine
and her measurement would tally In the
main as nearly as possible with those Of
the victim. She said she was a french
Canadian AMI spoke English with a
pretty accent, but brokerly.
In addition to the strange circumstan-
ces OF her disappearance she was, by her
own confession In delicate health.
The two girls stayed In the Locksley
hall fiat but few days. Some OF the
tenants complained TO Mr. Dunster of the
frequency OF their callers, and he re.
quested them to vacate.
Before they went they asked and re-
ceived permission to stors their trunks in
the bassmens In care OF Mrs. johnson,
this JaDitress. They took their washing
to laundry next door. conducted by
Mrs. Ella Roselle, negro woman, and
went themselves for two or thres days to
the Colonial hotel just across the streat
and Immediately abutsing on the prem.
ises on 18th street. occupied by Kate
Feeley's friend, Mrs. Carroll, who heard
death shrieks from that direction the
night before the m murder was discovered
.. On October the Wallace girl called on
Mrs. johnson and showed her a ticket by
boat to Portland. An exprsssman came,
Mrs. johnson says, the same day and took
both trunks away, and that was the last
she saw of the girls
On October 10 woman who keeps a
furnished room hous, in the mel & hbor-
hood came to Mira. johnson and In quired
about the woman who had left the
Locksley fiat a week before that. She
said that fine looking stylish woman
who spoke English brokenly had en-
gagged a room at her house on October 8
and had brought trunk with her. She
was in and out for couple of days, but
October 4 or went out and did not re-
turn.
After examining the contents of tina
trunk the housekeeper found that the wo-
man had been tenant of the Looksley
Hall house and came round to Inquire
about her.
1t was at once evident to Mrs. Dunster
and Mrs. johnson that ths missing wo-
man was Camille Dumont. 1t was found
that the laundry bundle left with the
Rosslle woman had not been called for.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-19
VOTES TO PARDON LOWELL

Augusta, Me-, October 1s.--The petit
tion for the pardon of James N. Lowell
OF Lewiston who is ssrying q sentence OF
life In the state prison for murIering his
wife was henrd by tbs Governor and
Council this afternoon and 1t was votsd
BY the council to grant the pardon
though Gov. Powers has taken no action.
McGiliicuddy and Morey of Lewiston
appeared for the pardon and County At.
torney McCann opposed ii.
All other matters on the table were
postponed to the next meeting which will
be held Monday. November IS.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-19
WILbMAN'S LETTERS.
Aguinaldo Publishes A
Number.

Manila, October Is, 1870 D. m.-The
consuls In Manila have received from
Tarlac. where it Is believed Aguinaldo re-
mains, q book containing the corrss-
pondence between him and the American
oonsuls ami commanders, In which, as
he contended In his recent appeal for rec
ognition the Filipinos fnd the basis fer
the assertion that the American govern
ment recognized their sovereignty and
promised them independenos.
The book 10 addressed TO the members
Of the United States Congrsss and CON-
tains q long argument by Senior Buen-
camio, of the so-called cabinet OF Aguin-
aldo. and the alleged letters written By
MIR. Rounesviile wildman, United States
consul at Hong Kong to Aguinaldo in
June and July OF last year. 1t has made
sensation among Sraniards here.
Replying to Aguinaido's request that the
Americans would arrange for the ship
ment Of the Spanish prisoners to Hong
Kong, relieving the III lipinos of the ex
penss Of maintaining them, Mr.. Wild
man wrote:
NoVoA AuAuu Acouiuk tntAus "A meal n
day Of rice and water will be good diet.
They have been living too high during
the last few years. As the Spaniards
want more blood shed In the Philippines
trust you viii will let them have taste
of real war. Do not bs too tender with
them. Handle them as they would treat
you.''
Mr.. Wildman's letters deal largely with
the shipment of arms. The whole cor
respondence. however, contains no prom
isss of Independence. Senior Buencamio
lays great stress ON the letters from Ad.
miral Dewey and General Anderson re.
questing passes for American officers and
others to visit Filipino territory and
upon letter from General Anderson ask
ing "You and your people TO cooperate
with us in military operations against
the Spaninrds.
A body of rs Fiiipinos attacked raj l.
road patrol of eight men, msmbars OF
the 18th regiment at Guinguinto, north
Of Bulacan, vounaina twu
The Americans reinforced the pat rol
and drove of the enemy, capturing a
quantity Of powder.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-19
THIRTY BOERs KILLED.
Further News of Engagement At
Mafeking.

Mafeking.
London. October 10. The Cape Town
correspondent of the Daily Mail says:
The authorities at johannesburg say
that they will make house to house
search on Monday and compel every Brit
ism subject to leave the town. The i'm
perial authorities have impounded $50, 900
soversigns which arrived by steamer to.
day for the Transvaal. The money will
be kept here until the war is ended.
Mr.. Conyngham Greene and lady sailed
fer England today. An enthusiastic
crowd assembled to bid them farewell.
Dispatches from Reria, dated Saturday.
stated that the Beers, advancing north
ward. were rspulssd at Loabtsi station.
Tns dou ublless means that Col. Plumber S
force advancing to the relief of Mefeking
had encountered the Boers.
The Times Lobatsi correspondent tel
egraphing under date of Octoter II says;
..1he Beers were around us all day yes
terday and broke up the line in several
places between Pitsani and Mafsking.
They were attacked and defeated by
party of our men from Mafeking. Thirty
Boers were killed during the night. An
other lot broke up the line north of
Loabtsi quitting the wires. The station
master and all of us hers have just re-
stored communication. A runner has ar
rived bringing news of Col Baden-Pow-
ellis success in keeping the enemy at
bay.
The Daily Telegraph correspo ndent at
Ladysm ith says no newspapers rcpresen-
tatives ara allowed to proceed from tt ere
either to Bester's station or Acton Homes
and General Joubet's forces are adyano-
ing against Glencoe and Bestsr's station
on the Harrismith-Lynch line. According
to the same authority some volunteers
who had Just come in from Bester's sta
tion and Acton Homes before the dis
patch was sent reported that 300 Beers
tried Intellectually to cut of small par ties
of British troops but the Natal men were
too wary to be caught and retired firing.
The enemy, as usual, hid themselves
behind hills, rocks and gullies. but were
unable to advance. They used cannSn
against the British riflemen, who, never
theless, maintained stout resistance.
The firing was heavy. The country
about Acton Homes being more open the
British mounted volunteers there are
retiring upon Dewdzop.
Two thousand Bdefs were engaged at
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-19
THE LOYAL LEGION.
Major Burrage Elected Chaplain OF
National Body.

Philadelphia. October lS.-The COM
mandery in chief of the Military Order of
the Loyal Legion held Its 18th annual
convention here today. There was a
strong movement on foot to elect Admiral
Dewey its new commander. but it was
discovered that the Admiral was inellgi-
bic as he Is not member of the com.
mandery In chief.
indianapolis was selected as the next
place of meeting.
The following officers were electsd:
Chief. Lieut.. Gen. John
A.schoaeld. (rstired,) New York; Senior
Vice Commander, Lieut.. Charles p.
CLARK, U. 5. N, Connecticut Junior Vice
Commander. Brig. Gen. Henry O. Merri.
am, Kansas; Chaplain, Major Henry s.
Burrage, Maine.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-19

Acton Homes and rather fewer at Bes-
ter's station. 1t Is repurt ed that the
enemy Is hemmed In and suffering severe
ly.
The Daily Telegraph commenting
upon the foregoing dispatch says: It Is
difficult to understand the references to
Glencoe and Besters station except upon
the theory that Commsndant General
Jouhert is dividing his forces
The Cape Town corrsspon lent of the
Times undor date Of Tuesday says:
AL Is well at Kimberley although COM
munication Is entirely cut
fhers Is NO means Of learning anything
that happens norbh OF the Orange river
unless perha ps by way of Rhodesia and
Eeirn.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-19
AFTER OTIS SCALP.
Manila Editor Who Is Coming Here
To Have Him Fired.

- Ah@a~AAAAss ANsehNVH rNAAV 40 0omtAA EhtEC
To Have Him Fired.
Vancouver B. O., October ls.-Prof.
D. q. Worcester and Col. Denby, Philip
pine commissioners arrived hers this
morning on the steamer Empress OF
Japan and left this afternoon for WASH
ington where they will make their report
to the President. Until the report Is
made neither gentleman will make
statement of any kind for publication.
Among the passengers on the Emprsss
was Editor Lettmour. proprietor OF the
Manila American. His mission to Ameri-
ca is to urge the removal of General Otis
from the command of the United States
forces In the Philippines and the promo
tion of Gen. Lawton co the command.
Lettmour says that Lawton is frequent
ly denied the fruits Of victory by the hes
itation of General Otis.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-19
poERs CLosE To TOWN.

Aliwainorth. Oct II, 11.50 a. m.. (de-
layed in transmission). The town is now
deserted and the railway has been cut.
The Dutch farmers are quitting their
farms. Several prominent British resi-
dents have been warned to leave, as
there is danger in remaining. but this
does not alarm the loyalists, who calmly
await events, The Doors are now close
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-19
PoSTMAsTER,s NEEDNsT PAY.

Washington. October 1s.-The post
master general has issued formal warn
ing to all postnasters against the levy
OF political assessments and stimuli
taneously the civil service commission
has called attention to the law governing
the suhjeot and Of the commissions in.
tention to enforce it. This general warn
Ing Is similar TO that issued heretofore
prior to political campaigns and 1t ID
understood follows complaints of specific
violations of the law re ceived from Ohio
and other states where elections are to be
held this year.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-19
THE WEATHER.

Boston, October 1s.-Local forecast
Thursday: Fair and cooler, light to
fresh westerly winds.
Washington, October 1S.--Forecast for
Thursday and Friday for Maine: Fair
Thursday. cooler in the western portion;
Friday fair; fresh west to north winds.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-19
HOSTILE TO BOERs.

London, Oct. 1S.-The Daily News
Ladysmith correspondent. telegraphing
on Tuesday, says he learns that the dis
content IN Swaziland is taking form
hostile to the Beers, who quilted Brem-
ersdorf precipitately.
EoER BATTERIES COVER TOWN.
London. October 1s.-Anot hfr special
despatch from Pretoria gays; "The Foer
krupp batteries ara now covering the
town. Miiitsry en- gineerS can he obscryed
laying temper ~ railroad which will
Tr1babiy be used In armor d train defence
by the garrison"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-19

each section being given 10 this order.
Temperature, direction Of wind, state Of
weather.
Boston, 6S, W, cloudy; New York. 7e.
NV. gidy; philadelphia, 70, W, . cldy.
Washington. GA, NV. olsilr; Albany, e4'
W, oldyi Buffalo, IS. SW, clear; Dstroit'
63 9W, clear; Chicago. IS Nw,p oldy; ST
Paul, rs, NV, cloudy Huron, bak., 20, L.
iairl Bismark, 40, SIC, cidy; jackson.
reilly "a, Sc, clear.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-19
BIG SCHOONER TO BE LAUNCHED.

Thomaston. October 1s-Ths largest
schooner ever built in the shipy ards here
will be launched tomorrow. She is the
Lizzie ]. Parker, Il. W. Dunn of this
town, master. Her registry is 1899 tons
gross and 1850 net. She is under charter
to carry railroad iron from New York
to Vera Cruz.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-19
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT

Portland. Oct. ls. 1899. THE local
weather bureau records the following;
sa m.-Baromever 90. COS: thermoma-
ter. 5s; dew point. 58; Rel. humidity
100; direction of wind. s; wind veioce
ity, IL. state OF weather. foggy.
6p. m.-BaroIaeter. 20. SEQ; thermome-
ter. So; dew point. So; rel. humidity, io0;
direction OF wind, NV; wind velocity. y;
state of weather. foggy.
Max. temp. 6i: NIP. temp, 81; mean
temp, 90; max. wind velocity 10, S,
precipitation-e4 hours, .s3.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-19
TO GALL OUT MILITIA

London. October 1S.-In the House TO.
day, Balfour, the government leader,
brought in a message from the Queen
to the effect that the state OF affairs in
Africa constituted the great emergency
and that tshe is about to order the en-.
bodiment of the militia and to call out
the reserves.
OUTPOSTS ALMOST IN TOUCH.
Ladysmith, October 1s.-It is stated
that the enemy's scouts are almost In
touch with the outposts at Glencoe. The
Beers are working around both sides
with the idea of getting south of Lady
smith and attacking in force, with the
cooperation of CommAndant General
Joubert. AT Glencoe. the British patrol
covered wide area in order to prevent
outtianking and were subjected to o
hot fire IN persistent skirmishipg. Gen.
Sir George Stewart White is quite pre-.
pared to offer battle and the camp Is
pleased at the prospect of striking def
mite blow.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-19

Ladysmith, October 1s.-An official note
published here says: IA Free State
command yesterday commenced actual
hostilities. The Free State has thus taken
upon itself the responsibility of Begin
ming war and cannot hereafter pose as
the injured party" Hsss
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-19

September and since that date has not
been seen In this city. An officer who
arrested her on September 2 for street
walking says che was Of fine figure. feet
5 Inches In height and when on the strest
dressed handsomely.
The police here understand that the
young woman's movements have neesi
traced to house on West 18th strest,
where In company with a woman Eamed
Wallacs. claiming to belong In Por tland,
Me, she stayed o7e day. They moved
to another house on the same street and
the Wallace woman went TO Maine.
Ontobsr 4, q day or two before the por-
tions Of the murdered woman's body was
found In the near vicinity, the woman
known as Dumond wsnt out and did not
return.
The landlady after looking the wo-
mans effects over, carried her story to
the police. Linen bearing the initials
sc. D." and handkerchiefs marked
Theresa" were fourd In laundry. II
had not bean called for by the young
lady.
ihe police fers know little about the
Dupont woman, exoeps that she is Of
American birth and married.
May BE BARBER's WIFE.
New York. October Is.-Pster Columbo,
barber of this city, went to the morgue
today and viewed the tismembersd por-
tions of ths woman's holy whinh were
found in Seyeuteeuth straet IA the lower
bay nearly two weeks ago. After looking
at the remains Colombo declared that the
general contour OF the body was like that
Of his wife who disappeared on Septem-
Der 4. Labor day. A few weake before
Labor day Colomto hirsd HANDSOME
young Italian barber named Antonio. On
Labor day his wife disappeared with An
tonic. The woman was 90 years old.
Colombo says that Antonio was RAIDER
Of ii Progrssso an italian newspaper In
which one of the parts OF the tody was
found wrapped.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-19
Supports Have Left Camp at
Ladysmith.
Free State Commenced Actual HOsfiIities
Yesterday.

Ladysmith, October 1875 p. m.-
The British forces came into contact with
the enemy In the neighborhood of Acton
Homes and Bester station, about 10 miles
out this morning. The firing began about
10 O'Clock.
Later-The British cavalry patrols have
been In action at Acton Homes and
Bestsrs Station since midday and the
aItion is still in progress. A. number
of casualties have been reported. Sup
ports are leaving the camp to fight tomor-
row.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-19
wILLIAM.eoEs TO ENGLAND.

Berlin, October 1s.-The Coloxne Ca
kstts announced ofiicially that Emperor
William viii start for England November
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-19
WEATHER OBSERVATIONS.

The agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday, Oct. IS, taken at 8
p. m, meridian time, the Observation for
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-19
CAMILLE DUPONT.
Boston Police Know The Missing
Young Woman.

Boston, October 1s.-The Boston police
who have been informed OF the suspicious
that the woman murdered and dissected in
New York was Camille Dumond of this
city, say that the meagre description can
only be applied to the young woman In
question, although her name was Ca.
mile Dupont. She lived on Charles street
and left the house to go to New York on
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-19

Camp Glencoe, Natal. October 1879
p. m.-Boer scouts have been sighted at
Hating Spruit, seven miles from the
British camp. and an engagement is i'm
minent.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-19

to the town. A force Of six police
guards the frontier bridge.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-22

Grinnell College is having lots of
trouble over whether to retain or dis
miss Prof. Heron. The sentiment in
favor of his dismissal is growing. A
leading man who is in opposition to the
almost universal sentiment of the peo-
pie on several important and vital
questions, and who insists ON talking
about them all the time, Injuries the
college. Parents do not wish to send
their children to a school where they
will be exposed to principles which
they so positively dislike. President
Gates also comes little too near sym
pathizing with socialism to be as help
full to the college as he one was.