The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-20
WEATHER DELAYED HER.
Arrival Of a Dominion Liner Other
Items Gathered Along shore.

The steamer Dominion, Captain James
Of the Dominion line arrived at this port
at few minutes before three o'clock
Tuesday afternoon. She left Liverpool on
December 9th and stopped over one day
ut Halifax. 'Ws experienced very
rough trip" said the SECOND officer.
"Strong westerly gale s'were tho rule from,
the first day out and the ship was tossed
and banged abont In great style. On our
way over We passed two ioebergs. both of
them between fifty and ffty-oue degrees
west longitude. We were dine to arrive In
Portland on Monday but the weather was
so bad that We were delayed day"
The Dominion, which ny the way. on
this trip makes her first appearance In
Portland, brought one first class passsn-
ger, two second GLASS and l25 third class
passengers. The first cabin passenger
was Miss ID. Gard, who comes from Hall
fax to spsud the Christmas holidays with
. sister In this city. Among other pas
sengsrs was Miss Annie Smith of Glas-
gov, a brother of staff Captain ]. Q.
Smith of the Salvation Army In this
waiting for the steamer and after the ship
was looked. he went aboard and pro-
cHedei to run the gauntlet OF o number
of the steamers officials TO find his sister.
At Halifax the Dominion landed eleven
first class and eleven second class and 81
third class passengers. The cargo brought
is Of about 2i00 tons and Is Of q miscel-
Ianeous description. There are coo tons of
fruit. All Of the officers and crew of the
steamer, as soon a. she had drawn up to
the dock, expressed great anxiety to learn
the latest news regarding the progress of
the war In the Trsnsvaal They Of course
are much obagrined at the bad news
which has been received during the last
few days but to a man are confident that
more encouraging It'd ings must come In
the near future.
The only fish arrival was the schooner
Thomas W. knight with about 10, 900.
The steamer IstoK of the Thomson lire
Is expected to reach this oity today.
Alpheus Sterling of House island was
quite seriously injured few days ago.
While hewing a stick Of timber with
broad axe the implement glanced and
struck Mir. Sterling across the inktep of
one Of his feet. A physician was sum-
moned and was oh liged to take several
stitches.
There is considerable complaint on the
part of the government officials about the
Wholesale rushing In Of the longshore-
men at the dock and into the shed when-
ever an English steamer arrives. The ap-
proaoh of a steamer is always the signal
for the longshoremen to mass at the par
ticular wharf where the steamer is to be
docked and IL always happens that there
are far more men who rush TO the spot
than are possibly needed for disoharging
thu cargo. There are now seven different
lines Of steamers coming to this port and
on Tuesday only one of thsss lines was
employing any crew. The result was
that all of the four or five hundred long,
shoremen out of work, made bee line
for the wharf at which the Dominion was
TO be docksd and crowded the big shed.
Tie inspectors say that all of this Diff
Guilty could be remsdisd II the railroad
managers would refuse to allow any per-
son inside the SIZED who has not been en-
gagged for work.