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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-03
MISCELLANEOUS.
Wild
WithECzenla
Hands and Limbs Covered with
BIisters and Great
Red BIotches.
Scratched Until Almost Wild.
Burned Like Fire. Sleep
Impossible.
Cuticura Brings Speedy Relief,
and a Permanent Cure
at a Cost Of So.

was sufferer for eight years from that
most distressing Of all diseases, Eczema.
tried some of the best physicians in the
country, but they did me little good. The
palms Of my hands were covered, and would
become infiamed; little white blisters at first
would appear, then they would peel of, leav-
ing red, smooth surface which would burn
like fire and itch; we'll, there is no name for
1t. On the inside of the upper part of both my
limbs, great red blotches, not unlike hives,
would appear, and as soon as became warm,
the burning and itching would begin. Night
after night I would lie awake all night and
scratch and almost go wild. heard of CUTI-
CURA REMEDIES, gotta box Of CUrICURA (oint-
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applications noticed the rednesss and indam-
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there tras not a sign Of Ecsemd left. can
truthfully assert that $500 worth of CUTICURA
REMEDIES cured me.
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-03
ALFONSO XIII. AT PORTO RICO.

/ Madrid, June, az p. m,-The report
tffiftsst the Spanish troopship Alfonso XIII.
had been captured by an American auxil-
iary cruiser, is without foundation 1t
is announced officially that the Alfonso
at Porto Rico.
The captain general of Porto Rico
cables that the question of subsistence
has raised no difficulty in the island as
several vessels have entered the ports
with provisions.
Senior Polo de Bernabe, formerly Span
ish minister to the United States has been
appointed under secretary Ut foreign
affairs
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-03
FLORIDA RETURNS.
LANDED Arms for Insurgents With.
out Trouble.

Tampa, Fla, June 2.-Ths transport
iorioa which left here over two weeks
aso WIN one of the largest expeditions
lor the arming and reinforcement Of the
oup'n army ever sent out from Tampa,
ro1urheo here today. Confined on board
WIN the Charge Of desertion against him
Is an American. who enlisted in the
ouDan volunteers who were sent on the
7 riorioa' but who, according to Captain
oHyer, who piloted the expedition, at the
iiAsD moment, when all the supplies had
oeen landed and the volunteers were
ready Tor their march into the interior,
showed the white feather and hid himself
on board the transport. The mans name
Is said to be Tate. He lives In Tampa.
he was not discovered until some time
after the Florida had left Point Banes,
where the landing was made.
In defense of his action he told Captain
Silver that he had killed man on shore
and did not dare stay with the volunteers
for that reason. The officers place no
confidence in this story, however, but be-
lieve that the appearance of the insurgents
who met the expedition and the stories of
prlvation and hardships they told took all
the lighting enthusiasm out Of Tate.
What action will be taken in his case has
not been decided. The main feature Of
the Florida expedition has been pub
hshed, but additional details were learned
today from Pilot Silver and Capt. Dorst.
who had charge of the expedition.
Although Spanish soldiers were within
three miles OF the landing place and two
Spanish gunboats were only five miles
away, absolutely no trouble was expert
enced in landing the stores.
The work of paying off the troops at
Tampa was commenced today. Over $500, :
600 will be distributed in the next two or
three days by eight paymasters who are
here
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-03
SPIRIT OF AMERICAN SAILORS.
A Gratifying Report Made BY Captain
Clark of Oregon.

Washington, june 2.-The navy depart
ment today made public the following
extract from report to the department.
made by Capt. Clark of the Oregon, on
the extraordinary run of that ship around
two continents.
sit is gratifying to call the depart
ment's attention TO the spirit aboard this
ship. in both officers and men. This best
can be described by referring co instances
such as that of the engineer officers in
voluntarily doubling their watches when
high speed was to bs made, to the at
tempt of men to return to the fire room
after being carried out of it insensible
and to the fact that most of the crew
who were working by watches by day and
night at Sandy Point, preferred to leave
their hammooks in the nettings until
they could get the ship coaled and ready
to sailsfrom Sandy Poin-.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-03
MADRID PAPERS ELATED.

London, June 3.-The Madrid corre-
spondent of the Standard says: "The
Madrid papers are much elated over an
other repulse suffered by the American
feet. According to official advices Eths
forts and batteries at Santiago were un-
damaged; not single Spaniard was
killed or wounded and hot single she'll
struck the Spanish cruiser Cristobal
Colon. FL Heraldo regrets that the
Spanish fleet was not sent to the
Philippines instead of to Cuba. -
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-03

government that coal was contraband of
war, this protest by Spain might have
caused considerable embarrassment, as
the Canadian coal is considered by the
naval authorities to be a superior article
for the use of our ships. 1t is only short
distance from the British North Ameri-
can coal fields to San Francisco and the
Nova Scotia coal fields are also easily &C.
cessible to Atlantic ports. 1t is under
stood, however, that Spain's protest has
not proved of any avail. The subject was
referred to the Canadian authorities, who
upon investigation, learned that the coal
shipments both from British North
America and from Nova Scotia were in
the ordinary course of commercial tran
sactions.
They were made by private parties in
Canada to private parties in the United
States, Whether the coal subsequently
passed into the hands of the United States
government for use by the American
navy was held to he outside of the
province of the British and Canadian au-
thorities. 1t is probable that any direct
sales to the Navy Department would have
been stopped, as these would have been
manifestly q breach of the neutral atti-
tude maintained by the British govern
ment and its colonial possessions. 3D.
If the Queen Regent of Spain has in.
structed Senior Castillo to ask the powers
to intervene for peace. that movement
has not yet taken any form in Washing
tor, either at the State Department or at
any of the foreign embassies.
Among diplomatic officials it is thought
to be quite possible that Spain is feeling
hey way toward securing peace, but it is
not believed this will get any active rs.
sistance from the great powers. AS one
leading diplomatic official said today.
Spain finds herself in the same condition
of isolation that France was in in 1901.
At that time M. Thiors, aftsrward presi-
dent, went from capital to capital, seek
ing to secure the cooperation of Europe
with France, but his mission was fail
ure. The mission of Castillo is said to he
like that of Theirs and the diplomatic
officials believe it will meet with the same
fate. 1t is known that Spain has counted
most on rousing the native interest of
France, but 1t has been uusucoessful
The French officials here have not heard
Of any negotiations for many weeks past,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-03
ROOSEVELT ARRIVES AT TAMPA

Tampa. June 2.-With the establish
ment of general army headquarters at
Tampa and with Major General Miles on
the ground. personally directing the
movements, army affairs here have again
taken on considerable activity although
place from this point.
General Nelson A. Miles with several
members of his staff, today made tour
of inspection OF the various regular and
volunteer camps around Tampa. At the
Main volunteer camp General Miles re-
viewed brigade drill.
Col. Leonard Woods volunteer regi-
ment of cavalry. better known as "Roose-
velt's Rough Riders," arrived here to-
night and biyouacked in the city.
This regiment has been officially desig-
mated as the First q. S. Volunteer
Cavalry.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-03
CERVERA WAS THERE.

Madrid, June 2.-6. 80 p. m.-Despits
the statements of the newspapers that
Admiral Cervera was not present at the
bombardment of Santiago on. Tuesday.
Captain Aunon,. the minister of marine,
in an interview today, declared that Ger
vera hoistsd his flag on the CristobaI
Colon in order to direct the Spanish
operations, "The success of which Is
principally due to Cervera, who has given
proofs of high strategic ability"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-03
FIRST GALL COMPLETE.

Washington, June 2.-The odds and
ends of the mastering of the first volun-
teers called for by the President are yet
to be caught up but to all intents and
purposes, the work has been completed.
AdJutant General Corbin announced to-
night few over $4,000 men had been
mustered In. Iowa filled her quota today
anu the last of the Kentucky troops have
been mustered and received their orders
to move
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-03

Washington, June Alt was plainly
noticeable at the Navy Department today
that the officials were expecting news OF
the first importance, but they did not
look for it Immediately. The frmness
with which they have insisted that Schley
could have had no general engagement
with the Spanish forces, ships and forti.
f1cations at Santiago. appeared to be based
on full knowledge of the plan under
which the Commodore is acting. The
greatest concession that they would make
towards admitting that fight had taken
place there Tuesday was to say that pos
sibly Schley had detected some earthworks
going up and had razed them with his
shells.
They were confident he had made no
attempt to onter the harbor. 1t is believed
now, however, with Sampson in the field
and in command off Santiago, with an
augmented force, that interesting events
may be looked for. They are expected,
too, notwithstanding the feet that no
troops have yet started from Tampa, as
was established by enquiry at the War
Department this afternoon. The insur-
gents are known to be in force In the
neighborhood of Santiago, and through
Captain Dorst, the war department not
only has been in communication with
them, but also has supplied them fully
with good weapons and an abundance of
ammunition. The headquarters of the
best Cuban. general, Garcia are distant
from Santiago only seventy miles, so
that 1t is possible Sampson feels strong
enough with their support to begin the
assault by sea upon the doomed Spanish
feet and forts without awaiting the az
rival of the United States troops from
Tampa. The trend of the news that came
to Washington from unofficial sources
during the afternoon, all went to support
this belief SO there is some ground for the
expectation of the officials that important
information may be expected shortly.
The Spanish government has made q
protest to the British authorities agai nst
the shipping Of Canadian coal from
British North America to San Francisco
for the relief Of Admiral Dewey's feet at
Manila and also against the shipping of
coal from Nova Scotia to Atlantic ports
for use by United States warships operat.
ing in the West Indies.
In view OF the ruling by the British
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-03
Nothing Further From Santiago-Reports of Second
Engagement Discredited.
WASHINGTON Authorities Apparently Looking For
Big News From There Soon.

Copyright 1895 The Associated Press
1850 -. NE.-NO
today Santiago de Cuba
re
unable procure a normal supply of food
- a..-- -. -
au Pr June - No fresh new been
Santiago Cuba
nd
appears b without foundation.
London, June 3The Vienna correspondent of the Daily
Mail
"Span addressed inter
i'm the accede but
conjunction with
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-03
A DIPLOMAT ACTING AS A SPY

washington, June 2.-The recent publi-
charges against q menber of the dinlo.
matio corps that he was aiding Spain by
securing information through spies, is
now being quietly investigated. The
matter Is expected to take an Official form
in the near future.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-03
RESTORMEL RELEASED.

Key West, June "a. 80 p. IN. In the
Circuit court today, the British steamer
Restormel, captured by the auxuiliary
cruiser St. Paul, off Santiago de Cuba
on May 25, and whose cargo of coal, in
tended for the fleet of Admiral Cervera
was condemned yesterday was released.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-03

indicating that the authorities at Paris
have not taken up the propositions of
Senior Castillo for intervention in behalf
of peace -. .x+ssk 9,r ...... ..;-u
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-17
ALGER WILL PROTECT
ALL THE WITNESSES

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.-Secretary
Alger was asked tonight If 1t was the
purpose of the War Department to take
any official action concerning the state
ments made by Major Seaman. surgeon
of the First Volunteer Engineers.
mot at ALL" replied the Secretary.
Not at ALL / want 1t to be understood
distinctly that any officer or man in the
army may speak freely and unreserved-
ly concerning his observations of the
war without the slightest fear of pos
sible consequences. While 1 am Sec
rotary of War no man shall be the suf-
ferer for speaking what he believes to
be the truth Above all. the witnesses
who appear before the War Investiga-
ton Commission shall be protected to
the fullest extent. The commission and
the country want the facts and no OBJ
stacle shall be placed In the way of
getting them. We are all interested In
having the clearest light thrown upon
the conduct of the war and the standing
or promotion of no enlisted men nor
commanding officer shall be affected in
the slightest way by any testimony or
other assistance he may give the COM
mission We mean to keep absolute
faith with the commission and with the
witnesses. 1 cannot be more explicit
than that"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-17
THE FORTY-SEVENTH
LANDS AT SAN JUAN

WASHINGTON, Oct 16.-The follow
ing dispatch was received at the War
Department this evening:
SAN JUAN, Oct 16.-Adjutant General,
Washington: The Forty-seventh New
York arrived at San Juan p. m.
EDDY, Colonel.
It is presumed by the War Depart
ment officials, inasmuch as nothing is
said to the contrary, that the regiment
was permitted to land at San Juan. 1t
was feared that objection might be
raised by the Spanish officials to the
landing of the regiment at San Juan
before formal possession was acceded
to the American forces on the 18th
inst. The Forty seventh New York has
the honor of being the first American
organization to enter the capital of
Porto Rico.
General Brooke, chairman Of the
Porto Rican Evacuation Commission
and In command of the American troops
on the island, is making arrangements
for the accommodation of the American
forces to be stationed at San Juan. The
barracks formerly occupied by the
Spanish soldiers were found to be to-
tally unfit for occupation by United
States troops. General Brooke is hav-
ing them remodeled, adding officers
quarters and otherwise placing them in
a habitable condition.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-17
DISCOVERY BY SURVEYORS
EXISTING CHARTS FOUND TO
BE IN ERROR.
Yukon'S Mouth Further Westward
Than Heretofore Shown and
Land Area $500 Square
Miles Greater.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SEATTLE, Oct 16.-The United
States coast survey party under Cap
tain j. F. Pratt, which has returned to
Seattle on the guboat Wheeling. after
having spent the summer in making
surveys of the mouth, or rather mouths,
of the Yukon, made the discovery that
Alaska is larger by $500 square miles
than was formerly supposed. The delta
of the river extends much further out
into Boring Sea than is shown on the
existing charts. CAPTAIN Pratt, under
orders from the Treasury Department,
tonight will open offices in Seattle and
spend the winter here with several as
sistants in writing up the notes of the
expedition, and incidentally Of former
surveys of the northwest coast. This
city will thus become the North Paci-
ffc Jast headQuarter- of the United
States Coast and Geodetic Survey. Cap
tain Pratt's party consisted of himself
and forty-two men and officers.
The survey has determined that one
of the mouths of the Yukon River-the
Kusilvac. or youth mouths twenty
five miles further out, and the Aphson.
or north mouth, nine miles further out
in the ocean than is shown on the pres
ent charts. The extension of the mouth
Of the river with that of the adjoining
coast makes Alaska $500 square miles
laroer than it was previously supposed
to be. The information will be of great
value to mariners frequenting that Dart
of the Berlin Sea-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-17

chief QuartermaSter of the Second
Corps, has been ordered to Philadelphia
by Major General Graham to aid the
peace Jubilee commission in arranging
for the care of the troops to be sent
from Camp Meade. General Graham
has directed the three division comman-
ders to select battalion from each
regiment In their command to take part
in the jubilee procession. in addition to
the Eighth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth and
Fifteenth Pennsylvania Regiments. The
Ninth Ohio (colored) Battalion and the
signal and engineer corps companies
have also been ordered to PHILADELPHIA
to participate in the festivities.
General Graham has ordered General
Young to proceed to Augusta; General
Otis to Summerville, S. G.; General
Davis to Greenvllle, S. c.; General Kan
dali to Athens, Ga, and Colonel kirby
of the Fourth Missouri to Spartans-
burg. S. c., to establish camps for the
commands designated by the War De
partment in recent orders. These offl-
GERS will start from here tomorrow
with three members of their staff and
will return in time to accompany the
provisional division to Philadelphla.
Chief Quartermaster Howard mas
been ordered to Augusta to establish
corps headquarters.
General Graham has been directed by
Secretary Alger not to begin the move
ment south until hospitals have been
established in the proposed camps. and
there is no danger of an outbreak OF
yellow fever. This order was received
to-day, and General Graham immedi-
ately suspended preparations for the
movement, which was to have begun
October 81. He says the Second Corps
will not be sent South until cold
weather sets in; that by the last OF the
troops will hardly get away from here
before the middle of November.
Special orders were issued to-day
granting an honorable discharge to Ma
jor Jackson, chief surgeon at the Sec
ond Division Hospital. and detailing Ma
jor Joseph K. Weaver of Norristown as
his successor. Major Jackson has re-
signed to accept the chair of surgery In
the University Medical College. Kan
sas City.
Two hospital cars filled with sick SOL
diers were sent away this afternoon.
The invalids were taken to PHILADELPHIA
hospitals, which are now caring for
over 700 sick of the Second Corps.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-17
MORE men FOR
AMERICAN NAVY
Long Will Advocate an
Increase.
OFFICERS AND MEN NEEDED
SKELETON CREWS FOR SHIPS
NOT IN SERVICE.
OFFICERS AND MEN NEEDED
Melville's Recommendation That New
Vessels Be Built in Glasses Is
Approved by the
Secretary.
Special pispatch to The call.

NEW YORK, Oct. 16-The Washing
ton correspondent of the Herald tele-
graphs: In his forthcoming annual re-
port Secretary Long proposes to adopt
the recommendation of Captain A. S.
Crowninshield, chief of the Bureau of
Navigation, for an increase of the force
of enlisted men. The Secretary also will
strongly urge the passage Of the Roose-
welt personnel bill, which will increase
the number of engineer and line Off
GERS to the number demanded by the
needs of the service.
1t was reported yesterday that Com
modore Higginson, chief of the Light
house Board, had been instructed to
prepare recommendations as to the
naval policy which should be followed
by the United States. The Secretary
told me there was no truth in the re-
port. The need of a recognized policy
is appreciated by Mr.. Long, and he has
been carefully reading papers dealing
with the policies Of European govern
ments. 1t is expected that he will en-
unciate such a policy for the United
States in his report
Captain Crowninshield's recommen-
dation regarding enlisted men provides
that the number shall be increased to
20, 600 men and $500 apprentices.
Secretary Long proposes DIS SOon DIS
the treaty of peace is ratified to lay
up some of the armored vessels in re-
serve in order to reduce expenses.
When this is done a skeleton crew will
have to be maintained on each ship.
and to supply all of the vessels 1t Will
be necessary to get authority from Con-
gress to enlist more men.
Besides urging the passage OF the per
sonnet bill. the Secretary proposes to
better the condition of the enlisted men
of the engineering branch of the ser
vice If it is possible to do so.
He will also approve the recommen-
dation of Engineer-in-C Chief Melville
that vessels be built in classes. The
engineering chief believes that the
highest efficiency would be secured by
building our ships as far as possible in
classes and making them alike in every
particular, so that men trained on one
ship would feel equally at home and
be as efficient on five or six others of
the same class.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-17
ARE TRAVELLING IN LUXURY
GENERAL DODGE HAS A CAR
ALL TO HIMSELF.
Other Members and Attaches Equally
Well Provided For and They
Will ALI Live Upon
the Train.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

WASHINGTON, Oct 16.-The War
Investigating Commission left for the
South at 4:90 p. m, going over the
Pennsylvania and Atlantic Coast line
roads. The party comprised twenty
four persons, including the nine COM
missioners, their recorder and COM
missary official, other employees, ana
representative of the Associated Press.
1t is the expectation of the party 10
practically live in its train during the
absence from Washington. 1t is a
special furnished by the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, and it has been
fitted out with the view Of rendering
the party comfortable, and at the same
time making it possible for It's mem
beers to pursue their labors very much
as if they were in their quarters at
washington 1t consists of a combi-
nation, and parlor smoker, Pullman
dining car, a sleeper composed exclu-
stvely of drawing for the mem
bers of the commission, a twelve section
double drawing groom sleeper, and the
private car of General Dodge, chair
man of the commission. The party
will be personally conducted, and the
train will be in charge of the Pennsyl-
vania Company's agent throughout the
tour.
The train will reach Jacksonville
about 1870 o'clock Monday and will re-
main there until the party is prepared
to move TO another point. This course
will be followed at each stopping point,
the one train being used for the entire
trim