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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-25
sHor HIS WIFI WITH PISTOL.
Aged Brighton Man Under Arrest For
Murder.

Boston, March 24.-In the Brighton dis
trict tnis evening Felix p. Canfield 20
years OF age was arrested for causing tho
his junior by shooting. The only wit
ness of the affair was q daughter, Ellie,
aged 10. According to her story. they
had all eaten supper together and her
mother was clearing away the dishes
when, without warning, her father drew
a revolver from his pocket and poinee
IL at his wife. The latter sprang to ward
him and as she did so he fred, the bull
let just grazing her left arm, and the
powder singeing the sleeve of her dress.
She started to run across the street to
the house of neighbor. when her hus-
band fired two more shots at her. both
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-25
BIG VICTORY;
AqujnaIdo's Forces Defeated
By Cen, Otis.

New York, March 2+.-The World will
tomorrow print the following Manila
cable under date of March "a:
"a sweeping victory over Aguinaldo's
forces has just been won by the United
States troops.
1.-THE total American loss is estimated
At about one hundred, including both the
killed and wounded.
"The Filipino loss is between three
hundred and four hundred.
NO NEWS AT WASHINGTON.
Washington, March 25.-At ais this
morning the war department was with
out information from Manila, General
Corbin stating that no advices had been
received of the lighting.
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FOUR MORE BODIES RECOVERED.
The Record As II Now stands is "a Dead
and 10 Mis- ing.

New York, March 24.-Four more bod.
Windsor hotel today. The record as II
now stands is 90 dead, 40 or more miss
ing and a large collection Of small bones.
The injured in the hospital and other
places are recovering. Anxiety on tha
part of friends of persons who have been
reported missing, has increased to GER
tainty almost that they perished in the
fire. From the condition of the bodies 80
far recovered. there Ia but little hope that
they or any of the bodies that may be
found hereafter can be identified.
BODY No. IS was taken to the morgne
early this evening and placed in case by
itself 1t Is in abous the same condition
as the OF her bodies recovered. 1t Is sim.
ply a charred and blaokened trunk with
parts of..the arms, legs and skill attacked.
At9 O'Clock tonight tie tire lines on
Fifth avenue were removed and pedes-
trians were allowed to pass tho ruins on
the opposite sidewalk. No one was al
lowed to stop. Hundreds availed them
selves of the opportunity for the first time
extended to them, of getting nsar view
of the ruins.
Nothing has been heard Of any of the
missing.
W. r. ID. Stokes called at the East 5ist
station tonight and claimed q diamond
and pearl bracelet which he lost In the
fire. MIR. Stokes was in the baths in the
house adjoining the hotel in 46th street
when the fire broke out.
The bracelet WAS said to be worth $lO,-
900.
Shortly before midnight several bones
! were found in tho centre OF the ruins A
miniature was also found on the back OF
which was the inscription, "Annie NJ.
Jarvis, wife OF James Jarvis. 1870"
ANOTHER BODY FOUND.
New York, March 24-About 10 a. IN.
portions of another body were found ON
the 47th street side Of the Windsor hotel
ruins. No clothing was found near the
bones. Another body was found Mt II 80
IL. m., III the northeastern portion OF the
| ruins.
The finding of stays near the bones ID
taken as an Indication that the body Is
woman, probably an employe of the
hotel. Nellie Curtis, Maggie Farrel and
Kate Soy, employees who had been report =
ed missing, are now said to be safe.
This afternoon workmen discovered
about 10 inches Of ..veterbrae and mum .
ber of other bones In the same locality on
the 47th street side of the ruins where the
lics called this collection body No.l3, and
when their attention was called to the
fact that they might be the bones OF body
No. IL, they said they would let the NOR
que authorities straighten the matter ont
An elderly woman at the morgue today
mads partial Identification Of the CLOTH
ing found on body No. 8, and stated she
felt sure they belonged to Julia haten, an
employe.
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Will Probably Mark Destruction Of
Aguinaldo's Army.
PLAN CONTEMPLATES SURROUND
INC THEN COMPLETELY.

Spanish Gunboats VIII Take Part In
the ATair-Brigade To he Sent Be-
yond Insurgent headquarters at
MaIoIos by sea-If Plan Carries In
surgents Can No Longer Avoid De-
cisive Engagement.
Washington, March 2i.-It Ia under
stood here that Gen. Otis has so far
matured his plans of campaign that with
In q week or ten days he will be able to
begin the movement which is expected to
mark the destruction of Anguinsldo's
army. Although stragglers and fugitives
may infest the island of Luzon for some
time, it is believed that after Otis has de-
livered his next blow the insurgens AMY.
as an organization, will have caused to
exist. The new movement will be, 1t is
understood by combined land and water
attack, though it is not expected tn at the
navy's part in the programme will be
particularly prominent. General Otis has
procured thirteen of the gunboats for
merly owned by the Spanish government
and these are to play an important part
in the development of the campaign.
Many Of the troops which had been en-
gagged on the outer lines up to the date Of
General Lawton's arrival at Manila have
been withdrawn to the water front and a
90 plete reorganization of the army Is
now in progress.
The reinforoements now arriving at
Manila are being used to Inaints IL the
strength of the lines running from Manila
to Pasig established by Wheaton's d flying
brigade. The next movement, it Is ex-
pected, will be by water. 1t is believed
that Otis will place a complete brigade
on board vessels, steam rapidly north
ward AMI land them beyond the insurgent
head quarters at MGlolos. Ii this move
ment succeeds. as 1t should. If made with
rspidity, the insurgsnt army will find its
left completely penned In with no oppor-
tunity for retreat. 10 the North Will be
this flying brigade on the East Laguna
de Bay. across which they win be pre-
vented from escaping by tho American
gunboats now afloat there; the Pasie
river to the south is well policed by iron
clads ana with a strong line in ths
position occupied by Wheaton's brigade
will cut off any movement in that direc-
tion, while to the west, the Bay of Ma
nila is closed by Dewey's vessels. 1t il
hard to conceive how, II this plan carries
the insurgents can longer avoid de
cisive conflict, which must end either II
the breaking through the American
| lines or in their surrender 1t Is evider
that Otis expects the latter, for he has al
reauy advised the war department tina
| the insurrection cannot last much longer
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-25
ATTEMPTED BURGLARY IN sACo.

Saco, March 24-Petsr Wilson reported
to the Saco police this morning an at
tempt made by burglars last night to en-
ter the house of Henry Mullen on High
street. He said that as he was returning
home about midnight, he was attracted
by a noise made by the breaking OF glass.
and on looking in the direction whence
it came he saw man Attempting to crawl
through the window Of the house. He
Immediately raised u shout, in conse-
ouence of which the miscrearts tisd. 1a-
Iestigation this morning showed that
similar attempts had beeD made at one of
tho neig ghhoring houses. The polics have
no clsw to the identity of the burglars.
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taking eject in her left side She fei'
to the ground and died almost insesntly,
Garfield was taken into ouss0dy sna
acted In . peculiar manner. rsfusine "
The police state that Canfsld has sp-
peared to be sliehtly deranCsd ~ time.
Of late, and tfnt his son has on several
occasions requeated the officers to keep
an eye upon him. Canfisld IL machiniss
and gunsmith BY trade and an invsnsor
The police ssy Canhsld has shown more
or less jealousy toward his wife during
the past few years AMI this feeling may
have so worked upon his mind as TO lead
to the committing Of the crime.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-25
oAsTIL1As GOING 10 PIECES.

Boston, March o4,-Captain McGFsy Of
the Dominion Atlantic limo steamer
Prince George. which arrived this morn
ing from Yarmouth N. S., reports that
on Thursday. while on passage from Bos-
ton TO Yarmouth, he steamed within three
miles OF the steamer Cnstilian, which was
rsoently wrecked on HanneS Dry LedRes.
=. The wreck has broken In two and the
forward part swung around and heading
southease. The separations between the
wo portions Of the wreck Is sufficisntly
wide 10 permit thu passage Of small steam
craft between them.'
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-25
ENEMY PREPARING DEFeNCEs.
An Attack Evidently Expected st
Mnlabon.

Manila, March 2i.-Noon. .-1he enem,
are ex tremely active in the vicinity Of
Malabon in preparing defences, evidently
anticipating an attack. 1hey kept well
under cover. A small body, however,
emerged from the jungle on the extrems
left yesterday and 1red upon the Ksnsas
troops in the trenches, fatally woundins
Private Cohen of Co. b, and Private
Musr Of Co. K.
The Oregon volunteers and the 22d reg.
ulars marched to the front today.
The Third and 18th regiments have dis
embnr ked from the Sherman.
Gen. H. q. Otis's brigade struck their
tents this morning and an early move ID
probable.
Sixteen English refugees arrived here
yesterday from Dagupan, the railroad
terminus, on board the steamer Saturnus.
They report that the natives arc general
ly friendly and the officsrs invariably
courteous.
MIR. Higgins, manager of the railroad,
aud about dozen Unmarried meu IN
charge of various business interests dos
olined to take advantage Of the opportu-
Nothing has heen heard from the two
American planters at Calumpit since
hostilities began.
According to Filipino accounts thou,
sand Americans have been killed. the fas
taIities being especially heavy at Caloo.
can, where the United States troops
rushed like mad men against storm
of bullets"
Two Spanish prisoners who have ss-
capped from Polo to the Lines of the Kan.
sas regiment, report that tho Filipinoi
have concentrated their forcse at Malabou
and Polo. They add that only Aguinal.
dos body guard is at Malolos and that
| the rebel leaders apparently intend to
! stake thsir fortunes on . fight at hiala-
bon, whore it was expected an epgsges
meut wou1e take place yesterday
II defeated, 1t 10 further asserted the
rebels intend to disperse to the swamps
and mountains.
The rebels were putting their bolos In
front, believing that the bolomen's charms
will avert the hplisbs. The Bolos of the
Filipinos greatly outnumber the rifles in
their hands. The rebels are further said
60 have admitted that they could nor
stand the American shells and bayonet
| charges.
The escaped Spaniards oorroborated the
stories told of food shortage among tina
rebels and they add that their hospitals
are short Of supplies.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-25
BIG S TRIKE ORDERED.

Philadelphia, March 2f.-The executive
of the Garment Workers. union
today ordered a strike Of the 600 garment
makers Of this ,ity beginning tomorrow
noon. The purpose of the strike is prin-
cipslly to secure the abolition OF sub-con-
traoting, AS well AS higher wages and
increased rates for government work.
About 5000 of the strikers are women.
1t Ia expected the strike will affect nearly
every establishment In the city.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-25
MUST WITHDRAW CHAMBERS.

London, March ab.-The Berlin CORE.
spondent Of the Morning Post says; 81
am Informed that Germany reg ards the
w.thdra val OF Chief Justice Chambers
from Samoa ss imperative and that re-
fusal on the part or the United States to
Withdraw him would be equivalent 30 the
abandonment Of negotiations concerning
Samoa" 80 lf '--f
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-25
OUR TWENTY MILLIONS HELPED
THEM OUT.

London. March 26.-The Madrid corre-
spondent of the Daily Chronicle says:
senor s!lvsls, the premier, has informed
the Queen Regent that, her ratification of
the peace treaty, by acoelsrating the pay
mens of the ts0.00. 700 promised by the
Americans, has improved the CONNER
cial outlook abroad and that there is
noshing whatever to fear from the Car
1ia6a -
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-25
IDENTIFYING TIE HEAD.

Bridgeport, Conn. March 24.-The
fourth day Of the trial Of Nancy A Gull
ford, the midwife on q charge alleging
murder In the second degree. has been
equally ~ dull ~ the three days preced-
ing H. Today the witnesses without ex-
oeption testified as to the identity of the
dead girl's head. A number Of WITNESSES,
Including live members OF Emma Gill S
family, were introduced by the state to
show that the head was that of Emma
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-25
GET THEIR CANCELLATIONS.

Washington, March n. 4.-Comptrollsr
Tracewsli OF the treasury, to-day an
nouneed decision which will aneet the
salaries Of many fourth class possmas-
,ters throHghou1, ,ths coupIE
The decision has the effect OF oonsanu.
ing the payment 10 them OF the omount
allowed under tss S,s sm nor 'IS and S1pss pSsi
odicals
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-25
BARGES 10 BE LAUNCHED AT
BATH

Bath, March ga barge with
capacity of 5000 tons, was launched here
yesterday and another will bs launched
tomorrow, Of equal size. They are called
Darby aud Thaxter and are Tor tue
Staples Coal company Of Taunton.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-25
SPEAKER REED LEAVES JEkYL
ISLAND

Brunswick. Ga. March 2i.-Srsakcr
Reed left Jekyl island today for a trip to
Florida resorts. lex Secretary Bliss who
entertained the President while here, de-
parted for New York.
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WeArH

Washington, March 24.-Foreca7t for
Saturday for New England and Eastern
New YORK: Partly cloudy, winds be-
coming brisk easterly.
Boston, March "a Local forecast:
Fair weather, increasing oloudiness; :;
westerly winds bee ming variable
Local Weather Report.
Portland March :4-The local
weather bureau records as to the weather
are as follows:
a. III. barometer, 29.773; thermome.
tsr, q 0. dew point. 24 humidity, SS;
wind NE, velocity, 3; state of weather,
clear
m.-Barometer, 29.s64; thermome.
ter. aS, dew point. is; humidity, 62;
direction, N; velocity, 4; state OF
weather, clear.
Maximum temperature, 36: minimum
emperature. %; mean temperature
so; maximum wind velocity, IL NE;
precipitation SO.
Wea her ubssrvat,on
The agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday, March "a, taken
at s d. IN. meridian time. the observation
for each section being given In this order:
Temperature, direction of wind, state of
weather:
i,oston, 80 degrees, W. clear; New York.
Sc degrees, NV cloudy; Philadelphia, 40
degrees, NV. cloudy; Washington, So de
eress, NV, clear; Albany, 2s degrees.
Nm. cloudy; buffalo, 26 degrees, W,
cloudy; Detroit. so degrees, W, cluu 1y !;
Chicago. 80 degrees, SE. cloudy; St.
Paul, rs degrees E. cloudy; Huron,
OAK, SO degrees, K, clear; Bismarck, 20
degrees, II, cloudy; Jacksonville, IS de-
grees, NE. cloudy.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-25
TO RETURN ARMS 70 EACH STATE

Washington, March 2I.-1he ordnance
bureau Of the war department has sent
q circular to the governor OF each state
IN the Union stating that the arms and
ordnance stores furnished the volunteers
during the Spanish war wi be returned
to tine state in kind. The circular gives
directions as 20 how acquisitions shall
bs issued for the purpose of having such
arms and ordinances stores returned.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-25

It Is now the intention of the military
authorities in Maine To e-organize the
militia Of the state ON May LIST, when the
leave OF absence granted tho officers and
men expires. These arms and equipments
thus returned TO Maine will y ,ine
available about the ti6ht time for equip
ping the state militia.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-12-22
WOOdSbOrO'.
Dee. Is, 1899.

Dee. Is, 1899.
Mrs. George Becker sold her
residence situated on Main street
at the south end of Woodsboro,
last Saturday, December 10th, to
Mr.. Carlton Shank for the sum
of six hundred and fifty dollars.
Rev. Il. S. Patterson sold his
house and other valuable personal
property at the Lutheran parson-
age here last Saturday at l
o'clock.
Mrs. Lewis Smith, of Fred
erick, spent a short while recent
ly with her parents i'll this place.
The Troutvillc entertainment
will be held on Saturday evening,
December 23rd.
Professor George f. Smith has
purchased one of the largest and
lCudest graphophones and will
give number OF public enter
tainments in the near future.
Mrs. Edward Riggs, of near
Feagaville, and Mrs. Charles
Dorcus, of Double Pipe Creek,
spent few days last week with
their mother, Mrs. Phoebe Feiser,
of this place.
A very large number of per-
sons from this place attended the
farewell sermon of Rev. Il. s.
Patterson in the Lutheran Church
last Sunday evening, December
IL.
The Christmas entertainment
to he held at Rocky Hill, about
"A mile and a half from this place,
on Sunday evening, December
oath. 1t is expected to be very
interesting.
Mr.. Milton Rudy, of York, Pa,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-12-22
WOliSViIle.
Dee. Is, 1890.

Dec. Is, 1890.
This morning a little before
daylight lIez. Palmer and son
John, Middlepoint, met with Il
bad accident at the covered
bridge" The horse frightened at
something and backed down into
a saw mill race. Mr.. Palmer fell
under the wagon and was pressed
on a board. which was in the
race. hard enough to fracture
several ribs. He probably would
have drowned if John had not
come to him rs quick as he did,
because the water was ; or 1 feet
deep and he was fastened under
it by the weight of the wagon.
John was not caught, but rolled
ont on the other side Of the wagon.
The horse also backed in on top
Of the wagon, but was not much
hurt The wagon is a total
wreck and john escaped with a
few slight bruises.
The L. b. Sunday School will
hold their entertainment ON Sun.
day evening and the Lutheran
School on Monday evening. Both
schools have a good program and
a nice time will be given all who
attend.
j. f. Smith killed fat hog
last Wednesday that weighed 1872
pounds when dressed; but Mr..
Elias llarshman has one that is
estimated to weigh 600 pounds
when dressed.
The Catoctin Literary Society
recently reorganizcd for the win
ter by electing j. l.. Frey, presi
dent; A. Is. Martin, vice preSi
dent; q. o. yesterday, secretary
q. Il. Stotlemyer, treasury; Elmer
Morgan, editor, and Uruer Hays,
librarian. The society meet,
every Tuesday evening in the
school house and all who are in
tereSted are welcome and may
participate in the debates, etc.
Daniel arrenfeltz, one of oul
eldest residents, is seriously il
this evening, He was out quite
a while this afternoon and wa,
then feeling as we'll as usual
About snndown he was Seize(
with a severe chill and pneumoni;
may develop.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-12-22
Rocky Springs.
December is, 1899.

Mr.. Hubert Jones, of near
BoonSboro, Washington County,
was on "a business trip in this
section on the 18th inst.
Mr.. Harry Berger had a shoot
ing and atfling match on last
Saturday, the 10th inst. -Four
teen guinea keats changed hands.
The successful contestants were:
George and John Mckenzie, Geo.
Lortz and Elmer Putnam.
The Sunday Schools will hold
their Christmas exercises on
Christmas eve.
The Church of God Union
Sunday School will hold their
entertainment on Sunday after
noon, the Nth inst, and the
Rocky Springs Sunday School
will hold theirs on the afternoon
of the same day. The programs
will be well selected and interest
ing. Various gifts will also be dis
tributed.
The family of Mr.. j. Lewis
Lortz, who is at the University
Hospital in Baltimore, has re-
ceived a letter that he is doing
well.
The Rev. Mayselles filled his
appointment at the chapel on
Sunday afternoon, the 18th inst.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-12-22
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE.

OFFICE OF
TIL" COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,
rREnERICK, MD, Dee. Is, 1879
The January Session Of the County Commits
sioncrs will commence at their Office,
ON TUESDAY, JANUARY Ind, 1850,
at 10 o'clock, A. NJ.
The first week villa he devoted to general
business and the appointment of County Con-
stables.
Road Supervisors will be settled with and
new appointments made in the following
order:
SECOND WEEK.
January $, Buckcystown District, No. l.
January q. Frederick, challenger and Brad
dock Districts Nos =, p ana y.
January 70, Middletown District, No 8.
January II Croagcrstown District No.4.
January u, Catoctin and llauvers Districts,
Nos sand 10
January 10, Emmitsburg District, No. S.
THIRD WEEK.
January Is, Urbana District, MOI.
January III, WoodsbOro District No. IL.
January H. Liberty and Mount Pleasant Dis
trcts, Nos. and 10
January Is, New Market District No. 8.
January ~, Jefferson District. No A.
January 20, Mechancstown District, No. 49,
FOURTH WEEK
January %, Petcrsvile and Burlittsville Dis
tricts, Nos. II and p.
january q, jackson and TuScarora Districts
Nos Is and2l.
January "A, townsville District No II.
January D, Woodvile and Linganore Dis
trictS, Nos. Is and 10
January 26, IewiStown District, No. 20.
SPECIAL NoTICE.-Supervisors are request
cd to bring their commissions with them;
also to report all machinery, tools, lumber,
thing or other road materials on their roads
or in their possession belonging to the county.
BY order,
WILLIAM II. HOFFMAN,,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-12-22

Mr.. j. Grahame johnson, of
Walkersville, spent short while
last week with his sister, Mrs.
VIM. Weems, of near this place.
Mrs. Phoebe FeiSer, who has
been very i'll again the past week,
we are glad to say, is slowly re.
covering.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-12-22
Wedding presents from a quar-.
ter up to two hundred dollars at
LandiS' Jewelry Stores.
Robbed the Grave.

A startling incident, of which Mr..
John Oliver, of Philadelphia, was the
subject, is narrated by him as follows:
~ was in most dreadful condition.
My skin was almost yellow, eyes sunk
en-, tongue coated, pain continually in
back and sides, no appetite, gradually
growing weaker day by day. Three
physicians had given me up. Forum
ately, a friend advised trying Electric
Bitters,' and to my great joy and sur
prise the first bottle made decided
improvement. / continued their use
for three weeks and am now IA well
man. know they saved my life and
robbed the grave of another victim.
No one should fail to try them. Only
5Oc., guaranteed, at A. l.. Pearre's
drnU store