The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-05-12


Dewey not Iat-r than next Sunday.
Massachusetts is the frst state east
of the Rocky mountains 10 have com
pany Of volunteers mustered IN
Spaniards IN Mexico are sill trying to
get up bands TO invade Texas
Generals Lee Wheeler and Wilson TO
command three army corps to be- mob
ilized at Chiekamauga. 10000 men rtill
there. and 40 o00 more To gather at once.
Authorities at Rotterdam Holland
refused 10 permit Norwegian vessel to
load 600 tons Of saltpeter for Bavonne.
France town near the Spanish frontier
Spanish gunboat TemerarIo sails from
MontSVideo.
Lieutenant Kellogg Of cruiser baltimore
was the only Now England man injured
in the battle OF Manila
Three more prizes have been taken
to Key West. but none Of them is Of
much Importance.
The first section Of the army 10 in
wade Cuba viii be the regulars II 0n0
to $4,000: they viii be followed by 30 .00G
volunteers.
Refugees say there is plenty Of food in
Havana. but they add. it is held by the
spectators at famine prices. In antici-
patton of a siege and long blockade
Raw food. they say. costs In the market
about 81 per day for single person.
Contracts for nearly 5000 000 worth
of army material have been awarded to
firms all over the country. Among the
more importaat te=75s- the contracts have
been placed as follows: loco iron bed
steads, 10000 yards OF canton flannel
10000 pairs of cotton stockings 3700o
forage caps 10000 pairs of gloves 100
drums. 200 campo ign hats. $4,000 mos
quito bars and 1000 mattresses.
TUESDAY. NAY 10.
War department decides to send 81 00o
men to cuba. 5000 regulars and $1,000
volunteers the regulars to be in tn
island by Sunday
The house and senate pass Joint reso-
luton Of thanks to Commodore Dewey
the house passes a bill increasing = .
number Of rear admrals from sx
seven. and the senate passes a bill 20
give him a sword and a hrorze con-
memorative medal to each officer and
man of his command
An oficial dispatch from Havana
to Madrid states that an American
cruiser and large torpedo boat which
attempted 10 force the Cardenas chan
mel were forced to retreat by thre-
Spanish boats
Senate hill passed In the house giving
arms and food 10 the Cubans and an
other TO enlist 10 600 immunes
English at Manila have sent 10 Ho~e
Kong for further naval protection; sid
that the Spanish viii not surrender till
the city is blown to pieces
London Chronicles parliamentar"
representative SAYS the full truth ahpl t
the battle of Manila has shown that a
new force has arisen. upsetting all previ-
Gus calculations as to the equilibrium of
nations"
London dispatch says that people In
Madrid have lost heart completely
The Spanish fishing smack Santiago
Apostae lowed into Key West.
City of Peking arrives al San Fran
cisco and will leave Saturday or Sunday
with troops and stores for Dewey.
The torpedo boat Winslow beats thran
Spanish sunhoats disabling one in the
harbor of Cardenaa
General MAXINE Gomez saws that
Americans r7alte a mistake n thinkfne
the Spaniards will easily be driven ont
of cuba: at lcast six months of the
IltfttSl KIM OF nBullnR VIII Go II.
Saeasta savs that the defaat a Manila
has not frightened the Spaniards.
MASSACHUSETTS, offers the mon Of tho
naval brigade not already enlisted
rations Of 80 cents p day In payment for
more duty and most Of them cline.
Charles II. Allen Of Lowell nominated
by President Mckinley for assistant
secretary Of the navy to succeed Mr.
Roosevelt
Both chambers Of the Spanish cortes
adopted the war measures proposed by
the government.
Order in regard to recruiting and re-
existing sends dreves of volunteers To
Chickamauga park.
WEDNESDAY. MAY Il.
General Sewell has been assigned IL
the camp of concentration in Virginia
The enemy in Cuba puts up forttiea-
lions 10y night.
Evangelist Moody inaugurates move
ment To help soldiers with literature and
preaching.
All lights are ordered out on tn" Nv
Hampshire coast.
Renewed efforts OF the powers to end
the war
The Catholic srchbishops and bishops
of the United States order that prayers
for victory for the arms of Uncle Sam
shall be said in all Catholic churches of
the country till the end of the war
The navy department settles with the
contractors for wrecking work on thu
Maine for $50 600. The value of skin a
rifles recovered is alone fully equal -
this amount.
1t has been discovered that Montreal
has become hothed Of spanish intrigue
and HON, for the spy service.
Second infantry. NJ Y NJ. mustorp Z
into the United States service AZ Cana
Dewey. and will be known hereafter ae
the SiXty-third United States vo1uu-
teers; many companies of the Ninth
and Eighth also mustered in and an
other regiment will be complete very
soon.
United States senate passes foilr VA
measures one for aid to admtaut ger.
erals office. one for volunteer signal
corps another the immune" hin. A.
other for additional hospital stewards.
German ships win SO to Manila: the
empire VIII not interfere with nor pro
test against the American occuuatieo
Of the Philippines
Diplomats conclude that no Europe
countries will interfere TO stay r =.
course II ihe United States
General Schoheld tells the hous, foreign
affairs committee that If the rNre.Iiti= "a
to aid Dewey should be Obliged 10 90
through To the Philippines TIM extra coal
necessary would dlsplact onc-third 81
Tho cargo the cOur7tftpo stands II D.. 4