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The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-08

Philadelphia, Jan. 7.-Senor Palma was one of the speakers at a largely at tended Cuban meeting here tonight When he saw the Havana dispatch stat ing that he was to accompany General Blanco and Consul General Lee on a mission to General Gomez he read it aloud and it formed a topic for ridicule and merriment He said it was too ab- surd for criticism.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-08
HAYANA AND MADRID.
Sensational Rumor About General Lee--
 General Weyler's Cpnduct.

General Weyler,s Cpnduct.
 Havana, Jan. 7.--1t has been rumored since yesterday that General Fitzhugh Lee, the United States consul general, will accompany Captain General Blanco when the latter takes the field It is further reported that Senor Estrada Palma, the delegate to the United States of the Cuban insurgents, will arrive here shortly and accompany the captain general and General Fitzhugh Lee to the field and that conference with General Maxine Gomez will follow. The reports have caused sensation in this city.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-08
Vienna, Jan. 7.-It is rumored here that the Austrian warship Pola will be sent to Chinese waters.

Berlin, Jan. Tt is semi officially ex- plained that Prince Henry's. fleet will be necessary in Chinese waters on ac- count Of continual outbreaks. It is also said that the concession of Kfaoe Chau' does not. affect the monetary compensa- tion due from China for the murder of the German missionaries.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-24
THE NEWSPAPER STRATEGY
BOARD
(Harper's Weekly.)


We call attention once more to the re-
ports published in some of the daily news
papers as to the proposed move ments of
troops and fleets. Perhaps the govern
ment is deceiving the newspapers for the
purpose OF misleading the enemy, because
naturally all the plans of campaign that
appear in the daily press are read in Mad
RID within twenty -four hours of their
publication here. This view is strength
need by the seIf-contradictory character
or the newspaper plans OF campaign. II
the government has taken this method of
minimizing the efforts of the yellow jour
nails to defeat the country and bring sue.
cess TO the Spanish arms, well and good !;
but II 1t be true, as q Washington CORE
spondent of one of the New York dailies
mas stated on more than one occasion,
Ghab ne and his newspaper are discovering
ana printing news of the actual inten-
ions OF the military authorities, he and
the managing editor of the paper. if not
the proprietor, ought to be treated rs
Spanish spies. They are doing the work
OF spies and much more efficient work
than spies ordinarily are capable of, pro-
yided always they are telling the truth
when they point out the spot at which
our troops are to be landed In Cuba, and
designate the time when the landing Is
to take place. Not many days ago re-
porter Of one of the New York dailies en-
dnngered the lives and risked the success
mature publication of its design. Why
would not the summary incarceration of
q Dabbling reporter or a consenting editor
De timely warning against the severer
method that must be resorted to If this
practice continues to be INDUCED in?
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-24
Robbed the Grave.

A startling incident of which Mr.. John
Oliver Of Philadelphia, was the subject,
10 narrated by him as follows: Il was
in most dreadful condition. My skin
was almost yellow, eyes sunken, tongue
coated, pain continually in back and
sides, no gradually growing
weaker day by day. Three physicians
had given me up. Fortunately a friend
advised trying Electric Bitters,' and to
my great JOY and surprise, the first bot
tie made decided improvement. I con.
tinued their use for three weeks, and am
now a we'll man. know they saved my
life, and robbed the grave of another VIC
tim. No one should fail to try them.
Only 50 cents per bottle at II. P. s..
Goods Drug Store.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-24

There ought to be no surprise over the
action of Mayor Van Wyck in rem owing
two of the police commissioners In order to
get the police department under the con-
troll Of chief who will do the bidding..of
the Tammany sa,hems. Van Wyck
made it known when he was candidate
what would happen if elected. He notified
the voters plainly enough that If he Le-
came mayor Tammany would have full
swing in all the departments. He has
deceived nobody. Where the blame real
ly lies for the disgraceful transactions
since he became mayor, is on the reputa-
BILE people of the city, who divided their
votes between two candidates, and thus
mad g his success possible. Van Wyok has
been loyal to his convictions, such as
they are. If the reputable people had
been loyal to tn eirs he would never have
been mayor.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-24

1t would seem that there must be
some error in the despatch to the Lloyds
from Para yesterday, reporting the ar
rival of three American warships. The
only American warships that have been
on the South American coast are the
Oregon, Marietta and Nichtheroy, but the
arrival of the first at Barbados was re-
ported several days ago on what seemed
perfectly reliable authority. Furthermore
it was officially announced by the navy
department that she was safe, but if she
had not at that time reached Para no
such announcement could have been
truthfully made.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-24
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The Portland daily press., 1898-05-24
JUNIORS OF FRANCO-SPANISH
ALLIANCE.

London, May 5.--The ST. James Ca
zette, this afternoon in its financial
article, says:
In the foreign market this morning
several leading dealers were said to be in
possession of advance news of the forth
coming announcement of q FrancoSpanish
alliance, hence the rise in Spanish fours.
In connection with the above, it is
currently reported that the recent speeches
OF the Marquis of Salisbury and Mr..
Joseph Chamberlain did not refer to West
Africa but to this impending alliance,
against which Mr.. Chamberlain's allu-
sion to an Anglo-Anerican alliance was
intended as Counter blast !"
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-24
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

A Popular Edition of DR.. Nansen's
Farthest North, in one volume, has just
been issued by Harper & Brothers, with
an appendix by Otto Svedrup, captain of
the Fran, with portrait and sixteen il
Illustrations. This edition is printed from
new plates and contains DR.. Nansen' s
complete narrative of his famous explor-
ing expedition. The price is $500. (For
sale by Loring, Short g. Harmony
The Gods of Our Fathers: A Study of
Saxon Mythology. By Herman I. Stern.
New York: Harper g. Brothers; Port
land: Loring, Short & Harmony That
book treating OF the religion of our re-
mote ancestors in Northern Europe has
Importance for the special student, goes
without saying; that 1t has value and in
terest for the general reader is not quite
so obvious. AS was to be expected, there
fore, Mr.. Stern both states and illustrates
the claims of his subject to wider rec
ignition, and his method is not technical,
but popular. His contention is, that
while great numbers of people are CONVEX
SAINT with Greek and Roman mythology,
very few know anything about that of
our Morse and Saxon forcfathers: yet to
the latter must be traced the ancestral
springs Of thought and character of the
Saxon (Anglo-Saxon) fanily-politically
and intellectually the dominant race of. the
earth" MIR. Ster n believes that Morse,
Greek and Roman mythologies up to a
certain point develop along similar lines,
and then the difference of climatic con-
ditioas produces a divergence.
Mr. Stern describes, for the instruc-
tion of men and women of today, the
primitive beliefs in regard to the creation
North, and Of the Fire-home in the
South; of the first human being, Burr,
and of the father of gods and men,
Odin, and Of the Ice iants-implacabl
enemies to both gods and men. The gods
and their abodes ere discussed; the
queens of Asgard; Loki and his brood !;
the giants and dwarfs; the adventures
of Thor. etc.
. William Makepeace Thackeray's Com
plete Works. Biographical Edition.
Comprising Additional Material and
Hitherto Unpublished Letters, Sketches
and Drawings, Derived from the Au-
thor's Original Manuscripts and Note
books. Edited by the authors surviving
daughter. Mrs Richmond Ritohie. Thir-
teen volumes. To be issued monthly. as
far as possible in chronology ical order
Grown svo, Cloth, Uncut Edges and Gilt
Tops $3.50 per volume. The authorized
life OF ThackerHy has, in accordance with
his own expressed desire, never been
written. In Vanity Fair, the first volume
published, the author says: "My father
never wished for any biography of him
self to be written, and for this reason
have never attempted to write one. 1t is
only after quarter of century that 1
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-24
AMUsEMENTs AMUsEMENTs
PROPOSALS FOR guiding.

- June 4, 1895, by the Building Committee
of Hiram Lodge, +. & A. Nj, for the
material and work required i'll erecting a
three story brick building at KnirhtyfIle
Me-, according to plans and specifications
prepared by f. II. & e. +. Fassett
Bids will be received for tie entire build
ing, or as follows: Excavate for cellar and
foundations, and lay foundation and eel lar
walls; mason's work; carpentry; granite
and freestone; windows glazed; doors,
ing: lathing and plastering; roofing !;
galvanized iron work; truss, steel and iron
beams and Orders. Plans and specifications
may be examined at the office of the
architects, Centennial Block, Exchange
street. PORTLAND. The right to reject any
or all bids Is reserved. Bids may be :
dressed to the BUILDING COMMITTEE,
Knightville, Me. may23d9t
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-24

The present is undoubtedly a favorable
time for the permanent settlement Of our
differences with Canada, and the govern
nent is doing we'll to take advantage of
It, The growing friendliness between
this country and England has not been
without effect in the Dominion, where
the hostile and sneering tone of the news
papers has given place to one approach
Ing appreciation and cordiality. Canada
ana the United States are neighbors, and
it is doubtlss for the advantage of both of
them equally to live on amicabIe terms.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-24

The whereabouts of the Spanish feet
1t is to be doubted if we have had any
accurate Information on the point since
the fleet was at the Dutch island of Curacao
taking on coal. To be sure it was sent
out from Madrid that it had succee ded in
getting into Santiago de Cuba, and dem
onstrations in the city in honor of the
event were reported, as if it amounted to
a naval victory. 1t may be said also that the
Navy Department has had some infor-
nation which induced it to believe that
the Madrid report was correct. Yet for
all that there is much doubt if the fleet
has ever been at Santiago.
But whether 1t has been
there or not it is practically certain that
it is not there now. The Spanish admiral
is altogether too shrewd commander to
keep his ships in n harbor with the mar
row entrance of Santiago's until Samp-
sons ships could get in front of it. If
he went in there he doubtless was seek
ing coal and as soon as it could be put
on board his ships he left. To
his present whereabouts we have, appar-
emily, not the slightest clew. That he
has gone to Martinique for coal is alb
surd, because he has already been refused
coal there. Thanks to the censor
ship established at Key West American
newspapers have as little knowledge of
the whereabouts Of the American squad
rons as of the Spanish, and hence cannot
give the Spanish admiral information.
We hope that the hostile fleets before
long will getin close proximity enough to
one another to ensure fight, but we
are inclined to think that the Navy De-
partment is too sanguine on this point.
Cerverea knows that his squadron is
greatly over matched by either of ours.
Hence he is not likely to meet Sampson
or Schley if be can avoid it. By keeping
our ships busy pursuing hiru he is weak
ening the Cuban blockade and in that
way perhaps helping get supplies to
the beleaguered Standards
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-24

ons Kinds, Horses, a Ratlike animal
the Peculiar Flrefiies, the Land Crabs
Alligators. Turtles, and Other Strange
Things.
New York Sum-.
The Spaniard is not the only foe the
marches. Cuban sandfies and mosqui-
toes are much like our own, but we
nothing to match the huge spider, whose
bite causes fever, nor the belligerent ant
known as yivajagua. A scorpion, though
not SO dangerous as the European variety,
proves itself unpleasant enough to the
careless traveller, and the chigoe, or Gig
GER" deals swift retribution to an often.
der. Its method of attack is inconven.
lent, for it burrows under the toe nail,
and unless removed at once builds its
nest there. In that case Inflammation
occurs and the only relief is the painful
operation of having the little animal cut
out.
Snakes are not numerous, but they in
clude some OF the freaks Of the animal
kingd ON. Ths huge maja, longer than
two six feet men set end to end, with a
body twenty inches in circumference. looks
fierce enough and formidable enough to
put whole regiment to flight. 1t is all
bluff for the big reptile is harmless.
Among the birds, the soldier may ex-
ercise his taste for pets. Those peculiar
to the island have beautiful plumage,
rich in coloring. There are nearly 200
kinds to be found there, and among them
all the vulture and the turkey buzzard
are almost the only birds of prey. They
are SO useful as scavengers to carry away
waste material that they are protected
from death by law. Geese, turkeys, pea.
cocks and pigeons are the most familiar
domestic fowls. and pigs, sheep, goats.
mules and horses the animals used.
The Cuban horses are almost race by
themselves. They are very gentle, they
never kick nor bite nor play any unseen
ly tricks on their riders. In some parts
of the island horses receive as much con-
sideration as member OF the family
They are not tied or confined, but they
wander about the dooryard, put their
heads into the kitchen windows to ex-
change the time of day, and even on &C.
caaion have the privilege OF entering the
house, The sight of humans and equines
on terms of such easy familiarity makes
one wonder if tho days of CULVER and
his horse country have come again.
Sometimes the roads are very bad. and
the mud is so sticky that it holds anv
foreign substance like glue. For this
reason farmers braid their horses tails
turn them up over their backs and tie
them to the saddle. No Northern pony
would stand this indignity. but the On.
ban pack animals seem quite WILLING to
endure it. In mountainous regions ,ni,Ies
are used to carry coffee and sugar down
the mountain paths. and to save tba
drivers mules in long procession are tied
together, ones head to another's tail and
with only one man at the heao of the
column to guide the leader, they carry
down their burdens safely. The hind legs
OF OuDan lnuies must be worked on q
among United States mules. Here No No
insurance agency would insure man
whose business was tying mules to one
another's tails. oA10
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-24

The sending Of the Monterey to the
philippines is interpreted in some quar-
ters to mean that the government is
meditating a permanent occupation of
those islands. But that by no means
follows. The reason for sending the
Monterey, which is coast defense vessel
not adapted to cruising, is that there was
no other powerful vessel on the Pacific
coast to send. Had battleship been
there she would probably have been pre-
ferred. All the selection of the Monterey
signifies is that the government is de.
termined that Dewey shall be so strong
that no feet that the Spaniards can send
will be able to defeat him. We shall
doubtless hold the Philippines until the
war ends. What we shall do with them
then is yet to be determined, but we do
not believe our Congress will decide in
favor of permanently assuming the gov
eminent Of these islonds, with their he
terogeneous populations.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-24

The plan of opening the caucuses at 4
O'Clock in the afternoon and keeping
them opeu until 9, which was tried last
spring, was q complete success and gave
almost universal satisfaction. The same
plan should be adopted for the caucuses
soon to be called for the selection of dele
gates to the county convention.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-24

What sort Of condition the volunteer
army is in for an immediate invasion of
Cuba can be inferred from the fact that
Kansas regiment turned up at Chicka-
manga the other day not only without
arms and ammunition, but destitute Of a
single canteen or blanket.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-24

The enthusiasm in Spain over the
success of the Monserrat in getting into
Cienfuegos in spite of the blockade almost
equals that over Cervera's arrival at San.
tiago. The Spaniards are easily elated.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-24
SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS.

Having consolidated with the Portland
Safe Deposit Company. the Portland
Trust Company now offers its patrons
and the public unequaled facilities for
storage of bonds, stocks, valuable papers
and silver ware.
The security offered is the best in
Maine, and the location is the most CEN
trail and convenient in Portland.
The utmost privacy is afforded by sep
arate entrances from the street, while
the arrangement of offices of the consoi-
dated company is such that all financial
business can be transacted under the
same roof.
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The Portland daily press., 1898-05-24

Thanks to Gen. Merrltt's Epersistency he
is likely to ! take to Manila a force ade.
quate in quality and in number to accom-
plish the work before him.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-24
THE PRESS.
TUESDAY, MAY "a.

The American losses in the present war
have been ten killed. But before Havana
is taken the death roll will be good deal
longer than that
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-24

Gen. Miles is reported to be very
strongly opposed to an immediate inya-
sion OF Cuba, taking the ground that our
volunteer troops On which we must al.
most entirely rely are not yet sufficiently
organized and disciplined to make it
either successful or safe. Doubtless all
the other experienced army officers are of
the same opinion. The pressure for i'm:
mediate invasion comes largely
from civilians, who have littls compre-
hension of the difficulties. The advice
of these people ought not to be listened
to. The shoemaker should stick to his
last. People who know nothing about
war ought not to be rendering advice on
the subject. 1t is as much an imperti-
hence for them to undertake to determine
critical military operations as it would
be for officers of the army and navy to
undertake to decide how the revenue
for carrying on the war shall be raised,
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-24

have determined to publish memories
which chiefly concern hIs books. Certain
selections from his letters are also inciuu-
ed which tell of the places where his WORK
was done, and of the times when ne
wrote. So much has been forgotten, So
much that is ephemeral has been recorded,
that it is my desire to mark down some
Of the truer chords to which his life was
habitually set. For this reason have IN
cluded one letter to my mother among
the rest 1t will show that he knew how
to value the priceless gifts Of home ana OF
happiness while they lasted, as we'll as 10
bear trouble and loneliness when they
fell upon him. Mrs. Ritchie has writ
ten as an introduction to each volume
memoir of the book itself. The illustra-
lions are by the author, Richard Doyle,
GEORGE du Maurier, Frederick Walker,
George Cruikshank, Sir J. e. Milais, P.
K. A., Luke Fildes, R. A., Charles
keene, Frank Dicksee, Il. A, and F.
barnard. Several fac SMILES of manu-
script are given, as we'll as portraits of
the author hitherto unpublished. Vanity
Fair contains 20 full-page illustrations,
IL Wood-cuts, a fac simile letter and a
new portrait. The other volumes will
be issued in the following order: PEN
dennis, Yellowplush Papers, etc., Barry
Lyndon, etc., Sketch Books, etc., Con-
tributions to Punch, Henry Esmond,
etc., Newcombs, Christmas Books, etc.,
Virginians, Philip, etc., Denis Duval.
etc., Miscellanies, etc. The entire edition
VIII be completed on April is, 1885,
All lovers of Thaokeray will give this
new and elegant edition of his works a
hearty welcome. New York: harper g.
Brothers; Portland: Loring, Short &
Harmon.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-24

France appears to be growing a little
more friendly to the United States, or,
at any rate, she is assembling her dislike
more than she did. Probably the reason
is because she is finding out that the
outrageous attacks of her newspapers
have been driving off the best customers
she has in the world. Americans have
been in the habit of spending millions
yearly in Paris directly, and many more
millions for the things Paris produces.
This big trade is beginning to decline.
The dollars that found their way into the
tliis of the Paris shopkeepers are now 60
ing to enrich the Londoners. Further
more Paris is getting alarmed lest we
snail refuse to take part in the national
exposition which she is preparing for 1900.