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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-28
CUBANS No USE.
Smoking Cigarettes While Amer.
leans Work.

On the Rio Guiana, Sunday June 26,
Noon, Via Kingston June 27-9 p. NJ
Some officers believe it will be necessary
to lay regular siege to Santiago de Cuba
and advance with line of earthworks
until the rifle pits can be shelled with
sharpnel by the light artillery. These
pieces bave an effective shrapnel range
of 1890 yards and the Mauser rifles in
the hands of the Spaniards are sighted to
1900 yards and they kill at 2l00 yards.
However gratifying to the national
pride is the careless attitude of our en-
listed men, the grave feat remains that
they may need more severe lesson than
the ambush Of the Rough Riders before
they realize the deadly possibilities of
modern warfare. even in Spanish hands.
The road over which the ordnance must
be brought is densely lined by under
brush. Every yard is an artificial hedge
row and the road to the base of supplies
Is in similar state, but very little dan
ger is apprehended of flank attack as
it Is evident Gen. Linares is acting strict
ly on the defensive.
The failure Of the Spanish troops at
Holguin, Manzanillo and Guantanam o
to effect a junction with him, have left
the Spanish commander SO weak that
it would be an act of insanity upon his
part to attempt to assume the aggressive.
The problem now confronting the Anne.
rican larmy is the transportation of sup
plies, for the roads to the fronu are still
impassable for wagons, but are being
improved. In the msantime the pack
train is being used. The first of these
left Juragua last night and others left
today The officers and men were com.
pletely out of rations yesterday. The sew
enth received half rations and today they
received nothing. The boys are com.
planning bitterly, but are pacific on the
assurance that the pack train will be
here tonight. Should night attack oc.
cur our soldiers would fare worse than
did the marines at Guantanamo, as the
attacking force here would not be at the
disadvantage of having to charge up hill
The Cubans with the advance force, in
spite of the good behavior of their com.
rades at Guantanamo, seem to be utterly
worthless. All day they sit in the shade
of their palm thatched camps and ut night
they smoke cigarettes and gorge on Uncle
Sans rations, while In sight of them
Uncle Sans boys with empty slomachs
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-28
GERMANY TO BLAME.

Hong Kong, June 27.-Gen. Aguinaldo,
according to letters brought here from
Cavite by a German steamer. occupied
the mansion of the late governor of Ca
vite, but he will shortly move to linus
to make room for the American troops.
The insurgents. now have 5000. prisoners.
A hundred and eighty seven Of the
Spanish wounded have been sent to Ma
nila with a flag of true by permission oi
Admiral Dewey. The wounded Spanish
officers, with one exception, are at Ca
vite.
The Spanish briQadier Moret was killed
at San Fernandino in an attempt to force
the rebel
An American official at Cavite writes
as follows:
eff great bloodshed and destruction
come to Manila. Spain may justly blame
the Germans. Manila would have surren-
dered but for the arrival of the German
squadron, without bloodshed, but now
owing to the moral support of its pres.
enoe, the city refuses to surrender. -
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THIRD FLEET OFF.
1000 Soldiers Start For
Manila.

San Francisco, Cali, July s7.-This af-
ternoon the third fleet of vessels loaded
with American soldiers sailed for the
Philippines amid the screeching of a hun
dred whistles, the changing of bells and
the booming of cannon, started ON their
voyage. The men on the transports were
perched in the rigging and handkerchiefs
and flags waved and futtered from every
port hole and spar. The ships which left
today carried about 1000 men, under COM
mand OF Gen. Arthur Macarthur, who has
made the steamer Indiana his flagship
The City of Para, the Ohio, and the More
gan City were the other vessels to sail
with the Indiana. The steamer Valencia
will probably sail with the steamer New
port on Wednesday. sGen. Merritt and hia
staff will proceed to the islands in the
NeWport.
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PREPARING REGIMENTS FOR CUBA

Chattanooga. Tenn, June 27.-At Camp
Thomas today all interest centered in the
preparations Of Is Of the regiments to
get away to Cuba. The work of supply
ing all the needs OF these regiments be-
gun yesterday, continuing rapidly today
and such good progress was made that
each one OF the Is is expected to be
fully supplied by tommorrow noon. The
indications are that ths first to go will
leave the park on Wednesday. The regi-
ments under orders to go are the 9Th Mas
sachusetts, 10th Pennsylvania, 1st Vir-
ginia, 5th Illinois, 16Oth Indiana, 1st
New Hampshire, 4th Ohio, 31st Michigan,
Sd Wisconsin. I'd Wisconsin. 150th Indi-
ana, 4th Pennsylvania, 1st Georgia and
18th Now York.
The officers who will command the
brigades are as follows:
Gen. Ernest, first brigade. first division.
Gen. Sanger, second brigade, first di.
vision.
Gen. kWiley, third brigade, first divis-
ion.
Col. Gardiner, first brigade, second di-
vision.
Gen. Mckee, second brigade, second di-
vision.
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SITUATION UNCHANGED.

Manila, June %, via Hong Kong, June
27.-The Spaniards claim to have driven
the rebels back, but really the position
is unchanged. The arrival of the Anne
rican troops is awaited and they are ex-
pected today. The Spanish outposts have
prepared to retire promptly to the walled
citadel and will probably make only a
nominal resistance. A section of the
insurgents. it is alleged, dislike the Anne
rioans and desire German protection.
Five German warsh ips are here.
The Spaniards continue their nightly
fusilades, but the volunteers decline to
go into the trenches. while many of the
regulars are idling about the town.
Thousands of trees in the vicinity of the
citidel have been cut down, but the
botanical gardens remain. All food is
held at famine prices.
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and not bit of tobacco tor their pipes,
build roads all day under the blazing
sun and sleep on their rifles. under the
starlight. The Spaniards are using
brass sheathed lead bullets and the brass
rips on touching and tears the flesh horri-
bly,, while thensmall brass splinters cause
blood poisoning. They are practically
explosive bullets and are used in their
Remingtons They also cut small cross
through the end of the Mauser bullet so
that 1t mushrooms on striking, with
similar result.
The outlook here Is threatening. Every.
body believes great battle Is imminent.
With the Spanish and American advance
posts close enough to see the whites Of
each Others eyes, a collision may occur
at any 10 moment.e
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SELLING OF PRIZES.
Over S75, 900 was Realized at Yesterdays
Auction,

Key West, Fla, June 27.-4. 145 p. m.-
A vessel carrying mail for the American
soldiers and sailors engaged in the Cuban
campaign will leave here this afternoon
and vessel bringing the first mail from
the army is supposed to be on her way
to Key West.
The auction sale Of thesprizes by order
of Judge Locke began at noon today.
The captured schooners and fishing
smacks are bringing good prices from
local buyers. The sailing vessels brought
better prices than expected.
The steamer Argonauta of over 600 tons
and 1872 feet long, was bid in by the Unit
ed States government for SIT, 900, to be
used as a transport.
Steamer Ambrosia Bolivar, over 1O6
tons brought net S4350.
The sale of cargoes was begun this af
teraoon and will continue for several
days. The prices obtained for sugar,
rice and other articles were excellent.
The total receipts for the day were
about $75 600.
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THREE DAYS
Camara Says He viii Remain
at Port Said.

New York, June 27.-A despatch to
the Tribune from Cairo, Egypt, says:
"The Egyptian government has in.
structed its authorities at Port Said to
prevent the $50 stokers engaged there by
Admiral Camara for his fleet from en-.
barking on Spanish ships, and has cour.
teousIy informed Admiral Camara that
so doing would be an infringement ot
the laws of neutrality, which Egypt in.
tends vigorously to observe.
"The Audaz's machinery requires re-
pairs and Camara has signifed his inten.
ton of remaining at Port Said for three
days"
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ANOTHER CAUSE FOR WORRY.

London, June 2s-The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Standard says:
s.Egypt's refusal to supply coal tc
Admiral Camara's squadron is strongly
resented as due to England's influence
1t is regarded as fresh proof of Anglo
American entente.
1.-THE Spanish Transatlantic Steam.
ship company has coal depots at Alden
Colombo and Singapore. Captain Au.
non, minister of marine, hopes the mat.
ter may be arranged since England has
not yet declared coal contraband of war.
According TO another version the Incl.
dent will serve as pretext to bring Ad.
miral Camara back to Spain to check
American aggression.
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Stronger Than Is the Spanish Fleet Under
Much Advertised Admiral.

forward aud one aft, and II inch Hon.
torias. one on each beam. The Carlos V.
Is Oh 9O90 tons with speed of 10 knots.
She has % guns, the largest being II inch
Hontorias, worked electrically, one for
| ward and one aft. She has also six tor
pc do tumbes.
The Audas and Ozado are torpedo boat
destroyers recently finished in England
| just before the war began. They are of
400 tons each and are 80 knotters. Each
carries six guns and two torpedo tubes.
The Buenos' Ayres belongs to the Ira MS
Atlantic Co. of Cadiz and has been trans
formed into cruiser, She is $500 tons
and IA knots speed. The Prosperina,
Patriots and Rapido are merchant vessels
recently reconstructed and armed. The
Colon, Covadonga and San Francisco are
colliers. 1t Is apparent from this that the
main reliance of his feet is on the battle
ship Peleyo and the armored cruiser
Carlos V. and the two new torpedo boat
destroyers. The others are auxiliaries and
co1liers. AS there are only two armored
ships in the lot Admiral Dewey's fleet of
| protected but unarmored ships probably
will take care of this Spanish squadron.
With the Monterey added it would GER
tainly do so. &
The Eastern squadron which the United
States will send against Spain far out
ranks the Spanish squadron, the Iowa
and Oregon exceeding the Pelayo and
Carlos V. at every point. while the other
United States vessels are far superior,
ship for ship, to those of the Spanish
squadron, with the exception of the two
Spanish torpedo boat destroyers
/ When the American feet sails for Spain
it will taks with it complete information
as to the entire stretch of Spanish coast
with detail maps of every harbor and its
of this information before it today and
spent good part of the day studying
Spanish charts and Notifications with
view to outlining the series of blows
which are to be delivered to Spain at
home. The Span ish coast line is a122
kilometers long, In general the fortifica-
| tions of the coast are relics of the
medieval greatness of Spain and many of
these old defences are tumbling ruins
| The Spanish coast is divided into three
captain generalcies, namely Ferrol on the
north, Cadiz on the south and Carthagena
ON the east. Each of the three naval
divisions have certain number of coast
towns under it's immediate care.
The total artillery Of the forts under
| normal conditions prior to the war is as
| follows. 119 Krupp guns, IS Armstrong
guns, 80 Ordones guns and large num-
ber of Hontoria guns. The main reliance
is on the Ordones guns which are special
ly for fertilization purposes. They are of
2l.24 and 30 oentimeters.
separate division of the coast is made
for the purpose of placing torpedoes and
submarine mines. This work is divided
into four divisions, with Ferrol, Cadiz,
Carthagena and Mahon as headquarters.
Many OF the ports are connected by
cables which form an additional feature
Of naval attack.
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Messrs. Brown and Murchie had oppon-
ents at the start. DIR. Fletcher being a
candidate for the Waldo seat, and e. al.
Pattangall the Washington. These gen,
tlemen. however, Withdrew.
The state committee adjourned-at late
hour and it was announced that all the
contests had been se5tled except one in
Nobleboro. which Will probably go to
the convention for settlement. Another
contest for the state committee is on the
tapis tonight. 1t comes from Lincoln
county where George Bliss of Waldobore
and Hon. A. A. Nickerson a1e the con.
testants.
The Portland club will be entertained
tomorrow by Augusta Republicans.
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The information is in minute detail as
to the defences and approaches of each
port and the nature Of the assault upon
the coast of Spain will be pretty we'll out
lined before the American squadron sails.
At the same time much will be left to the
commander-in-chie of this squadron.
Some naval authorities believe that the
Canaries will be the first point of attack
and that the next move will be to
establish q naval base at Centa, point
on the African cnast owned by Spain and
opposite Gibraltar. With this base our
ships would be within easy striking
distance of the long stretch Of Spanish
coast.
One short telegram received by Gen.
Greeley from one of his signal corps
officers with this army under Sbafter, was
all that came to the war department last
night or today. That related entirely to
the management Of the telegraph and con.
tained no news as to the movements Of
the military. Therefore it Is assumed at
the war department. that Gen. Shafter
is simply carrying forward his plans OF
bringing forward his troops from the sea.
coast and concentrating them at points OF
vantage on the heights surround ing
Santiago. His army is not to give battle
until every precaution that prudence can
suggest has been taken to assure the sue
cess of the movement.
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Washington, June 27.-The administra-
tion today finally came to a decision to
send an American squadron to the
Spanish coast and into the Mediterranean.
The Spanish movement toward the
Philippines by Camara's squadron COM
PEELED the navy department. to adopt this
bold STEP The first announcement today
through bulletin posted at the navy de-
partment of the governments intention
was received with incredulity. There was
a suspicion that the story was being
foated to deceive the Spanish govern
ment. However, when later in the day
the detail of the vessels selected to con-
stitute Commodore Watson's eastern
squadron was announced and official
orders were given to provision the fleet
for four months, it became apparent to
the last doubtsr that tie government was
in earnest in this purpose to dispatch the
fleet to Europe. The three vessels selected
as colliers have already started for New
port News to take on large supply of
coal. 1t will require about week to get
this down to Sampson's fleet so If the
start is to be made from that point it will
be impossible for Commodore Watson to
get away before July 4. This would seem
to be an auspicious date for the beginning
Of an expedition which will for the first
time in the worlds history start from the
new world tol attack continental Europe,
No attempt is made to deny that the
government is Influenced in ordering this
movement :. by. a desire to check the
progress eastward of the Cadiz fleet, It
was not believed that the Spanish admiral
could be guilty of the folly of uncoyering
his home ports in this fashion, but as he
seems determined to do so the naval
straJegists could not do less than take
advantage of the magnificent opportunity
afforded to strike crushing blow at
Spain and thereby perhaps save much
time and loss OF life and money in the
conduct Of the tedius campaign in Cuba
The determ ination to send this SQUAD
ron against Spain was the outcome of
direct official advices reaching the state
and navy departments as to the progress
of Admiral Camara's squadron. These
advices give list of the Spanish ships
now nearing the Suez canal, which differs
somewhat from the list given in the press
dispatches and by Lloyds. The official
LIST is as follows: Pelayo, Carlos ",
Audaz, Osada, Prosperina, Patriota,
Rapido, Buenos Ayres. Isle de Paney,
Govandonga and San Francisco.
The additional information comes from
official sources that this squadron is at
Port Said and expects to take on board
1O. 900 tons of coal before entering the
Suez canal. Such heavy coaling will
tke some time. 1t discloses also that the
admiral expects to make long sail and
is doubtless headed for the Philippines.
The squadron is the most formidable
Spain has afoat In total tonnage, strength
of individual ships, armor and guns.
The Pelayo is the strongest of the ships
and is the only battleship in the Spanish
navy. She carries So guns of various
calibre and has seven torpedo tubes. The
largest guns are IL inch Hontoria, one
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-28
THE INJURED TROOPERS

Tu pelo, Miss, June 27.-The condition
of the injured of Torrey's troons fa't in the
wreck of yesterday, is as favorable as
could be expected. One death has oo-
CURED since last night, that of a. e.
Mapes, troop G, who died at o'clock to-
day. Both his legs were crushed and his
abdomen punctured. Charles Gimmer,
reported dead last night, is still alive, but
is in dying condition.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-28
BILL TO REWARD HoBsoN.

Washington, June s7.-After the Presi.
DENTS message in regard to Lieut.. News
comb and Capt. Hodgdon was received
in the Senate today, Senator Frye intro
duced bill prepared at the navy depars-
ment, carrying the Presidents recommen-
dations in effect. The resolution appro.
PIRATES $1,000 for the manufacture of med
ais
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MILES WILL COMMAND.
Leads Next Expedition to Leave
United States.

Washington, June 27.-Preparations for
hurrying reinforcements to Gen. Shafter
and for the Porto Rican campaign, are
progressing as fastlas possible Gen.
Skaters orders are to send back to
Tampa as many of tie transports which
his expedition as he can spare. 1t was
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-28
Maine Senator Unable to Preside
at Augusta Today.
HON. STANLEY PULLEN SELECTED
CHAIRMAN IN HIS PLACE.
Hon. j. o, Bradbury of Saco VIII Nomin-
ate Gouernor Powers-Piatform Will
Be Brief and to the Point.
rspEcrAL TO THE rREss.J

Augusta, June 27.-In a year when
there VIII be no contest in the convention
the gathering of the Republicans of Maine
here tomorrow promises to be a very large
one. The Augusta house corridors were
crowded this evening with prominent
members of the party from all parts of the
state. In the throng were ex-Gov.
Cleaves, who was shaking hands with his
friends from all directions; Hon. George
M. Seiders, Hon. Clarence Hale, Hon. e.
Dudley freeman. Mr.. Frederick Hale.
son of the senator, Hon. Isaac ". Dyer,
Hon. Clark 81. Barker and others who
formed the advance guard of the Port
land contingent.
Among others noticed were Hon. Eliot
Winthrop, Hon. A. NJ Spear and o. j.
Clason of Gardiner. Judge Philbrook of
Waterville, Hon. Fl. Il. Burbank, Saco,
Hon. Horace Mitchell of Kittery, Justin
Leavitt Of Alfred, Hon. Charles Marston
OF Skowhegan, Hon. Hubert Shepherd
of Rockport, Commissioner of Fisheries
Nickerson, Charles E. Oak, Caribou, A.
Z. Butler, Skowhegan, o. D. Castner,
Waldoboro, W. M. Nash, Cherryfleld, W.
NJ. Walker, York; D. A. Stevens. York;
j. N. Walker, L. S. Patch, Kittery; +.
o. Andrews, Waldoboro; Hon. A. r.
Day, Corinna; Frederick Parkhurst,
Bangor; Hon. j. C. Holman, Farming
ton; Hon. Charles Mccullough, Calais;
John NJ. Burleigh, South Berwick; At
torney General W. T. Haines, Hon. Fred
A. Powers, Labor Commissioner Mat
thews, DIR. ]. F. Hill, Hon. Herbert NJ.
Heath, F. S. Burns Esq, Hon. Otis
Hayford, Insurance Commissioner Carr,
Hon. Nicholas Fesssenden, Adjutant Gen.
eral Richards, Gen. J. NJ. Glidden, Major
Spaulding of the Governors staff W. 81.
Williams Of Augusta. York county was
represented by a large delegation and the
coast and central sections of the state
were much in evidence. The men from
Aroostook and the eastern section came
in on the Pullman and there was an army
of them. Gov. Powers who will be
unanimously re-nominated tomorrow, re-
ceived many callers in his room in the
Augusta house.
STANLEY PLUMMER TO PRESIDE.
1t had been announced that Senator
Hale would be the presiding officer of the
convention and it was the senator's inten-
tion to be present until the recent
developments in the Senate necessitate
his presence there. In his absence the
state committee selected Hon. Stanley
| Plummer of Dexter as chairman. The
organization Of the convention will be
| completed by the selection of the follow
| ing gentlemen to act as secretaries: W.
S. Cotton of Lisbon Falls, o. K Butler
of Skowhegan, ]. A. Brackett of Phillips,
George W. Norton of Portland, E. P.
Boutelle of Bangor, A. D. Parks of Paris
| and Walter E. Clark of Waldoboro.
T1T A
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THE PLATFORM.

The platform will be brief making only
three or four hundred words. 1t will ex.
press cordial support of President McKin-
ley in the prosecution OF the war and his
method of dealing with t he Cuban ques.
ton. A tribute will be paid to the valo1
OF the army and navy and it will be de-
clared to be the policy of the state to care
for and protect the families Of the soldiers
at the front. The platform will declare
for currency as good as gold and suit,
able to the needs of business and labor.
the soldier and the tinancier. Suitable
legislation in the interests of labor
temperance, education and economy in
state affairs will be advocated. The ser.
vices OF the Maine delegation in Congress
and the administration of Gov. Powers
and his earnest efforts as commander-in.
chief will be commended.
Tho Governors name will be presented
by Hon. j. o. Bradbury of Saco and the
denomination will be seconded by Hon,
William EngeI of Bangor and Prof. Elisha
Cook of Vassalboro who will speak
especially for the grange in which he
holds the post of lecturer.
THE STATE COMMITTEE.
The state committee was in session all
the evening the meeting being devoted
principally to hearings in the easel of
several delegates. There are contests over
the delegations from Eliot, o akfield,
Nobleboro and Winterp ort. In the mem
bership of the committee itself there will
be but few changes. Messrs. J. I. Brown
Of Waldo and Murchie of Washington will
be new members. A determined effort
was made by the friends of Mr. NJ. NJ.
Clarke of Houlton to elect him to the
committee as the Aroostook member In
place Of Mr.. Z. e. Phair of Presoue
Isle but when the Aroostook
contingent arrived tonight it was
claimed TINT Phair would have
about rs of the 1876 votes and the general
opinion was that this estimate would be
found to be pretty nearly correct. Both