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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-08-13
THE TIMES.
SATURDAY, AUGUST Is, 1898.
Bellows Falls Locals.

Mrs. Fred Bissell will sing alto in the
choir of the Episcopal church tomorrow.
There will be dance at Maple Grove
hall, j. b. Allbee's, next Thursday even
ing. Exner's orchestra will provide music.
H.B. Davis will move next week into
the house on Cherry Hill owned by Barney
Cannon, Jr., and recently vacated by Mr.
Myers.
William johnson, who was arrested
Tuesday at the depot by Chief Thompson
was fined So and costs Wednesday morn
ing for being intoxicated.
Judge L. M. Read was in Montpelier
Tuesday acting as referee in the case OF
Horatio N. Joplin VS. the Vermont Mutual
Fire insurance company.
The Brewery on the New Hampshire
side of the river opposite Brattleboro was
raided Thursday. Ten barrels Of beer, and
two barrels of ale were seized and Land
lord Ellis arrested and put under bonds.
Narragansett Pier possesses one OF the
finest beaches on the Atlantic coast. Take
the Fitchburg railroad excursion of August
10Th, and enjoy day in the surf. Rate
for the round trip only LIS and train
leaves Bellows Falls at $50 Al
Mrs. P. c. Whitaker has received Of
the Equitable Life Insurance company OF
New York the sum of $1,000 in payment
of policy held by her late husband. The
money was paid by H. q. Farrar of Rut-
land, who is the Vermont representative
of the company.
A high class watering plsce is the title
given to Ma ragansett Pr in the guide
books. The Fitchburg railroad excursion
of August 10Th makes it possible to visit
this great resort at an expense OF only
S1.75. Train leaves Bellows Falls at $50
A. NJ.
John Taylor of New York is visiting his
sister, Mrs. E. L. Shedd, this week. Mr..
Taylor was born in Rockingham but during
the past 20 years has been connected with
the police department Of New York city.
He is now detective, and no doubt could
tell some interesting experiences if he saw
fit.
The road leading from Rockingham to
Saxtons River enjoys mingling of the
seasons that is really confusing spring
extends through the summer and says good
morning to autumn. G. E. Ball, while
gathering some fine apples Of the Early
Harvest variety Wednesday, found on the
same tree with the ripened fruit large
bunch Of fresh apple blossoms.
G. w. Cox, the new superintendent of
schools is in town and for the present has
rooms at the Baptist parsonage. The new
house which he is to occupy being built by
Ned Pierce on Burt Place will not be ready
for occupancy before October, and so,with
the exception Of son who is to enter the
high school, Mr.. Cox's family will not come
to town before the last of September.
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A Runaway.

Henry street was the scene OF a lively
runaway Wednesday morning. C. F. Bis.
sell left his grocery team in front of w. j
Commits and the horse became frightened
by piece of canvas and ran to Edward
Towards house on the corner of Henry
and Pine streets. where he was stopped by
the wagon colliding with tree. A wheel
was broken and the axle bent somewhat,
but no further damage is reported. Mr.,
Bissell was some bruised and shaken up,
but not badly injured. The horse was the
same one that ran away few few weeks
ago with Mrs. A. J.Lamb. The horse has
since been disposed of as being too spirited
for the grocery business.
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Summer School.

The first union summer school on the
Claremont Junction camp grounds will be
held August Is to 20 inclusive. All the
railroads give re duced rates. On Monday
morning there will be an opening lecture.
The order Of exercises on the days follow
ing will be:
;7.45 Morning devotions
$3.50 Methods of work in Sunday school
Epworth League and Junior League
5000 Recess
8 9j0--a. Pastors hour, lectures, discus
sions, etc.
b. Study hour for classes
i0-10.O Lectures in English Literature
l0.50-1I Recess
1llz Lectures and classes in Sciences
II % Lunch
1870 Recreation, swings, croduet, baseball
and lawn tennis.
30 Dinner
$40 Vesper service
100 Lecture and entertainment Prayers
at close of lecture.
$50 Retire.
The following are the names OF the
speakers and their subjects as far as known.
Rev. 7. G. Watkins, Lynn, Mass, Ram
bles among the Rockies; Rev. Jessie M.
Durrell, D. D., Nashua, N. H., 1.-The
m arch of the American Republic )" Rev. j.
E. Robins, A. M, Dover, N. H. Mrs. j.
M. Durren, Nashua, N. H., "Tennyson as
an Artist" Rev. James Alexander, New
port, FIFTY minutes with modern Scottish
N ovelists"; Mrs. G. o. Judkins, Windsor,
"Br owning; Rev. Stowell L. Bry ant,
shington, D, c. "Sareonarola".
On Tuesday evening concert will be
Civ en- by the Cuban Male Quartette, led
| by Rev. G. o. Judkins of Windsor.
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GEN. CIRCUIT IN TOWN.
Makes Judge Read a Visit, Calls on
Friends and Tells the Times Man

Makes Judge Read a Visit, Calls on
Friends and Tells the Times Man
Few Things.
Gen. w. w. Circuit, congressman for I6
years, and for the ninth time congressman
elect from the second Vermont district.
was in Bellows Falls Thursday. He has
been on his farm near St. Johnsbury since
the adjournment of congress, and looks a,
brown and robust as any other farmer; in
fact his friends say they never saw him
looking better or feeling more cheerful.
The general was on his way to Brattleboro
and while in b. lows Falls called on sew
eral friends and acquain'ances and one
place he never passes and where he is
always welcom is the TIMES office
When he came into the office Thursday
he said he had just been having very
pleasant visit with Judge L. M. Read, who
gave him such lively race this spring.
He said that he and his friends did not
take the Judges campaign seriously until
about two weeks before the convention,
and then they began to do some tall
rustling. He said that in a measure his
forces were caught mapping, and there was
no organization anywhere demoralized
state of affairs which he will not permit
should he ever come up for office again.
When asked about the statement signed
by 4. H. Allbee OF this place and L. Bart
Cross Of Montpe Ter saying that he prom
ised two years ago not to become candi-
date, he said that hewas greatly surprised
that these gentlemen put their names to
any such statement, and that it probably
lost him more votes than any other one
thing in the campaign. Had he not
received counter-statements from the three
other members of the state committee sup
plementing his own emphatic denial of ever
having made any such bargain, it might
have cost him even more votes than it did.
The general laughingly admits that the
boys treated him to a lively scrap, but
intima.es that he ba, charity for all and
malice toward none.
Gen. Grout says he thinks the war is
over, but believes that Uncle Sam will
hold on to every foot Of new territory
acquired including the entire Philippine
group.
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murrten.

In Jamaics, August 6, by Rev. S. II. Tay-
lor. bernard Gleason of Jamaica and Miss
Ida M. Stowell of Windham.
In Jamaica. August s, by Rev. s. II: Tay-
lor. David Eddy and Mrs. Chloe j. Holton,
both Of Jamaica.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-24
TRANSPORTS READY.
More Than Twenty Vessels Are As
sembled at Tampa,

TAMPA, May 23.-With the arrival
today of the Iroquois, Santiago and
Cherokee, twenty-one transports are
now at the port, every one fitted ready
for embarkation. These ships will cas-
lily accommodate between $4,000 and
$4,000 men, somewhat over the total
number of regular troops in camp here.
1t is thought thirty-six hours after or
ders are issued to embark every man
here, horses and every pound of sup
plies can be placed on board the YES
sells in waiting.
Everything waits on news from the
fleet. When the long-looked-for and
long-hoped-for meeting between Admi-
rails Sampson and Cervera takes place
(and military officers do not for mo-
ment question the result), it is the gen
eral belief that orders will be given to
put the army on board the transports
The Red Cross ship State of Texas.
with Miss Clara Barton, representative
of the National Red Cross Society of
America and corps of sur
geons and trained nurses. ar
iiVeo d. TUT Tampa from Key
West today and cast anchor near
the gunboat Helena. The vessel, which
is fully fitted up for hospital purposes
and carries supplies enough for the
equipment of several Red Cross sta
tions WILL it is said, follow the fleet of
troops into Cuban waters.
In speaking of the Red Cross work in
Cuba, Miss Barton said today that she
had received assurances from the high
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carrying North Carolina troops en-
route to Florida, collided with north
bound vegetable. train.
William Barber, private, Company l.,
Of Durham, was killed, and Private J..
M. Colclough was fatally injured.
The regulars were travelling in a
sectional train. The vegetable train
was waiting In siding and thought
all the sections had passed. The en-
gineer pushed ahead. and was running
at a rapid pace when the collision oc-
CURED.
Private Barber was In the last pas
senger coach, next to the freight car
containing the baggage of the battalion.
He attempted to jump and was caught
between the cars. His head was ter
ribly smashed, and both his legs bro
ken.
Private Colclough was injured inter-
nally.
The train was attached to another
engine and brought back to Savannah
An undertaken was sent for and took
charge of the body. 1t will be sent
home for interment tonight.
The battalion drew UP In line outside
of the cars as the body was carried
from the railroad station. A corporars
squadron from each company escorted
the remains to the undertakers. The
body was carried from the depot on a
stretcher borne upon the shoulders Of
four Of the dead mans comrades.
The battalion proceeded to Florida af-
ter a wait here of about two hours.
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MERRITT WILL WE'D.
The General Engaged to Miss Will
tams, of Chicago.

lams, OF chicago.
CHICAGO, May 23.-The formal an
nouncement of the engagement of Miss
Laura Williams, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Norton Williams, of Chicago. and
granddaughter of the late Judge John
Dean Cation, to Maj Gen. Wesley Mer-
r1tt, military governor of the Philip
pine islands, was made today.
Miss Williams Is about twenty wears
old. She has received much attention
here and abroad, especially In Lon
don, where she was the guest of Robert
Lincoln, when he was representative of
this country at the court of st. James.
She was present at the qeuen's draw
ing room with Miss Lincoln.
Gen. Merritt was born in Illinois. and
is a graduate Of West Point. He en-
tered the war directly after graduation
in 1861. In April, 1863, he was appoint
ed brigadier general, and his services
throughout the war were of the most
distinguished kind. Since it's close, he
has made a name for himself in In
dian fighting, and in 1895 was made a
major general.
Gen. Merritt left for. the Pacific coast
tonight in a special car attached TO
the 6 o'clock Omaha train of the Chi
cago & Northwestern railway. He
steadily refused to be interviewed. and
the members Of his staff maintain the
same reticence.
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War News in Brief.

Arrival of three American warships al
Para reported by Lloyd's.
1t is possible that the invasion OF Cuba
has already been undertaken.
Madrid believed to have important news
from Cuba which is kept from the public
Significant hints in the Spanish cortes
on the subject of privateering.
Italy has lot, as reported, protested
against the Cuban blockade as Ineffective.
The United States advised by an English
officer to station a fast cruiser off the
Grand Banks.
No news regarding the movements Of
fleets in West Indian waters.
Another ministerial crisis at Madrid Is
possible.
Treasury department preparing to ad-
minister the customs affairs of the Philip
pines.
First OF the Manila expedition on board
ship at San Francisco.
Spain's reserve ships abe to make
trouble at Manila. but not to disturb the
balance of naval power in the Atlantic.
Review of the First division, First
corps, the feature of the day at Chicka-
manga.
Twenty transports at Tampa waiting for
word to move.
War revenue debate continues in the
sen:.e.
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Washington Bureau st. Paul Globe, I
Corcoran Building.
Special to The St. Paul Globe.

Special to The st. Paul Globe.
WASHINGTON, May 23.-Not since
the war began has greater mystery
surrounded the movements of the hos
tile fleets. Practically nothing Is
known tonight as to the whereabouts Of
Sampson, Schley and Cervera. Shrewd
guesses may be made, but they are only
guesses. Not a single scrap Of news
was made public today. The depart
ment may know the status in the West
Indies in detail, but probably does not
Its general knowledge is so carefully
guarded that not even the vaguest CT
hints reach the public.
The general impression, in spite of
this marked lack of definite informa-
tion, is that Cervera is still In the
Caribbean sea and that his chances for
escape are not of the best. The navy
department will not admit that it ex-
poets early news of a battle, but the
anxiety apparent is proof that tidings of
Importance are expected daily, If not
hourly.
during the day rumor was current
that the Oregon had arrived at Key
West The officials refused to discuss
the rumor, but the censorship was SO
far relaxed as to permit the sending
out from the Florida port of a posi-
tive denial Of the story. Regarding the
later report of the arrival Of the Oregon
at Para, Brazil, officials refused to say
anything, but 1T is believed there is
a mistake of some kind, as the Oregon
should be much nearer Key West.
SHORT OF COAL.
One thing that the strategists have
not overlooked Is that the Cape Verde
squadron is now shut off from getting
coal supplies in the West Indies except
at Cuban ports and from their own
transports. Only two Cuban ports are
open to Cervera now. These are San
tiago, his last reported station, and
Cienfuegos, further along the southern
coast, where the few United States gun
boats engaged in maintaining the
blockade are not sufficiently formidable
to cope with the big armored cruisers
of the enemy unless they have been
reinforced by Sampson. ManzanilIa is
the only other available port on the
south side, but 1t is said in naval cir
cles that Cervera will hardly go there,
with Cienfuegos so near
San Juan is another place where the
fleet could go to get coal and provi-
sions, and in proceeding there less risk
would be run of encountering an Amer
ican squadron.
In neutral ports, Cervera could secure
limited supplies of coal, but the mum
Der of these left to him Is limited. He
has already been to Curacao and Marti-
nique, and now cannot return to them
for coal, or to any port under Dutch
Danish or French control. Every such
call means, too, a definite report to
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ToDAY's BULLETIN.

rage.
Troops May Be in Cuba.
The Oregon at Para.
No News From the Fleets.
Troops Depart for Manila.
Offer of Transports.
Cuban Blockade Effective.
2-Minnesota Colonels In More Luck.
Thirteenth Quiet in Camp.
Manila Revenues to Be Collected.
Spain's Reserve Ships.
3-Spain Threatens Privateering.
No Fears of Spanish Privateers.
Revenue Bill Discussion.
Red Cross Women's Work.
Editorial
Gen. Flower on New Brighton.
Days Social Events.
Franklin Union Meeting.
5-Sporting.
Saints Shut Out Tigers.
st. Paul Wins Field Dav Events
6-Markets.
Bar Silver, 57hc.
Cash Wheat in Chicago, S.65.
minneapolis Matters
News Of the Northwest.
Flour Rate Agreed Upon.
Courts May Settle Rate War.
Railroads Will Protest Taxes.
S-court Rules on Reservation Game.
Cruelty in Cattle Shipping.
School Principals Talk.
TWO 70 able lsts.
S-a.Eail Ma7s .;.,e Bail.
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BLOCKADE is EFFECTIVE
CAPTAIN OF THE BRITISH SHIP
ARDANMHOR WILL so TESTIFY
Even Vessels Acting SuspiciOusIy
Are Taken Into Key West and
Asked to Explain-The Ardanm-
hOr One of That Number-Re-
leased Upon the Request of Brit
ish Consul Taylor.

KEY WEST, Fla, May 23-The Brit
ish steamer Ardanrnhor, Capt. Dane,
was brought into port this morning and
was released this afternoon. She was
III charge of an ensign from the auxil-
larry gunboat Osceola, by which vessel
the Ardanmhor was seized yesterday,
off Cary's Fort light, because she was
acting in a. suspicious manner and was
supposed to be trying to enter Havana
harbor.
The Ardanmhor was here several
weeks ago with a cargo of cattle fo..
Havana, having ben turned back by the
blockade fleet. She then proceeded to
New York, unloaded her cattle and
cleared for Nassau and Mexican ports.
including Vera Cruz. She stopped at
Nassau on her way south, and when
captured yesterday was far cut of her
course, If bound for Vera Cruz.
The Ardanmhor Was released on an
order from Commodore Remey There
is great deal of mystery as to why
she was seized, as Carey's Fort light,
where she was overhauled by the Os-
ceola, Is off the Florida coast and more
than 100 miles north of here.
Upon the arrival of the Ardanmhor
at Key West, Capt. Raman made
formal protest to the British consul
here, Mr.. Taylor, who laid the case be-
fore Commodore Remey, with the result
stated above.
1t is thought the affair Is now closed.
Officers of one of the United States
cruisers. which arrived here today. saw
that while off Cape San Antonio (the
western extremity Of Cuba yesterday
afternoon, a terrific explosion was
heard from the direction of the shore,
but apparently many miles away. There
was an upheaval of water all ahout
the ship. and the cruiser herself vi
brated with the shock from stem to
stern.
They are inclined to think that the
phenomenon was an earthquake. There
are no batteries near enough to Cape
San Antonio to account for detoua-
ton of such volume, and it is thought
that If any naval disaster had occur
red news of 1t would have reached here
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LONDON, May 23.-Lloyd's agent al
Para, Brazil, under today's date. cables
that three American men-of-war ar
rived there at o'clock this morning
from Rio de Janeiro.
The only American warships known
to be on their way north from Rio
Janeiro are the Oregon, the Marietta
and the Nictheroy. The Oregon was
last reported officially by Lloyd's at
Bahia, Brazil, on May 9, and she is be-
lieved to have proceeded at midnight
the same date. The distance from Bahia
to Para Is about 1900 miles, roughly
speaking, and if Lioyd's report is cor
rect the Oregon and her comsorts have
been steaming very slowly.
Other reports have placed the Oregon
at Barbados, and even nearer still to
the United States.
FRIENDLY TIP.
ST. JOHNS, N. F., May 23.-An Of
ficer from one of the British warships
on the west coast of this island ar
rived here tonight to consult with the
governor, Sir Herbert Murray, as to the
contingency of the arrival of the Span
ish fleet in these waters to obtain coal.
The officer desires that hi "a name shall
not be mentioned, but he urges Sir
Herbert Murray to advise the American
government to send one of its fastest
cruisers to patrol the Grand Banks for
week or more. that the cruiser. on
sighting the Spaniards, might give the
earliest possible notice of the movement
of the enemy by making immediately
for st. Johns or Cape Race and tele-
graphing its information to the United
States.
HEAVY FIGHTING HEARD.
PORT AU PRINCE, Hayti, May o.
The following dispatch has been re-
ceived here from Port de Paix. dated
Saturday last, land telegraph communi
cation having been interrupted up TO
today:
"A furious cannonading was heard on
the 18th CThursday lasD in the direc-
ton of the north of Cuba. Today
Saturday the cannonading continues
in lively fashion,"
Port de Paix is in the northwestern
part Of Hayti, and the firing referred
to may have been from any part of
the eastern extremity of Cuba As the
Spaniards claim Guantanamo was re-
Gently bombarded by American war
ships, the sound of firing may have
come from that direction
HE SAW SHIPS.
KEY WEST, May ga fisherman
reports that at 2 o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon while he was off Gonaives, on
the west coast of the island, he saw
three steamers coming from the north
and bound south, going at full speed.
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MONTERREY DELAYED.
She VIII Not be Ready for at Least
Five Days.

Five Days.
WASHINGTON, May 23-It is said
at the navy department that 1T will be
at least fve days before the Monterey
can be started on her long journey
from San Francisco for Manila, the
delay being on account Of the prspara-
tions that must be made for the ex-
ceptional service required Of the YES
sci.
If the Monterey proceeds steadily at
her economical speed. she would reach
the Philippines in thirty-one and a
half days from San Francisco She
will lose several days in coaling en-
route, but on the other hand she may
make up this difference by steaming at
greater speed If circumstances favor
the easy re-coaling Of the ship. The
naval orders issued this morning an
nounced the assignment to command
the Monterey Of Capt. Eugene H.
Leutz. lately in command of the Alert.
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the United States of his whereabouts,
this being particularly true of English
ports. Haytian and Dominican supplies
are closed entirely to the Spanish ad-
miral by treaty provisions
Unless the Spanish admiral has been
able, in some way not apparent. by
colliers or otherwise, to replenish his
fuel supply, exhausted by his long trip
across the Atlantic, his need in this re-
spect must soon be 80 desperate as to
force him to fight. If the assumption
as to his fuel supply is correct, he can
not run, as he has not enough coal to
carry him back to Spain.
PRESENT POSITIONS.
While guessing as to the probable po-
sitions Of the fleets may be interest
ing, it Is not very profitable. All that
is known of the ships movements with
certainty Is that Sampson went to the
west, and that Schley sailed east when
they left Key West. If neither COM
mander changed his course after he got
out Of sight of the watches, that means
that Sampson headed for the Yucatan
channel, and that he may have has
and, perhaps, to Santiago de Cuba.
Schley's ships, according to this move
ment, are bound along the north coast
of Cuba. One inference would be that
he headed for the Windward passage
between the western coast of Cuba and
San Domingo. There, If the Spanish
ships really ran into Santiago, or have
left there (both simply suppositions),
he could meet them if they tried to
run north before Sampson could reach
and invest Santiago, or he could steam
around to the southern coast Of Cuba
and meet Sampson. thus forming a
perhaps parallel Dewey's exploit by
forcing an entrance and destroying the
Spanish ships in their harbor
/ Thus the only absolute fact that Is
known Is that the American ships,
after effecting a Junction, have sep
arated again, and it is evident that this
move was based on some definite plan
of action which would mean that the
American commanders know where
they can catch the Spaniards. -
Whether Sampson and Schley have
the same ships which constituted their
squadrons before they met, or whether
Sampson took all the swift ships, as
it was announced that he would, is not
known.
The armored vessels known to be In
Gulf Of Cuban waters are the cruisers
Brooklyn and New York, the battle
ships Iowa, Indiana, Massachusetts,,
Texas, and the monitors Puritan, Ter
ror, Amphitrite and Miantonomoh.