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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-03

| of dust and debris rose as the shell
burst. A couple more shots sent part
of the walls of MORO flying into the
air, and then the New Orleans con-
fined herself to the batteries, her fire
being rapid and extremely accurate.
Every shot she made made trouble for
Spain.
The Iowa, like the Massachusetts, de-
voted her attention TO the ships in the
harbor. Their 13-inch shells made the
water fly all about the part of the har-
Dor in which the Cristobal Colon lay.
The latter, however, was not seriously
damaged and kept up her fire until long
after the American ships steamed out
of range.
After the Iowa came the little Vixen,
which apparently had no business in a
fight where battleships were engaged.
But she scudded along after the Iowa,
like a fox terrier following a mastiff.
and when at the proper point she let
fly with her ope-pOunder and glided
away. proudly conscious of having done
her best.
After the Vixen had passed the forts,
the Massachusetts turned again to the
westward followed by the other ships
in the same order, the one exception
being the yacht Josephine, which was
ordered to keep out of the trouble.
The ironclads bore down on the har-
Dor once more. The flagship kept on
until less than 1000 yards from shore
and then her shells again began to
heave uD the waters of Santiago har-
Dor. This time the shore batteries We're
better served and the Spaniards re-
piled to the warships' fire in energetic
fashion. But nearly all the shots of the
batteries felI short.
Then came the New Orleans once
more, her long black guns doing fear
full work and tearing up the ground all
around the batteries in the most saw
age manner.
The Spaniards dropped shells close to
the Iowa as she came by for the second
time. sending a stream Of shells into
the harbor as she did so.
WILD FIRING.
The Spanish warships, with the ex-
ception of the Cristobal Colon, were be-
hind the hills and could not see the
enemy, who threw shells around them
with such rapidity that they knew he
was somewhere on the other side of the
hill, and then hopefully raised the muz-
zles OF their guns and banged away.
che result was what might have been
expected. Their fire tore the bosom of
the Caribbean sea, but it harmed moth
ing else.
After the Massachusetts had passed
the point where she could fire into the
harbor with advantage, she returned to
the open sea, the other vessels follow
ing her. That fight was over, as far
as the Americans were concerned.
Spanish honor. however. demanded
that some further destruction of gun
powder be made, and the ships doomed
and the batteries roared long after the
American vessels were entirely out Of
range.
The affair soon became ludicrous, as
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-03
Wyoming Lands Leased.
Special to The HeraldN

Cheyenne. Wyo., June 2.-The state land
board today leased over 1900 acres of
state land on q valuation of two and one
half and five cents an acre.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-03
WITH GAINES TROOPERS.
Incidents of Camp Life at San Fran
(special Correspondencel

Especial Correspondence
San Francisco, May 30.-Decoration
day has been a memorable one at Camp
Merritt, and will not soon be forgotten
by the Utah representatives. For the
elaborate demonstration at the great
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-03

do will be distinctly traceable to them
and no other troops will be combined
with them.
Captain Young's promotion raises
the question of promotions all along
the line. 1t is understood that Lieu
tenant Gibbs is to be captain of bat
terry A, a position for which he is
thoroughly qualified. The rank of
lieutenant is to be determined by lot
and today Captain Young asked
authority from brigade headquarters
to determine the rank in this manner,
and also asked them to prescribe in
what way lots were to be cast.
Tonight a sensation was sprung on
batter A when it lined up for drill.
Sergeant Ethen Allen read the follow
ing order:
I'm pursuance of order No. 1OS of the
war department, Sergeant William F.
Aldrich is discharged from the service
of the United States. (Signed)
RICHARD W. YOUNG,
Captain U. S. V, Commanding"
Inquiry into the cause developed the
fact that he had applied for dis
charge before the battery left Salt
Lake and the time between now and
then had been needed to get a reply
from Washington. 1t is rumored that
his request for a discharge was at the
instance or the oIncerS. III is expected
that Corporal Brown. who is the first
ranking corporal, viii fill the vacancy
caused by Sergeant Aldrichs dis
charge.
The officers were kept busy today
dealing out the equipment received to
the men. Today two battery wagons
and FORCES arrived and We're lined up
beside the guns. They contain every
thing needed for the repair of any part
of cannon that may be injured in
an engagement. Several more loads of
equipment are expected to arrive to-
morrow.
The batteries signed the government
pay roll today, which indicates that
they will be paid off in the near future
Each man will be paid up to June so.
RUSSELL. Battery A
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-03
CAPTAIN YOUNG
IS NOW A MAJOR
Commands Utah Battalion Of
Light Artillery.
IMPORTANT PROMOTION
FOR UTAH SOLDIER
Identity of the Utah Artillery Will
Thus Be Preserved.

It Is Understood That Lieutenant
Gibbs Will Be Promoted to the
Command of Battery A-Sergeant
Aldrich Receives His Discharge
Equipment Received For the Bat
teries-How Gaines Troopers Are
Faring In Camp.
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-03

Scale but idea of the strength of
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-01-01
TRAMP PROBLEM IN OXFORD
COUNTY.

South Paris, December 31.-The 1000
grangers Of Oxford county who have been
agitating the establishment of stone
yard which shall furnish means of "hard
labor for the hundreds of tramps who
infest this region, and who upon being
convicted as Migrants by the courts, it
Is said, now make themselves comfor-
table in the county institutions, sent re-
representatives. to the meeting of the county
commissioners today to urge their point.
The grangers have advocated stone
yard SO thoroughly in every town that
the subject has been almost reduced to the
interest of a political campaign. The
county grange sent three representatives
to the hearing and each of the IS subordi-
nate oranges sent one.
There was little opposition to the pro-
ject the principal point of objection being
that the experience Of other parts of the
state has shown that stoneyards are ex-
pensive institutions except in cities where
they can be kept in continual operation
and find a quick market for their pro-
ducts. The decision of the commissioners
will be announced later.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-01-01
BIG RooKLAND FAILURE.

RockIand, December 31.-The residents
of Thomaston were greatly surprised and
grieved tonight to learn thai the we'll
known lime manufacturing company OF
Burgess, O'Brien g Co., had made an
ASST !, nment Tor the benefit Of their credi.
tors. Hon. z. E. Brien, a man of large
wealth is member of the firm but has
taken no active part in the business.
His personal affairs are not otherwise in
volved. It is understood that the condition
of the lime business is such that e. e.
O'Brien did not deem it prudent to adj
vance funds and continue the business
but concluded to wind it up. He has
large interests in vessels and property in
several states and it will take some little
time to adjust matters. 1t is expected
that the creditors will give reasonable
time and that they will be paid dollar for
dollar 1t is reported that tho debts
amount to 100000.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-01-01
LETTER TALKS OF HIS DEAL '''''

Chicago, December 31-For the first
time since tie big December wheat deal
commenced, Joseph Letter talked freely
today of his plans.
eve can do no more than sit on our
pyramid of wheat and wait until some
one comes along and buys it." said he
" rs am confident that the price of wheat
win go up and that we will sell our wheat
at much higher prices than at present
quoted for cash wheat in the market
There will be no more sensational aetivi-
ties in wheat so far as we can help it. We
have bought wheat only as merchandise
and not as speculative commodity. There
is no special reason why we should feel
respondent when we know our wheat is
of exceptionally high grade, has been
bought cheap and with general conditions
of supply and demand in our favor. Per.
sonally l am out of May wheat"
Mr.. Letter also said that when be had
disposed of his present pile of wheat, he
would quit the grain business entirely.
Notwithstanding this fact it is GENERALLY
believed that the December deal Is to be
carried over into May. Allen and b3rier
who have been the principal agents for
Letter have, it is said, bought G. zoo, COG
bushels of May wheat from one firm
alone Mr.. Armour is said to haze pre-.
dicted that wheat would go to SI.?F The
total amount of wheat delivered Law on
! December contracts amounted to LIZ, OOC
| bushels, making in all 900, 900 bushels
! of contract grade wheat on hands In Chi.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-01-01

q prominent business man Of Buffalo, N.
Y, says: Munyon's Rheumatism Cure
cured me and also several of my friends
to whom I gave some Of that great
remedy. Before your agency was estab-
lished on the coast I was compelled to
send ;, East for supplies Of your remedies.
and have always kept them on hand for
the benefit of myself and friends.
carry a pocket case in my valise when
quaintances should need assistance. I
have frequently given away some of the
remedies to people In distress. I have
great faith in Munyon's remedies"
Rheumatism is known as the stubborn
est of diseases. 1t will not succunlb to
any kind Of medicine except the right
kind. Munyoni has the right kind, and
cures ninety-six per cent. of all cases
submitted to his treatment. Munyon's
Rheumatism Cure is guaranteed to be
absolutely harmless and a strong tonic
in building up the weak and debiiitated.
Prof. Munyon puts up a separate cure
for each disease. At all druggists, most
" % cents a vial Personal letters to
Prof. Munyon, 1905 Arch Street, Phila-
delphia, Pa, answered with free medical
advice for any disease.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-01-01
MUCH WAITED CATTLsMEN.
Men Unqualified To Land Escape From
Steamship Monaghan.

The Allan steamship company stands
to lose $1,000 unless seven cattlemen
who were deemed unqualified to land in
Portland and who jumped ashore without
the authority of the immigrant inspec-
tor, are found and returned to the steam
ship Monaghan. 1t seems that seven of
the cattlemen who were brought over by
the Monaghan, were not provided with
the proper papers to show that they were
entitled to land at.this port and as they
could not prove themselves to be Ameri-
can citizens they would have to be taken
out of the country by the Monaghan when
she sailed again. The moment that the
Monaghan reached this port on Thursday
morning four Of these cattlemen jumped
ashore and made their escape. AS soon
as their absence from the ship was dis
covered the officers of the Monaghan
sent out description of the men and re-
quested them to be arrested if found, but
up to last night mono of the four had been
located and the chances of find Ing them
are few.
There were three other cattlemen on
board the Monaghan who were not grant
ed passport by thesimmigrant inspec-
tor and who were not allowed to land.
These three men were locked up In q
state room to prevent their getting ashore
and taking French leave OF the ship.
Sometime during Thursday night these
men forced the door of the state room
and effected their escape. These thee
are also very much wanted by the steam
ship officials, but SO far have not been
found.
By the immigrant laws the steamship
company is held responsible in the sum
of 1900 for each man who Is not entitled
to land in this country and who does
land. SO the escape of the seven cattle
men will cost the Allen company exactly
So, 100 unless they can find the missing
cattlemen before the Monaghan sails
again.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-01-01
SAMUEL Llsk PARDoNep.
Meeting of the Executive Council in
Augusta esterday.

Augusta, December 81. The Executive
Council today voted to pardon Samuel
Fl. Lisk of Westbrook, who is in prison
fer shooting at a man.
The case of Anna Fontaine, Sentenced
to the Industrial School for Girls. from
Lisbon Falls, was postponed two months
The nomination Of Dennis Tracy of
Bangor for sta to detective was confirmed.
Numerous petitions and letters were
received from Waldo county towns for
the appointment of A. I. Webb of Swan
vile and j. R. Means of Morrill,, state
constables for the enforcement of the
liquor law. A hearing was assigned for
February at 4 O'Clock on which date the
council next meet.
The treasurer of the Maine Insane hos
pital is to charge the state of Maine the
expense for supporting Marcelle Des-
champs, an Auburn patient at the hos
pital.
A petition was received for the pardon
of Marshall H Dyer of Portland, sentenced
to Is months imprisonment for assault
and battery.
Railroad Commissioner Benjamin f.
Chadbourne has written q letter to Bank
Examiner Timberlake, in which he op-
poses the postal savings bank bill and
gives his grounds against it. The postal
system, he says, would be detrimental to
the savings banks and work hardship
to the people who borrow from them.
The government would have the money,
and it would not be for investment in
local enterprises. HASN'T money enough
gone out of the state? he asks.
AdJutant General Richards has writ
ten general order congratulating the
National Guard on their work the past
year.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-01-01
MAINE - .lTHOLOGiST S.
Meeting of United Society at Portland
Natural History Rooms.

The annual meeting of the United
rooms of the Natural History Society on
Elm street, last evening. In spite of the
stormy weather there was quite party
of ornithologists present. among whom
were Prof. A. L. Lane of Coburn CLASH
cal Institute, Waterville; Prof. E. f.
Hitchins of Colby Univerity, Prof. Leslie
A. Lee of Bowdoin college, Prof. ". L.
Powers of Gardiner High school, Ora W.
Knight of the University of Maine. Capt
H. L. Spinnoy of Seguin light, Arthur
Fl. Norton Of Westbrook, j. G. Mead and
G. G. Spratt of North Bridgton, DR.. Fl.
H. Brock and J. Merton Swain of this
city and others.
The opening meeting was the business
meeting of the society and was not pub
lie. Although only the second annual
meeting, the society has been in exis-
tenoe four years or more, but in the ear
ly years it was conducted wholly by cor
respondence. 1t was first conceived and
organized by S. j. Adams of Cornish
and thea first meeting held at Gardiner
in December, 1856. 1t has now 70 men,
bers, scattered all over the state OF these
about 20 were elected at the meeting last
evening.
The following officers were elected last
evening:
President-Ors W. knight, Bangor.
Vice President-Prof. w. L. Powers,
Gardiner.
Soo,a+,rv op1 Tiroas ,v,ar r. w d.
bins Gardiner.
Editor-James Carroll Meade, North
Bridgton.
Councillor-Capt. H. L. Spinney, Sc
gum and Prof. A. L. Lane of Waterville.
The matters discussed last evening were
proposed changes in the constitution, etc.,
and also a letter received from VIM.
butcher, who is treasurer Of the Ameri-
can Ornithologists' Union and chairman
of the committee on the protection of
North American birds, urging the forma.
ton of an Audubon society of Maine.
This matter will be further discussed at
the meeting this forenoon.
Today's session win open at a. H.,
and will he public. All interested are in
vited to attend. The programme will
consist of papers and talks as follows:
chow Became a Bird Man. paper
by Hon. Geo. A. Boardman of Calais,
the oldest bird man in Maine. Mr. Board
man published the first list of Maine
birds and assisted in Baird and Brewers
great work on North American Birds.
. Maine birds, a talk by Prof. AL Lane
of Coburn Classical Institute.
Ornithology in Our Public Schools,
paper by Prof. W. L. Powers of Gardiner.
Looms in Our Inland Waters, paper by
Mr.. Mead.
Migration of Birds at Seguin light,
paper by Capt. Spinney, who is light
keeper at Seguin.
Birds as Home Lovers, paper by Ora W.
Knight.
DR.. Brock will also read paper.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-01-01
NEW YEARS EVE.

New Years eve was celebrated BY a
good many social entertainments last
night.
The watch meetings at the Congress
street church and Vaughan street church
and Gospel Mission were largely attended.
There were watch meetings also held
by other societies.
At ST. Lawrence church the big bell
tolled out the old year and the chimes
ushered in the new year with merry
peals.
The Williston church gave pretty and
novel entertainment at the church.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-01-01
GOLD ON THE ToBEoUE.

Fort Fairfield, December 81 The
Tobeque river gold regions still furnish a
prominent topic of conversation. Charles
Hurley came down to Andover this week
and brought the startling news that
Frank Ferguson Of New Hampshire had
found rich vein Of gold bearing ore,
twenty three miles above the mouth of
the Serpentine river where it enters into
the Tobeque. Hurley said that Ferguson
had shown him small bag filed with
pure gold and several larger bags of white
quartz. 1t did not require the aid of
glass to satisfy man that it was gold.
In some of the quartz he said there were
three veins of gold that would satisfy any
man.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-01-01
TEACHERS MEETING CONCLUDES.

Augusta, December 31.-The Maine
pedsgogues closed their annual session
Friday forenoon with flve-minuEe address,
es, swapping talk and business. The fol-
lowing officers were elected: President,
S. I. Graves, Augusta; corresponding
secretary, G. T. Cook, Augusta; vice.
president, J. S. Locke, Saco; secretary
and treasurer, A. P. Irving, Rockland !;
president of high school department, H.
E. Cole, Bath; of grammar school depart
mont, d. H. Dole, Portland; primary
department., Adelaide Y. Finch, Lewis
ton; rural schools department, W. W.
Stetson, Augusta; school superintendent
department, f. E. G. Robbins, Wood
fords; executive committee, 8. 1. Graves,
j. S. Locke, a. P. Irving, W. L. Pow
ers, Charles E. Tilton, members of the
council. Mary S. snow,E. p. Sampson,
l.. 6. Jordan; member of the advisory
board, j. f. Moody.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-01-01
SEaeriff's Sa
STATE OF MAINE.

Cum SIS.
Taken this fifteenth day of II. "A
D., 1897, on execution dated tt day
OF December A. D., 1897, issu iudc-
mehb rendered by the Superior or the
county OF cumberland, at Il tel sof be-
gun and held on the first Tueso OVEN
Der, A. D., 1881 to wit, on the Law of
december, A. D., 1897, in favdS len NJ
grover OF Boston IN the County Suffolk
and Commonwealth of Massacbl 81 FX-
ecntrlX OF the estate OF William ifover,
late OF said Boston, deceased, aga Her
vey S. johnson of Nahant in the lhty of
Essex in said Commonwealth of -sachu-
sets, owning real estate in sail, 7ntv of
Cumberland, for the sum of five klsand
and forty whine dollars (5O49) deb mage,
and thirty dollars and forty-six Il $40 Isl
costs OF snit together with 1ifteel cents
more for this execution, and nm sooner
redeemed, will be sold at Public! ion, at
the SheIiff's Office in the city b ing in
Portland, in said county to the le st bid
der, on the nineteenth day of Jam .ary A.
D., 1898, at ten O'Clock in the fofeDo ION the
following described real estate anS 4 all the
right, title and interest which the 81 aid Her
vey S. johnson has in and to the sa Ene or
had on the twenty-second day Of i January
A. D., 1897, at ten o'clock and fifty minutes
IN the forenoon, the time when he same
was attached on the writ IN tile san he suit
10 Wy: certain tract OF Hand with the
Du1idings thereon, situated in Ere kport in
SAID County OF Cumberland, containing one
hundred and ten Q10) acres, Jnorel or less
bounded as follows:
Beginning at. the southerly cOrner} of land
OF James Small, thence mort heasferIv
by said SmalIs land to Rahee i. ar land If
Thomas Ward; thence southeasterlJ nv said
Wards land and land of George Etanwood
TO the road leading to Bunglannek II and1no.
thence by said road southW esterly to the
line of Ruth Farr's land: thencei nv said
Fairs land southeasterly Ito the land OF
Edward James; thence sobutlwessterIv Nv
said James land TO land off Robert Dunnins
to a stake; thence southweJsterly lv land IF
Thomas Rogers and William Ward to a
stake; thence northeasterly - said Ward's
land to a corner; thence j 1westerlv nv
lands OF William Ward and 2nrys and Nei
son Curtis tc the point of b xiInin o. excent-
ing the right of Town Wa /; oyerifbe above
premises now laid out a. ed travelled Re-
ing the same premises con qeyed n fine said
Hervey S. johnson by Reu ben H. MaVbeTrv
py aeeo dateo tne hfth day OF May, A. D.,
of Deeds, Book 40, Page 4 49,
Dated at Portland this fifteenth dav of
December, A. H., 1897.
JAM ES II. RANKS,
dec18diaw3wS Depufv sheriff
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-01-01
HoNoRs FOR QUEENS SUBJECTS.

London, December 31.-The New Year
honors are an earldom for Baron Halls
SIR VIM. Wallaceae Hozier of Lancashire.
and Sir Horace Drank Townsend Far
quahar, NJ. p, for West Malylebone
baronets for Sir Saul Samuel, the agent
general of New South Wales in London,
and Sir Frederick Wigan, senior partner
OF the firm of Wigan & Co., and Mr. j ohn
VIM. Mcclure, member of Parliament for
Southeast Lancashire, and knightage
for the Hon. q. W. Burton, chief justice
of Ontario. The persons honored with
the Order of Companion Of the Bath in
clude Prof. Darnoy Thompson, the seal
expert Of the British foreign office; j.
MoLeavy Brown. q the British consular
agent at Seoul is made a 9. NJ. g. (Com-
panion of the Order of St. Michael and
St. George
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-01-01
A LIVELY SNOW. STORM.

very damp snow storm set in late yes
to-day afternoon after mild day that
had threatened storm. The snow came
down with a will and it was SO damp that
it packed down hard under foot. 1t both
cred the eleotrios some, but as rule they
made very good time. The temperature
appeared to be dropping late in the eve
ming SO that if the snow remains we shall
get good sleighing.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-01-01
POST OFFICE.

Today being New Years Day the post
office will observe the usual holiday
hours.
the cashiers office for the sale of
stamps, and the general and carriers de-
livery will be open from to 9 a. M, and
from 1 to 2 p. IN.
There will be two general deliveries
throughout the city at 7.3o q. m. and
100 p. M, and delivery in the business
sections at II u. m.
There will be-tyyo collections, from the
--c1-- 81 II a I'm and
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-01-01
BILL AGAINST HARTLEY EsTAT]

11I1Ii1 AOAI-N p A<Ait I4N Nd Ia Ii.
Biddeford, December 31-A claim for
sS5, 900 has been presented against the
estate OF the late Captain Richard F. G..
Hartley of Saco.
For about thirty-five years previous to
the death of Captain Hartley, Fred Greene
of Saco looked after the property of Capt.
Hartley and acted as private secretary
during the time. 1t is the claim of Mr..
Greene that during she time that he was
acting as the manager of Captain Hart
ley's estate he did not receive a stated
salary, and now he puts in bill to the
executor of the will for $35. 600, or $1,000
a year for the time that ne was acting as
manager of the estate.