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The Portland daily press., 1898-06-29
CUBANS WANT ARMS.

Key West, June 2s.-General Julio
Sanguilly and staff, with an escort Of 25
cavalrymen were, on June 25, three miles
from the Cuban seat of government. La
Esperanza, province of Puerto Principe
They landed at Banes from the first
Florida expedition and were on their way
to report to President Masso, after which
they expected to join Cen. Gomez at Las
Delicias, in the district of Remedies.
province of Santa Clara. Gen. Come
is in urgent need of clothes, rifles and
ammunition. Col. Bereabe Boza, Gen.
Gomez's chief of staff, who is in Kew
West, brought from his commander q
list of supplies needed by his army. He
asks for each of three brigades 500 in
fantry rifles, 800 cavalry rifles, one dyna-
mite gun, and 1900 machetes. These
arms, Gen. Gomez says, are needed for
unarmed men. He aleo asks for clothes.
shoes. medicine and food. For Ii months
Gen. Gomez has received practically moth.
ing from the filibustering expeditions.
owing to the difficulty of landing on the
Santa Clara coast, compared with Sapti-
ago de Cuba.
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-29
FROM AUGUSTA.
Still Holds Manila But With Diff
Guilty.

Madrid, June 2S.-4 p. m.-The gov
ernnent has received the following de-
spatch from Captain General August,
dated Manila, juno %:
"The situation lis still grave. I con-
tinue to maintain my position inside the
line of blockhouses. but the enemy is in
creasing in numbers, as the rebels occupy
the provinces which are surrendering
Torrental rains are In andatipg the ter
ritory and making the work of defenses
difficult The numbers of sick among the
troops are increasing, making the situ-
alton very distressing and causing in
creased desertions of the native soldiers.
1T is estimated. that the insurgents
number 10000 armed with rifles and 1o0,-
900 armed with swords, etc.
"Aguinaldo has summoned me to sur
render, but 1 have treated his proposals
tn dlsdain, for T am resolved to main
tain the sovereignty of Spain and the
honor OF the flag to the last extremity.
- nave over 1000 sick and 200 wound
ed. The citadel has been invaded by the
suburban inhabitants who have aban-
oonsu w as % Inslr MONIES ne owing to the bsrbarity
OF the rebels. These inhabitants consti
tute an embarrassment, aggravating tn
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-29
GEN. SHAFTER
GOES TO FRONT

copyright 1898 by the Associated Press. }
Jurugua, Cuba, Monday, June a7, per
the Associated Press Despatch Boat
Wanda, p. m.-via Kingston, JAM.
June 90, 10 a. NAT about two O'Clock
this afternoon Major General Shafter, in
command of the army of invasion, ar
rived here on board the Seguranca from
Baiquiri, with Col John Jacob Astor.
Captain Stewart Bryce and Lieuts. Milay
and Noble of his staff. General Shafter
rode through the town, surveying the
scene of the landing operations and the
camps of the troops. He halted for a
moment before the cottage which serves
as the headquarters of the Cuban insur
gents, where Generals Garcia and Castillo
paid their respects to the American COM
mander. About an hour later Genera,
Shafter struck out on the road to the
front, in order to consult with General
Wheeler and the division commanders and
lo3k over the field of operations before
Santiago de Cuba.
Permanent hospital arrangements are
to be provided at Juragua at once.
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-29

war supplies into Cuba and the futurs
operations of army and navy looking to
the occupation Of Porto Rico will be ma
terialIy advanced by the establishment
of successful blockade.
There was DO further news from the
Cadez feet today though it IS still known
to be lying at Port Said under the pretext
of repairing one of the torpedo boat de-
stroyers. The delay on tho part of the
Spanish fleet has not stopped the prepa-
rations for the sending of the eastern
squadron under Commodore Watson to
the Spanish shores The commodore is
fastening with all speed southwark on
the Newark to join and confer with
Sampson off Santiago.
1t has been known to our government
for some time past that the Spanish gov
ernment was trying TO obtain possession
of the splendid modern armed cruiser
O'Higgins. Our agents, however, have
watched these negotiations carefully and
our government is satisfied that they
have failed. 1t is needless to say that
the result was agreeably received here as
the gravest complications might have
resulted from the sale of Warship by
neutral power to Spain.
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-29

situation, in view of bombardment
which, however, is not seriously appre-
hended for the moment. 'S 2-4
The governor of Vizcayas and Mindano
islands cables that he has defeated the in
surgents in an engagement during which
chief Arco, Aguinaldo's representative,
was killed. He adds that tranquility now
prevails throughout these islands and
he further asserts that the principal Malay
chiefs of the Mindanao group declare
they desire to tight on the side of the
Spauiards. aa-y
According to other advices, the ennis.
saries sent out to seek Gen. Monets's
column of 1910 men, returned after a
fruitless search. Captain General Angus
tits family is still in the hands of the
insurgents. Gen. Pena with 1000 sold.
iers has surrendered. His soldiers, most
of whom are natives; joined the insur-
gents. A majority of the detachments
in the island of Luzon have surrendered.
owing to their lack of food, though some
succeeded in escaping.
Numerous Spaniards, including the
governors of Batanga, La Guna and
Bulacan, have taken refuge at Cavite.
The rebels who are besieging Manila
exceed $4,000 men. The city is Completes
ly isolated and the arrival Of the Spanish
squadron is anxiously awaited for the
position of Manila is untenable. Small
rebel craft navigate the bay, conveying
prisoners to Cayite.
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-29

Washington, June 2s.-It was very late
in the day when the first despatch with
in two days came to the war department.
from Gen. Shafter. but the news was re.
garded as go good .that.the was no dis
position to complain 1t disclosed very
satisfactory rate Of Tprogress on the part
of Gen. Shafter towards the town of San
tiago itself and apparently he has gained
all this :. ground and s..has come within
three miles of Santiago without suffer-
ing any losses since the bloody skirlnish
of Friday last. AS near as can be gath
cred from the despatch the American
army is now at the fork in the road, one
branch Of which leads to Santiago and
the other to Moro castle at the entrance
to the harbor. Gen. Shafter is.thus free
to move in either direction according
to the demands of the campaign. With
the 1900 men who reinforced him yester-
day on the Yale and the additional brig
ade that will reach him by tomorrow, it
may be possible to make evsnEmore rapid
progress in the advance upon Santiago,
as these men can be relied upon to relieve
the main body of troops from the neces-
sty of keeping open the line of communi.
cation between Shafter and his base of
Baiquiri. Meanwhile further reinforce
ments are being prepared and despatched
as rap1oly.as the best energies of the de-
partmen5 can direct ana it is believed
that several thousand men sailed from
Tampa today directly for Santiago. The
department. has had in mind the difficult
ties OF the campaign that are just develop
ing to the public eye, such as the use for
the hrst time in civilized war of barbed
wire fence as a means of defense, and,
acting upon the advice of some of our
army officers who were in Cuba while
the lighting was confined to the Span
lards, and the insurgents. certain num-
Der OF men in each regimen have been
PROVIDED with wire cutters ana charged
with the duty of cutting down these
fences so as to permit the advance OF the
troops. 1t will probably be necessary to
shell ont the force defending these wire
Cheyaux de Frise before they can be cut
unless the men in charge OF that duty are
to be unduly exposed TO danger. This
would involve larger use of field artil-
lery than would be required in ordinary
warfare. The officials here have been fore
handed as to these details and In fact
have nroyided for the use of barbed wire
hv our own forces, having sent about
* tons of this wire with Gen. Merritt s
expedition.
Cuba and it will soon be impossible for
even small quantities Of food or war sup
plies to reach the Spaniards through the
proclamation issued today extending the
blockade to the south coast and to San
Juan, which, it IS believed, will accom-
plish this result. On the south coast, the
isle of Pines will be cut off as transfer
depot for cattle and food supplies coming
from Jamaica and Central America. By
closing San Juan harbor the Spaniards
will lose the last chance Of smuggling
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-29
Gen. Shafter Gables War Department
RE Is Within Three Miles of SANTIAGO,


tached to the rough riders, has been
moved on to General Wheeler's camp.
There Is no high ground In the present
position where Hotohkiss or Gatling gun!
could be put into position. but a little
1urther on Is ground where guns can bt
mounted and from which an effective fire
can be directed at the Spanish entrenoh.
ments There were no alarms last night.
Many of our officers are amazed, as they
have looked for resistance to our advance.
The ground over which they have travelled
could easily have been defended but the
Spanish have steadily retired, not even
attempting to harrass our f1anks, as the
columns moved on through natural am
buscading country.
Apparently General Linares prefers to
place faith In the defences of the city and
intends to make ''Iast ditch fght' of it.
A few-only few-hold to the theory
that he does not purpose fighting at all.
General Calixto Garcia, who with three
thousand men, landed yesterday, is ex.
pected to reach the front today. The
Americans are in excellent spirits, and
there is remarkable lack of sickness.
Thus far, the water supply has been good
and there have been no bad effects from
the change, except few cases of dysen-
terry. There wassa brief rain squall last
night.
At noon today Major Coolidge received
orders to clear the road beyond the front,
where the stream doubles back across it,
for the advance of artillery. dynamite
gun and Hotchkiss gun will be put in
position. General Wheeler, who made o
reconnaissance for half mile beyond the
sktrmish lines this morning, finding he
was unable to secure the desired view
through the luxurant tropical foliage, dis
mounted and cliIn bed a tree. A major
general of the United States army in the
forks Of a tree. surveying Spanish out
posts through his field glasses, was a
spectacle that gave some idea of the WON
derful energy Of the dashing ex-Confeder-
ate cavalry leader. This feat of agility in
a man sixty-two years of age, put to
blush many younger officer of his own
staff.
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-29
YALE AT SANTIAGO.
Arrives With Rsinforeements for
Shafter.

Juragua, June 81, per the Associated
Press Despatch Boat Wanda, 6 p. m.-via
Kingston, jam, June 2s, 10 a. m The
auxiliary cruiser Yale has arrived with
some Michigan infantry commanded by
Colonels Peterman and Boynton and the
Harvard is expected tonight with more
Michigan troops and the ninth Massachu-
setts.
The transport Iroquois anchored off the
shore, is provided with trained nurses
and all conveniences. The hospitals will
also be erected on cliff overlooking the
seq. There are very few cases of sickness
among the troops, measles, heat prostra-
tion and dysentery chiefly. Sporadic cases
of yellow fever are reported by the insur-
gents but the disease is not epidemic
The troops are in good camps on high
ground overlooking the sea.
The nights and mornings are cool and
pleasant but the midday sun is hard on
the unacclimatised troops in the marches
over the hills. The medical men say that
if the campaign is short the troops will
90 through in good condition. The move
ments of the troops to the front are stead
lily going on.
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-29
SAILS TODAY.
General Merritt Departs al
Ten O'clock.

San Francisco. June aS.-Major General
Merritt has abandoned his headquarters
at the Phelan building aud today formal
ly turned over the Office to Major General
Otis. General Merritt notified his staff
officers that they must have all their
baggage aboard the steamer Newport
tonight and clerks and messengers at
tached to the various officers of Gen,
Merritt's department. were ordered to
go aboard the steamer tonight. Gen.
Merritt announced that he would EN-.
bark at o'clock tomorrow morning and
hoped to issue orders to sail before 10
o'clock
1t was intimated today that Gen. Mer-
ritt's plan is not to await for transports,
but to hurry on to Honolulu, get coal and
proceed to Manila as soon as possible.
With the advantage of faster boat
Gen. Merritt will probably reach Manila
week in advance of the third expedit-
ion.
Six Gatling guns mounted on carriages
have been fixed on the upper deck of
the Newport, and the guns of the Astor
battery and the Third U. S. artillery
are close at hand.
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-29

ence is that the entire force will be of
for Tampa or other seaport points with
in week or ten days.
The regiments included are the sth
Pennsylvania, I'd Missouri, 1st New
Hampshire, 18th New York, 21st Kansas,
Sth Massachusetts,, 1st South Carolina,
18th Minnesota, 9Th Pennsylvania, 14th
Minnesota, 1st ennsylvania and I'd
Ohio, 9th Ohio, l1th Indiana, Ist West
Virginia. 18th Indiana, 1st Georgia, s1ss
Michigan, 10Th Pennsylvania, I'd Wis
consin, Sd Kentucky, 4th Pennsylvania,
Sd Illinois. 4th Ohio, 1st Kentucky, Sd
Wisconsin, 9th Illinois.
Gen. Brooke was appointed by the Pre-
sident to command the corps. Major
Gen. Wade will be left in command at
Camp Thomas.
The work Of equipping the corps is pro.
ceeding with all possible speed
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-29
RUSSIA CHANGES ITS TONE

St. Petersburg, June 2S. in view of the
continued improvement of the military
position of the United States, the news
papers here are changing their tone to
friendship for America and now speak
with contemptuous pity of Spain. the
reason being, it is alleged, the growing
fear of possible Anglo-Anerican
alliance. The Russian press, however.
does not think such an alliance very proi3.
able and predicts that the victory of the
United States over Spain will lead the
former into colonial policy which will
eventually result in conflict with Great
Britain.
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-29
TWENTY-SEVEN REGIMENTS
The Entire First Corps Ordered

Chickamauga National Park, June 2S -
The order issued Sunday to equip and
prepare Immediately fifteen regiments of
the first corps to form an expeditionary
force, was revoked by Major General
Brooke today. The order provides that
instead of IS regiments being equipped
and prepared, the entire first corpsof 2T
regiments is to be hastily prepared for
active field service and the natural infer
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-29
THE WEATHER..

Boston. June 28.-Local forecast for
Boston and vicinity Wednesday: Cloudy
weather with light showers in the morn
ing; clearing during the day and fair
Wednesday night; warmer; light vari-
able winds, becoming southwest.
Washington, juno 28.-Forecast for
Wednesday for New England: Showers
followed by clearing weather; variable
winds, becoming southwest.
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-29

GOMEZ SMOKING CIGARETTES TOO
London, June 29.-The Madrid corre-
spondent of the Times says owing to the
inactivity of General Gomez, it is be-
lieved here that his relations with General
Garcia are strained.
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-29
H0LNING UP CAMARA,

London, June 29.-The Cairo oorre-
spondent of the Daily Mail says:
"Lord Cromer has stopped French
firm from coaling Admiral Camara's
squadron, pending instructions from
London
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-29
WHAT STEP IS THIS :?

London, June 29.-The Madrid corre-
spondent of the Morning Post says:
admiral Cervera, it is rumored in
political circles, will Immediately UNDER
take step, the probable result of which
will be favorable to peace"
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-29
Local Weather Report.

Portland, June 2s-The local weather
bureau Office records as to the weather
are as follows:
sa. m.--Barometer, o052; thermome-
ter, 60; dew point, So; humidity, 81;
wind, E; velocity, 3; weather. 1t. rain.
sp. m.-Barometer, 80. 976, thermome-
ter, $50; dew point, 30; humidity, 80;
wind. Sc; velocity 6; weather, cloudy.
Mean daily thermometer, 81 maximum,
thermometer, Ga; minimum Thermometer,
5S; maximum velocity of wind, 12 Sc;
total precipitation. .02
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-29
Weather Observation.

The agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday. June 2S. taken at
s p. m, meridian time, the observa-
tion for each section being given in this
order: Temperature, direction of wind
State of weather:
Boston, g., E. cloudy; New York, 70,
SE, rain; Philadelphia, IA, SW, rain;
Washington, 76. W. rain; Albany, "a,
", cloudy; Buffalo, 66, w, cloudy
Detroit, 56, W, cloudy; Chicago,
%, Sc, clear; ST. Paul, "A, S, p.olud St. Vim.
cent, missing; Huron. OAK, Sc, NV,
clear; Bismarck, 76, W, clear, Jackson
vile, "a, Sc, clear.
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-29

OFF Saboney, june a. p Playa
General Washington progressing we'll We occupied
day advanced enemy yesterday
tine SevHaR and Santiago road West
Within three miles plain
ly
(SignedD SHAFTER, com
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-29
Occupied an Advance Position
Abandoned by the Enemy.
The Vale Has Arrived All Right
With Reinforcements.

Washington June 2S-The War latet tll af-
ernoon posted the following:
"Baiquri june 80, PIayo lei june 2S.
"Hon. Secretary
1T he Ya1e we'd
this all right Troops disembarLing
Who the I'm
o General DmfEeEG.
(S5gned0 SHAFTER,
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-29
BY BUILDING COLLAPSE.

Dallas, Tex, June 2S.-By the collapse
OF building in Lancaster the daughter
of Henry Nattles was killed and five
others injured, two fatally.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-01-17
nrasA fnaflnrs.

Natural laws pertain to aii thinrs, and certain laws govern the conduct of brute society But that the actions of the lower animals are ever pretnpted by sense of duty is not only extreme. ly hypothetical, but altogether doubt. ful. The hen has strong maternal affec. tlon, but that she has tho least idea of the virtue of that affection any moro than of tho virtue of doing good for evil IS in the extreme conjectural. 1t is often hard and even impossible to ac. count for tho likes and dislil1es of mi malls. Tie hen will sometimes destroy certain of her brood and the sow dc. vour her own offspring. Much of tho cruelty is practiced upon tho brutes for the lack of thought that they are not morally responsible. They arc treated as Ii they are conscious of wicledly selfish acts. 1 once saw some men look ihg at drowning mouse in pail of water. Irebuked them, and one of them "a man peihaps 40 years old--turneG to me and said, The mouse deserves it. " Why deserved it2 Pray tell us Shall we say it was conscious of the sin of thieving? Others may try to view it in that way. 1 do not I knew another man who would hold rats with a tongs and roast them alive in the fire. If he could not prove that they deserved their torture, he certainly wished to be, lieve they did. If we recognize a Grea. tor, Is it not most rational to suppose that he has created the brutes morally irresponsible and would have us thus regard them, that our inclination to tor ture them would be held in restraint?--. Forest and Stream.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-01-17
Where a Man Must Speak Up.

T had occasion tho other day, for the first time, said sober minded citizen to go up high ill one of tho modern tall buildings I called on q man in the seventeenth story. It certainly was tre- mendous the way they hoisted us up that shaft, with @ smooth start and easy stops and lightning between. But the most impressive thing about the trip was this: A man who got on where I did, at the ground floor, and who wanted to get off at tho tenth floor, said 'Tenth, as it seemed to me, the instant we started up, but tho elevator man said: This is the twelfth. We'll stop going down.
 If there is q place on earth where a man needs to speak up, 1t appears to be in the modern elevator car. Nov York Sun.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-01-17
Autiaieatlns Che obsequy.

A poor man lay dying, and his good wsle M was tending him with honely but slectlonate care. Don't you think Y, ,vu could eat bit of something, Johns Npw what can get for you?''
 |, With Wan smile he answered fec D'ys We'll, seem to smell ham ssoooking somewheres think E could ao With a little bit of that "
 oh, no, John, cear. she answered elomptly. you can't have that. That's 'o1 tna funeral. "--.Lonaen Telegraph
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-01-17

aWakef1s fn the morning unrefreshed and without ambition or mental or bodily vigor, when he is troubled with headaches, ncrv- ousness or blliousness, 1t Is time for him to take serious thought for his health
 These symptoms are by no means trivial, and are indicative of disorders that may lead to consumption, nervous prostration, malarial troubles or some serious blood disease. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis covery is the best of all medicines for men and women who suffer in this way. It re- stores the lost appetite; 1t gives sweet, re- freshing sleep; makes the digestion perfect. the liver active and purifes and enriches the blood. II is the greatest of all nerve tonics. It Is the great blood maker and fesh-builder. It cures e8 per cent. of all cases of consumption, weak lungs, bron- chitis, splitting of blood, obstinate coughs and kindred ailments. 1t is also an unfaii- ing cure for nervous exhaustion and pros- tration. At all medicine stores.
 Mrs. Rebecea F. Gardner, of Grafton, York Co, Va, writes: "When l was married weighed I25 pounds. I was taken sick and re- dueed in health and broke out with a disease which my doctor said was eczema. fell away to 90 pounds. began using Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, and now weigh 10 pounds and am well.'
 Constipation often causes sickness. Dr. Pieree's Pleasant Pellets cure constipation One little :" Pellet is gentle laxative, and two q mild cathartic. They never gripe. They are tiny, sugar coated, anti bilious granules, in little viais. Druggists have nothing else "just as good" They regu- late the Stomach. Liver and Bowels.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-01-17
Lonslon. Architecture.

Not long ago an English architect was heard to mako curiously suggest i've remark Conversation had turned upon the manifold dangers to which we expose ourselves by travelling in rail way carriages "Tho great rule, said this architect. "is never to look out of the window until you arc a good aa miles from London. Otherwise you riss, ,eeino the Crystal paIzae, ;.
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AouiS,Lpo's AGENTS.
fres'dent Mckinley WIN nsreis'Irhsm ss
individuals. not ~ Omrais.

Washington, u. c.. sept. g1.-n IL
prahihle mat n AEonciili and f1pes.
the two representatives % AFuiuail1
Who arrived yesterday ut San Fran
cisco, call at the Whao liuule. on their
way through Washington 10 Paris,
they VIII D. admitted 90 see pra.dcri
McklWcy. "a. only a. Individuals and
hot az Urrtscnatlvra Of any govern.
mont The President doubtless would
hv Elad % hear any Views ihese FIJI.
p.nua might Ctre % vt forth. being
tfUfh from the Islands and thoroughly
acquainted vita the WISHES nf M ln-
fufEDnif. iiui % would b. plainly linz
polite ana Inconsistent Tor thf pruu-
drrt. lf iha dNe. ana pending the
cuucluHlnn VI The peace cunforanrn at
Paris, 90 allow 10 a. Doe underHtnnd. hy
according formal reception 90 tho
falrEaits ihai hr hal thcrfby rrc0E.
nIgti ne Philippine government as an
Independent nationality ffis attitude
towards thC FiHplnoa would be- similar
10 thst assumed by him toward the
Cuharf.
A. the Flliplnos have rsptufediy, by
public dec rliluu. HuuEhi % convey
the imprfWllu thai thr Tinted states
representative ln Manila have ut some
Sine during the progress ~ the war
recognized Anuinaidp NJ an ludepeni-
Uni ally. ana entered ir.n formal a..
operation with him. x may Do slated
that the government at Washington
u unaware iirit any such Thing has
happened Admiral Dewey. VINO VA
In command % an the United STATE.
forces during tho most critical period
expressly csbled the secretary 81 IN,