Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-06-09
LIEUT., GEN. MILES
Receives His Commission and
Issues First Order.
Ex-Drector Of Cuban Posts Rathbone
in Still More Trouble.
1889 Cuban School Teachers to Take Har-
wards Free Summer Course.

Win the PROVISIONS OF tue Alliitdi y
Academy appropriation bill, the Presi-
dent, today. issued commissions q
Lieut.. Gen. Nelson A. Miles. command
inf the army, and Major Gen. II. C.
Corbin. adjutant general OF the army
Lieut.. Gen. Miles issued MS hfSt OF
der, today, in his new rank. IL rs d
recital of an order from Sec. fsoot IN
forming the army of the creation Oh
the rank of lieutenant general Win an
announcement Of the personal stdil %
Gen Miles as follows: Captain ffd"-
els Michler, 18th Cavalry. military see
retary: captain Hobart Is. Bailey "th
infantry. aide de camp; and lst Lieut.
II. Whitney, 4th Artillery. alGt "e
camp. These officers composed Gen.
Miles staff as senior major general
commanding. but they now have the
rank OF lieutenant coloneis.
Washington. June S.-Adjutant Gen
eral Corbin. today. completed prelimi-
nary arrangements for the execution
of that section Of the Military Acad-
envy appropriation bill which provides
for the appointment of 100 additional
cadets. A circular letter was address
ed TO each member of the United States
him To nominate a legally qualified
candidate for appointment as cadet To
the Military Academy from his state
at large and an alternate. These ap-
nointees are to report at West Point
for examination. July % All success
full candidates will go into summer
camp after that date.
Havana June S-The trouble OF
Estes G.. RathbOne. formerly director
of posts. seem to be increasing. Ihe
auditors department has thrown out
s15 600 worth Of vouchers, including
$4,000 worth Of bills, which have been
maid twice, most of them at MuncIe.
lid The Fidelity co. has been notified
that II will be held responsible on MI
Rathbone's bond. Mr.. Miller, the man
aqer OF the company. and Mr.. Rathbole
have held prolonged interviews. during
the last few days. but no decision mas
been arrived at regarding this ne"
aspect Of the situation.
The authorities contend that the Ri
daIitv co. Is responsible. Mr.. Rath-
homes friends insist that c. W. f.
Neelv deceived Mr.. Rathbone, who
signed at Neely's request without
knowing what he signed.
Corrvdon Rich has been placed under
a 10000 bond as n witness in the Nicely
case. A letter has been received mere
by friend Of Neely's saying that. IL
forced to return, he Will snow Una,
Rich is a liar and that the latter re-
ceived as much as he tNeely) dld.
Senior Baccarrisse. cuban agent ioI
n well-known grade of flour recently
had a matter in litigation. me cleTh
of the court called upon hlm ana Salu
that for four centenes. about $z"' ue-
cision win be rendered in his favor
He refused and decision was rehoere"
against him. He laid the matter before
Gen. Wood, who advised him 20 appear
and suggested that if ne We're ~
Droached again he should marx the
money and endeaVOr to nave ueiec-
tive present to oVerhear the neSolla-
tfons Yesterday. the secretary ol the
Judge Of the cathedral court called
upon Baccarrisse and told him that t"r
~ centenes tn" appeal decision MpulU
be given in his favor. An appointment
was made for another interNle" ana
when the secretary arrived accoinpth-
led by the undcr-seCretary, a detective
WAS in hiding and heard the entire
discussion and arrested the secretary
when he was leaving the building with
the money. taking him to the NiNac. the
Tombs of Havana. where he obtained
bail. A lawyer who was consulted hE
Raccarrissc. advised him not I" have
the man arrested. as such a step W"uId
he unpatriotic, especially as the Amer
leans would be able TO say that the
Cubans were worse than themselves
This last suggestion was timely
enough, for the Americans ever since
the occupation have had good reason
TO consider the courts Of Cuba the most
corrupt courts that exist in any evil
ized country.
The custom house fraud cases have
been set down for trial. June %. but It
L. generally felt that conviction IS I'M
possible as every judge and lawyer
concerned. has relations or friends
among the accused.
Gov. Gen. Wood has returned from
his trip 10 Caibaricn and Sagua. He
was much gratticd at the many signs
of progress and the excellent crop pros
poets.
The Argentina training ship Presl
dente Sarmentino arrived, today, an'
exchanged salutes with the port. Th'
municipality had reversed its declSl"i
10 ignore the arrival and had adopted {
resolution to extend the courteSics @
the city in some way TO the oiilcer'
and crew 1t is understood that th'
original decision was due to the i'm
preston that the Argentine republic
had not in any way assisted the tubal
revolution. When the contrary wa
discovered the municipality executed ;
change of front. The Havana tentr
of Veterans also agreed TO entertain
the visitors and all the Spanish club
sent deputations on board. today.
Washington. June S.-The quarter
master general has completed arrange
ments for the transportation IL III
United States of 1883 Cuban schoC
teachers. who have decided to take ad
vantage of the summer course of FIRE
tuition offered them by Harvard Uni
versity. Five big transports have bee
set apart for this purpose. the Burn
side. Mcpherson. Mcclellan, Crook an
Sedgwick. The Burnside sails froi
Tunas. June 22nd, Casilva on the 23r,
and Cienfuegos on the oath. bound fl
Boston. She will carry 1873 teacher
The Mcpherson sails from ManZanilla