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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-04-19
NOTICE.

The subscriber hercby gives notice that be has
been duly appointed executor OF the last viii
and testament OF
JULIA 4. MERRILL. late of Hebron,
IN the County Of oxford. deceased. and given
bonds a. the law directs. AL persons having
demands against the estate Of SAID deceased are
desired - present the same for settlement. and
all indebted thereto are requested 20 make pay
rnent Immediately.
March 18th, lSse- JUDSoS VI. DUDLEY.
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T.. l.. JEW ELL.
Merchant Tailor. south Paris. Mains.


FARM FOR SALE.
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south Paris. on Burkheli rosd. AMI about f'r
same distance from Hebron Academy kr"wn
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Cream taken at the door Water In hUu-T Br.
barn Lot. 81 apple tres, also pear plume lHt
cherries, bia~kberrirs. razph"rr'e-. ruTHrt..
grapes sud -trawberries all cultivated uu pace
This l. rare opportunity % get farm ~.
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south Paris. "
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-04-19

Agency OF the Union Mutual Life Insurance Co.
south Paris. Maize
{. r. roLMAS, Manager.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-04-19
FOR SALE {.

BUY Equipoise Waists. Corse,s. Gloves and NIL.
inery. Bridal a Mourning Quilts q Specially.
i.kNoST ROLAND. LKwr<rox. III L,sbon -,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-30
ARMS BUT NO FOOD.
Spanish Fleet Landed Lots Of Rifles
in Santiago.

Copyright 1898 by the Associated Press.
Port an Prince, Hayti, May 29.--Twe
Italians who set out from Santiago dc
Cuba in small boat on Thursday, May
10, and landed near Mole st. Nicho las or
the 22nd, arrived here today bringing in
formation as to the situation at Santiago.
The state of affairs there is critical, par
ticularly so because of the lack of food. A
great many of the unfortunate people,
specially the reconcentrados are dying Of
starvation. The whole population is
terribly discouraged and keenly desirious
of peace. ~ y
The arrival of the squadron under Ad.
miral Cervera without food supplies for
the city, deepened the general despondsn.
cy.
The squadron has disembarked 500 men,
artillerymen and engineers and landed
20, 900 Mauser rifles, a large quantity OF
ammunition and four big guns, destined
for the Notifications.
In spite of the strict silence maintained
by the officers and crews, the general
opinion was, when the Italians left, that
the squadron would set out for San .Iua n
de Porto Rico to land arms and ammuni-
ton there. For several days the rain had
been falling in torrents, and many cases
of yellow fever had broken out among the
Spanish troops.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-30
NO NEWS FROM SANTIAGO.
Lack Is Regarded as Significant at
Hayti.

Cape Haytien, Hayti, May 29-The
utter absence of news from Santiago de
Cuba, which is connected with this place
by cable, is causing more and more as
tonishmenT as days go by and no mes
sages are received IN spite OF the fact that
the cable is in working order The
Cuban leaders here are wagering that the
war viii not last longer than June u.
All the Cubans are very enthusiastic
over the idea thas the Spanish fleet is
bottled up at Santiago RE Cuba, and they
say it is surely lost.
The two vessels reported from Cape
Haytien as having left Gibraltar yester-
day for Cuba, may be the Austrian oruis-
srs Kaiserin Maria Theresa and Kaiser
Franz Joseph l., and not two vessels of
the Cadiz feet If Spain
The Spanish fleet organized at Cadiz, is
according to official Madrid adqioes, eth
er at Cadiz or manoevring off the coast
preparatory to sailing for some destina-
tion to be determined upon by the govern.
ment.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-30
WAITING FOR FOB.
Sampson Off Key West Watching
the Spaniarts.

With Admiral SIMPSONS Fleet. On
Board the Associated Press Despatch Boat
Wanda, Bey West, May 29.-Sunday with
the fleet, waiting. watching, in silent
sunlit seas, group of great battleships
motionless under the tropical sun, broad
decks, scorohed and scared by day,
languid and dreamy under stars by night;
u fleet of powerful sea fighters, an army
of brave men drifting at sea, waiting for
something to do-that tells the story of
Rear Admiral Simpsons fleet for the past
days and nights. The ships of the fleet
stand close together in small groups; hour
after hour passes, and the position is not
changed, Great volumes of smoke occa-
sionally issue from the tunnels and curl
unswayed by the wind into the sky. The
men drag impatiently through the drills
and crawl away into shaded hooks of the
decks and grumble at the inactivity.
During the day the music board swells
far out over the silent water, and at night
voices are plainly heard from ship to
ship. Stretching away to the sea line, the
sky is gloomy and motionless. and one
can scarcely imagine it's the samesea that
has been rolling and tumbling for weeks
past, 1t Is picture of tropical langour,
but there is method in SIMPSONS in
activity. Until he is definitely advised
that the Spanish fleet is imprisoned in
Santiago de Cuba harbor, he is here in a
position to move quickly in any direction
where the Spanish ships may appear.
| II the Spaniards should escape Commo-
l. So1,1 ar, hoe ~
and make for eastern sseaports of the
United States, he is In a position, in a
few hours to cut them off in the Winward
passage Ono or more scout boats are
kept in that position constantly.
On the other hand if the Spaniard s
should come around the western end of
Cuba, with the hope of getting into Ha-
vana, it is here where he can intercept
them on short notice.
1t is irksolne to wait here day after
day. A most vigilant watch is kept by
the fleet day and night i'll apprehension,
in hope that the Spanish feet may come
lin sight The sailors hang over the rails
| scanning the horizon and the gunners lie
in the shadow of the big rifles. longing
for chance to set the great monsters
laundering.
'What a perfect day for BATTLE" they
say, looking out over the motionless sea
but days and nights go by and the enemy
does not come. At night the lights are al
put out and the torpedo boats and small
gunboats constantly patrol the surround
ing waters.
The New York left the fleet Frida,
night with the torpedo boat Porter. The
Porter returned to the feet yesterday will
mail and dispatches, In the absence o
the New York, the little Mayfower is tn,
flagship; but she does not gather be-
brood about her at nightfall.
At dusk last night she lay far astorn OF
the other ships of the squadron and al
darkness came on she ran down toward
them, signalled each in turn and wen
flying out of sight to the eastward on
scout At midnight she was back again
signals went up and she led the fleet
slowly westward.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-30
OFF CIENFUEGOS.
schley's Fleet When 1t Left Was In
vincible.

Copyright 1898 by the Associated Press. J
1 OFF Cienfuegos, Cuba, May a3.--The
squadron assigned to special duty and
which found it's name from its first
neuoleus, the ''Flying SQUADRON" left
Key West on Thursday, May 10. It con-
sisted of the arInored cruiser Brooklyn,
flying the commodore's flag of Winfield
Scott Schley, and under command of
Captain Francis A. Cook, the battleship
Massachusetts. commanded by Francis j.
Higginson, the battleship Texas, com.
manded by John W. Philip. and the
Scorpion, converted yacht commanded
by Lieut.. Commander Adolph Mark.
Commodore Schley's orders to proceed
to Cienfuegos, where he would be joined
BY the Iowa; then taking coal at Key
West, the Marblehead and Nashville, and
two torpedo boats The Iowa and Nash
vile, together with the promised torpedo
boats and perhaps some fast gunboats,
would, it was believed, make an in
vincible squadron. Less than two hours
out from Key West and while running to
the southwest the cruiser Marnlehead was
that she was running into Key West for
coal. A half hour later the converted
yacht Wasp was sighted and the Scorpion,
at Commodore Schley's orders, was sent
out to intercept her and get news, She
reported that the blockade at Cienfuegos
had been practically abandoned by the
small fleet, having received the United
States government notice that the Spanish
heet was supposed to be heading In that
direction. She also reported that the
Nashville had blown out one of her star
board high pressure cylinder heads and
was steaming in slowly for repairs.
A close inspection of the harbor OF
C1enfuegos failed to reveal any indication
OF the Spanish feet, although the shore
batteries def1antly raised the Spanish
standard.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-30
MINERAL GRINDING pLANT1,osr

Stamford, Conn.,, May 29.-The n,ant
of the f. r. Gillespie company. erindarS
of minerals, located at Waterside, was al.
most completely destroyed by fire which
started shortly after three O'Clock this
morning. The fire burned feroely for ten IN
hours The loss is estimated at $3.50. OOo
and as near as can be learned the insur.
ance is only about ono-tenth Of that sum.
The mill buildings occupied about thirty
thousand square feet and consisted of the
mill building containing considerable ex-
pensive grinding machinery for grinding
stones and minerals; warehouse. fifty BY
ninety feet store with manufactured
pumice stone, Fuller's earth. etc., a
storage shed with tons Of crude goods; the
engine and boiler buildings and docks
covering a space twenty seven by one
hundred and fifty feet. besides several
sheds IN which was stored finished and
unfinished goods. All the buildings and
their contents We're destroyed. The origin
of the ire Is not known, but 1t is thought
to have started in the boiler saona, The
flames had gained great heaiway before
discovered and high wind made the fire.
mon poweriess to subdpe the fire SO that
it practically burned itself out.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-30
FROM MANILA.
The Insurgents Are Still With
Us.

London, May 3o.-The Hong Kong cor
respondent of the Daily Mail, says:
Omitted States Consul G. E. Williams,
who arrived here from Manila on board
the United States auxiliary gunboat
Iafro, formerly British merchant
steamer, tells me he does not think Ad-
miral Montojo will be court martialled
and adds that he does not think the adj
miral should be, for he fought brayely So
''Mr. Williams says also that Aguinal-
do, insurgent leader, has his men at Ca
vite in a good state of discipline. They
are provided with plenty Of rifles and
ammunition and are expected to do good
service tor the Americans in attacking
Manila. The American troops from San
Francisco are expected to arrive there in
June.
"The Spaniards are trying to wean the
Philippine rebels from their allegiance to
Gne AlnerlCauS. CapGaln 60nefal AuguSUl
sent two priests to Aguinaldo. promising
all kinds of reforms, including autonomy
for the islands, but the insurgent chief
declined to negotiate with them, remind
ing them that the same promises had
been made before. Aguinaldo made
prisoners of two native Populations from
the Manila government. The Spanish are
appointing native governors of provinces. :"
AGUINALDO IN COMMAND.
London, May 3O.-The Madrid corre-
spondent of the Standard says: "Accord-
ing to advices from Manila, Aguinaldo,
the insurgent chief in the Philippines
has assumed command of the rebel forces
outside Manila and is cooperating with
Admiral Dewey in blockade, which is
vigorously enforced. Captain General
August has strengthened the defenses
towad the bay as we'll as inland.
The cabinet crisis which has been
threatened is averted until the budget has
been voted.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-30
LONG HEARS NOTHING.

Washington, May 29.-Secretary Long
was at the navy department about an
hour this morning, and on leaving he
stated that no official reports had been
received from the fleets and that he knew
nothing more positive than yesterday in
regard to their location. He thought it
likely, however, that something would
be received this morning. From an in
tirnation from a high army source 1t is
regarded rs almost certain that there
will be no important move of the army
until the Spanish feet is disposed Off
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-30
THE WEATHER.

Boston, May 29.-Foreoast: Continued
unsettled, light showers probable; light,
variable winds.
Washington, May 29.-For New Eng
land and Eastern New York: Partly
cloudy weather; probably light showers;
southerly, shifting to northerly winds.
Local Weather Report.
Portland, Me-, May s9.-The local
weather bureau office records as to the
weather are as follows:
sa. m.-Barometer. se,S5s; thermome-
ter, 81; dew point, OIL; humidity 100;
wind, Sc; velocity, 6; weather, foggy.
SD. m.-Barometer, %. 1872; thermome-
ter. 51.8: dew point. "a; humidity, 100;
wind. S; velocity, swsashefs. foggy.
tbermometer. IS: minimum thermometer.
SO; maximum velocity wind, Sc; total
precipitation. .O2
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-30
LET SENATE TAKE LEAD.
Speaker Anxious That Body Shall Pass
First Annexation Resolution.


First Annexation Resolution.
Washington, May 29-The House will
not be in session tomorrow, having ad-
1ourned to Tuesday because of Memorial
day. The consideration of the Hawaiian
annexation resolutions by the House this
week is possible but not assured. Speaker
Reed stands ready to give the resolutions
full right of way in the House if they
pass the Senate, but is opposed to sending
them first through the Houseiand forcing
them upon the Senate because, he oon-
tends, it would precipitate fight there
that would prolong Indefinitely the session
and likely end in the whole matter final
ly going over to next winter. Especially
opposed is he to forcing the Hawaiian
question to the front until the revenue
bill is through the Senate. 1t is stated
upon high authority that other Republic
can members of the committee on rules
are in accord with the Speakers position,
Notwithstanding they favor, as be does
not, the annexation proposition. Conse-
quently consideration of the resolutions
early in the week is not to be expected
and consideration late in the week is i'm
probable. There is still talk of Republi-
can caucus to consider the question and
one may be held.
The general deficiency bill may be re-
ported during the week, but owing to the
development of new demands upon the
war and navy departments, notably the
former, incident to the war, it may be
Withheld until nearer the close of the ses
sion. The bill so far as 1t relates to Or
binary deficiencies has been ready six
weeks. Conference reports upon the
sundry civil, postoffice, Indian and Dis.
trlct OF Columbia appropriation bills may
sundry civil is likely to be delayed until
after the revenue bill passes the Senate,
owing to tho demands there upon the at
tention OF Senator Allison of the finance
committees. An effort to pass the anti
scalping bill will be made during the
week and bills of minor Importance will
w.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-30

Many old soldiers now feel the effects
of the hard service they endured during
the war. Mr.. Geo. S. Anderson, of Ross
vile, York county, Penn, who saw the
hardest kind of service at the front, is
now frequently troubled with rheuma-
tism. II had severe attack Iately,'' he
says, land procured bottle of Cham
berlain's Pain Balm. 1t did so much
good that 1 would like to know what you
would charge me for one dozen bottles. +"
MIR. Anderson wanted it both for his own
use and to supply it to his friends and
neighbors, as every family should have a
bottle of it in their home, not only for
rheumatism, but lame back, sprains,
swellings, cuts, bruises and burns, for
which it is unequalled.' For sale by D.
W. Heseltine 6 Co., 387 Congress street;
Edward w. Stevens, 107 Portland street;
King G. Raymond, Cumberland Mills;
VIM. Oxnard, 921 Congress street; H. p.
S. Goold, Congress Square Hotel.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-30
liADRID HAS NEWS.
Fleet Leaves Santiago and Vessel
Runs Blockade.

Madrid, May 29.-It was announced
here today in dispatch from Havana
that the warships of the United States
which have been bloCkading Santiago de
Cuba, disappeared yesterday from off that
port 1t is added that their destination is
unknown to the Spanish authorities.
AdVices received here from Havana say
that a big sailing ship from Barcelona,
having on board cargo of provisions
and arms, arrived yesterday at Nuevitas,
the northern port of the city of Porto
Principe, capitol of the Cuban province
of that name, after running the blockade
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-30
A HOLE IN
COLUMBIA,

New York, May 2a.@-When the Irnited
States cruiser Columbia, in command Of
Captain Sands, anchored off Tononkins-
vile today, it was seen that she had a
large jagged hole stove in her starboard
side, abreast OF the mainmast and met
forward OF the after barbstte. Above the
water line the hole extended abopt tan
feet high and six feet wide. inst how
far below the water line the oruiser xy.s
damaged could not be ascertained and
none of the naval officers would gives anv
information in regard to the accident. AS
soon as the vessel came to anchor she
lowered a couple of boats and several ynen
carrying sailors bags upon their shoulders
were put ashore at Tompkinsville. These
proved to be the captain and crew. 81 in
all OF the British steamer Fosoolia, which
left this port yesterday with cargo of
machinery and general merchandise for
Bordeaux. The name of the captain is
John Evans, but neither he nor nnv one
of his crew you'd talk when they landed.
They left at once for New York, to re-
port to the agents of the company to
which the vessel belonged. No person
was allowed to go on board the Columbia
but a representative of the Associated
Press, who rowed out to the cruiser,
talked with the officer of the deck and
was given the following brief statement:
ABOUT 7.40 p. H., yesterday, the
British steamer Foscolia collided with
our vessel, during dense fog. We were
then about eight miles southwest of Fire
island light. We lowered tive life boats
and rescued the captain and crew num-
bering 81 all told. We stood by until the
Fosoolia sank at O'Clock this morning.
AS soon as we arrived here we sent the
rescued men ashore. Further information
you. -
About four o'clock one of the navy
yard tugs steamed up alongside the
cruiser and delivered some messages from
Rear Admiral Bunce commanding at the
navy yard, Brooklyn. A few minutes
later the Columbia, accompanied by the
tug headed for the navy yard, where it is
expected she Will be Immediately dry
docked SO that the full extent Of, her In.
juries can be ascertained
From the appearance of the Columbia
today, it looked as though the heavy pro
tective deck of the warship saved her
from being cut in two. AS the Foscolia
ran further into the ship her bow
mounted into the air and struck the steel
deck, which stopped her. The collision
occurred just underneath the sponsors OF
a gun and the gun was displaced but not
lost. The cut laid bare the main gang
way and expose" to view the room of one
of the officers. Had he been in it at the
time, he would have been killed.
The Columbia, while lying at her
anchorage at Tompkinsville had all of
her men Oh the port side, their weight
aiding in keeping her hole as far out Of
the water as possible. The Columbia was
an object of great interest to the crew OF
the Yankee which was lying at the
anchorage when she came in. h fThey
crowded the rails to get a view of her
damage. While the Columbia lay at the
anchorage, the Yankee put to sea to take
the Colnmbia's place on the patrol.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-30
LOST OFF MAINE COAST

New York, May 20. With scarcely anv
food or water. and having been without
shelter for 80 hours, d. c. McOuarrie and
Edmund Gallagher Of Gloucester, Mass,
part of the crew OF the fishing schooner
Pinta. were brought rSas here today, thorough
themselves and had 1t not been for the at.
tention of the crew of the Norwepian
bark Wilhelm Berkedal, that picked Them
up they believe they would have nerished
On the goth instant while fishing off the
coast Of Maine the two mon put of in a
small boat to haul in catch. There was
a fog on at the time, they missed their
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-30
Vote on Corporation Tax Clause
Decided That.
LODGE NOT LIKELY TO PRESS
HAWAIIAN AMENDMENT.

House Will Probably Accede to Other
Amendments and Bill Not Be Long in
Conference.-The Effort to Revive Ha-
waiian Annexation May Follow, But
That Will Depend Upon circumstances
Big General Deficiency Bill. Coming.
Washington, May 29.-Haviug decided
at the last moment Saturday to observe
Memorial day, the Senate will not be in
! session again until Tuesday. The finance
committee will, however, meet on Mon
day in an endeavor to perfect the revenue
bill in minor details. There is still no
certainty as to when the vote may be
taken on the revenue bill. 1t looks as if
the entire week would be spent upon 1t.
There are still a number of speeches to be
made on the bill and upon the amend
ments. 1t is probable that there will be
more or less debate upon the Lodge
amendment for the annexation of Hawaii
and the Morgan amendment relating gen.
orally to the government of annexed terri
tory. Both Senators Lodge and Morgan
announce their intention to make
speeches on tbs subject involved and SEN
ators espousing the opposite view declare
their purpose to reply If the subject is
opened. Republicans generally predict
that Senator Lodge will refrain from
pressing his amendment and it is the gen.
srai opinion that he will at least not go
to the extent of asking vote upon it,
thus subJecting the measure to motion
to lay upon the table. Whenever the final
vote is reached on the revenue bill, there
| is no longer much doubt as to the shape
in which it will be passed. by the Senate. |.
The decisive vote of Saturday on the
| corporation tax amendment renders 1t
quite certain that all the Democratic
amendments will be eliminated from the
bill and that the Republican suggestion
/ for the Issuance of $500, 900. 900 in bonds
| and 800, 900, 600 in time certificates will
be substituted for the House bond and
certificate provision. The general i'm
preston about the Senate is that the
House will accept the majority of the
Senate amendments and that consequent
! ly the bill will not be long in conference.
With the revenue bill disposed of there
may be an effort to secure an independent
expression on Hawaiian annexation, but
this depends upon future developments
The conference reports on appropriation
bills will also be in order. There will
be several of these, the sundry civil being
the most important,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-30
Deafness Cannot Be Cured.

py local applications as they cannot reach the
way to cure deafness and that is by constitu-
tlonal remedies. Deafnessis caused by an in
named condition of the mucous lining of the
Eustachan Tube. When this tube is inflamed
ing and when it is entirely closed, Deafness Is
tne result, and unless the Inflammation can be
TAKEN out and this tube restored to its normal
condltlon. hearing will be destroyed forever
nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh,
winch Is nothing but an inflamed condition of
the mucous surfaces
case Of Deafness caused by casarrhl that can
NOT no. De cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars; free.
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HAIRS Family Pills are the best.