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VOL. VIII.
THE DALLES. WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1898.
NUMBER 27.
SUPPLIES FOR
General Shaftner Will Lead the Expedition
to Supply the Insurgents With
; the Munitions of War. ,
Portland, April 30. A
ceived late last night, says :
The regular army force which will land in Cuba will be
mobilized at Tampa and start as soon a3 transportation is
at hand. -'
It can be said on the highest authority that its func
tion is to land supplies, ammunition and ordinance for the
insurgents and that it will be withdrawn as soon as that du
ty is performed.
The navy will convey transports to the landing point,
which will probably be Matanzas or Cardenas and will" pro
tect the troops until they are established in camp. -
As soon as the insurgents have received arms, ammu
nition and supplies the troops will return to the United
States in order to leave the navy free to deal with the Span
ish fleet.
None of the volunteers will go with the expedition which
is to be commanded by General Shaftner.
ANOTHER SPANISH '
PORT BOMBARDED
Monitor Terror and Gunboat Machias
Shell Cardenas, Silencing the Bat
tel ies and Killing Many Spanish
Soldiers.
New York, April 29. A dispatch
printed by 8 Wall-street news agency
Bays :
' The monitor Terror and the gunboat
Machias have bombarded Cardenas,
killing many Spaniards. After an
hour's firing the batteries of the enemy
were silenced.
An Evening Post special from Key
West confirms the report received from
the blockading fleet this morning,
to the effect that the bombardment of
Matanzas on Monday was followed op
yesterday by the bombardment of Car
denas. At that station were the moni
tor Terror and the ganboat Machias,
and a shot from the shore batteries prd
voked them to fire back.
For two hours, the reports say, Car
denas withstood the bombardment.
Then the ancient puns, which did no
damage to the ships, suddenly grew
silent.
PACIFIC COAST
PROTECTORS
Auxiliary Cruisers Will Be Fitted Out
as Soon as Possible.
Washington, April 29. Senator Per
kins does not propose to . take any
chances of having any American mer
chant veseels on the Pacific coast cap
tured by the Spanish privateers which
may be fitted ont in South American
republics. He will have a conference
to-morrow with the board -of strategy
of the navy' department in regard to the
purchase of auilliary cruisers to patrol
the coast from San " Pedro to the Poget
Sound. These vessels will be swift and
well-armed and able to take care of any
Spanish unarmed vessel that may be
sent to the Pacific coast. It is probable
-that two fast steamers, recently com
pleted for the Alaska Commercial Com
pany at the Union Iron Work, will be
purchased for, this purpose and fitted
with rapid firing guns, t ."
War Revenue Bill Passed.
. ' - -
Washington, April 29. The war rev-
enue bill passed the bouse late this
afternoon by a vote of 181 to 129.
. ' , ' . Cash tn Xour Cbeckfe
- All countv warrants registered prior
to Maroh 12, 1894, will bffpaid at my
office. Interest ceases after April 20,
1898. i C. L. Phillips,
County Treasurer. '.
C
BAN ARMY
Special from Washington re
THE DETECTIVES
. ARE AT WORK
Sympathizers Supposed to Have Been
the Case of the Explosion. '
: Santa Cruz, April 30. The work of
the secret service detectives strengthens
the theory that the explosion at the Cal
ifornia Powder Mills, near this city, was
due to Spanish sympathisers and not to
accident. "
The detectives found that ' three sus
picious Spaniards were eeen in Santa
Cruz on the day of the explosion, talk
ing excitedly. They bad blankets on
their backs and looked like traveling
farm hands. -
Later they appeared at the powder
mill and applied for work bnt were not
employed. Afterward they were seen
loitering about the gates of the works,
and after the debris of the explosion was
cleared away three rolls of blankets and
three dead bodies, were found "that conld
not be recognized. As no visitors were
about the werke at the time, the detec
tives think these . must have been the
bodies of the three Spaniards, who prob
ably threw some heavy article in the
uitro-glvcerlne or gun coston room and
this caused the explosion. Their own
deiths were due to their lack of knowl
edge of the desarnctive force of the ex
plosives. " ..
SPAINS FIRST
REiL MOVE MADE
The Spanish Fleet Sailed From the Cape
Verde Islands This Morning For a
.Destination Not Yet'Known. .
Washington April 29. The navy de
partment today received official advice
from St. Vincent, Cape de Verde
islands,' to the effect that the Spanish
squadron sailed from . there at 8 :30 a m
today, going in a westerly direction.
Its destination was unknown, even to the
officers of the warships, who sailed do
der sealed orders. ,
. The squadron conist3 of the crmssrs
Maria Teresa, Oquendo, ViEcaya Cristo
bal Colon and the torpedo-boat destroy
ers Pluton, Terror and Furor. ,
At the eame time the torpedo-boat
Acore, Ravo and Ariet and two trans
ports sailed in a northerly drection,
presumably for the Canaries. "
The naval authorities retard tins long
delayed movement as most Si'gificent,
being practically Spain's first move.
A later dispatch from St. Vincent says
there has been a collision among the war
ships of the Spanish fleet, and that eerue
of them have have returned to port.
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
' Care Plies, Scalds, Bams. '
OCR WAR POLICY
Havana May Be Ctnred WitHont De-
. . fctroyiDE Mora Castle All Small
Forts fill Be AMisfiet
MAY filiT .MORE TROOPS
Regiments of Men Who Have Passed
Through a Siege of Yellow Fever
Will Be Raised A Call for Such
Troops May Be Sent in.
VVshington, April 29.
General Miles believes Ha
vana can be captured without
destroying Morro Castle and
Cabanas. The guns in these
fortifications are . very expen
sive and. with their mounts
would be invaluable in estab
lishing defenses after Havana
capitulates. -
This is the reason that Ad
miral Sampson has avoided
an attack on he" forts near
Havana, and it is this policy
which is to be maintained, at
least until the army invasion
is ready.
The plan of enlisting the
number of regiments of. men
in the southern states who
have passed through the siege
of yellow fever, and are con
sequently immune, meets with
the warm approval of the mil
itary authorities. It is said
that there can be raised at
least ten such regiments in
Florida, Georgia, Mississippi,
Louisiana and Texas, and that
any extra call for such troops
may be sent within "a few
days. Meantime, it is under
stood,' Admiral Sampson has
been ordered to demolish all
small forts along the northern
coast of Cuba which might
impede the plan for. the land
ing of artillery men who are
to man the points selected for
the base of supplies' and are at
a point of union with the Cu
ban army.
WEIL SUPPLIED WITH COAL.
It Is Said She - Purchased I7.O00 Tods
Before the War BrokeOnt. v
London, April 30. The Gibraltar cor
respondent of the Times says :
"I am assured that Spain . bought 17,
000 tons of coal before tlje outbreak of
war, and that it was delivered. ' As
neither this nor any important quantity
reached Cadiz, it would be interesting to
know where it has gone, if it has ar
rived." " -
ANOTHER SUICIDE IN PORTLAND
Mrs. W. K. Harris Takes Her Own Life
Yesterday.
Portland, May 1. Mrs. W. E. Har
ris, wife of the manager of the Portland
Artificial Ice Co., shot herself yesterday
afternoon, and lingered till . twelve
o'clock this (Sunday) morning, when
she died. No cause is given for the
suicide. :
Company B to Hove Tomorrow.
McMinkville, Or., April 29. Sep
arate Company B will start for Portland
in the. morning. The greatest, enthu
siasm and farewells is shown here to
night. The company will be break
fasted in the morning by the citizens'
Spaniards Fear Treachery. .
Portland, May 1. A special from
Hong Kong says : ..
A battle was probably fought off Man
tilla yesterday.. The Spaniards fear
treachery, and five of their warships
have gone ont cleared for action.. No far
ther particulars. ' . ,
GRIM TERROR
REIGNS IN SAN
TIAGO DE CUBA
Even Man and Boy Refusing to Enlist
In the Spanish Army to Be Court
Martialed and Shot A General
Massacre ts Imminent.
Santiago, de Cuba, April 27, via
steomer Remus, filed at Port Antonio,
Jamaica, April 29. Don Arsenso Li
nares Pombo, commander-general of
this division of -Cuba, proclaimed four
days ago that every male between 15 and
50 years of age must enroll that night
with the volunteers tor military service
under penalty of arrest and military
trial and death. Five thousand persons
have left the country since the panic be
gan, four-flths being women and child
ren. .
Spanish soldiers now assume a bully
ing attitude, and threaten to kill every
Cuban man and outrage every Cuban
woman left in Cabs when the invasion
begins. When the American fleet ap
pears it is expected that all non-com
batants will be expelled.
Although the governor of" the city has
seized for the government all the large
stores of food in private hands, many
shops still do business with Bmall stocks
and prices are donbling day. by day.
Monday meat was 40 cents a pound, and
to-day is $1. Other prices in gold are :
Rice, 24 cents a pound ; beans, 21 cents ;
flour, 19 cents; lard, 32 cents; chickens,
$2.50 each.
The Spanish soldiers, especially the
sick, are abominably fed. . Fourteen
hundred sick in the military hospital
here get nothing except bean soup three
times a day, with an on nee of meat
once a day. One thonsand soldiers in
San Louis hospital have only bad salt
fish this week, and conditions are now'
so "bad that the Spaniards would almost
rejoice to surrender after one good
fight. :
The preparations for defense go for
ward. A new battery has been erected
at West 1 Harbor entrance with four
rapid-fire guns. Morro fort has at
least 50 , ancient brass cannon marked
1764. .
DONS FAILED TO
CATCH THE YALE
American Auxiliary Cruiser, Formerly
' . the Liner Paris, Arrives Safely
at New York.
New Yobk, April 30. The United
States auxiliary cruieer Yale, formerly
the American line steamship Paris, has
elnded the Spanish warships. She
landed at her dock here this morning
with, 150 passengers. She was sighted off
Fire Inland at 2 :47, and came in at 6 :30.
The liner, about Vhich such deep
anxiety has been felt, sailed from South
ampton April !2, at 7 p. m. She was in
command of Captain Watkins, and
carried, besides passengers,- a cargo
made up mostly of monitions of war for
the United States. The vessel and her
cargo are worth over $3,000,000. ,
After clearing land Captain Watkins
shaped his course about north, and after
a ron of'30 miles headed for home, keep
ing a distance of about 30 miles from
the usual course taken yi' previous trips.
Captain Watkins had no fear that a
Spanish war vessel would catch his fleet
steamer after he got sea room, but it
was thought possible that' some craft of
the enemy might be lurking in the vi
cinity of the channel or the neighbor
hood of the Irish coast to wavlay her.
At night every light on board was ex
tinguished and the headlights were cov
ered. A strict watch was maintained to
detect the approach of vessels. -
.The Yale entered the Narrows through
a field of mines and torpedoes this morn
ing, and was saluted by the steam
whistles of passing craft as she went to
her dock.
Since the Yale sailed from Southamp
ton she has been several times reported
captured by Spanish warships. Ameri
can 'naval officers did' not credit these
reports, but souif color was Imt them by
the fact that the Yale was nut spoken
by any vessel from the time, she left the
English coast until her arrival off . Fire
Island. : .'
The farmer, the mechanic and the bi
cycle rider are liable to unexpected cuts
and bruises. DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve is the best thing to'keep on hand.
It heals quickly, and is a well known
cure for piles. Snipes Kinersly Drug Co.
THE OREGON IS SAFE
The United States Battleship Oregon Arrives
at Rio de Janerio, Brazil, Last Night.
; Rio Janerio, May 1. The United States battleship
Oregon arrived here safely at 6 o'clock last evening.
Captain Clark is confident of reaching his destination
, without serious embarrassment. The Spanish officials
are much disappointed at her arrival as they had great
expectations of her being captured.
UNCLE SAM ON
SOLID FOOTING
a. nuvci .umuiei is ivuw luuhcu iui j
. ' I
America Expected to Triumph j
in the First Battle of the Kind in j
the History of the World. ' i
A v 1 r . . t , t. i-.
Washington, April 30. In' the ten
days which have elapsed since the
formal outbreak of war between the
United States and Spain, all glory
achieved has been to the credit of Amer
ica." So far as . known, Spanish war
ships have not. captured a single prize,
and the only blood spilled has been
Spanish gore in fortifications near Man
tanzas. The United States in a week
has practically assembled an army of
150,000 men; as many as Spain has suc
ceeded in landing and keeping alive in
Cuba in three years, and while this
army has suffered none of the hardships
of war and has had no smell of gun
powder, still it is composed of men
whose service .in the militia has demon
strated its effectiveness in the matter of
handling arms. The bombardment of
Matanzas seems to have proven beyond
doubt that naval gunners of - the United
States are as skillful as any in the world.
The authorities of the war and navy
department 'believe the coming week
will be replete with events of utmost
importance in the history o' the coun
try. In the first place it is expected
that before another Ban eets, the first
real naval battle will have been fought
and won. Of course the expectation is
that the fleet of America will triumph.
In the first 'place, Spain has no such
vessels near the Phillipines as those of
Admiral Dewey's fleet. And, ; again,
the men composing his crews are among
the best in the American navy; they are
seamen and fighters; they are.above all,
Anglo Saxons.
The expected battle between Spain's
fleet and that of the United States will
be the first contest' of the kind in the
history of the world. Consequently
news is awaited with more interest than
ever attached to a contest on sea before.
But while news of Asiatic battle is
largely waited for, the administration is
preparing for movement forward, which
will be of equal, or greater, importance.
Before the week is ont A raerica'a force
will have been landed in Cuba. Not
one of the volunteer regiments which
are. being mobilized tonight in every
state in the union, will be sent, and the
force which will embark at Tampa can
scarcely be signified as an invading
army. Still 5003 of America's best sol
diers will be (jfiit'to raUe the stars and
stripee in Cnba. Tney will go forward
with one .purpose inly. They will es
tablish a depot of supplies; will protect
those supplies against attacks of any
force which Blanco may send against
them.
It is the firm belief of the authorities
of the war department, that this email
force can successfully cope with five
time their- number; . but the moEl im
portant mission which the American
troops will be called upon to perform
will be to arm and organize tome '20,000
of Gomez' followers. They will convey
an enormous number of small arms and
ammunition,' besides a number of gat
tling and other rapid-fire magazine guns,
which Secretary Alger has u.-chaeed fn
Royal make the food pare.
wholesome and delicti
FOVDER
Absolutely Pure
ROYAL BAKINQ POWDER CO., NEW YORK.
Europe and America.
It is the opinion of General Miles and ,
other military authorities that if the
Cubans are supplied with means oi at
tack, they will prcve far more effective
against the Spanish during yellow fever
season than twice their number of non
acclimated Americans. General Miles
terefore proposes that as soon as tbe
American troops have established a de -pot
of supplies Jupon a firm basis, they
shall be .withdrawn. In the meantime
volunteer forces are to be made accus
tomed to .hardships and the duties of
cam p life; and should occasion arise, he
will be able to land an entire army in
Cuba before the' end of May
News from Havana indicates that the .
effect of a peaceful blockade is . already
being felt. Provisions are growing? '..
scarcer every day. No ship? of import
ance have been able to run the blockade,
and starvation threatens Blanco's men.
If Gomez con do with what he eay he"
can to prevent intrusion oi food into
Havana from the land side, capitulation
is a matter of only a few weeks at. the
outside. Still precautions are being;
taken to insure the surrender of the
Cuban capitol. Foreign representatives
here have been notified that it will be
advisable for their people to get ont of
the way ; and it may be, in fact it is be
lieved to be highly probable, that a far
more formidable attack is contemplated .
by the middle of the week than officials
will admit, but pians hinge largely npoa
the news which is expected from Gomez,
from whom nothing has been heard Binco
tbe formal declaration of war.
The junta has several messengers on
the way to the camp of the Cuban gen
eral, and that there are at least three
array officers known to be in Cnba on
some mission. -
1 Sancti Spiritus and Washington will
be in communication within a week and -
the; outcome will have important bear
ing upon the question as to whether or
not Havana is to be attacked at once.
It is known positively tonigbt the fly
ing squadron will pail from Hampton
Roades within the ifrxt 72 hours, but
whether toward P-rti Rico t ' the Ca
naries is only known to the president ,
and Secretary Long.
Dapw Get Thirty Years.
San Feancisco, Atril SO.--George .
Spurgeon Dugan, who figured pronuV
nently as the leader of "God's Regular,
Army" in Portland, was todav eenteneed . .
to 30 years the state's prison for a felon
ious assault on seven-year-old Aiiee Joy.
Dugan took the girl from Portland asd .
committed the crime last Christmas at
the army headquarters.
Conference Bpot .Rejected?.
Washington, April 30 By a vote of
118 to 42, the house today rejected the
conference report on the naval apjro-
priation bill, after three hours' debate.