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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-22

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S grit. n r AT9 s H Thog;s y ! Gsrd1g,
= HlnioE, r, r Batieher.. charles coeara- Roy
NeIso1, Pred Nelson. / Olsen. 3 Bantsr, 7. c.
No. ~ pI hits.'dTs .,,1 csts, 49,
swanson. A. Mazson. James smith, \ Mouit0r.
p johnson, c. larson. Alex Hieks. J Brognheek.
sulith. G. q. BOYD. James Hagi-1z George P1iilos.
John Fredt, Thomas FIedt, A Fr~it- VI. Alex
s x. w Marin, J. Baks7 \ Metxinger Dan
M ss E:,.sa H HssTs Hiatt (
q Fairxen, G Ingram. L. Olson. a,
Easiebseehi j. j Jaslin. A l. Fess- Z L cOok.
J wlsinsqo. p H MARTA: J, c Dgn, J z
.oa. J. ". Wright. T. Michaua. L Present. J.
Frexsnt Brooks. W. Ke~ier, L Enet, p Peitier.
J = DaTies George sevastcs. R. L Jacots. ;
Petersoz, A, Benoit, Z. p Cone. Peter murray.
ina. ". ieaasS1. : M.na.ron. K /. ROs-r. J.
Hoover. J. II Hoover. H. B. Hpushtoa-
These sailed on the Lakme:
Capt c. r. KItraars & p pstsrsoz. IT,. C. G.
Andersen. julius Hsnnerslcush. Morris Fienket'
Miller. Howard Clark c 3 Lake. X. c. Rouse.
Jas. r. Livingstone Fred Martin. l. W Burke, I.
T. Hzrtsr. II. C. Ross. Cart Samuel Hoyt. Dr.
Peter Hassel CavneI Mere, Olaf Rcnninx. Andrew
Hansen. Peter Jockum. Jas. Cushing. wm- NJ Reg
ers wm l. snitA. J. b. sawyer. Matt Cornell.
John Boucher. Joseph Lsssars Henry Lesssrd.
Philip Fortyn. Homer Auzer. Hor0n Auzer, joel
Pziie. Alfonso Lssaia. Alzear Meiot. Alex Store.
joseph Beisrd c. Perras. jaspr LapieFre. A La
pieTTs NJ Daisuault. MT Vincent. NJ Bsssette,
BIZ. BesHhin. y pgpuis, ; Bessstte Mr.. Latour.
Mr. LefeAye. Mr.. Bcudrsau. Mr. Goystts. Dave
Caldwell John Sealfs, Barnett Kelly, gosepr Rod1n.
4, ; Cogzweu. Mr.. Manira. Wallace Coleman.
James Co3sman. W J. BRrks. William o Brisn.
Jos Mcponald. Francs Ja.yey. DR.. J. Chamber
lain Wilbur Phillips Edney Smith Julius Quinszl.
p scTafam. Adluud MaEtel. ; c. GArten. John
White. L. D. Black. Mareena Dale. o, TremhlaY.
George MaFtei, Louis Martin. Arthur BoHchard.
Jos Jesn. Alfred Fieury, REM Delagean. W. L.
Cobb VI. 5. Cobb, Thcuss Cobb. alter Wan, Ole
Msdione. z. b Gardner Jas Frazer. George Mar
caux. Don Nelson. Iysr sudrsth. Il @. Emo. Nels
Peterson, L. c. Hanson. Lyme Albert. Thomas
Kilsr. Prescott West. r. o. Avsrll Dan Casey,
T. y. Connolly, John Meat, Ed Erickson Chris
Jensen. T., y. Wood. C. II Fosd z. o. shenIeY.
6. g. Pickering. ]. r. Hanson. =. T. Peterson.
Richard Hughes. J. G. Deross. John Wells. Frank
Lamb. stephen Morris O. u. Chester w A Mar
In J. T. Dosgtn. IAN Van. J. W Johnson Daniel
Nelsor. Frank Altman. u. VI Hoys. NJ II. George.
John Carr. William CuTren. C. J. Conley. J. o.
iawsr. George Tulley, Bert Lewis A. A Priest
Il. ;. Ward. r. q. BGrchard II Priest r. Sever
sen. A. johnson. A. Olson. J. Green. :. Severson
A Hume, J. MeMnleu. Robert Armstrong. T. II
sutton Charles strsng. Lewis Hughes. T. A Twi-
nera, F. A. Mitchell. : A. Stanton, ]. II. o Brien
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-22
RAT THAT COMMITTED SUICIDE.
Surprised I'm q Pantry Raid. the Ro-
dent Deliberately Killed Herself.

Il have discovered something that beats
rat exterminators all hollow" said a
man who lives In fat building TO a
West Side friend who owns a house. II
YOU can once induce a rat TO commit sui
eide on the premises the rest OF the rats
will leave"
"Oh. | see" laughed the man who owns
the house. That's Ike catching a bird
by sprinkiing salt on it's tail Nobody
ever heard of rats committing suicide q"
That's where You are wrong Two
weeks ago the head rat in our apart-
meat building killed himself. and since
then the whole tribe has left. bag and
baggage. Before that We were overrun
with rodents. one apartment on the fifth
floor was particularly infested. The rats
gathered there nightly to hold high revel
in the pantry. Servants refused To stay
in the tifth-flOor fat One day Mrs. Jones
the widow who lives in that apartment
walked In on a bunch OF the rats as
they were making merry in the kitchen.
They were genuinely surprised and scam
pered iu all directions The leader. a big
gray fellow, stood still and faced Mrs
Jones for full minute There were half
: dozen exits through which he might
have ESCAPED, Finally he ran along the
window ledge 81 the pantry. opening out
on stone-aaggcd court ive-storteS be-
low. lie looked down a minute CALMLY.
and then jumped ard was dashed TO a
pulp on the hard pavement
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HER FORETHoUGHT.
The Way She Wished to Make sure
of an Income After They Welded.

She is a fair young thing, no matter
whether she lives In Brooklyn or Kalau1a-
200. and she knows a young man who Is
all the world to her, albeit the world might
not hold her choice IN such esteem, as she
herself holds 1t. When a fair young thing
Is In that condition Il matters little to her
where she lives. The only shadow on her
sweet young life is cast by her respected
father, who is. or was. not favorably in
clined TO the object of her choice. Just
what he thinks now is not yet definitely
ascertained. The fair young thing had an
interview with her father the other even
inS.
SO" he said. severely, you have &C
cepted that young SNUG have you2'
ITO all intents and purposes. papa" she
admitted freely.
You ought TO know better than that. ="
he grumbled. Don't you know he is A
cards for money and bets on horse races 80
Yes. papa"
''And he has only 81 week salary
Fl know it. papa"
And how do you suppose he's is ever
going TO support you on that sum-
He isn't, papa.
He isn't2T
NO. sir"
We'll. he isn't looking TO me to support
him. is hs?"
She smiled softly.
No" she hesisated; mot exactly papa
but he says II you'n only keep on playing
poker with him three nights In tha> week
there won't be any trouble about ouf get
ting along beautifully. New York SIN
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LATE NEWS FROM alaska.
LIGHT TRAVEL TO sKAGwAY FROM
INTERIOR POINTS.
Many Dawson Passengers Expected
on Yukon steamers Ora and Flora
No Damage From River Break
Up-Corwin and skookum spoken.

Steamer Cottage City. Capt. Wallace, ar
rived yesterday morning from Skagway,
having sailed May IL. She brought thirty
seven Alaska passengers. Her officers re-
port that travel from Dawson and other
interior points had been very light for a
week prior 70 the date of the steamers
sailing from Lynn canal II was expected
however. that two or three hundred Daw-
son people would arrive at Skagway four
or five days subsequent 20 the Cottage
Ctty's departure, as the river steamer
Flora left the Klondike metropolis May
Il for Bennett and the Graz expected to
get away two days later FOR the same des-
tination- These passengers will be the
first to arrive from Dawson since the
Northwest mounted police. owing to the
rotten condition OF the ice three weeks
ago, declared the Yukon trail unsafe for
travel
Both the Ora and Flora took heavy lists
of passengers from White Horse on their
voyage down the river. So far as known
up TO the time the Cottage City sailed
no damage resulted TO the Upper Yukon
steamers in consequence of the ice break
up. All Of the vessels were fortunate
enough 10 have safe winter quarters. con-
sequently they escaped the usual disas-
tiers from floating ice
George E. Bent. a well known mining
man. returned on the Cottage City from
Rodman bay. where he is interested in
several quartz properties
The Cottage City passed the steamer
Corwtn and barge Skookum Saturday. the
former in Ailbank sound The Skookum
which was In tow OF the tug Richard
Holyoke, had just passed through Sew
mour narrows, and appeared to be in
good shape.
The Cottage City's passengers were:
John Lsfor~dt, J. W. LaytcA. Norman T. NAL
calm. W H. Rsterstal. Mrs Retterath D
DAVIS, Mrs Davis. Mrs. o H. Adsir = 4
Smith. J. ". Leaf y Nelson. Thaenas Barry.
l. Weavsr. c. X. Stevens. Charles wlland A
Mathew William Ramsey A Nelson NJ smith
a Schubert. A. Fl. Kent. Ambrose Quietly II
Merntmer, A Marshal. j. r. Blanchard + p
Kendall Rawson Turtle. MS. z Gibson ] W
heene. Charles Z. Wilson. C. C. Cieprgeson Isaac
Jones. James Hooper. George e Bsut Ma Rsut
VI ;. Van Lear, VI. P Eistar-
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PERSONALS.

MAI A. L sritA, {. 5. A. i, At the Rainier
Gf4nd
q @ Auss IT Ter, Ga-hls. Is guest a, n,
Rainisr-Ggand
Nj. ara NJ. a c M-cary. Il Csicaso. are re-.
tsterrd at thc N1rths-u
= Bel ulayos q Everett. Is Ia TIE city. and Ia
guest q the seattle
1a4gs =. AHzser. 4 Meant vsrn1n, Is In n.
stF. gust 2 toe Seattle
W J. Heosynaa. AarlEAre merchant Il Pert.
hE4. is s1est a. ths SEATTLE
a + Nighele. q rrarlnsas rasi-oad s~ieisi q Ne.
Nak - -es1srsre.i a. :Ae Batisr
II ta1 Ms + y Eustls are registered A. TIE
R4inier isnd frcc Pvt Trsrsena
,seerge y Best ~e0- kno<n uzinEnx nan. has
rsr1rue4 ron Ra,3m4a pa, AAlskR. And Is rsSis
,s-sl a. tire Sestsle
G~arSe 4. lawrence and wS,- az -esistsr>a AZ .As
NrAtie NJ Ltvrrncs IS tAe rre>sdcnt Of re Era
tl,-sl Q-iey e E4s'cs a. Tacoma
Maraczc + Howe returned ,Ast evening f-rn
FCrf-An3 whcrs &c ,psut several days VITA - 4sf,
A-d -azs1tsf. Mrs. Hcws Is tast reccr.-inz -
ksatll
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-22
Sores and Ulcers

That old sore or ulcer which been a rain.
worry and anxisty 20 for Eve years-raybs
ioager-doesat heal because proper
treatment bat
While these soothing and relieve extent
real permanent good from their because the
disease the blood beyond
applications.
sore heals promptly when ne blood coed conal-
ten. but NEVER Il 4 - diseased The tendency these
cid sores and uleers spreading eating
eeepeT into me he They
system. gradually bat surely sap tas
very NE persons capacity FOR pleasure soon
est IN the great dssre and something cure
> ; 5 makes rapid and permanent cure G; Old sores
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-22
HO0d,S Pits

On retiring, and tomorrow your d.
gestive organs viii be regulated and
YOU viii be bright, active and ready
for any kind of work. Tnis has
been the experience OF others; il
will be yours. HOODS PILLS are
sold by all medicine dealers. 25 cts.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-22
Patient Chinese BristI~ sorters.

An example OF patient industry is the
sorting Of hogs bristles as It il carried on
at Tientsin China Each one Of the hairs
OF the $1,000 kilograms exported from
tAat place IN ISIS had TO DO picked out
measured and placed in the bundle ~
oales OF corresponding length. and the
di1erent lengths BY which the hairs are
sorted are numerous.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-22

CINCINNATI NAY The ss-f-x rAeiss season
epe2ct vlth a uhiI Ntspor- today. ree "a 4
Was ncs A. i1 ssS,. Ess1its
* fgzloSSz ->feq7Ele Won. E6erAkEt secoad. Fon-
ssiA tAlr1 Tine. IS
Flvs sgzlongs- STneupsta3 S4aGy won. prsxha "A
second FlcA-cs laird Tine. So
Sevea tgricczs -SSrathASh. sea AREA securA
Zcnns third Tine. ! y
One re, se4auS-Juanetta a. Eltaeliz seccad
TraSriy thir3 Tune IL
FoGr Aad hAE tgronks-Erera We Bean ss.,.
cad. E.criss Queea third Tine. =.
Nls ard sishLa. ssl1ins-yirgss O. wer FAnE.s
Tss-< sscsG4. GsSrSs T. Csx A1s'A Tina Ia
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-22

ST LOUIS Nav -L- k7sglts
81 turlcu-s. usi3eus -laks wsaer vcl. Dr. Cave
seycad. HAIRY Noc-nl thirA Tzr. i-,ss
Nils Al yNsnty yasas, sellsS-Jin CunWay Won.
RasAasl3s sscSa3 Cathedral third Tfras, -
SIX sn1 hAH Nsr1cDss, selIlag- Harris E+cyd won
IA M4scclte ssccbA Ana4s Ql3Aes3 thiaL n-.s
lS3
Won. sam fAlips sccond. AlSol third Tine .ssi
Six turlolss, hA-3icaFs-Lcgd Neville VIC. Nezily
secon3. FslA fCns0 third rEs. la
Nile and sereaty yards, Russell Z xgn
sAA.nan sssoad. SSatirA third NEs. -
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-22
THINKS WELL OF SEATTLE
President Kondo Praises This
City's Shipping Facilities.
GOES oNATRIPo INSPECTION.

Under the Guidance of Judge Burke,
President of nippon Yusen Kali
sha Visits Port Orchard Naval
Station. BIakeley Mills and Moran
Bros. Plant-He Regards seat
tie as the Company's Home Port.
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Training shin Adam. I'm Port.

The United States training ship Adams
is again in port from San Francisco She
lay at anchor yesterday off the Flyer
dock.
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An Excellent Combination,

The pleasant method and bsnsfi-
eiAl effects Of the well-known rem
edy, Syrup Of Figs. manufactured
by the California Fig Syrup Co., H.
lustrate the value Of obtaining the
liquid Laxative principles Of plants
known to b. incidentally laxative
and presenting them IN the form
most refreshing to the taste and ae-
ceptable to the system. II is the one
perfect Strengthening laxative,
cleansing the system ettectually,
iispellins colds. headaches and fe-
vers gently yet promptly and en-
abling one to overcome habitual
constipation permanently. It's per-
feet freedom from every objection
able quality and substance, and its
acting on the kidneys, liver and
bowels, without weakening or irri-
tating them, make it the ideallaxa-
tive.
In the rroceSs OF manufacturing
fig, arc Used, as they are pleasant
to the taste, bot the medicinal sual-
tiles Of the remedy arc obtained from
soma and other Aromatic plants. by
A method known to the California
Fig Syrup Co only. In order to get
Its bxneficial effects and to avoid an
itations. please rsmember the foil
name of the company printej on the
front of every package.
CALIFORNIA fig SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL
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BRAVE MEN FALL

victims to stomach. liysr ard kidney truuhie= a.
vel . son1ens and al feel the results in loss q
appetite. potseEs in the blood. baeksche. rerTczs
Eess headaehe ard tired. listess. rundown feeling
b1t there's 10 reed 70 feel Hike that J. W Gard
neF. q idaVile. Ind. says: Electric Bitts-s are
Just TIE thing fer when he d1n't care whsthe-
ne nFes CT dies II ave ne new strength and god
appetite. can nov "a, trvthin~ I'D have a new
lease on Fife" oniy Sc, al
STEWART & HOLMES DRUG co.
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II your liver lie out OF order, causing
Biliousness, Sick Headache, Heart
burn, or Constipation, take dose Of
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A KEEN CLEAR BRAIN.

feur best feelings your soci4i position CT business
secess depend largely the perfect action of your
stomach and LireE- Or. King New Life Pills give
increased strength, I kAen clear brain high anti
tion- A s. box VIII make you feel like = new be
ing. Sold by
STEWART & HOLMES DRUG co.
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4 GuRShet
Wound.

took a nEr eer z {
! had heard :. :
give IL ! trial n
seemed 20 get riga
- M blood. soon
cured sound sn1 y
wAich was sw1 len
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Drain the
SYSTEM,
EndanSer
Life.

ne only medicine taat eses. because 10
2 p-ssatsa blood troubles. Ordinarily sar-
4 y mixtures are TOO weak ard wafsry 70
y % son TIA, has AIKEN possession 81 ira
Sc valuable time In experimenting with
Soma YEARS E9 I was saot IN the Lee,
le< r~csivtrg vat considered ontv a
sAsat ~o9n - developed into 4 nm
nnS sers and gave ne a great eAsl =,
p2tn- was treated ~ many eccto-~ -
D o3t remedies. but no1e iii re any 80,
highly rec3s1neaded and coneiuae[5 -
n result was truly gratifying : :
4 9 a. The trouble. ard forced the poison e,s,
AtteET2rd ne sore healed I'D ard A.,
81 7 now have perfect use y the -
and very stIG FOR 4 long tine.
J. r. &cBRATER. Las-eaceAarx Ky
aioca purifier knowa. = maze 81 -sot.
les. "A hich 10 poison can resist :
al mtrbsd unhealthy hun5rs. ana -
line ne general health - lnvisorsts5 -
'..4t -p- When Gtils scratch or h1-t
AIS - heal readily, you uazy Dc sire yuur
lsso1 = had. : ; Will soou pgt Il ia
Tcsr AID Keep i Sc
Our Medical Department ts in eharxs OF
I-arie1ced physicians, who have rnaas
leS1 diseases t. lie study. II you VIII
ute them about yuur o9n case fhey XII
-4dly furnish al Information on asvics
snt--. without any charge whatever
-1GrEss
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THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Phfia Il lphia, 2; Chicago, L.

CHICAGO. MAY I-Alfhoagh the fielding was
faEsed on both sides. a pitchers battle was wall
plsy ed ard fun Ct excitement Chicagos run re-
sul;ed from two singles, . sacrifice and a long fy.
rhila3tiuhias came after two we're cut On a hit.
dahla steal and srroy Of Judgment, and Wolyertons
single Attendance. Axe. Score.
r. H e.
thfcAeo -.-ss -...s..-..-.s.. ,
Bsstsfies-tiarvin and Donhne: Orth and MeFar-
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CINCINNATI o. May 81 -Doheny gave nine
bases halls today. h,t allowed oaly thres bits
aud stcred SIX stFikeouts which acre mostly made
az crit.esl stages. Hahn vas hil hard ~ the hrss
arinE but settled a1sn Afer that. AtteniAuce.
500. Score;
R H &
htNfAAuA4 ss---s s-ss--.rs--ss.-.
Mes York ,...--.- ---t-.....-....-..-.
Ba'tee,cs Hahn snG Peitz. Doheny and Boxsr-
mAn tmvire EnsslsR
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st. Louis. II, Boston, 2.

ST LOUIS. MAY 1.st Louis had no trouble
e0uneytinE With Lewis in the hrst three innings
snd thsY had The game won before the visitors got
started Bailey took Lewis place and did better
Attendants. :. le4 soofe.
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;. : : Is the only purely vegetable
ana Aeres % wonderful purifying proper
quickly ard SIsctlAliy Gears the blood Z
cid Troublesome sore heAlS A. ne same
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PiTTSBURG. May a.-Brookiyns play vas poor
but IfttzbQrx did much worse. The Uny recesIninx
feature in The came Ely brilliant fielding Az
tendance. 3sG sceFe.
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and Gicers, and g
ether can reach de
sap1rilia and pcra
5vsrccns a deadly
al0o4 DC not vas
them
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-05-28
SOUTH BERWICK BANK.
Expert Safe Men at Work on
Demolished Vault.
oaieers Securing the County for sss-
picious Persons.

South Berwick, May s5.-Expert safe
men have been at work all day ON the
partly demolished vault of the South Ber-
wick National bank. The outer door was
removed this morning and the time lock
showed the explosion TO have taken place
about two O'Clock a. m, which verifies
the story told by Mrs. Storer who lives
opposite the bank, and who saw the
would-be bank robbers at their work.
The inner door Of the vault, which Il was
expected to find intact, proved source
OF much difficulty to the workmen. The
force of the explosion broke of the com
bination spindle, and the chances are
about one in thousand that 1t can be
opened in the regular way. Should the
door have to be drilled IL will take "a
hours before the vault can be reached,
thus delaying the business of the bank
another day. The bank officials have
men at work on the case, who have been
securing this section of the country for
information regarding certain parties
who are said TO have left Dover In a
carryall last Friday night headed In this
direction.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-05-28
MERRILL TURNED DOWN.
He Was Joseph n. msnIey's compsiitor
for the speakership.
ESPECIAL TO THE PRxss.l

Skowhegan, May 26-In the largest and
most exciting caucus ever held In the
town of Skowhegan, Edward N. Merrill,
candidate for renonfnation as represen-
tative to the legislature and nspirant for
the speakership Of the House OF Repre-
sentatives at the next session, was today
turned down, Edward p. Page, the cash
Ter of the national hank here, receiving
$50 votes to 343 for Merrill. The caucus
convened at 3 O'Clock and was in session
for two hours. 1t Is said that every Re
publican voter in the town was present
and participated In the proceedings
which We're animated In the extreme.
Mr.. Merrill served In the last legislature
ana near the Close of the session an
nounced that he would be candidate for
the speakership of the next House.
Since that time he has made an active
canvass for the support. Hon. Joseph
IL. Manley was the other leading candi.
date and Mr. Merrill's friends have pre-
dicted that he would give the Augusta
candidate a close rub. While Mr.. Mer-
rill has been actively at work secur-
ing promises of support In the speaker
ship fight, opposition to him has been
manifested In his district andhit culmi-
mated in the caucus today, when each
side strained every nerve to get their
forces to the meeting. Mr.. Merrill $
friends say that the result Is due to the
efforts of the Manley men to get dan
gerous competitor out of the way. The
other side claim that Mr.. Merrill paved
the way for his own defeat when two
years ago, he himself defeated Mr.. l.. l..
Walton, who was then n candidate for
denomination. Mr.. Merrllls retirement
leaves only one candidate in the field
against Mr.. Manley. Mr.. Richard Webb
of Portland has announced himself as a
candidate, although he has not made an
active canvass.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-05-28
ENGINE COLLAPSED.

There was n delay of about half an hour
In the train service on the Rochester di-
vision of the Boston g. Maine railroad
early this morning, caused by the break
ing of part of the casting on the for
ward axle of an engine near Westbrook
Junction, letting the engine down onto
the irons The damage was soon re-
paired, however, without the assistance of
a wrecking train, and service was re-
sllmed. The east bound Pullman on the
Maien Central was delayed half an
bour