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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-19
USE DUE CARE.
Do Not Send Out News of Value to
the Enemy.

New York, May 1S.-The Commercial
Gable Co. sent out the following notice,
today:
The United States authorities declare
that all messages containing informa-
ton of prospective movements and cur-
rent military operations are inimical
to the United States and are conse-
quently Forbidden Senders of press
or other messages are requested not to
include such matter. If any such is
found it Will be stricken out by the
censor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-19
GENERAL WAR SITUATION.
Continued from page ID

of the Charleston will be adjusted %
she proceeds down the bay and no stop
will be made at San Francisco.
On the vessel are a number of news
paper correspondents, among them T..
Langley Jones, who has been ordered
to Manila to report the movements
there of the United States for The
Associated Press.
The Charleston was heavily loaded
with ammunition for her own guns
in addition to large supply of pow
der and projectiles for Admiral Dew
ey's fleet.
No troops We're carried on the
Charleston, as she has no room for
more than her own crew. $50 men
The cruiser was heavily loaded with
coal. but will net have much left when
she reaches Manila.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-19
PLENTY OF FOOD.
At Least That Is the Havana Report Sent to
Madrid.

Madrid. May 1S.-2 P. Man official
dispatch from Havana says: The
food supply is assured for a long time
Vessels are arriving here from all
paris, even from the United States
with pIoyisions.'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-19
&c. ALGER WANTS ANOTHER
ASSISTANT.

Washington, May 1S.-Secretary AL
ger has sent to Congress a draft of a
bill to create in time of war second
assistant secretary of war with a sal
airy of $4,000. The secretary urges the
Importance in this exigency of imme-
diate action.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-19
BOLIVIA IS NEUTRAL.
Official Notice of goth Government to
Take Such Action.

Washington, May lS.-The state de-
partment was notified, today, that the
government of Bolivia had declared
neutrality between Spain and the
United States. making the Goth govern
ment that has taken action.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-19
ON LAND AND SEA.
Bits OF News from Our Gallant Soldiers anC
Sailors.

The Eath Naval Reserves. LIST Battalion
Of Maine. call for more seamen to form 4
second company, as it will require 1914 en-
listed men 70 man the monitor Wyan-
dotte, which has been assigned to the Re
serves of Bath. Men wishing to enlist
should be at the Alameda on Thursday
Friday and Monday nights from 80 to
$50 r. NJ.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-19
TO COMMAND THE MAINE COAST

Washington, May 1s.-Commander
Allen u. Brown. retired, residing now
at Northfield. Vermont. was appointed.
today, to have command of the first
coast defence district which includes
state cf Maine. This was authorized
by recent act Of Congress-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-19
JAPANESE WATCHING THE WAR,

Washington, May 1S.-The Japanese
minister. Mr. Hoshi, saw Secretaries Long
and Alger, today. and secured credentials
for Lieut.. Marta of the japanese navy
and Major Shiba of the japanese army
who will act as observers of our navar
and military movements against Spajn
Major shiba took an active part in the
= Japanese war against China. Lieut. Ma.
ia is an expert in naval construction
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-19
THE COLUMBIA SAILS.

Philadelphia, May 1S.-The cruiser
Columbia which anchored at the Della
ware BreakWater at noon. today,
weighed anchor at 322 and passed to
sea. Her destination is unknown.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-19
THE ALABAMA
Successfully Launched at
Cramps Shipyard, Wednesday.
The Latest and Best Addition to tn
Navy Of the United States.
OF 1880 Tons Displacement Heavily Ar
mored and Heavily Armed.

Philadelphia, May 1S.-The battleship
yards, shortly before l o'clock, this
afternoon. Miss Mary T.. Morgan,
daughter of Senator Morgan of Ala
bama had the honor of breaking the
traditional bottle of wine on the prov
of the big fighter as it slid from the
ways. The launching of the ship was
one of the most successful ever VII
messed at Cramps. Before the saWying
of the shoe which held the cradle in
place had been completed, the mon
strous hull, Juggling with a weight of
thousands of tons on the strips of oak.
tore them apart and the big mass Of
steel glided gracefully into the Wataef
a few seconds ahead of schedule time
Miss Morgan stood on das built on
the launching platform directly under
the bow of the Alabama, attended by
her father, Senator Morgan, and her
sister. Miss Cornelia I. Morgan. AS
the ship began to trembe preparatory
to sliding off the well-greased ways,
she took firmer grasp on the gaily
wine which she held in her right hand.
and swinging it above her head.
smashed it against the nose of the ship
saying as she did so:
Il crown thee with magnolias, brave
ship and christen thee with a proud
name-Alab ama.'
The bow Of the boat was hung With
great festoons of magnolas, gray moss
and roses gathered by the ladies of the
state Of Alabama and sent here for the
occasion.
Only a few hundred people witnessed
the launching, as against the tens Of
thousands that usually gathered in the
yard ON such occasions. For sometime
past the yard has been closed to all
visitors, and the rule was not relaxed
to any extent, today. Fear of Spanish
treachery has rendered the government
and the Cramps extremely causous. as
single bomb exploded by a hostile
visitor would do almost incalculable
damage.
The war time launching" was for
this reason almost a private affair.
After the Alabama had come to a
standstill in the Delaware, tugs towed
| her back to her dock and Workmea
swarmed over her, beginning at once
the work of preparing her for service.
If the armor is contracted for now and
| promptly delivered, the ship Will be
ready for commission within year
The yard number of the Alabama,
I 290, is the same as the yard number If
the old Alabama. built for the Confed
eracy in an English ship yard durn:;
| the Rebellion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-19
THE RESERVE FLEET
Ready to Sail from Cadiz With 1900
Men for Manila.

Gibraltar May lS-The flrs;-class bat
ueship relayo. the armorcd cruisers En-
rerador Carlos, Alfonso Nil. Victoria
ana Giralda. the auxiliary cruisers Rapi-
Go, Alfonso MI. Buenos Ayres and Anto-
Mo Lopez ana three torpedo boats, now at
CadiZ, are ready for sea.
They are expected to sail for the Phil
nppines before the end of this month with
ll,0Q0 troops.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-19
THE MONTAUK.
Portland Says Her Preserve" Has
Been Ordered to Duty.

Portland, Me-, May 1S-The Port
land naval reserve has been ordered on
board the monitor Montauk. tomorrow
The New Jersey brigade. which
brought the boat here. has been order
ed home, excepting four officers, who
will remain with the Montauk
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-19
ALLEGED MURDERERS INDICTED.

Bridgeport, Conn. May 1S.-The
grand jury. today. returned true bills
against Ben Willis and Fred Max
Brockhaus. the alleged murderers of
David s. X. Lambert of Wilton, Dec.
II, last.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-19
ORDERED TO POST OF DUTY

Bar Harbor, Me, May 1S.-Dr. Fl. d
Averill, recently appointed to the navy
as acting surgeon, was today, ordered
to duty on the United States steamship
Lancaster
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-19

The Alabama is the first to be
of her type, the other two being the
Illinois and Wisconsin. She presents
first three. the Oregon, Indiana and
Massachusetts,. These differences in
terry and the disposition of the armor,
as we'll as a considerable increase in
size and displacement.
The first type had the armor ar
ranged in Waterline belt and case
and aft of this belt protected by sub
merged armored docks and their main
-Four 1S-inch guns in two turrets, eight
S-inch guns in four turrets. one at each
6-inch guns mounted at the corners of
the casematc below the superstructure.
~ 'IiN thist'etiiitt - ~ liz Natti itlie
armor is carried clear forward the
| protective deck, instead of being sub
| the level of the top of the belt by
| slopes. each side, the same as in pro-
tected cruisers. The S-inch guns of the
Indiana type are done away with en-
! tirely, the main battery of the Ala
bama type consisting of four 13-inch
guns in turrets and 6-inch rapid fire
guns. of which ten are mounted on the
gun deck, eight in broadside between
the turrets and two firing straight
ahead forward of the fore turret, on the
gun deck. The other four are mounted
in a small redoubt on the casematc
deck. two on each side. The broadside
6-inch guns, instead OF being mounted
in projecting Sponsors are mounted il
recess ports in order to secure extern
sive train forward and abaft the beam
:, The general dimensions Of the Ala
bama class are as follows: Length
over all 314 feet; breadth II feet: free
board forward 20 feet: free board aft
the after turret IS feet, 8 inches
draught % feet, 6 inches displacement
l1,520 tons; the guaranteed speed is t.
be IL knots and the estimated horse
power 10000.
The main battery has already beer
described. The secondary battery con
sists Of Il six pounder rapid fire guns
SIX one-pcunder rapid fire guns an(
four Gatlings
The arrangement of the boilers in tn,
The Progress., 1898-04-02
The vital Point.

Spanish Ceneral--What armament
has the Maine?
Aid-Four 10 inch guns, six 6 inch
guns and
Spanish General-How many type
writers?-New York Journal.
The Progress., 1898-04-02
The Evidence at Hand.

Giles-It is said that the scanty gar
ments worn by the barbarous races ac-
count for the unusual longevity among
them.
Smiles-I don't doubt it. Just look
at the great age attained by our ballet
girls. -Chicago News.
The Progress., 1898-04-02

side by side in the Judgment; and
money bags, and judicial ermine, and
royal robe shall DC riven with the
lightning.
Behold also how u giant may be
slain! Delilah started the train Of cir
cumstances that pulled down the tenn
nile of Dagon about Samson's ears. And
tens of thousands of giants have gone
down to death and hell through the
same impure destinations. 1t seems to
me that it is high time that pulpit and
platform and prin ting press speak out
against the impurities OF modern soci :
etv. Fastidiousness and prudery say:
Rstter not speak-you will rouse
10 adverse criticism; you will make
worse what you want to make better;
better deal in glittering generalities;
the su b iect is too delicate for polite
ears But there comes voice from
Heaven overpowering the mincing
sentimen talities of the day, saying:
''Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy
voice like "a trumpet, and show my
people their transgressions and the
house of Jacob their sins"
The trouble is that when people
write or speak upon this theme they
are apt to cover it up with the graces
of belles-lettres, so that the crime is
made attractive instead Of repulsive.
Lord Bryon in 'Don Juan" adorns this
crime unt til it smiles like a May queen.
Michelet, the great French writer,
covers it up with bewitching rhetoric
until it glows like the rising sun, when
it ought to be made loathsome as q
smallpox hospital. There are to-day
influences abroad which, if unresisted
by the pulpit and the printing press,
will turn our modern cities into Sodom
and Gomorrah, fit only for the storm
of fire and rhinestone that whelmed
the cities of the plain.
Behold also in this giant of the text
and in the giant of our own century
that great physical power must crum-
bic and expire. The Sampson Of the
text long ago went away. He fought
the Philistines. He could fight any
thing, but death was too much for
him. He may have required g. longer
grave and a broader grave; but the
tomb nevertheless was his terminus
1t, then, we are to be compelled to
go out of this world, where are we to
go9 This body and soul must soon
part. What shall be the destiny of the
former l know-dust to dust. But
what shall be the destiny of the latterr
Shall ! it rise into the companionship
OF the white-robed, whose sins Christ
has slain? or Will it go down among
the unbelieving, who tried to gain the
world and save their souls, but were
swindled out of both? Blessed
be God, we have Cham
pion! He is SO styled in the Bible;
Champion who has conquered death
and hell, and He is ready to fight all
our battles from the first to the last,
Who Is this that cometh from Edom
with dyed garments from Bozrah,
mighty to saver" If we follow in the
wake OF that Champion death has no
power and the grave no victory, The
worst man trusting in Him shall have
nis dying pangs alleviated and his fu-
ture illumined.
In the light of this subject want to
call your attention to q fact which
may not have been rightly con sidered
" nve men in all the world, and that
:. tne TACT that we must be brought
INTO Judgment for the employment of
our PHYSICAL organism. Shoulder, brain,
nana' Ioot-we must answer in judg- |
The Progress., 1898-04-02

| subject l have said to myself. how
shall account to God in Judgment for
the use of q body which never knew
| one moment of real sickness? Rising
up in Judgment, standing beside men
| and women who had only little phys
| ical energy, and yet consumed that
| energy in a conhagration of religious
enthusiasm, how will we feel abashedy
Oh, men Of the strong arm, and tho
stout heart what use are you making
| OF your physical forces? Will you be
able to stand the test of that day when
| we must answer for the use of every
talent, whether it were physical en-
ergy, Or a mental acumen, Or a spiritual
power?
The day approaches, and I see one
who in this world was an invalid, and
as she stands before the throne of
God to answer she says: II was sick
all my days. l had but very little
strength, but did as we'll as could in
being kind to those who were more
sick and more suffering" And Christ
will say: ''Well done. faithful servant"
And then little child will stand be-
fore the throne, and she will say: ION
earth had a curvature of the spine
and was very weak and was very
sick: but used to gather flowers out
OF the wildwood and bring them to my
sick mother, and she was comforted
when she saw the sweet flowers out of
the wildwood. didn't do much, but
1 did something's" And Christ shall
say, as he takes her up in His arms and
kisses her: "Wen done, well done,
thy faithful servant; enter thou into
the JOY OF thy Lord" What, then, will
be said to us-we to whom the Lord
gave physical strength and continuous
health?
l said to an old Scotch minister, who
was one of the best friends ever had:
doctor, did you ever know Robert
Pollock, the Scotch poet, who wrote
1.-The Course of Timer" "Oh, yes," he
replied. Il knew him we'll; was his
classmate. And then the doctor went
on to tell me how that the writ
ing of "The Course of Time" ex-
hausted the health of Robert Pollock.
and he expired: 1t seems as if no man
could have such a glimpse OF the day
for which other days were made as
Robert Pollock had, and long survive
that glimpse. In the description of that
day he says. among other things:
Begin the woe We woods, and tell it to the dole.
full Winds
And doleful winds wall to the bowling hills, |
And bowling Mills mourn to the dismal wales,
And dismal wales sigh to the sorro wing brooks
And sorrowing brooks weep to the weeping
stream
And weeping stream awake the grooming deep; |
Ye heavens, great archway OF the universe put |
Sackcloth on;
And ocean, robe thyself in garb OF widow hood, |
And gather all thy waves into a groan AMI Ut
ter it,
Long, loud deep, piercing. dolorous, i'm n euss
The occasion asks it, NLtur, dies aud angels
come to lay her in her grave.
What Robert Pollock saw in prophet
&c dream you and will see in positive
reality the Judgment! the iudgmepti
he Rang.
Forain is telling story to Chase aft
er dinner, and in the course of it re-
marks:
''Then rang violently for my serv-
ant"
"What. " somebody interrupts, ''have
you got servant?''
mo" says Forain, ''but I've got
bell. Figaro
The Evidence at Hand.
Evening journal., 1898-10-12
The LUTHERAN CORPEREHCi I

TWO FORMER W1IJMINGTONIlANs
MADE ADDRESSES LAST EVEN
INiG-OFFTCERS ELECTED.
At the afternoon session Of the Phil
adelphia Lutheran Conference, now be-
ing held in st. Stephens Church, this
city, report was read by Rev. DR..
William A. Shaeffer, of the fifteen ms
sions under his supervision, all of
which have produced excellent results
during the past year
At the evening meeting Rev. DR.. G.
f. Krotel, of New York, and Rev. S.
Baird, former Wilmingtonians, made
addresses, the meeting being open to
the public. In the morning the follow
ing officers were elected: President,
Charles j. Iirzel, pastor of st. Paul's
Church, Philadelphia; secretary, Rev.
II. Branson Richards, pastor of the
Church of the TRANSPORTATION, Phi.a-
delphia; treasurer, Rev. J. T. Fluck,
pastor of the Church OF the Advent,
Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1898-10-12
THE PENINSULA PRESS

There are hundreds Of persons in
Kent county who could vote and are
not getting ready to do 1t. They are
not registered. They have had four
opportunities and will have one more.
Saturday. October p, is another regis
tration day and the last call. If that
opportunity Is neglected the Jig is up,
and the defaulter had as well get some-
body to bury him. He will be a dead
cock under the roost.-Clayton Call.
In this campaign the fight is for prin-
ciple, not men. Then we should judge
the parties from the standpoint of what
they represent and stand for Happily
for the Democracy of Delaware, she
has both good men and good principles
to fight for. Never in her history was
an ADLER, cleaner or more honest set OF
men nominated for office, both on the
state and county ticket, than are found
on the Democratic ticket this year.
Sussex Journal. ras
Republican control of Sussex county
has given the people an object lesson
of what Republican mismanagement
means The spectacle Of the county or
ed should alone drive every self-re~
specting man in the county to vote
against the party that is responsible for
such conditions. No individual in his
business would for a moment tolerate
such methods, and these same individ-
uals will see to it that no longer will
be tolerated such methods in their pub
lie affairs. Republican rule in Sus-
sex county is near it's end.-Seaford
News.
Good, earnest work on the part of the
Democracy from this time onward will
result in a victory in which the con-
servative citizens Of the state will re-
ioice.-Delaware Pilot.
Hundreds Of Democrats and anti-Ad-
dicks Republicans-citizens of the
state who love the state and it's institu-
tions, are to-day unregistered and un-
able to vote at the coming election.
These men should know that there are
but a few hours more-anOther day in
which they can qualify themselves as
voters-that day is Saturday the 22d
instant. 1t is a clear and plain duty
to present themselves for registration
on that day, and in the first half hour
of that day.-Milford Herald.
Every man knows that he cannot
vote at the coming election unless he
is registered There is one more sit
ting Of the registrars and every man
should get registered. The compensa-
ton is small and there should be nc
haggling about it, You will pay sc
much less. You Will not have to pay
so much more. Every vote will count
this Fall, and Democrats, your vote viii
count this time. The fight will be 9
strong one.-Delaware Ledger.
Evening journal., 1898-10-12
THE WEATHER

New York Herald's Forecast.-ln the
Middle States and New England to-day
cloudy to partly cloudy weather and
falling temperature will prevail, with
fresh and brisk sOutherly and westerly
winds, strong and attended by rains in
the morning on and near the coasts, the
winds becoming variable and probably
increasing this afternoon or tonight,
accompanied by rain with the north
ward advance of the Gulf Stream cy-
clone.
On Thursday, in both Of these sec
tions, fair, cooler weather and brisk to
fresh westerly and nOrtherly winds viii
prevail, preceded by rain and danger
Gus cyclonic winds on the coast.
On Friday, fair weather, with slight
temperature changes.
European steamers now leaving New
York, Philadelphia and Boston viii
have fresh to strong variable winds
mostly eouthwesterly, to the Banks
South lbOund steamers now leaving arc
to have cyclonic winds north OF Cape
Hatteras.
Evening journal., 1898-10-12
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NOTES.

John NAPLES, an empioye Of the w.
& ~ railroad, spent several days va
cation visiting the principle towns on
the Peninsula last week. He returned
on Sunday and resumed his duties yes
terday.
Adjutant-General Garrett ]. Hart
spent last night in Dover
Ex-Levy Court Commissioner Sereck
F. shallcross, Of Odessa, is in town to-
day.
John Bratton, of New York, is visit
ing friends in this city.
Rev. Hazen b. Baird, Of Elam, Pa,
was the guest Of Samuel II. Baynard
yesterday.
DR.. S. c. Frederick has returned from
Parkton, Nd, where he has been spend
ing several days with his parents.
Lewis c. Vandegrift went to George
town last night to take charge of a
case in the Superior Court there to-
day.
w. E. Hall and John w. NAPLES, Of
the w. & N. railroad, have returned
from their vacations.
T .Tea-was served at the meeting of the
New-Century Club to-day.
Captain r. G. Chase, Of Philadelphia
spent yesterday with friends in this
city.
Miss Rachael Smith is visiting il
Kennett Square.
Misses Josephine McDermott and An.
ME Roach have returned to West Ches
ter after a short visit here.
County Treasurer Horace G. Rettev
is in Baltimore attending the session
OF the Supeme Castle, Knights of thu
Golden Eagle, of which he is a past off
Ger.
Miss Mary Warren, of No. 6O4 kim
street, is visiting friends in Brooklyn.
Benjamin Johnson, of Richmond
Ind, who has been visiting Joshui
Marvel, in this city, returned home las
night.
Evening journal., 1898-10-12

The canvass of the vote of Kent
county for 1896 made at Dover yester-
day by order Of the Superior Court
shows nothing which has not been
known for many months. Addicksites
bought the votes and Democrats re-
fused to count them. That's the story
In nutshell. Regular Republicans who
were on the ticket were only too glad
to get into office by such means. Judge
Edward G. Bradford, Judge William 9.
Spruance and other Republicans equal
ly well known, assisted the Democrats
to organize the Constitutional COnven-
ton and the General Assembly, and 1t
is a little late for them and their
friends to hold up their hands in holy
horror when the canvass confronts
them. The new Constitution will
stand; the acts of the last General AS
sembly will stand; the Levy Court and
its work will stand, and the only thing
which will accrue to the Addicksites
for their time and trouble will be a
little campaign thunder for a party
which stole a presidency in 1876, to
say nothing of a United States Senate
and control Of several state govern
ments.
Evening journal., 1898-10-12
THE GREAT COLUMBIAN CARNI-
VAIL

This is perfect carnival weather, fair
and bracing, just such weather as
Wilmington wants to-day and tonight.
All the street cars and carriages will
run to Shellpot Park this afternoon
and evening. The grand start viii be
made from the church at $50, when the
Dewey Dragons, trained by Captain
Condor, and headed by Hyatt's Mlli-
tary Band, will march to Eighth and
Market streets, where cars will be in
waiting. The soldier boys will give
two exhibitions, one at o'clock and
the other at S. Hyatt's Band will fur
nish music for the day, while Grants
Orchestra will direct the movements OF
the young who cant sit still" Sup
per begins at 8 o'clock, and Rev. DR..
Flynn extends a cordial invitation to
all his friends, both clerical and lay,
to meet him at the banquet tonight.
James Curran has arranged a fine mu-
sical program. The holders Of tickets
will please write their names on the
coupons and leave them at the rectory
at No. 1414 King street.