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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-02

Sandy Hook iiehtship ana the Massachu-
sstts steamed on east at about twelve
knots. Constant communicati ation:.was kept
mp between the two ships. the instruments
working without hitoh until the battle
ship had proceeded thirty milsa Then
the recording Of the impulses from the
Massachusetts, By the receiver aboard the
New York begaa TO grow weaker and at
90 miles became unreliable.
Mr.. Marconi expressed regret ct his In
ability to show the board Transmission
At eighty miles, which would have been
possible with more preparation.
Five successful interferences were made
on that day BY this Massachusetts, while
the Navesink station was sending to the
New York.
The wind kicked mp fuoh . ssa on
Tuesday that both ships came inside and
anchored eight miles apart. The two
ships however. were In Communication
throuahout the day aud messages were
exchanged every few minutes. The three
stations continued the demonstrations
today and there will be more work to-
when the Instruments on the
New York will be taken TO sea on tor
psdo boat. This win test the ability OF
the apparatus to stand ths more violent
rolling and lurohing Of smaller vessel.
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Wonderful Vitality Stood him in
Good Stead.
None But Relatives AL
lowed To See Him.
Vice. President Passed a Com
Portable Night.

Paterson, N. j., November 1.-Vice
President Hobart's wonderful vitality
stood him In good stead today and not
withstanding be took little nourishment
he was unusually fright this evening and
asked Mrs Hobart to read him the news.
papers Today he showed signs Of weak
ening. An occasional spoonful OF brandy
and milk and little grape JUICE was
given to him In the morning.
AL day long great crowds gathered In
front Of the newspaper offices whtrs the
bulletins were posted. Thsre was another
gathering Of friends about Mr.. Hobart's
r.sidsnce, but none except relatives were
allowed to sse the patient. DR.. W. h.
Newton spends most Of his time In the
Hobart house and he is now the only
physician 10 attendance. Eminent spec
ialists are directing the treatment
through Dr. Newton. kilograms and
messages OF sympathy have been received,
as well as flowers from all parts Of the
country. Among those who ssnt tele.
grams OF inquiry today was "Joe" Man
ley Of Augusta, Maine, former chairman
of the Republican nation al committee.
All through tho trying ordeal, Mrs.
Hobart bears up surpIi ingly well and
rsm nius with the nurses most Of the time
in the sick room with her husband. Few
II any OF the callers can see her and near
ly all are met at tn door by Hobart Tut
tie, brother-i law OF the Vise Prefi lent.
All Of the bullsti1s today We're sent di-
rect to President Mokipley.
At 4p. M, Mr.. Hobart WAS bepinr ing
to doze just AZ Mrs.. Hobart had finished
reading the papers to him. The patti mt
was then resting quistly and the ONLY
tt ing feared by the physieians was one of
the bad attacks afterwards viii h followed
such change for tho worst on Tuesday.
It is feared he may go of ia one OF them
Tee suse he IL getting weaker as time goes
on.
MIR. Hobart continued to rest easiiy
toni ght and a comfortable night IL auti,-
ipated.
Mrs. Hobart toni yht sent the follow iug
telegram to Pfesi lent Mckinley:
"Mr. Hobart passed restful day and
evening. He sends love to you and Mrs
Mckinley n which Join.
(Signed "JenIi. L. Hobart
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-02

days story giving an account Of the he.
roio stand made by the dseimated battal
ions until their last cartridges were gone.
The British nerve was momentarily
shaken by Den. whites use of the word
'capitulass" In his first telegram; bui
now that 10 Is known that the Gloucester
and Fusiliers fought against overwhelm
Ing odds and upheld the best traditions
Of the British army, the tension has been
relieved.
There IL no longer reason to fear thai
the loss Of men was accompanied BY dis
honor.
The details today show the catastrophe
In brighter aspect
The full battalions were not engaged
and, therefore. the list Of prisoners Is ma
tsrislIy reduced, while the disaster now
appears to have been not 80 much the
consequence Of defects In the plsn Of
action as q misfortune whereby the
column was deprived Of its ammunition.
stlll it seems inoomprshensitle why
the plight Of the luokless column was
not known at headquarters, as the scene
Of the surrender WAS only about three
miles northw west OF Ladysmith. and Lieut.
Col Carlton must have expected relief
to reach him, or instead OF attempting
to.occupy q defensive position, hs would
have rstracsd his steps to Ladysmith
when be suffered the fatal loss Of his am
munition.
The calamity has served to show the
British who are their friends. The pa
pers comment on the splendid reserve oi
patriotism existing In the far-away col
friendship ami sympathy of the great
kindred nation across the A tlantio.''
The Standard sums up the feeling Of
the nation. sAy ing;
"From the United States and our col
onies alone we hear the voice Of friendly
sorrow and encouragement. But that
suffioss. All others are welcome to con-
graduate themselves over the inisfortunei
Of Great Britain"
1t was learned today that the British
government has been obliged TO refuse
permission for the United States to send
ON account Of precedent, which only per
mits one representative from each recog.
nized power Capt. stephen l.. Homme
dieu Slocum, the United States military
attache at Lisbon, has been selected. He
was In London today, buying an outdt
and sails Saturday. Col. Samuel 5.
Sumner. the United States military at
taohe here, remains in London.
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FUNSTON INDIGNANT.

Kansas City, No., November 1.-Gsn-
erai Funston is highly indignant ut the
accusation and says he will prosecute the
matter vigorously. He intends he says
to put a stop forever to the malicious
stories put in circulation regarding him.
General Funston ssys that ne not only
refrained from deseorating houses OF
worship in Ma mia but that while colonel
of the Kansas regiment issued o positive
order prohibiting the lootinR or musiia-
tiou of church buildings. He supple
mented this with verbal Instructions to
his com mpany commanders TO see that the
order was rigidly enforsed.
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WOULD HELP BoERs.

Paris, Novsmber.1-A society has been
founded to render assistance to the
Transvaal government. Col. Monteil Is
president, and NM. Francois Coppee,
Jules Lamaitrs. Henri Rochsfort and DR..
Umont, proprietor Of the Librs Parole,
are the honorary presidents.
The organization is not enrolling vol
unteers to fight for the beers, but pro-
moters claim that more than 800 have
volunteered.
They have difficulty, however, in find
Ing the necessary funds and It is doubt
full whether Dr. Leyds. the special repre-
sentative Of the Transvaal govern ment
a Europe will be able to supply these.
Under thes, conditions the whole move
ment which Is in the hands Of the most
violent section Of the nationalists and
anti -smites, will probably collapse.
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Full Particulars from
THCkH AS n. e EATON,
Is7 MIDDLE ST., PORTLAND, ME.
oct2o dd
GALK No. 2I.l
RIFOCALS.

Bifooal lenses are made with the
upper parts for distance and the lower
parts for reading aud sewing. They
are no longer split in halves, but con-
sist of q complete lens with a thin
crescent cementei to 1t. They are
put together SO niosly that the divid-
Ing line is scarcely perceptible. For
persons who require different lenses
for different distances there is moth
Ing SO perfectly adapted. They
save the trouble aud Inconvenience Of
carrying two pairs of glasses. They
save the bother Of changing glasses q
hundred times day. They are always
before the eyes and always ready for
any work. prescribe and sell
great many of these lenses. l will
be glad at any time to show you
their advantages. I win make an
examination of your eyes and show
the leas that is exactly suited to you.
/ believe that you will ike them SO
well that you will never wear any
others.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-02
FUNSTON TO BRING SUIT.
Famous Filipino General Can't BE
LibeIIed with Impunity.

Kansas City, Mo-, November IA
special to the Star from Albuquerque. n.
NJ. SAYS: General Frederick Funston
who is en- route home with the mustered
out Goth Kansas regiment has wiied his
Topeka attorneys to bring proceedings
against Archbishop Ireland of st. Paul,
for criminal libel because of statements
attributed to the Archbishop in recent
interview. General Funston also In
struoted his lawyers to peRin criminal
and OWL prosecutions against the Moni-
tor, Catholic paper of San Francisco.
which first printed the story.
In recent interview in Chicago, Arch
bisho Ireland wes quoted as saying that
General Funston had bean charged with
lootiug Catholic churches in the Philip
pines. The charges alleged to have been
referred to by the Archbishop, were made
by the editor of the Monitor soon after
the landing Of the Kansas troops iii San
Francisco. The monitor stated, 1t Is said,
that General Funston had taken two
magnificent chalices from a certain
Catholic church In the Philippines and
that he had sent them home to his wife.
Arch bi shop Ireland In his Chicago inter-
view was quoted as calling upon General
Funston to deny the truth of the article
and sue the editor OF the Monitor Tor
libel, Or the public would be Obliged
against its will to believe him guilty OF
the criminal acts Of which he had tesn
accused.
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MIR. HOBART IMPROVED.
Better and Stronger Than He Has Beeu
EoI Weeks.

Paterson. N. j., November l.-(10 p
m).-Vice- President Hobart took some
nourishment tonight. Mrs. Hobart says
he looks better and stronger than he has
appeared In two or threo weeks. Ihe
prospects aIe that he will pass hotter
night than he did last night. He had
the newspapers read to him today and
took quite an interest in current affairs.
He also talked for time tonight about
his private business.
The doctor left the Hobart residence
at O'Clock and 1t is not likely that he
will return tonight
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-02
COMPANIES TO CON-
BINE.

Boston, November 1.-The proposed
combination Of tho independent oomps-
nies owning telephone and telegraph lines
in ths country was acknowledged to be
fact BY z. S. Holbrook, president of
the Massachusetts Telephone and Tels-
graph company and vice-president of the
Boston and New York Telephone and
Telegraph company, this afternoon. The
new oompany-tho Continental Tele-
phone, Telegraph and Gable company
has been incorporated in New Jersey with
a capital stock OF s21, 900, 600.
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THE WEATHER.

Boston, November 1.-Looal forecast:
Partly cloudy. fair weather; colder; brisk
TO high northwsstelry winds. Friday fair !;
fresh to brisk winds.
Washington, November l.--Foreoast for
Thursday and Friday: Maine. air
THURSDAY. except clearing and cooler near
the coast; fair and continued cool Friday
and Saturday; brisk to high northwes-
terly W inds Thursday.
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WEATHER OBSERVATIONS.

The agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday, Oct. 81, taken at
D. m, meridian time, the observation for
each section being given in this order:
Temperature, direction of wind, state of
weather.
Boston, 60, Sw, oidy; New York, So,
NV. p cldy; Philadslpia, 80. NV, cloudy
Washington. So, NV, clear; Albany. "a
NV, rain, Buffalo, l6. N, cldy; Detroit,
a. NE. cldy; chicago, 90. NE, rain; 81.
Paul 50, N. clear; Huron, DAk.. 20.
jacksonville 6s. W, clear.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-02
SPEECHES In ENGLAND.
Views Of Public Men On the south
African War.


London, November 1.-Lori George
Hamilton, secretary Of state for India,
speaking at Ealing this evening, regard
ing the situation in South Africa. said:
"Our ultimate victory is certain; and
when the terms which we as viotors will
propose to the vanquished are known,
foreign nations will see that the main
caus, which has forced us to embark
upon this conflict is not a desire of Pc
cuniary profit or of territorial aggrandizs-
ment, but determination to emancipate
~ vast territory for the common benefit Of
mankind, from an ignoble and degrading
tyranny"
The Karl OF Selborne, under secretary
Of state for the colonies, speaking at
Dumfries, said:
nIt Is not the fault of the statesmen
Of the Transvaal that We have not be-
come embroiled with some European
power. II hostilitles had not come when
they did, they would have come at some
moment Of national danger and difficult
ty."
Baron Tweedmouth, former parliamen-
tary secretary of the treasury, speaking
at Ed inburgh, said:
''The public nina has not been 50
moved since tine news Of the dreadful
events In the Indian mutiny. We, un.
fortunately, are warning with nation
Of the same stock and religion as our
selves A. this crisis, all hearts go out to
the brave Beers and to the small British
army in Natal which, against fearful
odds, had performed magnificent feats
of yalor. 1t is not the time to call our
opponents names or to utter cries of ven
geance, but to back up Her Majesty's s
ministers, who have a fearful. yes, an
awful, responsibility upon their should
ers."
The Earl of Darlington, liberal, speak
ing at Buckingham, gavs expression to
virtually the same convictions.
The Karl of Lonsdale, honorary colonel
Of the third battalion border regiment.
at banquet this evening at Whitehaven.
declared his confidence in Gen. White and
predicted a grand review In Pretoria next
March.
Referring to Emperor Williams cele-
brated telegram TO President Kruger at
the time of the failure OF the Jameson
raid, Lord Lonsdele said:
SIT His Majssty's despatch had been
rightly understood, IL would have had a
totally different effect. 1t was sent with
a view Of allaying two sores. 1t was not
antagonistlc to Great Britain. l have the
pleasure to know the views of the Ger
man emperor and they are In acoordanos
with the views of England"
Edinburg, November i.-Lord Rose
berry toasting "The Army and Navy, "
at a banquet given this evening By the
Lord Provost of Edinburgh to the officers
of the Gordon HighlAnders and the Scots
Greys, referred to the reverse 10 Natal
and said;
"It is much to be regretted, but, In
considerable campaign, We must look out
for suoh incidents, 1t Is no. In the ma
rure of Britons to take such notice Of
them. We have had q good many of the
same kind and have gensrally got out
right In the end. But whatever happens
we must sac this thing through, even II
it should cost still more battallons and
still more millions.
ssSoms day there will be an inquisltion
-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-02
ENGINEER DROWNED.

Managua. Nicaragua, via Galveston,
Texss, November LEI Cornercio Of this
city publishes a despatc from Castillo
announcing the drowning at Machuoa
Falls during resent dood, Of Mr.. Clark,
an American engineer and other mem.
bers Of an engineering party working In
that district under the direction Of the
United States canal commission.
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LOG AL WEATHER REPORT

Portland. Nov. 1, lS99.-Ths local
weather bureau records the following;
sa. barometer go 6s5: thermoms-
ter. As; dew point. a.; Rel humidity
90; direction OF wind, N; wind veloc-
ity, 2; state of weather. 1t. rain.
sp. M. barometer, 29.446; thermome-
ter. so; dew point. so; rel. humidity, 40;
direction of wind, NV; wind velocity. a;
state OF weather. It. rain.
Max. temp, 80: min. temp, 43; mean
temp, 46: max. wind velocity, is NE;
precipitation-24 hours, l.2O.
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FIRE IN WATERBURY,.

Waterbury, Conn.,, November LA
fire which started In q tenement block
known as "Platt block" In Siiuonville,
about two miles out the city limits, short
ly before ten O'Clock tonight resulted in
the total destruction Of ths block and
eight other dwellings. The loss will be
fully 900, 200 with insurance of lass than
$1,000
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FOR LADYSMITH.
Gen. Butler Said to Have
Started For Place.
Nothing New From
South Africa.
Squadron Of Hussars Had Narrow
Escape.
Severe Criticism For
Gen. White.
AHsasnte A-a Not ToaI;nn1 To
Officials Are Not Inclined To
Judge Harshly.

London, November 2.-The breakdown
Of the Delagoa oabls route, combined
with the monopollsation OF the available
telegraph lines by the government and
British staff officers, Is responsible for
the fact that nothing further has arrived
from South Afrioa. The government has
received dispatches rectifying the casual.
ty lists. These will be published today.
Up to midnight nothing had been re-
ceiyed concerning Mondays casualties.
The war oiiico officials ara working un-
der great strain. Capt. Perro.t, staff cap
tain to the military secretary, has just
died, his end being hastensd by anxiety
aud overwork.
An unconflrmed statement Is Published
Cape Town for Ladysmith.
A bslated despatch from Ladysmith,
describing Mondays fight, says:
"a couple of sqGedrons of Bussars
had q narrow escape from disaster early
in the day. They found themselves sud
denly confronted, within easy range by
an overwhelming foroe of Beers. who
seemed to spring from the bowels of the
earth. The hutsars were splendidly
handled and were extrioated with only
one man wounded"
The Queen is credited with expressing
sincere pity for Sir Geurge Whit, and
the officials are In no wise Inclined to
judge him hsrshly. so far as the public
10 concerned, however. while gratifica-
ton is felt at the manner in which the
isolated battalions surrendered, there Is
stiu severe criticism for Gen. White and
Lieut.. Col. Carleton for allowing their
men TO get ont Of touch for the absence
of proper scouting and for not retiring
when the ammunition was lost.
In favor of Lieut.. Col. Carleton, the
explanation Is hazarded that he believed
1t was imperative to the success of Gen.
Whites operations that he should hold
the position at Nicholson's Mex.
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CREW PROBABLY LOST.

Wilmington, N. c., November 1.-The
schooner Stonewall, Captain Miliiken,
from Wilmington, N. c.. to Shallotte. N.
c.. with merchan disc. was caught In
Tuesdays storm after she had entered
Shallotte river and was blown out to sea.
The vessel, cargo and crew are supposed
to be lost.
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TRIAL OF A MU RDERER.

Augusta, November 1.-The trial Of
Frank Pishon, alias Quirion of Winslow.
for the murder OF Louis Brsssau and
Andrew Roseby at Window last AIril,
opened here today. sixteen Witnesses
were sworn by the state. but four tssti.
fed, three through an interpreter. their
evidence being somewhat damaei ing to
Quirion.
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RUMSELLER ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.
Augusta. November 1.-David b. Herd
Of Winslow, serving a sentence for selling
liquor. In the county jail. cut his throat
tonight, 81 stitches being required to
close the wound. He will recover.
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FROM CAPTURED REGIMENTS.


London, November "A special d, s.
patch from Pietermarltzburg, Natal,
dated Tuesday morning, says:
"Stragglers from the Gloucestershire
regiment are arriving at Ladysmith. A
number Of mules with portion of the
mountain battery are also coming In.
GERMANY'S ATTITUDE.
Berlin, November 1.-The Neueste
Nachriohsten In the course OF an article
evidently inspired, says.
Germany has no intention Of playing
Into the hands of France by interfering
In the Iransvaal. She intends TO pursue
course OF absolute neutrality. Reply
Ing to the anti-Semitio Pan-German
outcry against tie Emperor's expected
visit to England. the Neueste Saohrich-
stem remarks; although Germans in
dividually may disapprove of England's
policy the actions of the Emperor must
he dictated by Germany's interests.
which do not allow her unnecessarily
to arouse hard feeling In Engis nd II
would he a great mistake to prejudios
German interests In South Africa by a
one sided attitude, In view Of the future
reorganization of the political situation
there. Moreover, the great sea power
and ths great land power have every rea-
son to cooperate In union and harino.
n.y."
LONDON PAPERS APPROVE.
London, November s.-Ths morning
papers comment with the greatest salts.
faction upon Canada's suggestion regard.
Ing che sending Of a second contingent
to South Africa.
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WAS IN THE WAY.

Lewiston, November s.-Eugene Law
ler, one of the oonstables engaged in the
New rum war;" was arrested this even.
ing on charge of intoxication and use of
a dangerous weapon.
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HART 10 BE RENoMINApEp.

Boston, November 1.-The complexion
of the Republican nomination papers
filed today Is such that the nomination
Of Hon. Thomas N. Hart for mayor Of
Boston, is assured.
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LONDON PAPERS APPROVE.
ENGLAND FEELS BETTER.

Ladysmith Disaster Not Quite As Bad
As First Thought.
London, November 1.-The gloom
caused by the British disaster ut Lady
smith was In measure relieved By TO-