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Arizona republican., 1898-06-16
THE TRIP TO PORTO RICO.
It May Not Be Undertaken for Weeks
 or Months.

Washington, June 15.-(Special.)- Censorship may permit speculation to be published in Arizona which would be inappropriate in New York This being the case I venture to suggest that the much discussed expedition to Por- to Rico is weeks and probably months in the womb of the unknown future It requires only reasonable contem- plation of admitted facts to see the force of this suggestion. First of all, until the Notifications of Cuba are re- duced so as to permit of the landing of our invading forces in at least three selected quarters, no vessels can be spared from either Schley or Samp- sons squadrons capable of protecting a landing force against the shore bat teries of San Juan. Sampson's recon naisance in force established that fact to his own satisfaction and that of the higher officials of the navy department. Secondly the immense difficulties en- countered in the way of transportation and equipment of the landing forces imperatively needed in Manila and Santiago discloses too plainly that we are not in position to undertake an- other expedition before these two are accomplished, or are even half under weigh.
 Occasionally the able critics of the London newspapers arrive at con- clusion in regard to our affairs which is not wholly idiotic or biased by prej- udice. This was the case with the London Spectator the other day when it remarked that Those Americans who expect a short war are doomed to be disappointed. Short wars are only
Arizona republican., 1898-06-16
GERMANY'S ATTITUDE.
She's Looking Only for the Safety of
 Her Own.

London, June 15.-The Berlin cor respondent of the Daily Mail says: The Berlin press is unanimous in as- serting that Germany's attitude in the Philippines is solely one of surveil- lance of German interests, and that the presence of the German fleet at Manila is a guarantee that if the Philippines are lost to Spain they will not come into the possession of any single power interested in east Asia.
 The Berliner Post says that if the Spanish regime comes to an end, the intelligent and energetic half-breeds, mixed with Chinese and Malays, will be called upon to take a part in the destiny of their country and to take it altogether into their own hands.
Arizona republican., 1898-06-16
ON THE BOND ISSUE.
The Treasury Department Has Ar
 ranged How to Award Bids

Washington, June 15.- Sec. etary Gage talked at considerable length
 this morning on ..e war bond issue, authorized by congress. He said that
 his department would get everything in shape to handle the bids and to quickly award them today, the time set. The bids will be assorted by de- nomination, and the treasury depart ment will have the small bids of cer- tain amount together, the next size, and so on to the highest The plan is to award the bonds to all of the smallest bidders first. If these do not take up all of the bonds the next high est bidders will get share, and so on.
 The bonds will be dated August 1, so that the interest payments may fall at regular times. The purchasers, however, will receive payment from July 15 to August 1. The work will be hard for treasury ohcials, but they are confident of being able to handle it with success.
Arizona republican., 1898-06-16
The Marines Are Easily Holding Their
 Own Against Odds.
They Will Have No Trouble in Maintains ing Their Position Until the Arrival
 of General Shafter's Expedition.

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Arizona republican., 1898-06-16
HAWAII HALF ANNEXED.

 Washington June 15By 2os to s1 senatves for the of
  notable of this The vote in of the resolution 17s publcan eighteen democrats eight popusts The three republicans, populss The resolutions adopted sovereignty title
 
 uons provide commission be resident Hawaans they advisable
 public debt prohibited powers declared vide for the of the islands, civil military powers existing government president appoint persons pro- government islands
Arizona republican., 1898-06-16

for nations which maintain armies and fleets always in readiness for action. There are whole chunks of wisdom in this statement
 No very serious importance is at tached here to the newspaper reports of dissatisfaction in the volunteer camps. The delays and hardships are the expected obstacles to be encoun- tered when large number of raw troops are to be converted into disci- plined armies. These complaints will disappear when discipline is drawn tighter. It is much better that the shortcomings, if any, of our quarter master, transportation and ordnance bureaus should be found out by pre- liminary experience in camps on our own shores than after landing has been effected on hostile shore. Every shortcoming now complained of was a hundred times worse in 1862. There is abiding confidence that all will come out right at last and that none of our forces will land anywhere without be- ing so well drilled and equipped as to do honor to the American name.
 Complaints that things are moving slowly are regarded as unreasonable when what we have accomplished is contrasted with what the Spaniards, with a large standing army and an al- leged l'erfectly equipped fleet have not done. Only one capture of an Ameri- can vessel has been scored by the Spanish fleet, and that SO insignificant a prize that it was released. The Span ish squadrons have devoted all their energies to avoiding a fight, and have only resisted when run down and trapped. The loss of life, exclusive of the Maine victims, on our side has not been as one to a thousand of the known and admitted losses on the side of the Spanish land and naval forces. All these points are emphasized by those charged with the conduct of the wal as showing that the impatience of oul people leads them to expect too much all at once.
 | On the other hand there is a widely i spread impression here that too much importance has been attached to the rumors of visionary Spanish fleets menacing first one impossible point and then another equally improbable Enough phantom ships have been ere ated by rumor to rehabilitate and re- turn to the earth the great armada oi Philip l.
 The change of our minister to Fur key suggests the possibility of little side issue being raised in the east Peremptory demands upon the Fur kish government for redress for Amer ican missionary property destroyed a Harpoot and other points during tho | Armenian troubles have been Studi
 ously ignored by the sublime porte
Arizona republican., 1898-06-16
ON THE ALERT.
Spanish at Santiago Make American
 Scouting Perilous.

Of Santiago de Cuba, via Kingston, June 14.-Since the establishment of the blockade several interesting and daring expeditions have been made into the enemy's country to discover the actual condition of affairs in San uago de Cuba. It is no easy matter to get near the city these days.
 About 5000 Spanish soldiers and 1000 home guards troops cover every roadway about the place, and General Pando, the Spanish military com mander, although his operations are limited by the mountains surrounding the place, which are full of insurgents
Arizona republican., 1898-06-16

ficers commanding vessels or other means of transportation under the control of the war department from Port Tampa Mobile, New Orleans or other points of embarkation, with a view to expediting the delivery of packages to the soldiers wherever sta toned.
 Secretary Alger's instructions are that it is to be understood that no liability attaches to the government by reason of loss or delay under this permit, and that no charge is to he made by the express company for transportation furnished by the gov ernment
Arizona republican., 1898-06-16

and our late minister, MT. Angell, seems 10 have been too easy in his dealings with this evasive power. The original demands were made during MT. Cleveland's administration through Minister Oscar Straus. The purpose of Secretary Day in sending MT. Straus back to the Bosphorus is said to be in order that he may take up the demand at the point where he left it, and it is quite possible that one or more of our cruisers will be sent to give em- phasis to his request for prompt set tlement
 H. CONQUEST CLARKE.
Arizona republican., 1898-06-16
BROUGHT IN THE PRIZE.

Key West, June 15-The British steamer Twickenham, captured oil Kingston on June 10 by the auxiliary cruiser St. Louis, arrived here today in charge of prize crew. She had -On board of 5000 tons of coal and one pas senger who is supposed to be an emr ploye of the Spanish government.
Arizona republican., 1898-06-16
SUGAR AND HAWAII.
MT. Oxnard Denied That He -Ob- structed the Resolution.

Washington, June 15.-Mr. Oxnard. president of the American Beet Sugar association, denied the statement that he had said that he was going to see Mir Dalzell at the suggestion of Speak, CT Reed. It was stated day before yesterday that Mir Oxnard was quoted as saying this.
 OXnard said that he had not made the statement attributed to him. He also denied that he had any assocfa- tion with MT. Terrell of the sugar trust or that he was himself connected with the sugar trust. He was informed that he was going to see MT. DalzelI at the suggestion of the speaker to try to cut of the possibility Gfsa special order for the consideration of the Hawaiian resolutions could not be better than 1t. was.
 Oxnard then SNd that he might have said to some one that he was. go- ing to see MT. Dalzell with regard to the Hawaiian question, but that he had not said that this visit was on the advice of the speaker" He said fur ther that he did not know that the sugar trust was fighting annexation; that he was fighting in behalf of the American beet sugar industry and that the two associations were not con- nected in any way to affect this ques- tion; that not a dollar of stock in one was owned by the other.
 On being asked if in some sort of way they were not associated-either by contract or agreement-he replied that the public impression that they were associated arose from the fact that MT. Havemeyer, the head of the sugar trust, who formerly had con- tract for the Hawaiian sugar product. was also interested in the American Beet Sugar company.
 The fact that the sugar trust was making the fight against Hawaii is too we'll known about congress to admit of discussion
Arizona republican., 1898-06-16
HIT THE NEW ORLEANS.
An Incident of an Assault Near San.
 tiagO on Monday

U. s. Camp, Guantanamo, Tuesday. June 14.-Off Santiago de Cuba on Monday night the dynamite guns of the Vesuvius were tested with great success. Three shots were fired at the Spanish Notifications and it is believed that great damage was done. On Tuesday evening the New Orleans shelled and partially destroyed the new emplacements east of Morro castle. The Spaniards fired some shots at the Vesuvius and one at the New Orleans, winch was struck.
Arizona republican., 1898-06-16
FIGHTING AT HOME.

Washington, June 15.-A special to the Post from Old Point Comfort, Va, says hot fight occurred last night in the streets of the village of Phoebus between the Maryland volunteers and regulars from Fort Monroe. Officers from the volunteers and regulars were hastily summoned and ended the fight ing after about seventy-flve prisoners were taken and sent to the guard
Arizona republican., 1898-06-16
BLACK WITH SOLDIERS.
Thirty-Six Vessels Carrying the Army
 of Invasion.

Tampa, June 15.-When the last transport disappeared from Port Tampa, a count showed that there were thirty-six vessels bearing the United States army of invasion. These thirty-six transports were accompanied to Cuba by sixteen war vessels. Many of the transports were literally black with soldiers.
 It is believed that many of the out going vessels will return from San tiago within the next week or ten days and will probably transport another army to Porto Rico. which is now be- ing hurried forward from various points of the south, especially from the national encampment at Chicka- mauga.
Arizona republican., 1898-06-16
RUSSIA WILL STEP IN.
A Threatened Intervention in the
 Philippines Affair.

London, June 15.-A special dis patch from Madrid, published this af- ternoon purports to give the substance of an interview with Senor Sagasta. the Spanish premier, who is quoted as saying that yesterdays rise on the bourse was due to telegrams advising leading financiers that Russia has taken steps to intervene shortly in the settlement of the Philippine question.
Arizona republican., 1898-06-16
GERMANY WILL NOT ASSIST.

Washington, June 15.-The state de- partment has been officially advised that the reports that Germany would make az issue in the Philippines are unwarranted. German ships would be on hand at Manila to afford protection to German subjects and property, but Germany has not thought of interfer- ing.
Arizona republican., 1898-06-16
NO IMMEDIATE CALL.

Washington, June 15.-Secretary AL ger this afternoon denied positively that the government was considering the advisability of making another call for volunteer troops.
Arizona republican., 1898-06-16
NEXT PHILIPPINE FLEET.

It Will Probably Leave San Francisco
 June 25.
 San Francisco, June 15.-June 25 has been mentioned provisionally as the date of the sailing of the next fleet to Manila. It required twenty-six days to prepare for the sailing of the four vessels which went out today, but long delay was caused by the non-ar- rival of supplies
 There are hundreds of carloads of supplies here now, and so it will hardly take so great a length of time to pre- pare the third fleet for service. It IS the general understanding that the ex- petition will be in command Of Brig adler General King.
Arizona republican., 1898-06-16
: HUNTING THEIR HOLES.

Washington, June 15.-News re- ceived here by the authorities indi- cates that the Spanish garrison at San tiago has practically retreated inside the city proper, giving up the outlying towns.
Arizona republican., 1898-06-16
FRENCH CABINET BROKEN UP.

Pairs, June 15.-The cabinet met this morning and reviewed the situa- ton. Later M. Moline handed Presi- dent Faure the resignation of the whole cabinet, which the president ac- cepted, while requesting the ministers to continue the direction of affairs un- til their successors are named
Arizona republican., 1898-06-16
NOT TO MOVE AT ONCE.

Washington. June 15.-An authorita. tive statement was made'at the war de- partment today contradictinE reports. from Chickamauga that 15, 900 troops have been ordered to move at once. lt is said orders were sent to the com manding officers at Chickamauga t0 direct the equipping and arming of the troops at the earliest possible mo- ment. however.
Arizona republican., 1898-06-16
HEMMED IN AT MANILA.

Madrid, June 15.-A dispatch re- ceived here from General Au- gusti dated Manila, June 6, says: "The situation continues critical. The en- emy surrounds the town. I have had our lines drawn closer around the city and strengthened at intervals by trochas. Communication is still cut. l expect General Monet with reinforce ments
Arizona republican., 1898-06-16
SUPPLYING HAVANA.

New York, June 15.-A special from Kingston, Jamaica, quotes an officer of the British cruiser Talbot as saying that supplies in small quantities are reaching Havana across the island from Batabano and apparently from Jamaica.
Arizona republican., 1898-06-16
THINGS FOR MEN IN CAMP.
Secretary Alger Takes Steps to Aid
 Their Prompt Delivery.

Washington, June 15.-In order that articles consigned to soldiers at the
 front may find prompt delivery, Secre- tary Alger has directed that every fa- cility consistent with the public in terest be accorded to the Southern Ex- press company Coffee No. 12, West Twenty-third street, New York; by of
Arizona republican., 1898-06-16
SLAUGHTER OF THE SPANISH.

Guantanamo Bay, Tuesday, June. 1A I-(S p. m.)-The latest advices con- firm the report that about forty Span ish were killed in the attack on tho
 American camp. One American ma rine was slightly wounded. Two Cu- bans were killed and four wounded
Arizona republican., 1898-06-16
GOES TO THE SENATE TODAY.

1 Washington, June 15-The Ha- waiian annexation resolution is ex-
 pected to reach the senate from the house early tomorrow,
Arizona republican., 1898-06-16
STILL ATTACHING LETTER.

New York, June 15.-The sheriff has received another attachment against Joseph Letter of Chicago in favor of the Thames and Mersey Marine Insur- ance company for $281, ,215. The at tachment was granted by Justice Daily of the supreme court.
Arizona republican., 1898-06-16
PUSHING THE THIRD.

San Francisco, June 15.-No definite date can be named at present for the sailing of the third expedition to the Philippines. Preparations will be pushed forward rapidly.
Arizona republican., 1898-06-16
CALLED HOME

Madrid, June 15.-The Spanish for eign minister has ordered Dubosc and Carranza. to leave Canada Blanco has been authorized to exchange the MerriInac prisoners.
Arizona republican., 1898-06-16
THE VOICE OF SMITH.
Was Raised Against the Annexation
 Resolution.

Washington, June 15.-Among those who made speeches against the Ha- waiian resolution in the house today was Representative Smith of Arizona
Arizona republican., 1898-06-16
DENIED BY CARRANZA.

Montreal, June 15.-Lieutenant Car ranza emphatically denies the state ment from Madrid that he and Senor Dubosc have been directed to leave Canada
Arizona republican., 1898-06-16
SENATE WORK.

Washington, June 15.-When the senate adjourned today the considera- tion of the international bank bill which occupied most of the day, had not been concluded.
Arizona republican., 1898-06-16
CRITICAL AT MANILA

Madrid, June 15.-An official dis patch from Manila, dated June 6, ad- mits that the situation there is critical.
Arizona republican., 1898-06-16
house. It is said about twenty men received injuries.
'FRIsCo's CONTRIBUTIONS.

San Francisco, June 15.-The total subscription to the new per cent gov ernment bonds, at the First National bank at 3 p. m. today amounted to s1, ,8O0, ,OOO.
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-06
JOHN KELLY.

John Kelly, who has been for the past year man-of all-work for E. W. Troy 6 Co.,, under takers of Sandy Hook, died suddenly, Saturday morning, April 30, aftt r an illness of week. The deceas sed was we'll known in the Street, where he was for years gardner and general utility man about the residences. He formerly lived on the farm in North Center district which he sold to Patrick Finnell and where his Wife died. His funeral oc- cured, Sunday, from St Roses church, and was largely attended. The pail bearers were John Keane, Michael Don ohue, Patrick Heating, Michael McMa- hon, William Shea and Michael Haugh.
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-06
AGNES c. KEANE.

Agnes 0. Keane, the five year-old daughter of MT and Mrs John F. Keane of Bridgeport, passed away at the home of her aunt, Mrs Malachi Heating at San- dv Hook on Thursday, last week, ,,after an Illness of only two weeks duration. The remains were taken to Bridgeport for the funeral services and burial. This is the second daughter that MT and Mrs Keane have been called to part with by death within two weeks time, and the sYmpa- thy of many friends is extended to them in their sad bereavement.
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-06
property known as ssLakeside7 to Elmer 1 ". Fairchild of NeWrOWn Street.
THE CoNaREeAgloNAL oHuROH.

A large collection was taken in the Sunday school, last Sunday, for the mis- sionary worker in Oregon.
 Rev MT Barker attended on Tuesday the meeting of the Fairfield Association of ministers held in the Congregational church of Southport. Rev 0. W. Fran cis of Brookfeld Center was elected Scribe in the place of Rev 0. K. Luther, who, to the regret of all who have known him here, soon leaves for his new charge in Mystic.
 The church will send delegates to 8 council meeting in Danbury, May II, to install Rev F. M. Hollister as pastcr of the Second Congregational church.
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-06
party to his intimate friends, Saturday
The Death List.
MRS MARGARET MCNAMARA.


 Mrs Margaret McNamara, an aged res home on Sunday morning. She had been in falling health for some time past and complication of diseases caused her death. She was "A years old. The fun- eral was held on Tuesday, from St Rose's church. Father Fox officiating, and was largely attended. The pail bearers were Messrs John Mulligan, Patrick Brady, Dennis Quinlivan, John Kelly, Patrick HOulihan and Lawrence Lillis. The bur ial was in St Roses cemetery. Mrs Me- Namara is survived by six children, three sons, Martin McNamara, who lives in Norwalk. and James and William McNa- mara of Hanover, and three daughters, Mrs Patrick Cashman and Miss Mary McNamara, who live in Bridgeport, and Miss Nancy McNamara, who lives at home.
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-06
THE D. M. READ COMPANY,
 BRIDGEPORT, CONN.
TABLE KNIVES AND FORKS.

Probably this is the most practical store Tn town, or at least It possesses one of the most practical housekeeping and housefurnishiRg departments of any store In town-greatest variety of practical ar- ticles for the lowest prices.
 Sets of knives and forks, black ebony handle highly polished, steel blade nick el plated, for S1 SS the set. Another, in little different shape, for S1.69 the set 6 knives and forks. Stag handle sets, with plated tips and polished blades, for Sl.75. Cocobolo handles, nickel plated, for S1.50 set.
 Assorted lines, beginning at 49e & set and running up to S125 set. These lots contain SC many special bargains that it will pay handsomely to look them over for choice.a
 Stag carving sets, from 75c and sI 25 to $2 25. Cbristy cake and carving knives, 3 in set, for 50 cents the set.
 Bread knives, from 15 and 25c to COG, with saw edge. Kitchen knives, for 5. 10 and l5c. Oilstones, for sharpening knives, 15c.
 Oil stoves and gas stoves of all kinds. Refrigerators. Wire goods of all sorts. You can have no idea of the many useful articles we offer until you pay our down stairs department visit.
 An automatic cooker for S2 49 and 8 |; depends upon the size. Cooking with this vessel is done entirely by steam gen. erated from boiling water in the lower section and then passing into each de- partment by means of a small connecting pipe upon the inside. It is simple and economical method. Science says that food cooked by steam is more savory, juicy and nourishing than by any other process-retains it's flavor and nutritious qualities.
 It occupies but little room and yet you can cook from to different articles at the same time, and it does not mingle the fiavors-odor from one does not reach the other.