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The Portland daily press., 1900-04-16
In THE HOUSE.
Question OF Armor Plate VIII b
Considered This Week.

Question of Armor Plate VIII BE
Considered This Week.
Washington, April l5.-The week In
the House will b. largely taken up with
the consideration Of the naval appropria-
ton dill over which there promises to be
a protracted struggle. The whole quef-
ton Of armor plate, except that for the
Maine, Wisconsin and Missouri will be
fought out The minority members Of
the committee, led by Mr.. Wheeler Of
KENTUCKY, will make q strong fight for
the establishment Of a government armor
plate factory rs tina best solution OF the
vsxsd problem. An attempt also will be
made by the minority Of the committes
for the building OF ships In government
yards. Before the naval bill is taken mp.
tomorrow, Chairman Marsh Of the com
mittee on militia win bs recognized to
move the passage under suspension OF the
rule Of the bill TO appropriate $1,000
for the militia OF the several statss.
Friday will be given mp to the commit
tee ON war claims under the rule and
Saturday has been set aside fer paying
tribute to the memory Of the late Repre-
sentative Evan r. Settle Of Kentucky.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-16

Others Will Spar For
Place.
Democrats Opposed To Consid-
ing Subsidy Bill.

Warrington, April is. The Senate VIII
continus during ths week to devote it, At
tention to the Alaskan code bill, the
Quay resolution ard the bill providing
for the Temporary government Of the
Philippine islands. There also will 30
more or less spsrring for placs on the
part Of the friends Of the Nicaragua canal
chief among whom 10 senator Morgan OF
Alaska. Possible also Senators Frye and
Hanna will make an efrort to bring the
subsidy shipping bill up but the chances
are that no move win be made In that d.
recsion until after some Of the measures
before the Senate are disposed Of.
Senator Carter will try on Monday to
get day fixed for vots on the Alaskan
bill. There are only two amendmsnts Of
Importance remaining to be acted upon
In connection with that measure and 1t
IL thought IL could be disposed OF at very
early date. IL the friends 81 the Alaskan
bill would agree to assist In the taking
up Of other legislation when 1t is out OF
the way. Senator Morgan seems at
present inclined to hold up the code
measure until he oan receive some assur-
ance on the canal bill but so far has ap-
parently not been successful In that d.
rection.
There also 10 noticeable disposition
to uss the Alaskan bill and the Philip
pine bill to delay the taking up Of the
subsidy bill. The Democrats In the Sem
ate are practically united in opposition to
the subsidy proposition. Senator Lodge.
in charge OF the Philippine bill. an.
nounces it to be his purpose to ask for
vote on it whenever the Democrats make
an opening for such suggestion. Appar-
emily, however. he IL not very sangutns
Of success.
Senator Hoar has given notice OF .
speech on the Philippine question on
Tuesday next and he is expected then to
fully outline his views on the question OF
expansion.
Late In the week reports probably will
bs made on some of the appropriation
bills now In committee. II also Is prob
able that a report will be made in the
Clark case during the week. Tae report
has been drafted in the rough by Senators
Chandler and Turlsy and will be laid be-
fore the committee on elections as soon
az oompletsd. Senator Chandler an
nouncss IL to be his purpose to ask 20
have the question taken up in the Senate
as soon IS the Tspors is filed.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-16
CIGAR MAKERS STRIKE.

New York, April 15.-The t0OO cigar
makers who have been looked out. have
declared . strike and say now that they
will not returned to work until rise Of
from 81 to So per week Is made In their
wages. IL Is understood that eight more
of the manufacturers have decided to join
the fight agsiDst those who sympathize
with the striking employees Of Ksrbs.
Merthsim & Schiller and 5000 men and
women will be looked ont tomorrow.
They too, will at onoe declare strike.
A general strike throughout the city ID
thrsatsned. This employers declare that
unless the present situation IL soon end
ed they will be compelled to move their
factories away from the CITY to places
where they can get labor AZ what they
deem the proper scale Of wages.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-16
MARINE NEWS.

Boston, April 1b.-Arrived, tugs Pied
mont. Portland; sailed, tug yrostburg.
Portland, with barge g. q. s. Co. A;
schooner Mildred A. Pope. Addison,
Ne. Itsska. MilIbridge. Me-. Mansur b.
Cakes. Maohias; Forest Belle, do; k. L.
Hamor, Mt. Desert; westerloo, do;
AtslantA, Rockland.
Bangor, April l5.-Aerived schoonsrs
Odsii, George Nsvepgsr. Eagle. Post Boy
J. II. Harlow, Maud Briggs and Jonathan
Cone, all from New York; Mary Farrow,
3oston; Phineas II. Gay, Damariscotta.
Boothbay, April Is. Sailed, sohooners
Carrie G. Miles, New York; Mary U.
Cushing, do; Marcus Edwards, do; Nellie
I. White. do; 8. A. Fownes. do; Abbis
Keast, do; Prudent, Vineyard Haven;
Luta Price. do; Vesta Pearl. Boston.
Vineyard Haven, April 15.-Arrived.
sehoc ners Cakes Amss, South Gardiner
for New York; L. G. Gales, South Am
boy for Calais (later sailed.)
Passed, sohooners Sandman, New York
for RooklAnd; Grace Webster, Perth Am
boy for Bangor; L. G. Allen. Gardiner
for Philadelphia; tug Tamaqua towing
bargrs Phoenix, Philadelphia for Port
land.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-16
FIRST PARISH.

There was q wealth Of flowers Mt the
First Parish church. An Immense ever
green GROSS was hack Of the pulpit and a
bank OF lilies and smilax In front Of IL.
The memorial pieces were unusually
following Viva Varnum Lswando.
DIR. Davies. Mrs. Charles K Jose. Mrs.
Walter l.. Armstrong, Augustus =. Fuller,
elizabeth W. Fuller, Ralph A. Farnham,
Phineas Fox Varnum, Mr.. and Mrs. Asa
Ciapp, Mr.. and Mrs. william Clapp and
DR.. Hill.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-16
Five Hundred Men Ordered To The
Place.
Strikers Excited By The
News.
Say They Won't Be COerced
BY Soldiers.

New York, April l5.-Gea. Roe an
nounosd tonight that he had resolved .
formal written demand from Sheriff
MolIoy Of westchsstsr county, this morn
ing. 20 call out 500 troops to 60 iumedi-
ateiy TO the scene of the italian labor
ers' strike at the Croton dam. He said
Sheriff Molioy came down from West
chester and gave him the demand In per-
son, Gen. Roe has decided to order cut
the fourth separate company Of Yonksrs,
the 18th separate company Of Nj. Vernon,
Squadron A Of New York and Troop o
Of Brooklyn. The men Will be ordered
out ssrly tomorrow morning.
2 Gen. Roe gave rs his reason for order
ing 40 many cavalry and 90 few tnfan-
try that there ara over six miles OF terri
tory to cover and that IL lie necessary to
have troops which could move quickly
and be soc TERED.
country 10 exceedingly billy. Gen. Roe
does not expect to have to call out any
New York infantry and thinks that the
500 men will be sufficient to qusll the
sMike. The troops will number 100 In
fantry and $50 cavalry.
Gen. Charlss A. Roe Will take oom-
mand Of the troops at Uroton. He Will
accompany the two caval'y dstachments
from hare.
Gen. Roe ordered out the troops to-
night after his conference with Sheriff
Mclloy and they Will leave their respect
tive armories tomoir row morning at II
O'Clock.
-. STRIKERS MUCH EXCITED.
Croton. N. Y. April ia report
reached here at 10 o'clock tonight that
the cor ference In New York was failure
30 far az bringing settlement OF the
strike and that troops had been or dered
to come here tomorrow. The news was
quickly passed to the strikers who hasti-
j. gathered ON the Eowery to discuss
the Situation.
The strikers were much excited.
Angelo Rotslls, the leader. when In
formed OF the fact that the troops had
tesp ordered, was much psrturDed and
downcast He said: "Only some Of our
men are armed, but they will be armed
In the morning. We will resist every
attempt BY the contractors to renew the
work tomorrow with strange men and
We will fight II necessary until the troops
get tere.
"They can keep the troops here for two
months, but We can afford to wait six
months and the contractors will be sorry
when the troops 60 away.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-16
SAYS sTRIkE Is OVER.

Arlington. April i5.-Third Woe
President and General Manager Cannon
Of the Southern railway tonight made
the following statement concerning the
strike:
"The so -oalled strike, II 1t ever existed,
of the telegraph orerstors, may bs con-
sidered ended. Out Of a total OF some
1400 operators, less than 10 per cent have
now BEEN supplied. and there 10 absolute
tenn from this cause, and passenger and
freight traffic Ii being conducted with
out any delay
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-16
CoLsON TO BE TRIED.

Frankfort, KY. April 15.-On Tuesday
tho trial Of ak Congressman David G..
Colson, the surviving priaoipal In the
Cclson-Scott duel Of January IS In which
Lieut.. Ethslbert Scott Charles Julian
and Luther w. Dearse were killed and
several other mi ured. Will be commenced.
The rial of Cclson viii bring many here
from the mountain districts.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-16
LONG WILL RUN.
The Secretary Wiling 60 be the Next
vice President.

wsshinston, April i4.-RsfsrrinR 70 the
uss Of his name In connection with the
vios presidency, Secretary Lsne 10 under
stood TO have informed number Of his
frisnds today that II the nomination were
rendered him. he would accept u. He
told them that shs honor was Of suah Q
character that no man could well refuse
10 aocsptit and expressed his high sppre-
citation Of the compliment implied In the
manner In which his name has ALREADY
been brought forward In that connection.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-16
MRS. LANGTRY UNHAPPY.


New York, April M.-Mrs. Langrty' .
Americas tour has proved failure. AZ
her hotsl today abe was interviswsds
81 am NOT angry" shs said quietly.
with bslying glitter In her eyes, and
making q notable effort 70 % Indifferent
~ am NOT angry IN the least, and I
hold no malice toward the Americas
public. NY mood 10 not harsh nor vindic-
tive; 10 IL sad.
"My attitude Is entirely ons OF inter
rosasion. Why have the American people
Subjected me to every kind Of insult on
this tourf
"Thers hes been no redseming bit Of
kindnsss or oosdiaiity throughout the
who'll country. There II no oifsnss pos.
sibls wnioh have escaped. Even In
those crude and horrible western country
towns whsrs We made ene-night stands
We met with ths same bitter reception"
MIS-. Lanatry Expressed herself ~ being
unable 20 understand what ths fuss being
made about "Ths Dsgsserasss'' was al
about The play, she claims, II neither
immoral Nor Vulgar, but sisply sksseh
Of society life CT today. with men and
WOMEN who are daily mighty familiar
characters.
Mira Lasgtry sooutsd the idea that she
had come 10 this country 70 forcs hsr way
into American society ~ being absurd on
the face Of L. Shs traced hss troubles 10
two causes, FIRST. the presentation Of the
"Abssnt-M Minded BsGgar," and. second,
the "sapho" orsze.
Concerning the former she said;
81 made mistake when prepared to
awe you "Ths Absent. Minded Begsar."
and 10 furnish for you entertainments
which would help swell thu hospital
fund. I counted too surely upon AmeSi-
oAn sympathy and consistency. II 10 .
mistake which many Britons have made.
"By the time had reached the western
towns the 'sapho' shock had got hold Of
New York. Why its rebound should have
struck me, hundreds OF miles away from
IL. don't know. Surely for no other
reason than that. too. was an English
woman.
"The little towns, following In the
footsteps Of the great metropolis. must
have their 'Sapho' craze. So they selected
me, the only available imported product
TO I'LL the bill.
"You may imagine how extremely
pleasant IL was. The fad spread from
one town to another. Several managers
catchjng the fever and fearing the public
and press. were not making enough sem
sation, went out Of their way to add to
the farce. When the thing was carried TO
quite too ludicrous point We skipped
the towns.
"Never In my life have suffered suoh
an ordeal % this A meriosn tour. II will
always be q hidsous nightmare. cannot
pretend to be indifferent to It, have
been cut TO the quick.
t'I have been known rs cold and In
different. don't think there is any one
In the world more keen to insult, more
alive to sympathy.
81 regret thatI should have discovered
this eepsitivaness In country that has
previously received me 10. cordially and
left 80 wavm and sweet spot IN my
memory" :.
Mrs. Langtry, however, IL not crushed
By her experiences. and intends to come
again In the hopes Of receiving more
kindly Treatment.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-16
TAILoRs WILL GO TO WORK.

Chicago, April lh.-It 10 announced
that as the result Of a conference between
n. H. Mccarthy. president Of the Tailors
and Diapers exchange and the executive
committee Of the Journsymen Tailors'
union, the 400 men who have been on q
strike for several weeks, VIII go back 60
work. The wages will remain the same
for three years. At the end OF two years
II the sjcrity Of men In shop ask for
free shops the REQUEST is to be granted.
tory TO both parties.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-16
CIGAR MAKERS THREATE Y.

Montreal, April l5-The trouble be-
tween the cigar manufacturers and their
employees 10 spreading and now threatens
the closing Of almost all the factories In
Canada.
Tue trouble originated In the factories
of J. Hirsch Sons and company. and l..
o. 6rothe over non-adherence to the
union rules regarding the employ ment OF
apprentices Ihs union ordered a strike I.
The manufactures have strong associa-
tion ana had promised Asssrs. Hirsb
and Gothic assistance. Saturday night
evidence Of this ame.when Harris, Young
heart s. Co.. and Goulst Bros. looked
ont their men until suoh time as the
union came to terms with the other firms.
Other large factories may look ont their
employees.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-16
MURDERED HER CHILD.

Boston, April ib.-Joaie sohmidt and
Sophie Golusn baski. Russian Poles are
under arrest at the Joy street. station on
suspicion OF causing the death Of . four
months old babe, said to be the child Of
the 0oiusnbaski woman. by poisioning.
The child was taken with spasms yssssr-
day and died today. Each woman charges
the crime upon the other and the rsspon-
sihiliy will have to b settled By the
court.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-16
KILLED BY TROLLEY.

Chelssa. Mass, April 5.-while playing
on Everett avenue this afternoon, Charles
6oldstsin, SIX years old. rap In front Of
an electric car Of the Lynn snd Bcsson
railroad and before the metorman coald
prevent the car had run over the lad,
causing almost instant death.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-16
TIE LAs1 STRAW.

New York. April l5.-When Julius
Roster. . brick-iayar Of West 62d street
rscsntly inherited $500. 600 from Germany
his good fortune oomplstsd the breaking
down al his mind. already weakened By
illness. His lifslsss body was found
swinging from rops in the empty water
tank on the roof Of lis houss today.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-16
EASTER MONDAY BALL.

a.. Tonight will OCCUR the event Of the
season. the Raster Monday ball, given BY
the Irish-Ame-ican Relief association.
The committee have secured some Of the
best talent In the city to take part and
also have secured Mr.. Joseph L. Man
OF Maiden. . risins young viollnist. who
will make his frat appearance before
Portland audience. anything points
to 10 being the best ball the society has
aver held.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-16
MAINE AT MADEIRA.

London, April 15.-The executive COM
mites Of the woman's hospital ship fund
has received oaplegram from Lady Ran
dolph Churchill announcing that the
Maine arrived at Madeira this morning
and will reach Southampton on April 20.
All on board ar well.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-16

unaer tkis head. The Taking of such
diversions ss cannot Be- used IN the name
Of ths Lord Jssus.' In 1873 the Msthodist
church In general eonfsrsnss. thought 10
would make kind OF index expugns-
torious and 30 introduosd sud passed
Law oondsmnins these shinss. Bat this
has never besn Incorporated In any Of
the general rules and am NOT sure that
Il has ever had the right 10 eife"t the
general rule.
1.-THE conferences which meets ct Gardi-
pef next week has no right whatever to
take up tbs matter. SO far IS l know
thsrs has never been . single instance
Of member Of the church being brought
10 trial for thess causes and have heen
fsmiliariy acquainted with the actions Of
ths church from the Atlantic to the Pa
OHIO and from Canada 10 the Gulf. The
strongest men OF the church have, since
It's passage, bean opposed TO IL for the
reason that they think that the general
rule should be enough for Christian con-
duct. From the days Of Wesley until
1879, when the Methodist church made
Ice unprecedented great growth. no other
rule was laid down except the general
rule.
"hy criticism 10 that this IL an attempt
on the part Of some religious sntt usiasts
10 regulate Christian conduct BY an su-
thoritstivs catalogue Of crimes and AIMS,
and - such thss 1t isa miserable Tall.
urs because IL includes too little. On
ethical grounds should say that 1t was
. biundsr a. TO the point ct which moral
quality attaches to conduit. Moral quail
" does not attach and cannot be at
taohed to the act, but to the result TO-
gether with motive
81 think that II set Of resolutions
should be adopted as the conferences down
In Gardiner nsxt week, there won Id b
en- adverse vots 10 the resolutions. This
subjsct has come up at the general CON-
ference every year since It was adopted
In 1s7s. A. the conference soon to be
held In Chicago there viii undoubtedly
be strenuous effort made to repeal 1t.
But II anybody should infer that such
action would mean that the church IL to
sssum, more libsrality. the inference
would be unfoundsd."
Mr.. MoAlister pointed out paragraph
24S Of Discipline Of the Edition Of 1896,
which covers the rules regarding thsss
forbidden amusementA
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-16
NEBRAsKAN PAPER FOR DEWEY

Omaha. Neb., April 1.-The Evening
News at first treated Admiral Dewey .
candidacy lightly, sttrtbuting 1t to Mrs.
Dewey. But yesterday 1t declared that
Bryan 10 an impossibility and announced
Its intention to support Dewey. The
editorial In part follows;
"If Democracy would but open her
eyes to the truth Dewey would prove her
hops for salvation. Whatever may be
said In regard to the manipulation Of
Dewey ~ q candidate, and Whatever
may be true In that regard. the fact re-
mains that the sailor's cepdidacy has
tesn VT l,omed by the more advano cd
leaders OF the party, ~ the only means
Of avoiding shipwreck.
"TakinR the circumstances squarely
into confederation In the order Of their
importance the first Is that W. J. Bry an
cannot he slseted."
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-16
WILL FIGHT IT OUT.
II Defeated Clark VIII Again BE candi
date For senatorship.

New York, April 15.-W. A. Clark Of
Montana and former Gov. hauser Of
Montana, had Q conference here today
relative TO Mr.. Clark's United States
Senate aspirations. Mr.. CLARK referred
all questioners to Mr.. Hauser who In
turn said that Mr.. Clark "Would light to
the last ditch" to retain his seat In the
Senate
s'If his seat is declared vacant finally"
said Mr.. haussr. siSenator Clark will be-
come q candidate for reelection by the
next state legislature.
Mr.. Baussr intimated further as II with
assurances from Montana that Governor
Smith would not call the present legisla-
ture In extra session to vote for Senator
even II Mr.. Clark's seat should be de-.
clarsd vacant In Washington. 1t 10 said
that although the Senats COMMITTEES ON
privileges and elections had agrssd unan-
imously that Mr.. Clark was not entitled
to his seat. MIR. Clark will carry the CON-
test into the open Senate.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-16
INVESTIGATING GOEBEL CASE.

Frankfort, KY. April 10 The grand
Jury which has spent the last two wesks
Investigating the assassination OF doe
bel. viii rsoonvens tomorrow and re-
sumo the Investigation. 1t 10 undo rat God
that nearly all the Witnesses have been
heard and the report Is expected very
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-16
FRANK SMITH CAUGHT.

Warrenton. April l5.-Mr. Frank Smith
the well known mine owner fell into the
hands OF the Beers while driving from
BArklsy west Inward the Frank Smith
diamond mine.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-16
MRS. LOTTRIDGE'S STORY.

voiver.
Chicago. April 10 Mrs Lottridge In a
statements made at the police station
said: ~ cannot remember what led up
to the production of the revolver. was
talking TO MIR. Wright when he asked me
to show him a rsvo liver Of which he had
spoken previously. refused to do SO
and We talked on other matters for .
while. l remember that finally went
to my vsliss and took my weapon AID
when he SAW 1t Mr.. Wright begged me
to throw 1t away. As I remember he
tried to take the weapon from my hands
and we Quilted. stood mp and he was
sitting ON the couch. I had hold Of the
weapon, when with o sudden effort he
tore the revolver from my grasp. He
Tell backward and l followed him. I
managed to get hold Of the butt Of the
weapon. he holding to the guard. As
We struggled the weapon was discharged,
and bad as felt from the liquor had
drunk, / could not help crying OUT In
horror when / saw he was wounded. He
tell back on the sofa and gasped that hs
was shot. laughed Historically and told
him he was all right. He insiste be
had been wounded and begged me to
call Doctor.
81 told him he was dreaming, and
then set about caring for him. took
handkerchief from his pocket and At
tsmptsd to stau noh the flow OF blood
from his neck whsre the ball had en-
tered. I saw at q glance that the revolt
yer had done deadly work. but I could
not bring myself to tell any one Of the
occurrence. I waited on MIR. Wright for
two hours possibly before ! summoned q
doctor. I was So overcome that I couId
not talk and may have said things l
ought not 10 have said, but the pressure
l was laboring under was the cause for
my actions. The story that Mr.. Wright
came to my room In the interest OF
friend Is false. He came to sre me at my
req aest. He had known me- Ion G enough
to come at my least call. He was In
good spirits when he entered the room.
We drank together and talked OF mat
ters concerning ourselves. We had . pleas
ant conversation until the revolver was
introduced by chance and the struggle
" hich ended In his DEATH
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-16
HORSE TRAIN Err DEAD.

Cincinnati. April 15.-John Hannigan,
aged 60, one Of the best known horse
trainers in the country, died 1t his home
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-16
QUEEN TOOK DRIVE.

Dublin, April 10 The Queen took a
long drive this afternoon through the VII
lsges adjacent to the city.