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EPWORTH LEAGUE
Elects Officers for the Ensuing
 Year.

The Epworth League of the Main Street Methodist Church elected of fcers Friday night for the ensuing term, as follows:
 T. s. Nettleton, president 0Miss Emma Moss, lst vice presi- dent.
 Miss Willie Evans, End vice presi- dcnt.
 Mrs. L. K. Land, 8rd vice presi- dent.
 Yates Van yalkenburgh, secreta- ry and treasurer
 A pleasing literary and musical program was also rendered.
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WARNING ORDER.

In the chancery Court of Jefferson county,
 Arkansas
 Bryden W. Williams, plaintiff, vs Dena Williams. defendant. Defendant, Dena Will liams. is warned to appear in this court with in thirty days ano answer the complaint of the plaingiff, Bryden W. Williams.
 Given under my hand and the seal of said court this 10th day of Dec. A. D., 1898.
 41w J. A. LANGFORD, Clerk.
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AT POST POWERS.

Governor Powers has received 4 dis
patch from the war department in
Washington saying that it is the desire
of the President to have the regiment
Der of 10G men to a company and that
these men necessary to make up the
would respond under the second call
for volunteers. Further that the bat
to the number of 200 men. This would
take $50 of The 100 men of the quota this
State is to furnish under the call for
volunteers. 1t is the plan still further
to form Of a battalion from the re-
naming 800 men.
Under this arrangement, the forma-
ton of Il battalion. the highest officer
would be major. For this reason there
is some opposition on the part of those
in authority in military matters to the
From all accounts the LIST Regiment
as it arrived in Chickamauga was the
best drilled and equipped that has yet
reached the camp. So pleased We're
those in authority that they wanted a
second regiment sent on, similar to the
LIST Regiment.
In speaking of this matter of the for
the military men who is in q position
to know said: 1T is the idea of those
State not to follow out the plan of
forming a battalion. That is, they
against their better judgment.
The battery as it is now at the
camp is almost worthless as an organ
ization. Those in authority think it
the best idea to merge this organiZa
ton in the ID Regiment and send this
regiment on when necessary.
IN case the ID Regiment should be
made up from the Battery the Battery
would not be sent to Popham as is now
the intention but would be held over
Friday"
Attempts will be made by the state
To allow the formation of regiment as
is outlined and not form a battalion as
has been requested
Continued on page 81
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GENERAL WAR SITUATION.

Washington, May 31.-Thc significant
Ger, after the regular Tuesday meeting
of the cabinet, today, that news had
been received since Monday morning.
from Commodore Schley directly ana
now it was believed nothing would be
heard for two or three days at least
This was taken to mean that Schlev
probably would await the arrival of
troops before undertaking any active
move on Santiago.
1t was plainly anticipated in some
quarters that he might, through the
possession of some information that
would tend to neutraliZe the strength
of the enemy's position. make a bold
attempt to enter the harbor of Santiago
squadron.
With the assistance Of a single rcgi-
ment of regular United States troops,
which is believed even now to be on the
way TO his support. the officials are
confident that the fleet can reduce the
forts at the entrance to Santiago har-
Dor and make untenable the position
of the Spanish squadron within.
OF course this plan is based upon the
theory that Cervera will not attempt to
make his escape by a desperate sortie
at night.
This movement of Schley's is unquas-
dents policy to send a helping hand
to the starving reconcentrados.
The Spanish squadron might be kept
within Santiago harbor until the end
Of the war without sensibly endanger-
ing American life, and because of its
distance and isolation from Havana
Santiago city has little to attract Il
military attack.
But lying in the very midst of the
insurgent section OF the island, the
town would afford a splendid base for
the distribution of supplies to the fam
lilies of the insurgents and to the re-
concentrates who still drag out a mis-
cradle existence in the Interior
Already the President has begun to
prepare to help these people ami the
commissary general of the army has
prepared an estimate of 81, 900, 600 for
the purchase of sufficient supplies to
Continued on page q
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At MADRID.

Madrid, May 31.- p. MIN the
Chamber of Deputies, today Senior Cal
zado criticised the prohibition of the
export of silver and silver money as
being useless and urged the govern
ment to increase the silver coinage ana
avert a monetary crisis.
Senior Puigcever, the minister of fin
ance, said the measure was intended 10
prevent the export of the immense
quantities of silver stored in the from
tier provinces, adding that If the pro-
hibition was not sufficient, stronger
measures would be taken.
The minister of finance also said the
Madrid mint was coming a million
nesetas daily. which amount, if neces-
sary, would be increased by an ar
rangement being made with the Paris
mint.
) p. M.-The Chamber of Deputies has
voted the law prohibiting the expectation
of silver coin. 1t is feared that the meas
ure will fail of the effect desired The
rush on the Bank of Spain to change the
notes continues. The authorities, how
ever. have decided to treat as criminal
disturbers of the peace all persons who
change the notes for pure speculation or
to create difficulties for the bank.
The superiors of the various missionary
orders in the Philippines have sent a mes
sage to the government complaining that
the friars are subject to persecution and
oh I,iYo ton.
Of secret societies there and in Spain.
The message further declares that the
friars are willing to give their lives and
property in defence of the mother coun-
try, but that il the government is unable
TO protect them, they will be forced to
abandon the Philippines.
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Weather Conditions and General Forecast

" ashlhgton, May 31.-The pressure has
fallen IN the upper Mississippi valley. It
~ risen IN the Atlantic states and
ROCKY Mountain districts
An area of high pressure covers the
lower Lake region and Atlantic states
A a., extensive depression exists in the
,rt rtnWeSt, with IT'S center in Canada.
me weather is partly cloudy in the Lake
regions and on the New England coast.
Elsewhere east of the Rocky Mountains
it is clear.
h-isnt showers nave fallen on the south
ern coast of New England and in tho nm.
per Mississippi and lower Missouri val
ieys. There is marked rise in tempera-
..uire IN the lower Lake region, central
and Arkansas valley.
FOR Wednesday, fair weather 10 ind;.
Gated IN the Eastern and Southern dis
tricts. partly cloudy weather in the
Northwest and showers In the upper Lake
in the lower Lake region and Ohio valley
and in New England, '
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Firing Opened the Forts at , P w. Tuesday; and tt
Spanish Fleet at About 345 P W.
The Engagement Said Have Been Fierce and the Advantage
With Sampson and Sch1ey
AT CHlCkAMAUGA.

Chickamauga Park, May 31.-(Spec
ia>. -There is now no dissatisfaction
the fields at Post Powers. The end of
the journey is reached. as far as the
thing is certain, that the mon will not
be moved from this place until they
have become acclimated, to a slight
degree at least.
The troop train bringing the 1st
Maine or the 14th t. s. Infantry ar
rived here, yesterday afternoon. The
arrival was altogether too late for the
men To pitch camp and for that reason
the shelter tent drill for which the men
put in so much time While in Augusta
now came in good place and it was but
4 very short time before the order to
practice the tent drill was given This
time there was no exhibition work
about the action of the men. 1t was a
call for stern necessity ana no men
We're ever more glad to practice than
those who had the pine cone in their
hats.
There was quite a difference between
the manner in which the men practiced
the drill While in Augusta and the
manner of their drilling last evening
In their drilling in Augusta the men
embraced each other in the most af-
fectionate manner after they were in
their shelter tents. Here the only en-
brace that took place was when some
poor tired man stretched himself out
and While dreaming of those whom he
had left behind involuntarily threw his
arm over his comrade.
The change from sleeping on the cars
to that Of a bed on the ground with the
contents of a blanket roll for a cover
ing and mattress was much appre-
ciated change. 1t was the first time
for four days that the men have been
able to sleep when they were not tied
up in a figure eight knot.
1t was some thing remarkable to see
the manner in which some of the men
stretched themselves when they were
once on the ground and in a position
where they might sleep. There was no
need of Il provost guard that night as
all We're too tired to care about doing
up the town. The supper that the men
ate that night was the most delicious
that the men have tasted for a long
time, even though it was nothing more
than coffee and bareback. 1t was the |
first time the men had tasted real hot |
coffee since they were out of the New |
England States and never did a cup of !
mothers coffee" even with rich cream, |
taste more delicious than the black |
muddy fluid which the men drank last
night before the shelter tents were
pitched.
The poor men who We're placed on
guard duty that night had all they
could do to keep from falling asleep
while at their posts. The four hours
off seemed like so many moments and
the men who have in the past while a.
Camp Powers thought this time alto
sether too short to be used up by sleep
Those of the men who had provided
themselves with light underclothing
Turing the last night in Augusta, con-
iidered themselves the most fortunate
men in the whole regiment. Others
Continued on page ~
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TO FURNISH COTS.
Red Cross Auxiliary Will Establish Branches
Maine Summer Resorts.

New York, May 31.-The board of
managers of the cot equipment branch
of the Red Cross Society Auxiliary, No.
), met here, today, Mrs. Carmen Bliss
in the chair. The treasurer reported
$1,000 on hand To carry on the work
Of securing cots for the soldiers and
then keep up the work during the sum-
mer, among other branches were es-
tablshed: Newport, r. L.: Northeast
Harbor, Me-; PASSPORT, Me-; New Lon
don, Conn; Burlington. VT; and Lem
OK, Mass
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The REPORTED BATTLE.

Copyright 1895. by The Associated Press)
Cape Haytien, Hayti, May 31-5.15 +.
M.-Advices just received from Havana
say that since O'Clock this afternoon,
the American fleet at Santiago de Cuba
has been cannonading the batteries of
MORO Castle, La Zocapa and Punta
Carda.
At tho same time it is said the Amer
lean ships have been engaged with the
Spanish warshipS.
The firing was extremely heavy.
At 3.5 p. NJ. the cannonading became
less heavy against the Notifications,
but was more acccntuated in the local
ity where the fleets We're engaged
Cape Haytien, Hayt. May 31.-6.40
p. Mat this hour the Santiago cable
is still working from Santiago.
Private messages intimate that there
has been severe fight between the
American fleet and the outer fortifica-
tions and the Spanish fleet
The fight lasted the greater part Of
the afternoon.
The advantage appears to have been
with the Americans.
According to the latest advices the
combat is still in progress.
Cape Haytien. May 31-Persons who
climbed Lookout mountain at the en-
trance to Cape Haytien harbor, this af-
ternoon. declare that they heard can
nonading. low but distinct to the west
and to the north, beyond Tortusa
island.
The correspondent of The Associated
Press, who was at the signal station
about the same time also heard sounds
resembling Il cannonade. The wind
was in the right direction to carry the
detonations to him.
1t seems certain that the fleet the
Haytien gunboat saw passing Cape
Maysi, going northward. found its op-
portunity of turning backward across
the front of an opposing force
According to advices at Cape Hay
ten, Hayti, from a Spanish source. IA
American warships and two torpedo
boats We're engaged in the combat at
Santiago.
dreadful fire was directed against
the batteries of MORO Castle. Until
$40 l.. NJ, when the discharges of can
non began to be heard at sea. off the
port
The discharges continued until 4
O'Clock, and then ceased From the
spanish account it is impossible to
judge as to the exact merits Of the en- |
Moro Castle is at the entrance of |
the harbor of Santiago de Cuba. La |
Iecapa, also shown on the maps as La |
Zocapa Castle, is a short distance in
SIDE the harbor entrance and Punta
Gorda is situated on a point well in
side the harbor Of Santiago de Cuba.
that the American fleet has
entered the harbor according to the
Havana advices via Cape Haytien and
has engaged the Spanish fleet in those
waters.
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YOU want a smoke that will satisfy you
ask your dealer for the famous
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-01

The store where a child gets the same
service, goods and prices rs its parent, is
a pretty safe place for anyone to go.
We have always conducted our business
upon the plan that we are not here for a
day or single year. We want satisfied
customers or none at all.
We know our goods are the best that
money can buy genuine and Freshest"
for We buy them direct of the maker.
We don't know how we can serve you
more promptly or painstakingly and our
prices show themselves. in plain figures
to he positively the lowest in the State
of Maine, and show you a saving Of from
Is to 40 rcr cent. \ whole drug store
stock at same rate. Full cut list by mail
if you'll but ask for it.
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Washington Forecast,

Washington, May 31-Forecast for
Wednesday: New England fair ana
warmer; northeast to west winds
For eastern New York: Fair: north
westerly winds, becoming light and vari-
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SUM MARY OF THE NEWS.

Cape Haytien. Hayti. and Port
au Prince report that II American
warships and several torpedo boats
bombardei Santiago de Cuba,
Tuesday afternoon, between and
o'clock.
Forts MORO Castle, La Sacapa
and Punta Gorda said to have very
heavily suffered.
The New York, flying Admiral
SIMPSONS flag, said to have been
with the fleet.
About O'Clock, also a heavy can
nonading was heard at sea off San
tiago.
Chickamauga reports that the
LIST Maine Volunteers are the best
looking and best equipped regiment
in camp.
British ship Genista ordered to
leave Manila by Admiral Dewey,
May "a, and it is thought he might
be planning to move on the city.
News received at Key West, from
off Santiago de Cuba says the aux
iliary cruiser St. Paul has cut the
cable off that port.
Another prize has been captured.
She is the Spanish bark Maria Do
lores of Bilbao, and was overhauled
by one of the American cruisers
six miles off Porto Rico. She was
bound from Rio Janeiro to san
Imam de Porto Rico with coal.
Some cases supposed to contain
ammunition were found under the
coal.
The training ship Enterprise sails
from Boston for summer cruise
along the Maine coast and to the
eastward.
DISPATCHES from Washington say
the President desires that the 1st
Maine now at Chickamauga, be re-
cruited to JOG to a company anu
that the battery at Post Powers De
recruited to 200 men. This Will
take $50 of the 100 to be raised I'M
der the second call and battalion
NAV be formed of the balance
A large expedition sailed from
Kew West, May q, for Cuba, fully
armed and equipped, under com
mand of Col. Jose Lacret.
The President intends to ana the
s+or,,i,o reconcentrados in Cupa
and estimates calling FOR $a'oo''Voo
Continued on page -
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REPORT CONFIRMED.
Fourteen American Warships and Num-
erous Torpedo Boats Engaged.

Copyright 1855 by The Associated Press }
Port au Prince, May 31.-About .
o'clock, this afternoon, an American
Continued on page %
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FAIR AND WARMER.

Boston, May 31-FOrecast for
Wednesday: Fair; warmer: yaria.
BILE winds
, 1898-12-27
S~POTTER>IN TOWN.
Significant Act Of Union Pacific Con-
corning Drinking.

Significant Act of Union Pacific Com
corning Drinking.
A significant move indicating the
policy of the Union Pacific management
concerning drinking and gambling was
taken here last Saturday. Six brake
men, some regular men and some lex
ira were discharged for drinking.
They were "kodaked" by a spotter
while at the bar and in the act of in
dulging in a 'geezer" and the case was
a "cinch.'' OF course these boys didn't
suppose it was against the rules to
drink when not on duty, but still
they are subject to a call to work at any
moment and II then under the influence
of liquor would not be fit for duty. 1t
is evident that the officials have in
augurated a strict and unrelenting crus-
ade against drinking and gambling and
evidently will not have in their employ
any one who INDUCES in either Of these
things to excess and it is also a fore
gone conclusion that this policy will be
successfully maintained. 1t might be
arranged hereafter for the boys to
have a box made similar to a kodak,
with a cold bottle" inside and made to
look just like a camera, then upon in
vitation at a given signal everybody
could focus the machine" and take a
shot and the spotter could think, but
he couldn't see anything.
This device has been used before by
church deacons and people in prohi-
bition districts with success. But then
there's the breath-cloves, cardamon
seed and coffee beans are only a"give-a-
way There's a fortune awaiting the
man who can invent some harmless
but effectual breath killer, so that a
! man can go out between the acts and
not come back looking cheap and SMELL
ing of cloves, etc.
, 1898-12-27
TIME ANN|H|LATED
FAST MAIL TRAINS FROM THE
ATLANTIC TO THE PA
CIFIC.
More-Northwestern and Burling-
ton Race for Contracts Union Pa
cific Brakemen at Laramie Dis
charged-"Spotter" at Work.

The Union Pacific has about COM
pleted the list of changes it will make
in its time card on January l, says the
Omaha Bee. So far as Omaha is con-
cernsd the changes are slight. There
are some changes in mail trains and
freight trains, but non of Importance
in the passenger train service. Train
No. 2, which now arrives here from the
coast and intermediate points at 4:45
p. m, will, after January 1st, be split
into two sections at Green River, Wyo.
The mail cars will be hurried along as
the first section, which from North
Platte, Neb., into Omaha will be known
as train No. 1902. This train with the
mail from the Pacific coast and the
Orient will make pretty fast time into
Omaha. Instead of arriving here at
i:i5 p. m. as now it will arrive in
Omaha at 3:15 p. m. and at the Council
Bluffs transfer at $3.50 p. m, a cut of
one hour and a half in time. The pas
stuStT stGlloH Ol uHl5 Tram VIII cOu-
tirue to run in from Green River. Wyo.
to Omaha on its present schedule, ar
irving here at 4:45 p. m.
The Overland Limited" of the
Union Pacific train No. l will take out
in the morning the mail tnat now leaves
here in the afternoon on train No. 3.
The former train will continue to leave
at $50 a. m. The only change to be
made is that the train will be run in
two sections instead of one. The first
section, leaving at $50 a. m. will carry
the mail brought in from the a s by
the new fast mail trains of the Bur-
lington and the Northwestern. The
second section leaving five minutes lat
er. will consist of the regular passen-
ger equipment. All other passenger
trains of the Union Pacific will continue
to run on the present schedules.
, 1898-12-27
STATE NOTES.

Lieutenant John AlbrO of Troop II
Fla, last Monday and is being welcom-
ed by his many friends.-Saratoga Sun.
DR.. Lillian Heath and Mrs. C. P. Hill
came up from Cheyenne Thursday to
Christmas with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. W. A. Heath.-Rawlins Re
publican.
Miss Bessie Kingsford is home from
Ogden to spend her holiday vacation.
Miss Eugene Blake also came in from
Salt Lake yesterday morning.-RawIins
Republican.
bers of the Eastern Star at the parlors
of the Sundance Hotel last Saturday
afternoon. The rooms were Hastily
decorated appropriate to the occasion,
which was one of the swell affairs Of
the season.-Sundance Gazette.
Postoffice Inspector Waterbury is
said to have been convinced that the
recent stage hold-ups and postotfice
robberies in this state We're the work of
the Carrie gang, and has instructed all
officers to shoot the men on sight. The
same reward is to be paid dead or alive.
Sundance Monitor.
General II. II. Boyce came up from
Denver yesterday, and the parties who
have the option on the half interest in
the Ferris-Haggerty mine are expected
here this afternoon. They are coming
for the purpose of taking up the option
and making the first payment of 800
900 on the property.-Rawlins Repub-
lican.
A dispatch from Hot Springs, S. D.,
, 1898-12-27
RACE FOR BIG STAKES is ON.

All doubt about there being a lively
fight for the remunerative mail contract
between Chicago and Omaha has been
removed by the announcement Of the
Chicago and Northwestern railway
that it will put on a new fast train be-
tween there two cities on January l..
The gauntlet is thus thrown down to
the Burlington, which is at present
carrying the overland mail between
Chicago and Omaha, and the COMPETE
ton for the prize, worth $75O,OOO per
year to the winner, will be inaugurated
on New Years day. Uncle Sam will
hold the score cards in the contest.
Every time one Of the mail trains is late
he will score a black mark for that
road. To win the prize away from the
present champion the Northwestern
will have to show more white marks
than the Burlington for seven consecu
tive days.
The new fast mail train of the Chi
lcago and Northwestern will leave Chi
cago at II p. m. daily and will arrive at
the Council Bluffs transfer station at
S:15 a. m. the next morning. The train
will be q hummer, covering the 492.6
miles in ten hours and fifteen minutes.
1t will be a trife faster than the new
, 1898-12-27
AIR FULL OF RUMORS.

A dispatch to the Salt Lake Tribune
from Pocatello, Ida, says the air around
Oregon Short Line headquarters is full
of rumors Of sweeping changes yet to
come. Everyone on the road is feeling
uneasy, and this state of affairs will
continue until after January list, when
all changes will be settled and the rail-
road men will have a chance of breath
ing easier again.
One persistent rumor in circulation
is to the effect that James F. Dunn,
superintendent of motive power and
machinery, has resigned, but this cam
not be verified.
It is stated that F. S. Dietrich will be
appointed attorney for the road at
Blackfoot, to succeed J.. H. Blair, who
has been attorney for the past three
years.
A brand-new office is to be created,
that of trainmaster at Pocatello. John
Burns, one of the well-known and pop
ular conductors Of the line, is slated for
the new job.
The position of travelling conductor
will be abolished. This is an office
which is similar to trainmaster in the
IL transportation department. 1t is stat
ed here that John McManus, the present
travelling conductor, mas been appoint
vision, to succeed c. A. Boies, whose
resignation, 1t is said, takes effect on
January LIST.