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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-19

Knight, Allen, Bosworth, Edward and
Wordsworth Noyes.
Col. +. T. Boothby had charge of the
whist conests, and Mr. NUNS was indie
fatigable In looking after the needs of tho
guests
The prizes were won as follows:
Ladies-Mrs. George p. Thomas, first
Miss Marion Dewey. second; Mrs. Fred
y. Dyer, third.
Gentlemen-Mr Phil j. Deering, first
Mr. Ii. Kotzsohmar, second; Mr. ). l..
Larrabee, third.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-19
PERSONAL

Mr.. +. ii. Hazelton and Hon. W. W.
Gutter OF Westbrook have reached Genoa
Mr. James Kelley, representing the
Robinson Opera company is In the city
at the Preble.
A. W. Coombs, Esq, left yesterday for
Cuba on legal business,
DR.. 4. Hayward Hays, who has just
returned from Bangkok. siam, after an
absence OF Is years, is the guest of MIR.
and Mrs. Il. L. James. "a Veranda street,
East Deering, and is receiving "A cordial
welcome from his many friends. DIR.
Hays holds the rank of surgeon major in
the royal Siamese navy. He was former
" in the United States service and was
stationed at the Marine hospital, East
Deering Before departure from Bangkok
a banquet was given DIR. Hays at which
u. 5 Minister King presided.
Capt George Brown of this city has
presented to the Maine Historical socie-
ty "a bust of his brother. Harrison H..
Brown, one of Portland's most distin-
guished painters, who is now In London.
The bust was made by franklin Sim
Ga0ns, who also sculptured the nefellow
sSatue and Soldiers monument. and
win be placed in the society's library.
Ex-Judge Foster of Bethel, and Hon.
D. Ii. Hersey of Bucktield are in the city
making arrangements to open law office
here.
Frank III. Bradbury of Limington
secretary of the state Democratic COM
in yastarnAv
Hon. Vim. Il. Haines, attorney general
of Maine, is registered at the Falmouth.
Private Mannassah Smith, Jr., of Wood
fords, who enlisted with Co. ID, Portland
Cadets. In The recent war, and served at
ChicSamauga, who has been i'll for
several months as result of typhoid
fever has recovered and ON Tuesday was
The following were among the arrivals
at the Preble house yesterday: X. San
ger, New York j. +. Butler Somervills;
John j. Barry. Quincy. Mass. Miss Nj.
L. Allen, Boston; Miss Wood, Augusta.
The following were registered at
Swett's hotel yesterday: W. S Currier,
G. W. harrison, 5. Il. Crossley, Boston
w. al. DONeu, bdnsilleS II. W. tOilIus
Dover, n. H. 4. +. Rice, Southport;
NJ. NJ. Kimball, Augusta,
Among the arrivals at the Hotel Temple
yesterday were: NJ. Mendelstrom, Dos
son; A. j. Sands. Dexter; Charles
Tewkesbury, Bangor; j. NJ. Porter, N.
u. Loring, Yarmouth; Harry Anderson,
Hartford, Conn; j. Frank Newman
Scranton, Pa; W. Ii. Dole, Rumfol d
Falls.
These were recorded at the Falmouth
Yesterday: W. NJ. Foster, Z. V. Star
bird, Strong; II. L. johnson. Auburn {;
W. S. Weeks, Augusta; DIR. j. S. Sturte-
want, Dixfield; Hon. .. Ii. Herssy, Buck
field; W. IA. Lowell, W. q. Eaton. L. b.
Rollins, W. II. CowinR, Z. II. Russell
H. 6 Farrar, A. K Parker, A. Abrams,
W. ID Goodell, G. Ii. Cook, c. h. Clarke,
Charles Engel, A. Davidson, 5. Canedy,
IL Is. Black, ii. Carmichael, o. A.
Burbank, Boston. A. Nj. Wilson, ii. l.
PETER, o. c. Hene. Geo. Seelig. Mr. and
Ms Chas Healy, >. +. Coffin. Z. A.
Maxwell, Frank h. Lewis, Q. L. Driscoll,
New York: Geo. L. Whipple, Lewis
Parker, E. l.. Sanford. Ira KILLER, W.
ii. Ely, F.S. Greenough, westfield, Mass.
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CLAIMS HE OWNS HALF
PROPERTY.

A case is on trial in the Supreme court
hefore Judpe Strout. Mr.. Proctor. while
he admits that the title to the property
corner of Pearl and Congress
streets is in the name Il the
late Mr.. Lane. (whose estate Is
owner of the U. 5, hotel property a.
velD yet that he. Proctor. is really a
half owner of the property. This claim
MIR f. NJ. Rand, the trustee OF the prop
erty denies Mr.. Peabody represents Mr.
prnctnr.
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GEMS OF MAINE.

Miss A. l.. Mcdonald has accepted an
invitation to repeat her talk on gems
which was listened to with so much
pleasure at one of the afternoons of the
Literary Union. 1t will be an opportun
ity for gentlemen as well as ladies TO hear
something of the Glittering products OF
our State and also of interest to students
of geology. The entertainment will be
given In the vestry of Congress Square
church next Monday evening.
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REV. SMITH BAKER, ID. D., ON THE
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON.

Commencing this evening, Rev. DR.
Baker win give an exposition Of the Sun
day School lesson each Thursday evening
in the Y M. c. A. hall. An invitation
is extended to oil interested to attend
DIR. Baker has had wonderful success in
this line OF work in Boston and other
cities. and Sunday school workers here
will enjoy this rare opportunity.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-02
ACU|NALDO'S ENJOYS
FAIL TO SECURE PEACE
One Of Them, General AIejandrino, De-
CIdrGS That the FIJI pinoS Are Able 10
Carry on War Indefinitely.

gress. Your Government has accepted
them. 1t will doubtless accept any
other that our Government may free"
He inquired concerning the percent
age Of sick American troops, and when
informed. said he considered it small.
He asked number OF questions indi-
eating hope Of anti-imperia.list action
by the United States Congress and in
Quired what would be the effect on the
national policy If Congress should de-
clare itself opposed to the prosecution
Of the war. and whether the anti-im-
perialism sentiment was growing in the
United States. He also made several
inquiries regarding the nature and eff
feet Of a joint resolution in Congress.
a number of gunboats and an armor-
ed barge with a force Of 250 sailors and
marines have gone to Orani, which
town is to oe destroyed in retaliation
for the 10 ( Of the gunboat Urdaneta,
which was acently burned and scuttled
by the insurgents at that place.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-02
TWENTY THOUSAND ARMED
B0ERS ON THE BORDERS

LONDON. Oct. 2.-The special corre-
spondent of the Daily Mail at Petermar-
itzburg, Natal. describing a train journey
with a Boer command, says: 1.-The burg
hers were hilarious and insulted the pas
sengers, and fired from the carriages at
two burghers, thus killing each other.
Their firing also broke the telegraph wire.
thus facilitating the escape of fugtttves
from johannesburg. They are now pre-
venting the receipt of kilograms by order
ing their detention at Volksrust The
Bechuanaland natives have been engaged
for a week or so in practicing witchcraft.
preparing to go on the warpath The
ceremonies consisted of slowly torturing
to death oxen representing the Beers and
the British. These sacrifices, according
to the native reports. indicated that the
Beers would be Victorious
The special correspondent of the Morn
ing Post at PetermaritZhurg says: II un-
derstand that Commandant General Jou-
bert viii not command in the fields He
intends to return to Pretoria. His hurried
visit to the front was to hold the young
Beers in check Schalkburgher of the
executive council will command the Beers
on the Delagoa Bay frontier
The Daily Telegraph publishes a dis
patch from Pretoria giving the Boer view
of the situation. It's correspondent says
Young and old are fully determined to
fight, whatever may be said to the con-
trary. Large numbers of English and
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-02
SIGNIFICANT SENTIMENT
OF THE WARLIKE BOERS

PRETORIA, Oct. 1.-While to-day
found Pretoria somewhat more quiet,
as the result of yesterdays exodus, de-
tachments of burghers are moving to-
ward Volksrust, the nearest station to
the Natal border. 1t is said that mar
tial law will be proclaimed Tuesday or
Wednesday. Already all civil proceed
ures have been stopped until further
orders, and another proclamation post
pones the sittings of the Circuit Court
The sentiment of the Beers was signifi-
cantly manifested as the trains car
rying the Pretoria contingent to the
front departed yesterday. Members of
the Volksraad, who were looking on,
exclaimed: THAT is our ultimatum."
JOHANNESBURG Oct. 1.-The COM
manding orders are completed, and the
burghers are ready for the field A
large body passed through the town
yesterday afternoon.
Business has virtually ceased. The
merchants have finished barricading
their premises, and the proprietors of
the drinking saloons expect to receive
a notification to close their establish
mentS tomorrow.
A party of 200 Germans has been
notified to leave, and the Irish corps,
commanded by Blake, an Irish-Ameri-
can, will go early in the week
The mines are paying s5 a day, with
food, to men who will remain
Three trains filed with armed burgh-
ers for the Natal border were this
evening reported as unable to leave
Bloomfontein owing to a block on the
line, which has disorganized the whole
train service.
Two thousand passengers left yester-
day by the morning and afternoon
trains, and nearly thousand more by
outgoing trains last night. The Gov
ernment undertakes to provide for the
families of burghers who go to the
front
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-02
BRIEF STRIKE ON THE
WHITE HORSE TRAMWAY
Advance of One Dollar Per Day
Granted Within Twenty-Four
Hours

SKAGUAY, Alaska. Sept. 27 (via Seat
tie. Oct. Done hundred men employ ed
on the White Horse tramway struck Sat
urday for an advance in wages from SO
to "a a day. Not a man went to work on
the tramway and not a pound of freight
was moved. The strike came at the crit
ical time of the last few weeks of the
open river, and just when there is the
greatest demand for freight to be hur-
ried down the Yukon. The advance was
granted the day after the men went out
Freight rates from Bennett to Dawson
were to-day quoted at 10 cents a pound
E. B. Stratford. United States Townsite
Commissioner, has returned from the
westward and has made public his re-
port to the Government in regard to the
investigation as to the townsite of Skag-
uay. He says he finds Skaguay to have
a population of 1000, to be on a site of
200 acres. and that there are not now
and never have been in said townsite
private or church claims held or claimed
under Russian conveyance as originally
granted or claimed at the date of acqui-
siton of Alaska
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forces at Laings Mex This is re-
garded as the TransvaaPs reply to the
movements of British troops. There is
considerable uneasiness here"
DUNDEE, Oct 1-Five thousand
Beers are now concentrated in close
proximity to the frontier, and it is re-
ported that they are about to attack
Dundee. The most complete precau-
tions have been taken. Charlestown is
deserted. All the women and chill
dren have left, and not more than ten
men are now there. locomotive is
ready to bring away the railway staff.
MAFEKING, Oct. 1.-Great uneasi-
ness exists here over the massing of
the Beers near the frontier. At a.
largely attended meeting to-day Mr.
Kiosie. a former Mayor, and other
speakers complained that the imperial
authorities were neglecting to provide
proper protection for the inhabitants
as this border is much more exposed
than the Natal border. The Beers.
backed with artillery, could invade the
town in a few hours. Many women,
children and refugees, the speakers
pointed out, were thus placed in a DO
sltion OF great danger. The meeting
unanimously adopted a resolution to
send a telegram to the British High
Commissioner, Sir Alfred Miller, pray
ing further protection.
NEWCASTLE, Natal, Oct l. The
Johannesburg mail train, due at mid
night, only arrived this morning. 1t
was crowded with refugees, who re-
ported that the train was Sidetracked
at Standerton, Transvaal, to make way
for trains carrying burghers to the
Natal border. A body of police ar
rived here to-day from Charlestown.
Four thousand Beers are at Said Print
and Volksrust, just beyond the Natal
border. The Natal police are being
called in from outlying stations, and
the local troops and carbineers are
mobilizing for the defense of New
castle
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-02
MOVEMENT OF BOERS
TO NATAL FRONTIER

LONDON, Oct. lit is evident to-
night that Buffalo River, the north
eastern boundary of Natal, is to be the
Potomac of the war. In view of it's
strategic value, Joshua Joubert has
taken personal command of the Boer
forces there, establishing a strong line
of pickets along the river, and has
ordered the natives to drive in all the
stock. All the available burghers in
the neighborhood have been reoui-
sitioned, with the result that some 1000
have modified at Wakkerstrom, the
chief point Of mobilization there.
CAPE TOWN, Oct. 1.-The Cape Ar
gus publishes the following dispatch
from Charlestown: "Commandant-G Gen
eral Joubert will command the Boer
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-02
RAILROAD PROJECTED
ALONG THE RIO GRANDE
Will Start at Juarez and Connect
With the National at San
Miguel

AUSTIN, Oct. Thomas Berschel, a
railroad contractor of Mexico. is here and
reports that the early building of a rail-
road along the Rio Grande border In Mex
leo is almost assured. He says that a
syndicate of American capitalists has ap-
piled to the Mexican Government for
concession for the proposed road, and it is
understood that President Diaz looks on
the project with favor and will cause a
liberal Government subsidy to be given
for the building of the line.
The promoters of the enterprise propose
to start the road at JuareZ, opposite Ell
Paso, Tex, and build to San Miguel,
Mexico where connection will be made
with the National, a short. isolated line,
which runs from San Miguel to Mata-
moras, Mexico, opposite Brownsville, Tex
The road would be very valuable to the
Mexican Government as military line in
case an emergency should arise. such as
existed during the Garcia revolution on
the border a few years ago. The total
length of the line, should the course of
the Rio Grande be followed, would be
over 1000 miles
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-02
VAUGHAN SAYS WAR
WOULD BE GREAT CRIME

LONDON, Oct. cardinal Herbert
Vaughan, Archbishop of Westminster
preaching in the pro-cathedral to-day
referred to the Transvaal crisis, say
ing:
War is still trembling in the bal
ance. and a great responsibility rests
upon those deputed to safeguard the
welfare of the British nation. An un-
just or an unnecessary war, would be
great national crime, deserving divine
chastisement. because 1t would be an
offense against God and mankind
Realizing the awfulness of war, the
Catholic churches in London are to-
day offering prayers to Almighty God
that light and strength and courage be
given to those responsible for the in
terests Of the nation, and that they
may be led to what is right and just"
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-02
ACCIDENT OCCURS TO
CRUISER NEW ORLEANS
Boilerheads Blow Out on the Trip
From San Domingo, Much
Damage Being Done

NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-The United States
cruiser New Orleans arrived this morning
from Santo Domingo City. The New Or
leans was sent to Santo Domingo to look
after American interests during the re-
cent troubles. Affairs having settled
down the New Orleans was ordered to
Tompkinsville.
The new cruiser is under command Of
Captain Edwin Longnecker. She left
San Domingo on the morning of Sep
tember % and was running at full speed
in order to get here in time to take part
in the Dewey naval parade. When two
days out two of her boilerheads blew
out and her speed was reduced to a lit
of the cruiser were not inclined tonight
to talk about the accident to her boilers.
but ii was learned that the New Orleans
is in a very crippled condition. She may
be ordered to the Brooklyn Navy Yard
for repairs.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-02

military purposes and Natal trains are
being turned back. Telegraph wires be-
tween Natal and johannesburg have
been cut since Friday
According to dispatches from Pre-
toria, complete chaos reigns there. The
Government has declared !, oretorium
ian emergency act of legislation), au-
thorizing a Government bank to sus-
pend specie payments for a given
period. closed all the courts and sus-
pended the English papers. 1t is said
that there will be nearly 10000 burghers
along the borders by Monday night.
In Johannesburg warrants have been
issued for the arrest of some fifty
prominent Outlanders and journalists,
but all received timely warning and got
away safely.
An uncOnf1rmed rumor has reached
Johannesburg that the first portion OF
the Indian contingent has arrived ut
Durham, Natal.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-02
ALARMING SPREAD
OF YELLOW FEVER
Forty-Eight New Cases and Two
Deaths Reported by the Physi-
clans at Kew West

WASHINGTON. Oct. There were
forty-eight new cases of yellow fever and
two deaths at Key West to-day, accord
ing to to-nights Marine Hospital service
adVlces; Past Assistant Surgeon Smith
wired that the conditions at the detention
camp at Dry Tortugas remain good. and
that he has notified the Key West author
be closed. The temperature at New Or
leans last night and to-day recorded 81
degrees, and there was a heavy frost at
Hattiesburg, Miss. and in Northern Lou
SllSnectS.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-02
North Dakota,s Welcome.

FARGO, n. D., Oct. 1.-The North Da-
kota volunteers reached their native State
to-day in two special trains from San
Francisco. Every town along the line in
this State yelled itself hoarse in honor of
the troops. Fargo was reached at o'clock
tonight, and 10000 people and dozens OF
steam whistles and bells and salvos of
artillery by the Lisbon Battery made the
occasion unparalleled IN North Dakota.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-02
HANNA DECLARES IT is
AN INSULT TO DEWEY
Protests Against the Placing Of the Ad-
miraI'S Name on the List Of PrOSDeC-
tive Presidential Candidates.


tor
To
shifting political honors
said everything pointed
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-02

:. WASHINGTON, Oct. I'm
= explanation. of the advices from
: Manila to-day 10 the effect that
:, General Otis has refused to
=. treat with Representatives Of
= ASuipaldo, the War Depart
= Tnent authorities say that the
..e7aissaries doubtless lacked the
= necessary credentials. No Of
4 .icial> ,advices, it is stated, were
: received to-day from General
= OTIS on the subject, but as Cen
= eraI Otis has. been cautioned not
y. to have anything further TO 90
: with the alleged representatives
+ OF Aguinaldo unless they clearly
= demonstrate that they have au-
= thorfty to treat: for peace from
= the. fflsurgent leader, 1t is in :
= ferred*that the. ENJOYS in the :
= present instance did not have :
: &: the necessary papers. General
4 OTIS has been deceived so many
y tirnes By representatives from
! the Insurgents who sought inter :
: views, ostensibly to plead for :
peace, that he has, in. accordance
! .R'5tl Instructions from Washing =
ton, concluded not to receive
any more. emissaries unless
: TREY have the necessary docu- :
: nlents fran Aguinaldo himself.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-02
MURDERER EXTRADITED
Bartholomew Kost Sent Back to Ger
many for Trial.

CHICAGO, Oct. l. 1.-Bartholomew Kost.
the Austrian who is accused of the mur-
der Of his fiancee. Mary Vodicka. AT pre-
men, Germany, that he might return RI
Vienna, Austria. to marry his present
wife Anna Schimeer, left here to-day In
charge of two detectives on his way hack
10 Germany to answer to the Charge Of
murder The woman for whom he is AL
legged to have done murder did not accom-
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-02


Colony come reports of continued
ImiIitary activity on the frontiers,
and, while the movement of indi-
vidual commands as yet do not show
concerted plans, it is evident that the
narrow strip of Natal, whose apex is
crowned with the ominously named
Mahjuba Hill, will be the center of the
coming storm.
Late yesterday the Beers established
a camp at Chepers Neck, near Vryheid,
and they will mobilize a great force on
the Buffalo River Tomorrow, which the
authorities at Dundee expect will move
across the border to that spot, probably
at once It is believed that conflict
at this point will certainly occur early
in the week.
At the same time the Beers are COL
lecting a force Of 1000 men under the
notorious Commandant Cronje, in the
Mulmani gold fields, near Mafeking,
where Colonel Baden-Powell is sta
toned.
Dispatches from Tuli, Rhodesia, an
nounce that another force of burghers
is massed at Petersburg, fifty miles
south. and that outlying parties are
posted at all the drifts along the Linn
popo River.
In the meantime Colonel Plummer's
column is moving fifty miles nearer the
Transvaal frontier, and has established
telephone connections to within six
miles of Rhodesia drift, on the Linn
popo.
Enthusiastic scenes at all railway
stations have marked the advance of
the Natal volunteers.
Dispatches from Mafeking announce
that Commandant Cronje, commander
of the Transvaal border police crossed
the border and visited Chief Baralolga,
apparently with the object of melting
him to fight. The British Civil Com
missioner ordered the chief to stay and
protect the women and children. telling
him that he would not be allowed to
fight.
The Beers openly threaten to raid
Vryburg, in British Bechuanaland, as
soon as hostilities open, and the Kim
berly Advertiser complains of the
apathy Of the Cape Ministry in not TAX
ing steps to prevent this.
The Transvaal field cornets are TAX
ing the names of colonial Beers who are
willing to cross the border in the event
of war. Not the faintest hint is allowed
70 escape as to what diplomatic COM
munications, If any, are passing be-
tween London and South Africa So
far as the public are concerned. matters
have not advanced since Friday. 1t is
noticeable that not even the Brussels
agency Of the Transvaal Government
has yet issued Mr.. Kruger's latest note
to the press The silence maintained
on both sides is regarded as ominous.
From South Africa the news Is wholly
concerned with feverish preparations
for hostilities. Commandant General
Joubert is reported to have said that
he has $1,000 men on the Natal border
and that Commandant Cronje has 5000
on the Bechuana side. The British
camp in the vicinity of Dundee consists
of 5000 men, with twentyfour guns in
strong positions. The Orange Free
State is actively communicating. The
Transvaal Government has virtually
taken over the Netherlands railway for
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CAPE TOWN, Oct. 2.-The
Beers are reported to be threat
ening Kimberly, which, however,
owing to- the presence of the i'm
perial volunteers and the usual
guards for the miners, is con-
sidered quite safe
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-02

LONDON, Oct. 2.-The Berlin cor
respondent of the Daily News says:
According to advices from The Hague
DR.. Leyds, the European representa-
tive of the Transvaal, has named
Tuesday as the day for a formal
declaration of war between the Beers
and Great Britain. There is an un-
confirmed rumor in circulation here
that Queen Victoria has written
Queen Wilhelmina of the Neither
lands, deploring the turn events have
taken in South Africa and assuring
the Dutch monarch that she has gone
to the utmost limit of her constitu-
tional rights in the endeavor to Sc
cure peace.
ROME, Oct. 1.-The Pope to-day
celebrated mass for peace in South
Africa, all the cardinals being pres
ent. Speaking to them after the cere-
mony, his Holiness expressed pro-
found sorrow at the coming conflict.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-02


. an honor var The p is rom skt mag Harrington
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-02

IA If .ANII1A, Oct. Ill p. m.-Agui-
III II naldo's third attempt to shift
Ill his difficulties into the field of
lfl diplomacy is a. repetition of the
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-02

NTEw YORK, Oct. 1.-The func-
nj tions and the receptions that
VI have figured so prominently in
J. \ the daily life of Admiral Dewey
cinnn his arrival off Sandy HOOK
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