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Evening journal., 1898-05-26
cold shouIaer From Powern.

LONDON, May 26.-The Rome CORE
spondent of The Daily Mail says:
Spain recently sent a note inviting
the powers to protest jointly against the
blockade Of Cuba. The powers decided
TO take no action, and no replies have
been received at Madrid"
Evening journal., 1898-05-26
Weather Probabilities.
Fair and cooler.

Something "just as good" will not
answer. stick to your point. and when
you ask for goods advertised In this
paper. you can get them.
Evening journal., 1898-05-26
Wilmington s. Northern r r

TIME TABLE IN EFFECT MAY Is, 'gs
Trains leave Wilmington (French Street
Station for b. & q. Junction, MOntchan-
In. Winterhurn, Guyencourt. Granogue,
Cossart. Chadd's Ford Junction POcop-
son. West Chester, bmbreeville. Morton
Vile, Coatesville and intermediate sta
tions daily except sunday. at 400 a. m
ais 460 and 500 p m. Sundays only at
sos a. m. and 2f5 and Geo D. M
For Waynesburg Junction Springfield,
and intermediate stations daily. except
sunday, at 1.2O a. m. 2l5 and 600 u. m.
Sundays only at sos "a. m, 215 and 600
y. m.
For Joanna, Birdsboro. Reading and in
termediate stations, daily except Sunday.
at 40 a. m. and 215 D. m. Sundays only
at sos a. m. and 2l5 p. m.
A. q. M,CAUSLAND, Superintendent
1 BOWNESS BRIGGS, Gen. Pass. Agent
Evening journal., 1898-05-26

Alert and clear-headed merchants
sell what the public wants and do not
offer something else. The buyer Is sup
posed 70 know his own needs.
Evening journal., 1898-05-26
rerror Ieares Fort de rrnnoe.

ST. PIERRE. Martinique. May 26.-
The Spanish torpedo boat destroyer
Terror finished coaling from the Ali
cante. whose disguise as an ambulance
ship was virtually thrown OFF Tuesday.
and yesterday left Fort de France. taxi
Evening journal., 1898-05-26

Take your trade 10 the storekeeper
who sells what you want TO buy, ana
does not wear out your patience trying
IN make you accept something you 40
aot WAz
Evening journal., 1898-05-26

A wealthy and responsible firm guar
antees its goods that are advertised.
Who stands sponsor for the substitutes
said to be 'iust as good"
Evening journal., 1898-05-26

Standard says a number Of merchant
steamers loaded with coal from England
have arrived at Barcelona, Cadiz and
Bilbao.
Evening journal., 1898-05-26
sal5amcfc ana intermediate atatiors
= 4.ts, u.bs p. M, 1ao0 night.

Lsaye Philadelphia, Broad strsst ,o.
Si,Inmiln1s,oa ~ n Ssxp1rssssss) 80, 7;2o. 7ss, SIS
Is. loi "a, Sos, s.s5. 55s & siI' ~ ~ ~ as
i.lO, lll6 p. NJ, aud lz.05 night. '''-'
Accomm odation, 614, 7S0, SIS. 1OS .
a.. LIZ. SIS z08s AA, 62S, SIS. 1901 an,
Evening journal., 1898-05-26
AuHInhY TRAINa

For Philadelph.a, (express), 157. soz. an,
e 20 ~ l0;As, n.45 a. m, l.37, aO5, 45S.sOs
0 y, 1.2S, sos and SIS .. m. ''''''O'
Accommodation, 7.O7 SI9 q. m ,,e,
= IS, 400, 5.28 and l0.l0 D. "a. '7
kor Chester (express), Isl 40. AKA
tLfs ?. NJ la, l06, Aus, sos. $50 and s.0e
Evening journal., 1898-05-26

Schedule in effect May Is. 1893.
All trains illuminated with Pintsch
Evening journal., 1898-05-26

Southern Railway.-7.s7 p. m. da
3ieepera 70 New Orleans, Memphis. ma
pa, Nashville, via Ashsville and Il
Springs.
Atlantic Coast Line.-l2.4g o. NJ, dai
lleepers to Jacksonville, Port Tampa, n
sleepers to Richmond and Jacksonvil
Chesapeake ana Ohio Railway, S.ll %. !
daily, dining car ana sieepers to Cinoi
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-15
TO LIGHT THE ISLANDS.
Committee on Street Lighting to Give the
Islanders Better Service.

The committee on lights of the mus
nicipal government held a meeting last
night and voted to throw out all bids
which have been made for Lighting
Peaks and Long islands for the coming
year and decided to contract withgthe
electric lighting plant owned and operat-
ed by the Casco Bay company for ten
arc lights and seven incandesoent lights
from June to Septem Der, s for $500.
There are something like SO common
kerosene lights on Peaks island and As of
the same kind on Long island. BY the
new CONTRACT about 20 of these lights
are done away with on Peaks island from
June / to September IL and the remain
der will be lighted during this period
as has always been the case. For the
winter months the 20 lights done away
with by the new contract will be main
tanned as usual. For the lighting and
care of these lights on Peaks island new
bids will be called for and awarded at the
next meeting of the COMMITTEES. New
bids will also be called for on Long ISL
and and awarded at the next meeting.
The object of the committee is to give
Peaks island far better system of street
lighting than it has enjoyed in the past
and this will be done with little addit-
iopal expense to the city.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-15

be subject to commandments The most
etficacious and at the same time the most
hazardous way would be to send vessels
in to ram the flotilla, supposing it to be
in the harbor-light vessels would prob
ably not strike any obstruction. | would
say surprise them end ram them. OF
course, Il they got near enough they are
supJecG w u very severe fire from the sec
onuary batteries. We have no cases on
record In experiment. where in the day
time torpedo boats have succeeded in get
armed ships. "
Senator Lodge asked Commander
i'fadIord II he would not think it very
llnpor0ang IN case war was coming to dis
pose OF Ine notllla before it reached Ha-
vansF to which Commander Bradford re-
piled:
IL would be an important advantage.
Mucn depends upon the proposed cam
paign. what we are going to do. whether
~ Is s6flctly naval war, whether we are
10 CONNIE ourselves to marine operations,
OF Wnether we are TO land troops on the
Island OF Porto Rico and Cuba and what
Vne purpose of the government is. that
ought to be decided first in my opinion,
and Then we decide what to do.
Mf. Mills asked if we could land troops
with the f1otilia at Havana, and MI.
Bradford replied:
Il would not advocate it. Warfare
cannot be carried now as it used to be,
where fleet could go in under the fort
and town and take possession. The les
son OF the Maine proves that such forts
must be taken by attack on shore, with
such aid az the ships can give, and some
place not mined must be selected to land.
The object of the navy now, is to destroy
what 1t can by bonn hardment and destroy
SHIPS. The capture of territory must be
left to the army
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-15
1EA7tt.


In this city, April 4, John A, son of John
and Catharine Quirk. aged years months and
Funeral this Friday afternoon at $50 o'clock.
from parents residence. No. Is Winthrop street
In this city April IA, Michael King, aged IA
Funeral Saturday morning at $50 O'Clock,
from his late residence, No. % Spring street.
Re0uiom high mass at St. Domintcs Church at
In Woodfofds. April IS, Mabel NJ. wife of
Fred c. Pettengill aged 20 wears.
rFuneral on Saturday afternoon at O'Clock.
from her late residence, No. l6 Florence street,
In Winthrop. April IL. Bette Livermore, wife
John Milton Benjamin. aged IA years.
In Robertson, N. j. April Is: suddenly, caused
nv a fail. Charles Q. Haskell, aged ~ years
formerly of Portland, and only brother OF s. B.
Haskell.
In bath. Adrl IL, Mrs. Caroline Powers, aged
: IL Bath, April s. Isaac W. Butler, aged e8
years.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-15
Eastman Bros. & Bancroft.
THE CONGRESS SQUARE BILLIARD
ROOM.

The handsome and commodious new
billiard hall in the Congress Square hotel
was opened to the public for the first time
last evening. The hall is located in the
basement, and is reached by u flight of
stairs from the office corridor. The billiard
room is sixty feet in length and twenty
in width, and is lighted both by windows
and by handsome electrical gas fixtures
There are four of the Brunswick finest
tables. and Mr. Richford of the company
was present last evening to see that every
thing about them was satisfactory. Mi.
James Dugan, formerly of the Falmouth
hotel. and one of the most popular young
men in town has charge of the hall Last
evening the tables were all occupied
throughout the evening and many of the
Young men had to content themselves
with seeing the play of others. The loca-
ton of the hall is one of the best in the
city, and it will receive the extensive
patronage of our uptown people.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-15
Vbessengers Notice.

Office of the Sheriff of Cumberland County
State of Maine, Cumberland, S., April l4th
A. D., 1898.
yuyHIs is to give notice, that on the 18th day
of April, A. D., 1898, Warrant In
Insolvency was issued out OF the Court OF
Insolvency for said County of Cumberland,
against the estate of
d. j. OCTEAN, otherwise called j. LAM
BERT, OF Portland,
adiudged to be an Insolvent Debtor, on
petition of said Debtor, which petition was
filed on the 18th day of April, A. D.. 1923,
to which date interest on claims is to be
computed.
That the payment of any debts to or by
said Debtor, and the transfer and delivery
of any property by him are forbidden by
law.
That a meeting of the creditors of said
Debtor to prove their debts and in case there
are sufficient assets to authorize the
same TO choose one or more assign
ees of his estate, will be held
at Court of Insolvency to be holden az
Probate Court Room, in said Portland, IN
said County of Cumberland. on the End day
of May, A. D., 1885, at ten o'clock IN
the forenoon.
Given under my hand the date first above
written. -
c. L. BUCHANAN,
Deputy Sheriff, as Messenger of the Court %
Insolvency for said County of Camberland.
apr15&22
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-15
YARMOUTH.

East North Yarmouth. April 14.-Mr.
f. E. Larry has moved his family from
Bryon to spend the summer here.
Mr.. Henry Larry Of Lewiston is visiting
his mother Mrs L. e. Larry.
Mr.. Ward Larry OF Byron was in town
recently.
MIR. Fred Kimball of Mawahoc, is visit
ing Mr.. Jere Connors.
Miss Elizabeth S. Hodston of Pownal,
spent a few days this week az Mr.. W. II.
Evanss.
Missese Blanch and Georgia Sawyer, are
attending school at North Yarmouth
Academy, Yarmouth.
School district No. 6, begins Monday
the 18th The school committee have been
fortunate in securing the services of Miss
Ada Morrill, of West Cumberland to teach
here.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-15
OUR FIRST NAVAL DIVISION.
1t Was Organized Last Evening Amidst
Much Enthusiasm.

Portland's first division of naval mill
tia was organized last night in Reception
hall, City building. There were about
40 young men present. all OF whom were
very enthusiastic and anxious to settle
down to solid work as soon as possible.
Mr.. Nathan Clifford was chosen chair
man of the meeting and Mr.. George @.
Orr was elected secretary.
Speeches were made by Mr.. w. H.
Clifford, Jr, Mr.. Walter I. Camp
and others explaining the object of the
meeting and suggesting what should be
done to put the organization on firm
foundation at once. A committee was
finally appointed to- bring in list of
names for officers of one division and
the committee reported as follows:
For Senior Lieutenant, Commanding
William Fl. Clifford, Jr. M af
For Junior Observation-Disclosures T..
Camp.
For Ensign-John W, Richardson.
The above named gentlemen were
leected without any opposition.
1t is proposed to organize the second
division as soon as enough names are
secured to make it practicable to do SO.
Already a great many young men in
Portland have signifed their desire to
join the naval militia and these will be
given an opportunity of becoming mem
bers of the division already organized
and of the division which remains to be
organized as soon as the committee on
enlistments gets together to hold a
meeting, which will probably be on
Saturday evening.
Portland's first naval division starts
off with great enthusiasm and under
flattering auspices. The young men
who have joined it will undoubtedly
commence drilling as soon as the proper
arrangements can be made, and if war is
declared and special session of the
legislature is called the two Portland
divisions will probably be mustered into
the state service within few weeks.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-15
STRIKERS MAKE TROUBLE.

New Bedford, Mass, April 14.-Tke
striking operatives again rallied about
the mill gates tonight and greeted those
who came from work with the usual
shouts and jeers,s but did nothing further.
One IMAM YVES arrested at the south end
for disturbing the peace.
The mill treasurers had p conference
with Mayor Ashley and Chief of Police
Mason this afternoon relative to better
police protection at the mill gates. but
the Mayor expressed the idea that no more
present unless there is some outbreak.
The mill men claim that &, 40 operatives
were at work in the nine corporations
today which is double the number the
strikers will concede.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-15

A meeting of Thatcher Monument as
ISOLATION will be held at 7.30 Saturday
evening at Thatche post hall. Business
of Importance.
The ladies' auxiliary of the 1st-10th-
goth regiment are to hold unique
affair in the way of whist and game So
ciaI on Saturday evening, April 10th at
Mystic hall. There is to be sale in the
afternoon and supper served from $50
to Z. 30 O'Clock.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-15
COMMANDER BRADFORD.

Commander Bradford, torpedo expert
ON duty at the torpedo station at New
port, RI, who WAS before the committee
on the Both of March, was asked by Sena-
tor Morgan to state briefly the danger
from the Spanish fiotilla or torpedo boats
and torpedo destroyers. and replied:
81 am not impressed as much as many
naval officers, with the dangerous eharae-
ter of torpedo boats and destroyers. They
are a frail craft, because everything is
sacrificed to speed, and weights are kept
down for that reason and very thin plates
used in their construction, very slight
frames and they are easily deranged.
may say that they are boats of possibili.
ties rather than Of probabilities.
"Under certain conditions they are no
doubt very formidable. Their value, in
my opinion, is in prevention of blockades,
If in ports that are atten pied to lie block
aded. They choose their own time of at
tack and of course the most favorable
time They are previously groomed up
for the occasion, everything is III readi-
ness and they Slip out to vessel and try
to get in their work. At sea with a squad
ron they are so liable to acciiert and so
often sderanged that the chances of being
effective, in my opinion, IRE slight.
Il understand that the present fotilla,
crossing from Spain, has been dis
mantled. That is to say, the torpedo
tubes and guns carried on the upper
deck, have been taken off and are being
brought over by the conveying steamer,
which is u converted cruiser That adds
to their seaworthiness and stability. Nlth
those off, thcy are completely helpless
shorn Of any power. The destroyers are
supposed to be capable OF ralnmlng tne
small boats anu destroying them UlfG
way. 1t within the destroying radius OF
a fleet of coui So they can be used IN 6le
same way as in . blockade. For instance
the Port of Havana is about so miles from
Key West or lottueas They have high
speed They can slip out at night, get
in their work and return under cover OF
darkness and vice versa our own couto
do the Same work. We happen to nave
no destroyers, and our torpedo Doats nave
found it rather difficult work, crossihg
the Gulf stream, between THESE pofts'
Commander Bradford expressed the
opinion that the destruction Of the Maine
was due to the explosion of submarine
mine. of high explosives He thought the
ordinary torpedo would not be sufficient
lv nowerfui to produce the result shown
in the Maine, but he thought the mine
yns sunk before the arrival of the Maine
because of the difficulty of locating after
arrival. e,,+o,.
In response to a question from Senator
Mills as to the method of protecting our
fleet in case we want to blockade 11a-
vana, Commander Bradford said;
II do not know that we have any pan,
but if Wa approach near enough the par5
to bomhard it, of course rhe ships "oulu
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-15
MARRIAGES.

In this city. April ID by Rev. Leroy S. Bean,
Walter Irving Mckenney and Lena Gertrude
In Unity, Charles A. Hatch of Burnharn and
Miss Nellie Y. Gould of Unity.
In Lee. April 2, Albert l.. Duren of Cornth
and Miss JOSIE Lord of Bradford.
In Sedgwlck, Nelson Il. Carter and Miss Lot
In Sedswick. April 6, Frank Muret Redman
of Old Orchard and Miss Susie Milliken Allen
of Sedgwick.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-15
NEGOTIATING FOR SHIPS.

Halifax, N. S., April IA. The United
States is negotiating for the purchase of
several ocean going steamers now here
or controlled in Halifax. One is the
Ulunda, passenger and freight steamer
She is now at Halifax loading for Liver
pool and st. Johns, n. L. Ii IS also said
that the United States authorities would
purchase the Bona Vista, owned by the
dominion Coal company, ii the price
could be arranged.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-15
PRESIDENT OF LAKE SHORE.

New York, April 14,-Mr. H. H. New
man has been selected by Mr. VIM. X.
Vanderbilt for the presidency of the
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern rail-
way company to succeed Mr.. Galloway.
Mr. Newman is at present the second
vice president of the Great Northern
railroad.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-15
RINES !: BROTHERS i: co.
THAT "ARMISTICE. ;"

Havana, April 14-In spite of the
Spanish decree suspending hostilities in
Cuba, it is officially set forth today, that
several skirmishes of no Importance
have taken place in the province OF Santa
Clara and Santiago de Cuba. !"
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-15
CAPT. s1GsBEE.

Cant. Sigsbee, in command OF Uhe Mllie
a. Az +;rne Of the disaster, WAS examined
on tho 3ist of March. he repeated DIS
opinion that the Maine was destroyed W
a mine. hit in his opinion the nllhe was
no larger than could pc plan'su neat W.
vessel in any time ~ oiU''. the hey means
and under direct vision Win tne iI!e asil
ayailable in Havana for thab purpose.
lie thought 70 men having mtluuai S Sota,
fidence and preserving secrecy Goul'' "a ~
planted III and that it could he doils W HlIs
the ordinary discipline and watoiiI tillless
was observed on the ship. a snip IL ~ n
at harbor would swing aroL hn he ~ IL.
given point where mine iit hat noint
Gated and when it should reach ti,@g poi Io
the mine would be exploueu. 80 aI
thought it could have been planteu ~ ha
scoW between decks. lhefo MoLe' -
saba lot of idle army officers IN lIat 4n,
and while he would not charge ohol az
with anything he thought IL nov oe. e ~ 10
place to speak of the possiblllGies, VI uiio
case. Capt Sigsbee said he had sno w. q
sketch involving these theories 70 oap ".
sampson who had also commande9es t W.
pedo station, and had asked him II yes ,
sci could drop q mine like the one no nes,'
described Instantly and that Capt; Sainp+
son and other officers had replied thaO II
could, and that II men could do IT,.
THAT said Capt .Sigsbee, Is tne
real reason have asked 10 have me
Montgom ry taken away"
In reply to question, Capt Sigspee
said he thought it possible that the IN
plosion could have occurred without oho
knowledge of the higher officials
Continuing he said that it was curious lLs
fact that the officers of the deck SAID tpe
vessel had never swung before in tine par
ticular direction in which it sWung VI
the night of the explosion, and con1lno-
ing, he said 49,,
"The Maine is lying now in abo1it tile
position she would have taken TO play "
the Spanish batteries. Now If u mine ha9
been planted there, assume it wobiu
have been planted in just such place;
If only one rad been planted, it woulu
have been just there. -
In reply to question as to whaU eA-
animation the Spanish boards MADE OIL
the accident, Capt. Sigsbee said
"They had not done anything TOE
week; had not been down at all. Our
people laughed at them. They did very
little work on the wreck; it was absurd
as compared with our work.
Capt. Sigsbee said that the keel plates
normal place by the explosion. Asker
why he had advised that no war vessels
be sent to Havana after the explosion.
Capt. Sigsbee replied:
"In the first place there was great
deal of excitement and I wanted to work
along without men of war and to allay
the excitement in the city; and in the
next place if there were any mines l dld
not want any Iuore vessels blown up
Treachery had been shown us, and there
was no special care for us; they had not
attempted to protect US as we dld me
Vizoaya in New York. y
d
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-15

Salmon, red snappars, blue fish, striped
bass, at Congress Square fish market to-
day.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-15
! ADMIRAL IRWIN.

Admiral John Irwin, torpedo experU,
appeared before the committee on 5he
second inst. He said that he had been
in the harbor of Havana as pilot hum
dreds of times and that he was there "a
great deal while he was employed in lay
log the West India cable system and was
there much of the time during the rebel
lion from 1868 to 1871. At that time the
Spaniards were bitterly hostile towards
the Americans and he said that ON one
occasion the Americans, during that war,
were fired on by the Spaniards in q cafe,
a number of persons being killed and
ded.
Asked as to his opinion, he said it was
that the destruction of the Maine was
caused by the explosion OF a submarine
mine. 'If'' he said, 'the mine had been
originally laid to communicate With a
m agazine on shore and they had changed
their minds and wished to use it for
ship, it would have been q very simple
operation to detach the cable from the
shore magazine aud convey the ends sur
reptitously to the ship. Any one versed
in handling and knowing the ground
would have no difficulty or the cable
might have been tapped from any ship
and the splice made. 1t could have been
made in the space of half an hour under
the cover of darkness without anyone
having any knowledge of it, except the
parties inn licated He said that torpedo
mines were laid at exactly known points
and there would have been no difficulty
at all for people on shore to know the
exact location of the ship and that she
was over mine. He said he was nut sur
prised that there were no dead fish the
next day.
"a hoy can explode little dynamite
on the surface of the water and stir up
quite number of dead fish If there are
any fish there" he said, "and again DUR
ing my work in Mobile bay, which lisa
fine fish producing water, in three or
tour weeks work | never saw one dead
fish,"
He went on then to relate several ex-
periences confirming th is opinion.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-15

We shall also bargains Boys and Mems Sweaters and
sell several lines spring Underwear at 4Sc garment
The record-union., 1898-09-26

CHEAPEST SOLING ON EARTH.
Gents. 45c; ladies, 35c; at lO11 ] street.
The record-union., 1898-09-26
BOARD AND LODGING.

S11 II sT-NICE FURNISHED ROOM
with or without board Mrs. II. Barbe