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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-03

power and annual cost In addition the
table shows whether the lights sre esner'
atsd BY steam or water power or both. the
schedule whether all night, half the night
OF moonlight. the length OF contract for
iiohtiug and such other particulars rs arc
Of interest and Importance.
The Information from which this table
10 compiled was secured BY direct CORE
spondence with the proper authorities In
the various municipalities and 10, there
fore, reliable.
In making our Investigations we con-
fined ourselves to cities In New England
and New York state, whose population Is
between twenty thousand and one hun
dred thousand In order that fair COM
parison might be made between these
cities and Portland.
We ind that the average price paid for
aro lights in the thirty-six cities from
which we received information is sos. 81
The average price paid for arc Mzhts In
cities where the same conditions exist as
in Portland, namely. where the lights are
twelve hundred candle power. generated
by steam and run on an all night sched
ule. In SOS 81 The average length Of tbs
lighting contracts In the thirty-six cities
is three and thirteen six tsenths years. and
In cities where the same conditions exist
ne n Portland three and one-hslf years
The conditions under which the incan-
descent lights are operated In the varieus
cities differ SO widely TINT very little
valuable data can be gathered from the
Information received concerning them.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-03
FLYING ACROSS The CONTINENT.

Chicago. January The new fast mail
train on the Chicago, Burlington Quincy
road, which pulled out Of Omaha at y. -
o'clock yesterday afternoon, rolled into
the Union depot In Chicago at 2.l4 this
morning, ten hours and twenty nine
minutes from Omaha, IA distance Of 502
miles. The new train Is designed to be
ono CT the links In the Oriental mail ser
vice, which Is to cut down the time Of
crossing the continent thirteen hours.
The mail was rushed at once east ward.
The schedule Instituted last night beats
the former fast mail by one hour and
fifteen minutes The fastest time was
made just west OF Aurora, where ninety
miles an hour was made. The average
speed for the whole distance including
stops, Is 40. 8 miles an hour.
Cleveland, January 2.-The new fast
mail train between New York ard San
Francisco, which Is said to be- the fastest
long dist ,nce regular train In the world,
and which left New York at Q O'Clock
last evening, arrived here over the Lake
Shore road shortly before noon, 5 minutes
behind schedule tine and left tor the
West. IL minutes late. 1t pulled out OF
Buffalo one hour aud nine minutes late,
of which IS minutes was made up be-
tween that city and Cleveland. Buffar
to Erie. a distance Of " miles, was made
in aS minutes, including two stops. krie
to Cleveland, a distance Of SO miles. wa
covered In l04 minutes, including stops.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-03
DREYFUS STATEMENT CHAL-
LESGED

Paris, Jan. 2.-The Intransigeant ed
tied by Henri Rochefort, a violent oppo-
nent of Dreyfus revision, is responsible
for the statement that the court of
Cessation has waived its intention to
bring Dreyfus back on the governments
representations of The danger of lynching
and riots.
The recently formed league, known as
La Patrie Franchise, headed by Ferdi-
nand Brunetiere, Coppee and Maurice
Barres, with aiarge following of authors,
professors and scientists. whose avowed
object is to Knit int llectual France into
a union for counter-acting the Dreyfus
agitation has raised fierce press contro-
versy which threatens an agitation worse
than that which La Patrie Franchise
was intended 10 counteract.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-03
ANTI.IMPERlALIST LEAGUE.

Boston, January AIT meeting OF
tho anti Imperialist league today ir was
reported that the dire,t protests against
any extension of the sovereignty OF the
United States over the Philippine isl
ands are coming In through the league
in increasing nun bers from all parts oil
the union. 1t was explained that none
but voluntary and spontaneous canvas.
sing has been done to effect this con-
Siderable result and not dollar has been
spent except for printing. postage and
expressage.
The Indirect work of the league has
been very great. Branch leagues have
been formed in many cities, acting in
dependeutly and the labor unions ty
hurar.ds have passed their own resolu-
tions and sent In their remonstrances
President Boutwell, has written to Sen
ator Hoar and Senator Hale for the
league, encouraging them In their
vigorous opposition to the treaty.
Mr. Irving Winslow, secretary OF the
league. will visit Washington this week
to interview several senators who have
expressed desire for = conference.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-03
TERRIBLE CHARGES AGAINST
COREANS.

London, JAnuray a-The ST. Petersburg
correspondent OF the Times says: The
correspondent of the Novoe VIemya at
Seoul, the Corean capital, relates terrible
crimes by the nti-Russian party, who,
since the departure OF the Russian fnsn-
ciers and drill Inspectors, have wreaksd
vengeance BY vile deceit and b.rba.
rous cruelty on the Corean Sex-Drago.
man of the Russian embassy. the official
who safe-guarded the removal of the
Corean Emperor to the Russian mission
house..
The Official, his wife and other Coreaps
were mercilessly tortured with view Of
compelling them to confess to false
charge Of poisoning the emperor's coffee.
in order to shield the real criminals who
are among the high government officials.
The ex dragoman was finally brutally
executed, mutiiated publicly aud made
sport Of in . savage and disgusting man
ner. All this the writer says. occurred
In country blessed with American and
other Christian missionaries and where
American officials occupy influential
posts in the Corean government service.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-03

"Yes, madam. said the cement seller,
holding up plate whose fragments had
been glued together, you will observe
that Stickum's Family Comfort Cement
holds anything firmly and lastingly. To
this plate, for instance, now suspend by
a wire q 90 pound weight, and the cement
holds firm. l increase the weight to 80
pound. and
Here the plate broke along Its cracked
lines.
And you will observe, madam, that
tho plate breaks with case, thus giving an
opportunity to cement the edges more
firmly whenever 1t Is desirable to do So q"
Comic Cuts
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-03
ANoTHNR PORTLAND THEORY.
Isaac w. Lewis Of Provfncetcwn
Thinks She Sank Near where the
Peruvian Laid Her Bones.

Provinoetown, January 2.-Isaao W.
Lewis of Proinoetown has visited the
Boston office Of the insurers Of the steam
er Portland, and given bis opinion where
the craft went down.
He thinks the Portland sank within q
short distance, possibly one thousand
feet, of where the ship Peruvian struck
the bar. His reason for thinking thus is
because the Portlsnds wreckage landed
for difference In distance from shore. the
wind and tide having been the same in
both cases.
Mr.. Lewis's plan for searching for the
hull would be TO use sweep line. ar
ranged so that 1t would not catch upon
lesser distractions on the bottom.
Pursuing this course he feels confident
that be could find this hull with small OK
pense for gear and labor.
He thinks, after having seen the Port
lands wreokage on the beach. that only
a small part can be left Of the super.
structure, and that the hull Is almost In
tact.
His theory of the circumstances leading
up to the wreck is that the steamer, after
the gale reached its full foroe. WAS unable
to make Roadway; that the engines were
kept turning ahead at full speed to kecr
the bow near to the wind and sea "a,
possible; that oil bags were hung over tb.
side to calm the sea The having found OF
bags on the beaoh) and every effort was
made to keep the craft head to the sea ant
ride out the storm.
The steamer heading to the east woult
make drift sideways nearly on the linz
OF the chart (Eldredss In The Globe o
December 80, bus the line Of easterly ant
SOU therIy drift did not stop at mark b In
the CHAIR, but continued to the east ant
south until within a short distance OF th'
whistling buoy Of the outer Peaked Hill
bar. Then, In that terrible sea. with tn
seas breaking In perhaps tsn OF NOR
fathons of water. she was overwhelmed
by q mighty wave, which swept super
structure, freight, passengers and every
thing movable from the hull, which sank
This theory Of Mr.. Lewis Is entitled L
as much consideration as any that h.
been offered. people In Provincetown
| think
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-03
COLLISION ON THE GRAND TRUNK

Manchester, N. H., January A
special from North btratford to the Eve.
ming Union says: A serious freight col
lision occurred here on the Grand Trunk
railroad late last night A freight train
heavily loaded with beef was running
down . heavy grade from the north and
crashed into a second freight train stand
ing at the Stratford station.
The locomotive Of the beef train was
completely demolished. Ten cars were
derailed and oil were damaged. Engi-
neer Melcher of the beef train and his
fireman jumped before the collision. The
engineer was seriously injured. but the
fireman was not hurt. The track was
torn up for long distance. The fireman
says that be ana the engineer saw the
train standing at the depot. but they
were descending . heavy grade and the
track was SO slippery that the brakes
failed to hold the train. The loss to the
railroad is estimated at from go, 900 to
SIS 900.
All traffic was blocked until this fore
noon.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-03
COOLEST OF THE SEASON.
Points Reached ~ the Mercury In Va
rious Parts of Maine.


Following are some Of the temperatures
reported yesterdays
West Baldwin, thirty-elsht below.
waterville. forty below.
Providence. r. l., two below.
Manchester. N. H.. thirty three below.
Haverbiil. MHss.. ten below.
Lewiston, twenty eight below.
Crowley's junction. thirty-two below.
Springfield. Mass. ten to twenty-eight
below.
Dsnville Junction, forty.two below.
Alfred. thirty live below.
South WATERFORD thirty seven below.
Sanford, thirty -four below.
East Lebanon. thirty -one below, the
coolest since 'S4.
winthrop. seventeen below.
Skowhegan, twenty -one to thirty below.
Oxford county. West Paris. 80 below
Lockes Mills, 20; South Woodstock, 25;
Brysnts' Pond, IS; South Paris, 81; Nor
way, 30; weather clear; roads are badly
drifted from the snow of Saturday night.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-03

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case OF Catarrh that can not be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. }. Cheney * CO., Props, Toledo. ..
We the undersigned, have known \. j.
Cheney for the last is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
trapsactions and financially able 10 carry
ont any obligations made by their Arm.
We q TruaX, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
o. walding, kinnan Il Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo. Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces OF u system. Price 75c per bottle.
Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills the best.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-03
CALAIS WOMAN KILLED.

Calais, January 2.-Mrs. S. b. Pool,
widow of Saul Pool. died Sunday eve
ming as tbs result of injuries received by
being knocked down by team Friday
afternoon. Mrs. Pool was a woman n
years Of age and met with the accident
while attempting to cross the road near
Browns corner. No bones were broken.
but internal injuries were received from
which on account OF her age, she could
not recover.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-03
JAIL FILLING UP WITH NEGROES.

Pana, III, january 2-The reported
massing In Pana OF 1000 union miners
from Central and South Illinois towns
today for the purpose Of driving out the
non union imported negro miners, failed
to materialiEe. Many arrests of negroes
was made by the provost guard on charges
Of carrying concealed weapons and tight
ing. The mine operators who have here
tofore been securing the release OF me-
groes by going on their bonds, notified
Sheriff Downey today that no more bonds
would:be signed byss..mine operators. In
consequence the county Jail 10 fast being
tilIed with negroes. Twenty are now
confined therein.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-03
WAYNE MovEIeH SICK.

Washington. January 2.-wayne Nc
dest 0arfield's cabinet, and am bassador
to Italy under the last Cleveland admin
istrntfon. is lying very Ill at his residence
in this city. His condition is dangerous.
WASHINGTON. January 2-Tonight Hon.
Wayne McVeash was reported as somewhat
improved and his physician believes his
condition favorable
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-03
CONFEDERATES BURIED IN
NORTH.

Atlanta, Ga, January 2.-General
Clement A. Evans who was chairman Of
the commission appointed W the governor
in response to q resolution adopted by the
last Legislature requiring the members to
secure Information as to the location OF
the graves of Confederate soldiers who
died In Northern military prisons. has
sent copy Of the report to Gen. Marcus
j. Wright, the agent Of the war depart
ment This report shows that nearly 22,-
700 Confederate dead are buried in North
ern States
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-03
PENNSYLvANIA'S SENTORIAL
FIGHT.

Harrisburg. Pa, January 2 Senator
Quay has taken person. direction OF his
campaign for reelection to the United
States Senate Ex-Postmsster General
John Wanamaker Is on the ground work
ing against Senator Quay with the assis-
lance OF ex-Judge James Gordon OF
Philadelphia The business mems league
opened headquarters this morning and
members are here from all over the state
to help fight Quay.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-03
KILLED IN A QUARREL.

Middletown, Ohio. January 2 -Advices
have reached here of the killing during a
quarrel Of Phillip kauch by John Clifford
1t Jncksonville. The alteration arc Sc
over the division of scrap of tobacco
which Kaunch had raised on the Clifford
farm. Clifford fired shot gun at kannch,
the charge tearing away his face. Officers
went 10 arrest Clifford. who barricaded
himself In his house and Threatened TO
XIII any one who might attempt to arrest
him, Later on Clifford committed suicide
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-03
MASSACHUSETTS MAYORS INAU.
GURATED.

Boston, January 2.-The cities Of Massa-
chusetts inauguraoed mayors and city
governments for 1859 today. Abe oeremo-
MES In each were of the usual nature.
Perhaps the greatest interest conferred In
the proceedings at Haverhill when So.
cialist mayor assumed off1oe and at
Marlboro, whore Labor mayor had been
chosen, The mayor of Haverhili an
nounced his intention OF doing ell poasi :
BILE 70 advance the principles OF Socialism.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-03

Queen Victoria said to ex Empress Eu
genie recently: "If war should break cut
uetweeu France and Ems land, would ask
God to allow me to die before hostilities
oegan." Three days late, 1t is added. the
cretarv of the ex Empress communi-
Gated the words of Queen Victoria to the
French foreign office.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-03
GALE IN ENGLISH CHANNEL.

London, January "A fearful gale is
sweeping the irish channel ana tn seas
are terrible. The Holy Head harbor is
full Of shipping and some of the ,sss els
have dragged anchors and gone ashore.
the coast
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-03
STILL PLAYING IN NEW YORK

New York, January 2. The New York
roller polo team defeated Yonkers club
twice today. The fist game was pl yed
at Yonkefs this afternoon the score being
to q Tonight the teams met ut Grand
Central palace and the locals won out by
score Of to o.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-03
Ex-MAYoR OF MADRID DEAD.

Madrid, January 2.-The death Is an
nounced Of Marquis de Cubas. the Sp IN
ish capitalist and former mayor of Ma
drid.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-03
FOUR MINERS KILLED.

Jameston, CAL. January 2-Four
miners were killed in Jumper mine today
BY the dropping of . skip which fell $50
feet to the bottom Of the shaft.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-03

DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup 10 an excellent
cough and msasie-cough il has no equal
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-03

20 CURE A COLD In one DAY
Take Laxative Brumo Quinine Tablets. All drug
gists refund the money II It fails to cure. 25c.
The genuine has l.. 3. q. on each tablet
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-03

CltfR6 Oh SUN piahtS Saiul VI rCEubABy
OF the operating expenses show that in
most instances important items such as
depreciation, interest on the investment
aud insurance are either omitted entirely
or are included at much lower rate than
the circumstances would warrant. In
some plants engaged in both municipal
and commercial lighting the profits re
oejved from com ercial lighting are ap-
piled to the municipal expense account,
and the difference Is set forth at the
actual cost OF the production of the stree.
lights when as matter OF fact 1t Is not
In very few instances have municipal
plants considered the amount that would
be received in taxes II the city or town
secured its lights from commercial com
pary whose plant cost as much as the
plant in operation. AS this Is direct
loss to the municipality Ii should always
be considered: for without doing so no
city or town can give true answer to the
question, How much do We save by ruue
ming our own lightss"
Accompanying this report is a table
giving the cost OF lights at various
made by the superintendents and man
ayers of such plants, but as previously
state these figures in most instances do
net include proper allowance for depreci-
alton, interest or insurance and are thers-
fore not to DO considered reliable by any
means.
In order to act intelligently upon the
subject assigned to rs for investi cation
the COMMITTEES also took steps to ascertain
what other cities whose lights are fur.
nished and maintained by private corpora
tions.
Accompanying this report Is table
giving all necessary facts relative to the
subject, namely, the population of the
oities, number of arc lights, candle power
of the same and annual cost. ALSO the
number OF incandescent lights, candle
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-03

FOR RAILROAD DIRECTORS.
Mayor Randall was authorized to at
tend the annual meeting Of the Portland
and Ogdensburg directors, January IL,
and vote for these directors: Samuel j.
Anderson, John W. Deering, Weston Il.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-24

sion respeetinE Chief Justice Chambers
and Consul General Osborne, the American
representative at Apla, but 1t is UNDER
stood thew will remain for the present. AT
least and that the provisional government
referred to in MIR. Bartlett's dispatch VIII
consist of the three consuls, Chief Justlcs
chambers and Herr Solf who has as
sumed office as president of the munieipal
council
The board appointed by the war depart
ment to study the distribution of typhoil
fever in army camps is busiiy engagea
in arranging the data collected preparatory
10 making its final report The collection
os statistics is about completed and the
members of the board hope TO nave theT
! inflammation charted and tabulated by the
| end of July. -,
,rhis hoard is the first that has peel
ever appointed 10 study the propagatlon
of disease in army camps by we n,stol
! of Individual regiments. me poara has
| gone farther, however. taking the com
many as the unit and tracing the history
1 ~ MI Intestinal disorders and all cases OF
! malaria and fever OF every sort that APP
nears on the sick report. Owing to the
] fact that some of the regiments were az
! legged to be infected with typhold leVcr
germs before coming to the large camps.
tory hack to their State camps ana even
10 trace the history OF individuals before
thev entered the service. This has entalled
an Immense amount OF work ana mass
~ statistics has been collected when II Is
necessary to digest thoroughly before any
conclusions will be announced IL can Dc
said however. that the charts so far pre-
nared presage an interesting report when
the boards work is complete. The report
viii indicate that the water supply has
practically little to do with the spread
of tvphoid This Is contrary 10 all pre-
yious medical theory In typhoid prppaga'
ton The appearance ana sprehu oil tne
disease, the report VIII say lhulcales tha'
n was transmitted through the atmosphere
nv tho wind carrying about dust contain
ing the dried germs Of typhoid and by the
agency of flies The report OF certain BRIT
ish medical officers with one oil the Eng
lish expeditionary forces, where there was
an epidemic OF camp typhoid IN spite o.
the fact that the troops used only dlstiileo
water. will be quoted.
Advices received in Washingi from
Senator Jones of Arkansas convey the in
! formation that his health Is fully re-
stored, though he will remain abroad until
the itinerary OF the tour, as mapped out
has been fulfilled Senator JoneS y nov
at Innishaunan. county CORK, lreishu
From ireland. the senator's party VIII 80
to Switzerland. After fortnights sta!
in the Alps they will return 70 SCOTLAND
for a months visit and then SAL fo
America The senator says ne IS AnNlou
to get back home. but will take advantage
Of the present opportunity to insure nl
health and strength against a sceon'
break down. as ne appreciates that ne will
have an immense amount of work z
catch up with. besides the preparation Q
programme OF action for the democrail
, National committee In next years presi
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-24
HORRIBLE STATE OF AFFAIRS.
A SOLDIER TELLS or ACTUAL CON
OPTIONS Al MANILA.
Only One Hundred and Ninety Men
Left In His Regiment Fit
for Service.

Chicago, June 2:.--A special TO the
Chronicle from Marincttc, Wis,
snys, Hugh ID. McCosban, formerly
a resilient of this city and now
serving nv serEennt in company II,
First south Dakota volunteer IN
fantry, in the Philippines, in 81 let
ter dated Manila. May IL. and nd
dressed to Joseph Lnurmnn, "a local
merchant, saysi
"Two DAYS after san Fernando
was taken our regiment had but
/ 100 men on the line, the Remainder
being dead or wounded. General
Macarthur complained of the num-
/ her of men sick In our regiment
and Major Potter was sent into Ma
niIn 10 rush men TO the front Act
ing under instructions. he sent out
| IOS men. OF these thirty were mn.
nbIe TO reach the depot, IA mile dis.
way, some twenty-eisbt or fhirt,
ultimately ARRIVING al San Fernnn
do in worse condition ihnp those
sent TO Manila. The others were
ordered back by surgeons who saw
shat they were in precarious con
dition.
81 can prove by the record az tn
hospital that men were ordered I,
the front whose temperature wa
IO3 deerecs.v
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-24

Observations taken by the United States
weather bureau at all stations at D. m, 18th
meridian time.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-24
TRANSPORT zEaLANDIA SAILED.

Carried the First iinttnIion of the
T,venty-fourth inf"ntrN.
Washington. June 2S.-The transport
zealandia has sailed from San Francisco
for Nsnila with the First battalion of the
Twenty-fourih infantry. composed OF
companies ID, c. II. G and T. ]. j Milton
Thompson commanding. seven officers and
400 enlisted men Twelve men OF the sig
nal corps aud detachment N recruits for
regiments serving with General otis ara
also on board,