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The Portland daily press., 1899-09-08
FROM CUBA.
Stanley W. Hubbard Writes
from Placetas.
HIS Account ofa Cuban wind Storm
M. Description os Funeral.

Stanley W. Hubbard OF the Hospital
Corps of theyAfmy, writes from Placetas,
Cuba, and extracts from his letters which
are given below will be Of general inter
est:
"We have had a fearful wind, rain and
hail storm today. It just cleared every
thing up that was movable In sight,
rolled great dry good buxes bales of hay
over and over just as II they were pieces
Of papsr, but it has cleared of fine now.
81 have been watching Cuban fu ner-
al since the storm. / guess he or she
must have been quite big bug for be-
sides the procession Of Rag Tag Rab-
blement,' they had at least seven horses
with riders. They way the pail bearers
carry the coffin Is q funny arrangement
four poles. two length ways and two
across the ends---and then rest the poles
on their shoulders.
II watched until they came back. and
they had the empty coffin 50 of course he
or she got the usual burial that / have
already described to you. When tn ey
were marching behind in the procession
they were laughing and smoking cigar
cites just as II they were following cir
GUS. am feeling much bet ter In some
ways. My left side still bothers me.
Campbell is much improved In health"
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-08
FROM THE FRONT.
Private Doughty's Very Inter-
esting Letter.
Tells OF the Attack on Negros-Describes
Insurgents style of Fighting.

Private Fred IL. Doughty whose home
Is in South Portland, sends an interesting
letter to has mother, Mrs. W. II. Iurner.
kinder date Of July 20. He is still sta
toned at Iloilo in the Philippine islands
and he says:
1.-TWO of our battalions went to Negros
and they did net 90 for any dress parade
or simple garrison duty for they run into
some sharp and hard fighting. was not
with them, but stayed back In Iioilo
with the other battaiion@ The insur-
gents in Neeros almost annihilated some
Of the natives who had on'y spears with
which 90 defend themselves At the most
they had only about 100 guns between
them.
"Our two bait aiions down there have
got the Insurgents surrounded and every
one Of our men is hitting on an average
about four of theirs. One of the COM
panies here has just gone to help our
boys finish the insurgents up"
There are about s4S Of our men at
Negros, SO you can see that the insur-
gents are not much good. Thus far they
have killed only two of our men and that
was an accident. They orept right up on
to our men before they had chance to
use their guns-that is to load them with
ammunition-we had to beat them down
with ths stocks OF the guns and with the
bayonetA We expect to have the island
in a few days.
''It is only about 25 miles from where ]
am. Wo shall have some fun soon. ]
expect we era going TO start today to put
that bridge acrcts the river and we have
sent guard over on their side. They
will probably sneak up at night and fire
on them. l shall be very glad when this
thing is over with and we settle down in
good shape.
THAT Is a fine city we are going to
take. The Spaniards tried to take this
city once. but .n't 1t 10 n walled
city but all we want is to give them some
of our heavf ella and that will settle
1t. They a., -ase to retreat to the
mountains on account of the Arabs who
are death on them.
81 shall come out all right, don't
worry"
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-08
DEATHS.

In this city, Sept. z. Mrs. Marguerite, widow
OF Geo. Marquis. aged 81 years. mos. 2 i days.
Funeral Saturday afternoon at 2.30 O'clock
street.
IN this city. Sept. 7. Alice. daughter of John
j. and Ellen A. Abbott, aged IL years.
burial private.
In this city. Deering district, Sept q Dora L.
Huston, aged AS years. months.
Funeral Saturday forenoon at 1890 O'clock
from her late residence, ~ South street
In Deering district. Sept. 6. Gertrude Amanda,
only child Of George Il. and Jessie Wfnnola
Slocum, aged months, 20 days.
Funeral this friday afternoon at O'Clock
from the parents residence, No. l76 Presump-
scot street.
1.-THE funeral services OF the late Mary j. Waite
will he held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at her
late residence. No. IS Lincoln street.
Burial at convenience OF family.
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-08
EDS FOR DREDGING.

Sealed proposals were opened in the
United States engineers office at Il
O'Clock yesterday nc dredging
Union river. These were the. bidders:
Augustus b. Martin, Boston; George
A. Rogers, Piattsburg, N. Y.;.Alabama
Dredging and Jetty company, Mobile.
Ala; Simeon ]. Don AN. International
Wrecking, Salvage and Submarine com
pany. Atlantic City, N. J. Augusta,
Il. Wright of Portland and Charles W
johnson of Lewes. Del.
The two latter were the lowest bidders
their proposals being about $50 per
cubic yard for the former, ard 27e foi
johnson.
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-08
EAST END YACHT GLUE.

At meeting of the East End Yacht
club Wednesday the following persons
were elected to associate membership:
Chas. Il. Guptill, James G. Fox, Wm.
S. Lord, Roscoe g. Hall, Alfred q.
Tarcey, Fred II. Oliver. Frederick h.
Lewis, Able, Z. Smith. VIM II. Davis.
Walter !. Locke, Edward G. Morrill,,
VIM. 4. Pancoast, Silas b. Adams, Jos.
II. Perry, VIM. @. Nelson, Fred II. Jor-
dan.
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-08
MARRIAGES.

In this city. Sept. 6. by Rev. Lewis Malvern,
Jacob Flyo Coombs and Mary Eliza Wheeler,
both of Portland.
In this city. Sept 9, by Rev. Lewis Malvern.
Edward Francis Bennett o. South Bridgton and
Mary Ellen Chaplin of Naples.
In Chebeague. Sept. 5. by Rev. II. Gfovenor,
Fred W. Doughty and Miss Deyona c. Doughty,
both of Chebeague.
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-08
ALFRED ROBERTS FUNERAL.

Funeral services for the late Alfred
Roberts took place from No. IS Paris
street, at $50 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Rev. Mr.. Wright officiated Interment
was In Evergreen cemetery.
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-08

BAR HARBOR RESIDENCE BURNED
Bar Harbor. September 7.-Dr. Amory' Is
elegant summer home "The Eyrie, I"
was totally destroyed by fire this after
noon. The loss is heavy.
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-08
WILL BE ARRAIaNED TODAY.

Norton, the mate of the schooner A. III.
Achorn. who is charged with assauiting
a.seaman, Lewis Jas pl. will be arraignsd
before U. S. Commissioned bradley at Q
s'ulook this morning.
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-08
Millinery.

For ladies and misses who
have excellent line CSC, 81 25 5 and only go
shapes but walking hats designs hats with crowns etc.
are pretty inexpensive practical
Our special styles with seagul plumage having
successful sale We trim these hats worooms specially
selected wings and breasts in their manufacture
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-08
Late Arrivals.

Smart Umbrellas IN red, broNn,
blue, green or red and green, change
abie effects. Princess handles, silk
tassels. s3.25 and 3.75.
A large assortment Of low, and med
iura priced Umbrellas.
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-08

Diphtheria, sore throat. Group. Instant
relief. permanent cure DIR. Thomas
Eoiecsric Oil. At any drug store.
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-08

The grand jury is occupied with a
large number of cases, principally liquor
indictments
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-08

The drawing close and Saturday half
holidays ended Our store will be formerly
Saturday Furnishing Department Saturday
evening until o'cock,
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-08-04
BELONGED TO THE DALToNs
But Joined Them After They Left
Here.

The last of the Dalton gang, it
is reported, is on trial for murder
at Henderson, Tex, one Jim Mite.
This man is believed to have been
participant in the Longview bank
robbery, in which two men lost
their lives in defending the bank
money. Mite never lived in this
country, but joined the Daltons
after they turned out" and went
with the "wild bunch, proper
This man was once convicted of
this crime but made his escape
while awaiting a new trial which
the supreme court granted him.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-08-04
S. S. Cobb returned from ut. Scott

S. S. Cobb returned from TT. Scott
this morning.
Mrs. Connor and SOD returned from
Coffeyville this morning.
Mrs. G. J. Rasback, of Anvil Bluff,
Iowa, is visiting Mrs. j. A. Berry.
DR.. J. p. Bass, one of Adair's pop
ular young men, was in the city to-
day.
Mrs. Churchill and daughter are
going to Windsor, Mo-, tonight on the
flyer.
John Gunter is driving very styl-
ish team of sorrel horses, recent pur-
chase of f. w. Strout.
Sam Frazier's family will leave on
the Frisco train this evening for ST.
loan Springs for visit to relatives.
Felix Cowan and wife have moved
to the house formerly belonging to
Mrs. Stevens, in TIE south part OF
town.
l. b. Hitchcock, after a two weeks
visit with his son and with friends at
Alton, returned TO the city this morn
ing.
DR.. Donahoo's baby, at Alton, is
sick and its recovery unexpected. 1t
had sinking spell day or two ago
and was thought to dead.
Ed Jones horse became frightened
aud ran away this noon. Fortu-
nately no one was hurt and very little
damage was done to the buggy.
Silas Meeks and sister Miss Mamie,
of Adair, passed through Vnita this
en- route for their home in
Missouri, where they will spend a few
weeks vaca tiOn
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-08-04
TWAS TOO EXCITING.
Dynamite Was Most Too Long Ex-
pIoding.

A good story is told of party
of hunters who went out from this
city to Spavinaw 70 kill fish with
dynamite some time ago. The
party included a well known
deputy marshal or two, and while
the dynamite was being prepared
with cap and fuse, some of the
men whiled away the time by
throwing sticks and chunks into
the water and sending a smart dog
swimming into the water to bring
them out. After a while the stick
of dynamite was ready and thrown
in. Before it could sink however
the dog swan in and seized it and
brought 1t to shore. Then began
a race for life as the dog tried to
bring his prize to the feet of his
master. After an unusally long
time the cap exploded and a whole
was blown in the earth large
enough to bury an elephant, and
the dog has not come home yet.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-08-04
GREEK OCCUPATION TAX.
Attempt to Collect is Simply Extor-
ton.

In the United States court OF
Satur day last Judge Thomas re
fused a restraining order prev ent
ing the collection of the occupation
tax of $685. 90 from all lawyers whC
practice their profession in the
Creek Nation. The Creek law i'm
poses this tax as an occupation OF
privilege tax and under recent
legislation the collection of same
is in the hands of the interior de-
partment. Against the whole
system of licensed trader tax the
Phoenix unalterably stands. With
out any criticism as to the con-
struction of the law by either the
judicial or interior officials, we pro-
nounce the law-if it is law-the
rankest kind of unfair and unjust
legislation. To compel the mer-
chant and all others engaged in
business or trade or in profession
to contribute to the Greek Nation
merely for the privilege of living
here and transacting business,
on the 7th, to the tune of over 700
in Tahlequah district. We have
several strong men who have es-
poused the National cause and it
will surely count, will give their
names in our next, men who have
been Downing-will now vote Ma
tional.
The Nationals will organize the
new council by a handsome ma
jority. Col, Harris says they
have no assurance that the old
treaty can be revived and passed
by congress. This is right and
correct statement of facts. The
new council will favor a new treaty.
We are not pull backs as the Ser
tinel states and the people still
have faith in the old party.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-08-04
On A Grave CHARGE.

A man named Galespie and Mrs.
Bell are here from Pryor Creek in the
hands Of the officials, charged with
adultery. The facts, as related, are
that Galespie sent his wife away
somewhere for her health and
straightway took his neighbours wife
unto himself. Hence the charge of
adultery. The case viii be tried be-
fore Judge Don Carlos today.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-08-04
BUT THESE ARE OSAGES.
What May be True of Them Does
Not Apply to all.

John M. Florer, who has for
many years been Indian agent at
Gray Horse, |. T., is in the city
on his way east with his family.
Mr.. Florer has worked among the
Indians of the west about twenty
years and he is thoroughly famil-
lar with their condition. "It will
not be many years now until the
last of the full blooded American
Indians will cross over to the
"happy hunting grounds, "said he
this morning, land even now they
are decreasing at marvellous rate.
They have lost all ambition and
most of them do not desire to live.
They are eating up their lives
with alcohol, for the most part.
This has been the main cause of
their downfall and if it was not for
this they might now be prosper
Gus, strong race. TX. G. Star.
Nearly every Indian nation has
some tradition of its greatness and
the insignificance Of the others.
The Sac and Foxes say that when
the good Lord was making all the
people of the earth and had got
about through be bad a little lump
of material left and with that be
made an Usage. There is a whole
lot told about the Osages-some
that would not do to print.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-08-04

The commercial league. Of Fort
Smith, has issued a circular. letter
in which appears the following
very sensible suggestion: "No
envelope or letter head should be
placed in the mail, whether by
business men or orther citizens,
but what bears the imprint of the
city builder, extolling the advant-
ages OF his locality and inviting
new comers."
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-08-04
The Episcopal Communion.

A person asks the attitude of the
Episcopal church on the subject Of
communion. Those who have been
confirmed (are members of the church,
or intend to be. are invited TO COM
mune, but no orthodox christian is
excluded.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-08-04

Stirring Up The Aftonites.

Mr.. Gray, Il. NJ. Bufiington's broth
er-in-law, who is part of the hay
revenue collecting force, came in from
Alton, this morning. He had quite Il
time with the hay men who after re-
fusing payment finally deposited the
pa car.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-08-04
Soliciting Subscribers.

j. II. Arter is making canvass of
the town today in the interest Of the
prospective electric light plant. The
intention is to secure as many SUBJ
scrlbers for lights as possible before
accepting the offer of the city in the
recent franchise granted.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-08-04
Succeeding.

Frank c. Churchill, revenue inspec-
tor of the Cherokee nation,is in town
today. From present indications the
interior department will succeed in
collecting the royalty on hay at
least, if no other revenues are col
lected.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-08-04

1t has been decided that Judge
John r. Thomas will hold the fol-
10 wing fall terms of court: Mus
kogee, Wagner, Tahlequah and
Wewoka, while Judge Springer
will conduct court at Miami,
Vinita, and probably there will be
a court established at Tulsa, in
which event it will make a little
change in the program. Phoenix.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-08-04
To Take a Vacation.

Rev. w. T. King will take two
weeks vacation during the present
month. The time will be spent at
Eldorado Springs, Mo. Rev. J. w.
Hawley, of Oklahoma City, will sup
ply his pulpit one sabbath while he is
away. Mrs. King will accompany her
husband.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-08-04

Ming stated last night that he
had stopped the ice man for the sea-
son and was trying to borrow blan-
kets. His neighbors were all glad to
ohlige him, having no use for such
property.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-08-04

The daughter Of N. p. Wilbur and
wife. Mildred, aged two and half
years, died last night. The funeral
took place at the home this afternoon,
Rev. NJ. I. Butler, officiating.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-08-04

THE general offices of the Choc-
taw railroad are to be moved from
South McAlester to Little Rock.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-08-04

Frank L. Churchill, the revenue in
spector, came upsvh the flyer last
night.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-08-04
Probabilities.

Generally fair tonight and Satur.
day.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-08-04

,. H. Akin wentto Muskogee today.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-30
SIGNED ARTICLES
LAW A FAILURE
Senator Davis Frankly
Admits 1t.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LOS ANGELES, April Ex-senator Iohh
F. Daris of Amador, who is respohslole
for the enactment of the newspaper sig
nature law. arrived in Los Angeles TINS
morning. While Davis was MEMBER Oh
the Senate Judiciary Committee, ne oo-
jected to the anti-cartoon bill ana tne
Moorehouse bill and became responsloie
for the act compelling all editorial mater
to be signed. He admits the law is Ian
ure and realizes its defects.
Il ha6 10 idea that anything else III d
newspaper should have signature, saIu
Senator Davis, land the present law
which finally passed, is so crudely CON
structed that it will either have TO pe
radically amended or entirely repedleu.
| am sorry voted for the new act. SllHPIy
because o. having been responsible d lod
the idea. could hardly do otherWlSe dlIt
be consistent. My own impression Is llIdD Ia
Senator Mrehouse was guided almosl en-
tirely by revenge in all OF ms pfopoSe1'
anti-newsaper legislation
Senator Davis, who was radlcaI anu anu
Burns mal at Sacramento last winter
would not o-day discuss Governor Gage
prospective appointment of Dan burns
to the United States Senate. He Woulo
not discus the question of an extra ses-
sion of the Legislature nor would ne con-
sent to express an opinion upon caucus
matters He called upon eX-GoVeIhoI
Markham 1t Pasadena to-day. Markham
appointed Davis Superior Judge OF ANA
dor COUNTY a few years ago to NIL a va
cancy Tie appointment was MADE on
the request of Colonel d. NJ. Burns.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-30

fuses and their shells should not have eX-
pioded until they had struck something?
1t was noticed at the time that these
shells were bursting On the engaged side
oF the vessel and snort distance from
her, leading many TO DelleVe the span
iards were using time fuses, theory that
has since been abandoned. II was no
ticed that these shells exploded just
where shells coming from an opposite di-
rection would have exploded had they
struck any part of the Winslow. 1t was
commented upon at the time by members
or the crew of the torpedo-boat. but then
there was no idea that they had been In
any danger from the guns of the VIII
mington.
Scott writes that the Hudson was run up
on the outside or starboard side of the
WinslOW purpOsely to protect the help-
less vessel from the nre of the Winning
ton so at the time the men on the Hud-
son at least must have seen some dan
ger in the position OF the two smaller
boats under the fire from their consOrt.
Lieutenant Meade, who was in COM
mand Of the forward battery of the Hud-
SON is now in this city, having been or
dered out here to duty on board the Nuni-
yak, fitting out for Alaska. He refuses
to say where the shell came from, but
admits that, from the position of the
ships it was possible it came from one of
the WilmingtOn's guns.
I'VE were never in direct line with
the guns of the Wilmington he said in
an interview. we were frequently close
to it, however. If you consider two lines
drawn from the shore, one from each side
OF the city, to the Wilmington, it might
put the two smaller boats in the triangle
so formed. ! don't say they We're in that
triangle all the time, but when the shell
that killed Bagley exploded they might
have been just inside the edge. The VIII
mingtOn did not remain stationary dur
ing the action. but steamed slowly back
and forth off the city, firing as she went
AS to the explosion, ! did not see it. Tn.
der the circumstances i can only say il
is possible it came from the Wilmington
The belief Of the officers of the Hudson
is that the Wilmington, which haC
changed her position during the engage
ment had first set the range of her gun:
at 2000 yards in engaging the shore bat
teries. That this range had not beer
changed and as she increased her, distanc,
from the shore she finally arrived al sucl
distance from the Winslow that tina
vessel, instead of the batteries, came ex
actly within the range of her guns. This
coupled with the fact that the men killed
We're facing her, that they were injured
in the fronts of their bodies, not in theil
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-30
FOUR WARRANTS FOR
FIVE MILLIONS EACH
Settlement of the Account With
Spain Growing Out of the
Recent War.
WASHINGTON, April 29.-At the

WASHINGTON, April 29.-At the re-
est of the Secretary of State. the
r sury Department to-day drew four
Uc States diplomatic settlement
ctau FOR $4,000 900 each in the dis
e.atse ol treaty obligations of the
United s.a I'D Spain. The warrants
directed the Ores urer of the United
States ts gag tls5 several sums to his
1ce5rr jules Cannon. ambassador
t.tr7o NARY ar1 Munster Plenipo-
misery oL 4rlnce. repres5- 'ative of
the Gov eeruuact Of spain, a war
rants o-se q -ned by & = lderlip.
stlat 5e ary Of the treasury;
- T-aeeWe1 Cou1pt~ot -er; by G.
~ t1ree. hief .E ana V Ellis H.
hsoefts HiHssuT 0 directed the
Assistant Tl o-f the United
atHtas al New Y them.
II ras WT intention to
1arsonsily lvar ln farrants to the
secretary al State this afternoon, and
u9 reCs hot had Jeen prepared for
-'Eua IRE, but Mr. Hay
Sizes earlier than usual. SO the
-ra a lAt French ambassador
rss -ntn Monday.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-30
COLLEGE FOR YOUNG
WOMEN CATHOLICS
Meeting Held to Further the Build
ing an Annex to the Univer-
sity at Washington

NEW YORK, April 29.-It is proposed to
establish a womans college for young wo-
men Of the Catholic faith which shall be
to the Catholic University of Washington,
D. c., what Bernard College is to Coun-
bia University and Radcliffe College to
Harvard University. To discuss and fur
ther this important movement meeting
was held in this city at whic. many prom
inent Catholics, both clerical and lay,
were present, with Archbishop Corrigan
presiding
1t was announced by former Judge
DAILY that forty acres or ground adjacent
10 the university in Washington have been
secured for the new female annex, and
that the institution would be named Trim
ity College, and would be under the guild
ance and control of the Sisters OF Our
Lady of Namur.
Archbishop Corrigan said Trinity Col
lege was so fine and sure in conception
and design that from every point of view
it was most creditable to those who were
pushing it's plans forward. The Arch
bishop also suggested that the idea might
appeal to those without as We'll as to those
within the church.
Great enthusiasm indicative of success
pervaded the entire meeting. and it was
made certain that New York and rich
Catholic interests represented here are
quite ready TO do fair share toward
making Trinity College the grand success
its founders and promoters hope to see
1t attain.