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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-17
CONDENSERS FOR KEY WEST
ouARTERMAsTER's DEPARTMENT TO PURCHASE
ASD SHIP THEM PREPARATIONS FOR
TIE MOVEMENT OF TROOPS

TIE MOVEMENT OF TROOPS
At the Qrartermaster's oi1ce IN tho Army Build
ing Instructions were received yesterday to secure
twelve water cordcnsers for on the troopshlps
which have been sent to Key West. They are TO
be purchased NJ once and shipped on the Yucatan
Cnndcnscrs which VIII furnish a supply or 5000
gallons a day are wanted. II they be secured
They arc desired because of the inadequate sup
pig OF water at Key West. where the large con-
densers contracted for not yet at work.
The awards for the movement Of New York and
New England troops by rail to Washington and
Chi ckamauga were made by the Quartcrmastcr yes
terday. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company Sc
cured the contract Tor carrying the sth 9Th, 18th
ana 18Th Ncw-York Volunteers from the Peckskll
State Camp as soon az they are prepared to move.
ana 18th regiments and two troops OF cavalry from
Hampstead The same company secured the
tract for conveying the New England troops. OF
whom two regiments started yesterday.
A carload OF clothing for the troops at the Peeks-
Kill camp was sent to them by the General Meigs
The National Equipment Company reported yes
fve hundred flags. owing To the delay OF mills In
furnishing bunting. Tho matter referred TO
W Twelve large searchilsh were shipped from the
Army Building yesterday 10 various points along
entrance OF Long Island Sound. 6-inch disap-
pearing gun has been sent TO the forthcations on
by direction Of the commandant at Fort schuy-
Ter the ferry between that point and Whtestone
ofs o the at the The boa Will
hereafter be run to West Chester
tho wharf the Arsenal Governors Island
yesterday. IL was said that II was 10 be shipped
- ouartermaster Kimbsll stated yesterday that
transportation had been furnished to the st New
Regiment from their respective State camps and
that they were on their way over the Boston and
Wss shoTs TO tbs city nnd then transfer an e the
Baltimore and Ohio on their way to Chckamauga.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-17
A TIE DETMSsFOR MANILA.
SPANIARDS AT CIENFUEGOS CtLhpH" ~
THE "vICTORY"-COMPLAINT AGAlNoi
CONSUL ArGARR.
,~o,vr,rh,: 1898; The Associated Pres')

fc,opyrght: 1898; The Associated Press)
Kingston Jamaica, May l0.-AdVices WHY"
have Just been received from -
Island Of Cuba say the Spanards al tha' o''.e
attended the chanting OF Tie peu'f d. '
principal church there In celebration oi '"e
news circulated by the Spanish Government
10 the effect that the Spanish forces hah peeh
victorious at Manila. When the hrst news
vos received at Cenfuegos from Madrid. all
the bells In the city were rung. ana "ehe'"'
Pindo who was then there and his stan at
tended the Church OF st. Supce In fuii uni
form. IT, addition. ration Of wine was serVeu
out to the soldiers. and though the A'he'i
can blcckading ships were OUTSIDE the h"'"o'
and meat was costing two pesetas pound
the city was gay, and rejolced AT the an
nounced Success" OF the Spanish arms since
then, however. ugly rumors Of the dcfcat or
the spaniards have been in circulation. but
"oflciay' Spain has wen n VICTORY IN the
Philippine Islands.
The refugees who arrived at Jamaica from
Cicnfuegos by the Adula were released from
quarantine yesterday. Among the most prom
inent of these passengers are Albert Fowler
brother Of the British Consul his mother and
sister; Antoine Pouvret, millionaire sugar
planter and the Salceda family.
Threats Of cutting on the heads OF Americans
have been made at Cenfucg0s. but no violence
has actually occurred The refugees say the
shots fred by the blockading fleet at the forts
Of Cicnfucgos on April 20 did not result in
any loss Of NE and that only few houses
near one OF the forts were struck.
The Spanish cruiser Roma Mercedes. Of $500
tons now at Santiago dc cuba. has seven Of
her ten boilers disabled and she Is otherwise
yah
at the hartor entrance as guardshp
There was some complaint among the fifty
Americans on board the Adula In regard 20 the
departure of Consul McGarr They aver that
he left Cicnfucgos without informing the other
Americans 4 their danger
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-17

ATTITUDE OF FRANCE TO AMERICA.
Paris, May 16.-The Journal des Debats." In
the course Of long article to-day. reflects the
anxiety experienced in Government circles here
respecting the feeling aroused in America on ac-
count Of Frances sympathy with Spain 1t
says
The whole affair Is misunderstanding.
French opinion az the outset OF the war GER
tanly considered the United States was wrong.
and some OF the papers expressed this opinion
in an aggressive form. The Americans, how
ever should not have taken the matter trag-
ically. for Of all foreigners our natural sympa-
thes are for the United States and our Govern
ment throughout has acted most correctly.
After charging Great Britain with being at the
bottom Of the mischief and declaring 1t is Amer-
cas- own business II she decides to intervene In
distant affairs. the article concludes:
What concerns us is that America shall not in
taking up the great role Of international DO
main, start with preconceived ideas against us
and renounce the good understanding with
France which has been so useful In the past
and which is still more desirable in the future
The French nation was never really hostile 10
the Americans who will realize this when the
present friction has had time TO disappear
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-17
,o,h,rg nos,t,ve ia known as to It's time OF de-

nothing positive Is known as TO It's tnc OF ue
parture.
The lighthouse tender Unadilla mas pesu"
what looks like the dismantling OF the traihhs-
shin Mohican. She unshippcd and carried ~
Mare Island the four rapd-fre 6-pounders'
which will be placed on the fighting tops OF 'ne
Charleston. 49,,
The Pinol was also taken alongside the tram
ing-ship. and on her deck was loaded all .na'
remained OF the modern portion OF the NV
hican's battery. This has been taken u ,"'
Pacific Mail dock. and viii be placed IN pos'''o"
on the City of Picking
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-17
WANTED To BLOW Up A MAGAZINE.
sPANIARD From CANADA WHO WAS ARRESTED
ny FORT NIAGARA GUARDS MAKES
\ Confession.
,pr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

Niagara Falls. y Y May Is tSpecaD.-Tho guards
~ For; Niagara last night arrested a man IN the
fort melbourne who for some time has attra ted their
attention IL was questioned. hat his answers were
cvaslvc M 10 Increase suspicion. and ne was
locked NJ IN the guardhouse
Bri3f confinement there developed n tendency
10 confesslon and calling the guard he said he had
visited the fort 10 blow mp tho magazine. but did
not ind II Is easy to accomplish ~ ne had ex-
pccted
The soldiers say he Is a Snaniard from Canada
Fort Niagara IS a. the mouth OF the river. twelve
niles from this city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-17
ORDERS TO ARMY OFFICERS.

Washington May B-Captain Frederick NJ. Al
ger assistant adjutant general Of volunteers has
been ordered report to Major General Miles for
duty on his STAFF.
First Lieutenant Robert s. Magce ndjutant sth
Pennsylvania Volunteers. having rendered his
resignation has been honorably discharged from
the service OF the United States.
First Lieutenant Matthew +. Steele. adjutant sth
Cavalry: Second Lieutenant Joseph Wheeler. jr..
&th Artillery, and Second Lieutenant James ii.
Reeves 9Th Cavalry have been ordered to report to
Hajor-Genersl Wheeler for appointment as aides
DC camp
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ency will tell the story. Special troubles Of this kind
arc too frequently neglected because the natural and
proper nodesty Of women keeps them from consult
ing the average run of physicians These men, be.
cause they without inherent delcacy the niseives
imagine that women are the same They insist upon
obnoxious examinations and local treatment from
which any sensitive woman shrinks Or Pierce's
Favorite Prescription will do more for n woman who
suffers IN this way than all the doctors of this de.
scfpton together. During the past thirty years it
has been used by over ninety thousand women with
marvellous results. II is unfang cure for all
weakness and disease peculiar to women All good
medicine dealers sell it.
For q number OF years suffered with a complication of
female troubles writes Mrs II Ferguson OF Edgmoor,
Chester County. S, C. tried various remedies from
physicians, but nothing seemed do any good. II
seemed that nv back would XIII me. had smotherng
spells nj night bad could Also had constipa-
ton Ifook Or Pierce Favore Prescription and Pleasant
Pellets and was entirely cured"
Send for DR.. Pierccs Common Sense Medical Ad-
wiser. Paper bound al one cent stamps cloth
bound, ten cents more. Address Dr. X V. Pierce.
Buffalo, n.
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Colgate & Co.'s
WORKS
CHANBERLAIN'S SPEECH.
LIBERALS WILL DEBATE THE NEW BlRM
INGHAM FOREIGN POLICY"

LIBERALS WILL DEBATE THE NEW BlRM-
INGHAM FOREIGN POLICY"
London. May 16.-The speech Of Joseph Cham
berain. Secretary OF State for the Colonies at
Birmingham last Friday. is still the sensation
Of the day, and was introduced In the House or
Commons this evening. During a question as
to the date for the discussion OF the Foreign
Office vote Sir William Harcourt. the Liberal
leader in the House. said the country desired
ito discuss the new Birmingham foreign policy.
The remark aroused tremendous cheering. The
cheering was intermixed with Ministerial Obs.
Michael Davitt. member for South Mayo. read
an extract from Mr. Chamberlains speech, In
which the latter deprecated the value OF the
Russian promises. and asked the Colonial Sec
rotary II he thought such language and senti-
ments were consistent with the friendly rela-
lions between the two countries. but the speaker
refused to allow the question to be put
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-17
VOLUNTEERS GO TO LAKELAND.
NEW CAMP THIRTY MILES FROM TAMPA.
WITH ABUNDANT WATER

WITH ABUNDANT WATER
Tampa. Fla. May 16 (SpeciaD.-The list Regi-
ment New-York volunteers and the I'd Massa-
chusetts to arrive In Lakeland late tonight,
and will go into camp there. The limited water
supply prevents any further gathering OF troops
In or about Port Tampa.
Lakeland Is advantageously situated, and has
excellent water in abundance.
The LIST and 18th Cavalry. which, urder COM
mand Of General B. NJ. Young form the second
brigade Of cavalry. already there. the
volunteers will be brought into contact with the
regular soldiers. The two regiments Of volun-
teers have food enough to last until their
rival. and supplies for them and forage for their
horses were sent from here to-day.
Lakeland Is about thirty miles from Tampa.
and is situated among hills. 247 feet above the
sea level. There are number Of lakes n.~rby.
and three lines Of railroads pass through It. 50
that troops can be moved to the transports at
Port Tampa about expeditously as from the
big infantry camp at Tampa Heights. There
the baggage and equipments can be loaded d.
rectly on trains. while such articles here must
be transported by wagon to the railroads; the
difference IN distance is thus about equalized
by the nearness to the track at Lakeland.
The transport Orizaba. Of the Ward Line.
which arrived at Port Tampa few days ago.
started for ew-Orleans to-day, whence she
will carry troops TO Cuba. Additional food sup
plies were loaded on the remaining transports
to-day.
Company c. OF the Engineer Battalion. Cap
tain Fitch arrived last night, and is now in
camp with Company f. Company has been
stationed at Wets Point. n. Y.
Governor Bl0Xham and staff are here to-day.
They are engaged in solving problem invov-
Ing a superabundance Of riches. Florida was
called on TO supply one regiment but there are
1000 men In camp here, and 1t will be necessary
10 weed out nearly six hundred men. colonel
Is also to be chosen.
GENERAL LEE ORDERED TO TAMPA.
Richmond Va. May 10 Especially General
Fitzhugh Lee received orders from the War De-
partment late 20 night to proceed to Tampa with
delay. and assume command Of the Seventh
Army Corps. He will probably start in forty
eight hours. Among the members OF his staff
win be his son. Titzhugh Lee. jr.. and General
Grants grandson, Agernon Grant sartoriA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-17
A PASSING SHOT AT THE ENEMY.

Key West. Fla. May 1G.-The Government tug
Osceola reported this morning that while cruis-
Ing along the Cuban coast with the torpedo
boat Ericsson Friday afternoon she saw
large body Of Spanish soldiers patroing the
shore about eight miles west OF Havana. Both
boats sent In a fusiade OF shots, which scat
tered the troops. but ii Is not known n any Of
the soldiers killed The Spaniards did not
rel ~ ire
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-17
LEUTENANr cAssArr JOINS ROOSEVELT.

LIEUTENANT CASsATT JOINS ROOSEVELT.
West Point y. y, May IS (Special. -Lieutenant
Edward %. Cassa.t left here to-day to Join Colonel
Koosevelts rough riders. Lieutenant Cassatt has
been instructor at the Military Academy for the last
two years lie had previously seen service on the
frontier. He IL the only OF a. J. Cassdtt. the
well-known millionaire and Pennsylvania Railroad
official. OF Philadelphia Lieutenant Cassatt has
been promoted 10 captain. Lieutenants Bethel.
Beacon and smedberg Will leave here In few
days TO Join volunteer regiments In other States
They have been promoted to Lieutenant siciss
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-17

Liverpool. May 16--The telegraph office at
the Island Of Grand Canary, near the centre
OF the Canary Islands. the chief city OF which
Is Las Palmas. has been seized by the Spanish
authorities. All kilograms except the barest
commercial messages have been stopped.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-17
ZIG NAVAL DEFICIENCY ESTIMATE.

HALF or THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
Washington. Mar 1.-The Secretary OF the
Navy sent 20 the House today an estimate for
an appropriation Of S}3WO0OD In round num-
bers 10 cover the war expenditures of the Navy
for the first six months Of the next fiscal year.
This 10 supplemental = the estimates heretofore
receive ana Ia expected 10 cover half the cX
penditurrs the war Will Impose on the naval
service next year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-17
FRENCH CRUISER COMING.

Brest. May 16.-The third-class French cruis-
er D'Estaing OF 2435 tons displacement, and
carrying fifteen 5.5-inch guns. he's sailed for
the West Indies Her estimated speed Is over
fifteen knots, and she carries crew or 264
men.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-17
LIEUT.. COZ. ROOSEVELT IN CAMP.
HE JOINS HIS REGIMENT AT SAN AN
TONIC

TONIC.
San Antonio Tex. May 16.-Theodorc Roose
welt. lieutenant colonel Of the regiment Of
rough riders organized by him. arrived In the
city yesterday. and Immediately went into
camp. He was busy all day receiving callers
All the troops are now In camp except 200
from Indian Territory. who are looked for
at any moment. The men are uniformed and
equipped. Colonel Roosevelt is encouraged
over the fine showing made by the regiment.
and thinks It will move In a few days.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-17
AMATEUR BALL NOTES.

The Tavlr Roscbuds accept the
challenge of the Sliders for Decoration
Day afternoon at 80 o'clock on the Slid
crs' grounds. If satisfactory answer
through The Tribune. r. A. Evans man
ager
The Old Forge Dashers challenge the
Dunmore Nonpareils to a game on the
the Old Forge grounds for Sunday after
noon, May %. If satisfactory answer in
The Tribune. J. X. Holland, manager
The Italian club, of Old Forge, which
has adopted the name of the Humberts
base ball team, accent the challenge Cf
the Italian club OF CarbondalC. for a
game on the Old Forge grounds for Sun
day, May %. Answer through The Trib-
une. Antonia Barcitti manager.
The Sliders, of Olyphant, challenge The
Young Hickories. of Jermyn, or the May
field team to a game May 50 on either
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delivered and the cooking is now being
done with their aid
EX-County Auditor John Morris was
among Yesterdays visitors.
There is much qualification through
out all the regiments over -Brigadier
General SChalls rejection by Surgeon
Major Hall being overruled by Sur
geon-in-Chief Stenberg, 1t is also
gratifying to know that Governor
Hastings told the same Major Hall
thing or two before he left. Major
Hall left here with the dislike of every
man in the volunteer army of Penn
sylvanla
A letter was received this morning
by Colonel Coursen from Hon. M. r.
Mcdonald notifying him that Private
Richard McAndrew, a Dunmore boy,
who was recruited i'm Company D. Is
under age, and that his mother de-
mands that he shall be discharged aud
sent home She sends with TIE letter
a certified copy OF his baptismal record
showing him to be only seventeen years
of age. 1t is supposed he passed mus
ter by making himself out to be
twenty-one. Mrs McAndrew says he
Is her only child and the only support
she has. Colonel Coursen has the mat
ter under consideration. If the demand
Is insisted upon McAndrew will be
sent home, as the law provides that an
enlistment is not valid when attended
by fraud
Attorney George S. Horn and daugh-
ter are guests at the Seibert cottage in
Chautauqua park.
VIII S. Langstaff, jr,, George Wahl
Joseph Amsley and Edward Boxer We're
among yesterdays visitors.
Captain Smith, of Company e, was
yesterday officer of the day and Lieu
tenant Huff, of Company, Ii. comn;an-
der of the guard. TO lay Cautain Der
man Of Company A, is officer of the
day and Lieutenant Decker. "f COM
pany f. commander of the guard. Pri-
vate Ezra Ripple, .!r., is orderly.
Lieutenant Colonel G. C. Mattcs was
again honored today With the appoint
ment of division commander Of the
day.
Private Walter finn, % Company II,
was orderly Sunldy for the second
time since his enlistment, We Wrlnesday.
| This is record to De proud Of; es~
pecially since he is only Il raw re-
| cruit.
Dr. Morgan J. Williams dropped in
on his way home from Washington to
visit his son Howard, of Company F.
Sergeant Charles f. Read, of Com
| pany G., formerly color sergeant, is
| to have the old position permanently,
| despite the fact the regular army rules
make no provision for such posi-
| ton. Sergeant Read was appointed a
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mated and will only complain of the
excessively hot days. Even beneath
the clothing the heat will raise what
are called sun blisters and these are
annoyingly painful, but in nowise dan
gerous. After the skin peels off and a
new equatorial hide is substituted this
complaint is no more to be heard from.
The rainy season is not what many
suppose it to be, Mr. Wormser says.
There is no continuous raining or even
storms of long duration. 1t is rather
an almost daily succession of inter-
mittent showers extending through a
period of about five months, cO-eXist-
ent with our summer. Everything may
he bright and sunshiny and not a
breeze blowing, when suddenly in the
direction of the east the horizon will
darken and in about five minutes a
shower will be at hand. Rain will fall
in more or less volume for about ten
minutes and then, as suddenly as it
came, the shower will pass away, to
be succeeded, possibly, a couple Of
hours later IN another of the same
character. When the approach of a
shower is first noticed, there is always
n scene of bustling where there are
any outdoor operations in progress and
particularly in the market places,
where perishable goods are exposed,
The marketmen keep their displays so
arranged that they can expedtiously
move them in and out of the wet"
At the wharves the man in charge,
upon seeing the sign of the oncoming
storm in the horizon, gives a signal TO
cease work and all hands leave their
places to shut down the hatches cover
over with canvas the exposed goods
and then retreat TO a place of shelter.
After the first couple OF weeks, Mr..
WOrmser contends, the average Penn
sylvania soldier ought 10 be able to
live quite comfortably in Cuba, even
in its most disagreeable season, and
with proper observance of the pre-
scribed regulations against disease,
ought TO also live in almost absolute
security.
Corporal Robert f. Williams, of
Company f, was invited to join the
governors troop, i'm which are a large
number of his personal friends, but he
chose to remain with his neighbors
and under Captain Fellows, although
membership in the governors troop is
most eagerly sought after.
The following is the train rations al
lowed each regiment for a days travel:
Corned beef 453 pounds; soft bread,
675 pounds, or hard bread, COS pounds
baked beans, 2O6 pounds Gn cans), or
tomatoes, 604 pounds; coffee, As pounds;
sugar, 81 pounds.
Mrs. John c. Harrington, wife Of
Lieutenant Harrington, of Company q,
and Miss Anna Harrington, his sister
spent Sunday in camp.
Burgess Andrew b. Smith of Mont
rose, was the guest of Captain James
McCauslsnd, of Company q, yester-
day.
The "buzzacott" stoves have been
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-17
DESERVING THE CAMP.
Regiments of Volunteers Are Leav-
ing Mt. GTetna Rapidly.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Mount Gretna, Pa, May 16.-It now
looks as though by the end of this week
the camp will be deserted. Even now
since the departure of the Fourth, Six
teenth, Third and First regiments, the
governor and brigadier generals, with
their staffs, and with the absence Of
the several brigade bands and with
very little drilling, the effect has been
TO make the place somewhat dull.
The First regiment, of Philadelphia
left this evening for Chickamauga,
taking the same route as the three
regiments which preceded them II
left in three sections, the first two con-
tanning the officers and privates and
the last the baggage of the regiment.
The Fifth and Ninth regiments will
leave tomorrow and the Tenth and
Second regiments on Wednesday. The
Second, which was divided into two
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-17
GOSSIP OF THE CAMP.
stnm Corresnontlent. .

From a STAFF Correspondent.
Camp Daniel II. Hastings. Mt. Gret-
ma, May 16.--Alfred G.. Wormser clerk
Of Company G. will go to Cuba with
out fear of contracting yellow fever,
and those who have heard his descrip-
tion of the place and his statements
regarding the rainy season and its al
legged attendant ills have had allayed
to no small degree any fears they
might have entertained in this regard.
Mr.. Wormser lived in the West Indies
for two years, and a large portion OF
this time was spent in Cuba, princi-
pally at Baracoa, Santiago de Cuba,
the southeastern extremity of the
island. During all this time he says
he was sick for only an hour and a
half
The statement that yellow fever Is
prevalent there during the rainy sea-
son he does not. of course. attempt to
belittle, but he contends that a healthy
man who is willing to observe the rules
of hygiene need have but little fear
of contracting it. Leave rum entirely
alone, be careful about diet, avoid ex-
posure to dampness, keep the pores pf
the body open and get the naturally
needed sleep, if possible, and there is
no more cause to dread catching yell
low fever than there is of contracting
any ordinary contagion in any other
country. Mr. Wormser does not agree
with the United States surgeons who
prescribe an ounce of whiskey every
morning before breakfast as a pre-
ventative of yellow fever. They may
be right, he says, but his experience
and the practice of cultured Cubans is
to the contrary.
The northern soldiers will find the
heat almost uncomfortable at first, but
after a time they will become accli-