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United States Transport Sails Well Armed
and Equipped-Dorst in Command.
TaMPA, May 11. The United States transport Gus
sie sailed from here late jesterday afternoon with a par
ty of Cubans, 7000 rifles, 250,000 rounds of ammunition,
80 pack mules and two companies of the First infantry
under Captain Dorst, for the Cubans. The insurgents have
been notified to meet them at a certain point .on the
coast. The Gussie is armed with Maxin rapid-fire guns
to repel any attack. Similar expeditions .will be made
under Dorst until one million rounds of ammunition has
been landed.
TRIED TO ENTRAP
DEWEY'S WARSHIPS
Spanish Priests and Nuns at Cavite Re'
pay the Kindness of the American
Commander with Treachery.
Hong Kong, May 10. A fresh ex
ample of Spanish treachery seems to
have come to light. It ia said here that
priests and Sisters of Charity' of Cavite
hospital, in a procession, hearing
crosses, etc., petitioned Admiral Dewey
not to massacre the sick and wonnded,
which naturally he did not do. The
Spaniards, it is asserted, thereupon
tbanked the Americans for their human
ity, and repaid tbem by informing them
of a narrow channel which ' they said
was not mined; while the broad channel,
they explained, was fully mined. In
vestigation the part of the Americana
revealed the contrary to be the case, and
the mines were blown up by the sailors
of the American fleet.
Admiral Montejo is reported to have
been killed by the populace after hav
ing eecaped from Cavite. .
It is asserted here that Admiral Dewey
finds the insurgents at the Philippines
growing dangerous. He cannot control
them, nor can he enable the Spaniards
to do so. Massacres are said to have oc
curred outside Manila, the insurgents
killing Spanish women and children.
FORCED TO
KISS THE FLAG
A Foreigner Who Aired His Views Too
' Freeiy is Brought to Grief.
San Fbancibco, May 10. A man
named Rotbermel, who was one of tbe
members of tbe Percy Edward's expe
dition to the Manleea Isles of tbe South
Sea, was forced to kiss the American
colors in a restaurant at 239 O'Farrell
street last night. He had expressed his
disgust and contempt for America and a
stranger who sat near struck him in the
face. A row , ensued and the crowd
compelled Kothermel to kneel down and
kiss the American flag under the penal
ty of being severely thrashed. ' He com
plied with their wishes immediately.
SPANISH SPY'S
FATE IS SEALED
George Downing, the Spanish Spy, Is
to Suffer the Death Penalty.;
Washington, May 10.-tieorge Down
ine alias Henry Rawlins the Spanish
spy, who was arrested a few days ago
by Chief John Wilkie, of tbe secret ser
vice, is in the custody , of the military
authorities. ' Chief Wilkie says that bis
conviction is certain. He will be hanged,
instead of shot, aa was stated at the
time of bis capture. .' ' ' ;
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THE DALLES. WASCO COUNTY,
be tamts
A BAD BLAZE
AT ASTORIA
The Drying House of the Clatsop Mill
Partly Destroyed A Fisherman
Drowned.
Astoria, Or., May 10. A fierce blaze
broke out today in , the drying house of
the Clatsop Mill, which partially de
stroyed tbe contents of the same and
about half of the building. The loss
will probably amount to $1500.
L. Stolman, a fisherman who was
working for the Booth Packing Co., was
drowned near the jetty this morning.
His boat upset in the breakers and be
fore the Stevens life saving crew reached
tbe scene Stolman was dead. The boat
puller'8 life was saved. Siolman's body
has been recovered. . , "
TWO TRANSPORTS ,
CHARTERED
The Anstralia and City of Sydney Will
Be Put Into the Service of the
' United States.
8an Francisco, May 10. Two more
steamers have been chartered by the
United States government tor the trans
portation of state volunteers to Manila.
Tbe Australia and tbeCity of Sydney
were purchased ' today, former having
been in the Alaska tiade this summer.
She is now being fitted up and no time
will be lost hi putting her in readiness.
The City of Sydney came in last evening
from Acopnlco and she is now unload
ing. A large number of men will be put
to work on her, and it is expected she
will leave next Sunday with fifteen hun
dred troops on board.
ROUGH RIDERS
ASSEMBLING
Four Handred of Them are Already at
San Antonio.
San Antonio.. Tex., May 10. About
400 of the men who will compose Rosse
yelt's regiment of rough riders are now
in San Antonio. They are mostly from
Arizona arid Oklahoma.1 'Their camp is
30 miles from town. Officers of the regi
ment ex pee t to etart Saturday for Tam
pa. . ' :
' ' Thetnen here eonstitue the finest-looking
body of men ever assembled in San
Antonio.1 Government officers at Fort
Huston are baying horses for them, and
so far 100 have been secured. y
Private Bird, while riding an untamed
mustang withonfreither bridle or eaddle
was thrown againet a tree yesterday and
suffered a concussion of the brain. "' His
recovery is doubtful.'
Accident io Trackwalker.'
RosKBtTRQ, Or., May ; 10. A. J.' Kel
leher, trackwalker - between Glendale
and Wett Fork, was overtaken last night
by a north-bound freight after roundiDg
a curve. He jumped; but in trying to
remove bis velocipede, his leg was
broken. He was taken to Portland.
THE PHILIPPINE
REBELS RECKLESS
Their Utter Disregard for the Span
iards Caused the MassacreSixty
or Seventy Captured and Shot
San Francisco, Mav 10. The recent
dealing with the Spainish officials, in
which their leaders have received large
sums as peace offerings, have made the
Philippine rebels reckless. Mail ad
vices received show that the recent mas
sacre of insurgents at Manila was due to
their own fool-hardiness in holding a
meeting right in the Spanish strong
hold. Another evidence of their dis
regard for Spanieh soldiers is shown in
tbe fact that all rebelB wore conspicuous
badges indicating their allegiance to the
insurgent cause. There were about 150
men ot the meeting, which was held in
a house in the Call a de Camba. A civil
guard opened fire upon tbe rebels, and
at the some time burst open the doors
of tbe house. ' Tbe rebels offered a stout
resistance with long knives and axes,
but the volleys of the guard soon settled
the matter, eleven rebels being killed,
eight of the guards wounded, two of
whom have since died. Subsequently
sixty or seventy persons were, captured
and shot without a moment's notice.
From declarations of prisoners it ap
pears that, the . rebels were sent Into
Manila to set fire to the town in several
places, and daring the panic 400 rebels,
who were in San Maleto hills, were to
swoop down on the city and capture it.
REBELS CANNOT
BE RESTRAINED
Proclamation Issued By the Rebel Chief
- . Calling Upon All Insurgents to
Obey Dewey's Orders. '
Nbw ' York,' May' 11. A copyrighted
dispatch to the Evening World, dated
Hong Kong, today says :
The Philippines rebel chief, General
Aguinaldo, has issued a proclamation
ordering the insurgents of Manila to
obey the orders of Commodore Dewev
and United Statea Consul Williams.
Killing still goes on in the outlying dis
tricts, where the natives are revenging
themselves on priests and local Spanish
authorities in spite of . the proclama
tion. .Wealthy Philippine families who are
leaving Hong Kong for Manila daily ap
pear before consul Wildman here and
ask to be allowed to take the oath of al
legiance to the United Statee. The pow
erful Cortes family insisted on having
their prayers for citizenship telegraphed
to President WcKinley, and offer their
places in Manila for the accommodation
of the American officers. t '
NO MONEY TO
BUY SUPPLIES
Provisions and Especially Wheat are
Scarce at Madrid.
Madrid, May 10. The -government
intends to insist that the cortes sit
continuously until war measures are
adopted. The minister of finance has
declared that nntil credits are voted it is
impossible to meet the demands for
ammunition and provisions for Cuba,
Porto Rico, the Balearic islands and
Canary islands, or obtain a necessary
stock of coal. '.'
Blanco has cabled an argent request
for considerable supplies of provisions,
which the 'government cannot dispatch
until the cortes votes the measures. The
authorities are greatly concerned about
provisions. It is estimated that tbe
stock of wheat will be consumed inside
of a month in Madrid, and measures are
being taken to purchaee wheat abroad.
. The broad riots at Alicante which be
gan yesterday, continued ' all night,
woman taking a prominent part in the
work of destruction. . The rioters paraded
the streets . demanding ' cheaper bread
and other necessaries of life. A strong
force os'gendarmea was sent to the scene
and a charge was made upon the mob
which was temporarily dispersed. The
rioters reformed ;'' and ' attacked and
burped all the bonded -' warehouses,
after possessing themselves of tbe wheat
in store. - ',' ' ' " ;
OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY U, 1898.
A CHANGE IN
WAR PROGRAM
The Volunteers From Six More States
West of the Mississippi to Be Mob
ilized at San Francisco.
Washington, May 11. Measures
were decided upon by the president and
the army officials today indicating that
the government attaches unexpected
importance to operations in the .Pbilp-
pines. - An order has been issued direct
ing that all tbe troops from six addition
al states west of the Mississippi, which
were intended for mobilization at Chick-
amauga and Washington, be placed in
readiness to move as soon as possible to
San Francisco. It was decided to make
General Merritt military governor of the
Philippines.
A new phase is given to the naval
situation on 'account of the re
ported re-appearance of the Spanish
fleet on tbe other side of the Atlantic,
and has led army administration to pre
pare for the shifting of the principal
scene of action on to tbe Philippines.
It has been thought unsafe to leave
the naval force and 5,000 troops at Ma
nila without a possibility of sending re
inforcements quickjy. The ' fear that
Spain might send a powerful -fleet
against Dewey has caused the extra mo
bilization of the Pacific force of 10.000
in addition to the first relief force.
Merritt will receive instructions to
morrow and Btart immediately for San
Francieco.
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ISLANDS WILL
BE INVADED
General Merritt Will Rank as Brigadier
. Gereral and Lead the Invasion of
the Philippines. -
San Francisco, May 11. The presi
dent has appointed General Weyley
Merritt, of the United States regular
army, to command the volunteers from
the Pacific coast. General Merritt will
rank as brigadier-general and will lead
an infantry invasion against tbe Philip
pines. He has been appointed governor-
geneial of the islands and as soon as
possible will establish his position at
Manila. He ba3 been ordered to report
at San Francisco at once and to assume
fall control of the volunteers as soon as
possible.
According to the plans of the presi
dent and tbe war department Genera!
Merritt will thus have charge of fully
10,000 troops.
The quota of California volunteers is
now complete. Two battallions were
mustered into the service and marched
to the Presidio this afternoon. A com
pany of heavy artillery went into tem
porary quarters at Fontana warehouse
near Fort Mason this morning and there
is now not a blue coat to be seen in the
city proper. . '
A FEUD ENDS
SERIOUSLY
Melvin Green Shot and Killed at Biug-
ham Springs.
Pendleton, May 12. Melvin Green,
a voung man 27 years of age, was shut
by Sam Maffey at Bingham Springs at
11 :45 last night. The shooting was the
result of a feud of fourteen years stand
ing, caused by Green filing upon some
land which Maffey had equatted upon;
Three shots were fired one after Green
was dead. Maffey will surrender to tbe
sheriff upon the latters approval. Green
is the son of Hess Green tbe well known
stock man and pioneer living on Birch
creek, eight miles from Pendleton, and
was unmarried.- , - - r
. Maffry is 55 years old, and for a long
time has been a resident of the . Grande
Ronde valley.'.: He lives about six miles
from Gibbon station, is a married man
and has six children,. - ..,,'
, STRAYED. .'..','-.
From ' the Chinese , garden on Mill
creek.- one roan borse, 5 years old,
branded P on right ehoalder. , Said
horse was purchased on April 27th from
B. T. Colling. ? The party finding and
returning said horse will be suitably re
warded. Wing Hong Hai & Hong.
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Complete Reduction of
Rico is Now
St. Thomas, Danish West Indies, May 12. Brief
dispatches received here state that ships under Sampson
this morning began the bombardment of the fortifications
at San Juan de Porto Rico. The big guns of. the iron
clads Indiana and Iowa and monitors are said to have
caused immense damage and to have quickly silenced
the shore batteries. The battleships and monitors were
in the van, the cruisers remaining some distance back of
the first line. Despite the terriffic etorm of shells and
steel projectiles the Spaniards fought with great persist
ency until many of their largest guns were hurled from
their positions. Last advices state that the bombardment
is still being continued with unabated fury while the fire
from ashore was but disultory: The early and complete
reduction of the fortifications is predicted.
SAN JDAN
Nine American Warships Reduce the
Fortifications at San Juan de Porto
Rico in Short Order.
Pors au Peince, May 12. Nine
American warships began the bombard
ment of tbe San Juan fortifications to
day. : The squadron arrived before day
light. Tbe battleships Iowa and Indiana
opened fire, their first shots striking
Morro fort, Tbe gnns on the latter were
quickly silenced, though they fired a
number of heavy shells at the fleet.
Morro fleet was torn to pieces bv tbe
heavy fire. None of the American ships
were bit. The fire from the defence was
surprisingly feeble.
There was a general panic among the
people, when the firing began, and
thousands fled from the city in terror.
' The city is now at the mercy of tbe
American fleet, which, however has not
fired a shot into it' and will not do so.
Admiral Sampson will endeavor to cap
ture tbe cable station in order to com
municate with his government. It ia
understood that be has demanded the
surrender of the place.
AH tbe foreign consuls have fled from
the city. Tbe cruiser Yale has captured
a Spanish steamer with a valuable cargo
aboard.
GB1U TEKKOR. REIGNS.
Insurgent and Sympathisers ara Being;
. Cast Into Prison.
Pobt au Pkince, Haytai, May 12.
Senora Martin, wife of the chief of police
of Ponce, has been cast into prison be
cause she was suspected of being in
sympathy with the insurgents and Cu
bans. Two hundred other patriots have
been arrested and executions are of fre
quent occurrence in San Juan. It is re
ported that over " 300 persons have al
ready been shot by the orders of Cap
tian General Kumez. Many families
have . fled to the .interior and to tbe
insurgents camps for safety.
PORTLAND'S 1'OSIAL INCREASE
Banks Second in Flftj Cities In Increase
' of Business.
Washington, May 12; The etatement
as given out tv ' the pottoffice depart
ment ehows that the postal receipts of
Portland aggregates $16,406 for the
month vl April and as $12,934 in April
of last vear. ' This is - an - increase of
$3,472, or 26.6 per cent. Portland now
ranks second in per centage in increase
in fifty 'cities. . '
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ROUGH RIDERS
STILL RECRUITING
Latest Acquisitions to Roosevelt's Regi
ment are 350 Cowboys and 39 So
ciety Swells. "
San Antonio, Tex., May' 11. Three
hundred and fifty cowboys from New
Mexico and thiriy-nine society leaders1
from New York are the latest acquisi
tions to Roosevelt'a riders. Among the
men from the East are Craig Wads
worth, one of the best polo players in
America; Basil Eickette, aeon of the
late General Rickette, who has eerved a
two years' apprenticeship on a Cqlo 1
rado cattle ranch ; Hamilton Fiah, jr..
another noted polo player; JIdrace Dev
ereaux, of Colorado Springs, and tbe
Princeton football team ; William Tif
fany, of New .York, a social favorite and
leader of cotillions, but who can boast
of a long- experience of western rancb
and range life; Kenneth Robinson, of
the Knickerbocker Club : Reginald Ron
alds, halfback in the Yale football team
and Hollister, the Harvard sprinter.
There will be about 50 of the colleges
and clubmen in all, but their wealth anck
influence will secure them no special
consideration in the. regiment. . One of
tbem may get a lieutenant's command;
and two or three are likely to be made
non-commissioned officers, but the rest
will eerye as troopers on a ' perfect
equality with the rest of the men.
Italian Workmen tn Switzerland arer
Aroogrrt.
Behse, Switzerland. May 10. Newa
of nnnprising in Mihin has greatly ex
cited the Italian workmen who abound
in Switzerland. At Lauzanne this)
morning thousands ot Italian workmen
parade the streets carrying a red flag;
draped in crepe. The outbreak of Milan. -seems
to have been fully organized. One
of tbe leaders here exhibited a telegram
announcing : '
"The revolution - is triumphant ir
Turin. The city has. been burned."
The men who took part in the demon ,
stration appear to have plenty of money.
Many Italians have started for the north
of Italy in response to a circular bearing1
the words "To the frontier, let us start
for Italy." , .
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