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The Portland daily press., 1899-07-17
EASY AGAIN.
Brockton Beat Portland Five 60 seven
in Saturdays Contest.

Brockton, Mass, July 1.-THE Portland
team were again easy for the locals to-
day. Conroy's wild throws, Miller's m
steadiness and Stackhouses fumbling
contributed to the victory. although
good batting Melted the runs for the home
team. The Brocktons took the lead In
the third and wers never headed on oven
innings Eversons work was oommsn-
dable. The SCORES
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-17
A QUESTION OF BAIT.
The Cause of the Gathering of Nine
Grcat.yesseIs.

st. Johns, N. r., July 49, British
warships are gathering for naval de-
monstration here next week. The cruis-
ers Comus and Columbine are already
here, the Alert and the Buzzard ara due
from the French shore on Monday and
Admiral Bedford with five ships win
arrive tomorrow, making nine war YES
sells in all. The colonial governments has
summoned Inspector o'Reiliy. in charge
of the anti-French bait service. for a con-
ference with the Admiral.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-17

says: Another specification he presents
-ieRitimnte In kind II IL viii hold to-
Rethef--is as followss You displacsd the
chief Of the bureau OF statistics making
no charges and giving no reason, except
that You wished the position for another
man., etc.
'tsft Is true that the gentleman was
asked for HIS resignation. He was told
at the same time asked, however, that
he would not be removed and that he was
at liberty TO decline the request II he so
desired -"
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-17
DEATH OLA BIG ELK.

Minneapolis. MINI. june 16.--C. NJ.
Fooio. Grand Exalted Leading knight
CT the Grand Lodge, Order Of Elks. died
in this city today from heart failure, su-
perinducsd by complication of diseases.
He was so years of age. Mr. Foote was
one OF the persons injured in the COLLAPSE
OF the Coliseum at Atlantic City. N. j..
in 1895.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-17
CoRRIDoN's THIRD VICTORY.

Pawtucket. July is Corridor held
his former associates we'll In hand today
and won his third game OF the week.
Errorless support was accorded him and
some pretty fielding plays resulted. Gam
non performed for Newport and the locals
found lots Of bother in his curves until
tina eighth when he WAS touched up for
four safeties, which with costly error
by himself, enabled the locals to scoro
three runs and ciinoh the game. Zone
made a home run or. the second ball
pitched In the lrst inning. Fleming
played brilliantly for tho society team.
rhs score:
pawtuskst, 4 l01 % o-o
Newport, i., . 3 O 0 . 0 o.
Hits, Pawtucket, 8; Newport, o. Er-
rors. Pawtueket, 0; Newport, 4. Bat.
Aiilierick =
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-17
PORTLAND.

SseFiros hits. Clancy, shiny. Holmes.
Two-tass hits. Knox. Staokhouse. Home
run, Sullivan. Double plays, Shay, Knox
and breckenridge; Miller and Conroy
Lsft ON bases. Broektou, g.: Portland, s..
Bases on balls, Bernafd,3; shay. Struck
breckenridge, kverson. Hit by pitched
ball. Clancy. Stolen bases. Shay. Time,
80. Umpire. Jack Leighton. Atten-
dance, eco.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-17
NEW ENGLAND STANDING
THE BIG LEAGUE.
Pittsburgs Again shut Out by the
Champions.

Champions.
Boston, July 15.-They Champions and
the Pittsburgs had another close game
today and again che visitors were shat
out vithout.a run. 1t tuck IL innings
to decide tho CONTEXT, the home team
finally getting the necessary run through
q two-baggei by long ard Collins's hit
over the left field fence. Attendance,
4co0. The score:
Boston, 100000 0eO 0 III
Pittsburg, 100000 100 0 90
Hits, Boston. 6; Plttsbure, !. Errors
BOSTON, /; pittsburg, Batteries, VIII
is aud Ciaiks; Tannehill and Bower
mana
OTHER NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES
At Washington-W Washington, 1; Louis
vile, 4.
At Baltimore-FiIst game. Baltimore,
10; Cleveland, 0. Second game, Balti
more, 5; Cleveland, o.
At New Yoik--New York, 8; st. Louis,
o.
At Brcok'yn-Hrooklyn. 6; Chicago,
At Philadelphia-Philadelphia, a; Gin
cinnati, 3.
SUNDAY GAMES.
AT New York-st Louis. 10; New
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-17
A CHILD ENJOYS

TITO pleasant flavor, gentle action, and
soothing effect of Syrup of Figs, when ia
need of laxative, and ii the father or
mother DO costiye or bilious, the most
gratifying results follow its use: so that
it IS the best family remedy known, and
every family should have bottle. Man
nfao ured by the California Fig Syrup
Go.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-17

Over eighty thousand
such letters as this were re-
ceived by Mrs. Pinlsham
during 1897. Surely this is
strong proof of her ability
to help suffering women.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-17
TAUNroN's SECOND GAME.

Manchester, N. h, July i5.-Taunton
took the second game from Manchester
today. The ball playing was very bad.
Five pitchers were used. three for Man
chester and two for Taunton. After two
men were out in the sixth inning, Brady
was touched fer five bits, the homo team
getting in six runs. CuTran gave four
of the first men up bases on balls in the
seventh inning, and gave way to Nc
Dougail. Russell, released by Manehes.
tar, played with Taunton, bringing in the
winning run by three-hsse hit In the
eighth inning. Ihe score:
Manchester, L 0 o o 6 L 9 Oil
Taunton. D 0 o 5 2 0srs x-i2
Hits, Manchester 10; Taunton, 10. En-
rors, Manchester, 3; Taunton, q. Bat
teries. Kennedy, Curran, McDougall and
Lake; Brady, kerins and Curtis.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-17

Years OF suffering relieved in a night.
Itching piles yield at once to the cur
ative properties ofeDoan's Ointment.
Never fails. AT any drug store, so cents.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-17
w. l.. GARD,
TaiIoF-Draper,
49Froe street. i,i5eoJu
H4HGH'TEEsHNG.

Freight carried by lighters 70
amy part OF the lsar1OP c0ass.
Steam fighters EeviagAsaH simSs
Ear. kn and sail lighter ROsu-
dawn. Call or address asa
Commercial So, or II. o. B0x
1900. 1Iyl5eodlno
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-17
s F7nR Tg
- EJTETE

Just the thing for summer wear.
they're hin, yet dressy, But
don't get the Shiny, sh0d6y,
ready-made affairs that wear
shiny In day or two. We're
showing seIges in Blues and
Blacks that merit the name.
They will wear like iron, be cool
aud give better satisfaction than
most anything else. Well mako
one to your measure, a guarantee
that y0n'll have a Coed suit next
season as well as this. That GER
tainly is q point worth consider
ing when buying Clothing.
Would be pleased to show goods
and discuss the making with you.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-23
Need of Tran

New York, Dec. PA dispatch to
the World from London says: The
Morning Post to-day prints the follow
ing from its military expert:
IF 1t be true, as well informed ser
sons assert, that the troops in ScIth
Africa are without transports, Ciyis-
sional brigade or regimental, except
such transports as the generals he e
been to get together. many thi.gs
which at first sight appeared absolute
ly ineXplicable became intelligible.
Even the dispersion of a force be-
comes capable of justification, at
least explanation. A general can do
nothing with troops he cannot feed.
The situation resulting from these con-
ditions is not pleasant to contemplate.
1t led to attacks on prepared positions
which every general would have pre-
ferred to flank or turn.
THE neglect in this case has been
that of the political clash of leaders
of both parties. They have not for
many years taken seriously the possi-
bility of war as a conflict in which the
nations existence or that of the en-
pire might be staked.
"The movements so far do not bear
out the idea that the military depart
ments of the war Office is out of order,
but there are many things which the
military department cannot do of its
own initiative, one being the spending
of large sums of money not set down
in the annual estimates"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-23
PLUNGED INTO THE SEA
Hotel, Monastery and Villas Fell
$50 Feet.
MANY LIVES WERE LOST
Four Vessels Crushed by the Avalanche
OF Rock and Buildings-Crews
Destroyed Without the
Least Warning.

Rome, Dec. PA terrible disaster
took place this afternoon at Amalfi,
the popular tourist resort or TIE Gulf
of Salerno. About o'clock an enor-
nous rock, upon which stood the Cap
puccini hotel. fell bodily into the sea
with a deafening roar, and without a
moments warning, carrying with it
the hotel the old Capuchian monas-
terry below, the Hotel Santa Calerina
and several villas.
Many people were buried in the de-
bris, which crushed four vessels to the
bottom of the sea, destroying their
crews. The mass of earth which slip
ped was about $4,000 cubic yards.
The population is in state of terror,
fearing fresh calamties. Troops have
arrived upon the scene and have begun
rescue work
1t is believed that the loss of life is
heaVy, including a number of monks
and occupants of the hotel. AS yet it
IS impossible to ascertain the number.
Amalh is small, but lively town of
i,Uo0 inhabitants, situated at the en-
trance of deep ravine, surrounded by
imposing mountains and rocks Of the
most picturesque forms The Capu-
ch1an monastery was founded in 1912
by Cardinal Pietro Capuano for the
Cisterians, but came into possession of
the Capuchians in 1883. The building,
which stood in the hollow of the rock
that rose abruptly from the sea to a
helsht OF 230 feet, contained fine clois-
terS.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-23
COPPER STOCKS
DID NOT SLUMP
Boston Has Apparently Recovered From
Its Panic -- Prices Were
Maintained

Boston, Dec. 22.--Another day of un-
rest in Boston's financial circles went
oy without incident of a startling ma
ture. Not a failure had been an
nounced when the stock exchange
closed this evening and the money
seemed easy.
When early would be customers ap-
peared at the Globe bank they found
Receiver Wing in charge and the
clerks at their accustomed places
There was no excitement for a time,
it's height the bank was the center Of
attraction and many harsh words were
said against the officials. On the mar
ket itself. the usual mirror of the ups
and downs of finances, hardly a good
sized ripple was created. Stocks went
down, but Boston brokers maintained
that quotations here followed New
York. Coppers did not slump away as
predicted, their weakness hardly touch
ing the low priced ones and being on
an average scarcely more noticeable
than for weeks past.
The Broadway National banks af-
fairs would have been lost sight of for
the time being had not the creditors of
the Squire company, the fortunes of
which are mingled with those of the
bank, met to outline their plans and to
form a committee of action. Some de-
mand for ready cash was made on the
market here by a Portland savings
bank, on which a run was made, but
it did not disturb conditions.
Tnree-fourths Of the Globe banks
stock, or $750000, is held by Massachu-
setts savings banks, all of which are
posed by law upon individual stock
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-23
URGENT DEFICIENCY.
A Total of $7I 900, 900 Called for by the
RilI,

Washington, Dec. 22.-The urgent de-
ficiency appropriation bill, the first of
the important supply bills for the gov
ernment expenses, is practically made
up, and the total will amount to about
81, 100000. The items have already been
sent by the several departments, and
these are being put together so that the
appropriation committee will be able
to submit the bill to the house soon
after ii assemblies. OF this amount
$40. 157.S71 is asked for the war depart
ment and So ,740 for the navy. Some
of the deficiency items required Of the
war department are very large, that
500, 100000; subsistence, $3,0O0,0o0; pay,
etc, of the army, S15.18S,832; quarter
masters supplies, s1,500,000.
Signal service, for apparatus war
balloons. etc. s165,000; balloon house at
Fort Meyer, Va, s1S,500; horses for cav
airy and artillery, s250,000; barracks
and quarters, s1,0Oo,oOO; clothing, camp
and garrison equippage, $2,000,000
bringing home the remains of officers
and soldiers who die abroad. 100000;
manufacture of arms, 100000: ord
nance supplies, SS30,000; medical and
hospital departments, 100000. The
15,1SS,S52 already enumerated for pay
account includes items of s3,197, 149 for
pay of enlisted men; s4,000,000 travel al
lowance to enlisted men on discharges;
s1500,000 clothing allowance on dis
charges, and 81 ,542.715 additional 20 per
cent. on pay of enlisted men.
The navy department items are as
follows:
Ordnance, $23O,0OO; coal and other
equipment, s3700OO; preservation and
completion of vessels on the stocks
etc, $2,500,000; naval academy electric
light plant, $43,740.
The other departments and bureaus
also have urgent deficiency items as
follows:
Treasury department, s1,74O,650; inte-
rior department $196,317 library of
congress. $47,650: observation of total
eclipse of sun. $4,000.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-23
THE MOLlNEUX CASE.
Another Handwriting Expert the
stand

Stand
New York, Dec. 22.-The session of
the MolineuX trial to-day was brief the
case going over until Tuesday next,
after about three hours had been
spent in an examination of Henry l..
Tolman, a handwriting expert of Chi
cago, and Charles f. Warren, chief
clerk of the Lincoln National bank,
who was called to the stand to iden-
tfy the handwriting of Harry S. Cor
niSh.
Mr.. Tolman, who at one time was
professor of medical jurisprudence in
the University of Vermont, went ex-
tensively into the technicalities of the
handwriting shown in the various ex
hibits and declared he had never be-
fore seen such an excellent collection
of specimens for portraying the most
striking characteristics of the writer.
OF some of the writings handed to him
for expert analysis he said they show
ed unusual nervousness on the part of
the writer, strong muscular force and
weak mentality. His testimony agreed
with that given by Experts Kinsley and
Tyrell regarding many of the strong
est characteristics exhibited in writings,
such as a break between the 'I' and
the succeeding oval letter.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-23
IN THE UNITED
STATES COURT
Cross determination OF G. II, Robinson
Finished-Court Has Adjourned
for the Holidays
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard
Helena, Dec. 22.-The testimony Oh
G. H. Robinson, the Montana Ore Pur-
chasing company expert, who has been
on the stand over three days in the
United States court was concluded
TINS afternoon. His cross examination
by j. F. Forbis of counsel for the
plaintiff, which consumed all of yester-
day, was concluded at II o'clock this
morning. 1t was one of the most re-
markable cross-examinations ever seen
IN Helena. in that both witness and
counsel We're equally posted upon the
subject at issue, and that without the
aid of d note to refresh his memory
Mr. Forbis fired questions at the witt
ness for one day and a half, each of
which were pertinent and any one of
which required some consideration be-
fore answering. The witness was as
wary as the attorney, and on the whole
the spectators who followed the proa'
ceeding were well paid.
John w. Cotter submitted the wit&
ness to an extended redirect examina-H
ton at the conclusion Of his cross -ex-
animation lasting until in the after
noon. 7. 7. Baker and John A. Davis
of Butte We're the next Witnesses
the testimony for the day and the
court then listened to arguments upon
defendants motion to strike out cera
tain portions Of plaintiffs replication.,
The court OVerruled the motion.
In announcing that court would takef
a recess over the holidays, Judge
Knowles again cautioned the jury
against talking about the case with
any one or doing anything that might
be deemed indiscreet.
Colonel Sanders, one of the plants,
ifs attorneys, said he thought the
court should instruct the jury to pay
no attention to newspaper articles rela-t
tive to the trial, or parties Interested
therein. He commented sarcastically,
upon the editorial utterances of the
Independent of the past two days and
claimed the purpose of those articlesl
was too patent to need explanation-l
+. e. Corbett, one of the defendant'sl
attorneys. assured the court that sol
far as defendants counsel We're con-l
cerned he did not think they wanted
to try the case in the newspapers and A
had not inspired any articles. The
court said that sometimes the news
papers, while not advertising them |
selves as attorneys, appeared to be
disposed to invade the domain of the
lawyer, and turned the matter off rath-
er humorously. The announcement Of
plaintiffs counsel is presumed to havsj
resulted from an editorial attack upoH1
General Manager Hyams of the Bos-{iI
ton & Montana. which appeared in this!
mornings Independent.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-23
OLD lRONSIDES.
A Proposition to Refit the Frigate for a
Training Ship.

Washington, Dec. 22.-Secretary Long
has addressed letters to Senator Hale ana
Representative Boutelle who look after
naval legislation in the senate and house,
relative to the plan of refitttng the his
toric old craft Constitution as a naval
training ship.
The Massachusetts State Society or the
Daughters of 1872 propose to pay for the
refitting through popular subscription,
and Secretary Long refers to this as 4
worthy purpose. inspired by patriotic i'm
pulse. At the request of Mr. Hale the
secretary has designated a bill to cover
the plan providing:
THAT the secretary of the navy Is
hereby authorized to cause the United
States frigate Constitution to be repaired
at the navy yard, Boston, and restored
to serviceable condition in order that
she may again be placed in commission
and used as a training ship or otherwise,
the expense of such repairs and restora-
tion to be paid from funds to be raised
by popular subscription under the aus
pices of the Massachusetts State Society.
United States Daughters of 1872; provided
that such repairs and restoration shall be
made under the supervision and control of
the navy department, and shall not be
undertaken until an amount sufficient to
defray the cost thereof shall have been
subscribed and guaranteed by the said
society,"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-23
The French Position.

New York, Dec. ga dispatch to
the Herald from Paris says: Many
French journals continue to cling to
the idea that England should make
peace and that there is a possibility
of intervention by some power. But
the leading statesmen do not share this
view The opinions of the latter are
well reflected in this conversation,
which was had with M Ribot, deputy
former minister of foreign affairs and
premier:
"The idea of intervention by Euro
pean or other nations in the Transvaal
war would be the last thing to present
possible, considering all the circum-
stances, not, however, because the pow
ers do not wish to do so. Anyone of
them would be willing, if it's interven-
tion We're likely to be accepted, and no
nation could wear a brighter political
feather in its cap.
But at the present time England is
in no mood to accept intervention. Her
reasons we can perfectly we'll under
stand. England feels that if there was
ever a moment when she could not per-
NIT a compromise this is that moment.
To tell the truth, all the other powers
know it, too; hence it is absolutely
hopeless to talk of Intervention, and
there is little sincerity in those conti-
mental politicians suggesting or adVo-
eating it,
Frances attitude is hard to define
precisely. Officially she has not shown
the slightest desire to act as an inter-
mediary, though a large section of the
press advises England to make terms
with the Beers as the only way out of
the difficulty.
1t is impossible not to conclude,
therefore, that if there is any general
sentiment here at all, it is the desire
to see the English Inundated. From a
popular point of view this is not alto
gether surprising.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-23
WERE BURNED TO DEATH
Frightful Death of Little Girls at
Quincy.
A CHRISTMAS REHEARSAL
Caught From an Open Gas Get-Six
Died Almost Instantly-Four
More Were Fatally
Burned.

Quincy. ILL.,, Dec. 22.-An awful trag-
edy resulted from the rehearsal of one
of the classes at st, Francis school of
Christmas exercises this afternoon.
There were ii little girls in the class
and they were representing different
characters. Two of these appeared as
lambs and wore white fleece on their
garments. One of them caught fire
from an open gas jet and in almost an
instant the whole ring of little ones
was in flames Sisters of the school
ran to the rescue and were badly burn
ed. Six died almost instantly from
burns and four of the survivors will
die. The dead:
MARY WAVERING.
ALA MIDDENDORE.
BERTHA FREUN.
JOSIE ROSZWOG.
MISS HICKEY.
IRENE FRIEBERG.
The badly injured were:
Josephine Bohne.
Wilhelmina Kottendorf.
Lena Zerger.
Laura Menke.
Miss Zoebbing.
Alevia TimDe.
Josie Werner
Father Andrew Butzkueben.
Sister LudWigus.
Sister Rodelpha.
Sister Theodet.
Sister Ephia.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-23
THE THIEVES CAUGHT.
Miles of Copper Wire Cut and Stolen Neapi
Cincinnati. ..E

Cincinnati Dec. 22.-Anthony Kitz andN
Ward Podensky were arrested to-day onsl
the charge of grand larceny They are
held on the charge Of cutting the wires
of the Postal and the Western Union tel !
egraph companies. Both are junk deal
ers and it is claimed they have disposedsI
of large quantities of wire. Wire cuttingsl
has been going on in the outskirts of the
city for months and the telegraph conf
panies offered a reward of $500 for the, j
appreh ension of the guilty parties. This3
reward has caused the detectives and Of !
ficers to give special attention to the mat
ter and the officials claim that they have
the parties who have stolen miles of cop
per wire. These two prisoners were caught
after midnight while loading wire ontoI
their wagon near Bon Hill. and theras
was such an excitiig chase that at firstI
it was reported that one of the men hads
been killed.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-23
Warned by Spies.

New York, Dec. PA dispatch to the
World from Modder River Dec. Is says:
The Boer ambulances which came for the
Boer wounded in British hands have just
passed out to the Boer camp. The Beers
thoroughly believe the story, to which
color was given by the firing of a naval
gun by the British during Tuesday. Dec.
u, armistice, after Methuens crushing
defeat at Magersfontein. No doubt the
Beers were warned of Monday mornings
attack by spies. one of whom is being
tried tn-daN
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-23

niflcance in the fact that Lord Roberts
has appointed on his staff Lieutenant
Colonel Henderson, author of the Life
of General Stonewall Jackson, the con-
federate leader and a man who has
closely studied the history of the Amer
lean civil war, especially as he has not
served under Lord Roberts before and
is but little known to him personally.
The appointment is regarded by the
Daily News as proving Lord Roberts
belief that what is wanted in the war
in South Africa is strict application
of Jackson's principles. It also con-
meets the appointment with the rumor
that General Joubert served under
General Stonewall Jackson.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-23
KILLED IN A WRECK.
A Train of Coal Cars Crashed Into a Pas
senger Train.

New York, Dec 22--A wreck on the
New Jersey Central railroad at High
Bridge. N. j., late last night. resulted
in one death and the injury of five per-
sons. Christopher V. Hutsider, gro
Ger, was killed. and Peter Eick. Miss
Ella Maxwell and Baggagemaster
Frank Grant were injured.
A coal train was descending the steep
grade, when the engineer noticed a
signal from milk train which was at
the station. The engineer of the coal
train applied the brakes and detached
his engine from the train and ap-
preached the milk train to find the
cause of the delay and receive orders.
The coal cars We're not held by the air
bre rs rushing down the
gra &. s. .. engine, pushing II
int, f- on car of the rear
of the ru. H None of the injured
is Se=..rs. .Hrl