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The Portland daily press., 1899-01-06
OWNERSHIP OF ST. LOUIS BALL
CLUB.

st. Louis, No, January 5.-The case
of the Mississippi Valley Trust Company
VS. the Sportsman's Park club went to
trial today in Judge Spencer division of
the Circrit court. Attorney kinnerk and
Southerlan1, representing Won Der Abe,
asked for "A continuance owing TO the fact
that they had failed IL get President
Young's deposition. Attorney Howell OF
the Mississippi Valley Trust company
asked for an immediate trial. Judge
Spencer decided that the case could DO
tried without President Young's depo'
sition but If the deposition could be
secured it might be submitted before be
decided the case
Receiver Muckenfuss testified that in
January, 1898, Won Der Abe was ap.
pointed tru tea of the Sportsman's Park
association and that be (Muckenfuss) was
elected president. When Won Der Abe
became trustee, Muckenfuss alleged he
had all the insurance on the park made
out In his name, when the grand stand
was destroyed by fire last summer he said
Won Der Abe got all the Insurance money
amounting to about S32.000 When the
court adjourned, Receiver Muckenfuss
was still ON the stand.
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-06
fEw SOUS MIoar ee losr.
Es-President ClsveIsn Discusses Es-
psnsion In slightly Sarcastic Vein.


Princeton, n. j., January 8 --Ex-Presi-
dent Cleveland In reply 10 the request of
representative OF the Associated Press
for an expression on the question Of the
expansion and annexation, said:
81 do not care to repeat my views con-
corning the prevailing epidemic of Inn
perialisin and territorial expansion. As
Stunning, however. that my ideas on the
subject are antiQuated and unsuited 10
thess progressive days IL Is n matter Of
surprise TO me that the refusal OF certain
natives of our new Possessions to acqu.
iesce i'm the benelcenoe OF subjecting
them to our control and management
should in the least disturb our expan
sionists This phase OF the situation ought
not TO have been unanticipated nor. the
incidents naturally growing out OF u
overlooked The remedy Is obvious ara
sim pie The misg uided Inhabitants OF our
annexed territory who prefer sou ething
different from the Ian for their control
which we propose. OF our deslshs 10 ,n ,,,
behalf, should be slaughtered. The kill
ing Of natives ..has been feature OF ex-
pansiOn over since expansion began anu
our imperlalistio enthusiasm should not
be checked by the prospective necessary
Of destroying n few thousand or few
hundred Filipinos. This should be only
regarded as ono stage In transceDden-
tally great movement, mere incident in
It's progress. OF course some uuprepared
souls would then be lost before we had
the opportunity Of Christianizin1 them,
but surely those OF our clergymen who
have done 30 much to encourages expan-
sion could manage that difficulty"
In connection with this subject Mr.
Cleveland said he had seen IL stated IN
yesterdays newspapers that ten millions
OF cartridges are now being manufactured
for the United states In Birmingham,
England.
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-06
Jew HAMPSHIRE'S INAUGURA-
TON,

Concord, N H.. january h-The in
auguration of Frank W. Rollins as
governor OF Now Hampshire took place ut
noon today In the prt sence OF both houses
of the legislature and large company OF
distinguished public men and friends OF
the new chief magistrate. Preceding the
ceremonies OF Inauguration at the capitol
religious service was held In st. Pau's
church, where special Office of prayer
authorized for the occasion was read by
the Right Reverend W. W.: Niles, ID. d.,
LII. D., bishop OF New Hampshire, as
sised by the Rev. ID. G. Roberts, ID. D..
the Rev. Howard +. Hill, ID. D., and the
Rev. Lorin Webster. Following this ser :
vice Governor Ramsdell and Gov-elect
Rollins were escorted to the cabinet by
the Amoskeag veterans of Manchester and
the oath of office was administered to the
new governor by Hon. I. Nelson Hastings,
president of the Senate Gov. Rollins
delivered his inaugural.
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-06
INSANE SAILOR DEAD.

Rocklnnd, January 81. A. Olsen, a
Swede, who was taken insane a week ago
tonight and lodged in the police station.
died In his cell. About five o'clock Olsen
made his escape from the cell while the
officers was giving him his supper. He
ran short distance. when he was re-
captured and taken to the station in an
exhau listed condition. The officers made
him comfortable on cot in the cell, but
he died shortly after. The deceased was
about IS years of age and had for several
months been In the employ Of the New
England Dredging company as captain of
the stone barge Alexand er, which is used
TO convey granite from Bald Island to the
break water. 1t Is understood that Olsen
has an uncle In New York whore the re-
mains will be sent.
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-06
OPEN DOOR POLICY TO BE MAIN
TANNED

Washington, January Ex-senator Frye
of the American Peace commission said
In the Senate committee OF commerce to-
day that 1t was the understanding of the
American commissioners that an absolute
open door policy was to be observed by
the government Of the United States with
reference to trade in the Philippine ISL
ands, and that other countries were TO be
given the same facilities as the United
States In that trade. The question came
up in connection with the informal dis
cussion of the coast trade policy OF this
country and it's extension to the Philip
pines.
Senator Frye also said that the policy Of
excluding textile fabrics would not. ao-
cording TO his understanding, be applied
as In this country.
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-06
llrrls TIRED or GOMEZ.
youngsr.cuban Generals Disposed To
Aec~pt Arrangements win Ameri-
cans.

Havana, January 5.--Geaeral Maxine
Gomez is of course q great figure in the
minds o. the Cuban people. but the
younger military men-mep like Generals
Mayayia Rodriguez, Jose Gomez and
Marie Menocai--are a little tired OF his
domination and are disposed to accept an
arrangements with the Americans without
consulting him. Suggestions TO this
effect have been communicated TO the
United States military administration,
which. although we'll disposed 10 General
Gomez, Is pleased e. receive any and all
prominent Cuban gentlemen who are
willing to discuss public questions. Gen.
Brooke has declined a proposal TO send
special envoy into the woods to md
Gomez and to treat with him ns an equai
power In the island. But the Junta
Patriotics has deputed Generals Betaf-
court and Cardenas to invite Gomez 20
reside near Havana and TO give the
Cubans the benefit Of his counsel. TheJ
will start In a day or two for Jinaguays-
DO, where he IL. somez continues. In his
correspondence, cautiously to criticise the
Americans
La Libertad refers to letter today
written to the Junta In the coui 50 OF
which Gomez says that he will not enter
Havana unless q, the head Of the Cuban
Amy.
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-06
FALMOUTH LODGE, I. o. o. p.

Tho first annual banquet Of Falmouth
lodge, No. /, ]. o. o. p. was held at
SWEETS hotel last night. and enjoyed by
about 40 members. Following the ban
qust there was speaking by Gen. Wesley
G. Smith, DR.. 8. E. Sylvester, X. L..
Sutherland W. E.Cousins Chas. S. SWEET,
Henry Evans, G. NJ. Hathaway. Harry
g. Thomas.
Those present We're: John Locke, W..
L. Kicker, Wesley G.. smith, DIR. 5. T.
Sylvester. W. K. Cousins, Will +. Davis,
Henry Evans Geo. 5. Atkins, Thomas
A. Webb, L. T. Moulton, Fred Il. Nc
Donald, r. +. Littisneld, John 4.
Ksliher, A. A. Bertch, Daniel Lax. Geo.
S. Thomson, John W. SWEET, ]. Schibe.
J. K Field, Wilbur Quint, III. III. Little
field, ID. G. Thomas. A g. Libby Arthur
Hamilton, Walter II. Oliver, Herman W.
Holmes, Clarence H. Lane Henry W.
Way, Geo. NJ. Hathaway, Henry X. Cor
don, Robert Sutherland, John IL. Mckay.
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-06
TRANSPORTATION CO.

Boston, January Notwithstanding
that tho Massachusetts Supreme court
yesterday appointed receivers for the At
lantic Transportation company. lbels we're
Ii led this morning in the local United
states court against the barge Thomas l..
Parker and the tug James Smith. Jr.,
both the property of the transportation
company. The libel against the barge Is
brought by the Knickerbocker Towing
company, whose tug the Ice King, it Is
claimed. saved the barge from going 70
pieces at the mouth of Sheepscot river
during storm on December The
second libel is u claim by the Atlantic
Works Of East Boston for bill OF e1S2 Tor
repairs. 1t appears that the United States
authorities were not notified OF the action
OF the Supreme court at the time the
libe,s were filed this morning What
effect the action Of the court will have on
these libels is not known. but it 10 be-
lieved that the receivership nulltfes them.
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-06
PROCESS BEEF.
Col. Osgood Says There Was Some but
Wasn't Issued to Troops.

Washington, January 6. Col Henry ID.
Csgood. commissary Of subsistancs was
before the war investigation commission
today. Gen. Beaver asked many ques-
lions as to the quality of the rations is
sued during the recent war. In brief,
Col. Osgood says that the rations through
out the war were as goJd II not better
than usually issued TO the regular army.
The beef he said was particularly good.
Col. Osgood explained that there were
many complaints as to the appearance OF
the meat. 1t had the green mouf. or
"beard" on the surface. This was repul-
sive looking, the witness said. but the
meat underneath was perfectly sound.
Gen. Beaver said: "Col Osgood, 1t has
been alleged before this commission. not
IN sworn testimony aud not in way,
prehans, to demand any great attention,
but still 1t has been stated that beef sent
TO Santiago was prepared In some way
with chemicals to preserve 1t, Can you
tell us anything on that head or why
anyone should put chemicals on meat
when 10 was apparently SO easy toipre-
serve 1t In refrigeratorsY
Eyes, / can tell you a good deal about
that" said Col. Osgood, 1.-THE meat treated
In that way was not the property OF the
government or of any of our contractors.
i was aboard the Comal one day and Col.
Weston, chief commissary, showed me
four quarters of beef hanging In the Gun
which he said was process beef. IL
was prepared at the request OF an fnven-
tor named Powell, who claimed that he
had discovered q chemical preparation
that would keep meat In hot climate
without ice. Ii was purely private ex-
periment and was not issued to the troops.
looked at 1t and 1t seemed TO be per-
fectiy good. There was no mould on 10
as on the refrigerator beef, and 10 bad
no smell. / believe Col. Weston tasted
some of it. So far as know he was the
only officer who tasted 1t.
Witness did not say what Col. Weston
thought of the ''prooess" beef.
In connection with Col. Osgood's ex-
llsnation OF the process beef" expert
ment, 10 can be stated that the inventor
of the chemical preservation brought the
matter to the attention of the war depart
menJ before the outbreak OF the Spanish
war and offered TO sell the formula aud
process to the government. 1t was con-
sidered by the commanding general, the
secretary and the commissary department
aud the war department declined TO have
anything TO do with the scheme,
The commissary generals Office today
received letter from the Cudahy Peck
ing company ut Omaha III reply TO the
circular letter asking whether any chemf-
Gals were used In the preparation Cf the
rel rigerator beef for the army In Cuba.
The letter denies that any chemicals were
used in preparing the refrigerator beef
OF the timed roast beef and asserts that
nothing but sound wholesome beef is
used either for the corned or roast beef
tins
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-06
ROUGH RIDERS.
NOT KNOWN HERE.

The police received last night the fol.
lowing telegram from Chelsea, Mass:
.'CheIsea, Mass. January 5.
"Charles H. Oldham, care OF poles
station Portland. John A. Oldham deac.
Have YOU instructions to givef
George W. Creasey.
Superintendent Soldiers Home"
Denuty Sterling said last night that
peither of the men mentioned In this
telegram are known to the police. Officer
Jones discovered however that man by
the name of John Oldham enlisted from
Perm in the 10th Maine at the outbreak OF
the civil war. 1t is thought that this may
be the man referred to in the above dis
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-06
THE QUEEN wILHELMINA.

Halifax, n. S.. January 5.-Ihe steam.
or Queen Wilhelmina. which was lowed
here this afternoon with broken shaft
was picked up about $50 miles south OF
HALIFAX. She was taken In tow at
p. M, New Years day. after being as
abled less than ten hours. Her interme-
diate shaft oroke at a m, January l..
Steamer Fernmoor from New Orleans for
Rotterdam, was spoken in the afternoon
of the same day, and by o'olook that
night all arrangements for towing were
complete and start made The ships were
20 hours covering $50 miles. Inc queen
Wilhelmina will repair. The Fernmoor
will proceed after coaling. Inc Queen
wilheimina Is bound from Rotterdam for
Baltimore,
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-06
MOUNTED PoLICE FOR CUBA.

Havana. January 5.-Capt Ludlow is
determined TO form rural mounted police
Of 800 men to patrol the suburbs with
Cuban soldiers. About 1900 Cubans are
now working on the new branch OF the
railroad from the government dock to
connect with Quemads camp; some 500
Cubans are handling quartermasters
stores at the wharves and elsewhere; 900
Cubans are cleaning the streets and 200
more are cleaning the public build
ip0s.
Gen. Brooke, so soon as the customs
receipts permit, win employ more Cubans,
thereby hoping to largely reduce the
number of the restless class Of unem-
pIoyed. A drinking place at San Lazaro
was closed last night by the United
States patrol for having sold liquor to the
American soldiers
Carlos Cadelso, n carpenter of Vedadao.
declares that the so-nalled execution
chamber or torture chamber, discovered
in the late residence OF the Spanish mill
tary governor, adjoining the palace, was
prepared by him TO preserve meats during
The blockade of the city.
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-06
DEATH OLA BowDoIN GRADUATE.

Biddeford, January 5.-A message was
received from Boston today announcing
the death of George Samuel Bean of Saco.
He was the son of Samuel Il. Bean, the
Alfred street hardware dealer and lock-
smith. The cause of his death was grip.
Mr.. Bean graduated from Bowdoin In the
class of 1897. and has been studying law
In the Office of Curtis s. Read, the law
firm Of which ex-Mayor Curtis Of Boston
in the head, and was also pursuing a
course of study at the Boston University
Law School. He WAS bright and
promising young man and was making
rapid progress in the study of the pro-
fession he had chosen.
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-06
FROM A SINKING VESSEL,

Halifax, n. S. January ga bottle was
picked up on the beach at Port Maitland
break WAGER, Nova Scotia, last Tuesday,
containing u slip Of paper on which was
written tho following:
November 2S lS96-Our ship IL In
shoaI water. about 20 miles 81 Yarmouth
Cape. The wind blows q hurricane and
our ship fast treaking up. in few
minutes she will be no more. Ihe cap
tain and wife are very sick; he requests
me to write 10 his folks. Mrs. .Stewart
is past speaking They belong 10 Nova
Scotia. Farewell.
(Signed)
eThomas H king, First Officer.
From the fact that a boat and broken
spar were picked up not far from the bot
tie it Is believed that the message came
from some sinking vessel.
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-06
BEAVER LINE CONTROVERSY
Former Managers Claim Title and Good
VIII Did Not Go With Sale.

The sale OF the Beaver line has aroused
= warm controversy between the former
agents fand part owners of tho company.
and the Elder. Dempster syndicate, the
purchasers When Messrs. MacIver be-
came interested in the Beaver line they
purchased on their own account the
CuuaFdsr Gallia, and put her on the route.
Later they chartered the steamship
Tongariro, also adding her to the feet.
Now Messrs. MacIver claim that they
created the Beaver line, and although the
liquidators may have sold the other ves-
sells of the company. they had no power
to transfer tine good will. title, etc. FL
der, Dempster s. Co. naturally linsist upon
the good will Of the line, and legal
proceedings may follow.
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-06
FEMALE CROOKS ARRESTED.

Boston, January 1.-Two well-dressed
women, said to belong to back bay fam
lies but who have given the names Of
Mrs Stevenson and Mrs Kelley. were ar
rested tonight on suspicion of being I'M
plicated in frauduleptly obtaining goods
from mum Der Of prominent stores In the
shopping centre. or late jewellers and
the police that two shrewd women were
purchasing goods and ordering the de-
livery of their purchases at the hotels
where they professed to be stopping, and
these arrests are the results.
The police claim that losses to mer-
chants by this method Of defrauding reach
q large sum.
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-06
FEDIL WAS DRIVEN.

London. January An official de-
spatch from Col. Lewis, says that with a
Soudanese regiment and detachment of
irreR ular troops, he attacked Fedil while
he was crossing the Nile at the cataract
south of koseizox. The colonel's force
stormed the island on which Fedil took
up "a position and some severe fighting
followed. Eventually Fedil fed with 300
followers across the river where his force
was dispersed with Maxim guns.
On tina British side Major Ferguson,
six Egyptian officers and Is men were
wounded and 81 men killed.
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-06
THE M'CULLoGH AT HONOLULU.

san Francisco, january Dine steamer
Doric, from Honolulu tonight brings the
following under date of December 80:
The revenue cutter McCulloch. Captain
G. L. Hopper, arrived from Manila on
the 2Sth on her way to san Francisco.
Early in November she received orders
detaching her from the fleet and direct.
ing her to resume her round-the- world
cruise as u revenue cutter. Under Ad-
miral Dewey's directions she WAS to put
into as many Chinese and Japanese ports
as possible, sin order to show the flag"
She left Manila November l6 Hong
Kong Novemb Der 23 and Annoy November
20. The McCulloch was In Shanghai
December /. and at Nagasaki December
4 Kobe and Yokohama were visited and
the vessel sailed from the latter point
after stay of six days on December IS.
reaching here In fourteen days. She will
remain here but few days. just long
enough to take on coal aud do some
painting
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-06
SPANISH MAGAZINE BLOWN UP.

Havana, January "a Spanish maya
zine blew up yesterday at Matankas, se-
riously injuring eight persons and dam
aging many dwelling houses in the vi
ctnity.
Seventeen bodies have been disinterred
on q plantation mt Amistad near Guinea
In every case the skull was cleft In
twain.
The members Of the U. S. patrol ap-
preached negro Inst night who was
acting suspiciously whose movements had
been called to their attention by the
Spanish. He drew his dagger and tried
to stab one of them whereupou the 9th
or shot twice, one bullet passing through
the negro's heart.
Gen. Brooke today aboli shed the pass
port system throughout the island. He
will make his temporary headqua: ters at
the hotel Trocha
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-06
IN OLDEN TIMES.

People overlooked the Importance of
beneficial effects and were
satisfied with transient action; but now
that it is generally known that Syrup of
Figs will permanently overcome habitual
constipation, well informed people will
not buy other laxatives, which act for
time, but finally injure the system. Buy
the genuine, made by the California
Fig Syrup Co.
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-06
CANADIAN COMMISSION RESUMES
SESSIONS,

Washington, January 5.-The Canadian
Joint commission resumed its sessions
here today a ter the holiday recess. The
only absente.s on the American side were
Represen tative Dinxley and Hon. John
w Foster, both of whom are sick. The
Canadians were present except Sir Wilfrid
Jaurier. who is expected tomorrow, and
Sir John Winter and MIR. Charlton. who
will arrive later. 1t was decided that the
several committees should continue their
work, thus indicating hope that some
results will come from the commissions
labors. The joint session was followed
by a meeting of the sub committee on the
BeIing Sea negotiations. Bey ond this
no statement was made by the members
on either side. 10 Is understood, however,
that the negotiations are proceeding as
amicably as could be expected and that
substantial progress is making towards Il
sealing agreement
LATE MARINE.
Newport News, January 5.-Arrived,
achoonar Bramblo Portland.
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-06
ctfIss rAs Law.
Allegations Made Against the standard
Oh Company.

Columbus, Ohio. January Din the
arguments before the Supreme court this
morning OF tho motion Of Attorney Gen
eral TO dismiss the master commissioner
and continue the investigation Of the
Standard Oil company, In open court.
Hon. Virgil p. Kline Of Cleveland. at
torney for the oil company MAIZE some
positive statements ana admissions lie
declared, In tho first place. In response tn
intcrrogations of the court, that the COM
rany will not under the former order of
the court, produce any books other than
those already given in evidence. In the
second place, he admitted tnat there are
still outstanding about $4,000, 600 worth
of trust certificates of the standard OH
trust which the court ordered dissolved In
1892 but which tho president OF the
Standard company has all along been
trying to set in and is still trying to
secure The court heard the arguments
of both sides but took no action.
Inc arguments were principally devoted
to the question as to whether or not the
officers of the Standard have complied
with the recent order of court to produce
the company books showing gross earn
ings and distribution OF dividends since
the trust WAS ordered dissolved In 1893.
AttOfney beHefhl AteHeib hikucu that INC
company had used diiatory tactics and
had delied the court. After hearing the
arguments the court gave the attorney OF
the oil company and the constituent com
pAnies two weeks In which To nle their
answers in the petition against con-
stituent companies.
10 GUST COMPANY FROM OHIO.
Columbus, Ohio, January 5.-As a re
suit OF the Developments In the Standard
OIL cnse in the supreme court today,
Attorney Monett this evening dled n Pc
tition to GUST the company from Its char
ter in Ohio. The prayer OF the petition
Is THAT defendant be found and adj
judged to have forfeited and surrendered
Its corporate rights, privileges, powers
and franchises and that IL DO ousted and
excluded therefrom; and that 1t be dis
solved, and that the said court appoint
trustees TO the creditors and stockholders
of suon corporation to settle tho affairs
OF this defendant company, collect and
pay outstanding debts and divide among
the stock holders the money and other
property which remains after the payment
of debts and necessary expenses and that
such other relief be granted in the prem
ises as tho court may deem just and prop
en-"
The petition sets fourth eight instances
In which it is alleged the Standard OH
company has violated its charter; since
its Organization In 1870. specifying the
various companies comprising tho alleged
trust and their capital stock.
The company has signed an anidavit
that none OF the records or books, ordered
produced has been destroyed and that Its
officers have declined to produce none ex-
cept strictly private papers.
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-06
NO ARREST YET.

New York, January Sup to Int
hour tonight the promised arrest in the
Adams poisoning Case had not materi-
allied. There WAS practically nothing
new in the situation except statement
issued by Harry Cornish in which be
reviews the detail of receiving the
poisoned bromo seltzer, the giving of the
poison TO Mrs lAdGms and subsequent
events.
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-06
AN EXPORT BOUNTY.

Washington January Ex-senator Hans
brough today gave notice OF an amend
msnt he will propose to Senator Hanna,
bill for a subsidy to Anerican vessels
engaged In foreign trade. Senator hans
brough's amendment provides for an e1
port bounty of ~ per ton an all Ameri,
can agricultural products shipped out OF
the country. he says the exportation Vi
farm articles range from o. 600, o0o'ooo 10
81. 900 900, 600 annually.