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The age-herald., 1899-04-09
Only Fit for Stews

Col. E. B. Pearson. of the Tenth in- fantry.-The canned beef was not palatable when eaten when taken from the can, but was acceptable as stews.
 Captain J. H. Schellaberger, of the Tenth infantry.-The beef was nauseating.
 Col. l. De Russey, of the Eleventh nfan- try.-After continued use the canned beef became so nauseating that the men could not eat it.
 Col. Smith. of the Thirteenth infantry It was not fit ration.
 Major Kirkman, of the Thirteenth infa1- try.-The men became so dispeased with the canned beef that they would not eat it.
 captain Mygant, of the Twenty fourth in- fantry.-The beef was without nutriment
 Captain Auger of the Twenty-fourth in- fantry-The beef made many of the men sick.
 Major Van Horne, of the Twenty hiantry-The canned beef was nothing more than the refuse of beef after soup had been made of it.
The age-herald., 1899-04-09
After Alonzo's Scalp

Lima Peru, via Galveston, April S.-Ad- vices from Bolivia says that pr. Pena, first vice-president of the republic, backed by the members of the cabinet and by the public of Sucre Is endeavoring to induce President AlonZo to resign in favor of a liberal administration The supporters of the movement according to these advices; have also warned the president that no more funds will be supplied to him and that no confidence is felt in his direction of the campaign against the federal.sts or in- surgents.
The age-herald., 1899-04-09
Secured Control of Street Railway

Nashville, Tenn, April S.-Frank S. Ham bleton and others of Baltimore, associated with local capitalists, have secured control Of the Nashville Street Railway company and of the Cumberland Electric Light and Power company. It is their intention to consolidate the two therepy consummating one of the biggest deals manipulated here for years The consideration has not been made public, but $500.0O0 will be expended at once in bettering the plants. E. c. Lewis, of this city, Is president.
The age-herald., 1899-04-09
Confessed to Incendiarism

St. Johns, N. F., April S.-Graham Tyler, a settler living on the west coast of New Foundland has confessed that he set fire to the French lobster factory on St. Johns Island, intending to provoke crisis in the treaty shore question. He has been ar rested on a charge of arson. When under examination Tyler declared that it was time the Frenchmen were cleared off the coast The affair has created a great sem sat.on here and serious trouble is expected with France as result of the act of in- cendiarism,
The age-herald., 1899-04-09
Rays Immunes Arrive

Savannah, Ga, April S.-The transport Sedgwick arrived at Savannah tonight at g o'clock from quarantine with the Third United States Volunteer infantry (Ray's immunes). The troops were unloaded and went aboard a Plant system train for Ma con. Three sections were run and the First battalion and headquarters left by the first which got away at 1 o'clock. Colonel Pat rick H. Ray said the health of the com mand is excellent.
The age-herald., 1899-04-09
secretary Alger at San Juan

San Juan, Porto Rico, April S.-The sec retary of war, R. A. Alger, arrived here at noon today. Enthusiastic demonstra- tions marked the arrival of the secretary in San Juon. A review of the troops was held this afternoon, and tonight dinner was given in honor of Secretary Alger at General Henry's residence followed by a reception.
The age-herald., 1899-04-09
Fipht win Take Place

Philadelphia, April s.-In an interview to- night with a reporter for the Associated Press Martin Julian, manager of Bob F'itz- simmons denied the story from Los An geles Cal, that the Fitzsimmons-Jenries fight had been declared off He stated em- phatically that the fight would take place before the Coney Island Athletic club on the date set.
The age-herald., 1899-04-09
Walcott Defeats Judge

Toronto, April S.-At the Empire Athletic club tonight Joe Waeott and Jim Judge were to go twenty rounds, but the bout came to an end in the eleventh, when Vol colt finished his man with a terrible right on the point of the jaw. The men fought hard all the way through and in the open ing rounds Judge seemed to be meeting Walcott's rushes we'll From the fifth on it was Joe's fight and several times Judge took the limit when hoored.
The age-herald., 1899-04-09
Demare Lodge MeetIng

Demare Lodge 3945, Knights of Honor. will meet Monday night, April 19 at their hall in Third avenue. Four or five candi- dates will be taken through the initiatory ceremonies and taught the mysteries of the fraternity. The grand dictator of Ala bama, as well as numerous grand lodge members, will be present and royal time is expected.
The age-herald., 1899-04-09
Suspicious Movements

London, April 9-The Daily Telegraph's s Vienna correspondent says:
 Most unfavorable news has been re- ceved In official circles from Macedonia The insurrectonary feeling is strong, and suspicious movements are being made all along the Bulgarian and Monetenegrian frontiers"
The age-herald., 1899-04-09
Carlist Agitations

Madrid, April S-The war estimates for the coming year show an increase of 15,- 100000 pesetas. The government has re- ceived news of Carlist agitations not only in the north but in Andalusia, the largest of the ancient divisions of the south of spain but it is officially declared that there is no prospect of an uprising.
The age-herald., 1899-04-09

volunteers, to disfonorable discharge, with forfeiture of all pay and Imprisonment for life. The prisoner was found guilty of mur- der at a court-martial held at Camp Co- lumbia Havana, and sentenced to death. He will be confined in the Leavenworth military prison
The age-herald., 1899-04-09
Wheeler Will Deliver Grafton

New Orleans. April S.-Adjutant General Moorrnan states that General Joseph Wheeler will deliver the oTation at the meeting of the United Confederate Veter- ans at Charleston. s. C.. at their reunion on the 10th of May.
The age-herald., 1899-04-09
summer Hotel Turned

Jacksonville, Fla, April S.-A fire at Sea Breeze this afternoon destroyed the Sea- side inn and six cottages. The guests of the hotel barely escaped with their lives. Loss. $25, ,OOO; no insurance.
The age-herald., 1899-04-09
SOUND ADVICE
 ID THE NEGRO Booker Washington Answers Some
 Pertinent Queries, FRIENDSHIP OF TIE WHITES Should be Constantly Sought by
 the Black Man. STRAIGHT DEMOCRATIC TICKET Should Be vo,s hd Bitterness Over
 SAs cs Ended. CITES SS A AS AN EXAMPLE S.S
 S The N> V o and White Man Acted To- gether to Secure the Freedom of the Island Gov. Johnston and
 Wm. Youngblood

Tuskcgee, Ala, April S-Prof. Booker T. Washington. answering the request of prominent colored man in North Carolina as to what should be done to allay the present conflict between the races, clear ly advised him to make alliance with the triumphant democracy. Says the letter:
 'I have been asking myself lately some rather serious questions and 1 want to put one or two of them to you. Is there any reason why the negroes in the south should continue to oppose the southern white man in politics? Is not this the source of nearly all our troubles?
 "Unconscously we seem to have gotten the idea into our blood and bones that we are only acting in a manly way when we oppose southern white men with our votes.
 Youngbloood's Followers
 "I believe that Governor Johnston of Ala bama is just as good a friend to the black man as Hon. William Youngbiood, of-Ala- bama Hon. William Youngblood has about 400 white followers; Hon. Joseph F. John- ston has about 5OO,OOO white followers in Alabama. Why should we longer follow MT. Youngblood with his 400 white fol- lowers rather than Governor Joseph F. JoHHSton Wlth ms oUU,UUO 1ol1oWerS, when no principle is at stake?
 Why is it that the negro in Cuba has surpassed us in settling his race problem? Is it not because the negro in Cuba has made the white mans interest his own?
 For example, suppose during the agita- Uon of the freedom of Cuba the negro had continued to espouse the cause of Spain instead of the cause of the whites in Cuba, would not the white Cubans have grown furious against the black man in Cuba?
 Only Way Succeed
 Tn some way, by some method, We must bring the race to the point where it will cease to feel that the only way for it to succeed is to oppose everything suggested or put forth by the southern white man. This, consider, one of our real problems. confess that personally I have not brought myself wholly to the point that l should like to see the Swhole race go to, but I merely ask these questions to put you to thinking along these lines if you have not already begun to do so.
 "I believe that there are thousands of are 50 per cent better friends to the negro than Governor Russell, who has no power to protect, or, if he has the power, does not exercise it, rather than these other white men who can protect us if We cease to continually and forever oppose them."
The age-herald., 1899-04-09
puc,-Iey,s Sentence Commuted

Washington. April s.-The president has commuted the sentence of Private Joseph F. Buckley, Company D, Second Louisiana
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ssue to troops in Cuba during the hot

season.
 '"The meat becomes soft and filthy, and unless the stomachs of the men are in the healthiest condition they cannot stand or retain the meat. If a can Is once open ed 1t must be used at once or 1t will become moldy. Enlisted men prefer other meats"
 Among many other opinions were the following:
The age-herald., 1899-04-09

DOUBLE-WEAR Collars. same on both
 sides; two for 25c. L. Rogan & Co.
The age-herald., 1899-04-09

Load your adv. with facts then fire them through the columns of the ARe-Herald for telling results
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-28
FOR VOLUNTEER SAILORS.
How To Make Proper Application For
ExtralPsy.

For the Information of those volunteer
sailors who are making application for
the extra months pay recently voted
them by Congress the following instruc-
lions are given:
The first step to take is to write to the
auditor of the navy department., Washing.
ton, D. c., aud request that the necessary
blanks for proper applications for the ex-
ira months pay be sent.
When these blanks arrive they should be
taken to the office of the deputy clerk of
courts in the oity building who will I'LL
them out in due form. The
address, of the applicant should
be inserted in this blank. Two witnesses
should accompany applicant to the clerk
of courts Office in order to witness the
signatures. The blank having been
sworn to in the proper manner should
then be attached to the discharge from
the navy and sent to the auditor OF the
navy department ut Washington. In the
course of few weeks check for the
amount accompanied by receipt will be
received
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-28
THREE BODIES FOUND.
The Total Dead From Windsor House
Fire is Now 32.

q New York, March 2s.-The fragments
of three bodies found in the Windsor hotel
ruins today and taken to the morgue
have been numbered bodies No. 10, 20,
e." 1t Is impossible to give description
of the bodies each box containing merely
q mixture of oharred bones, blaekened
and shrivclled flesh and dirt. The total
of dead now Is 80. the identified dead
mum bsripg eleven and the unknown dead
81.
Thu list of missing still numb ers about
forty, but most of the injured have re-
covered and have been discharged from
the hospitals.
The third body found today was I'M
covered late this afternoon near the 46th
street side. The fragments consisted of
portions of the large bones. part of the
spinal column and ribs attached and
some discolored flesh. Near this spot
were found several pieces of calico and
some cheap green plush and II ts believed
that the remains are those of woman
and probably domestic employed ut the
hotel.
Among the things found were some
pieces of metal with the initials "A. and
N. de c." and bunch of keys attached
TO a chain.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-28
BUILDING ENGINES FOR ENGLAND.
Twenty Locomotives Ordered From q
Philadelphia Company.

London, March 27.-The order for
twenty locomotives given by the Great
Northern Railroad company to the Bald
win company Of Philadelphia Is causing
much comment in engineering and official
circle here. The contract stipulates the
delivery of the locomotives in four
months, and 1t seems that the British
manufacturers needed eighteen months to
do tho work. Mr.. h. j. Watts, chief
locomotive superintendent OF the Great
Northern railway who is now in the
United States with other English rail
road men studying the American auto
matio coupling system, writes that he IL
surprised at the great capacity OF the
American locomotive works. 1t IL under
stood that further orders from the Indian
and Australian governments have been
given to the Baldwin company. The same
capacity for speedy delivery secured ioi
Americans the contract to build the At
bara bridge In the 6oudan, to the Intense
disappointment Of British firms. none OF
whom, however, were able to guarantees
the delivery Of the necessary isonworl
within the prescribed time. In CONTRAST
with the promptitude of the Americans,
IL may be mentioned that the SoudaI
railroad had to wait four months for .
small bridge Weighing thirty -ons tons Il
Vail perhaps be found that all the hrs
batch Of locomotives for the Soudan will
be Of American CONSTRUCT on.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-28
SHE is VERY CLEVER.
A Cool Young Miss who Was Arrested
for Robbfng Clothes Lines Last
Night.

As Mr.. Jesse S. Felt who lives at IL
DYER street entered the yard of his house
about eight O'Clock last evening he WINS
startled to see woman standing among
the clothes lines which were stretched
across the yard She heard him as he
came into the yard and at once started
for the gate.
"What do you want" asked Mr.. Felt
when he was near enough to the woman
to see her face.
docs Mrs. Coleman live here?"
"No she does not" said MIR. Felt, land
/ don't know of any one by that name In
this neigh
The woman has passed him by this
time and reaching the sidewalk FASTENED
away. MIR. Felt thought she acted very
strangely and on going toward the house
STUN bied over large bag lying on the
snow and SAW that some Of the clothes
had bssn taken from the line and piled
up in several little heaps upon the
ground. The best garments of the lot had
been carefully selected while in the bag
was found a lot of napkins and handker.
chiefs which did not belong to Mrs. Felt
and as far as could be learned last night
did not come from any line in the neigh
horhood.
Mr.. Felt reported this matter TO the
police station and Officer Ed Smith was
detached to look into it. He finally found
a woman named Mrs Coleman who told
him that the woman described had been
at her house that night on an errand and
who also told where this woman lived.
The police officer went to 25 Anderson
street and there found young girl
named Cora B. Slater who give her age
as sixteen but who seems much younger
than this. She denied all knowledge OF
the clothes stealing affair and was finally
taken by Officer Smith to Dyer street
where 1t was found that her shoes fitted
the tracks made in the snow about the
clothes line to a nicely. The girl still
persisted In her innocence but was locked
up.
She said at the police station that she
lived in Connecticut and had been placed
in O work house by the authorities when
her parents died. She had been taken
from this house by a woman and brought
to Portland. She impressed the police
officers by her quick ness of wit and the
pert manner In which she answered their
inquiries. The case will probably be
more thoroughly sifted today.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-28
SOLD A HORSE TO A BOY.

Matthew McNulty a peddlar sold a
horse to u boy named Malone few days
ago for SIS. The boy Is only eleven years
old and his parents objected to his buy
ing the horse and tried to get MoNulty TO
return the money paid for the animal and
take the horse back. This Mr.. MON ulty
refused to do and last night he was
brought into the police station on COM
plant lodged by the boys parents. The
case will ndoubtsdly he settled salts
factorily to all concerned today.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-28
WORD FROM DEWEY.

Washington, March 27-Admiral Dewey
alton and positions Of the American YES
sels of his hest. The despatch follows:
Manila. March "a.
The Olympia and the Oregon. the Mon
adnook and Monterey. Callao, Manila
and the Helena occupying strategic po-
sition at Manila bay. The Boston And
-hayasston, the Concord ana Petrsl oruis-
timoee and the Yorktown oruisineD Oh
Luson, Have sent Bennington to Hang
Kons 20 dock. The Pginceton 10 at Sinaa-
pose repairing. propsller IL broken The
NanehaS has gone to Guam. Iris win
sRil ehortly for Iloilo with coal. ..W,ll
dispatch Solsoe as early ~ possible.
Dewey.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-28
MANY LIVES ENDANGERED.
An Armour Building in Chicago De.
stroyed by Fire.
400 EMPLOYEES ESCAPE THROUGH
BLINDING SMOKE.

Ous IVES Fatally injured and Ten
Others Were More OF Less Hurt--The
Property Loss Was Nearly Half a
nxllion--six Missing.
Chicaeo, March s7.-Fire destroyed the
Armour curled hair and felt works here
tonight, causing . property loss OF near
IL $500, o0O, injured II employees, one fatal
". and endangered the lives of 400 others
who rushed to escape though binding
smoke. The injured:
jeremiah Steele, jumped from third
story window; legs and arms broken.
will die.
Joseph Kuda, sadly burned about the
Nsgs and body.
John Rhodes, jumped from second story
window; leg broken.
George Mosher fell down elevator shaft;
shoulder broken. .,aI
August Schom berg. ankle sprained and
scalp wound.
Mamie Ryan. face and arms burned.
Georrie Schwartz, hands, face and arms
burned.
Margaret Dslehanty, both arms cut
and head bruised.
Nellie McNabe, hands and face burned.
Paul Roscmier, both hands burned,
left side of head scorched.
Harry Lee. fell from second story win
dow; scalp wound.
Employes on the floor on which the fire
started said that nail which caught in
a "piokerp causing friction. tgnfted the
in0amu1able material with which the ma.
chimes were fod.
Flames spread to the bales of curled
hair and in three minutes the entire floor
WNs dense with binding smoke. Men
and women left their posts in frantic
rushss to the exits Many ran to win
SoWs and descended by the fire escapes,
but most of them CROPPED through the
smoke to the first floor and out the corner
entrance.
jeremiah Steele was banding over his
oardine machine when the blaze broke
ait. Stifled by the smoke he staggered
to q window, swung over the sill by his
finger tips Meanwhile ttremeu stretched
a net and shouted to Stele to drop. be
did so, but crashed to the stone sidewalk.
The Armour felt works burned out
nearly a year ago. The old building was
replaced by substantial fve-story
STRUCTURE which was completed only last
August and was equipped with special
reference to fire protection in the way oil
construction and exterior fire escapes.
This loss is total The insurance is $500,
900.
SIX PERSONS MISSING.
Late tonight it was found that six per
sons who we're in the building when the
fire broke out were missing and 1t Il
probable that the majority of them per
ished. The missing are: James Flanni
can William ellison. Ella Hennilwright
Thomas Mitchell, Dennis Sheehan, John
White.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-28
REST and ENLARGED VIEW
Two Things Alger Is After in
Havana.
HE ALSO EXPECTS TO GAIN SOME
VIVID IMPRESSIONS.

The Social Features nave 50 Fnr Deem
Most Prominent--Peeple want 10
Know whether American Occups-
ton IL To he Long or short But the
Secretary Is . sphynx.
Havana, March s7.-Secretary Alger
says that his rather hurried visit to
Cuba need not be considered as having
special import. He Wishes to got Into
personal touch with the current business
Of the islands government and to talk
with the generals who control the vari'
Gus military departments. In this WHY
he expects to gain more vivid impressions
than would be possible from any Official
correspondence. Moreover he will he able
TO get some rest and SO enlarge his no.
tions of West Indian geography. Thus
far his experience hns been busy. instruo-
tive, and entertaining. He received CALL
ers ON board the Ingalls, before O'Clock
this morning and at he met tine depart.
ment commanders in Governor General
Brooke's drawing room at ri Vedado.
The conference lasting three hours fol-
lowed, and after lunch the Secretary drove
with Gen. Brooke to Camp Quemados,
where he reviewed the 9TH army corps
This evening he was present at recep-
ton given in his honor a, the residence OF
the governor general.
As the morning conference Some Of the
subjects discussed were the diminishing
destttution, the slow revival OF agricul'
tural life, the peace that prevails In Oil
the provinces, the excellent health Of the
United States forces and tho UNNECESSARY
ness Of large body Of troops to maintain
existing order. Two OF the departmen.
commanders said 1t would materially aid
their labors II they knew President Nc
Kinisy's exact policy with respect to
Cuba-whetner the American occupation
was to lie long or short Both described
themselves as working little In the
dark with respect to the ultimate purpose
of the United States government. This
uncertainty as to the length OF the occu-
nation, they declared, tended to promote
restlessness among the Cubans.
These observations which were devel :
oped in conversational way, did not
elliott from the Secretary of War any ex-
preston of opinion as to Washington .
policy other than that the work ahead
was to restore civil control and to modify
the Spanish system wherever the COVER
nor found 1t defective.
Gen. Brooke sent out for drafts Of two
importaut DEGREES which will be promul-
gated in the course of the next few days.
These were briefly explained to Gen.
Alger. One tears up the Spanish tax.
alton system. Under lite provisions all
municipal assessments are to In applied
to local administration.
The other decree about to be issued.
grants one year from April !, 1879 to deb
tors whose indie btedness existed In Jan
uary I, 1899, as period OF grace during
which NOR tagages cannot be foreolosed or
property sold for either principal or In
terest.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-28
DOLPHIN WILL MEET SHERMAN.

Norfolk, Va, March 27.-The despatch
boat Dolphin, now off Old Point Com
fort with Mrs. and Miss Long, the
wife and daughter Of the Secretary Of
the Navy aboard, will probably return
from her mission to the North Carolina
coast where she goes TO destroy dere-
i;cts in time to meet the cruiser Chicago
and take Mr., Sherman to Washington.
The Chicago will probably arrive here
tomorrow evening.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-28
LOOKING OUT FOR THEIR FATHEF

Bath, March 27.-Ths canvass In this
district Of candidates for nominatiop a.
congressman to sueceed the late Hon.
Nelson Dinghy, received added interest
{oday whom soma of General 7. w: hyde.
ssnt TO Hon. Charles e. Littlefeld Of
Rookiand, letter setting fossh General
Hyde's candidacy. The lattsr ia travel
ling in the South, but having consented to
BE- ( candidate his sons are watchful OF
his interests.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-28
CAPTAIN FISHER RESIGNS.

Ithioa, N. Y, March 27.-Captain S. L..
Fisher of the Cornell Varsity crew today
resigned from his position and decided to
discontinue his connection with the Cor
nell crew. He assigned as reason dis
agreement which he had with Coach
Courtney while the crew was training
last saturday.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-28
STEAMER CAUGHT IN ICE.

Montreal. March ga special from
Amherst island, Gulf Of st. Lawrence,
says:
Fishermen who have arrived here state
that the steamship Gaspesia, caught In
she Is getting short Of food and fuel
Note-Wsdnesday last o message from
Can't. McKinnon of the Gaapesia, written
ON March 8, was made public. In this
be declared no had 800 IONS Of coal and
proviMons for 50 days.