Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-05-04

sites, commanding the entire entrance to
the bay. There was no difficulty in secur-
ing the land. The points will be strongly
fortified at once. The best long range,
heavy rifed guns will be used, and COM
petent men will be placed i'll charge #
! them.
BATH SHIP "sHENANDoAH' SAFE.
| The Bath ship "S heuandoah", reported
captured by Sipnin, arrived safely at Liv-
erpooI Thursday. A tug met the ''Shen-
andnali" off the south coast of Ireland,
and towed her to Point Lynas for $500
Capt. Murphy, OF the SHENANDOAH, was
unwilling to risk her being intercepted.
Her cargo of wheat is worth $50 600.
ANOTHER POWDER MILL EXPLOSION.
The Atlantic powder works at Dover,
n. j., were wrecked Thursday by an ex-
plosion. Six men were. killed. The en-
tire plant is destroyed. Rumor that ex-
plosion was caused by Spanish spy seems
unfounded.
APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE NAVY.
The Naval Appropriation bill, which
has been agreed upon in Congress, APP
propriates S57 100000, and provides for
three powerful sea-going battleships,
four coast defense monitors, sixteen tor
pedo boat destroyers, and twelve torpedo
boats.
THE "PARIs" SAFE.
The American line steamer PARIS,
which is to be converted into an auxiliary
cruiser, and about which much anxiety
was felt, arrived in New York Saturday.
She saw no signs of Spanish warships.
The captain took a different course than
usual
PRISONERS OF WAR.
The thirtyfive passengers on the cap
tured steamer "Panama' will be held as
prisoners Of war. They left New York
with intentions Of beiligerency, not Of
keeping the neutralities, one OF the men
being on the way to join the Spanish
army.
THE "OREGON" AT RIO JANEIRo.
The U. $. hattleship "Oregon', bound
around the Horn from the Pacific to join
the Atlantic fleet, arrived at Rio Janeiro,
Brazil, Saturday evening.
The safe arrival of the "Oregon" at Rio
! is learned with relief. This is well north
OF Buenos Ayres, where The Spanish tor
pedo cruiser "Temeraro" has been laying
for he purpose, it was feared, of taking
the "Oregon" unawares. The "Oregon"
should make the run from Rio Janeiro
to Key West in two weeks.
THE .ToPEKA' ARRIVES.
The U. S. cruiser "Topeka', formerly
the ''Diogenes', one of the new acquisi-
tions OF the navy. arrived in New York
from England Sunday. She saw no
Spanish vessels, and the trip across was
uneventful but rough.
MoBILIZING MAINE TROOPS.
Names national guard, consisting OF
two regiments OF infantry, signal corps
and an ambulance corps, went into camp
at Augusta Monday. All but two COM
panies OF the second regiment are in
camp, and they will arrive Wednesday.
The camp is in command of Col. Ken
dali, OF the First regiment, and contains
about 800 men. The troops arrived by
special trains Monday afternoon and
were enthusiastically welcomed The
city was gay with bunting, business was
practically suspended. Salutes were fired
and bells rung.
grand parade, led by Uniform Rank,
X. Of P, and Canton Augusta, with three
bands and the full force Of men, with dis
tingushed guests, took place at $50 p. m.
1t is stated that the first Maine regi-
ment will be ordered South il needed, and
the second regiment will remain for the
protection Of Maine coast cities.