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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-18
sMACKMEN ARE SATISFIED.

The Bath correspondent of Boston
paper sent to that paper lot of nonsense
in regard to q socalled lobster trust.
Bath is not much OF a lobster city and
very seldom sees lobster smack. The
statement of the correspondent that the
smackmen were dissatisfied with the ar
rangements Of the dealers In regard to
prices 10 slightly exaggerated. said
well. known dealer yesterday morning.
Portland Is the largest lobster port In
the country and the dealers are paying
for the Holsters the full market price,
which is more than was paid last year at
this time. The dealers have no inten-
ton to buck the smaokmen or the fish
ermsn. They simply wish to regulate
prices and give the fishermen fair
thing for his product.
"The smackmen make on an average
two cents apiece on lnbstsrs all the year
around. The market price will always
be paid and will. be changed from tim
to time as the conditions warrant. There
Is not the slightest danger Of the fisher
men getting the small end of the deal for
they are capable of looking after them
selves at all times.
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INvALIDs' AND BOYS HOMES.

Ala Joint meeting OF the directors OF
the Invalids' Home and the Maine
Home for Frisndlsss Boys. held with
Mrs Il. 4. Boothby yesterday morning,
plans were perfected for q series OF thrse
whisis to be given In the banquet hall
Of the Falmouth on Saturdays, Novem-
Ter 25, December 2. and December 10. for
the benefit of the two homes. Mrs. +.
k. Boothby, Mira q. b. MoGregor and
Mrs. George g. Frye were elected TO serve
as . committee on tickets.
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PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE.

At the meeting of the public works
COMMITTEES, Wednesday afternoon, pstf-
lions asking for the immediate quitting
through OF Yarmouth street, and for a
change in its proposed course. swinging
from Anderson street to junction with
Washington near tae Washington street
bridge, were received.
1t is said that the proposed change Of
line woald allow an overhead Portland
and Rochester crossing. rather than the
grade crossing otherwise necessitated.
The commissioner of public works was
instructed to prepare plan of the con-
templated revised route and submit 1t to
the committee at Its next monthly meet
Ing.
Action upon the other petition was also
deferred until that time
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-18
SELLING LosTER MEAT.

Fish Commissioner A. X. Nickerson
was in the city Thursday In conference
with Warden George A. Dow.
MIR. Nickerson said that he thought that
ut the next session of the legislature some
action would be- taken relative to the
sale of lobster meat. He said that 80 long
as the sale Of lobster meat 10 permitted Ii
will be impos sible to stop tbe taking OF
short Holsters. 1he meat is picket out
down-on tie islands If the Gay, and as
losbtsr meat is not evidence that is was
taken from u short lobster, no conviction
can be had.
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HARBOR NOTES.
Items of Interest Picked Up Along thu
Water Front.

The schooner Margaret Leonard arrived
yesterday with 1900 paddock. This was
the only fish arrival at j. W. Trefsthen's
all day. Business was quiet. but all the
clerks were glad that another lot Of
paddock had come In.
The steamer Manhattan which was due
to sail Thursday night. left shortly
before nom yesterday. she took Large
cargo.
The revenue OUTER Woodbury. which
Game In for coal on Thursday. anchored
In the stream yesterday afternoon.
The clerks of the Don lldson line will
arrive In this city on Tuesday and ut
once enter upon their winters duty. The
Donaldson line has not been running to
Portland for the last half dozen years.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-18
FUNERAL OF ALEXANDER
HARLEY.

The funeral services OF the late Alex
andsr Harley were held yesterday from
his late resid snoe. &c Green street. The
services were conducted BY Rev. s. Il.
Pearson, who paid n most fitting tribnts
to tie memory Of the departed. Several
floral offerings were ssnt by the children.
and friends, and beautiful pillow from
the Veteran Firemen's association. TIE
pail bearers were ]. s. Harmon. John
W. Small, Charles II. Ray, Major Buck
and Capt Pickett Of the p. v. y. asso-
citation. Interment at Evergreen ceme-
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at sp. M. al the CORNER Of Lincoln and
Pearl strssts. Workers from many
churches win take part In the meeting.
The svsnssiists. Nathan and Esther
Frame will conduct the morning and
evening services 81 the Friends church
on Oak street, tomorrow.
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A SMALL SWINDLER.

The Portland Gas Light company says
that the party representing himself as
az agent to collect for the Gas company
under the pretenoe of giving rebate,
saying there is lower price OF Gas, Is a
fraud. No one Is authorized 10 make re-
bates except at the Office, and no one Is
authorized to collect except regular
agents of the company.
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THE BARRIERS COMBINE.
Have Established q Uniform Price List
and Closing Time.

Last June the proprietors OF barber
shops In this city organized. The pur-
poss of this acton was to see what conld
be done to lessen the competition OF cut
ra shops and to adopt by unanimous
agreement u tx I'D time Of losing shops
nights aud holidays.
Since then the association has caused
to be placsd in each shop printed list
giving the names Of standard practical
barber shops in the city. They have also
gained the confidence OF all trades unions
and obtained the signatures of their re-
spective presidents and caused the same
to be placsd in each barber shop 80 that
any person having work done could see
for himself that the work was being done
by practical workmen. The object in
this move was t, place before the public
a guide board directing patronage In
an upright business form. A uniform
price list Is also posted In every union
shop.
The associations last move was to au-
thorize the secretary to write and send
letter as an appeal to the general mem
bership Of all trades unions to patronize
only shops having In sight the approved
standard OF bsing practical uorkmen,
equal price list and uniform time Of clos
Ing shops, as follows: Monday Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday at p. NJ.
Friday at Q p. M. Saturday at II pm. II
can be readily seen with the noon and
supper hours of, the journeymen barber
has to work 6S hours each week, an aver
age Of II hours and small fraction per
day, while the wages paid is bstween 81
and So per week. Very few receive sl2.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-18
OXFORD SUNDAY SCHOOLS.

South Paris, November 1.-THE annual
Sunday school convention of Oxford
county assembled at the Congregational
church today. After devotional exercises,
there was an address of welcome by the
pastor, to which W. II. Eastman of East
sumner rtplisd. Rev. Smith Baker, ID.
D., state president, gave an address on
How TO Teach. Other prominent
clergymen and Sunday school workers
Anticipated In a long and instructive
programme
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pYTHIAN UNION SERVICES.

The annual union services Of the Pyth-
ians of Portland and surrounding towns
will be held in City hall at three O'Clock
on the afternoon of December 8. Rev.
Henry b. Dunnack of Portland will give
the address on "The Principles Of Pyth-
isnism," and Rev. Smith Baker of Port
land will deliver the prayer. This Is an
annual event Of Importance in Pythian
circles.
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Names Greatest Store.
SWELL SIDEBOARDS.

sideboard might made long We would like "a
sin he styles
is here
flemish oak mahogany, curly
$lOO We call attention 10
especially specimen.
957 is much masterpiece its line great work of art
the finest that the makers of fine furniture have yet been
able produce 1t of the long, low built is 90 inches long
of the beautiful grained and polished quaered oak The mirror
long and There small drawers the top richly lined
velvet Below this larger drawers for nn and
cupboard with carved doors AT the bottom the
good drawer feet long
accommodation o tablecloths
handsomely sweed and the
trimmings solid colonial pattern The legs end richly
The price $685.
Our regular Piano recital Saturday at 3 o'clock
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THE PRESS.


J. r. Libby Co.
Owen. Moore Co.
Oren Hooper's sons.
ElecuopoIse.
w. s. Parker Co.
An Astronomical Eccentricity,
walter Corey Co.
Merry. the Halter.
somers.
Mckenney.
Geo. e. shaw q Co.
Rnes Bros. co.,.
T. II. foss Sons
Frank Is. ark.
Center & Mcdowell.
Portland Stove Foundry
III. Ii. Hay g Sou,
CaldrrwoOd.
Reuben n. Dyer.
Pope Manu- acturing Co.
AUCTION
+. o. Bailey s. Co.
New wants. To Let For sale, Lost, Found
and similar advertisements Will be found under
heir appropriate heads on page g.
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in having been born a Jew. The witness
said that after the petition for a revision
OF the trial by court-martial was rejected.
Colonel Du Paty du Clam visited Dreyfus
and tried his utmost to draw from him a
confession that he had been entrapped into
a guilty communication Of documents to a
foreign power. Dreyfus energetically pro-
tested that he was not guilty and Colonel
Du Patty de Clam said. in parting from
him, IF you are really innocent, you are
the greatest martyr of the century" Major
Forseinetti told the court that he questioned
Captain lie Brun-Renaud regarding the al
legged confessions OF Dreyfus; but Captain
lie Brun-Penaud promptly denied that
Dreyfus had confessed anything. Major
Forseiretti added that, although he and
Major Atteles were on terms OF great
friendship. the latter had never mentioned
any confession TO him. Forseinetti declared
that he was convinced OF the innocence Of
Dreyfus.
Many others testified for and against
Dreyfus. There were numerous witnesses
who deposed that they had come into con-
tact with Captain Lebrun-Renaud and that
he never mentioned any confession of Drey-
fus. Among these was the Able Valdier, 10
whom Captain Lebrun-Renaud described q
score of times the degradation scene with
out ever alluding TO any confessions.
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Probable Basis OF the RumOr.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. April 2O.-The
mail advices received here by the Associated
Press on April II from Apa, Samoa, and
dated March "a told of a little incident
which occurred just before the lombard
ment by the American and British war
ships commenced. The German nlan-of-war
was about to leave the harbor on some
mysterious mission when Admiral Kautz
signaled her 10 return and take care Of the
German residents as the bombardment of
the city by the American and British was
about to commence. The German ship re-
turned to its place and during the shelling
of the vicinity took on board many German
residents. This incident. combined with the
arrest of a prominent German planter fer
aiding the rebels. is perhaps the one re-
ferred to in the Victoria advices of to-day
and in some manner misconstrued by the
passengers on the Aorrangi, who were evi-
IDENTIFY led to believe that the commander of
the Fake had been made a prisoner and
that his vessel was in danger of being blown
out of the water by the British and Ameri-
can ships if she made any suspicious move.
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The story Discredited.

WASHINGTON, April 20.-The statement
that the commander of the German cruiser
Fake had been arrested at Apia by the
British naval commander was at once
secuted by the officials to whom it was re-
ferred here Both Secretary Hay and Secre-
tary Long expressed their disbelief in the
accuracy of the report. Attention was di-
rected to the fact that the Navy Depart
ment had heard from Admiral Kautz by
cable from Auckland at later date than
that on which the steamer just arrived at
Victoria must have sailed from Apia on her
long eastward voyage. Admiral Kautz's dis
patch was dated April and it was for
warded from the nearest cable station
(Auckland) on April IL. 1t is regarded as
extremely unlikely that a steamer could
have made the trip from Apia to Victoria
since April 4. 1t is suggested as an eXplana-
tion Of the story that the steamers crew
had heard of the arrest of the German man
ager of the plantation where the American
and British sailors were ambushed and of
his being taken aboard the British ship,
and had jumped to the conclusion that the
person arrested was the German COM
mander.
1t is pointed out in official German quar-
ters that the arrest Of the commander of
one war ship by the commander Of another
ship is an absurdity and moreover, though
cable advices reached the embassy much
later than those steamer could have
brought to British Columbia, such action
was disclosed The British embassy also Is
without any information of such an occur
renee.
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PRAYER OF COUNSEL DENIED
JUDGE REFUSED TO WITHDRAW THE
CASE FROM THE JURY,
And Render a Verdict of Not Guilty,
ns Requested by the Defense-Clos-
ing Arguments of the Attorneys.

PHILADELPHIA, April 2o.-The case Of
ex-United States Senator Quay was placed
In the hands of the jury promptly at 8
o'clock this afternoon, and no verdict being
reached by 10 o'clock at night, the jury was
locked up until morning. There was no in
timation. other than mere rumor. as to the
attitude Of the jury. The generally expressed
opinion of those who have followed the trial
since its beginning on Monday of last week
Is that the verdict will be an acquittal
Many, however, look for q. disagreement.
There are but few who express the belief
that a verdict Of guilty win be given.
To-day's proceedings were confined entire
ly TO argument and speeches by counsel.
the defense deciding to present no testimony.
Mr.. Watson began the day by requesting
that the case be withdrawn from the jury
and a verdict of not guilty be rendered. He
contended that the commonwealth had ut
terry failed 10 make out a case against Mr..
Quay. Judge Biddie determined the issues
were those for a jury to decide. and he
ruled that it be gone through with in the
usual way. Mr.. Shields here announced the
defense's intention to take no testimony,
and. under the rules of the court, he thus
speech to the jury. District Attorney Roth
ermel spoke for one hour; Mr.. Shields fol-
lowed for one hour and three-quarters. and
Judge Biddle charged the jury in nine min
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VOLUNTEERS TO RETURN.
Dates which the ReEiments VIII
Leave the Philippines.

WASHINGTON, April 20.-Secretary AL
ger has received a reply from General Otis
to his inquiry of yesterday as to whether
the reinforcements proposed to be sent to
him to relieve the volunteers would be suf-
ficient for the purposes Of the campaign
General Otis replies in the affirmative, the
estimate of $4,000 men TO constitute the
army agreeing with his own calculations.
The programme for the movement of the
regulars out TO Manila and of the volun-
teers homeward, therefore. will be carried
out according TO General Otis's statement
contained in his dispatch of yesterday.
General Otis adds to his message the hope
full remark that he expects very shortly
to be able to report a decided improvement.
in the situation in the Philippines.
The volunteers in the Philippines will re-
turn home in the order i'm which they sailed
for Manila. The date on which each troop
is TO sail follows: May 25, First California,
Second Oregon and detachment California
Artillery; June %. Batteries A and b, Utah
Artillery, Tenth Pennsylvania, First Colo
RADIO and First Nebraska: June 29, First
North Dakota, Thirteenth Minnesota, First
Idaho and FRS, Wyoming: July 10, First
Montana: July 23 First South Dakota; Oct.
70. First Washington: Oct. q, Twentieth
Kansas: Oct. 80, First Tennessee; Nov. /,
Third Tennessee; Nov. %, First Iowa Bat
tEr
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ANOTHER SPEECH BY CHOATE.
The Ambassador This Time Gives
Capt. Mahan IL Literary nOOst.

LONDON, April 2O.-At the anniversary
dinner of the literary fund this evening
Sir George Otto Trevelyan, author cf THE
American Revolution" and nephew of Lord
Macaulay, the celebrated historian, pre-
sided. In the course of a happy reference
to the presence Of Joseph H. Choate, the
United States ambassador he said that
America had always sent distinguished rep
resentatives to Great Britain. and he re-
minded the company that Benjamin Frank
lin presided at the first dinner of the So
ciety.
Mr.. Choate, responding for Literature"
emphasized the "harmonizing and unifying
power of good literature between all peo-
pies speaking the same language" The
Anglo-American literary tie, he continued,
had never been broken and never could be.
America had sent England an author who
had entered every home in the kingdom. He
referred not TO Mark Twain. or to Mr.
Dooley, but to Captain Mahan, who had
taught England more than she knew Of
her power" In view of the debt due liter
ary men in the past, the fund must rank, In
Mr.. Choate's opinion. foremost among Lon
don's wonderful charities.
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British and American Naval Conn
manders Alleged to Have Threat
ened to Sink the German Vessel.
ARMY OFFICER In TROUBLE
ARREST OF A GERMAN IN PRUSSIA ON
CHARGE OF HIGH TREASON.
Alleged to Have Furnished InfOrma-
tion to Russin-AnOther Batch OF
Dreyfus Revision Case Testimony.

VICTORIA, B. c., April 20.-The steamer
Aorrangi. from Australia, brings advices
that the commander of the German man.
of-war Fake at Apia had been arrested by
the British, and is now held prisoner on
the British vessel Porpoise He was sur
prised by a squad of British sailors handing
arms and ammunition to Mataafas men.
The report was brought to Australia by the
passengers of the steamer Upola. After
the arrest of the Fakes commander, a
conference was held between Captain Stur-
dee and Admiral Kautz, and the Porpoise
and Philadelphia steamed in position on
either side of the Fake. Orders were then
sent aboard that If she made a move of
any kind she would be blown out of the
water. No one is allowed to go aboard or
leave the German ship of war without per-
mission written and signed by either Cap
tain Sturdee, of the Porpoise, or Admiral
Kautz.
Fighting continues between the forces of
Mataafa and Malietoa Tanus. Bush fights,
with slight loss of life, are daily
occurrences, and business is prac-
tically at standstill. There is
considerable sickness among sea-
men of the Porpoise and Philadelphia
Three of the Porpoise's crew died from
fever. Lieutenant Garnet, of the Porpoise,
is among the sick Nataafa's cause is wan
ing. April is the date on which the re-
ported arrest was made.
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SAN FRANCISCO, April 2O.-The New
York Red Cross Auxiliary for the main
tenance Of trained nurses made a departure
in its methods to-day by starting on the
transport Newport six femade trained
nurses selected in San Francisco for service
in Manila. The society resolved to devote
it's remaining funds to the same purpose
The chairman of its committee on trained
nurses, Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, being in San
Francisco, was authorized to select the
nurses here and forward them by the short
est route. She selected the following: Miss
Mary Alice Burrell, who goes as superin-
tendent of the party: Miss Margaret Bert
ram, Miss Wilhelmina Dockrill, Miss Mary
d. Hamblyn, Miss Colina Hayden and Miss
Carrie l.. Howard. They all go under a
contract for six months service in the Phil
ipDInes
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AFTER THE "CZAR'S" PLACE.
Representative Henderson and Hep
burn Would Like to he Speaker.

DIES MONIES, Ia, April a.-Iowa has
two full-fiedged candidates for the speaker
ship. A Dubuque special says Mr.. Hep
burn, in an interview, has stated he will
support Henderson and Henderson's friends
here are confident he will have the full
Iowa delegation. AS he is chairman of rules
and next to the speaker, his nomination
would be- natural. From Clarinda. the home
of Hepburn. it is claimed he has the solid
support OF Iowa. Captain Hull, OF Des
Moines, chairman of the military committee
says he will not be a candidate. Politicians
here say no Iowa congressman is entitled
to claim a solid delegation. No conference
has been held by the delegation on the SUBJ
ject, and till it is held nothing can be
known. Hepburn and Henderson will both
make strong efforts for the delegation, and
it is expected the unit rule will prevail, Civ
ing a solid delegation to the man with a
majority.
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j. NJ. MacLean OstentatiousIy Deserts
His Party for the Liberals.

LONDON. April 20.-There was curious
scene at question time in the House of Com
mons to-day James NJ. MacLean, Con-
servative, member for the Cardiff district,
who was editor and proprietor Of the Bom-
bay Gazette. chairman of the Bombay
Town Council and president Of the Institute
of Journalists. who is the author of several
books on India, and who is bitterly antago-
nistic to the English countervailiDg duties
on sugar, commenced questioning the
retary for state, Lord General Ham,
ilton. in an irritating manner. for
which he was frequently called to order By
the Ministerialists and by the speaker.
Finally, turning angriy to the Ministerial
benches, Mr.. MacLean shouted: IF the
Unionists do not want me can join the op-
position" Suting the action to the words,
Mr.. MacLean crossed over to the opposition
benches. where he was greeted with storm
OF Liberal applause and ironical Ministerial
laughter. The angry member finally left the
House.
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Niinnesotans want to Return.

ST. PAUL. Minn., April Ex-Governor
Lind received the following cablegram from
Manila, signed by Officers of the regiment, y
shortly after l o'clock this morning: 1.-The
regiment must be ordered home and mus
tered out of the service at once" Governor
Lind stated that he is unadvised as to the
exigencies at Manila and is wholly in the
dark as to the real significance of the mes
sage. 1t came in cipher, unsolicited, and it's
terms were as unintelligible to him as they
would be to the public.
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DREYFUs CASE DISPOSITIONS.
of Major FOrseinetti. Who
Was the ExiIe's JaiIor

PARIS, April 2o.-The Figaro. continuing
to-day its publication of testimony offered
before the Court of Cessation in the Drey-
fus revision inquiry, devotes twenty-four
columns to some twenty depositions of mi
nor officials. most of which are favorable
to Dreyfus. IL gives also a fac-simile of
the bordereau. Major Forseinetti. who was
director OF the Cherche-Midi prison in 1890,
at the time of the condemnation of Dreyfus.
testified that Dreyfus consistently and per-
sistently protested his innocence, and after
he was condemned repeatedly asked for a
revolver. declaring .hat his only crime was