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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-27
PORTLAND IN DARK NESS.

Portland was In almost total darkness
last night as far as the electric street
lights were concerned. This applied to
the old seven wards of the city and to the
Deering district as we'll. BESIDES this
there was a general mix up OF wires all
over the city, the streets which are lined
with shade trees were strewn with fallen
limbs and in some cases rendered I'M
passable or q time by fallen trees. The
damage to the electric wires of all kinds
IN the city wa g enormous, and 1t viii re-
quire some days to straighten out the
tangle, but the condition OF affairs in
Portland was no worse than it was out
side OF the city. The telephone and tele'
graph companies were in a peck Of
trouble all day yesterday and there were
few trunk lines in operation. The dam
age resulting from the Ice storm Of Sun
day night has been far reaching and has
been almost as large as 1t was in the big
Ice storm of January 2S. 1885.
CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE.
The cause OF all this trouble was the
rain which began to fall about one
o clock Monday morning. AS fast as she
rain fell 1t turned into ice on the
branches of trees and on the wires. The
scenes about the city resulting from this
city adornment of the trees and wires
would have been beautiful beyond de-
scription had the sun peeped out behip d
the Ieaden clouds for even short time
and lighted up with golden rays the long
sagging wires and Ice laden branches In
TO glistening crystal. But the sun did
not show It's face and the rain continued
to fall at intervals all day, making about
as dreary and uncomfortable day as is
often known in New England.
About half past two o'clock yesterday
morning the trouble with the electric
wires bsRan. The branches OF big trees
weighed down by ths ever increasing
coating of ice bent further and further
towards the ground to at last break
square off from the sturdy trunk and fall
with a crash into the street. So great is
the net work OF wires in the city of Port
land and on all the loads leading out or
the city for miles and miles that every
falling limb and tree brought down with
them many hundreds Of feet OF telephone
telegraph and eleotric light wires. There
was hardly street in the city which was
aot mourning the Injury done to some
ree by this pitiIess storm OF ice and on
;ome Of the streets where the trees are
older and lar ger, the damage which re-
nlted was very great.
CARRIED AWAY THE MAIN LINE
The old city of Portland is lighted by
he Portland Electric Light company,
which obtains It's power from Great Falls
% the Presumpscot river. fourteen miles
rom the city. This long line OF wire
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-27

running through thick woods in some
places and at all points exposed to injury
by falling trees and limbs was the first to
suffer. 1t is not known how many trees
ana big limbs have crashed down onto
this wire since two O'Clock Monday
morning. Superintendent Mather of the
company outside of the trouble
he has been having In the city where his
lines have probably suffered more than
any other company, has had large crew
of men at work since two O'Clock yester-
day morning trying to straighten on.
this long trunk line from the power sta
tlon on the Presumpscot. by means OF
the auxiliary plant operated by steam at
Woodfords a greater part of the CONNER
cial lighting and few street arc lights
in the business section Of the city have
been carried on but in many places this
has been crippled by the general mix up
OF wires in Portland.
wESTBRooK COMPANY TOO.
There wasn't street light in operation
in the D1ering district last night. The
westbrook Electric Light company had
many wires down in that part Of the city
and 1t was impossible to get the cir
cults into shape for operation at dark
last night. The damage done by falling
trees In the Deering district was not
quite as heavy as it was in the other
parts of the city, but 1t was severe enough
TO cost the companies maintaining over
head wire in that section no end of diff
0t1Ify
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-27
WOULD HAVE ENDANGERED LIFE

just before dark last night City Elec
tzician Levi Cumming, who had been
out since very early yesterday morning
with his assistants strengthening out
this tangls Of wires and making general
inspection of the city, called upon Mayor
Robinson and Informed him that 1t
would be dangerous to attempt to turn
on the lights Of either the Portland or
the Westtrook Electric Light companies.
The wires were not only short circuited
In many places but some Of them were IN
the street and with big alternating our
rent running through them without
doubt some one would have been killed
before morning by stumbling onto them.
Besides this the. danger of fire resulting
from crossed wires was very great and
Mr.. Cummings told the mayor be did not
consider 1t we'll to take any chances.
Mayor Robinson agreed with Mr.. Cum
mings and the electric light companies
took the same view of matters. The Port
land Electric Light company could not
have operated its lights anyway, hut even
with the main trunk line TO Great Falls
in working order it would have been
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-27
ALUM BAKING POWDERS.
Congress Acting to Suppress Their
Sale.

Congress Acting TO Suppress Their
Sale.
The report of the Senate COMMITTEES. on
Manufactures upon the subject of food
authorizations and food frauds has
awakened great interest throughout the
country.
II there could be published list of the
names Of all articles OF food found by the
Committee to bs adult Grated or made
from Injurious ingredle nts, i5 would be
OF ipestimabie value to the public.
This recommendations OF the Commit
tee that the sale of alum baking powders
be prohibited by law, win make of
special interest the following list OF
names of baking powders which chem
lists have found TO contain alum:
baking Powders Containing Alumi
In. Contains Alum.
Manuf. by Jacques Mfg. Co, Chicago,
DRY YEAST .......... Contains Alum.
DAVIS u k....... Contains Alum.
Manuf. by r. b. Davis s. Co, New York.
| PILGRIM Contains Alum.
Manuf. by Pilgrim Baking Powder Co., Boston.
It Is unfortunate that many manufac-
turers OF alum baking powders state that
their powders do not contain alum. IL
| is only right that consumers should have
correct Information as to the character
OF every article OF food offered to them.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-27

CONGER To BE ORDERED HOME.
Washington, November 25.-President
Mckinley is reluctantly coming TO- the
conclusion that Minister Conger must be
recalled from Pekin unless thsrs Is a
very decided change In his condnct or the
peace negotiations. This stsp, II finally
decided upon. will have been made un-
avoidabls by the American minister's s
persistence in an attitude toward the
Chinese government which his govern
ment has emphatlcally refused to indorss,
and by his consistent acquiesosnce in the
unreasonable demands made by the other
foreign ministers for the execution OF a
number OF high Chinese officials.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-27
AUTHORITATIVE DENIAL.


Berlin, November 90 The oorrespon-
dent OF the Associated Press today OBJ
tained the following authoritative state.
ment as to the rumors that Germany has
territorial ambitions In the western
hemisphere.
s'rhe reports constantly recurring In
the American press which impnte to us
plans for acquiring territory in the west
ern hemisphere are absolutely baseless.
Germany does not intend in any way to
acquire territory in North, Central or
south America. She values tins
friendship of the United States far too
highly TO jeopardize IL by acquiring such
territory, large or SMALL
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-27
GIFr NO BuuKFIELp.

Buckfield, November 20--Advioes from
Secretary Long received Saturday. an.
nounced that under the law authorizing
the assignment Of condemned cannon &c
municipalities, he had secured for the
town OF Buektield, a brass cannon, cap
tured by U. S. S. Eagle, under command
of Lieut.. Commander Switzerland from
the armed Spanish merchant vessel.
Santo Domingo. This cannon will b.
placed in the public library, soon to bs
erected.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-27
BUREAU OF AMERICAN REPUB-
LICS.

Washington, November e6.-The exeou.
tive committee of the Bureau OF Ameri.
can Republics held It's regular quarterly
meeting today at the state department
Secretary Hay presided and Senors Lazo,
Calve and Wilde attended. The usual
routine business was transacted and DIR.
GszmAn, the acting director of the Blu
reau of American Republics, presented
his annual report which received the rati.
fication of the committee
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-27
QUESTION OF HOU RS ONLY,
senator cushman *. Davis Is sIowi,
Passing Away.

81. Paul, Minn., November 26.--It now
seems to be simply question of hours
until United States Senator Cushman
X. Davis passes away, the report from
his beds this afternoon being that his
strength was slowly ebbing away. His
physicians do not anticipate dissoiu-
tion Immediately, but practically admit
that so far as any human agency Is able
to know, death Is certain.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-27
Ii HUNG CHANG ILL.

London, November Fiji Hung
Chang, according to the Shanghai corrs-
spondsnt OF the Morning Post Ia seriously
III and has tslsgraphd for his adoptsa
son, Ii Ching Fang.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-27
sOHOoNER MISSING.

Hamilton, Ont, November 26-Anxiety
is felt here for the safety of the crew of
the schooner W. J. Sutfels which left
Kingston for Fairhaven nine days ago,
Nothing has been heard of her since. She
carried crew OF seven.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-27
INDIANS no BE STARVED.

Fort Yates N. d, November 96.--Ths
Indians have accepted with philosophy
the recommendation OF Commissioners
Jones that their rations bs Immediately
stopped. That hundreds will starye
slowly to death is foregone conclusion.
Their condition is pitiable; their crops
were total failure and their rations
were lust enough 60 keen them alive.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-27
wELLINGTON HEDGING.

Washington, November 26.--In making
up the Republican caucus list of the Sen.
ate, the name of Senator Wellington OF
Maryland has been omitted at his own
request. lie has chosen seat on the
Repuhllo side, however.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-27
SCHOONER AYE SAVE.

Halifax, November 26.-Schooner Ayr,
from New York, which has been twenty.
two days out from Boothbay Harbor and
for whose safety hope almost had hesn
abandoned. arrived today.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-27
THERE is NOTHING

in this world quite so nice to look at as beau
tiful woman, but once In while their tastes
are a little too rich Tor poor MN. Nice, clean
Kiudllng Wood looks fine, but a poor woman
WAYS READY CHARCOAL is cheaper and
really much cleaner, as it does not crock bot
tom of kettles.
BIG BAG 1oc AT ALL GROCERS.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-27
CZARINA's CONDITION.

Copenhagen, November 20 The Danish
court has received advices from Llvadia
that the coniinemsns or the Czarina Is
fast approaching.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-27
BANGOR'S CuRFEw Law.
Little Girl Goes TO sa,i for Being Out
Late.

Bangor November a6.--A l5-year-old
girl wns arraigned in the police court
this morning charged with having VIC
lated the ourfew law on Saturday night;
on sentence oontir-el from December
20, 1899, on the same onarge she was Or
dered to pay tine oesl and costs. She
was unable to rais's the money and
will spend ths nsy ga sa7s in the city
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-27
MAY DIE WITH

MAY DIE WITH 4 IN SIGHT.
Kinssville, Ont sSgtber ec.-An
unknown schooner Z = 2 bn the middle
ground OF Points 3 ind the sailors
are lashed in the , 8 for the masts
are above water. ftnday morn
ing the tug Homes ,m Amherst
burg has been trying ANssase tho men
but there Is such a high ! (4unning that
her efforts have beer lElitless. 1t Is
feared that the men : de from expo
sure before aid can reas 1thsln.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-27
KING OSCAR BETTER.

Stockholm, November 20 king Oscar
is steadily improving. he took long
walk today In the royal garden. So
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-27
THE WEATHER.

Boston, November 20. - Forecast:
Fair weather Tuesday and Wednesday,
without decided change in temperature,
brisk north to west winds, diminishing
Tuesday night.
Washington, November 20. Forecast
for Tuesday and Wednesday for New
England: Generally fair Tuesday. ex-
cept probably snow and colder neastern
Maine.
Wednesday fair, fresh to brisk west
to north winds.
Portland, Nov 20, 1000. The loca.
weather bureau records the following:
sa. barometer. 20 9c0; thermomei
ter, 81; dew point, 81; rel. humidity, 95,
direction Of the wind, NE; velocity o.
the wind, II; state OF weather 1t. rain
SD. Barometer. 80. $685. thermoms-
ter. ia; dew point. SO; rel, humidity, 93i
direction of the wind. N; velocity OF
the wind, II state of weather, cloudy.
Maximum temperature. 81; minimum
temperature, so; mean temperature. 80;
maximum wind velocity, "a NJ; precipi-
tation-2i hours hS.
WEATHER OBSERVATIONS.
The agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday. Nov. 49, taken at {
p. M, meridian time, tho observation for
this section being given in this ORDER
Temperature, direction OF wind. stats ol
weather!
Rhslon, SO, N, cidy: New York, 81, sw
eldg+ Philadeiphia, As. SW, oldy, Wash.
iugtoIln Al, NV, cIdy; Albany, 40, NM
raIni B0dalo, 81, N, snow; Detroit, "a
NV; oieaf. Chicago. 80. W, clear
SS, VI, oleAr; BielnarcE, s6,NW, clear;
Jacksonville, "A, ". clear.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-27
G. & 0. Train Said to Have Gone
Through Bridge in w. Va.
Richmond Special Reports Freight Wreck
But No Loss of Life.

on the Chesapeake & Ohio is said to
have been west bound, consisting of
seven passenger coaches, baggage, ex-
press and mall cars. 1t is said that
among the passengers were ex-Gov. Nc
Corkle, State Auditor.elect Sheriil, and
State Senator Alexander NJ. Miller.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-27

Cincinnati Ohio, November 26.--There
has been great apprehension tonight over
report that Chesapeake 81 Ohio pas
senger train had gone through the Green
brier river bridge, near Hinton, W. Va
Ali through wires on that line are
down and it is impossible to reach
Greenbrier river or any points near It
Many messages have been sent by those
who have had friends on that road today
as It was not known what train, II any,
went Throngh the bridge, but no re-
sponse to any messages have been re-
ceived and they are accepted only subject
to delay. Charles b. Ryan, assistant
general passenger agent of the Chesa-
peake & Ohio railway, is here tonight
and he discredits the story entirely. He
said there was very bad landslide near
one of the Greenbrier river.pridges.not far
from White sulphur Springs, and 10 has
compelled them to transfer passengers
during the day.
Parkersburg, W. Va. !, November e6 -
rod
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-27
Special
Pillow
Sellin G.


Sofa or Couch Pillows, cozy corner
or window seat.-wherever they go
they ought to have all the pillow soft
ness and pillow comfort that can be
put into them.
We have some extra quality Silk
Floss Pillows, regular size, in cotton
cases ready for covers, that are de-
cidedly low at 90 cents. They are
we'll filled and have plenty OF pillow
life.
Down Pillows As cents and up
ward according to size and quality.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-27
NO. 844)
A
SCIE TIFiC
OPTIClAN

Is one who makes the scientific sd.
justment of glasses his special husi-
ness. He must thoroughly under.
stand the science of physical optics
and the measurement ana curves of
lenses. He must be able, with accur-
acy, to detect every defect and apply
lenses that will place the eye In per-
feet focus. / am deyoting especial
attention to this soiencs. l ahaye
spent time and money in preparing
myself for expert work. take pleas.
ure in fitting difficult and compli-
GATED cases. -
have thousands OF patrons who
can testify that am successful with
them
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-27

Washington, November 26.--The Post
has received message from the railroad
telegraph operator at Hinton, saying
there is no foundation for the story OF a
wreck on the q. &c o., near that place.
According TO special received by the
Post the train reported to have been
wrecked is ons OF the west bound spec
ials of the q &c o., due in Charleston
early this morning and in Cincinnati
tonight.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-27

Richmond, Va, November 2o.-The
G. s. o. officials here positively deny the
story of passenger train wreck at
Greenbrier river bridge and all stories of
any loss OF. life on the line.
The Dispatch had special after mid
night from Ronceverte, which is within
a few miles of the point at which tn
Chesapeake crosses the Greenbrier. The
special reports freight wreck with no
loss OF life at Allegheny and mentions
delay Of passenger trains in such a way
as to discredit entirely the passenger
wreck report.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-27

Parkersburg, W. Va. November ae =
The passenger train reported wrecked
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-27

Cincinnati, Ohio, November ga
special to the Commercial tribune from
Charleston, W. Va, says:
1T is reported here that Chesapeake
& Ohio railway train went through the
Greenbrier river bridge which had been
damaged by prevailing floods. 1t is sup
posed that there were about 900 people
on the train and that all were lost. All
wires are down at and near the crossing
of this river, and 1T is impossible to get
any sort of confirmation of the disaster.
Even the railway officials are unable 60
secure communication with points on
either side of the river.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-14
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

Small Vessels Doing Considerable
Trading Between Savannah and
Ports South-Capt. Peters Writes
Concerning Channels Leading to
BaltimOre-Matters of Interest to
Shippers and Mariners.
Small vessels are getting in some good
work trading at present, many of them
bringing and taking good cargoes be
tween Savannah and ports South. Among
the arrivals yesterday was the little
British schooner Fearless, Capt Kemp
from Nassau. with a cargo of fruit.
Among other things she had So 600 oranges,
fifty-five bushels of tomatoes, 500 cocoa
nuts, and a considerable lot of other stuff
in this line 1t is not the first trip of the
Fearless 10 this port. She is a regular
trader between Savannah and Nassau
Her previous return cargoes have beer
goods shipped by the Savannah Grocery
Company, and it is understood she viii
be chartered by the company for re
turn cargo.
Another of the small craft to arrive
was the fishing schooner Carrie E. Allen
Capt. Riley, from a fishing trip along the
Florida coast. Her catch consisted o.
1900 fish, which were disposed of to loca
dealers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-14

New York, Feb. 49, Flour held a little
higher on the advance in. wheat. Bust
ness ruled fairly active for the choice
brands Of spring ami winter. rive flour
quiet fair to good s. 906i3 ~; choice to
fancy, SA2jn36). Ruckwheat flour quiet,
H5041G5 Corn meal firm; city, 7Sc Rye
firm. Barley steady. Barley malt quiet.
Wheat, spot. strong: No. : rcd. 75l9c;
options opened firm ana later advanced
actively on exceedingly strong Paris
markets, coupled with renewed crop dam
age reports from FcGnce, foreign In, ing
and the strehgth ia corn. Irices were
sustained firmly ali day un;il near the
close, when they Welded a little TO realiz-
ing and left off steady at iATls net ad-
vance with near months strongest: March
closed T3sc May closed -5'.c, 1uty cl)sca
lie
Corn, spot firm; No. 2, 49hc: options
opened firm on higher cables, which. i'm
PEELED an ae'iVe srcsIlu.Ve demand
There were COCO clearanees and cir ex-
port demand, but near the close realiz-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-14
Dnnrerous to Nayigation.

Capt. C. c. Peters of the Merchants and
Miners steamer has the following to say
about Craighil and Cutoff channels lead
ing TO Baltimore. "The navigation of the
Craighill and Cut-Off channels, leading TO
Baltimore, is dangerous in winter time,
when buoyage is made defective by ice
destroying or moving the marks out of po-
sition. This is a chronic state of affairs
as long as ice ranges up and down with
the tides. The navigation of these two
channels under any defects in the buoyage
could be remedied by placing two white
sectors in Seven-Foot Knoll light, the in
coming sector to cover black can buoys
Nos. l and ), which mark the turn into
The Cut-On channel, the other sector TO
cover black can buoys Nos. 10 and Is,
which mark the turn into the Cut-On
channel when outward bound. White sec
tors as have suggested, would be useful
in navigating the channel on dark nights
and give the mariner safe guidance even
II the buoyage had been disturbed by ice
or otherwise"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-14
COFFEE AND SUGAR

New York, Feb. 1s.-The market for
coffee futures opened barely steady with
prices l0Glo points lower in sympathy
with European weakness, an absence of
speculative support. The market rallied
partially later on covering, but generally
showed hesitation, with the volume OF
speculative transactions moderate.
The close was steady with prices net
unchanged to 10 points lower rotaI
sales were $1,000 bags, including February
720c; March. 1901. 25c; May, 755T74Ct ;
spot coffee steady; No. invoice, S7sc; M.
jobbing, $40; mild steady: =. r.lova, ieqf
lS12c. Sugar, raw, strong; fair refining.
&c; centrifugal, 96-test, 41kc b.l; molasses
sugar. SAQ3 1876; refined t rm.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-14

Per steamship Chattahoochee for Bos-
ton-S,664 bales upland cotton, 1853 bales
domesucs, 10 barrels rosn oil. 175 barrels
rosln. 1887 feet lumber, 145 barrels syrup.
IL barrels oysters, 4 boxes fruit, 216 crates
vegetables, boxes crude rosin. 27s pack
gaes mdse
Per steamship City of Augusta for New
fork-J9S bales upland cotton, 597 bales sea
island cotton, l65 bales domestics. $50 bar
reis Gotten seed OIL 90 barrels Iosin. 100 bar
rels spirits, 132,057 feet lumber, PSI bun
dles hides, SIT cases oysters, 40 barrels
hsh, 81 cases cigars, 500 boxes fruit, 1,072
packages vegetables, 400 sacks cotton seed
meal, "a barrels p. fibre 221 packages
DoX material, % boxes soap. So barrels
rosin oil, 800 barrels sweepings, 2OS pack
ages mdse.
exports per steamship Itasca for Balu-
more-SOO bales upland cotton, 500 barrels
rosin, 10 barrels turpentine 2l5, 266 feet
lumber, 70 boxes oranges, 500 packages
vegetables, 70 barrels rosin oil, 924 sacks
clay, 29S sacks bones, 1876 packages ndse..
l2o packages domestics and yarn, 176 bales
hides. 10 bales linters. IS bales fiber, as
cases can goods So barrels pitch.
Per brig Jessie McGregor for Newport
News-27S,l11 feet yellow pine lumber by
~ Il. Hunting & Co., and 143,257 by Geor-
sia Lumber Company.