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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-08


Yet without official confirmation of the
report from Paris that the Spanish
government has. decided to accept tla
terms laid down by the United States
as essential 10 the negotiations of a
treaty Of peace. the officials are pro-
coeding under the conviction that the
end has come ana are giving attcn-
ton to the steps to he next taken. In
view of the delay in coming to this
conclusion the idea was beginning to
prevail that the Spanish government
was about 10 enter plea in abatement
and the answer would again be incon-
elusive.
In this case the President was dis
posed to deal firmly with the issue, to
give notice that our proposals We're
withdrawn and to let it be understood
the conditions would be more severe
than those first laid down. II the
fort to secure any material change in
the conditions it Will meet with prompt
rejection.
Some reference has been made in the
dispatches of British newspapers to
desire on the part Of the Spnish gov
ernment to include in the preliminary
agreement a clause exempting it from
liability from the Cuban debt. The
formal statement of the points Of the
United States note given out from the
White House made no reference to this
subject and it cannot be known as yet
whether or not the full text shows any
thing more.
But presuming that no reference
whatever is made TO the Cuban, debt.
it is possible that the subject may be
regarded as one that should be treated
by the peace commissioners who are to
meet later to frame the treaty which
of course. will embody many details
that are lelt unluurneu III the main
proposition. though cabinet officers
have authorized Inc statement that no
part of the Cuban or Porto Rican
debts would be assumed by the United
States.
Based upon The Associated Press re-
ports of the progress being made at
Madrid towards returning the answer
of Spain, it was calculated by the de
partment officials that the formal note
could not be delivered to the President
before tomorrow and that was also the
belief of the French ambassador.
From the length of time consumed in
its preparation the note was believed
to be long, thus entailing the eonsump-
tion of much time in forwarding it
first to Paris there reducing it to
climber. transmitting it over the cable,
and then re-translating it at the
French embassy.
In the case of the last note the at
taches worked nearly all night to pre-
mare their communication to the Span
ish government, though the conference
with the President closed before 5
Continued ON page %
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-08

Frank Wells. barber, who is a
member of the Twenty first Kansas
Volunteers. has a contract Win IVY
fellow soldiers whereby each man pays
him IS cents a month for eight shaves,
one haircut and one shampoo. me
sum thus realized, plus his pay and the
value of his board and clothes, nets
him more than his captain makes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-08
THE C0NVALESCENTS
Taken from Swineburne to Governors
Island Hospital, New York.

troops from the transport Concho
were transferred from Swinburne Isl
Island, early this afternoon. The
transport Louisiana still remains at
anchor off quarantine awaiting orders.
She viii probably proceed to the city,
tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-08
Weather Conditions and General Forecast

Washington, Aug. 7.-Thunder
storms and rain have occurred in the
South Atlantic states. The tempera-
ture has fallen in the Southern Rocky
Mountain slope and hes remained
nearly stationary elsewhere. The
pressure is high off the South Atlantic
coast.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-08
A DAINTY DISH.
With the Delicate Sweet Of Grape Sugar

The meat eater and the vegetarian
alike are charmed with the new food,
Grape-Nuts. They have crisp taste,
with the delicate flavor of grape
sugar, and are entirely ready for the
table without any necessity for cook
ing whatever.
Grape-Nuts furnish one of the DAM
test dishes ever placed on a breakfast.
table -.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-08
Washington Forecast.

Washington, Aug. For New Eng
land: Threatening weather; south
westerly Winds. For eastern New
York: Threatening weather, win
showers in northern portion: south
westerly winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-08
CLOUDY BUT NO RAIN.

Boston, Aug Forecast: General
ly cloudy weather. but probably with
out rain; southwest winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-08
Ex.Empless Eugene Very III.

Paris, Aug Tx Empress Eugene
is reported seriously i'll.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-08
Hear the Smoker

h,va given fslr trial to all other
,rands but without hesitation decide
the popular
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-08
Crimp Crust Bread
No Flies. No Dust.
F. N. Hayes & Son.

july29,eod
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-11-05

tho throne OF wiIted flowers, she strikes
her bOny hands together, and groans, 1T
Is not In me!''
That very night clerk with a salary OF
a thousand dollars year--only one thou
sand-goes to his home, set up three
months ago, just after the marriage day.
Love meets him at the door; love sits with
him at the table; love talks over the work
OF the day; love takes down the Bible, and
reads OF Him who came our souls to save;
and they kneel, and while they are kneel.
ing-right In that plain room, on the plain
carpet-the angels Of God build throne.
not out OF flowers that perish and fade
away, but out OF garlands OF heaven,
wreath on top OF wreath, amaranth OH am
aranth, until the throne Is done.
Then the harps OF God sound.
cd, and suddenly there appeared
one who mounted tho throne with eye 80
bright and brow 50 fair that the twain
knew 1t was Christian Love. And they
knelt at the foot OF the throne, and, put
ting one hand on cach head, she blessed
them and said, "Happiness is with me!'
And that throne OF celestial bloom with
cred not with the passing years; nnd the
queen left not the throne till one day the
married pair felt stricken in years-felt
themselves called away, and knew not
which way to 20, and the queen bounded
from tho throne and said, "Follvw me,
and l will show you the way up to the
realm OF everlasting love-" And so they
went mp to sing songs Of love, aud walk on
pavements OF love, and to live together in
mansions Of love, and to rejoice forever ia
tnc trath that God is love.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-11-05
BIGGEST OF AMERICAN FLAG,
New jersey Girl Is Making It to Raise
the Mortgage on Her Home.

Nc" OeIeoy VIII 10 NAOAbS Az ~ ASSsSO
the Mortgage on Her Home.
Miss Josephine Milford Of Madison.
N. j., has set herself large task. She
is making the biggest American flag
ever constructed, hoping when It Is
completed to sell 1t by subscription for
presentation to the white house and so
earn the money to pay the mortgage
upon her own home. More than one
well-known person In the east has al
ready taken an interest in her labor.
and Frank r. Stockton, writing to the
New York Herald, speaks Of her effort
as follows: "This unique specimen Of
the stars and stripes IS to be 100 feet in
length and of proportionate width. The
blue field will be forty feet square;
each of the fortY-fve stars will be two
feet five inches in diameter, and alto
gether the flag will make the grandest
single display Of the national coiors
which has ever been attempted. The
peculiar merit Of this flag, however,
will not rest entirely upon It's dimen-
siOns. It will be valuable as record
of the history of our country, for upon
each star will be embroidered the
name Of the state which 1t represents
and the date Of its admission into the
union. The stars will be arranged in
the order of the entrance of the states
into the national fraternity. This
enormous flag is to be made entirely by
hand, Of the best quality Of bunting,
and the vast number OF stitches will
all be made with the strongest silk.
The amount Of labor which will thus
be undertaken by the protector OF this
gigantic star-spangled banner will be
herculean, but the young lady Is not
only ambitious but energetic and in
dustrious in a high degree. When An
ished this monster flag is to be exhib-
tied and sold by subscription for the
purpose Of presenting 1t to the white
house at Washington, to be used on
grand national occasions.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-11-05
Alexandria Fair.

ALExANDRIA.-Capt. VIM. Welch re.
turned Friday from st. Louis, Pine
Bluff and Little Rock, where he has
been in the interest of the fair to be
held here. from Nov. % to 81, inclusive.
Mr.. Welch says the fair will be better
than it would have bsea il October, as
he has made arrangements to secure
the exhibits and attractions OF several
fairs which will take place previous to
the Alexandria event. About four fine
race horses which were entered in the
races at Pine Bluff fair are expected to
arrive here to night and be put in
training.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-11-05
Heroic Deed OF COlOred Boys.

CHENEYvILLE.-Joe Holt, farmer
living near here, had his house de-
slroyed by fire at II a. m. Saturday.
He and his family, with the exception
OF two small children, were away at
the time. The two children were
dragged from the burning building by
two colored boys who, seeing the
house on fire, swan the bayou in
front Of the building, and reached the
spot just in time to save their lives.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-11-05
Fatal Accident at Now iberia.

New iberia. Young Lucius Segura
was exercising race horse Friday,
when the animal slipped and fell,
throwing Lucius against post inflict'
ing injuries which have proved fatal.
Deceased was aged IA years and was a
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Francois Segura.
The funeral took place from the Cath
Ollie church in this city Saturday after
noon at 4 o'clock.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-11-05
Foreign Patents In japan.

The Japanese patent bureau has re-
Gently decided that no foreign patent
which has had prior registration in an
other country can be registered in
Japan. This would seem to show that
The protection supposed to be enjoyed
by American and other foreign inven-
tors under existing treaties does not
exist, end that patents can still be
airated In Japan.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-11-05
Sugar Mills Running.

ALExANDRIA.-All of the sugar mills
and refneries of this parish have COM
menced running, but no actual reports
of the weight of juice have been ascer-
tanned, but all coincide in saying that
the cane is much ripper than at first ex-
pected and is improving daily.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-11-05
Negro Dies an Awful Death on the Ga,low.

WINNsBoRo.-Gus Grimble, Jr., the
negro who was convicted at the Au-
gust term of court for the murder of
his wife, suffered the death penalty
Friday at 2 pm. His death was
hard one, as the rope stretched and
his neck was not broken, the drop be-
ing insufficient. The gallows was
erected in the jail. A small crowd of
negroes gathered around the Jail, but
everything was quiet, there being
nothing to indicate any unusual occur
renee,
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-11-05
Sunday school Matters,

NATcHITocAEs. Mr.. A. M. Mayo,
president of the State Interdenomina-
tional Sunday Schools, is here, and is
now engaged in organizing D parish
league of Sunday schools. He deliv-
cred On address at the Methodist
church Friday night.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-11-05
An Old Colored Woman Burned to Death.

CHENEYvILLE.-Betsy Atkins, q col
Ored woman living on the Hays plan
tation, was burned to death Friday
night. 1t appears that she had re-
turned from cotton picking, and while
seated by the fire in her home her
dress caught and she was burned to
death before help arrived.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-11-05
District Court AdiOurns,

ARCADIA. - the district court adj
journed here Saturday, after more
than two weeks civil session. Judge
Watkins expressed his satisfaction
with the promptness of the members
of the bar in expediting business and
reducing the trial docket lower than
for wears.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-11-05
NatChitOches Grand Tournament.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS are be-
ing quietly pushed for the grand tour
nament, ball, shooting contest and
games which are ad, ertised to take
place on November 14th and 18th. 1t
is proposed to make the event grand
one, and invitations have been sent out
to nearly every town in this section.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-11-05
THE WEEK In LOUISIANA
ITEMS OF INTEREST GATHERED FROM
THE WIRES.
Coiored Woman Burned to Death ALEX
andria Sugar Mills Running Day and
Night...Ths NatChitOches Tournaments
Negro Murderer Hanged ut WInnsbOrO.
Red River Presbytery Adjourns.

ARcADA.-The Red River Presby-
terry adjourned Saturday, after an in
teresting session. DIR. Bowen, of
Monroe, preached Sunday. The next
session will be held at Ruston in 1899.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-11-05
Now south VALE, Railways.

The minister OF public works Of New
South Wales, speaking in parliament
on the subject Of railway extension
stated that on an expenditure of
f40,O00,0C0 the colony was earning ar
annual profit Of 81 per cent.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-11-05
Weather Good and Rice Coming In.

CRowLEY.-The weather here is cold
and clear. Rice is coming in at lively
rate. The Independent, Crowley,
Marks and Eagle mills are all running
on full time. Some of them are run
ming night and day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-28
AT OLD ORCHARD.
The Regiment Presented With a Handsor.
National Flag.

Old Orchard, Me, May 27.-The let
Regiment Maine Volunteers. STONED
here 70 minutes. tonight, on it's wav
South to Chickamauga. Several thous.
and people from Saco, Biddeford and
adjoining town were at the station
where the three specials came in and
witnessed the ceremony of presenting
the regiment with national flag.
Judge II. f. Cleaves made the pre.
sentation speech in behalf Of the
Biddeford citizens. The State banner
is not yet ready and will be forwarded
to the regiment at Chickamauga. 1t il
Of regulation size and bears the in
scription in yellow six: First Regi-
ment Infantry, Maine Volunteers"
Captain Go~an of Co. G., was pre-
scented with fine revolver by his Bid
deford friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-28
CHASING A SPANIARD.
The Bancroft Probably by This Time
Has Rich Prize.

Key West. Fla, May 27.-7.15 A. M
"A Spanish steamship thought to be
an auxiliary cruiser, was sighted by
the United States warships Whining
ton and Bancroft, Is miles off Key
West last night, and at last accounts
she was being chased by the Bancroft
The ship chased by the Bancroft was
A threc-masted steamer, and apparent
| ly a merchantmen Of large tonnage
She HAD one smoke stack. No doubt
was entertained of her being a Span
lard, because, when the Bancroft put
after her she steamed away at full
speed.
The Wilmington was coming in here
for coal when about $50 last evening
between j. and 10 miles off Key West,
she saw the smoke of steamer and
turned in the latter's direction. AT
about the same time the Bancroft
came along and asked the Whining
ton if she had seen anything Of a
three masted steamer which had chas-
ed the auxiliary gunboat Eagle. The
Wilmington then notified the Bancroft
of the three-masted steamer and while
doing SO a stranger hove in sight. The
Bancroft went after her and the YES
sci headed southeast, With the Ban
croft going fun speed after her. The
chase was most exciting one when
the Wilmington last saw the TWO YES
sells.
1t is presumed that the Spanish ship,
observing the Wilmingtons military
top. mistook her for battteshIp ana
thought it safe to continue scouting,
trusting 10 her superior speed. But.
when the Bancroft appeared. the Span
lard wasted no time in trying to get
away.
Capt Todd Of the Wilmington, has
no doubt the Bancroft; win catch thu
Spaniard.
\ custom house official hero. when II"
heard the story said h. had seen 4
strange ship off Key West last night,
adding tina; she WAS gone IN The morn
ing.
capt. Todd IL confident the vessel pe-
ING chased by thc Bancroft is Span
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-28
YOUNG AT SIXTY.

Serene comfort and happiness in ad.
vanced years are realized by compare
lively few women.
Their hard lives, their liability to Sc
rious troubles on account OF their pecu-
liar organism and their profound igno-
rance concerning themselves, all com
bine to shorten the period of usefulness
and fill their later years with suffering.
T Mrs. Pinkham has done much to make
women strong. She has given advice
to many that hds shown them how to
puard against disease and retain vigor-
Gus health in old age. From every cor
ner of the earth there is constantly com
ing the most convincing statements
from women, showing the efficacy of
lydia f. Pinkhams Vegetable Com
pound in overcoming female ills. Here
is a letter from Mrs. j. G. Orms, of 22O
Homer St, Johnstown, Pa, which is
earnest and straight to the point:
"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:-I feel it my
duty to tell all suffering women that l
think your remedies are wonderful. /
had trouble with my head, dizzy spells
and hot flashes. Feet and hands were
cold, was very nervous, could not sleep
well, had kidney trouble, pain in
ovaries and congestion of the womb.
Since taking your remedies am better
every way My head trouble is all
gone, have no pain in ovaries, and am
cured Of womb trouble. l can eat and
sleep well and am gaining in flesh. |
consider your medicine the best to be
had for female troubles"
The present Mrs. Pinkham's expert
cnce in treating female ills is unparal-
lellcd, for years she worked side by
side with Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham, and
for sometime past has had sole charge
of the correspondence department of
her great business, treating by letter
as many as hundred thousand ailing
women during a single year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-28
ON THE TROOP TRAIN.
Continued from page -

four days rations had been pre-
pared for the men, consisting Of canned
corned beef, canned baked beans and
hard tack. Later a dispatch was re-
ceived from Washington to increase
the rations from a four to five days
allowance. The preparations of these
The preparation of this extra days
rations is regarded as significant evil
dence that the train will stop in Wash
ington and that the men viii march
through that city.
There IS danger that the men win
suffer from the cola before the end 0f
the journey is reached. On account Of
the makeup Of the train the stock car la
next to the engine. As this car IN not
fitted with steam apparatus il is i'm
possible to heat the cars, containing the
officers and men.
From the fact that the men are wet
and cold through exposure there IS
much suffering.
The cars containing the privatcs were
on the forward part Of the train be
tween the Adria on the rear end, and
me stock car. These cars presented
quite different appearance from the
Adria There the men were SO located
that seat was apportioned to each
man. Besides the disposition Of the
mon ii was necessary to dispose Of a
cantcen, blanket roll, havcrsack and
rifle
The men had been in the cars but a
short time before they had tested the
comfortabIencss Of the blanket roll as
d pillow ami after little adjusting
was found t. be easy enough to allow
sleep. Nest Of the men put in the
time smoking \ few had packs Of
cards with them and passed away the
,me III playing whist or pitch"
At many Of the stations along the
route friends Of the soldiers had fur
n.shcd boxes If food ana the contents
L these boxes was disposed of The
officers were treated In more royal
manner.
GU. II had furnished ice cream and
;his combined with the cake and fruit
punch Zen. On al Brunswick made
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-28
MADRID NOTES.
Word from Blanco Admits that CeTVera Is
Penned In at Santiago.

Madrid. May Pill T. M'-uen'
Blanco cables from Havana that the
torpedo boat destroyer Terror from
Martinique, has arrived at Fajardo' on
the east coast of Porto Rico. she m
tended to go to San Juan. but 1ouH"
four American warships cruising :"
front of the harbor and changed mex
direction for Fajardo.
Gen. Blanco's dispatch says tha' Az
miral Cervera's squadron is sun d.
Santiago de Cuba, that the buih u
Admiral SIMPSONS squadron is oio'N-
aiding that port that Commouo''
Schley's squadron is watching the
.catan passage: that the American 'e'
sells have left Cienfuegos and tha' Inv
American fleet of blockaders REMAINS
in sight of Havana.
Gen. Blanco says that he opposeu
denarture of the French steamer Id
rayette with a cargo of coal as II
required for Spanish ships.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-28

70 speak TO a man was through tho ..,.,
doWs or the car. As a result e.oy, al.
40" had two heads out. while the owno,.
were saying last goodby. The choo.s
as the train pulled out Of the sta,io,'
were deafening.
IN Biddeford. the native place Of ~,
Kendall, the station was jammed fuu 80
people and the send-off the people gava
him showed how proud they were of ~.
man. 1T was the plan of bis friends borr
10 present his regiment with far ana
himself with a sword. but on account -
the difficulty in obtaining these things i,
time, the flag was presented him In Poe
ton and the sword sent on to ChIcka-
manga.
All along the route the train was greet.
"a with perfectly deafening sound from
steam whistles and church bells.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-28
The NEW GENERALS.
Garretson, Greene and King to Be Sent tC the
Philippines.

Washington, May 2t-Adj. Gen. Corbin
announced. tonight, that three Of the
brgadicr generals appointed hy the Pres
ident. today. would be officially dcsis
mated as soon as the Senate had con-
hrmed their nominations, to command
troops in the Philippines. Tho generals
selected for the expedition are George \.
Garrctson of Cleveland, Francis Y.
Greene Of New York, and Chas. A. King
Of Wisconsin.
Late this evening. Gen. Merritt wired
Adj. Gen. Corbin requesting that Gen.
King be sent win him to the Philippines.
The request was approved and forwarded
40 Gen. King and 50 he becomes to all in
tents and purposes q commander. Gen.
King is the wcll-known novelist and tX-
officer Of the United States army.
1t is understood, unofliciallY. that Har-
rison q. Otis, editor Of the Los Angeles
Times. who served with the President in
the 23d Ohio during the Civil War. and
who was nominated. today, to be q briga-
der general will also 80 to the Philip
mines