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The Portland daily press., 1898-08-12

FOR SALE OR LEASE-Brick honse 776
Congress street, 10 rooms and bath room.
unsurpassed, good place for physician or pri-
vate family, or for letting rooms. If taken on
lease steam heat will be furnished il desired.
Inquire OF JOHN +. PROCTOR, SO Exchange
street or 4. HASTY. II Green street 81
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-12

NEW three fiat house on Park street; hot
~ and cold water in pantry and bath; cleo
trio bells, speaking tubes; everything des1r-
able; will pay 10 per cent ON price asked.
MARKS & EARLECO. 81
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-12

MISCELLANEOUS.
Forty words inserted under this head
one week for rs cents. cash in advance.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-12
BATTLEsHIp MAINE SOUVENIR SPOONS

This is the prettest Spoon ever put on the
market Call and see it. MCKINNEY, the
Jeweler. Monument So uare. marl9dH
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-12

EOR SALE-In the beautiful, growing suburb
room house on Forest Avenue, $500; room
house on Glenwood Avenue $500; IL room
house on Glenwood Avenue. $4,000; room
street, $4,000. These houses are up TO date and
have eleltric lights and bells. laundry, fire
places, steam heat, etc. We make terms to
suit our customers, DALTON CO., 47s IL
Congressistreet. 81
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-12

NEW two fiat house at Deering, one minute
~ from electrics cemented cellar; papered
and heated; 5000 square feet of land; upper
rent taken; $4,000, $500 down. MARKS s.
EARLE co. 81
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-12
TOILET.
forty words inserted under this head
one week for 20 cents. cash in advance.

ITO LET OR SELL-The beautiful. new mod
N ern residence. SO North street, fine location,
place for thrifty business man to get fins home
on easy terms. III. II. SHAW, go North street.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-12

EOR SALE-Two brick houses, three storied,
IL flats in each. with water closets and Sc
bago water, central location, full rental 1924
cent above ali OUTLAWS; a choice investment;
price $780, w. II. WALDRON & CO., 1870
Middle st. Ill
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-12

1lOR SALE-A self linking Gordon printing
press in first class condition. Price very
low. Address Box 1869, Portland, Me. 12-1
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-12

HOUSE-At Deering nice, coy. six roomed
IL house and stable; lot containing 5000
square feet; on sunny side of the street; price
$4,000, only $500 down. MARKS s. EARLE CO.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-12

EOR SALE New house on Pitt street, Oak
IL dale; contains rooms and bath, hot and
cold water, wired for electric lights, connects
with sewer. has large lot. and will be sold on
easy terms. Apply to CHARLES G. ADAMS,
No 81 Exchange street. Portland. jly27-4
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-12
WEDDING RINGS.

One hundred OF them to select from. All
styles, all weights. all prices in 10, IA and 10
Kt. Gold. Largest and best stock Of rings
in the city. A thousand of them. MCKINNEY,
the Jewe1er, Monument Square. june7dtf
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-12

FOR SALE-Two story frame house situated
in Deering on electric line rooms and
BATH admirably arranged lower floor finished
use of builder (who now occupies it, one year
ago. Lot a out 60x10O. BENJAMIN SHAW,
81 IL Exchange street. 121
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-12
AN IDEAL AUGUST VACATION
IN the we'll known Yacht Shechinah, of
Portland Yacht Club.

beautiful yachts In eastern waters, 60 feet over
all is open to charter for periods of one week
or more during the month OF August. She has
a commodious cabin. lavatory. bath room and
ample Accommodations for party of eight per-
sons. For particulars address CAPT. j. P.
TOOTHAKER, South Harpswell Maine.
aug1 eod2w*
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-12

HOUSE-At Fessenden Park, new six rcomeh
a house. entirely modern In every respect;
81, 900, only $500 down, balance easy. MARKS
& EARLE co. 81
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-12

HOUSE-At Fessenden Park a new ten
IL roomed house; everything first class and
up to date: $4,000, $500 down, balance as rent
MARKS & EARLE CO. 81
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-12

HOUSE-At Woodfords. new ten roomcd
- house with every modern convenience
large lot; excellent location; one of the most
snowy houses ever built; price $4,000 $500
down. MARKS s. EAkLE co. 81
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-12

COR SALE-Farm IN Bethel, Maine, 12o acres
L good land, 2 l-2 story house, shed and two
barns all in good condition, good orchard, and
well supplied with wood and water; also about
2oO.0 600 feet OF pine timber. About two miles
from Bethel village and known as the Edward
A. Capen farm; will be sold on favorable terms
or may be exchanged for Portland property.
MISS SARAH BIDEN. No. 1914 Fore st.
Portland. Me. mar9-tf
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-12

vNANTED-An persons In want OF trunks
w and bags to call on Z. D. REYNOLDS,
663 Congress street, one door above Sbaw's
grocery store, as we manufacture our goods
and can therefore give bottom prices.
Trunks repaired. Open evenings. We frame
The age-herald., 1898-10-16

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The age-herald., 1898-10-16
CORONER's INQUEST.
Two Sessions Held at the Stockade in
 Virden.

virden, H., October 15.-The coroners jury had two sessions at the stockade to- day, where they examined several w.t. nesses.. They were all ex-guards, who are under nom nal arrest by the militia and for whom blanket warrant was sworn out yesterday, charging them with conspiracy to murder in connection with Wednesdays fight. Their testimony was practically the same as gwen by their companions Friday.
 The general idea conveyed was that while the men were employed to defend the prop erty of the Chicago-V. .rden Coal company they only did not fire shots themselves but they had no time to see whether any of their comrades fired on the mob This
The age-herald., 1898-10-16
Band of Cattle Thieves

Clarendon, Ark, October 15.-The officers of Monroe and Arkansas counties have. un- earthed what they believe to be the largest mad most dangerous organized band of cattle thieves that ever operated in this state. The gang has stolen thousands of head of cattle and shipped them by the car load to Kansas City and other markets. June Aldridge, living near the line, followed some of the gang with two car loads to Kansas City and intercepted the cattle. Two men are in jail here and a number of others are under arrest in Arkansas coun- ty. The officers say that 100 men are im- plicated in the thefts
The age-herald., 1898-10-16
JAMES BOWRON ON ADVANTAGES
 OF A GREATER BIRMINGHAM

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The age-herald., 1898-10-16

French ambassador to the United States.
 After toasts had been drunk to Presidents Mckinley and Faure, MT. Peck made speech returning thanks for the honor done him, in the course of which he emphasized the fact that the interests of American manufacturers and those engaged in indus trial pursuits in the United States in the forthcoming exposition is so extensive that the commissioners are unable to meet their demands for space. The French authori- ties, he said, were most cordial but he was afraid they did not realize the relative im- portance of American manufactures, which amount to 35 per cent. of those of the whole world. while the agricultural pro- ducts are even greater
The age-herald., 1898-10-16
Killed in Bawdy House

Anniston. October 15-A fight in a house of ill-fame last night resulted in the death of Sergeant Heise of the Second infantry, regulars. The provost guard had been sum- moned to stop a disturbance and the sol- diers in the house defed the guard. The guard was composed of members of the ol ird ,nnessee but it 's not known who fired the shot. Heise, the man killed, fought through the Santiago campaign and was promoted from private to sergeant for bravery at San Juan heights.
The age-herald., 1898-10-16
Banquet in Honor of Peck

Paris, October 15.-The American chamber of commerce gave banquet at the Con- tinental hotel this evening in honor of Fer dinand w. Peck, the American commits sioner general to the Paris exposition of 1900. The banquet hall was decorated with French and American flags. Among the guests were General Horace Porter, the American ambassador, and M. Cambon. the
The age-herald., 1898-10-16

applied to the guards stationed inside the grounds. The members of the train escort declined to answer on that point or that they did not remember. The coal com- pany has several witnesses to examine, in- cluding Manager Lukens, and 1t will take one or more days to conclude.
The age-herald., 1898-10-16
Mrs. sherman no Better

Washington. October 15.-The condition of Mrs. John sherman was practically un- changed tonight. The fever had abated. but the patient has not yet recovered the power of speech.
The age-herald., 1898-10-16

oil and Gas Stoves at Cost.
 Ala. Gas Fixt. & Plmb Go.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-18

be tremendous. Every bank check
must bear a stamp. Most men know
that there are thousands of bank
checks issued daily in this city alone.
In the entire country there may be a
million. Yet the stamping of the bank
checks is just one item in the list.
During the civil war and away up
into the seventies, when there was a
tax on bank checks, the stamping
was expedited by the banks, which
entered into an agreement with the
government by means of which they
were allowed to stamp themselves
whole books of checks. These books
were sold to the depositors for the
value of the stamps they contained.
Whether this method will be adopted
now is a question. If it is not, the
depositor will have to buy his own
stamps and stick them on himself.
As the distribution of these stamps
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-18

with Is vessels and less than 1000
men, English and Americans, succeed
ed with much opposition in effecting a
landing at Aqnadores, the very same
town where Sampson was said to have
landed men to effect junction with
the insurgents of today. These 1000
men walked all the way from the sea
to the city, and after little brush
with the inefficient force of Spanish
sent to oppose them, wiped them off
the face of the earth and took posses
sion of the town.
1t is not exactly known why Lord
Windor attacked Santiago rather than
Havana, unless it was that he thought
it easier and richer. The English
were disappointed sorely to find that
the inhabitants, in leaving for other
parts, had either hidden or taken all
valuables with them, so there wasn't
enough plunder to 60 around. The
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-18

years it has been the practice to insert
nominal considerations, generally 81,
in deeds, the object being to keep secret
the amount of money involved in
transaction. Hereafter nominal con-
sideration mentioned in deed will not
release the parties interested from
stamping the deed at the rate of SO
cents for every $500 of value of the
property involved over 500, which
will, of course, reveal the real consid-
Grafton.
From real estate transactions in this
city the government will probably
derive about half a million dollars an
nually. The revenue from the coun-
try from this item of the bill will prob
ably be between Sl5, 100000 and $780,
100000.
A very large part of the war tax
will come out of Wall street. The
tax of 2 cents on each 800 of stock
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-18
SANTIAGO'S CAPTURE IN 1862.
English and Americans Under Lord win
sor Did the Trick Effectively.

English and Americans Under Lord Win
sor Did the Trick Effectively.
1t was Diego Velasquez who founded
Santiago de Cuba in 1915, thus making
it the oldest town on the island. For
a long time Santiago was the capital
and the headquarters of the various
murderous expeditions of the Spanish
against the mainland. Cortez made it
his rendezvous during his conquest of
Mexico. De Soto started from San
tiago in 1928 on his first expedition of
exploration. BY the middle of the
century the place had grown to be
rich and important. There was all
kinds of wealth there, the accumula-
ton, doubtless, Of the plunder taken
from the defenceless Aztecs and the
countless other victims Of Spanish lust
and avarice.
In 1858, 400 French landed in the
harbor and didn't have much trouble
in capturing the city, not half so much
trouble as Sampson and Schley are
having now. This handful of French
held the town till a ransom of some
$4,000 was paid. After this there
were frequent attacks by the numerous
bands of buccaneers and pirates that
infested the seas at that time.
But the real attack, and the one that
has chief interest for Americans of to-
day, was in 1862, just 100 years before
Havana was captured by the Amer
licans and English, when Lord Winsor
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-18

II beg to state to the department
that I doubt if any commander-in-chief
was ever served by more loyal, eff
cient, and gallant captains than those
of the squadron now under my COM
mand. Captain Frank Wildes, CON-
manding the Boston, volunteered to
remain in command of his vessel, al
though his relief arrived before leaving
Hong Kong. Assistant Surgeon Kin
delberger of the Olympia and Gunner
]. C. Evans of the Boston also volun-
teered to remain after orders detachlng
them had arrived. The conduct Of
my personal staff was excellent. Com
mander B. P. Lamberton, chief of staff,
was a volunteer for that position, and
gave me most efficient aid. Leuten-
ant Brumby, flag lieutenant, and En-
sign E. p. Scott, aide, performed their
duties as signal officers in a highly
creditable manner. Caldwell, flag
secretary, volunteered for and was as
signed to a subdivision of the 5-inch
battery. Mr.. J. l.. Stickney, formerly
an officer in the United States navy,
and now correspondent for the New
York Herald, volunteered for duty as
my aid, and rendered valuable service.
desire especially to mention the cool
ness of Lieutenant c. G. Calkins, the
navigator of the Olympia, who came
under my personal observation, being
on the bridge with me throughout the
entire action, and giving the ranges to
the guns with an accuracy that was
proven by the excellence of the firing.
"On May 2, the day following the
engagement, the squadron again went
to Cavite, where it remains. On the
Sd the military forces evacuated the
Cavite arsenal, which was taken pos
session of by landing party. On the
same day the Raleigh and Baltimore
secured the surrender Of the batteries
on Corregidor Island, paroling the gar
rison and destroying the guns. On
the morning Of May 4, the transport
Manila, which had been aground in
Bakor bay, was towed off and made
prize"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-18

Austria, Isla de Luzon, Isla de Cuba,
General Lezo, Marquis del Duero, 81
Correo, Velasco, and Isla de Mindanao
transport) captured, Rapido and
Hercules tugs), and several small
launches.
~ am unable to obtain complete ac-
counts of the enemy's killed and
wounded, but believe their losses to
be very heavy. The Reina Cristlna
alone had $50 killed, including the
captain, and 80 wounded. I am happy
to report that the damage done to the
squadron under my command was in
considerable. There were none killed
and only seven men in the squadron
were slightly wounded. Several of
the vessels were struck and even pen
etrated, but the damage was of the
slightest, and the squadron is in as
good condition now as before the bat
tie.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-18

invaders, however, confiscated all the
silver church bells and the guns from
the fort, and, as if just to show their
spite, blew up the Morro Castle and
destroyed the cathedral. The MORO
was rebuilt in 1868, and remains to
this day-or rather till the other day,
when Yankee guns once more battered
it. Philip was king of Spain at the
time, and he was angry that the Eng
lish should be SO rough with his be-
longings. 1t always has been part of
the Spanish nature to get angry about
little things and rave in helpless rage.
In 1762 the English took Havana,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-18

and Santiago for a while was left out
of consideration, but not for long. In
1866 along came an earthquake,
wrecking half the city and putting loo
people out of the misery of being
Spanis subjects. Since that time the
town has lived pretty even existence
up to the present time. Looking back
ward, we see that a full 100 years
elapsed between the capture of Santi-
ago and the capture of Havana.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-18

law is the new stamps it is going to
put into use in this country. There
will be hundreds of different kinds.
For weeks the government engravers
have been making designs and submit
ting them to the treasury department
for approval. 1t is said that all of this
part of the work has been completed,
and that the government plants, as
sisted by the various banknote COM
panies, are hard at work, trying to
turn out enough stamps to meet the
demands of the first week in the life
of the new law.
The demand during that week will
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-18

and bond sales is heavy one, but the
brokers are not kicking. Business
on the Stock Exchange has averaged
100000 shares day lately, and if it
continues at that rate the daily assess
ment will be $4,000. On the total
sales of stock last year the revenue
would have been million and half
dollars, and there is no reason to be-
lieve that it will be any less than that
after the revenue bill gets in working
order. The figures of the Consolida-
ted Exchange last year would bring
its revenue up to within $500, 900 of
the Stock Exchange assessment. The
Produce and Cotton Exchanges are
let off with tax of l cent for 500.
This would bring the formers contri-
button to the war fund to about $780,
900 and the latter's to about $50, 900 a
year.
About the biggest item downtown,
however, will be the tax on bank
checks. In 1871 the revenue from this
source was $2,31S, ,455 in the country.
The tax on bank checks in this city
alone will probably run up to S3,000,-
900 q year under the war revenue law.
From the bank capital tax, the tax on
foreign bills of exchange, the tax on
the capital stock and funded debt of
all corporations and from other taxes
in the financial centre, it is estimated
that 81 100000 year will be realized.
Altogether Wall street will contribute
something like s13,OOO,OOO a year to
the war fund.
The tax of l cent on telephone mes
sages costing more than Is cents is put
on pay messages, of which there were
100000 sent in this city last year.
The telegraph companies have planned
to get even on the tax on messages by
compelling senders to put 1-cent
stamp on all messages. The telephone
companies are casting around for some
means of making the public share the
added expense, but haven't devised
any scheme yet.
The tax on tobacco has been raised
to - cents a pound. Some dealers
have decided to keep up the size OF
the packages and increase the price.
Others have concluded that it will be
a better game to let the price stay
where it is, and make the package
smaller. The cigar tax is not heavy
one, and the only difference it will
make will be that you won't get as
good a cigar for the price as you used
to.
The cigarette tax is 81 thousand,
and the public will either have to pay
6 cents for a S cents box of 10 cigar
cites, or take a box with fewer cigar
cites at the old price. There are over
5000 100000 cigarettes made annual
ly in this country, and the war revenue
on them will be about SO, 900, 900. The
annual production of tobacco is about
O,OOO,OOO pounds. The increased
revenue on this amount would be
about $24, 100000.
The tax on insurance policies, on
steamship tickets, on express compa-
nies, on vessels entering from and
clearing to a foreign port, the inher-
itance tax, and the numerous other
things taxed in which New Workers
are interested, will bring this city's
share of the war tax we'll up to $40,-
OOO, 900, and may carry it beyond that
figure.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-18

pD Old DR.. Archer was quack,
and a very ignorant one. On one oc-
casion he was called by mistake to
attend a council of physicians in a
critical case. After considerable dis
cussion, the opinion was expressed by
one that the patient was convalescent.
When it came to DR.. Archer's turn to
speak, "Convalescent! !" said he "why,
that's nothing serious; I've cured con-
yalescence in "a hours"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-18
EFFECTS OF WAR TAXES.

They Will Hit Nearly All Citizens One
Way or Another.
There are going to be a great many
surprised citizens when the war rev.
enue bill goes into effect on July l,
because the articles taxed are many,
SAYS the New York Sun.
An interesting feature of the new
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-18
SHE WAS TOO TlMlD.


and til Deci Executed
Santiago
work about two miles away one ng '
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her she turned and ran away
probably
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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-18
IN SANTIAGO HARB0R.

So Dstrbu o
Santiago
According the the Vizcaya lies
channels either side the
island channel is the A
Cisoba Colon
collier Merrmc s the owes
channel iusw Holso question
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-18

Manila.
Rear Admiral Dewey's full report or
the battle of Manila bay and subse
quent happenings in the Philippine:
was received at the navy department
by mail last Monday. This is the syn
opsis given out by the navy depart
ment:
"FLAGsHIP OLYMPIA, CAvITE, May
4, 1S9S.-The squadron left Mrs Bay
on April 27, arrived OFF Bolinao on the
morning of April 80, and finding nc
vessels there, proceeded down the
coast and arrived off the entrance to
Manila bay the same afternoon. The
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TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYER FUROR

Of
equipment speed draft
b% very
horsepower 6,O00 and sho
addition the light close work
probably formidable antagonist Captain
Cartier and her numbers 70.
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destroyer Teo
the effect that she in the
draft 81 feet and when in order Is
to be one of the world
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a}liseellaneuus Rsading.
DEWEY'S STORY.

He Gives the Details of the Battle OF
Manila.