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The Portland daily press., 1898-05-05
May Meet The Cape Verde Fleet When Second Battle Of Manila Would
Be Sure to EnSue

Key West, May 4.-The exodus of naval
men after brief return visit here, has
been the only incident of the dullest day
since the hostilities opened. Where they
have gone is officially unannounced, but
surInise is plentiful and varied.
The fact that the big battleship and
monitors coaled to the fullest capacity
before steaming away is taken to indi-
cate a plan occupying considerable time.
The Cuban blockade is still rigidly kept
up by the smaller cruisers, under the
temporary command of Capt. Converse
of the Montgomery
The departing officers are still discus
sing Commodore Dewey's brilliant Ma.
nilla victory ana hoping for an opportu-
nifty for like achievement. The only
arrivals here today were the steamer
Evelyn from Newport News, with cargo
of coal for the fleet; and. the revenue
cutter WINDOW from Hampton Roads. In
the harbor $50 marines, with their officers,
are still packed away on the Panther,
broiling in the tropical sun. Only the
officers have shore leave. The Panther
is to be sent north to be made into an
auxiliary cruiser.
According to Capt Little of the fishing
schooner Antonio Paco, captured by
the gunhoat Newport, IA few days ago,
Havana is on the verge of famine. Food
is bringing fabulous prices and the
people are consequently starving. The
soldiers are seizing whatever provisions
are accessible and citizens are burylng
their food in yards and cellars.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-05
sCHLEY EXPECTS TO SAIL.
Flying Squadron Likely to Put to Sea
Shortly.

On Board the Flagship Brooklyn off
Fort Monroe, Va, May 1T is the gen.
eral expectation here that the flying
squadron will go to sea within twenty.
four hours or as soon as the cruiser New
Orleans arrives. Commodore Schley has
been notified that the cruiser Columbia
has been detached from the squadroa and
that the New Orleans will take her place.
So far as the fighting ability is con-
cerned, the New Orleans is superior to
the Columbia, being more heavily
armored and without so much freeboard
and upper works to act as a target.
On the ships today fire and collision
drills were gone through within a re.
markably good manner.
Lieut.. Commander Daniel Dalhantv
who is to command the Suwanee arrived
here this afternoon.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-05
WILL WAIT FOR SAMPSON,
Inevitable Meeting With Spanish Flotil!a
Delays Invasion of Cuba.

Tampa, May Alt appears to be almost
settled belief among army officers here
that no movement of United States troops
toward Cuba will take place until after
the meeting of the Spanish flotilla with
Rear Admiral SIMPSONS squadron,
which is now believed to be inevitable.
Nevertheless everythingapossible is being
done to put the United States troops in
readiness for immediate shipment.
Plans for division hospitals and the al
lottment Of surgeons wese practically
completed today. The first infantry, ons
Of the regiments which will be landed in
Cuba was put through the emergency
entrenohment drills, throwing up en-
trenohments with tin oHps, skilleets, tin
pans or whatever was convenient, and
long practice marches in heavy marching
order was given other regiments. Prepa-
rations for landing Of large force of
native Cubans at some point in Cuba
within convenient reach of General
Gomez's army are being pushed as fast
as possible. How large force there is
will be is as yet uncertain. Two or shree
United States naval officers, thoroughly
familiar with the Cuban coast are now
here for the purpose of escorting the
Cuban expedition to Cuba and will re-
main with it until the juncture with
Gomez is effected.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-05

Jectiles OF various calibres and weight.
For the four big eight.inch guns of the
Olympia there will be 500 eight-inch steel
armor piercing proiectiles weighing
about 800 pounds each. For the six inch
guns of the Olympia, Baltimore and
Boston and other ships, there will be 1000
steel projectiles. The other shipments
| will include about 10. 600 six-pound rifie
balls, 1000 five-inch shells, 5000 three
pound balls and 5000 one pound balls.
The navy department is fortunate in
having laid in an ample stock of rro-
jectiles Of all weights and sizes, SO that
there will be no delay in getting full
Dewey. The supply of powder is not SO
| readily obtained as powder has been
distributed to the several fleets and ships
as fast as it has come from the powder
mills, but, owing to the emergency in
the case of the Asiatlc fleet, powder in
| tended for other uses will be forwarded
| to San Francisco and sent to Commodore
| Dewey.
| The recent explosions of powder mills
have not crippled the navy department. in
| securing supplies of powder, but thev
have caused some delay in filing the or
ders of the war department.. No official
news has come to confirm the report from
Hawaii that the islands have been ten
dered to the United States for war uss,s
| 1t is said that il the incoming mail
brought the proposition to San Francisco
| it would scarcely be trusted to the tele
graph there on account of its importance
but would bs forwarded by the railway
mails which would bring it here in about
! five days Without exception the naval
| officers would welcome the possession of
Hawaii Just at this moment as affordinr
q magnificent base for naval Operations
| in the Pacific, but it is said President
| Doles proposition must be submitted to
Congress, so that it will be for the legisla-
tive branch in the end to pass upon this
offer.
The fine British cruiser Blake. left
Gibraltar today bound straight for Rio
and it is supposed here that she goes to
observe any engagement that might
threaten between the Oregon and the
Spanish fleet.
The II monitor Wyandotte has been or.
dered TO Bath, Me-, where she will he
manned by volunteers.
The nomination today of a number of
major generals and brigadier generals. is
an Indication of the purpose of the presi
dent to avail himself of the full number
of troops called for by his proclamation
and even to follow the call by anothar
very soon, for it is evident that there ara
not enough commands to go around prom
erly among the officers already named.
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt. soon to
be Lieut. Col. Roosevelt, TODAY recaiverl
several gratifying kilograms from tbe
West, announcing the rapid organization
of Col. Woods regiment of mounted
ri6smen. Major Brodie telegraphed
from Prescott, Ariz., that at p. n.. to-
day the four troops of the eight recruitsd
in Arizona, would leave for San Antonio.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-05
shot MAYOR IN Leg.
One Of the Playful Tricks Of a
Spanish Mob.

Madrid, May All Valencia is in a
state of siege. At Catalan, the rioters
captured the mayor and town council
lors and demanded a ransom. On the
mayor protesting he was shot through
the leg, after which the gendarmes dis
persed the mob.
At Tableware the rioters were most de-
ter,nined. sacking many bakeries and
setting fire to several government build
ings In the town of Aguileran in the
province of Muira mob, mostly COM
posed of women, burned tho store houses
and offices.
The fsherwomen who broke out
against the Octroi dues and Gijon. re-
ceived the most determined assistance
from the tobacco girls. Together they
sacked several bakeries and burned all
the Octroi offices with the papers belong
ing to the foreign chips leading in the
harbor. The civic guard was hotly
stoned at the prison and the.mob marched
off with the iron bars of the Jail. When
the troops appeared they were hotly
stoned, replying with vclley from their
guns, wounding many. The mob then
attacked the government buildings and
smashed the windows. THE troops again
Tired, this time from the balconies, and
wounded many, but the women kept on
throwing stones.
The Jesuit house at Talevara was at
tackled because it was supposed that grain
was stored there. The troubles are ex-
pected to increase.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-05

that came this morning of the arrival of
a vessel supposed to be the despatch boat
McCulloch at Mrs Bay, 40 miles from
Hong Kong, the cable terminus. The
officials Immediately fell into an air of
expectancy, waiting for some word from
Admiral Dewey that would not only
confirm officially the stirring news of the
battle of Manila as reported by the press,
but also tell what happened since the
cable was interrupted.
| Up to the close Of office hours no word
had come from Hong Kong and the offic-
ials who believe that the McCulloch was
really in Mrs bay were put to devising
ingenious explanations of the delay in the
receipt of cablegram. These touched
upon the IL hours difference in time, the
distance from Mrs Bay to Hong Kong
which had to be overcome by thes mes
senger and the slowness of cable commu-
| nication, owing to the number OF relays
on the enormously long circuit from
Hong Kong to New York.
| Some Of the naval officers, however.
who contended that Admiral Dewey
would not have sent away his despatcb
| boat until he had received the surrender
of Manila, pointed out that if they
were right in that assumption it would
not be possible for the McCulloch to
reach Hong Kong before tomorrow morn
| ing.
| Great interest is felt in the reported re-
turn of the Spanish Cape Verde fleet to
Cadiz, but while admitting the possibili-
| ty Of the fast vessels of the Spanish flying
squadron making the passage in the
| five days thai the vessels have been out
! from St. Vincent the naval officers were
| disposed to regard with great suspicion
the news emanating from Portugal, be-
cause of the recognized sympathy of the
Portuguese with the Spanish side. 1t
would be worth good deal to the Span
ish admiral commanding the flying
squadron to throw us off our guard by
having us telieye that he had returned
to Spain.
The navy department has secured two
vessels, the Australia and the City of
loaded with coal and supplies and rushed
on to join Commodore Dewey's fleet.
whether or not they will carry troops will
De determined positively when the COM
Aodore is heard from under this matter.
Inc navy department. is hurrying to-
getner an exceptionally large stock of
ammunition to go forward ON the City
OF Pek1n, to recruit the ammunition of
commodore Dewey's fleet.
Inc Hfst shipment of proiectiies left
New York yesterday and additional ship
ments will be made until the full quota
0! powder and shot will be in San Fran
CISCO Within the next ten days. There
Will be a total of more than 20, 600 pro-
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-05
FIRED ON RIOTERS.
Artillery Used Oh Mob in One
Spanish Town.

Madrid, May 4. 4.-Noon.--The outbreaks
in the provinces are assuming alarming
proportions. This is especially the case
in the province of Gijon on the Bay ot
Biscay where the troops have been com.
PEELED to fire on the rioters in self defence,
The latest news from Gijon is that the
artillery have been ordered out. at
At Talavera de La Royna, one of The
Jesuit religious houses has been burned.
1t is asserted here that the riots arise
from hunger rather than from political
motives.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-05
WOULDCEDECUBA
Spain is About Ready 10
Yield.

London, May 5.-The Madrid corre-
spondent Of the Daily Telegraph says,
'Those who are best informed as to the
governments view allege that if the
spanish arms suffer another reverse like
that at Cavite, the government would in
formally request the great powers to lend
1nelr services to arrange the best possible
terms OF peace. Mary liberals consider
that Spain having mai atained her honor
and justified her chivalry can now afford
to yield to superior forces but IL ID doubt-
full whether public opinion would approve
this line Of action.
II am assured that the oovernmena
would be content to ceds Cuba to the
United States but would not pay in
demnity because unable. Well informed
politicians here regard the war as practl-
oaiiy terminated and that toward the and
OF May it will become history. What will
follow, however. 1t Is difficult to foresee.
All the elements Of a long civil war in
Spain are, unfortunately becoming
visible. The government and the liberal
party are popularity hated as being re-
sponsible for the war. The Republ leans
possess no durable chance of success. The
conservatives and Carlists are the greau
parties of the future. and some of the con.
ssryatiye groups are gravitating toward
Carlism. The economic question, how
ever, will come to the front first, for
hunger cannot waits
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-05
WAR NEWS SUMMARY.

Provincial outbreaks in
Spain are assuming alarming
proportions, in one town the
troops were compelled to fire
on a mob in self defense.
The senate confirmed all
the nominations for major
generals.
A Madrid report says that
Commodore Dewey has lifted
the Manila cable but has been
unable to use it.
Emperors William and
Nicholas are disturbed about
the possession of the Philip
pines.
A Vienna dispatch says
that Queen Maria Chaistina
may resign the regency in the
hope that it may save the
throne.
A dispatch from Madrid
says the government would be
content to cede Cuba, but
could not pay indemnity.
The examining surgeons at
Augusta have rejected Lieut..
Col. Smith, Major Collins and
Captains Bird and Gowen.
1t is said that Admiral
Simpsons fleet will steam di.
rectly for Porto Rico, to occu-
py it as a coaling station.
The gunboat Helena cap-
lures a Spanish fishing boat.
Spanish soldiers taken on
the Argonauta to be taken to
Fort Mcpherson.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-05
ANOTHER BOMBARDMENT.
Cisnfneges Said to Have Been the
Victim.

New York, May "a Key West special
to the Press says: ''Cienfuegos has been
bombardcd. Not only did the Marblehead
silence the batteries on the town on the
AFTERNOON of April 20. but shelled the
town itself, playing havoc with the build
ings and driving thousands of the inhabi-
tants to the interior. The shooting at the
forts was at 1000 yards. AS soon as the
forts were disabled Captain McCalla or.
dered that the five inch guns be given an
elevation to reach the 5000 yards. Firing
began with the starboard batteries, fol-
lowed by tho port.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-05
QUEEN MAY RESIGN.

London, May 5.-The Vienna CORE
spondent of the Daily Chronicle says:
The idea of the resignation of the
regency by Queen Maria Christina is be-
ing serious considered by the members
of the Imperial family of Austria with
view of averting an anti-dynastic move
ment and saving the throne. An exchange
of ideas on the subject is going on be-
tween the Queen Regent and her Austrian
family, but it's most influential members
are decidedly opposed"
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-05
MINING NEW YORK HARBoR.

New York, May 4.-The work of laying
the submarine mines in the harbor Of
New York is being rushed. The work is
under the charge of Major john 6. D.
Knight of the enginser corps at Willetts
Point and Lieut.. Robert McGregor at
Sandy Hook. They have large force of
navigation the work is progressing slow
". The engineer corps has for use at
Sandy Hook Alone eight tons of dyna-
mite.
Admiral Erben will forward to the
navy department tomorrow list of four.
teen boats that he has selected as suita BILE
for the mosquito fleet to patrol the har
bor. He will recommend the Immediate
detail of the boats to protect the mine
fields and 70 enforce the harbor regula-
tiOns LIZ sN9g
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-05
CAN'T RELY ON ARMY.

London, May 5-The Madrid corre-
spondent of the Morning Post says:
1.-THE government are aware that they
cannot rely upon the army. 1t is an open
secret that society has been formed
within it's ranks to put an end to the
hnmiliations Spain has suffered at the
basis of her incompetent ministers, Judg-
ing by what one hears very terrible things
may shortly happen"
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-05
WANTS TO QUIT.

London, May 5.-The Standard says
this morning: "There is growing i'm
preston in official quarters that the
Queen Regent and the Spanish govern
ment favor some arrangement THAI viii
lead to the early termination Of the war.
1t Is believed that Austria is anxious to
intervene, while Germany has special
reasons to desire some arrangement which
will not compromise the future of the
Philippines.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-05

Tex, the mobilizing point, From New
Mexico came telegram stating that 25C
men had been enlisted today and they
would leave Friday for San Antonio and
the troop organized at Guthrie, o. T.,
sent word that 1t would leave tomorrow
for the rallying point. Besides Ma1o,
Brodie, Major Hersey of New Mexico
has been appointed. leaving but one va.
cancy in the grade of major In the regi.
ment. Applications for enlistment are
coming in from the East in large mum
bers, but the most rigid tests for qualiflca-
tions are being insisted upon.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-05
sIGNAT1oN IMMINEN,

Madrid, May 4, 10 a. m.-The Madrid
newspapers are very pessimistic in their
comments upon the situation in the
provinces aud the debates in the Cortes,
and it is believed the resignation of the
cabinet is imminent.
The Carlist organs and the Impartial
and Liberal. predict grave events. The
cally maintain order and hasten the vote
on the financial bills, in ordsr to suspend
the Cortes and give the crown and ex
ecutive power full freedom of action.
The Spanish transatlantic liner. Colon,
has arrived at Corunna, and the trans
Atlantic liner Maria Christiana has ar,
rived at Cadiz, both Of them from Cuba.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-05
I HELENA CAPTURES A PRIZE. y.

Key West, May 4.-The Spanish fishing
smack DeSeptombre was brought in to-
night by prize crew from the Helena.
She was taken eight days ago in Yucatan
channel by the gunboat and sent here,
Adverse weather was encountered DUR
ing which the charts were blown over
board, and the oaptofs, with their little
prize, crutsed aimlessly about the waters
of the gulf until yesterday when the
British steamer Jamaica was encountered
and put them on their course. .
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-05
MISCELLANEOUS.
SORES
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On Baby's Face Neck and Breast.
Ran Blood and Matter.
Had to Tie Hands to Keep from
Scratching. A Bad Case.
Doctor Did Little or No Good,
Cuticura Cured. Skin Now Clear
A SWORN STATEMENT.

When my nephew was two weeks old he had
running sores on his face, neck, breast, and
hands, which continued to grow worse They
looked like raw beef Sometimes blood would
ccne and sometimes matter. He was awfully
bad. Why, we had never heard or read Of
snoa case. My sister had to tie his hands to
tho hammock to keep him from scratching
himself, he itched SO. He often rubbed his
neck and face against his shoulders. The
doctor did little or no good. Said "it came
from the blood,' etc. She heard of CUTI-
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hadIhg it gave satisfaction she continued to
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The Portland daily press., 1898-05-05
TRYING no INCIrE RIOTS.

London, May Especial dispatches
from Madrid say that the Republican and
Carlist emissaries are endeavoring to in
cite mutinies in the garrison here.
Several agitators have been arrested.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-05
SENT SOUTH.

Atlanta, Ca, May 4.-The department
of the gulf today ordered two companies
of the 25th infantry (colored) from Key
West to Dry Tortugas.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-05
OREGON SAILS.

Buenos Ayres, via Galveston. Texas
May 4IThe Oregon and the Marietta
have sailed from Rio Janeiro. '''
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-05
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.

Washington May All the nomina-
tions for Major Generals Were confirmed
by the Senate in executive session.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-05
AID FOR DEWEY.
Ammunition to De Sent to the
Philippines.

Washington. May A sensation was
caused throughoutkEt the city.by. the news
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-02
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A N G HIGH WAYMAN.

A story of highway ROBBERY which
excited me when / vas a boy was that
OF the filth Earl of Berkeley, who died
l Il 1910. He had always declared that
one might without disgrace be over
come by superior numbers, but that he
would eve surrender to q single
nlghWaYman. AS he was crossing
dounsIow Heath one night, on his way
rom Berkeley Castle to London, his
travelling carriage was stopped by a
man on horseback who put his head in
at the window and said: Il believe
you are Lord Berkeley 3" Il am" i
Oelleve you have always boosted that
you would never surrender to a single
highway mans" II have" well" pre-
senting a pistol, Il am a single high
Waym~n. and l say, Your money or
your life /" You cowardIy dog" said
Lord Berkeley, do you think L can't
see your confederate skulking behind
yoU2" The hlghwayman, who was
really alone, looked hurriedly round,
and Lord Berkeley snoG him through
the head. l asked lazy Caroline Maxse
Q8O3-1886) who was born a Berkeley,
If this story was true. I can never
forget my thrill when she replied
Yea; and I am proud to say that l am
that mans daughter. "-Collections and
Rec elections.