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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-07-22
TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.

4 +. Fl. Hendricks barn at Richford.
VT, was struck by lightning and burned
yesterday with his house and other build
ings. Loss, $1,000.
The 10th birthday of the Queen Regent
of Spain was privately observed yester-
day. ~A
A London despatch says that Fred j.
Monson of Ardlamont of murder mystery
notoriety, who was arrested on July /
has been committed for trial charged
with insurance frauds. Monson is also
suing his wife for divorce, alleging as
CO -respondent, Cecil Hambrough. for
the proceedings ending in verdict OF
mot proven"
There was 5000 fire at the Atlantic
White Lead company's ntorehouse in
Marshall street, Brooklyn, yesterday.
The Lewiston Daily Sun has been sold
t, Geo. W. Wood Of the Maine Statesman,
who will run 1t as an independent daily.
The remains of Private Harvey A.
Dunn Of Co. L, SUh Massachusetts, regi-
ment, arrived at Lawrence last night
from Chicalnauga. A large crowd wit
messed the march from the depot, the
body being escorted by Battery G. The
body will lie in state at the armory to-
morrow and military funeral will take
place Sunday morning.
The rubber cloth factory of Warren &
Co. az Stoughton, Mass, was burned yes
terday. Loss, 900; insurance, $lO,-
000 Two workmen were injured by an
explosion.
A fire in the cellar of the Foran Furni.
ture company's building on Bank street,
New London, caused by the explosion oil
kerosene lamp, resulted in a loss OF
about $4,000; insured. The fire was con.
fined to the cellar, but the dense smoke
penetrated the entire four stories the
firm occupies and caused the heaviest
loss. The Day Publishing companies
occupies part of the first and second
floors, but their loss will be slight.
Fire yesterday wiped out the business
portion of the town Of Coppsrsville,
Mich. Fifteen buildings were destroyed.
Loss over $780, 900; insurance $4,000
There is story at Annapolis that Ad-
miral Cervera and his son will not re-
turn to Spain after the war. Capt.
Eulate still refuses to sign a parole.
Sergeant Neal Molloy of Battery I, 18th
U. S. artillery, killed himself at Fort
Slocum yesterday. No reason is known
for the act. He first babe all the non-com-
mlssioned officers goodbye saying that he
mad received Through and strolled down
to the beach and shot himself. He had
Deen IN the army II years. He enlisted
from bridgeport, Conn.
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SDAFTER'S MEy.
Their Health and Their Future
MOveme is.

Santiago de Cuba, July 20, via King
ston, Jamaica. Shafter has
opened cable office here, and is in com-
munioation with Washington regarding
the disposition of the 5 tn army corps.
which consists of those troops which came
with him from Tampa, aud the reinforce
ment from the four transports when nave
since been unloaded. Except the $50 and
part of the 34th Michigan, the latter have
not been in action, but are allenoamped
in the same place, and, SO far as health
consideration goes, Gen. McKibbin seems
to have held the opinion that the 5th
corps could join the Porto Rico ex-
petition under Gen. Miles as soon as
Santiago fell. This was the evident in !,
tention when the invasion army left the
United States. But the condition of the
men now, according to the physicians,
makes it inexpedient to carry the army
away from here.
There is lack of transports In
addition to the Porto Rico troops which
will need 40 steamers for their conveyance
the authorities here are still counting up
on having to convoy the 20, 900 Spanish
prisoners to Cadiz.
The cavalry division has been sent into
the mountains at its own request to see if
it cannot get into shape to join &c n.
Miles, and if no fever develops the men
may go to San Juan de Porto Rico. The
gath infantry is acting as guards and as
nurses at the hospital of Juragua, and
more of them are needed. The colored
troops are all likely to remain here to at
tend the sick and hold SANTA go.
Gen. Shafter has cabled TO Washington
that it is innperatively necessary that he
should have more immunes sent to him
quickly, and the probability is that a
corps will leave within the next few
days. All our men are now encamped on
the fighting ground, where they have
been for two weeks, except Gen. Wheeler S
men, who have been sent into the hills.
Gen. Wheeler is still i'll but he resists the
appeals of hist friends that he return to the
United States.
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WATSON'S EXPEDITION.
The Preparations Not Interrupt
ed.

Washington, July a1.-Secretary Long
said today that preparations for the de-
spatch of the Watson squadron to Euro
pean waters was going on uninterrupted
ly, but that the departure necessarily
would await the movement of the war
ships at Porto Rico, the Massachusetts
and other ships being required for con-
voying the troops to Porto Rico. This
disposed of report circulated during
the day that the expedition had been
abandoned. 1t was felt that the report
was the more mischievous at this time as
it indicated purpose to yield to the i'm
piled threats of European sources that
European coalition would result if the
American warships attacked the coast of
Spain. Neither the state or the navy de-
partment looked for any EN- barrassment
from European quarters outside of Spain
as result of the naval movement
against the peninsula. During the day
orders were sent to Norfolk to hurry for
ward work on the colliers which are to
accompany the Watson expedition.
The Dixie is almost certain to be in the
Watson squadron and the Massachusetts
is likely to be. Secretary Long expressly
says, however, that the delay of the Wat
son squadron is incident to conveying the
troops to Porto Rico, and does not mean
that the start will be postponed until the
Porto Rico operations are concluded.
The report from Barcelona that the
people were so fearful of the approach of
the Watson squadron that they were urg-
ing France to establish protectorate over
all theCatalonia district including BARGE
Iona, was dismissed by officials and by
members of the diplomatic corps best
informed on the affairs of France, as
fantastic speculation quite unwarranted
by any actual movement now on foot. 1t
is said to be thoroughly well established
that France is not lending helping
hand to Spain in any of her Affections.
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subsisted by the Spanish company, and
upon arrival at the Spanish port or ports
VIII he sal 3eet 10 the police and quarap-
tine regulation uf their own country. 1t
is altogether unlikely, it now seems,
Taat the prisoners will be landed at Cadz
DIS 6he advertisements asking for proposals
ior carrying the men indicated might be
uiie case, as some other ports may be
designated by Spain. The question de-
pehus, IL Is thought, in large measure
on the location of the governments
iazafeeto' as 1t is generally expected the
Spanish government Will want to keep
the men IN quarantine for a certain
length OF time to avoid any dangers
which might arise from their having been
camped in localities in or near where
yellow fever has been raging.
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MAILS FOR HAWAII.

Washington, July 2l.-Postmaster GEN
eral Emory Smith said today that the
United States domestic mail service
would be extended to the Hawaiian
islands as soon as the flag was raised
there. The details have not been worked
out but it has been determined to make
as few changes as possible in the present
Hawaiian system for the time being. The
regular postal rates will apply to all
points within the islands, but 1t is a
question whether the ordinary rates will
prevail for mails transported by vessels.
1t may be necessary on account of the
long voyage to increase the rates slightly.
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IMPROVED CONDITION.

Portsmouth, N. H., July 81. -All of
the sickness among the Spanish prison
ers in the stockade practically disappeared
today, condition brought about by the
breezes that have prevailed in this section
during the day. There was but one death
in the hospital during the past "a hours
All those who have died on Seavey's
island were in the trenches at Santiago
and were suffering from wounds or ex-
posture while there. There are now about
50 patients in the hospital the majority
of whom were wounded during the de-
struction of Admiral Cervera's fleet.
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of the disease, and giving the
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Providence to sirg praises to Him, and
want the men whose shouts have been
heard in many battletields to join in q
hymn Of praise.
y TIE report OF the historical committee
was presented by it's chairman, Gen.
Stephen j. Lee of Mississippi. In it he
said: "ln the just war in which our
country is at present engaged our COM
manders now living and the descendants
of those who have passed away have
nobly used the opportunity to demon
strate to the world their ardor, their pa
triotisn and their readiness to devote
their lives to the defense of this, our re-
united country"
All the old officers were reelected as
follows:
Gen. J. B. Gordon, general command.
ing; Gen. Stephen d. Lee, of Mississippi,
commanding the department of Tonnes
see; Gen. W. B. Gable of Texas, trans
"a mississippi department, and Gen. Wade
Hampton. the army of Virginia. Ad-
Journed until tomorrow.
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AFFAIRS IN SPAIN.
Rumors About the Carlists and wey-
Ter.

Bayonne, France, July 21.-A despatch
received here from Madrid dated yester-
day, says the police searched several
CarIists' houses the preyiouss evening and
adds that the government is satisfied
Of the existence of widespread Carlist
plot. Consequently the Carlist newspa-
pers will probably be suppressed.
Continuing, the Madrid despatch says:
sin spite of the deDials of the ministers,
everything points TO the imminence of
q crisis. 1t Is believed Gen. Polavieja
will become minister for war in Ia nation
al cabinet. There is an unconfrmed
ru NOR that the government intends to
arrest Gen. Weyler. AS he has immense
prestige among the Spanish officers, it is
regarded as probable if national minis
try is formed, that his assistance will be
invit d.
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NO SHUT DOWN IN RHODE ISLAND

Boston, July 21,-A special to the
Globe from Providence says that the
Knights Goddar,is, Lippitts an d Chacey,
the cotton cloth magnates and million.
aires are not going to curtail production
in August. An effort on the part of the
Fall River manufacturers to get the
Rhode Island mill owners into an agree
ment to shut down for four weeks has
failed. The manufacturers here have
orders ahead IN plenty and are just now
local manufacturers intend to run on fuIl
time throughout the summer. The God
d rds are particularly DESTROYS of keeninu
on full time during the war so that al,
the aid possible can be given to tha
families Of the men who went to the
front.
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WILLIAM ON THE WINNING SIDE.

London, July 2l.-"Spain deserves to
lose her empire because she cannot shoot
straight. . said Emperor William to his
British naval guests few days ago on
board the royal yacht Hohenzollern.
Then he added numerous expressions of
contempt for her navy and seamen. There
is no doubt about the accuracy of this
statement Of the Emperor's, though it
would be breach of courtesy to give the
authority.
William invited number of British
naval officers to dinner on the yacht July
i2, while in the harbor of Mold, Norway.
The conversation was on Manila and
Santiago. The Emperor has such con-
tempt for a poor sailor or soldier that he
has lost sympathy with Spain.
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LESS PEACE TALK.
=
Washington Not Qlite s, Hope.
full.

Washington, July 2l-Without any very
ton of the optimistic expressions among
officials to the effect that an carly peace
might be looked for. Possibly this tempo
rary depression is explainable by the fact
that private advices, entirely unofficial in
character, from sources of information in
Europe, indicate that the situation in
Spain Is such that there is no present
hope of overtures from Spain, the govern
ment of which country is apparently in
the most exasperating ignorance of the
conditions in America. 1t is apparent to
the officials that the peace party in Spain
feels itself too weak to insist upon de-
manding peace.
The warning notes from Europe con-
veyed through reputable newspapers that
the United States is not to be left free to
conduct campaign In Europe are in
terpreted IN some quarters as really the
only hopeful sign possible looking toward
the beginning of peace negotiations.
Bearing in mind the well recognized re-
luctance of the European nations to allow
any interference with the balance of
power in Europe, it assumed that the
neutral nations may now be spurred on
by the knowledge of the approach of Wat
sons eastern squadron to make the
strongest representations to Spain in the
direction of peace.
The United States is not disposed to
recognize the right of any country or
combination of countries to prevent it
from seeking the enemy where it is to be
found-ln this case in Spain proper.
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A FILIBUSTERING STEAMER RE.
LEASED.

Kingston, Jamaica, July 21-3 D. H.
The steamer Bermuda, "a filibusterer seized
by the British governments five months
ago, forfeited and advertised for sale,
was today freed by order of the govern
ment on the payment of al the Hbels
hled against her. The case of the Ber-
muda was presented to the British GOV
ernment by MIR. Augustus P Dunlop
who also pleaded for and obtained from
President Mckinley, June 10, last, the
pardon of Capt. John Hart, who had been
sentenced to two years imprisonment for
commanding an expedition that was car
rying arms, ammunition and supplies to
the insurgents in Cuba. The American
flag will be hoisted on the Bermuda to-
morrow. A Port Antonio crew has been
cabed for and the vessel will leave for
New York next week.
The cargo of the steamer Ethelwold
which recently ran ashore near this
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NO YELLOW FEVER All NEW YORK

convinced today that his first diagnosis of
the cases of fever which came into port
on the Seneca was g correct one and that
nothing worse than malarial fever ex-
listed. He therefore tonight started the
discharge of those sent TO Hoffman island.
DR.. Doty stated that the sick and
wounded sent to the observation station
of Hoffman's island would be landed by
the quarantine boats at Fort Hamilton
tomorrow, but that the men on Swim
burne island would remain there for
few days longer
The only case on Swinburne not salts
factory is that of Paley whose condition.
however, showed that the symptoms were
not those of yellow fever even in the most
mild type.
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THE RETURN OF THE PRISONERS

L
Warrington, July 21.-An official of the
ouartermaster' department. with Shat
ter's army will be detailed by Gen.
Shafter to supervise the EN- barkation of
the Spanish prisoners for Spain. Accord
ing to the terms of the CONTRACT with the
Spanish Transatlantic company this
will begin by the 25th instant when the
company will have 25 ships at Santiago.
Absolute confidence is felt by Col
Hecker in charge of the transportation
question here in the ability of the Spanish
steamship company to carry out its con-
tract. He had the opportunity of person
ally meeting Mr.. Cebellos who represented
the company at New York and found him
thoroughly alive to the needs of the situa-
ton. Col. Hecker feels that his course in
awarding the contract to the Spanish
company, while it may give rise to some
unfavorable comment. was the best
possible solution of the question. AL
though the enemy's ships will be allowed
to enter our own ports, yet after the
prisoners are aboard they will be on the
ships of their mother country, will bs
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THREE MEN DROWNED IN MOOSE
HEAD LAKE.

Greenvills,a July 21.-Geo. Shampigne,
George Confer and Fred Romeo, three
Greenville men in the employ of John
Terrili, the well known lum herman, were
drowned in Mooosehead lake last week.
They went up the lake to the Penobscot
for the purpose of raising the gate and on
their return it is supposed the canoe must
have capsized. The body of one man was
found floating in the lake on Friday near
Squaw brook. On Wednesday another
body WAS recovered Oh the shore not far
from the point where the first one was
picked up. At first it was impossible to
identify the bodies they wer SO bloated,
but after much examining they were
found to be the bodies of Romeo and
Confer. Shampigne's body has not yet
been found.
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KILLED ON CANADIAN PACIFIC.

Bangor, July 21-By an accident on the
Canadian Pacific railway at Mackamp,
40 miles west of Brownville Junction,
early Thursday morning, two were killed.
The accident was caused by the collision
of hand Car and u gravel train. The
gravel train was backing UP the line
when it came upon handcar going in
the opposite direction. The men on the
handcar saw their danger and jumped
The conductor and brakeman on the
gravel train fearing the derailment of
their cars jumped also, but without great
care and were Instantly killed. Tho con-
ductor's name was Fitzgerald but no de-
tails concerning his identity could be
CLEANED on Thursday. The name of the
brakeman is not known.
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A BLOCKADE RUNNER CAPTURED

Key West July 21.-The British steam
er New Foundland loaded with food sup
plies, was captured by the Maybe on
Tuesday off Cienfuegos. Two blank shots
across her bows brought her to and the
Mayfower put a prize crew abo ard and
sent here to Charleston.
The Mayfiower has on board Eve
Cubans who we're picked up at various
times by the ships of the bIoekading fleet.
They had fled from Havana and other
Cuban ports to escape starvation as the
condition of affairs in Cuba grows daily
worse.
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PATRIOTIC MARBLEHEAD.

Marblehead, Mass. July 21.-At an en-
tbusiastlo mass meeting of citizens to-
night $3.50 was appropriated for the re-
lief of the families of those at the front
and $3.50 to cover the debts contracted
nv the selectmen either for the volunteers
themselves or for aid.
Resointioafs NV were passeu EXPRESSING ap
iersd to the nation by the cruiser Marble
head and congratulating Commander Nc
Gala and the brave men under his COM
wand upon their achievements.
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A SUSPICIOUS CASE.

Salem, Mass, July 21.-While the body
of the man found in the Essex river,
July 18th. has probably been Identified
as that of James j. Ayers, a currier of
this city, there are number of circuln-
stances attending the case which are
mysterious enough to lead to a suspicion
of foul play. Notwithstanding ell these
circumstances and the fact that there
were marks which appeared to come
from violence the body was buried today
without notification being sent to the
police. The latter, however. are now
working on the case.
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a CHILD ENJOYS.

The pleasant flavor, gentle action and
soothing effect of Syrup of Figs, when in
need OF laxative, and if the father or
mother be costive or bilious, the most
gratifying results follow it's use; so that
it is the best family remedy known and
every family should have bottle. Manu-
featured by the California Fig Syrup Co
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MAILS FOR CUBA AND PORTO RICO

Washington, July 2l.-Postmaster GEN
postal service today in establishing Porto
Rico as a military station under the post
office at Washington, D. c., Postmaster
j. P. Willett in charge.
Washington, July 21.-Postmaster Gen.
eral Smith today issued an order modify
postal communication between the United
States and Santiago de Cuba. All articles
included in said mails will be subject to
inspection by the proper military and
naval authorities. The postal rates ap-
plioable to articles originating in or
destined for the United States in the
mails in question are fixed as follows:
Viz.-First class matter five cents per
half ounce.
Postal cards, single, cents; double,
four cents.
Second and third class matter, one cent
for two ounces.
Fourth class matter, one cent for each
ounce. 81
Registration fee, eight cents.
Only United States postage stamps will
be valid for the prepayment of postage
Prepayment will not be required but if
postage is not paid in full double the
amount of deficient postage at the above
rates. will be collected ON delivery to ad-
dresses in the United States or Cuba.
The mails for Santiago must be ad-
dressed to the United States postal agent
at Santiago and the delivery of any article
may be withheld If deemed necessary by
the proper military or naval aut horities.
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SIMPSONS EXPLANATION. s.
: : : -
still More e Vessels Going to Porto
rs ~ q leqa Rico. rEGza

Washington, July 21.-Concerning the
naval convoy of Gen. Mlles's expedition
from Cuba to Porto Rico, the navy de-
paitment tonight made public the fol-
lowing statement:
Admiral Sampson telegraphs this af-
ternoon to the secretary of the navy that
there has been no delay in furnishing
ample convoy to Gen. Miles. A day or
two ago the Cincinnati and New Or
leans were both placed at his disposal.
The Column ia and Yale, carrying troops,
are 10th powerfully armed, says the adj
miral's telegram, and this is an ample
CONVOY for his expedition and to effec t
his landing. The Annapolis, Wasp, and
Leyden have been ordered from Nipe.
the Gloucester also added and the three
monitors ordered from Key West. Under
these circumstances there certainly has
been no lack of assistance. Gen. Miles
preferred to wait; the delay was his
own. However, in further answer to
his request, the Massachusetts and Dixie
were also added this morning and he has
probably started
This statement shows that Gen. Miles
will be backed in effecting his landing on
Porto Ricsn soil by strong squadron.
In addition to vessels named in the
statement, it is officially admitted for the
first time that the powerful monitors,
Terror, Amphitrits and Puritan, which
have been at Key West, are under orders
to proceed to Porto Rico to assist in
the reduction of the Spanish forts there.
| 1t is known also to be not unlikely that
still ether vessels of 4, Admiral Sampson i
fleet will participate in the reduction Of
| the Notifications of San Juan. 20 This
was clearly indicated by Secretary Long s
statement this afternoon concerning the
sailing OF Commodore Watson's eastern
squadron to Spain. In the course of thai
statement the secretary said the Eastern
squadron would be ''sent to Spain later
wnen the Porto Rican campaign permits y
| 1t seems clear that some at leust, Of
the vessels will be employed in the bonn
bardment of the Notifications of Porto
Ricos principal city.