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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-10-06

All persons whose taxes are still unpaid are
requested to call at my Office over Chas. Bar.
nard's store, and settle the same, Office hours
2 to and to s. All poll taxes must be paid
before Sept. 15
Skowhegan, June 2, 1898. 23tf
H. X. WHITE
Small tenement to rent.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-10-06
FLOUR! FLOUR !

two car loads of our Celebrated Flour, and
es thereafter were IS barrels. Flour is to be
/ continue to sell one week more at following
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-16
PORTO RICAN COMMISSION.
It's Work Progressing Satisfactorily
Sick Spanfards EmbarlkinE.

SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Sept, 15.-The
work of the United States Porto Rican
evacuation commission is proceeding rapid
ly Two sessions were held yesterday.
There has been no hitch yet Both sides
are making satisfactory progress, but by
mutual agreement no details of the delibera-
tions are made public. The report circu-
lated here that American commissioners
have agreed to pay 81 900 900 for the Spanish
Notifications and other property is prepos-
ferrous
The steamer Yucatan has arrived here
from Ponce with Professor Anil and the
sion on board. She will return to Ponce and
from there will sail for Santiago. Captain
Brady says it is now generally believed in
Ponce that the reported yellow fever cases
in the Ninteenth Infantry were incorrectly
diagnosed. Although three companies, 9. D..
and +, are still quarantined, the soldiers
are not alarmed
The Spanish steamer City of Cadiz, with
Spanish troops from Guantanamo on board,
has arrived here and is embarking the sick
soldiers from the hospitals before proceed
ing for Spain. The Spanish officers and men
loud in their praises of the treatment
they received from the Americans in Cuba.
The Spanish war ships Terror. Isabel II.
Concha and Ponce de Leon, sailed for the
Island of Martinique yesterday, where they
will be locked before starting for Spain.
Their departure was quiet. There was not
a single cheer from the people or a salute
from the forts The crowds on these ships
aggregate six hundred men.
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miscellaneous Notes.

Charles Kirk of the Fourteenth New
York Regiment, died at the Sternberg Hos
pital Chckamauga Park, yesterday
The Fifteenth Minnesota Volunteers Col.
Leonhauser commanding, left st. Paul yes
terday for Camp Meade Middletown Pa.
Private Albert Eckdohl, Troop H. of Col
Grisby's Rough Riders. was killed by an
electric car in Chicago on Wednesday, Eek
dohl enlisted from Ledgewood n. d.
Major S. NJ Baldwin. of the Sixth Illinois
Volunteers, died yesterday in the Ortho-
paedc Hospital. Philadelphia. of typhoid
fever. Major Baldwin arrived ten days ago
on the hospital ship Relief from Porto Rico.
Lieutenant General Schofeld passed
through Bangor, Me- yesterday on his way
from his summer home at Bar Harbor to
Washington to consult with the President
relative to the War Department investiga-
ton.
Troops A, B and c, of the First Ohio
Volunteer Cavalry, arrived at Cleveland
from Huntsville, Ala, yesterday. The
troops received q great ovation as they
marched through the streets, which were
packed with spectators.
Surgeon Major z. c. Farquahar, of the
Eighth Ohio, died at GAINESVILLE last night
OF typhoid fever, complicated with pneu-
Santiago. He was fifty-four years old and
q veteran of the civil war.
Dr. William e. Steiner, of Kansas City,
member of the hospital corps of the Third
Division of the Eleventh Corps, stationed at
Chiclxamauga, was taken seriously ill at the
Pennsylvania station in Cincinnati yester-
day and was cared for by the Army and
Navy League. He was route to Fort
Wayne.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-16
May Be Forced to Relinquish His Du-
ties and Take a Vacation to Re-
cuperate His. HeaIth.
MUSTER OUT OF OFFICERS
REDUCTION TO BE MADE IN THE
GENERAL STAFF OF THE ARMY.
Circular OF Interest to Officers and
Men on Leave of Absence or Fur
IOugh-News of the Camps.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15-General Miles
is confined to his bed with touch of fever
resulting, in part, from the work and ex-
posture of his recent campaigns. The gem
eral has been ailing for some days and al
though he came to army headquarters for
two hours yesterday there was already
some evidence of fever To-day the fever
symptoms were rather more marked, and
the physician who was called insisted on
the general remaining in bed. The attack
causes no apprehension to the general or
his friends. 1t is said to be Of a nlalarial
character like much of the fever developed
after exposure in southern ATTITUDES. Gen.
Miles's family and friends here are urging
him to leave Washington and take rest
at some resort. He resisted this, not being
willing to admit that the campaign had
made some inroads on his health. 1t is be-
lieved, however, that he will now yield to
the advice of physicians and friends and
take vacation at some quiet resort. Owing
to the strong recuperative powers OF Gen.
Miles it is hoped at army headquarters that
he will be up and about very soon.
General NIiles's report on the Porto Rico
campaign is not likely to be submitted for
some time, for the general has not yet
thoroughly started on the work, and now
his illness is likely to make further post
ponement The reports of most of the di-
visions and other commanders, who served
under him in Porto Rico, have been sub
mitted and these will be made part of Gen.
Miles's report. General Garretson. one of
the Porto Rican commanders. who has just
returned, was at the War Department TO-
day. He has submitted his report to Gen.
Miles. Colonel Greenleaf, the surgeon on
General Miles's staff, is absent at Mon
tauk DIR. Cook, a Washington physician in
the temporary service of the army, is at
tending General Miles.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-16
OCCUPIED BY FRENCH
MARCHAND AND 10000 ABYssINIANS
IN POSSESSION OF FAsHODA.
Confirmation of the Report that Brit
ain Has Been Checkmated in the
Upper Nile Region.
GEN. KITCHENER AS A CENSOR
CORRESPONDENTS NOT PERMITTED
TO TELEGRAPH THE NEWS.
Arrival of the Body of the Dead EN-
press at Vienna-British UItimatum
Needed by Cretan Turks.

LONDON, Sept. 16-The Constantinople
correspondent of the Daily Mail says:
News has been received here of the occu-
patton of Fashoda (on the White Nile south
of Khartum) by the French expedition under
Major Marchand. assisted by ten thousand
Abyssinians under Ras Makonnen. the prin-
cipal general of Emperor MeneIk"
The Daily TeIegraph's special CORE
spondent with the Anglo Egyptian forces in
the Sudan teegraphed that he has had an
interview with the captain of the boat
which has returned from Fashoda and that
the captains description of the flag raised
leaves no doubt that it is French. The cap
tain says the garrison at Fashoda menaced
him and would have sunk his boat if they
had possessed a gun. After getting out of
the zone of the garrison's fire. the captain
landed and ascertained from natives that
the Dervishes at Fashoda had been attacked
by force of Europeans and a hundred
Senegalese soldiers, who defeated the Der
wishes killed a hundred and drove the rest
in precipitate flight from the town. The
Daily Telegraph's correspondent saws:
There is no doubt that this is the Mar
chand expedition" The dispatch was sent
from ASsOuan ana the captain interviewed
belonged to the steamer Tewf1kieh, one of
the Dervish steamers which surrendered to
Gen. Kitchener on its return from Fashoda
The correspondent described General
kitchener's efforts to prevent the news
reaching England. He says: II wired this
initial news week ago from Omdurman
The sirdar fatty refused to allow any cor
respondent to accompany him south of On
durham or to go independently. He COM
PEELED us to sell our horses and camels and
then told us unless we returned northward
forthwith he could not guarantee us trans
portation. General Kitchener has sent 800
Sudanese. two hundred men of the Cameron
Highlanders, two batteries of Nordenfeldt
mountain guns and several Maxims on
board the gunboats Sultan and Sheikh The
sirdar accompanies the force on the steamer
Dial. Probably they have already arrived
at Fashoda.'
The correspondent says also, detailing an
earlier movement. that the gunboat Sultan
was sent up the Blue Nile to intercept a
Dervish garrison. $500 strong. coming to re-
enforce the Khalifa. The gunboat found
and engaged the enemy killing thousand
and driving the remainder back He adds
1T is officially announced that the KhaIifa
Is now surrounded and must be taken, alive
or dead, within q few days.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-16
GEN. YOUNG IN COMMAND.
Succeeds Goblin at Camp Meade-MOre
Volunteers Arriving.

CAMP MEADE, Middletown, Pa, Sept
15.-Gen. S. NJ. B. Young, of Pittsburg, was
to-day assigned 10 the command of the First
Division of the Second Army Corps. He
succeeds Gen. J. P. S. Goblin, of Lebanon
who returns to the brigade composed of the
Eighth, Twelfth and Thirteenth Pennsyl-
vania regiments. The Thirty-ffth Michigan
came in this afternoon and will be joined
on Sunday by the Fifteenth Minnesota. Only
two regiments have been assigned to the
Third Provisional Division, but enough
troops are expected here within the next ten
days TO complete the division. A member
of General Graham's staff said to-day that
there would be 1000 troops in camp within
a fortnight. How long they will remain is
an open question, although it is doubtful if
they will all get away before the middle of
October. One division will be sent South to
join Gen. Fitzhugh Lees army for duty in
Cuba.
The health of the camp is excellent, except
in the Fifteenth Pennsylvania Regiment,
and the cases now being sent to the gen
eral hospitals are those which have de-
veloped since the troops came here
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-16
NEEDING THE ULTIMATUM.
Turks Delivering Slayers of Cretans
to the British Admiral.

GAMBIA, Island of Crete, Sept. 15.-An
afd-de-camp of Djevad Pasha boarded the
British flagship last evening and announced
that he had an important communication
for the admiral. He said that thirty-nine
houses from which the British troops had
been fired on had been demolished and that
113 of the ringleaders of the disturbances
had been arrested. He added that the en-
bassies of the powers at Constantinople in
Difference to the request of the Sultan, had
agreed that the prisoners be tried by an
international commission This alleged de-
cision of the emba sSies does not accord with
the demands made by the British admiral
Gerard Henry Noel. and will increase the
difficulty experienced in disarming the Mus
sulmans, as it encourages them in the be-
lief that the Sultan of Turkey still nfiu-
ences the embassies of the powers at Con-
stantinople. 1t is doubtful whether Great
Britain will consent to include the outrage
on her flag with the question of pilage
and the massacre of Christians, which are
purely international questions.
Later, forty-three of the ringleaders who
had been arrested were delivered to the
British admiral and it was considered prob
able that all tue terms of his ultimatum
would be complied with without resistance
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-16
The Drevfus Case.

PARIS, Sept. 15-The Matin to-day SAYS
that while the Cabinet is divided as to the
authenticity of certain documents in the
Dreyfus case, all the ministers admit that
they We're not communicated to the de-
Tense. Hence. the paper adds the revision
of the trial will bring up the question of the
responsibility of General MERCER, who was
minister of war at the time that Dreyfus
was convicted. This explanation is the rea-
son for the hesitancy OF the Cabinet.
The Echo de Paris says Emile lola is in
Switzerland, and that he will return to
Paris early in October. He is said to be
preparing an address to the pubic. which
will be posted in the principal towns of
France.
There are rumors that General MERCER.
former minister of war, under whose min
istry Dreyfus was sentenced will be re-
tired on half nav
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-16

PICKING, Sept. IA delayed in transmits
sion-)-The Marquis Ito, the Japanese
statesman, who is understood to be visit
ing China for the purpose of arranging an
offensive and defensive alliance between
China and Japan. arrived here to-day and
was received at the railroad station by no.
liabilities specially ordered by the Emperor
to welcome the distinguished visitor
An edict has been published, extending
the postal operations throughout the en-
pire and replacing the present system of
government couriers. The frequent edicts
introducing reforms and cutting down eX-
penditures prove that the Enperors ad-
only be the result of a complete change of
opinion Most of the Chinese and old Euro
pean residents look on the change as being
too sweeping and irritating to the official
classes. But it is evident the Emperor has
decided to abolish many abuses, and his eff
forts are welcomed by all the enlightened
Chinese, who, however, counsel modera-
ton.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-16
Ohio Troopers Hold Up a Train.

COLUMBUS, o.. Sept. 15.-There was a
sensational scene at the Union Station last
night about midnight. when Troops A, B
and c, First Ohio Volunteer Cavalry of
Cleveland. took forcible possession of a
train and refused to permit it TO be moved
The soldiers were brought in here from
Huntsville, Ala, in tourist sleepers, but the
contract only called for their use as far as
Columbus, so the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company ordered the Cleveland men out
that the cars might be returned to Cincin-
natl. The men refused, and when an en-
CINE was coupled on the Eve cars an armed
line of guardsmen was thrown around the
train. The railroad people were forbidden
to move the train. the intention being to
have one of the Cleveland roads haul the
ears Inc men We're 70 nave lett here be-
when Maj Webb Hayes and District Pas
senger Agent j. NJ Harris finally COM
promised the matter, The cars went
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-16

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 15.-Major
General Breckenridge and Brigadier General
Mckee reviewed the Second Division of the
First Corps at Camp Poland to-day. The
division began forming at s o'clock on the
parade ground used by the First Georgia
and Thirty-frst Michigan. The Third
First in the order named. An immense
crowd saw the review.
The First Pennsylvania left to-day for
Philadelphia. The Third North Carolina,
colored. arrived to-day, and the Fourth
Kentucky will come Saturday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-16
EXTENsION OF BURROUGHS.
Circular for the Benefit of Officers and
Enlisted Men.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE following
circular of interest to officers and enlisted
men who may be on leave of absence or
furlough has been issued by the War De-
partment:
Officers and enlisted men who may be
on leave of absence or furlough at the time
their organizations are ordered mustered
out of service will put themselves in COM
munication with their commanding officers
and the mastering officer of their respective
States and if on sick leave, with the COM
manding. officers of the hospitals from
which they were last under trea tment, with
a view to getting papers, descriptive lists
and data necessary to settlement of their
accounts and completion of their records.
And commanding officers of organizations
ordered TO be mustered out will also en-
deavor to get in communicT ton with absent
members of their commands, with view to
furnishing them with such data and in
formation Leaves of absence and fur
loughs of such officers and men will upon
application to the mastering officers of their
organization, be extended to include the
date the organization to which they belong
is furloughed. under the provisions of Cen
eraI Orders 132."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-16
First Ohio Welcomed.

CINCINNATI, o., Sept 15.-The First
Ohio Regiment has been arriving from
Jacksonville by sections all afternoon. All
the troops were held at the depot till the
last section arrived, about p. M, when
the regiment marched to it's armory headed
by the police and other city departments
and citizens in carriages and on foot All
the illuminaticns for the G. A. r. encamp-
ment of last week were in full blast while
fireworks blazed brilliantly the entire line
of march, AS the escort formed to march
to the depot it was headed ny q large floral
star, the emblem of the regiment, and pre-
scented to Colonel Hunt for the regiment.
The people along the entire line of march
seemed as numerous as during any of the
parades of last week. At the armory sup
per was waiting the regiment, but most OF
the men joined their families without wait
ing for the banquet.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-16
THE DEAD EMPRESS.
Arrival OF the Funeral Train at
Vinena-Scenes in the Streets


Vinena-Scenes in the Streets
VIENNA, Sept. 15.-The funeral train
bearing the remains of the late Empress of
Austria entered the empire last night
Everywhere there We're vast, silent crowds
and the tolling of bells. Many floral
wreaths were brought to the train to be
placed on the casket. The Governor and
officials of the Tyrol were drawn up on the
platform of the railroad station at Inn
spruck when the train arrived there.
The train arrived here at 10 o'clock this
evening. Prince Won Liechtenstein. the
chief court marshal, the officers Of the
general stan and military guard of honor
was heavily draped with crepe. The clergy
having blessed the remains the procession
started for the Hofburg. The WHOLE route
was lined with troops, and immenseN crowds
bareheaded, stood silently watching The
soldiers presented arms as the procession
passed. The streets were imposingly, deco
rated. On reaching the Hofburg the re-
mains were transferred TO the chapel EN-
peror Francis Joseph. with the principal
mourners. had driven from Schonbrunn to
the chapel to attend the ceremony of bless
ing the body.
The scenes at ths station. in the streets
and near the Hofburg were weird and
solemn. Nothing was omitted. The cere-
mony was most elaborate and impressive
There was no music. and the stiffness was
only broken by the muffied drums, the sup
pressed sobs OF the populace and the words
OF command which sounded sharp and
shrill. though given in an undertone. The
Eimperors coming had been kept a secret
from the public. lie was accompanied by
his daughters and his sons-in-law. After
the benediction all departed except the En-
peror and the relatives, who remained alone
with the beloved dead until shortly before
midnight. when they returned to Schon-
brunn.
Among the wreaths the one from Presi-
dent Mckinley attracts much attention II
has the stars and stripes intertwined and
bears the inscription From the President
OF the United State. A tribute OF heartfelt
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-16

CAMP WIKOFF Montauk Point, L. l.,
Sept. 15.-General Wheeler has arrived here
and resumed command of the camp. He ex-
pressed the opinion that the camp here
will not be abandoned before Oct. l. The
transports Roumania and Chester have ar
rived here from New York and it is sup
posed that they will take away some of
the troops from here in a day or So
Private Henry K. Eberman, of Roosevelts
Rough Riders. died tonight at ST. Marys
Curry Company C, Thirty-fourth Michigan,
died at ST Francis Hospital of typhoid
fever. Henry Tolke, Company I, First Illi-
Brooklyn, of typhoid fever
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-16
Rough riders Horses to Be Sold.

WASHINGTON, Sept 15.-New Workers
who wish to obtain souvenir of the
famous Rough Riders will have an oppor-
tunity to do so. che War Department to-
day ordered that all the horses which had
been at Montauk, about a thousand in num-
Der. belonging to the First Regiment of
United States Volunteer Cavalry, by which
is meant Colonel Roosevelts Rough Riders,
be sold at public auction The horses are
already on the way to New York by water.
ana the AUCTION VIII take place in that city
the animals are highly trained in the style
peculiar TO the Western COW puncher, ard
1t is likely that some of them will be bid
in by their former riders.
1t is said at the department that there
will be no cavalry march from Montauk to
New York The officials believe that the
soldiers have had enough hardship for the
time being and are disposed to give them
every opportunity to enjoy a thorough rest.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-16
Views of Ex-Mipister Anger,

LONDON, Sept 16-The morning papers
publish an interview with the retiring
United States minister to Turkey, DIR.
James B. Angel, who is passenger on the
White Star line steamer Teutonic, which
left Queenstown. yesterday afternoon, for
New York. DR.. Angel expressed somewhat
respondent views as to the condition of
Crete. The powers" he said, must act
vigorously. In any event they will find
they have hard work before them. The
Sultan is an acute and determined man.
who has acquired extraordinary prestige
with his people since the Turko- Grecian
war. Turkey will desperately resist giving
up Crete. America has no interests there
save those of humanity"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-16
TOO MANY GENERAL OFFICERS.
War Department Preparing to Muster
Ont Many AppGintees.

WASHINGTON, Sept 15.-The War De-
partment will soon take up the question of
mastering out a considerable number of
general officers of the volunteer army, in
Guiding major generals and brigadiers, now
that the volunteer forces have been reduced
so largely. All regimental officers have
gone out of service with their respective
regiments, but the entire force of general
officers still remains. The first attention of
the department will be to reorganize the
several corps and divisions on the basis of
the reduced number of regiments and when
this is done general officers will be named
as corps commanders, division commanders,
etc. The reorganization can be effected
with about half of the general officers now
in the service, so that when the new as
signments made those officers remain
ing unassigned will be mustered out. 1t is
believed however, that, with the war closed
a considerable number of the higher volun-
teer officers will signify their wish to leave
the service and will resign, so that the num-
Der which it will be necessary to muster out
will be comparatively small.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-16

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-Coonel Heck
er, of the staff of Secretary Alger, returned
to-day from Detroit, where he accompanied
the secretary on his recent trip West He
says the secretary was accorded most
cordial reception by mis- townSpeOple, those
who know him best. Colonel Hecker dis
misses rather contemptuousy the reports
that the secretary would resign The latter
is enjoying a rest preparatory to his start
next Sunday on a visit to the Southern
camps. He expects to return to Washing
ton Sept. q.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-16
Two More Anarchists Arrested.

LAUZANNE, Switzerland Sept. 15.-Two
important arrests have been made here in
connection with the assassination on Satur-
day last of the Empress Elizabeth of Aus
tria. A vagrant, named Guadalupe, who
arrested on the eve of the crime, has
row been identified as a dangerous An
archist. 1t is believed he made the handle
of the file with which the Empress was
murdered. The second prisoner, an An
archist named Barbotti, is charged with
harboring the assassin for several days.
Both Guadalupe and Barbotti have been
conveyed in custody to Geneva, where they
will be charged with completely in the as
SaScfna fion