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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-10-30
CONGREGATIONAL ooNFERENCn.

agtional churches, begins Wednesday
morning at the St Lawrence church.
The programme is one of great inter ST.
The speakers will be Rev. DR. Fem,
Rev. John II Boardman, Rev. IL p. VIII
son, Rev. S. N. Adams, and Rev. Israel
Jordan and Rev DR.. jenkins
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CHILpREN.s BoNEs FoUND.

Lawrence, Mass, October 29.-What
are supposed to be bones of children
were exhumed today from under an old
building on Common street, where cellars
are being enlarged.
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WON'T BOTHER HALL.
Attorney Gen. Haines Says There is No
Record Of HIS Crime.

WatervilIe, October 29.-Attorney Cen
eraI Haines when asked this evening II
an effort would be made to extradite Ed
win E. Hall, ssnow held in Boston and said
to be wanted in this state Tor the alleged
murder OF a man named McKenney at
Shirley gave the statemsnb to the press
that he did not think 1t advisable at
this time to send for Hall. He said there
was no record in his Office of any such a
crime as the one referred to and it might
be impossible at this time to obtain
sufficient evidence to convict Hall.
Mr.. Haines stated that If investigation
warranted it, and that would be some
time, in his opinion the man would be
sent for.
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THE WEATHER.
Boston, October 29.-Forecast: Ra

Boston, October 29.-Forecast: Rain
Tuesday and probably Wednesday; varia-
BILE winds becoming northerly.
Washington, October 29.-Foreoast for
and Wednesday for Maine:
Rain Tuesday, with cooler In northern
PORTIONS Wednesday fair, with cooler N
southern portions fresh southwesterly
winds becoming nOrthelry.
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Washington, October Secretary
Hay this afternoon returned the answer
OF the u. S. government to the British
German agreement respecting China, 1t
Will not be made public until it has been
delivered In London and Berlin.
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NEW YORK SURE.
No Doubt Whatever About That
State.

New York, October 29.-The executive
committee OF tine Republican national
committee with headquarters in this city
tonight issued an official statement
claiming that New York state is absolute'
ly sure Tor Mckinley and Roosevelt, Thd
statement which IS signed by Cornelius
N. Bliss, Joseph II. Manley Nathan
b. SCOTT, Frederick S. Gibbs and Frank
lin Murphy, states positively and official
ly that the majority for the Republican
national ticket in che state at large Will
not be less than 100, 600.
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FOuR MEN FOUND auILTY.

New York, October 29.-The formaIity
Of holding an inquest in the Bosschieter
case was concluded at Paterson, N. j.,
tonight and the jury returned a verdict
that the four men under arrest were re-
spOnsible for her death.
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sion Ar HIs wIFE.

Boston, October 30 William T. Barker
was arrested tonight on the charge of as
sault with intent to kill his wife. He
fired four shots at her, but fortuna tely
none OF them took effect.
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IL IS KWANG sU'S MOVE.

Paris, Octo ber 29.-The Chinese minis
ter here cabled to Emperor Kwang Su
yesterday, urging His Majesty to return
to Pekin, pointing out that his SO doing
would very greatly facilitate the peace
negotiations.
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Hazleton, October 29.-Matters are
shaping themselves for a sattlement of
the difficulty at the Lehigh and Wilkes
barre company's coilieries and work will
De resumed on satisfactory basis some
time during the week. The trouble at
cranberry viii also be settled and the
men Will be back at work by Wednesday
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BROKE UP DEPEW'S MEETING.

CobIeskill,N N. Y, October 29.-An effort
was made. to break up Senator Depew' E
meeting here this afternoon and was
partially successful. Mr.. Bryan had
Spoken here in the morning at the fair
grounds The town was full of people
from the surrounding country. When
Senator D9pew started TO talk hundreds
of men hurrahed for Bryan, hissed Nc
Kinley's name and oat-called Senator
Depew. Three cIergymen Of the town
stood before the crowd in which the dis
turbers were and begged and asked for
fair play. Senator Depew got started
again and at last made himself heard
and spoke for few minutes, but the
disturbance commenced again and he
left the platform. He walked from the
platform to his train where he spoke for
half an hour.
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BATEs DEFEATs b I. II. S
Especial TO THE PREss.I

Lewiston, October 20 The Bates col
lege football team and Edward Little
Hiph school of Auburn met on Garcelon
Field this afternoon aI d the form er won by
a score Of 29.to.nothing This was the third
game played between these teams this
season, the first two having been won by
Edward Little.
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While Police Looked On
Quiescently.
Six Men We're Severely Cut and
Bruised.

Elmira, N. Y, October 29.-For the
first time in New ork state and in the
home of the Democratic candidate for
Governor, Theodore Roosevelt was as
saulted on the streets on his way to the
place Of meeting. He was In a carriage
with former Senator Fassett, and at sew
eral points along the route he was pelted
with eggs and vegetables and gree ted
with the vilest epithets. He sat in digni-
fed silence while the police looked on
quiesoently. The campaign club from
Corning was also assaulted personally
and bitter fight ensued. In the places
of meeting the Governor had no Interrupt
tions. After 1t was over, he said:
Sc 1t was nasty conduct; the conduct OF
hoodlums.
Six men from Corning were badly hurt,
being severely cut and bruised.
"The light at Victor, said Secretary
Lord, of the Governors staff, twas not
half so bad as that here tonight At
Victor no blood was shed, but here blood
flowed quite freely"
Ithaca N. Y, Oo.obsr s9.-The Roose =
velt train arrived here just little behind
time and the greatest enthusiasm of the
entire trip was manifested in the city
and at the train. This was due partly
to the presence of Cornell college stu
dents A trolley car was in waiting at
the depot and as it passed down the main
streets towards the meeting place, it had
to 60 through lines Of students exhibiting
the widest enthusiasm.
One squad OF students had dinner pals
in their hands and wore blue jumpers Ia
initiation Of workme The Governor
enjoyed the thing immensely. A parade
was formed with three bands and a great
crowd OF students and citizens. The Gov
ernor dwelt, as he had at Cortland. upon
the features of the Mckinley administra-
ton. He said to one Of the committee:
''I shall answer all questions In a good
natured manner"
In the crowd, circulars had been dis
tributed asking him his record as to as
sertions he was alleged to have made re-
garding farmers and laborsrs and con.
tanning a piece of verse called "Ruffian
Rider Roosevelt" "
1t was about an hour before the Govern
or got well into his speech, the boys in
sistlng upon singing college airs to COL
lege air to campaign words and giving
their yells.
The Governor began with a phase cal
culated to put all the students in good
humor, either Democrats or Republicans.
He saidi
II am glad to be with you this after
noon, and 1 want to say on the 9th of
November next, L hope to see the Repub-
lican party win by a greater score than
you whipped Dartmouth last Satur-
day, % to 6.
After saying this, the speaker had to
walt for fully five minutes before the
tumult ceased and he started it again by
saying II still keep up q serious STUDY
Of football. -
Answering local Democratic paper
that had credited a remark about Bryan
to him, he said
g 81 never made it and never thought it.
Now hope my Democratic friends will
not think that an evasive answer, - and
the audience shouted with laughter.
He then talked OF the evasiveness OF
Mr.. Bryan on the silver question and rid
iculed his trust remedy Of free trade as
bad for everybody.
BROKE UP DEPEW'S MEETING.
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KILLED BY NARTHOuAKE-

Caracas, Venezuela, October 29.-Ai
4 46 a. M, today, Caracas was visited by
a severe earthquake. Fifteen persons
were KILLED and many others injured.
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DR0pPPED DEAD

in street car is the heading often seen in
newspaper columns. Persons with a
weak heart should not hurry tor a car.
Use BENSONS CHARCOAL for kind
ling in place of wood and save time
enough so you will not have to hurry.
BIG BAG iOc AT ALL GROCERS.
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Continued on Second Page
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-30

have already begun to howl, but the committee will probably
stand by the work of the subcommittee. In accordance
with the advise of Secretary Gage, the aggregate reductions
made by the bill, will be inside of $50, 900, 600 a year.
President Mckinley and Secretary Hay added another to
the several diplomatic triumphs they have scored for the u.
:. IN connection with the Chinese troubles when they took
the initiative in breaking the deadlock into which the for
elgn ministers at Pekin have gotten themselves, by suggest
ing to the other powers that the negotiations be taken out of
the hands OF the foreign ministers and that an international
commission be assembled outside of China. preferably at The
Hague, for the purpose of agreeing upon the demands that
the powers shall make upon China. Favorable replies have
already been received from several of the powers and it is
considered probable that the suggestion will be acted upon.
1t Is not the idea of the President that there should be any
negotiations with China at all, but that the international
shall determine what demands it would be fair
ana reasonable to make upon China, and that China shall
then be notified to comply with them. He believes that
something between the punishment the Chinese government
WISHES to ADMINISTER to those who instigated the the Boxer
troubles and the wholesale beheading of prominent men de-
handed by some of the powers will be about right, and the
money indemnity shall be fixed at a figure that China can
pay rather than at the impossible amount named by Germa-
ny.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-30
PROPOSED NEW PARTY FOR BRYAN.

George f. Washburn, president of the Bryan Club of
Massachusetts ard treasurer of the national committee of the
Peoples party, has issued an appeal to the ''reform forces
to cut loose from the Democratic party altogether and to re-
fuse to act further with Croker, Hill and German. Mr..
w ashburn declares that though unsuccessful at the polls.
Bryan is a mightier man to-day than his successful opponent.
the greastest political crusader the world has ever seen and
enough of a political genius to become the founder of "A great
new party" In Mr.. Washburn's opinion, millions of men
would enthusiastically rally around Bryan, and state after
state would swing to his standard. How familiar the Ian
guage, The argument advanced is that Bryan can hold two
thirds OF the Democratic party undera new name and win
voters by an entirely novel combination.
So Mr.. Washburn, is getting down to a definite pro-
gram, proposes a conference of political leaders in favor of
a new Bryan party, the meeting to be held somewhere in
a central state to effect an immediate organization. Mr..
Bryan himself shows signs of renewed activity. He ran
over to Chicago last week 10 consult with Mr.. Towne and
has announced one set speech at Lincoln next month. He
says that he expects to remain in politics as long as he
lives. Mr.. Bryan was the Democratic organization in the
last campaign. He proved that in the fight over the
platform. But he has met with a second and heavier de-
feat and may not be the Democratic party now. The
question remains to be determined. Bryan is only 40
years old. He can talk as fast as ever and, in all proba-I
bilty, can draw crowds. He is a Democratic elephant of
the largest size and the menagerie is not one that can be
kept quiet. Bryan, Towne, Weaver, Allen, George Fred
Williams and Davis are not apostles of silence; and if
anything can console Pettigrew it will be a strictly new
party.-G.-D.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-30
LAFrERTY FILES CONTEST

Attorney A. w. Lafferty, who
was the Republican candidate fol
Prosecuting Attorney at the No
vember election, filed notice OF
contest proceeding against w. b.
M. Cook, his democratic opponent,
last Wednesday.
In ashort time an order will like
ly be issued by the circuit clerk
to the county clerk ordering the
recount. Such a recount may be
had by Jan. 1, 1901. After the
recount the county clerk certifes
the result to the county clerk. Then
ut the nextterm Of the circuit court
which would be in May, said court
may pass upon the merits OF the
case and on the legality of the
voters in question.
The contest will not interfere
with MI. Cooks enjoyment of the
Office till the contest is finally de-
cided, and not then unless ad-
versely to him.
In a number of cases where a
recount has been had, the result
has shown errors to the number of
30 or 40 votes, sometimes in favor
of the contestant and sometimes
in favor of the contestee. These
results have been ascertained in
counties where a smaller vote was
cast than here. 1t seems that the
precinct tally clerks allow these
mistakes to occur by not being as
careful as they should.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-30
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.

Washington, November 26, 1900.
Senators Allison, Hanna, Spooner, Hale, Mcmillan,
Elkin and Wolcott' each a man of wide experience in both
business and politics, compose the steering committee that
will arrange and direct the Republican Legislative program
in the Senate, which must he arranged with much more care
mittee on rules can, at any time. limit the debate and set "A
time for voting on a measure. With such pilots i'll charge,
there is no probabiity-hardly a possibiity-that any mis-
takes will be made in the Senate end at this session of con-
gress, The Nicaragua Canal Bill, which passed the House
at the last session is already provided for, the Senate having
agreed that it should be taken up, December 10th, and Civ
en- the right of way until disposed of. Which of the more
important bills will follow will be decided by the steering
committe, but the decision will depend to an extent upon
which gets through the House first. Although the ship
ping bill is already upon the Senate calendar, and the sever
al propositions for an army reorganization bill were care
fully gone over by the Senate Military Committee ut the
last session, it is likely that the House will be given an OPP
portmity to pass both before they are brought before the
Senate.
1t is the expressed intention of the Republican leaders
of the House to pass the army bill and the shipping bill be-
fore the holiday recess, although one or both may be refer
red to a caucus first. Chairman Hull, of the House Militia
nv Committee, has been in Washington nearly a week con-
ferring with the President, War Department officials and
army officers on the details of the army bill, upon which his
committee will get to work this week, in order that it may
be reported to the House at the earliest possible moment.
Representatives Payne, Dazell and Hopkins, acting as
a subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee,
have completed the first draft of u bill to reduce internal rev.
enue taxation. The bill will not be made public until approx
ed by the committee, and possibly not untilit is approved by
the House. which will be during the first week of the session,
but it is practically known that it deals almost exclusively
with the stamp taxes which have proven a source of worry
and inconvenience, although cheerfully paid by the public
because it was known that the money was needed by the
government, and that it does not touch the tax on beer or
on any kind OF tobacco. The beer and tobacco interests
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would have been most mild and
polite.
The antagonism which developed
between Gomez and Sanguilly was
entirely unexpected. 1t had been
predicted that these two would
combine and dominate the con-
vention, but they appear nov to
be in complete disagreement.
Senior Cisneros has obtaiaed a
months leave of absence from the
convention.
Senior Nunez, civil governor of
Havana, has sent a report to Senior
Tamayo, Secretary OF State, re-
garding Irregularities in the con-
duct of the municipality of Havana.
He says that after Gen. Ludlow
left Cuba, it was expected that the
municipality would be governed
according to the municipal law.
This has not happened and the
municipality has been governed
according to its own caprice, with
out authority of law.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-30
AMERICANS MAIN
TANNED LEAD.
Lester Reiff the Most Successful
Jockey.

London, Nov. 2i.-The American
jockeys wound up the racing seas
on at Manchester to-day, winning
four out of the six races. Johnnie
Reiff won the Saturday weller
handicap, plate; Danny Maher car
ried of the stand plate and Lester
Reiff won the final plate. Lester
Reiff heads the list of winning
jockeys here. For the first time in
the history of the English turf, a
foreigner has carried OIL this honor.
Reiff has won i43 out of $40 mounts.
Tod Sloan is second, with 1877 out
OF S07 mounts; j.. Reiff is third,
with i24 out of col mounts.
The Reif's will return to New
market until the middle of Decem-
Der, when they will go to the
United States until spring. Lester
Rein is expected in London on
Monday next to see Mr.. Croker.
London. Nov. 24--At the Nam
chester November meeting to-day
the Manchester November Handi.
cap or 1900 sovereigns for Sugar
olds and upward, at one mile and
six furlongs, was won by b. Cots
chalk's-. chestnut gelding, Lexicon,
second place was taken by G..
Edwards brown colt, Santol, and
Sir j. Blundell's black colt, Aquas-
cutom, came in third
The Reiff's here spoken of have
relatives 1.-THE Baker's) in this
county. The father of the Reiff
boys, John Reiff, used to live here
and was a timer. He is well re-
membered by a number of our old
settlers. He also lived at Middle
town, where he was well known.
The Reiff's left here when the boys
were quite young. 1t will be
noticed by the above clipping that
the famous Tod Sloan is left behind
by a Montgomery county boy.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-30
Rev. Dean Critically Ill.

Rev. X. NJ. Deane, the beloved
pastor OF st. Pauls Episcopal
Church in this city, suffered a
stroke of apoplexy Wednesday
evening and is still in a serious
condition.
Mrs. Deane was in st. Louis at
the time, but their daughter, Miss
Katherine, was at home. She re-
quested her father to remain quiet
ly at home while the went for a
doctor, but during her absence he
walked to the postoffice. POST
master Treloar perceived that he
was apparently ill and advised
him to go home at once. He did
so and about six o'clock he suffer-
n evere shock, which was fol-
lowed by another stroke later in
the night, and he was rendered
unconscious. He is in a precarious
condition this afternoon.
Mrs. Deane was notified by wire
and arrived from st. Louis Thurs
day, and Is at her husbands bed
side.-Mexico Intelligencer.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-30
CUBAN II
CONVENTION.

Havana, Nov. 26.-It was decid-
ed to-day, at the meeting of the
constitutional convention, to divide
the body into five sections of six
delegates each. These sections will
discuss separately whatever prop
ositions are presented by the DEL
egates for Incorporation into the
constitution. They will not begin
their work for eight days, in order
to allow the delegates to prepare
their propositions.
A member of each section viii
be appointed TO form a centra
committee to draw up the fna
project, which will be discussed by
the whole convention. The time
allowed the central committee to
submit the draft of a constitution
has not yet been fixed. Seniors
Sanguilly and Llorente were APP
pointed a committee to revise the
ph~raseology of the constitution.
A committee of five was appoint
ed to consider questions of interior
government.
At the opening of to-day's ses-
sion of the convention, Senior de
Quesada moved the rejection of
the resolution introduced on Sat-
urday by Seniors Rivero, Cisneros
and Valluendas, expressing the
sorrow of the convention at the
departure OF Gen. Fitzhugh Lee.
The resolution was thereupon re-
jected unanimously. Senior Rivero
said, after the session, that some
of the delegates intended to attack
Gen. Lee on the ground that he
had not always been a friend of
the Cubans; and that, in view of
this, Gen. Lees friends thought it
would be better not to press the
resolution of regret
Gaulberto Gomez asked the con-
vention to authorize a discussion of
the answer to Gen. Woods speech
opening the convention, which
Senior Gomez offers to draw up.
Senior Sanguilly said that an
answer to Gen. Wood would be
out of place and dangerous, in
that it might affect the good rela-
tons between the convention and
the intervening government. He
added that Gen. Woods speech
was not a message that required
an answer, but a military order. 1t
would be far better to let well
enough alone. He proposed that
the convention decide not to
answer the speech under any cir
cumstances; and the proposition
was adopted by a vote of % to 8.
The convention then adjourned.
Gualberto Gomez was very angry
over the defeat of his proposal and
he created considerable disturb
ance. He said the rights of the
delegates had been curtailed. and
that the convention had been in
fluenced by the fear that IN answer
to the speech would give rise to
friction with the intervening gov
eminent. The delegates had shown
J cowardice. The proposed answer