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POINT RAISED,
of Register of Wills to COL
lect Fees.

lect Fees.
In the Probate Court this afternoon. in d
case in which Attorneys Edwin Forrest and
Joseph shillngton are identified. poin:
was raised in answering a rule to show
cause why certain fees should not be paid,
that the present register of wills Ia without
authority TO collect fees that accumulated
during the regime Of his predecessor IN
office. 1t was further set forth that the
court has nothing to do with the collection
of fees for the register of Wills; that the
collection Is purely personal matter with
the register. and that, therefore, rules TO
show cause why fees due the register
should not be paid should not be issued by
the court.
Justice Cole desiri ag that the matter be
argued, hearing waI set for next Tuesday
afternoon at / O. clio TX
Evening star., 1900-10-12
Resignation of Lieut.. Sawyer.

The resignation Of First Lieut. R. E.
Sawyer. United States Marine Corps. re-
Gently on duty at the marine barracks, An
napolis. has been accepted to take effect at
once.
Evening star., 1900-10-12
Illness of Agent Parkman.

Mr.. 8. 8. Parkman. placing agent Of the
board OF children's guardians, is quite Ill
at his home, No. 100 11th street southeast
He is said to be threatened with typhoid
fever
Evening star., 1900-10-12
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
New York stock Market.

Furnished by W. b. Hibbs & Co.. bankers
and brokers' 1419 F St, members New York
stock exchange, correspondents Messrr La
denburg, Thalmann & Co, New York
Open. High. Low CJoae
Evening star., 1900-10-12
Sent to Reform schooI-

John Walker today pleaded guilty Of steal
ing bank containing small sum of money
from Mrs. Mary Minnis, and Judge Kimball
sent him to the reform school
Evening star., 1900-10-12
Valuable Estate wnled. to Relatives.

The will of Joseph Payson Wright of the
United States army. dated May q. 1900, and
naming his nephew. David Sheridan Stan
ley. executor. was fled for probate late this
afternoon. The estate. which Is of cOnsid-
erable value. is bequeathed to near rela-
tives. in stipulated portions.
Evening star., 1900-10-12
Z Ell. dividend,
Death of Former washingtonian.

William r. Omohundro. formerly Of the
firm OF Raymond & >Omohundro, patent at
torneys OF this city. died yesterday of ap-
pendicitis. in Chicago, III. The deceased
had many business acquaintances and per
sonal associates in Washington.
Evening star., 1900-10-12

Supplies for Galveston may be sent to
Red Cross headquarters 40 B street SOUTH
east.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-09-12
Ell conde Leyen d Elena.

seforita: es usted muy hermosa: probable
mente no soy el primero que Sc 10 dice. Desde
el dia en- que vi usted por una feliz casuali-
dad, no puedo olvidarla; todos los placeres que
antes me bastaban, me cansan hastian mi
dnico placer ss pensar en- usted.
Una cosa, sobre todo, Hama mi atenci6n:
veo mi alrededor multtud de mnjeres; algu-
mas son hermosas, y todas estaa engalanadas;
81 raso, los encajes eli ORC realzan sn belleza
sus cabellos estan ouajados de diamantes de
perlas; pero ninguna tiene esa hermosura an
gslical esa auavidad de formas y esa yirgini-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-01
AUGUSTUS XMAS LIQUORS.
Man Who Sold IL Has Been Ar
rested.

Augusta, December Si.-Mosss G.
Chasy, alias v. g. Chase of Lewiston.
was arrested in this city Saturday, on
the charge of Illegal sale of Intoxicating
liquors. He rspresentS Boston nrm.
About Christmas time he was in this city
taking orders, and 1t is said, between 300
aud AGO packages supposed to csntain
liquor was delivered TO his customers
The offiosrs learned OF this and, Satur-
day, when the agent again appeared In
the city to collect the pay for what he had
sold and to take orders for New Years.
arrestsd MIN. He claims that he has
been selling medicine composed Of white
wine. iron and quinins. Whsn his GUS
toners asked for liquors he wrote them
an order which thsy signed. These were
fllsd by the house in Boston and ths pay
was collected by him. He will be given
o hsaring Monday forenoon In the mum
ioipal court.
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FAILURE OF BATH MAN.
uPECIAL TO TIE PREsS.l

Bath, Deosinber 3l.-William W. Pen.
dexter who has bean In the dry goods
business In Bath for % years, is years as
junior msmbsr OF the firm Of II. E. Pal.
mer ami Co and for the last ten years
for himself under the same firm name,
made an assignment Saturday evening
for the benefit of his creditors. to Albert
II. Shaw and Oh aries A. Coombs. The
cause Of ths assignment Was brought
about by the panic In the money market
which caused his New York. Philadsl-
phia and Boston creditors to demand i'm.
mediate payment of his obligations This
hs couli not do and 40 assigned for the
benst fit of all hi Q 81 iso'f. me estimated
liabilities are s25, 900 to ss0. 900, and the
estimated assets $4,000 to $30. 900. A
meeti ng Of the creditors win be called on
January II. when q oomplsts statement
will be rendered. The assets CONSIST OF
the stook OF goods In his store and ssv-
eral pieces Of real estate.
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MR.. BOUTELLE BETTER.
strong Hope Expressed of HIS UItimat'
Recovery.

Bangor, December si.-A isttxr has
been received from the physicians whe
ara treating Consr srnsn Boutslis. stat
Ing that his symptoms already snow i'm
provsment and thereftrs there is strong
hope Of his oompless recovery in the nsa,
futurs.
The despatch ssnt out By the Associated
Press from Bcsson Friday night to the
effect that DR.. ID. A. Robinson. the fam
lily ply sioian In this city had stated that
while Congressmah Bsutslls might re-
cover his physical health and visor IL is
psssibls that he may never be the same
again mentally. was assolutsly inosr'
rect. Dr.. Robinson made no sloh state
msnt, and more than shat he was not In
Boston at the time he wss reported q
have discussed Mr.. Boutslle's condition.
The ststsmsnt was entirely the work Of
Imagination on the part OF some one and
hes caused much distress among the
friends Of the Congressman.
On the contrary DR.. Robinson has re-
psatsdly expressed his belief In the ulti-
mate and permanens recovery OF Con
gresham BoutelIe. There IL no founda'
tion and no excuse tor the Sensational
statements that have bsen made oon-
osrnins Mr.. Boutelis's ssoondition, - hi
friends have issued daily stasspie n I
based on infer nation received from the
attending physicians.
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In THAR respective localities, should
armed Dutch oelsnials gather
The theory is that the British home
staying ooionisls should be fully pre-
pared to cope with the ID utoh oolonials
without the aid OF regulars. The alert
ness Of the British makes unitsd action
on the part Of pro-Bosr residsnis DIM
cult. Unable to act openly, they slip
swny singly. or In small groups. 10 join
the snsmy's forces. Inc authorities have
been informed Of many centres Of aeita-
tion. which 10 Is considered undesirable
to partioularize; but there is nothing nks
concerted action apparent over wide
districta
The case OF Mr.. Michan. solicitor Of
this DeBsers company, who is accused OF
treason, acquires ineresssd Importance,
rs he has been Transferred from the Gus
tody Of tho civil authorities here TO tbs
military .aathorities ct de Aar. His
high position causes the Dutch TO watch
his case kesnly.
Parties Of Beers have been operating
some 70 miles south Of Lord Methuen's
position. Beers appeared on Christmas
day near the railway about 20 miles
south Of De Aar. A force Of the Duks Of
Edinburs's own volunteers prepared to
engage them, but the enemy retired.
Another party fired into a British patrol
oamp during the night Of Wednesday,
December 81. This was near Victoria
road. An attempt was made not far
from that point to damage the railway.
One man was oangbt in the act and
shot. Like attempts are reported from
several other points. Evidently small
parties Of Beers or Dutch coioDials have
been trying to interrupt .he movements
OF trains, but thus far they have been
bafIied by the elaborate British patrolipg.
In one case patrol Of regulars fired
ON patrol Of colonials. The latter were
wearing broad brimmei hats, and were
mistaken by the British for Beers. No
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-01
WATERyILLE HAS MYSTERY
Man Found in House who Had Been
Dead Five Days.

watefviils, December 81.-Aftsr being
missing six days. !Ben1amin Chipmsn Of
this city was found dead at his home on
Western avenue, Sunday morning. at Q
O'Clock, BY Eugene Dearborn, who noti-
he'd Coroner Edwards and DR.. Rancourt.
There Is somewhat Of . mystery sur
ronding t he affair. 1t seems that the
house in which Chipruan has lived for
the past thirteen years is occupied on the
first floor by family by the name Of
Reed. They claim to have seen Chapman
In fairly good health, Saturday or sun
day last, but supposed he had gone from
home for the holidays.
The coroner and physician claim Chip
man probably died In room at the head
i've days sinoe, as his body was partially
dscop,rossd and his surroundings Of the
worst imaginable. Dearborn had gone to
the house to torrow gun Of Chapman,
who was somewhat Of Q hunter and lived
che life OF . recluse since the death Of bic
mother IS years ago. The house ID so
small that 10 would seem impossible that
any noise could be made within the Sec
ond story without the occupants Of the
frat being aware Of the same.
Last Monday morning a young man by
the name Of Thsbodesu came to the house
to see ChiJ man and later came down
stairs and went into the Reeds whore be
Inquired for rome camphor, telling Mrs.
Samuel Reed, as he states, he wanted the
medicine, who had Q headache. This he
did not obtain but returned upstairs
and later was heard to come down and
20 our. Mrs. Reed further statss;
'I had no idea but what Chipman went
out Of the hose with Thebodeau and, not
hearing sound after. supposed he had
gone TO his relatives at Fairfield Centere
for the holidays. His not returning
would not have sesmed strange to me as
he at times went away for q week or
more"
Dearborn, who found Chapman, entered
the front door Of the house and went up
stairs into ths Chapman fiat. He found
the doors unlocked. and the man dead
upon feather bed laid upon the floor
Examination Of the dead body disclosed
some $s.76 In money. Coroner Edwards
will not hold an inquest unless further
devslopmsnts warrant
Ben jauiu W. Chipman was 70 years Of
Sc and q widower for % years, leaving
two sons. one In the west and anotner
who is Maine Central station agent at
Carmel.
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Bombs to Be Thrown at
|. Foreign Consuls.
Plot Was Discovered aud Sup
pressed.

Manila, December 81. q 10 p. m.-Four
explosive bombs, a few frs arms and SOC
rounds Of ammunition were discovered
10 house In this center of Manila this
morning while the police wers seeking
Recarts, the insurgent leader who was
said to have come to Manila In tho hope
of effecting an outbreak yesterday BY TAX
ing advantage Of the mobilization Of the
American troops ct General Lawton's
funeral.
Today 1t developed that the plot inolud-
ed the throwing Of bombs among the for
sign consuls attending the ceremony, in
order to bring about international ooin'
plications. These, IL seems were to have
been thrown from the escolta's hiGt
buildings but The avoidance of the escol
ia by the funeral procession spoiled th,
plan.
The populace, 1t Is thought, had beer
prepared for the attempt BY . rumor. cir
oulsted widely among the natives yester
day that Aauinaldo was in Manila ant
would personally lead the outbreak. Tn,
Am erican. authorities, having been I'D
vised Of what was brewing, prepared for
all contingencies
Captain Morrison, who commands the
troops In the most turbulent district o
the city, says he does not believe an actu
al uprising will ever occur. as the nativei
lack the resolution TO take the first stop
in . movement that would entail fighting
at close quarters with the American
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MADE A GOOD THING.
wreekipg Company winch Bought
Schooner soIey VIII Save Her.

Mach,as, December Si.-Ths wrscking
tug Samuel b. Jones arrived here today
from the scene Of the wrecked schooner
NJ. j. Solsy. ashore on Bridge ledge, near
Petit Manan, where the Jones has been
employed BY The Mansfield Wrecking
company. since Tuesday, sndeavoring to
float ths wrecked vessel and her 70o0
bushels of corn.
The Solsy was bought by the Mansfield
wreoking oom pany Of Jonssport from
the captain en- the morning following the
wreck, together with her cargo, as she
lay In her exposed position, for $500 The
vessei is thought 10 be damaged but little
ana In valued az $500. she was built at
Fox River, N. s., in 1854, and has 20 feet
Ieam and feet in the hold, and regis
tors 81 tons net. Her cargo, though some-
what damaged by water, is yet worth
several hundred dollars.
The schooner was pulled from the
gulch into which she frat struck We'd
nesday night but, owing to her upright
shifted forward to such an extent that,
aftsr sliding from her resting place on
the rocks, her bow was several feet under
water. In this position 1t was impos-
sibls to get the vessels anchors or move
her from her moorings, as she ressm bled
top. floating as che did upon her prov.
A diver arrived from Portland today.
parted the Soley's chains and opsnsd
her hatonss. and she was dragged to
shallow water, where she will be pumped
out and fiosted, after which tie schooner
will be taken to Jonssport and dis
charged
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ON DOG BAR BREAKwATER.
schooner Carrie t. M. OF Rochisnd
Wrecked.

Glouosstsr, Mass, December si.-Ths
unoompIstsd doa-bar trsaswstsr. NJ the
entrance 70 this hsrbor, he's picked ur
SILL another vessel, Whose bones will un-
doubssdIy fnd . resting place there.
This tins 10 10 the lime laden schoopes
Carrie i. Hix Of Rookiand, Me-. from
that port fer New York.
She struck about O'Clock this morn
ing, while sndsavorIng to make this har-
Dor. There was = strong southwest
breszs Diowing at the time and thick
vspes ebsoursd the bueys The heavy sen
running made her pound heavily on the
jagged rocks and soon opened up some
large holes through which tbs water
rushed In. soon filling her and driving
the captain and Grew Of i've men on
dssk. Realizing their perilous position
and getting bsnumbsd By the intenss
cold, they decided to launch their boss
and secure their safety which. after much
trouble, wss finaliy accomplished, they
getting aboard another vessel. inside the
break water, where they were made well
come and received propsr attention.
This morning Wrsckmatsr Z. K Resd
was notified, and with force Of men
on his steam ightsr he went down TO the
scsns and began stripping the vssseL
The Hix win undoubtedly be . total
wreck. She IL owned by the A. II.
Croshstt company and Others Of Rock
land and Is valued at $1,000; uninsured.
The cargo Of lime Is valued at $1,000 and
is fnsurad Rhe II Of 147 tons burden
and was built In Rockiand in 1871.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-01
Election Yet to be Acted
Upon by Bishops.
Until Then His Election viii
Not be Complete.

Boston, December si.-Rev. Robert
Cod man. Jr., rector Of Sc. Johns church
(Episr opai), in the Roxbury district, TO-
day announced his acceptance Of the alec
tion to the Bishoprio Of the Maine do
osse.
His parish was informed just previous
TO his sermon. and In his remarks, Mr..
Coamsn said that ne had thoroughly con-
sidsred the mattsr and felt that the hand
Of God directed him to accept. II was
his duty, he said. TO respond to the call
Of God. It would bs with SORROW and
deep regret that he would sever the ties
that have bound himself and hts parish.
ionsrs together for the past i've years.
During his remarks. many In the
congregation were moved 20 tears
Mr Goldman has been very successful In
his work at st. John's and the parish
has materially progressed under his rec
torship. The congregations have been
large and his sermons have teen mos,
interesting.
Rev. Mr.. Goldman will not sever his
oonnection with st. johns church NJ
once a. the communications cent to thu
bishops and the standing committees ei
the other churches In the country mus
be heard from.
This will take at least two weeks aad
until all have besp heard from In oon
nrmation Of the choice of the Maine
COMMITTEES. hi, election win not ts com
plete,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-01
AN ADVANCE ON CAvITE.
lTwc Thousand Insurgents Under Arm.
Near linus.

1.-TWO Thousand Insurgents Under Arms
Near linus.
Manila. December 81, 6.10 p. NAN
American advance In Cavite province
sorth OF Manila. is shortly expected. Re-
listls reports from native spies show that
lhere are upward Of 2, 900 organized insur.
gents under arms within mile Of linus.
They are strengthening their entrsnch-
ments and possess ARTILLERY.
At Novelata, the Filipino sntrench- :
msnts have been much streng ghtsued since
tisn. Sohwan's advance. A thousand Of
the enemy are In that vicinity and thsie
are six hundred at san Francisco De
Malabon. From twelve TO hundred gar
rison all tho towLs In the southern part
Of Cavite province and the same may be
said Of the towns In PAtsngas province
The provinces of North Camarinss and
South Camarinss hold quantities. OF
hemp, which the people cannot Inurket.
AS consequence the population in that
part Of Luzon Is suffering from lack OF
cod. Rice now costs four times its nor
NAL price.
1t Is estimated that insurger ts
are entrenotei at CAlamba. lie
ports have been received that 2,0C0 insur-
gents are masssd at Mount Arayat, hav-
ing strong positions which command
steep and narrow trails and that they are
prepared to roll boulders down upon ad-
vancing troops.
Life along the coasts Of the provinces
of Cagayan and North and South Ilocos,
is resuming normal conditions. abe
American troops OCCUPY the important
towns and patrol the country roads. The
natives implors the Americans to con-
tinue the occupation to establish gov
eminent and to terminate the uncertain
ty, abuses and connscations that ha We
characterized the rule Of the Tagalog rev.
olutionists the last 1s months.
Vast mounts of tobacco, estimated to
be worth q. 900, 900 are ready for ship
ment to Manila. The opening Of the
ports Of Dagupan, Visan. San Fernando
Laoag and Aparri tomorrow win permit
the resumption Of trade, bringing relief
to communities greatly In need OF food
stuff Many vessels have already cleared
from Manila for these ports.
Incoming Spanish prisoners declare that
Aguinaldo has ordered the relesse of all
Spaniards now In possession of the rob-
els.
The mountain passes Of Cagayan and
the two llocos provinces are still guard
ad in the hope of catshing the insurgsnt
general. Tinio, who 10 stili 9 fugitive. 1t
Ia asserted that Lieut.. Gilmore 10 In Tin
los custody.
GEN. TIHANO AFRAID TO LAND.
Manila, Decsm Der 8i-l0 p. m.-Tne
transport Zafiro has arrived At Manila
bring Gen. Tirspo, who is much grisvsd
at being supplanted BY Col Hood Is
military governor Of CHeayau province
He hesitate to land beoauss he looks up n
Manila as . nest OF insursentr, who
may assassinats him because he suIrsn-
dersd Cagsyan. He says that whsn Col.
Heod arrived the presidents Of all IL .
towns in the provinces repaired to Appaii
and pssgsd him to continue them In their
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-01
COMPLICATIONS FEARED.

tSt. Johns. N. r., Dsosmher si.-Gravs
complications are feared between Great
Britain and France over the sxp'rAtion
O the New Foundland fisheries nodui
vivendi Today.
The colonial Legislature cannot meet
for some weeks and the British parlia
ment also closed so that there is no pos
sibility of any legislation for some weeks
to remedy the defect. Francs 10 thu'
made able to provoke much trouble with
the colonial office and It Is feared shs
Uill 40 40.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-01
THE NEXT POPE.
Cardinal Goti Said to Have Been se-
lected.

Rome. Deoem bsr Silt Is asserted thai
the Pope, after the recent ceremony oi
opening the Holy Door at st. Peters ca
thsdral clearly designated Cardinal Cir
olamo Maria 4otti, prefect Of the Congre.
CATION of Indulgsnoes and Sacred Relics.
as bis successor. Cardinal Gotti, the ia
nous Genoese monk. 10 man Of great
pisty and modesty. He IL now about 81
years of age and has always lived the life
Of an asoet,e. and dsspite the dignity Of
prince Of the church. he always sleeps
In cell ami on q hard mattress.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-01
(TALK No. 7s.)
ROOK-K EPE e RS.

The majority Of book-kespers and
stsnograEhsrs need glasses. The
nature Of their work calls for severe
strain upon the ayes. Heading figures
IL harder work than reading any thing
else. In reading . book or paper ws
take In whole worls at glance. In
figuring, each character must be con-
sldersd separately. Running the eyes
up and dowa a long column Of tg-
urss IL particularly tirasome to the
muscles. II there is the slightest
errsr In the harmony OF the eyes
the strain Is doubled. II you ara Q
tookksspsr and lind that your eyes
pain you, or the figures BLAIR, or your
head aches, you are taking chances
every day you put on wearing
glasses. II you wait too long you
may have to wear glafsss all the
time. II you begin now very likely
you will only need them at Jour
work. II your eyes give trouble.
come In and talk the matter over and
/ will tell you what ought to be dsns.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-01
THE TREATY EXISTS.

Berlin. December ai.-pespits the ssmi-
official disavowAi several Of the leading
German papers believe in the existence
Of secret treaty concerning Dslagoa Bay
but thsy discredit the statements Of the
Lokal Anzsigsr regarding this nature
The Hamburgischer Correspondent
sayst
"Ths treaty has no definite form and It
would only come into fsroe In case Por-
tugal should consent TO sell portion. Of
her colonies. IL IL confined solely 10 her
African possessions. Russia has seen the
treaty and has offered no objections"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-01
WEATHER OBSERVATIONS.

The agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday, Dec.31. taken at 9
p. m. meridian time, the observation for
each section being given in this order:
Temperature, direction of wind, state of
weather.
Restsn. IS, 8, cldy, New York, q,
6W, elsArI Philadelphia. 20. SW, clear
WaShinsteq, %. b. p sIdy; Albany. 10. sn.
p.oldyi Buffalo, 10, SH, cisay; Dstrsit. 10,
SW. snowi Chiosso, Q. NV. snow; ~
ais, as, Sm s' !, a'Sis SS Rca JscssoS e s%
VILE, 10, NE. rain.
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positions. ssyins also that the natives
desired 10 b. rid Of the presence Of the
Naoacsbss. the friass and the coiored
Amsrioan soldiers. toward whsm thsy
satsssstnsd violent antipothy. Sixty
eight siok..o Of Major Bashsior's con-
nand Of 100. are coming 70 Manila.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-01
ORGANIZING HOME GUARDS.

Colonial Authorities Doing All They
Can to Prevent Insurrectiou.
Cape Town, Thursday. December 2a -
The colonial authorities are uslng every
prsoaution to prevent A. insurreetion on
the part Of the disloyal Dutch In Cape
Cslony and 10 suppress rising II enc
shsuld OCCUR. Evsrywhsrs the British
ssleaisas are being organised Int home
GuAsdA dsijlsd, armed and ready 70 sct
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-01
THE WEATHER.

Boston, December 8l.-Lo,al foraoast:
increasing oloudinssa. probably followed
by light snow In the afternoon or night;
light southsriy winds.
Washington, December Si.-F.rscsst
for New England, Snow Monday and
probably Tuesday; continued cold. varl-
able winds.