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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-21
TO OPEN iron HINES.
Detroit Syndieata Has Bought Lands
at ManzanillO.
FASHIONABLE PARK AT SANTIAGO
TO BE RENOVATED.

The Ice Machine Has Broken Down
and Only Favored Few Get Ice
Reduction of Duty on Salt Aske d
For-Yeliew Fever Stamped Out
At Guantanamo.
Santiago, October 2o.-An American
syndicate, representing Detroit capital,
has purchased large tract of land at
Manzanillo, where are several good iron
now there.
There has teen some trouble at Man
zanillo with regard to the landing of the
4th immune regiment from the United
States transport Roumanian, which can
not get alongside the wharf owing to in
sufficient depth of water
The Bessie, which was sent there with
rations, has been ordered to act as light
or.
Alameda. the fashionable driving park
in Santiago, which was formerly kept
up by public subscription, is now in
bad state. owing to the military enoamp.
ments. the heavy teams that have driven
Under the direction of the German con-
sui, ,one of the park directors, it will be re
novated. Flower beds are being arranged,
drinking fountains constructed and fresh
gravel and soil laid and rolled. Twenty
men from the street cleaning department
have been assigned to assist temporarily
in the work.
The inhabitants of Santiago are suffer-
ing severely from the failure of the ice
works which are at present broken down
and unable to manufacture more than
enough for favored few. Some of the
principal cafes get none at all.
The West India Gable company has laid
q new cable from the city proper to El
Moro, distance Of about miles: There
1T connects with the main line. The old
cable was destroyed by the mining opera
tions of the Spaniards in tho harbor.
The Santiago chamber OF commerce
has petitioned for reduction in the du-
ties on comomn salt which at present
are S1.10 per 100 kilos The chamber con-
tends that duty of 30 cents would be
enough.
DR.. Donaldson the collector of the port,
| in his report to Gen. Wood on the subject,
advises compliance with the request as
reasonable.
A few weeks ago there were many COM
plants by the merchants that they could
not get their goods through the custom
house, hut there is no delay now. Indeed,
| goods lie on the wharf awaiting removal.
Yellow fever has been completely
stamped out at Guantanamo.
| Senior Leonard Ros, whom Gen. Shafter
appointed civil governor of Santiago i'm
medlately after the capitulation, and
whose claim of payment for 26 days of
| service in that capacity. had been object
cd to by the military authorities on the
ground that he did nothing, was paid $475
yesterday, Gen. Wood holding that, even
though nothing was done, Ros had been
formally appointed and was consequently
entitled to pay until relieved.
ESTABLISHED POST OFFICES.
Washington, October 2O.-Mr. Louis
Kemper. the postal official who has been
in Santa 20 province since the occupation
by the United States forces, has returned
to Washington on asleave of absence. Mr..
kemper has set in satisfactory operation
postal system in Santiago and has in
tro iuced some reforms which have
| brought out testimonials from the bust :.
uaa man of the citv While here he will
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-21
WASHINGTON DOESN'T BELIEVE IT

Washington. October 20. The sensa-
tional Spanish report of a naval battle
between Admiral Dewey's vessels and the
insurgent navy in the Philippines is re-
ceiVed with absolute incredulity in both
the navy and war departments.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-21
ESTABLISHED POST OFFICES.

Washington, October 2O.-Mr. Louis
Kemper. the postal official who has been
in Santa 20 province since the occupation
by the United States forces, has returned
kemper has set in satisfactory operation
postal system in Santiago and has in
tro iuced some reforms which have
brought out testimonials from the bust :.
nss men of the. city. While here he will
have extended conferences with Assistant
Postmaster General Heath regarding the
service both in Santiago province and at
other places where, in the course OF very
short time the United States will take
formal possession.
Arizona republican., 1898-03-24

cinity of the theater at 1 o'clock last night, taking up positions most advan- tageous for purchasing tickets when the box office should open this morn ing. Most of these persons provided themselves with camp stools and sup plies of food.
 Before o'clock this morning there were 2,000 persons around the theater. The doors opened at 10 o'clock and the performance began at noon, lasting six hours. The programme included an act of Bulwer-Lytton's comedy Mon ey," with Beerbohm Tree, John Hare, Charles Hawtrey and Arthur Roberts in the chief parts, and Gilbert and Sul- livan's Trial by Jury" The princi- pals, jury and bridesmaids included all of the leading actors and actresses on the comic stage. W. S. Gilbert himself was an associate of the court, and Ellen Terry was among the walk ing ladies.
 It is estimated that the sale of seats realized the sum Of S30,000.
Arizona republican., 1898-03-24
THE ZECH CONTEMPT CASE.
The Defendants Let Off on Paymant Of
 the Costs.

The contempt case of the Zechs was before the district court yesterday. Carl Zech appeared, but his brother, Charles Zech, was kept at home by illness. The Zechs were fined the costs incurred by their violation of the courts order including those of the original citation, the subsequent at tachment made necessary by their neg lect of the citation, and the fees of half a dozen WitnesSmeS amounting to something less than $100. The con- tempt, as has been stated, consisted of the filling of a ditch which under the order of the court they ought not to have filled until next Saturday, thus allowing Miss Seass, the opposing party, time to construct a ditch around their land. But inasmuch as the ditch had been filled and the Zechs had been punished for dsobeying the order of the court, the order was set aside in accommodation with the situation which had presented itself. No ex- cuse was offered on the part of the defendants for their disobedience or their neglect of the citation. They say that they are victims of a con- spiracy. The ditch into which the water was turned when the regular ditch was filled is a smaller one, but which they say was capable of carry ing all the water which under ordinary circumstances would be delivered to it. On this occasion a full head was turned on and some unknown person put ''tampoo' or temporary dam in it. To make matters still worse mo- body wanted water just then. There was a flow of 300 inches into a ditch of weak embankment and which had no outlet. Something had to give way. That something was the embankment, and the surrounding country was del uged. The original case will be ap- pealed. The rest of the day was taken up with the case of Hackett vs Hurley and Orme.
Arizona republican., 1898-03-24
HUGHES PLEADS GUILTY.
Admits His Embezzlement of the
 Pioneers Fund.

Tucson, Ariz, March 23-(SpsciaI) J. Fred G. Hughes pleaded guilty this afternoon to the charge of the embez- clement of money of the Arizona His torical Society of Pioneers, of which he was president. He will be sentenced on Saturday. Hughes was the first president of the society and was pres
 dent at the time of the commission of the crime. He obtained possession of S3,000 appropriated to the use of the society by the Nineteenth legislature. A small part of the money was spent in fixing up quarters for the society and the rest was subsequently ac- counted for by Hughes, who said it had gone over the gambling table. This crime involved also the crime of forgery, since he signed the names of trustees of the society to the vouchers upon which the money was paid. The charge of forgery will not be prose- cuted. Hughes as clerk of the board of supervisors was also a defaulter in a large sum.
Arizona republican., 1898-03-24
PATENTS AND PENSIONS.

Washington, March 23.-(Specia1 J. A patent has been granted to Alton E.. Cob of Phoenix on a steam engine Two patents have been granted to John M. Palmer of Fort Grant on wave power.
 pension has been granted to George A. Gibson of Fort Huachuca of $S per month, and to Oscar B. Bloomer of Harrisburg, of S6.
 Miss L. Okard of Indian Territory has been appointed a seamstress at the Fort Apache Indian school
 The following postoffices will become domestic money order offices an April 4th: AriZola, Pinal county; Harqua Hala, Yuma county; Lochiel, Pima county; Walnut Grove, Yavapai county.
 The postofice at Alpha, Maricopa county, Arizona, has been discon- tinued.
Arizona republican., 1898-03-24
AN OUTBURST IN THE SENATE. When MT. Gallinger Alluded to the
 Condition of Cuba.

Washington, March 23.-A vivid word picture of the barbarities and destitution in Cuba was drawn in the senate today by MT. Gallinger of New Hampshire. The senator recently vls- ited Cuba to study the situation there. Almost as soon as the senate convened MT. Bacon of Georgia introduced a joint resolution declaring that the United States should do everything in its power to preserve the peace with all the nations of the world and not be forced into war except to preserve the dignity and honor of the nation. He said that he would not ask for the immediate consideration of the reso- lution, but would permit it to lie on the table until tomorrow.
 Then MT. Hale of Maine, chairman of the naval affairs committee, quietly rose and favorably reported the bill providing for the relief of the sur vivors of the Maine catastrophe. There was a suppressed murmur of expec- tancy in the galleries, but the measure was read and passed without word of debate.
 MT. Gallinger's speech followed. He spoke in a low clear tone, distinctly audible throughout the chamber. There was not an interruption by word throughout his spech. His au- ditors listened intently to his descrip- tion of the horrors and the cruelties suffered by the reconcentrados. When he declared, however, that a govern ment that would starve 1000 of its people would do anything, and fol- lowed with the further declaration that the lives of the brave men lost in the Maine disaster could not be atoned for with gold or silver, spontaneous wave of applause swept over the gal leries and the vice-president haG diff culty in restoring order. When he concluded he was accorded a. burst of applause which the vice-president made little effort to restrain.
Arizona republican., 1898-03-24
GOVERNOR M'CORD.
His Return From Washington Last
 Night.

Governor McCord returned last night from Washington after an absence of little more than three weeks He left Washington a week ago last Tues day, but stopped on his way west at his former home, Merrill, Wisconsin, most as enthusiastic as the demon stration made in his favor here on the occasion of his Inauguration. Imme- diat&ly on his arrival, after a hand shaking with several friends who met him at the s. F. P. & P. depot, he was driven to his residence.
 During his stay in Washington he accomplished many things for Ari- zona. Action upon the capitol build ing bill was expedited and he assisted materially in the removal of obstacles which had been placed in the way Of Judge Streets confirmation.
 His return is the signal for the be- ginning of operations under the capitol building bill. The first thing to be done will be to advertise for the sale of the bonds. That could have been done immediately the bill received the presidents signature, but the members of the capitol site commission pre- ferred to wait until he came back. The governor has expressed him self in favor of giving local sub- scrfbers chance to make it popular loan.
Arizona republican., 1898-03-24
HARDLY TOUCHED IT.
The Frost Did Very Little Damage in
 the Valley.

The scare about the frost is all over. night the danger was passed and there is an inclination toward jubilation. The frost blasted California from end to end and left the Salt River valley without competition in the early ap- ricot business.
 MT. F. J. Trippel of Tucson was in the city yesterday, having come from his fCrty-acre almond orchard near Mesa, the largest and sldest in the val ley. Re had heard that not an all mond in Arizona had survived the frosts of last Thursday and Friday nights. He made a special journey to Mesa to gaze upon the wreck of what week before had seemed a small for tune. He spent two days examining the effect of the frost and found that the fruit on some of the younger trees had been badly injured But compared with the volume Of fruit which is still promised the damage is trifling. He brought branches of trees with him to town, and experienced fruit growers said they had never before seen so fine display of almonds. J. E. Bettler, in charge of the orchard estimates the crop at twenty-five tons. On account of the total destruction of the Califor- nia crops he believes that almonds will sell at at least 14 cents this year.
 A man from the orange belt was in the city yesterday With the report that the frost of Tuesday night did not hurt the orange trees in the least He says the frost in the northern part of the valley was very light. The or ange and lemon trees are now in al most full bloom and there is every in dication of a large yield of fruit. Other fruits were not injured in the valley, and the strawberry vines are sending forth their berries in a mak- ner that shows they did not mind the cold It is true that all fruit in the low lying land along the river was destroyed except in few localities we'll protected by timber, but the or chard acreage there is so small that the effect of the loss will be felt only by the individual owners.
Arizona republican., 1898-03-24

or prejudice the rights of any Of IL parties litigant.
 It is immaterial that the order ap- pointing a receiver may have been i'm proper or erroneous. No one can in terfere with the possession of such an officer Of the court on the ground that the order appointing him ought not to have been made. It is enough that the order of the court is subsisting order. The order Of the court appointing the receiver, a cer- tified copy of whic accompanies the papers, is broad enough to author ize him to demand the papers, ip or der to perfect the title to the right of way of the Gila Bend company. He is appointed as the custodian of the court of all and singular the property, fran chises, rights and choses in action of the property of such corporation, i'm cluding such rights therein as may be
 determined to vest in the other cor
 porations and the individual parties
 to the suit. He is given by the order
 the usual powers of receivers, and is
 directed to repair, rebuild and protect
 the dam on the property against loss
 or damage by flood, and to save the
 same and all of the property from loss,
 and it is directed that the possession of the property be surrendered to him. He is admitted to be in possession Of the property, which is the possession of Tho oo,,rf oppnipfipu hin, IT yo,,Id
 seem that he has clearly the right to preserve, protect and use the property,
 and to prevent it's waste or deslruc- tion, not only by making necessary repairs, but also to preserve it's fran chises, and to secure its right of way. an important franchise, by taking all
 required steps to perfect its applica-
 tion therefor. In all things he is un- der the direction and control of a court having jurisdiction and control
 of the property in order to preserve the rights of all of the parties litigant therein, and it cannot be considered 1 that his possession is adverse to the
 rights of any party to the suit, where i in he was appointed. Occupying such a judiciary relation as he does toward the Gila Bend Reservoir and Irriga-
 tion company and the other litigants, ! whatever action he may take in the 1 premises must be considered as a mat i ter enjoined upon him by the court ! under whose direction and control he i acts, and for the best interests of all
 of the parties litigant, according to | their respective rights.
 | The decision in the local office was 1 by the register alone, and objection is ] taken to it's validity on that ground
 This does not preclude the department 1 or the general land office from decid- ing the proceeding on it's merits | The decision of your office is af-
 f1rmed, and the papers aplied for will i be surrendered by the local office to
 the receiver of the Gila Bend Reservoir and Irrigation company. upon his de mand therefor, in case he furnishes
 satisfactory proof that he is acting
 in that capacity. The papers are here with returned.
Arizona republican., 1898-03-24
CALIFORNIA HOLDUP.
The Robbers Went Out on the Blind
 Baggage.

Goshen, Cal, March 23.-Train No. IS, which left Goshen at 10:44 last night in charge Of Conductor Bodman, Engineer Jimmy Moore and Fireman Dan McAuliffe and Messenger Pease, was held up at II o'clock at Cross Creek trestle, four miles north of here A negro boy who was on the blind baggage, says that three men got on as the train left Goshen and told him that if he kept still and stayed where he was he would not be hurt. Soon after leaving Goshen the robbers crawled over the tender and putting both the engineer and fireman under guard ordered them to slow up one fourth of a mile from the trestle and then proceed slowly to the long trestle.
 The first bomb which blew off the side of the express car was heard dis tinctly in Goshen. Two more bombs blew open the safe. The mail was rif1ed and some sacks carried away. One sack was picked up a fourth of a mile north at 12 o'clock. The robbers remained forty-five minutes Detect i've Meade who was on the train stepped off the first coach, but was ordered back by a robber on the west side, and on refusing was shot at and returned the fire three times
Arizona republican., 1898-03-24
LAUNCHING THE SHIPS.
THE OLD MONITORS.
The Terror Has Been Ordered to Key
 West

Washington, March 23.-Secretary Long determined today to bring into service the eight old single turreted monitors used during the civil war and now lying at the League Island navy yard, Philadelphia.
 Secretary Long today telegraphed orders to Captain Ludlow of the moni- tor Terror to proceed at once to Key West and report to Admiral Sicard. The Terror will be permanently at tached to the squadon at Key West. She takes the place of the Massa- chusetts and Texas, which are at
Arizona republican., 1898-03-24
Whatever It's Contents, the President Will Make a Demand Up- on Spain Which Will End the War or Bring About an Immediate Intervention.

Washington, March 23-The feel ing was universal throughout official circles today that the culmination of the Spanish crisis was near at hand. With the report of the Maine court of inquiry a little while off, with the White House the center of long and earnest conferences between the presi- dent and ths party leaders of congress and with exceptional activity towards emergency preparations in the war and navy departments, there was abun- dance of evidence that definite results regarding the Maine disaster and the Cuban question in general were about to be reached.
 Among the presidents callers were Senators Cockrell, Turpie and For minister to Madrid, and Representative William Alden Smith of Michigan. who has recently returned from trip to Cuba. The call of Messrs. Cockrell and Turpie was regarded as particu- 1arly significant, as they are repre- sentative democrats in the senate, and their visit followed that of Senator German yesterday. It was generally understood that h the present emer- gency the president desired a patriotic unity, without reference to party.
 Secretary Long and Secretary Alger
 
 ing the day. Secretary Long later said that tte Maine report probably would reach Washington tomorrow night. If, however, it did not come before 8 o'clock Thursday evening, MT. Long said he probably would not receive it until Friday morning, when it would be laid before the president
 There has been no change in the plan of sending the report to congress early next week, probably on Monday, accompanied by a message from the president.
 The prevailing impression among republican leaders is that the presi- dent will intervene for the Cubans on humane grounds, but it is positively stated by one of them who is close to the president that intervention will not come until after the report of the board of inquiry into the Maine disas- ter goes to congress. ''The two ques- tions will be treated separately" said he today, land a message relative to Cuba will be sent to congress soon af- ter the report on the Maine ques- tion.''
 The Cuban message as forecasted by prominent republicans will waive the question of the Maine disaster and putting aside that awful occurrence will be in effect a declaration to Spain that the present methods of warfare ir Cuba must cease. It will result in in. tervention in case Spain demurs.
 MT. Deliver, republican of Iowa says that intervention on humane
Arizona republican., 1898-03-24
REMARKABLE SPECTACLE.
A Six Hour Performance in London
 Theater for Benefit of an Actress.

London, March 23.-The Drury Lane theater today was the scene of a spec tacle unparalleled on the European stage. The occasion was matinee performance for the benfit of Nellie farren, long the principal performer or boys parts at t.the Gaiety theater, who retired some years ago after hay Ing a stroke of paralysis which per manently disabled her.
 Crowds began to assemble in the Vii
Arizona republican., 1898-03-24
Hampton Roads. The move has been contemplated for more than week.
 DET TEUH CTIDDT TEC

Hampton Roads. The move has been contemplated for more than week.
 RELIEF SUPPLIES.
 New York, March 23-The steamer Orizaba, which sailed for Havana to- day, carried 250 tons of Cuban relief supplies consigned by the central Gu ban relief committee to Consul-Gen- eral Lee.
 THE MAYFLOWER'S MISSION.
 New York, March 23.-The steam yacht Mayf1ower was put into dry dock at the navy yard today and will be immediately transformed into a war vessel.
 HALF MILLION FOR POWDER.
 Derby, Conn.,, March 23.-L. L.. Driggs stated today that his company had received a half million dollar or der from the government for ammuni. tion.
 FIXING FOR THE STORM
 New York, March 23.-The Evening World says: ''The ominous feeling that the strained relations between America and Spain will result in war is shown by the cabling of English maritime companies to their agents insisting on inserting war clause.
 BLANCO SUPPORTED.
 Madrid, March 23.-Senor Sagasta is quoted as saying: "The government entirely approves of Captain General Blanco's conduct in denying that the Maine was blown up with dynamite as the Americans have alleged.''
 WILD STORY OF A PLOT.
 Havana, March 23.-All the talk of Havana today was an editorial pub lished in La Lucha denouncing an all legged plot in which several Americans including Consul General Lee are con- cerned to bring about annexation of the island of Cuba to the United States. According to La Lucha, Lis penard Stewart of New York and Dud- ley G. Gautier of Hampstead, L. l., are the representatives in that city of what is called the annexation trust Last night these gentlemen gavet a private dinner to Captain Sigsbee, Captain Cowles of the Fern, Consul General Lee, and some American news paper correspondents. It is asserted and generally believed that the din her had a political character.
Arizona republican., 1898-03-24
WHEAT.
Chicago

Chicago, March 2s.-July wheat ,,,c12' ~ SIS; Kay at s1.04lz.
Arizona republican., 1898-03-24
Within a Week There Will Be An Event Whose LikelieSt Contingency
 Is War. VEIGHTJER THAN THE MAINE.

grounds will place our action upon a moral level that would command the broad sympathy of the world. We could afford, he says, to waive all questions as to the Maine if the board does not fix the responsibility for the disaster on Spain, in order to make the greater issue.