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The Portland daily press., 1898-07-20
SUPPLYING SANTIAGO.
Unloading Provisions for the
Starving People.

Santiago de Cuba, July IS, via King
ston. July 10, (noon)-The Red Cross
society's steamer State of Texas arrived
yesterday at O'Clock in the afternoon
and this morning at daybreak DR.. FL
we'll, who was in charge of the work of
unloading, secured eight stores in the
heart of the city and one large shed on
the dock, engaged 80 stevedores and be-
gan to unload the steamer about
O'Clock. She had 140O tons of provisions
on board.
The distribution began at s O'Clock
allowing pound and half of rations
to each citizen. This morning when the
zens crowded to the dock, fighting,
trampling on one another, breaking open
the cases and stealing the supplies.
Finally picket of troops was placed on
the wharf, refusing admittance to any
one. The entire cargo had been landed
plicant was furnished with a ration
ticket, supplied by the local commission.
ers, with Gen. McKibbin's endorsement.
The water supply of the city, which
was cut off on July g. above Ell Caney
by Gen. Garcia's troops, will be turned
on again tonight. The ice factory re-
| sumed work today, using the rain water
supply in the cisterns.
All the liquor stores, wholesale and re-
tail, are closed under Gen. Skaters or
ders. but the Spanish soldiers have large
stock of rum on hand which they are ex
changing for our hardtack and cornet
beef.
Last night the city was very quiet ant
| there were no disturbances, the distribu
tion of the supplies from the State O
Texas being anxiously awaited, as ther,
was literally nothing in the city to eat
Before the refugees left Ell Caney fou1
was selling at $3.50 p barrel, beans $50 pei
hundred pounds, condensed milk at s,
tin and hardtack at 81 per piece. A,
Ell Caney the prices were, still higher
S25 for tin of condensed milk and 8;
for a piece of hard tack. The ruin anf
want in the city are almost inconceiva
BILE.
Twenty five Cubans, political prisoners
are still in the local Jail, but repor
has been submitted on the subject b,
Cuban residents to Gen. McKibbin. th,
temporary military governor, and thei
release is expected.
Admiral Sampson. accompanied b,
Commodore Schley and the marine staff
landed ats O'Clock this morning from
the Vixen and met the municipal officer,
of Santiago.
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-20
YELLOW FEVER SUCCESSFULLY
FOUGHT.

Washington, July 19.-Surgeon GEN.
eral Sternberg returned today from an
inspection of the Olivette, which has
just arrived at New York.with wounded.
Gen. Sternberg continued Ito :take
hopeful view of the fever situation at
the front. He says normal conditions
are now being established by tho termi-
nation of the military campaign, and
that the medical service is thus enabled
to cope with the fever situation ener.
getically and successfully.
MONEY FOR SHAFTER'S MEN.
Washington, July 19.-Nineten paymas-
ters under the command of Major Sniffen
sailed today for Santiago to pay the
troops under Gen. Skaters command.
MALARIA AT TAMPA,
Washington, July 19.-The troops under
General Coppinger, which do not go tc
Porto Rico, will be transferred to Fer
nandina, on account of the malaria at
Tampa, where the- are now ouartered.
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-20
TO CONVOY MILES
Completing Arrangements For
His Expedition.

Washington, July 19.-Because of fall
ure on the part of General Miles to re-
ceive the orders the President prepared
late yesterday to take charge of the mill
tary expedition against Porto Rico that
officer did not depart as was expected
from Siboney. The mistake was soon
corrected this morning, however, and as
q result OF some short telegraphic corro-
spondence that followed during the day it
was gathered at the department that the
Yale would start tonight Contrary to
the first intention and probably with
General Miles's seeking, the Yale is to be
conveyed by a naval vessel that Admiral
Sampson has been instructed to select
from his fleet. This may result in delay
ing General Miles's progress as none Of
Simpsons vessels is able to keep pace
with tho Yale. Nevertheless there is no
doubt that the General will reach Porto
Rico before the troops from Charleston.
The President announced privately to-
day that while no date of departure of
the troops to be sent from Chickamauga
to Porto Rico had been fixed he expected
they would leave about one week from to-
morrow. He is aw aiting a detailed report
from General Brooke, recommending
from Chickamauga. The present plan is
stated to be to embark them at Newport
News or Norfolk and those at Tampa
either there or at Key West.
Admiral Sampson has received final or
ders from the Navy Department. as to the
part the American fleet is to take in the
campaign against Porto Rico, the duties
of the navy being to lend every support
and assistance to the lard operations. As
there is no Spanish fleet in San Juan har-
Dor or other Porto Rican ports, the navy
has limited field of operation. The re-
duction of the harbor Notifications will
| be the main work, but this and all other
operations of the feet will be supple
mentary to the main operations conducted
| by the army. The strategists, military
and naval are agreed in the view that the
taking of Porto Rico is primarily mill
tary undertaking, and Admiral Samp
sons orders are on these lines.
| The Navy Department is rapidly
moving the large fleet of auxiliary Graf
made up of merchant ships, large ocea1
going yachts, tugs, etc., from Atlantic
coast points to Cuban waters, where they
will be placed on blockade duty. thus re
leasing the larger ships for moro aotiy
duty at Porto Rico and the coast O.
Spain. Three of these smaller craft were
sent south today and most all of then
will be on the way within week, stop
ping only long enough at Norfolk to hav
their batteries strengthened. When tn
war broke out large number of thes
auxiliary craft were purchased. The
have been distributed along the coas
from Maine to Fl==ida, making an effec
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-20
THE WEATHER.

Boston. July 19.-Forecast for Boston
and vicinity for Wednesday: Generally
cloudy weather with showers or tn under
storms in the afternoon; continued
warm; southwesterly winds.
Washington, July 19.-Forecast for
Wednesday for Maine, New Hamp shire
and Vermont: Showers and thunder
storms; cooler Wednesday night:
southerly winds becoming westerly.
Local Weather Report.
Portland, July 19.-The local weather
bureau Office records as to the weather
are as follows:
Sa. m.--Barometer, 90. 9S2; thermome
ter, 6S; dew point. 81; humidity, 95;
wind, SW; velocity. 4; weather. threaten
ing
sp. m.-Barometer. E29. 938, thermome
ter, ~; dew point. 68; humidity, "a
wind. NV; velocity l2; weather, rain.
Mean daily thermometer 70; maximum
thermometer, n; minimum thermometer
"a; maximum velocity of wind, IA SW
total precipitation. O..
Weather Observation.
The agricultural department. weathe
bureau for yesterday. July 19. taken a
= p. M, meridian time, the observa
tion for each section being given in thi
order: Temperature, direction of wint
state Of weather:
Boston. 76 degrees, SW, rain
Philadelphia, Y degrees. W, cloudy
Washington, "A degrees, E, cloudy; Al
bany, "a degrees, S, cloudy; Buffalo
7S degrees, SW cloudy Detroit, so degrees
:, cloudy; Chicago, 80 degrees, s
Loudly; St. Paul, so degrees, NV, clear
Huron, Dak., 72 degrees, NV, clear; Bis
marck, 20 degees, Il, sclear; jackson
vile, S6 degrees, Sc, clear.
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-20
GEN. BROOKE.
The Question As To The Chicka-
manga Troops.

Chickamauga Military Park, July 49,
Major General Brooke will return to his
headquarters at Camp Thomas tomorrow
morningI and then the question of what
regiments will go to Porto Rico and
when they will go will be definitely
settled. This question has been the one Of
main interest in the big army camp since
the departure of General Brooke for Wash
ington, several days ago.
1t is generally believed that the regi-
ments composing the first and second
divisions of the first corps will be the
ones to go. AS far as can be learned only
two divisions will be taken.
ment will begin about the last of the
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-20
sAGASTA's PREFERENCE.

London, July s0.-The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Standard says: "Senor
Sagasta prefers to solicit the assistance of
France, but Duke Almedovar de Rio
favors using Germany as the trump card
to terminate war by seeking her action
against America in the Philippines.
Spain naturally wishes to utilize the
rivalry between France and Germany tc
further Spanish interests by retaining the
Philippines and avoiding the payment of
a war indemnity.''
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-20

on the basis of 500 for every Spaniard at-
tached to Montojo's squadron. No money
will be paid for civilians or non-com-
batants on board the Spanish ships at the
time of the battle, except those regularly
on the muster rolls of those vessels. 1t is
estimated here that the Spanish crews
numbered 1000 men. If this is correct the
amount to be paid to Admiral Dewey
ara hissoficers and men will be $500, ,o0G
Of which the Admiral will receive one.
twentieth, or $4,000.
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-20
IA sTATEMEN FROM BERLIN.

Berlin, July 19.-All official informa-
ton as to the incident in which the Ger
man cruiser Irene figured at Subig bay,
Philippine islands is refused here. The
German officials will only admit that
differences of opinion betwsen Admiral
Dewey and AdmiralssVon Diedrichr, as to
the right of searching warships have oc-
CURED, and the Germans add Admiral
Won Diedrichs' refused to allow German
warships to be searched.
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-20
GEN. MILES.
He Failed To Get His Orders From
Washington.

Washington, July 19.-General Miles
did not start for Porto Rico yesterday as
was expected, but either has already
sailed this morning or will get away
during the day. The delay was owing to
failure to roceive the necessary orders
through some mistake of persons through
whose hands they travelled. General Miles
telegraphed here over night and the orders
were repeated to him and he vas told to
start for Porto Rico without delay.
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-20
TWO ADMIRALS.
Dewey Reads DiederIchs
Lesson.

Cavite, July IA, via Hong Kong
Admiral Dewey said today that the
situation with reference to the actions
of the German warships in the harbor
here had much improved, and that it
was now more satisfactory than at any
time since the annoyance began.
After the incident at Subig Bay, where
the German cruiser Irene is said to have
refused to allow the insurgents to attack
the Spaniards on Isla Grande, there was
some correspondence between Admiral
Dewey and Admiral Diederichs, the
German commander, the result of which
has been better understanding
Admiral Dewey sent messenger to
the German Admiral recently to inquire
whether America and Germany are at
peace or at war. If they are at peace, he
demanded that the German warships
here pursue different course. If they
are at war, he wanted to know it, SO that
he could govern himself accordingly.
Admiral Won Diederichs, in command
of the German fleet in the Pacific, re-
turned a verbal answer, which was
apolegetic in tone and satisfactory, But
afterwards he sent to Admiral Dewey a
note, stating that he objected to the
Americans stopping German ships which
have been in the bay once, and have
been visited.
Admiral Dewey replied that Manila
is blockaded port, and that he would
continue to have all ships communica-
ted with when he desired, whether on
the first or the Tooth time of entering
the bay.
CUTTING DOWN THEIR PRIZE
MONEY.
| Washington, July 19.-The Judge Ad-
| Vocate General of the navy has decided
the question as to the superiority Of the
American or the Spanish squadron in
the battle of Manila Bay.
| Under the law concerning the distribu-
tion OF bounty or head money to the
crews OF vessels that destroy the ships o1
an enemy, the United States government
pays sum of money for every man IN
the complement of vessel destroyed
The law provides that when the American
warship is superior to the defeated war
ship of the enemy 500 shall be paid as
bounty for each man on the enemy's yes
| sci, but if the American vessel is inferior
to the other then $500 shall, be paid fol
each member Of the snemy's crew. Whll'
some of the Spanish ships that met defea
| from Admiral Dewey's squadron Wer'
superior to some of the American gun
boats, as, for example, the little Petrol,
was decided by the Judge Advocate Gen
eral that distinctions could not be made
and the relative strength of the opposlnE
| sQuadrons was made the basis of settle
ment as to the amount of money to D
paid to the American officers and sailors.
The Judge Advocate General therefore
decided that Admiral Dewey's force wa
superior to that of Admiral Montojo, ant
the distribution will accordingly be mad
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-20
HELP FOR THE SUFFERERS.

Portsmouth, n. H., July ia de-
spatch was resolved at the navy yard to-
night from Hon. Whitelaw Reid of..New
York, stating that he had sent six
trained nurses and 100 cots to this city
for the wounded Spanish prisoners
: Some question has arisen as to the &C.
ceptance of parole by the Spanish officers,
owing to a Spanish law. None of the
officers have signed parols. but are
awaiting a decision on the matter from
Admiral Cervera, to whom the question
has been referred.
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-20
sHAFTER WANTS IMMUNEs.

Washington, July 19.-General Shafter
has asked the War Department to hurry
forward the regiments of immunes for
service at Santiago city and vicinity in
ORDER that there may be minimum
danger Of further infection of our troops
from the fever which prevails at Santiago.
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-20
MORE TROOPS SAIL.
Thirteen Hundred Volunteers on
Their Way.

| San Francisco, July 19.-The transport
steamer Pennsylvania sailed today for
the Philippines. The Pennsylvania car
rled nearly 1900 men including the first
Montana regiment and 800 recruits for
the first California volunteers now at
Manila: The troops will be under the
command of Col. Kessler.
The transport City of Rio de Janeiro is
being loaded, and is expected to sail for
Manila next Friday. It will carry Brig.
Gen. Harrison Gray Otis, Major Rubin,
Major Derol, Capt. Blaine; two surgeons,
the staff and two battalions Of the first
South Dakota volunteers, numbering 35
officers and $50 enlisted men; recruits of
the first and second battalions of the
eighteenth U. S. infantry. including one
o1lcer and 65 enlisted men; recruits of
the Utah light artillery, including one
officer and 103 enlisted men and detach-
ment of the signal corps, numbering
three officers and 40 enlisted men. This
makes total of So officers and S33 en-
AiotGu ulGQ.
On Wednesday next the transp orts
Scandia and st. Paul will sail. Brig.
Gen. Otis is making great efforts to
have the seventh California regiment go
on the Scandia.
MORE TRANSPORTS.
| San francisco, Cal, July 10. The Rio
de Janeiro is now scheduled to leave Ma
Mia on Thursday The ST. Paul is in the
dry dock and will be ready as transport
In few days. The Scandia is also in dry
dock. but will be able to leave before the
end of the week. 1t is quite possible that
this vessel will be turned over to the Red
Gross to be used as a hospital ship at Ma.
Mia. 1t is lear ned that the Russia, sis.
ter ship torthe Scandia, now in Japan, has
been contracted for by the government
ana will soon arrive here in ballast when
her purchase will be consummated.
THE GERMAN PRESS.
berlin, July 19.-The Vissische Zeitung
IN much discussed article, prefaced by
1he statement that some rectification il
needed of the errors regarding German
Iseling toward America, asserts that the
unfrlendly sentiments are fostered by th,
Interested English press. 1t proceeds tt
aeciare that Germany has always stood
ny America and reminds the Americans
OF Germany's friendly attitude during
tne Civil war. On the other hand it says
dermany has suffered many petty an
noyances from Spain; still she cannot
nelp her admiration of Spanish valor
The article reflects the general veerine
OF the press IN favor of the United States
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-20
More Troops Sail From San Francisco 10 Help The
Admiral Out.
The Fall of Manila Is Hourly Expected att
Washington.

Washington from
has
The expedition wilm the
hopefully Dewey
will lin its man.
The officials feel much less attitude
would offer no obstacles the execution of plans.
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-20

tive coast patrol. There is felt to be no
further need of this patrol, SO that with
the exception of a few important points
the auxiliary craft will be withdrawn for
service in Cuba.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-08-05

W. j. McMartin, Of the firm 8:
IMcMartin & Co.,. Duluth, is ID
1.-THE city experimenting the con-
Istruction Of the heating appar
Eatus at the new school building
ION Walnut street. .;.s !, :.
L w. Z. Loulan. of Biwabik,
was in the city Monday. :.
Il P. Ellerd Bowling, Of the
Eveleth Star, called on Virgin.
Eians yesterday, LII -
Byron E. Andrew. hate q part.
ner in the christopher Meat Co.,
left Wednesday for Two Har
bors. Mr.. Christopher will
henceforth conduct the meat
business alone, and continue
furnishing his many customers
IN q satisfactory manner.
Mike Curran, now with the
Sparta Iron company, circulated
among Virginia acquaintance
Tuesday evening.
"A. M. Chisholm, of Hibbing, &C
companied by S. B.: Nimmons.
ehasler of the Lumberman's Ma
l.tional Bank, of Chippewa Falls.
WIS.,, were in the city Monday.
81 The one ring circus and train
ed animal show of the Sherlock
Family accompanied by Prof.
Williams, which gave two per-
Iformances in the city on Tues
fdry, was we'll attended and gave
general satisfaction.
Theo. B. Potter, of Chicago,
who has been negotiating for the
purchase of the $4,000 Of Vir.
Iginia municipal bonds, will be in
the city on Tuesday or Wednes
day next, to look over points
relative to the bond issue.
4; Robert Nc Gruer left Wednes
day for Dakota.
Rev. G. H. Stevenson was in
from Eveleth last evening.
D. W. Freeman has been en-
ployed by the city to do an
amount of necessary "straight-
ening out" in the WORK of former
village and city recordersr some
important omissions in records
having been discovered.
Mrs. D. L. Donley accompan-
led by Miss Mabel Owen, who
have been visiting at the home
Let Dr. K. Brown. for. some
weeks past, left Saturday for
their home at ! t. Morris Pa.
From Duluth to Buffalo they
will enjoy a trip on the lakes on
the North Land.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-08-05

seat. The suggestions in the
petition are merely temporary.
and they can be changed at the
will OF the people Of the new
county. The officers elected
this fall will hold in both coun
ties until new officers are elected
IN the new county, after which
the old officers will hold in the
original st. Louis county.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-08-05
70 VOTE ON DIYISION.

The Evening Herald is author
ity for the statement that the
necessary petition is now aaoat
and being circulated for sigma
lures to have the question of the
division of st. Louis county
submitted to the voters at the
November election, and if so
submitted there is little question
but that it will carry.
The people of the ranges have
long desired to break away from
St. Louis county, for obvious
reasons. The interests of Du-
luth and the ranges are as wide
ly variant as imaginable, and
much good would naturally re-
suit to this new and growing
section from it's being set off as
a seperate county, embracing
those portions of common indus.
try and interests.
/ Petitions to the secretary of
state were placed in circulation
today both in Duluth and on the
ranges, and by the end of the
week it is expected that the re-
quired number of signatures will
be secured. The law requires
that 81 per cent of the county
vote at, the last preceding cleo
tion shall be : on the petitions,
and this, will make about 450O
signatures, necessary for the
petition. The petition is sub.
mitted: to the secretary of state,
and sixty days prior to the gen.
eral election the governor must
make a proclamation calling an
election in this county On the
question of division. This pro
c]amation must be published at
the capital and at the county
seat. A majority vote is nee
essary to the passage of the
plan. :@....:
The petition has to state the
proposed name of the county,
the proposed county seat and
the proposed first board of coun
lty commissioners. The. new
county is to be known as iron
county, and the proposed tenn
lporary county seat is at Virgin
liza, After the election the re
turns must be certified to the
Istate, who issues a proclamation
lit the measure is carried, and
] the division goes INTO effect
4 forthwith. An election must
! then be held to provide county
iohicers for the new county and
lso establish q permanent county
~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-08-05
NOTES And COMMENTS.

The Ironwood News. Record
enormously credits a news item
from The Enterprise in it's last
issue. Robert, please correct.
A. N. Davidson, of Little Falls
chairman,of the executive com
mittee of the Republican Con-
gressional Committee, AYERS that
Hon. Page Morris is 5000 votes
stronger than IN 1896. His :pre
diction may be correct, but we
await the November election to
obtain positive proof.
Some evil disposed person or
persons amused themselves and
evidently satisfied a mean low
spirit of animosity and vindic-
tiveness by setting fire to, and
burning the old mining carps
OF q. ]. Longyear, situated on
the Wright e Davis property six
miles west of this village, the
other day. sThese camps were
we'll built and of considerable
value.-News.
Mail Clerk Schneider, who
held the Duluth Virginia run on
the D. M. & N. for some time
and left here suddenly with short
accounts about two months ago,
has written from Europe to q
Duluth friend, and according
to his story is flying rather high
for a fugitive from justice, hav-
ing won 100000 on the gaming
tables at Monte Carlo. But not
withstanding this streak of
phenomenal luck he asserts that
he would willingly pay back all
the money and work a year for
nothing could he be back to his
old position and standing.
/ There will be quite a large
falling off of the republican vote
on the ranges at the coming
election; IN fact 1t may amount
to enough to change the re
suit all around. A great many
were allowed to vote two years
ago who under the present re-
quirements are not entitled to
cast a vote. But of course this
condition prevailed among all
classes of voters and consequent
ly the elimination of this factor
cannot be safely taken from one
side and added to the other.
Then the shutting down of a
number of the principal mines
on both the Virmllion and Mesa
ba ranges has materially lessen
ed the number of voters as CON-
pared with that Of two years ago.
This fact will have the effect
to considerably reduce the re
publican vote and majorities on
both of the ranges. This is not
a year when it will be safe for
the Republicans to indulge in a
feeling of over confidence, for
present indications are not such
as to inspire one with a feeling
of complete satisfaction as to the
outlook for Republican success.
- Hibbing News.