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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-07-13
BUT LITTLE FIGHTING

Washington, July 1.-THE following
despatch from General Shafter was re-
ceived about 9 80 this morning:
Plapa del Este, July II, via Hayti. Ju-
ly 12.-Headquarrers Fifth Army Corps.
To Adjutant General, Washington. 1t
has been very quiet, but little fighting.
A flag of truce up since two o'clock con
sidering proposition for surrendering.
have town surrounded on the north :;
lines were completed at p. m, by Gen
eral Ludlow right down to the bay. The
line is rather thin but will be strength
ened in the morning by General Henry
who has just arrived at headquarters.
Only three or four casualties. No one
killed so far as | can learn. Expect to
have two of the new batteries in position
tomorrow. Great deal of suffering
among the people who have gone out OF
Santiago Am doing my best to relieve
but not entirely successful.
SKATER.
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WILL BLOW THEM up
Mines Ordered Removed From Harbors of
the nited States.

Washington, July 12.-The Secretary OF
War has ordered the removal Of all the
submarine mines which now protect the
harbors of the United States against the
entry of hostile ships. This action was
decided upon at today's cabinet meeting.
For weeks past, in fact almost since the
beginning of hosttlities, the war depart
ment has been deluged with protests from
the commercial interests of the country
against the continuance of these Mines
In certain cases influences were brought
to bear that secured an abatement of the
rules, but this only increased the dissatis.
faction in localities where they were
rigidly applied. Practically it has been
impossible for shipping to enter or leave
any of the hal bors of the United States
during the last two months between the
hours of sunset and sunrise. The decision
OF the cabinet, to remove these mines now
is one of most signal manifestations of
the supreme confidence of the government
In the future and of the exemption Of
United States ports from attack at the
hands of any hostile power.
After thoroughly considering the SUBJ
ject, it has been decided by the engineers
that the safety and quickest means of re-
moving the mines is by exploding them
and orders to do this have been prepared
for transmission to all the United States
engineer officers in charge of harbor de-
lenses throughout the country.
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WILL RELINQUlSH CUBA
Spain Unwilling To Go Further to Make
Peace.

Madrid, July 12.-9 a.m.-The possible
ty of peace is being widely discussed in
the newspapers. The Conservative papers
declare that Spain is preparing to accept
peace providing it implies only the loss
of Cuba. But, they add, Spain would
prefer war ala l'Outrance If the United
States claims Porto Rico, the Philippine
islands or an immense indemnity which
it would be impossible for Spain to pay.
The Correspondence asserts that Gen
eral Correa, the minister of war, does not
disagree with the other cabinet ministers
so seriously as generally supposed and in
view of the gravity Of the Cuban situa-
ton, it Is possible he will no longer op-
pose peace, provided the conditions are
mot too onerous. The public connects the
recent conference between the Spanish
minister for foreign affairs and the
French ambassador here with the report
that the French ambassador at Washing
ton, N. Canbon, has been instructed to
ascertain the lightest condition upon
which peace is obtainable
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ANOTHER POWDER MILL GONE.
Fifteen Men Killed in an Explosion at
Dover, N. j.

New York, July 1.-Two explosions
which killed nine men, wounded 20 9th
ers and wrecked two buildings, occurred
at the plant of the Latin Rand Powder
works at Pompton, n. j., this morning.
The first explosion was in the house
where gun cotton was being made and the
second, presumably superinduced by con-
cuss1on, was in the drying room close by.
Three men were in the mixing room
when the explosion occurred ana they
were blown to atoms. Chief Engineer
Craig who was in the engine room hau
his head crushed to jelly in the wreck
age of the boiler house. the side of which
was blown out. John Phillips was
standing near a tree some distance from
the drying house. His head was blown
from his body and was pickedIup so feet
away His body was frightfully torn by
the force of the explosion and his clothes
were whipped from his body. The fore
man of the drying room was also blown
to pieces and three Italians who were dig
ging trench in the rear of the building
were also killed. The most seriously in
jured were William Fl. Emmons. a pri-
vate of Go. l, Sd n. j. volunteers. He
was horribly torn by flying splinters.
Splinters were driven into his body and
legs and it is not likely that he will re-
cover
Charles Lukes of Butler was also
probably fatally : injured being cut and
torn in many places. The detonations
were separated by perhaps a second Of
time. The roar was heard for miles and
the conclusion broke windows in all di-
reotions. The explosion was followed
by a fire which threatened to spread to
the other buildings Of the plant in which
tons of high explosives were stored.
Five companies of the third New Jer-
sey volunteers have been stationed at the
plant since the war with Spain began
and they were ordered under arms and
vent to the scene of the explosion at
double quick time. The soldiers tried
every means of keeping the crowd back
telling them of the danger of further ex-
plosions and the impossibility Of passing
the lines. Women, frantic with anxiety,
tried to rush through and the soldiers
were compelled to tx bayonets and held
the crowd back.
The Laflin.Rand company has been
engaged in the manufacture of bro wn
powder, nitro glycerine, gun cotton and
smokeless powder under contract with the
government. The loss to the company
will be great but it is said that recon
struction Of the buildings Will begin at
once and that the plant will be running
in 10 weeks.
Tho list of killed are as fellows:
John Craig, chief engineer of the works /;
William Brenn, cart driver; James
Phillips; Daniel Freeman, boss q of the
drying room William Fisher. employed
in mixing room; William Fisher, Jr.,
helper in mixing house; John Bonatta,
laborer; Casper Cezzino, laborer; Guido
Marine, fragment of body found; Jose
Casenno, .laborer. killed in the ditch. G.
J. Carrigan, an employe of the compa-
ny, is missing.
Adjutant Patterson of the third regi-
ment says that the men Of the regiment
showed the greatest GOODNESS in face of the
danger. ...sa
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THE kASAGI FAST.
Splendid Showing Of New Japanese
Cruiser.

Portsmouth, N. H., July 12.-With 6
new broom tied to the top of her fore
mast and Japanese flag flying from hel
stern, the Japanese cruiser Kasagi sailed
into Portsmouth harbor this afternoon
after having made a speed average OF
% "a knots an hour, quarter of a knot
above.the contract requirement, for 6
distance of forty miles.
The Kasagi left her anchorage off this
place at o clock this morning and ar
hour later was on the course which runs
twenty miles to the northward and east
ward, from Boon Island to Cape Por
poise and return.
Despite the condition of the water
Mr. Cramp was sure that the Kasag
could easily make the required % l..
knots and he never for a moment con
sidered the ACCESSIBILITY of a postpone
| ment. ~
Another draw back was that of ;
strong tide set in almost at right angles
to the course. The United States gov
eminent allows for these tide conditions
but as the Kasagi had such a good mar
gin above the required speed, no atten
ton was paid to this disadvantage.
The speed on the first leg of the course
was % knots, and on the return al
average of % IL knots was made, max
ing an average speed for the entire rur
of %. rs knots.
The most striking result of the tria
was the uniform improvement in the
working of the machinery. The revolu
lions rose steadily and absolutely
nothing went amiss.
The design of the screw of the Kasag
seems perfect, and slip of only abou
- per cent. was shown when making {
speed of % knots.
| All of the Japanese representatives OF
board the big cruiser, were delighted
with the performance of the vessel.
| Executive officer Patch and navigating
officer Payne of the st. Louis, accom-
panied by half dozen cadets came Oh
board the Kasagi and witnessed the run.
| When the vessel returned to her anchor
age, Captain Kashawhbara and the othel
Japanese offices visited the ST. Louis te
take look at the Spanish officers.
The Kasagi will leave here at O'clock
tomorrow morning for Philadelphia
reaching that city Thursday. She will
be given her economy trial of six hours
on her way back to the Quaker City.
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Fooled THE wooDPEcKERs.
Ingenious Scheme to Save the Poles and
Its Peculiar Result.

Ingenious Scheme to Save the Poles and
Its Peculiar Result.
speaking Of modern ingenuity" re-
marked Assistant Superintendent of Tel
egraph Roome the other day, "calls to
mind the happy idea of Superintendent
Joseph Bonner, now located with the
Southern Pacific company at San Francis
CO, when he was on this end. You may
remember his experience in painting the
telegraph poles of the Arizona desert with
asphalt, and from the sand sticking to them
gradually Stimulating stone. Well, what I
am about to relate equaled this proceed
ing both as to efficacy and conception.
In western Texas, west of Spofford juno
ton and for many miles, it was almost
impossible to make a telegraph pole last
more than six months, owing to the many
woodpeckers in that section. The birds
constantly attacked the posts and actually
perforated the wood in divers places until
the poles bore the appearance of having
been well bored, soon becoming useless
Realizing that something must be done,
Mr.. Bonner put on his thinking cap, and
at the end of week he had solved the
problem.
"a month later he jourpeyed to Spofford
Junction, aDd attached to the train was
carload Of hollow iron poles, each painted
to resemble ordinary rough red cedar.
These he set up at intervals Of five miles,
covering the territory affected by the
woodpeckers. A skilled eye could not de-
termine the difference between the iron
poles and the wooden ones. Concealed
within the top Of each of the metal poles
Mr.. Bonner attached very small buzz
ger, similar to those used in lieu of call
bells, and these he attached to the tele-
graph wires, they keeping up constant
humming. Here is where the woodpeckers
were fooled. They imagined the 'buzzers'
were insects in the poles, and then began
desperate sortie of the birds upon the
metal They focked to the anticipated
harvest by Scores and the foolish things
never realized their error until the bill Of
each was worn down to FRAGILE. A
months time found every woodpeoker in
the state in this awkward predicament,
and being unable to penetrate the iron
they gave up and went to eating gravel.
The poles of wood were saved.
ga peculiar result was that the progeny
of the mutilated birds showed bills with
out points, and consequently these latter
are unable to do any damage. Every
woodpecker alsng the line now wears his
bill as rounded as a baseball, and we ex-
perience no more trouble. Mr.. Bonner
was thinking Of patenting the idea, but
did not, however, preferring that other
lines should have the benefit of his inge-
nuity free. New Orleans Times Demo
GRAFT. d 5as,,a4
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Whenever felt symptoms of disease
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DEATH IN DISGRACE.

have gotten by the Brooklyn, and I be-
lieved we could,'' said Admiral Cervera
to Commodore Sohley and Capt bob"
kvans, in the cabin of the Iowa, yester-
day, 81 could have gotten away. My
were carried out, but your ship has a
charmed life, sir.'' The sad-faced ad-
niral, with tears in his eyes, added "My
career is ended. I shall go back to Spain
to be killed or die in disgrace.
Commodore Schley put his hand on
Cervera's shoulder, and, in perfect
Spanish, said: admiral, you are a
in the face of superior force, is but an
exemplifcation of that bravery. Your
country can but do you HONOR
The story of Cervera's visit to Santiago
is told as follows by commander of the
frigate Adolphe Centrones, "a prisoner on
board the converted yacht Vixen, taken
off the cruiser Cristobal Colon:
''It is not true that the heavy fire of the
American ships drove US out. Beside the
accident to the Reina Mercedes we had no
casualties. The dynamite shells of the
Vesuvius did no damage except to terror
ize people. A she'll did not strike Smith
Cay at all, but hit near the base.
''We arrived at Santiago harbor on May
1. We made no attempt to cover up our
plans. We 5llIlp ~ Uooh easy sudS0S w S6t
to Cuba. We made no attempt to get out
of the harbor. and did not Use our torpedo
boats, as all our machinery was defective
and we were trying to repair it.
"The frequent bombardment of the
American ships resulted in quite loss of
life, but did little other damage, The
batteries were not harmed to any extent.
1t is not true that we dismounted our
ships guns. The Rena Nero edes's guns
were all on the forts when Commodore
Schley arrived.
"On the 2Sth of May we got word that
Schley had left Cienfuegos for Santiago
and we started to get out. The news had
come too late, as we found Schley block
ing our way out. 1t was then Cervera' s
intention to come out and give battle,
but Gen. Linares and the citizens OBJ.
jected, and we stayed"
The commander then described the
naval battle, giving few unknown facts
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SPANISH MINISTER'S RESIGNA
TION.

Madrid, July IL, via Bayonne, France,
July 12.-All the Spanish ministers have
handed their designations to the Premier,
Senior Sagasta, who has explained the
situation to the Queen Regent; but the
difficulty is that nobody is willing to ac-
cept the Premiership. Marshal Martinez
de Campos would accept it but he does
not command majority in the Chamber
of Deputies.
While the military party urges war, a
large proportion of the civil population
is desirious of peace. 1t is pointed out,
however, that if the United States insists
upon the cession of Porto Rico and the
Philippine ISLANDS, the general feeling
will be in favor of continuation of
hostilities many Spanierds believing that
the situation in Cuba will enable Spain
to prolong the struggle for a long time
The government issued today a loan of
800, 900 pesetas in treasury bonds at 8
per cent, of which amount the Bank of
Spain takes 800, 100000 pesetas.
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INJUNCTION CONTINUED.
Proceedings Against w. n. Morgan Post
poned to July 26.

Trenton, N. j.. July 12.-It was ex-
pected here that injunction proceedings
brought by Thomas Allen of this city
against William FL. Morgan would come
up today but the matter wentsoyer until
July 26, the temporary injunction being
extended. Morgan is a local contractor
who is building fort for the government
at Portland, Me. Mr.. Allen is his hacker
financially. Morgan was recently paid
$4,000 on account by the governm emit.
Allen wants this money deposited to their
joint account, according to what he
claims were the terms of the agreement
between them.
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MAINE sPoRTsMEN AT KINEo,

Kineo, July 12.-For several days past
sportsmen and their friends have been
gathering here in attendance on, the
third annual excursion of the Maine
Sportsrnen' IS association, until the mum.
Der now surpasses that of any previous
meeting in the history of the association.
Many sub-excursion partiesnasshave been
formed to whip nearby streams for trout
and all have expectations of capturing the
largest one, for which prize is offered.
This evening the annual meeting of the
association was held in the parlor Of the
Kineo house, P. o. Viokery, president,
presiding. Mr.. o. A. Dennen, manager
of the Kineo house extended the welcome
and Gov. Powers spoke on "The Good
States of Maine -
Other speakers were j. Manchester
Haynes, Leroy L. Carleton, William
Engel, Gen. W. S. Choate, Henry O.
Stanley, Gen. John T. Richards and Gen
Selden Conner.
Tomorrow forenoon programme of
sports will be arranged and carried out.
Tonight a reception was held at which
Gov. and Mrs. Powers received. There
were present fully 200 sportsmen and tbei,
friends and about rs guides. Amono
those who arrived tonight were mem here
of the Eastern Railroads Commissioner
club,
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SKATER.
TRIUMPH FOR MODERN sURGER-

Washington, July 12.-Surgeon Van
Region of the Navy has received re-
port from the surgeons with the fleet,
showing that in many cases of wounded,
some of them serious, not rise of tenn
perature or an accumulation of pus has
appeared in any case. From a medical
standpoint, this is said to be marked
advance from the conditions during the
Civil War and it is attributed to the in
PRODUCTION of anti-septic treatment of
wounds. 1t shows that no fever follows
the wounds and that with the absence of
pus, the wounds heal rapidly without
complications.
Considering the great number of
wounds to be treated, now and hereafter,
this is regarded as most satisfactory
showing, aot only in medical science but
also in the alternating of suffering.
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LOOKING FOR spooK SHIP.

Victoria, B. c., July 12.-In response
to the request of United States Consul
Deadly of Vancouver, Admiral Palliser,
commander of the Pacific British squad
ron, stationed at Esquimault, has des-
patched H. NJ. Is. Amphion. a second
class cruiser carrying nine guns, and the
sloop of war Learus, mounting eight
guns. on cruise in the waters of the
North to search for the alleged Spanish
privateer which, according to reports
that have reached the ears of the consul,
in hidden in the vicinity of Dixon en-
trance, the passage for south bound
treasure ships The existence of such a
privateer, however, if regarded as very
doubtful, as no reliable reports regard
ing it have been received.
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TELEPHONE WIRE.
In Each Apparatus There Is over Half
Mile of It. d.

IN Eacn apparatus Iher0 Ii OVef Half q
Mile of 1t. 3D.
"When you say sHelloP to central did
you know that you talk over 2,900 feet, or
one half mile, of copper wire before the
sound Of your voice is transmitted from
the telephone box?" asked the superin-
tendent of the Missouri and Kansas Tele-
phone company of a reporter for The
Times recently. 1t is fact that in each
telephone there is 1900 feet of fine wire
You see, the phone is composed of three
parts
First the ringing apparatus, then the
transmitter and last the ear trumpet or
receiver. In the first are two small cords
about the size of a No. 40 spool of thread
Immediately behind the bells, each con-
tanning 500 feet, and in the magnetic or
ringing machine is another cell, contain
ing 200 feet, making in all 2,200 feet.
In the second part is a coil of the same size
of wire, No 36, about the size of No. 60
thread, which contains 500 feet. In the
receiver is 200 feet more, making in all
1900 feet.
SIN the telephone exchange we have
$500 instruments. With 1890 feet in each
the total would make 9,57O, 900 feet of
very fine wire in use in the telephones of
the city alone. Figuring $3.50 feet to the
mile, it would make slightly over 1871
miles of wire as fine as a thread
"This wire is insulated or shielded with
two thicknesses of extremely fine silk
thread and is an item of considerable ex-
pense, as the spools or coils are easily
burned out There is an equal amount of
wire contained in coils back Of the switch
board at central which makes 1863 miles,
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THE WEATHER.

Washington, July 12.-Forecast for
Wednesday for Maine, New Hampshire
and Vermont: Increasing cloudiness
with rain in Southern portions, east and
southeast winds.
Boston, July 12.-Forecast for Boston
and vicinity for Wednesday,: Threaten
ing weather, with occasional rains
easterly winds, increasing in force.
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Free Pills.

Send your address to Fl. r. Buoklen
&, Co., Chicago, and get free sample
box OF DR.. Kings New Life Pills. A
trial will convince you of their merits
Those pills are easy in action and are
particularly effective in the cure of Con-
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nroyed Invaluable. They are guaranteed
r. be perfectly free from every deleteri-
ans substance and to be purely vegetable.
Tney do not weaken by their action,
Init by giving tone to stomach and bow.
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Not without Guile.

They used to say Of Senator Perkins of
California that he subtly f1attered those
whom he desired to count among his con-
stituents by asking each man of them,
met singly, what time it was by his watch
and setting his own tinepiece according
ly. 1t was an exceedingly good way of
advancing his own cause, but a young
physician here in town unblushingly con-
fesses to piece of diplomatic duplicity
just as clever and just as successful. When
ever practice lags, he buys number OF
clinical thermometers and presents them
to all mothers of young children he knows.
VI course as soon as a mother begins to
take the temperatures Of her children she
is bound to discover fluctuations never
dreamed of before, and as not one women
In 20 can read a clinical thermometer cor
rectly or tell what it means when she has
read it-weil, you can see for yourself that
that crafty medicine man Is going to be
sent for. The idea is good one, but per-
sonally think any man who trades on
the anxiety of a mother for her babies is o
heartless villain. Washington Post,
Take the PRESS, it contains all the
latest news. 50 cts. month
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DUMMY GUNS AND MEN.

Gen. Skaters Headquarters, July IL.
"A p. m.-via Kingston, Ja., July II,
TO- 80 a. m.-Copyrigh5 by the Associated
Press-Firing continued during the day
and at p. m. it is believed that the city
of Santiago will be captured by the
American forces within the next "a hours
The Americans have advanced steadily
all day. In several of the Spanish
trenches our troops found dummy wooden
guns and Spanish soldiers. There was a
very weak fire from the Spanish troops
and the American officers have received
further evidence of the great distress ex-
listing in Santa go.