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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-19
SHIPPING NEWS.
Maine Ports.

BANGOR-Nov is, ar schs A B Per-
ry, Cotton, Addition, Delaware, Black,
Boston; Robert Woodruff, Lawrence,
Bueksport; Franklin, Nickerson, Has
kell, Deer Isle: A j Whiting, Closson,
Ssarsport; New Boxer, Eaton, Friend
ship; Sadie and Lille, Wallace, Port
landfh A McNichols, -, Boston:
Acara, Nash, Boston: Forest Queen,
Gray, Deer Isle; Ada Herbert, -.
Sid, schs Frank A Palmer. Harding,
Newport News; Caroline Kreischer,
Bowden, Vinalhaven; Carrobelle, Fer
maid, Me Desert; Mary Eliza, Alley,
Rchland: Sharon, Herrick, Rockland ;
Good Intent, Danforth, Belfast; Rob-
ert Kinnier, Bracket, Scituate;
Adam Bowlby, Hutchings, Boston:
Abraham Richardson, Nickerson, New
York; Cora Green, Kendall, New
York
ROCKPORT-Nov II, ar, schs Mian-
tonomah, Calderwood, Rockland; John
NJ Fiske, Mutt. do; Emma C Berry,
Davis, Friendship.
Sid, Nov Is, schs Emma Berry
Davis: sch Catalina, McIntire, Boston.
PORTLAND-Nov is. ar. sim Man
haitian, New York; schs Kennedy,
Garnet, Boston; Lexington. Thompson
Sands River, N S, for New York; Char
lty, Magee, Bangor; Gloucester; Al
landale, Sadler Ellsworth, for do.
Cid, blk Samuel H Nickerson, Davis,
Buenos .Ayres.
Sid, sch Alice Holbrook, Philadelphia
and Port Tampa.
MACHIAS-Nov IS, ar schs w H
Waters, st John for City Island: Que
tay, st John for City Island: Eunice
Hunter, st John for Philadelphia.
Sid sch Dolphin, Little Creek, N S,
for Boston.
BOOTABAY-Nov Is, ar schs Susan
Frances. Sullivan; Abbie Morse. Steu-
ben; $ l. Davis. Blue Hill Irma, West
post, N S.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-01
CAUGHT BLOCKADE RUNNER.
A Vessel Iadened with Refugees Cap.
turcd by the vicksburg.

turcd ~ the Nicksburg.
KEY West, Fla, June GA two
masted vessel, the Amapala Of Tru-
jillo, Honduras, was brought in here
this morning flying the American flag
and in charge of Ensign Zeen of the
Vicksburg. She was captured ycster-
day at sunset, while leaving Havana
and attempting TO run the blockade.
She was quickly overhauled by the
N~icksburg and was found TO have over
thirty women and children and n num-
Der of men on board, crew and passen-
gers, ali refugees. There was no sick
ness on board the Amapala, but she is
detained at quarantine.
Tho Amapala belongs TO Emanuel
Montcsino Montcres of Trujillo, Hon
duras. She had been lying at Havana
since before the blockade. Her crew
numbers eleven men besides the cap
tain.
NJ. Gcrome Baze, n French citizen.
Who three years ago was n leading ex-
change broker in Havana, chartered
the vessel and got together over forty
people eager to emil race any chance to
No'uI'O iiOili lhNhhoa lie Is III tnuTPC
of the expedition. made up of
all nationalitics, including Spanish.
French, ~Ncnczuclans, Cubans and
Turks. They fully expected to be cap
turcd, but the conditions in Havana
were so dreadful for the poorer classes
that any risk was preferable to starva-
ton. The Amapala came out of Ha-
vana openly and offered no resistance.
All of the captives are confident
of release. Hardly any provisions
were on board ut the time OF the cap
ture and no cargo or contraband ar
ticlcs were found, and she may not be
held as prize. They report every
thing quiet at Havana. which looks
like a deserted city since business and
traffic are at a s~tandstill.
The banking firms of III. Upton &
Co., j. NJ. Bcrges & Co.. Varcisco, Ruez
& Co. and y. Gelats & Co. are the only
ones doing any business. All other
firms are either closing ur or dragging
on. waiting for the end of the war,
having discharged all employees.
Hunger and starvation stares the
lower classes in the face. the well to do
having laid in three months stores.
! After they are exhausted distress will
be general, as there is no further
ource of supply.
The stories regarding the relief
through southern ports are denied.
Nothing has gone into Havana for over
a month and the situation, consequent
ly. is very grave. Murder and robbery
are of daily occurrence in Havana.
prompted in every case by want and
hunger.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-01
THE CORTES IS SUSPENDED.
London Papers Believe Sagasta VIII nj
Once Retire-Martial Law In Madrid.

MADRID, June 2I.-Thc queen regent
signed the decree ~suspending the Cor.
ties yesterday afternoon~ IL was read
in the parliament halls at the end of
the night session.
LONDON. June 27.-The Madrid cor
respondent of the Daily Telegraph
says:
when the cortcs closed martial law
was proclaimed, The Sagasta cabinet
will resign and make way for n new
government, which will open ncgotia-
tons for peace"
"Scnor Gamazo will be the new pre-
micr, with Senior Salvador mt the cX-
chequcr. and possibly two S~ilvcloistas
will join this cabinet, which will con-
clude peace s'd prepare the way for a
Silvcla cabinet. There is no doubt that
spain will lose all her colonies.
admiral Carnara's squadron left
Cadiz to calm public opinion. Camara
well knows that before he arrives at
the Philippines peace will be made"
All the special dispatches from Mad
rid reflect the anxiety produced by
Admiral Ccrvcra's dispatches and the
threatening aspect of the political sit
uation. There is no doubt the Span
iards are sadly disappointed with the
case with which General Shaftcr ef.
fected a landing, and at the retreat
toward Santiago de Cuba, which is re.
garded rs IA bad omen.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-01

The large barn on Frank Stra2p's
ranch. four miles west of Wayne, ~
destroyed by fire. the origin of which
is unknown. Mr.. Strains famous
trotting stallion, Union Medium, to-
gether with a three-year-old stallion
of the t%rotter, which he valued as much
as Union Medium, and two other horses
were burned, besides considerable
grain, harness. etc. Mr.. Strains loss
will be about $500, partly covered
with insurance.
Mrs. Eloise Rudiger, whose sensa-
tional murder Of Baron Riser in South
Omaha several years ago will be re-
called, was arrested yesterday for as
sault and battery upon complaint of a.
Mrs. Richards of South Omaha. Mrs.
Rudiger appears to have gone to the
Richards house u few days since and
committed an assault upon Mrs. Rich
ards. suspecting her of intimacy With
Mr.. Rudiger from whom she is now
trying to secure n divorce. 4,
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saturday, June 20.

Friday evening on the farm Of Alfred
Gunarson, about ten miles northwest
of Aurora, while Mrs. Gunarsop was
OFT gathering cherries, her son, about
ten years of age, secured possession of
a No. ~ target rifle, and in playing
with the gun it was accidentally dis
charged, the ball striking his little
sister in the back of the head, killing
her instantly. The girl was eight
years old, and vas taking care of a
smaller child at the time.
Winfred Hartwcich, steward for
Lsnen Bros. circus, began attachment
proceedings against his employers for
S34 alleged to be due for wages. When
Deputy Sheriff Lydick, an attorney
and two appraisers went to the grounds
at Fremont, they We're threatened with
humiliation by employees of the show,
hut they finally led off three head of
horses. Later L.emen Bros. put up a
$50 bond and took their property away.
The show killer bounced upon Hart
WEIGH and nearly pounded the life out
Of him in his oom at the European
hotel, and thus the show outfit got re-
ycnge.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-01
SANTIAGO IS PINCHED
A SPANISH LIEUTENANT'S
GLOOMY PICTURE.
Food md Ammunition Short-Tbe Insur-
gents Have Cut ON Almost Every source
OF supplies-spanisb Troops Openly
Clamor for Surrender.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, June Elm
letters to a Spanish friend here. re-
ce5ved a few days ago, F~crnandina
Miller. n lieutenant in the Spanish
navy and second in command of the
port of Santiago, says the town is in
no position to withstand II long
blockade. Food is scarce and ammu-
uition is running short. Many famil-
les have left the town for the interior
to escape privations, the insur-
gents having cut off almost every
source Of supplies. The troops
are d,sheartened and disaffected
and openly clamor for surrender,
expressing the opinion that the war is
simply murder, and saying hat Spain
should never have entered on the con-
test. They say they were morally de-
fcatcd from the first and that the am
paign will only result in the loss of
blood, etc. Many of the S%paniards are
passing over to the insurgents. Col
onel Aulpiano Sanchez, commanding a
regiment in the Santa Clara district,
has escaped in disguise and joined
Garcia.
From information Sampson has re-
ccivcd the attention of the Nesuvius
will next be directed to Cayo Ramoncs.
where is situated the powder maya
zine. Santiago is within range and if
the magazine were exploded by n dy-
Mantle shell the occurrence would So
riously cmbarrass the operations of
Ccrvera's squadron.
From an authentic source II is
learned that Mr.. Ramsdcn, the British
consul, has cabled for a vessel to take
him off with other British subjects.
The government will give no inform.
alton on the matter, but the Alert,
which is lying at Port Royal, has re-
ccivcd sealed orders to proceed here.
Six Cuban families in Santiago have
cabled urgent messages to friends to
endeavor to get them out of town. as
they fear their lives are IN danger
from the Spanish troops when Amcri.
cans attack.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-01
Peace Conditions Rumor.

MADRID, June 81, noon. The Corrc.
%spondencia of this city to-day pub.
fishes a report to the effect that the
peace conditions suggested by the gov
crnmcnt of the United States include
the possession by the United States of
the island of Porto Rico, the i~ndcpcnd.
cncc of the island of Cuba under u pro.
tectorate of the United States, the
establishment of n naval station for
United States warships in the Philip
pine islands and the establishment of
a coal depot for United States war
ships in the Canary islands.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-01
VISITS THE ENEMY AGAIN.
a sixty-Miie Investigation Trip by tho
Daring Lieutenant Blue.

Daring Lieutenant Hue.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 29.-Lieu-
tenant Victor Blue of the auxiliary
gunboat Suwancc returned to the fieet
yesterday from another investigating
trip ashore. He reported that Admiral
Cervera's ships are all in the harbor.
With the exception OF one torpedo boat
destroyer they are at anchor and show
no. signs Of activity.
Lieutenant Blue went ashore Satur-
day to the west of Moro castle, nc
companicd by Some Cuban guides. He
advanced until about two miles north
Of Cabanas and almost up to the
cncmy's batteries. lie travelled sixty
miles and rejoincd the Suwanec yes
terday morning. At one time the
lieutenant was at n Cuban outpost,
separated only by 400 yards from u
Spanish outpost.
They popped away at each other all
the time" said Lieutenant Blue, "but
| don't think the Cubans hurt the
Spaniards very much, and ] know the
Spaniards did not hurt the Cubans."
Lieutenant Blue was able TO accur.
atcly locate the position of each of
Admiral Ccrvcra's ships.
A bulletin issued To the fleet by Rear
Admiral Sampson yesterday said:
From "a report made by one of the
wounded, nephew of Surgeon Berry.
hill, Of the flagship New York, n con.
siderable part of tne damage done to
IL troops on Friday last was done by
7-milimctrc machine guns, manned by
scamcn, so hat there would seem to be
some probability in the report of the
use ashore Of the crews of Admiral
Ccrvera's squadron"
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-01
NEWS OF NEBRASKA.
SUCClNCT SUMMARY OF A
WEEKS EVENTS
tIost Important Happenings OF the Past
Seven Days Briefly Mcntioned-An Por-
lions of the state Covered-A Thorough
Resume of Nebraska News.
Wednesday, june 22.

Coroner Hadley Of Cedar Bluffs yes
!erday filed his report of the inquest
held over the body of James Tomasek.
who was shot and mortally wounded
near Morse Bluff. on the morning OF
June Is. by his brother-in-law, Frank
Levy. Tomasek died yesterday morn
ing at 8 o'clock. The inquest was held
in the afternoon and the verdict is
that the shooting was done with
felonious intent" The feeling seems
to be divided us to Levy's sanity. lie
is in Jail ut Wahoo awaiting further
developments. The authorities are at
a loss rs to how to dispose of the case.
Albert Gripskcy. murderer of Post
master X. Glenn at Ilildreth, attempted
to commit suicide at an early hour
yesterday morning by twisting the
chain which he was tied with around
his neck and the door knob and throw
ing his feet out from under him. The
sheriff, who was guarding him, found
him almost dead. Strong threats of
lynching him are circulating and an
extra force has been added to protect
him. He will have IA hearing before
the insanity board IN a few days
Glenn was buried n 10 o'clock yester-
day morning. 1t vas the largest flu
neral ever held in the county. His
wife who has been sick COR u number
of years, is now very low and her re-
covcry is doubtful.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-01
SANTIAGO PAPERS WAR NEWS
Tho Reader of La Banderoia Espanoia
Have Cause for Complaint.

PoRr ANTONIO, June 27.-A copy Of
n newspaper published in Santiago dc
Cuba, called La Bandcrola Espanola
(the Spanish flag, on June - con
tanned in it's local columns not IA
single reference to the blockade or
any war news relating to Santiago.
1t calmly discussed plans 70: placing
electric lights on the plaza, church
fairs and other matters of town gossip.
An alleged c%ablegram from Madrid
reported the sailing of another big
Spanish fleet for Havana, and the cap
ture of the i%nsurgent chief Hernandez.
1t also stated that absolutely reliable
news from Washington says hat yell
low fever has broken out in the block
aiding fleet and that forty deaths have
already occurred"
The only real information contained
in the paper was a dispatch from
Havana saying that General Arolas
had seized all the food in the markets
there and would sell it to the inhabit-
ants at reasonable prices TO prevent
the squeezing of the population.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-01
FOUGHT WHEN WORN OUT.
rhe Rough Riders Had Had an Exhaust
Ing March Before the Bate.

WASHINGTON, June 20.-The Wash.
ington Star has received n dispatch
which throws a revealing light upon
the conditions under which men are
fighting at Santiago. IL said: 1T is
probable that M troops were hurried
into action In the fighting about Scvilla
too They had been nine days on
the cool ocean. Volunteers like the
Rough Riders were put ashore in the
evening and ordered, without much
breakfast, to advance over the hill and
take Sevilla. 1t was an eight-milc
march over n shadelcss plateau,
thrugh bricry underground like
n path fenced with darb wire. They
were disabled more by the conditions
than by the ambushed enemy. All
courage would have been scorchcd out
of less thoroughbred men. Their can
teens soon were empticd. No water
could he had. Hell, said one of those
who returned, now contains 10 terrors
for me- Their tongues swellcd in
their mouths, their Threats were
shrivclcd and their breath was drawn
with effort. The plain for two miles
was Uttered with abandoned outfits,
too heavy to carry. Our men suffered
consi derably from the cacti. Contact
with one of them burics innumerablc
needles in ones flesh. But to such
pains as result the 'Cubebs,' as the ma
rincs call the allies, are immune, and
they rush into brushwood that auscS
our men to hesitate
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-01
GRANT AGAINST SUSPENDERS.
Dress and Conduct of Soldiers the BODY
OF n C~hickamauga Order.

CHICKAMAUGA PARK, June 27.-Gen
cral Fred Grant has issued the follow
ing order to the First division Third
corps: IAN soldiers of this command,
when on pass within the park limits, or
on duty Mt the various headquarters,
are prohibited when without blouse,
from wearing ~suspendcrs over their
blue shirts. Soldiers are admonishcd
that when they are granted the privi-
lege Of a pass beyond the park limits,
they are expected to be attircd in "a
clean and soldierly manner, and es-
pecially those visiting the adjoining
cities and towns should constantly
keep their blouses buttoned when
worn. 1t is made the duty OF officers
and non-commissioned officers to re-
port to their respective regimental
commanders the name of any soldier
disregarding these injunctions, and,
over and above all, it is expected that
officers and non-commissioned officers
will, at all times, check and admonish
any soldiers misbehaving themselves
within the park or in the streets of the
cities"
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-01
TERMS OF PEACE.
spain Must Give Up Cuba, Porto Rico ana
MISUNDERSTANDING Loss Acceptable.

spain Must Give Up Cuba, Porto Rico ana
Phiippines-N Nothing Loss Acceptable.
WASHINGTON, June 20-In view os
the increasing frequency with which
rumors Of possible peace conditions
are entering into the discussion of
semi-oficial and inspired European
journals, considerable significance is
attached to the statement by n mem
Der of the cabinet that no proposition
would he for a moment entertained by
the United States at this time which
did not involve SPANS absolute re.
linquishment OF sovereignty over Cuba,
Porto Rico and the Philippine islands.
The probable attitude of the United
States to these former colonial posses.
sions OF Spain in the future, this au-
thority declined to discuss, but. in his
opinion, the complete eradication Of
Spanish influence and interest, SO
far "A these islands were concerned,
has already become a foregone ,conclu-
sion, and the United States would not
at any time hereafter permit Spain to
enter into any negotiation regarding
them.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-01
SKATER AT THE OUTPOSTS.
An Inspection Of the Ground Before SAM
tiago by the American Commander.

JuRAGuA, June 20.-Major Genera
Shafter, in command of the United
States army of invasion, arrived here
on board the transport Scgurania from
Baiquiri with Colonel John Jacob
Astor, Captain Stewart Bricc and Lieu
tenants Milcy and Noble and his staff
about . o'clock this afternoon. He
was met 10y General Bates, who was
experimenting the landing of commits
sary supplies in the surf.
General Shaftcr, in uniform and
wearing n straw helmet, vas soon
mounted on a large, handsome horse,
and rode through the town, surveying
the scene of the landing operations
and the camps of the troops. He halted
for a moment before the cottage which
serves as the headquarters of the
Cuban insurgents. Here Generals Gar
Ella and Castillo paid their respects to
the American commander. About an
hour later General Shaftcr started on
the road to the front in order To con-
suit with General Wheeler and the di-
vision commanders and look over the
field of operations before Santiago de
Cuba. The general said he would
probably return to the Juragua head
quarters tonight.
Permanent hospital arrangements
are To be provided at Juragua at once
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-01
spain Does Not Relieve II.

MADRID, June 2o,-The Spanish Off.
GERS here assert that there will be no
difficulty in Admiral Camara ~travers,
ing the Suez canal as the accompanying
transports, they add, have all the coal
the squadron requires. 1t is believed
here that the Spanish ships will enter
the canal to-day.
The Spanish government does not
credit the report that an American
squadron is to visit Spanish waters,
hut the ministers say they have taken
all possible precautions, that the ports
are all ready and that 10000 men who
have been called, will be distributed
among the principal Atlantic and Med
IL crranean ports OF Spain.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-01
A Fight With border Outlaws.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 2o.--In.
formation has just reached here that
Deputy sheriff y ldefonso Soils was
killed by a bard of outlaws at Rio
Grande City, on the border, yesterday.
soils was assisting United States Dep
uty Marshal Hanson and posse to cap
tire u band of outlaws, The leader OF
the outlaws is Il Spaniard named
Gueterro. He has gathered about hirI
a gang of border half breed cutthroats
who have been led 10 believe that the
wal has so ~demoralized the American
people that they can safely prey upon
the settlers along the frontier.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-01
Europe Has Nothing to Say,

LONDON, June 20.--St. James Ga
sette, commenting On the prospect of
the American forces attacking the
coast of Spain, say this afternoon:
The reception Of the news evidences u
change in public OPT 'ion which, at the
commencement of the war, thought
Europe should notify the United
States that the war must be confined
to American waters. IL is now rccog-
nizcd that the Americans are fully en-.
titled to make wal in their own way,
and they are, indeed, driven to retail
late upon Spain in this manner, owing
TO the tactics Spain has chosen to pur,
sue
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-01
FRIDAY, June ~.

DR.. 0. Grothan of st. Paul. has been
appointed regimentai surgeon of the
Third regimcntwith the rank OF major.
The work of building the Gering and
Alliance telephone line is progressing
rapidly. The material is delivered all
the way along the route and the line
will be completed within II week.
Boiler tiues furnished by the Il. Il II.
railroad company gre being used for
poles.
J.. ID. Brewer. an old resident OF Col
umbus was stricken with applopleNy,
and died in II very few minutes. He
was in his usual health and arose about
: o'clock and went to milk. lie was
found by his son "a few minutes later
lying on his face dead.
About daylight this morning the
large agricultural hall on the fair
grounds near Wahoo was discovered
to be on fire. The alarm was given
and citizens turned out and with
prompt action with buckets the flames
were under control when the tiremen
IrflNtu WIN VIC Nhb'h'''
Only a few dollars damage was done.
The horse stalls and some of the fence
were burned last fall and the indica-
tions then were that ii was h work
of an inccndiary and the late attempt
surely came from the same source.
Fitzgerald's block, the large 4-story
structure at Seventh and l. streets,
Lincoln. was totally destroyed 10y fire
last night. The building was occupied
bv the IL. i. Lau Grocery company an l
the Beatrice Creamery company. Moth
:ng was saved from the building of
any consequence. The fire was q re-
~markably vicious one on count OF
the iniiarnmable nature of the stocks.
and nothing but the insulated situa-
ton of the building prevented a more
disastrous conflagration.
The origin OF the fire is rs yet unac-
counted for. II started in the egg
Gambling room of the creamery building
on the second floor. No fire had been
In the building and the Gambling is
done by electricity.
The building is just south of the Il,
& NJ. depot, and il required hard work
to save the depot. The railroad fire
apparatus and men aided in the work
of saving adjoining property.
The building destroyed was begun
in 1883 and finished in 1889. 1t was
valued at $50, 900 and insured for S4O,-
600. The II. p. Lau stock was valued
at $50, 900 and insured for S45, 600. The
Creamery company loses property
worth from S2j 900 to $4,000, insured
for ST., 800.
Both concerns will continue IN bust
aess as soon AS quarters can be secured,
The building belonged to the John
Fitzgerald estate but the ownership is
in litigation, the disputing party be.
ing the Philadelphia Mortgage and
Trust company.
This is the third great fire in Lincoln
since April l..