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VOL. VIII. THE DALLES. WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1898. NUMBER 29. ENGAGEMENT AT CABANAS Spanish Troops Resist the Landing of Troops From the Steamer Gnssie, but are Forced to Retreat Kby West, May 13. The .transport steamer Gussie, which left here with a big expedition for caba Wednesday night, had a lively engagement with the Spanish at Cabanas, proviee of Pinar del Bio, yesterday, bnt succeeded in accomplished her mission. The Gnssie carried 7000 rifles and a large amount of ammunition for the Cubans. After a rough voyage the Gnssie was met off the Cuban coast by the auxiliary gunboats Wasp and Manning, which es corted her in. Key West, May 13. The details .of the first landing of United States regu lars on Cuban soil a few miles west of Havana yesterday show that the troops entered into the work' with the utmost enthusiasm and energy. Two ecore men ' who were detailed to go ashore showed that they appreciated the honor by "wading in," literally and figuratively. Most of the men were spilled out of their boats into the surf, but dripping wet, from bead to foot, they .sprung upon the shelving beach, some of th,em emptying the .water out of the muzzles of their guns, and immediately deployed in the skirmish line, and with a yell started for the underbrnsh eome thirty or forty ' feet away. The Spanairds in the meantime had begun firing and bul lets were cutting the air about the heads of the boys in blue. The only person to be touched was J. F. J. Archibald, now with the San Francisco Post. A bullet' grazed his left arm, just barely bringing blood. A shower of missiles did not stop their onward rush for a moment. Firing as they ran, sol diers gained the shelter ot trees, adopt' ing Indian tactics each man and. offi cer fighting for himself. They gained the top of the rise, and were able to look over into the cleared space of a engar plantation beyond. There they saw Spanish troops in full retreat alotig the road leading to Havana. They con tinued the pursuit for nearly two miles, and the officers had hard work to stop them then. . Captain Doret, who had followed the men ashore, bad to order trum peters to eoundj the recall, as the' men bad all disappeared in the underbrush and were eagerly chasing the Spaniards. When they did return they presented the appearance of a band of Sherman's "bummers," coming back from a forag ing expedition. . Before going into the fight they had stripped down to trousers, shirts, hats and boots, both for the sake ' of convenience and because the weather was sultry. On coming oat of the bush es they were wearing articles of Spanish clothing, carrying Spanish accoutre ments and chewing Spanish tobacco. Some of them had picked np Mauser rifles, while one had a sword belonging to an officer who had been killed. The preliminary work of the expedition was successfully accomplished. OVATIONS TO VOLUNTEERS First Battalion Received Rousing Re ceptions on Their Waj South. Saxta Barbara, May 13. The four companies- of the Oregon volunteers, each thirty-eight strong, arrived on the 7 o'clocd train and at once marched to their camping grounds at the Presidio. Their journey down from Oregon was a' triumphal progress, and the spoils saved from the journey were sufficient to fill their stomachs in camp for several days. At every station the country folks met the train with cheers and donations of things to eat. e The citizens at Ashland boarded the train and stocked them with all manner of delicasws. This morning, as soon as the battalion had laid aside its com pleroefe, camp fire's were built and coffee kettles were soon singing over the bright blazes. Canned meats, fruits, sandwiches and other nn military food . were brought out and the battalion broke their fast. Superadded to con tributed delicacies were the regular army . rations : which the men carried with them. Cans of coffee went from hand to hand and Oregon's first volunteers had eaten salt of the government. ' Seventeen commissioned officers eyed the rank ar.d file stowing a war- their j rations under their belts and were half angry at straps that kept them from the edibles. . At 11 o'clock the officers made a com bined breakfast and luncheon, most of them not having an opportunity since last night, notwithstanding the dispirit ing effect of cold canned meat on a wet day after an early march. The stout hearted of the battalion were in the best of humor and laughed at their situation. As soon as the tents arrived the men went into shelter. SCHLEY'S FLEET ORDERED TO SAIL The Destination Will Be Havana, the Object Being to Protect Small Ves sels There Spanish Fleet's Des tination Cienfugos. Washington, May 13. The nayy de partment was thrown into a "state ot great excitement today by the official confirmation of the presence in the Port de France Martinque of the .Spanish armada. The cabinet was summoned and no matters except the fleet's move ment were considered. The first act of the administration on learning this was to order Schley's squadron to sail at once. It is believed the equadron has orders to go to Havana to protect the mosquito fleet and small ships which since Sam peon's qnadron sailed ' have, under Commodore Remey, been main taining the blockade. The slight' differ eoca in the distance between Hampton Road 3 and Havana, and between the latter and Martenique, makes it a race between the. two fleets. It is believed by naval strategists that the destination of the Spanish fleet is not Porto Rico, hat Cienfuegos, from which point Ha vana is easy of access by rail. The Spanish fleet conveys two transport ships, carrying troops and abundant supplies for Blanco. PLOTTED ATTACK - ON MANILA Dewey s Marines May Make a Landing "Spanish Plots Hatching. Hong Kong, May 13. The insurgent general,' Gonzales, has communicated with Admiral Dewey, commanding the American fleet, urging joint attack on Manila of the marines and blue jackets of the war ships with .a body of Insur gents. The fortifications at Cavite, which are now practically useless, are guarded by the marines. The Spanish troops, including many of the injured, are in Cavite, a half mile from the fort, while Gonzales was being taken out to the Olympia. At 3 o'clock in the morn ing the Raleigh fired upon the small boat by mistake. No damage-was done. The American officers are much fa tigued from unceasing duty and ' long watches. "',. It is rumored that a Spanish plot is batching' to attempt to re-take the navy yard. - BAD ACCIDENT TO A BICYCLIST An Astoria Boy Very Seriously Injured Through Carelessness. . Astoria, May 13. This afternoon a 14-year-old boy attempted' to ride a bicycle over a plank spanning the slip, opening at the main street dock, and fell. His face struck a portion of the machinery used in lowering or raising the slip, causing a frightful wound on the right temple and the nose. The in juries are serlons, but be may recover. The returns of the salmon catch con tinue light. No fish from the hatcheries are expected this year on account of the failure of prorogation in' the Clackamas during high water of 1894, but it is be lieved that the shortage from that source will be made up by an increase from the natural prorogation that same year. Many more salmon than nsual are reach ing the spa wing grounds. ? ' LO.ST. ' One brown bay mare, branded B N on left 'shoulder and split in left ear. One brown nay niare, branded L on left shoulder and hip. Will give $10 reward for return of same. Address . . -'. Javes English, - . a30 wlm ; Hood River, j SAN JUAN CAPITULATES -V Maxfield.of the Signal Service, Au thority for the Statement Washington, May 13. -A tele gram was received at. the White House this evening from Captain Maxfield, officer of the signal serv ice in New York, reporting that San Jean had capitulated to Samp son. Naval officers pnt faith in this as Maxfield has means of se curing accurate advices from Hayti. SAMPSON'S : OFFICIAL REPORT Bombardment Lasted Three Hours and the Batteries and a Portion of the City Were Badly Damaged. . Washington, May 13. This morning the navy department received the fol lowing dispatch from Admiral Sampson, dated St. Thomas, May 12 : "A portion of the squadron under my command reached San Juan this morn' ing at daybreak. No armed vessel were found in port. As soon as it was suf ficiently light I commenced an attack upon the batterie? defending the city This attack lasted about three hours, and resulted in mnch damage to the batteries and incidentally to the portion of the city adjacent to the batteries. The batteries replied to our fire, bnt without material effect. One man was killed on board the New York and several wounded in the Equadron, No serious damage to any ships resulted. Sampson." Admiral Sampson's statement that he attacked with only a portion of his fleet is taken to indicate that he did not find it expedient to take the entire squadron into the harbor, although it is not be lieved be has divided his .fleet. The nayy department officials were at a loss to know how his dispatch reached St, Tbo'mas nntil an Associated Press dis patch announced the presence of the Yale at that place. CHAOS REIGNS AT NEUVITAS Whole City in Mortal Terror of An hi- tack By American Vessels Gen Lopez Says That Spain Cannot . Ffght the United States. New York, May 13. A dispatch- to' the World from Neuvitas, Cuba, by-way of Fassau, New Providence, says: . Chaos reigns at Nuveitas. Every boat in the harbor has been jammed into the narrow channel to be sunk at the first sign of attack. Two thousand soldiers euard the entrance, twelve miles from the city. The Spanish commander told the starving citizens to go into the coun try, as he could not feed them. Many soldiers are joining the insurgents' to get food. - Conditions at Puerto Principe are still worse. A column of 5000 Spaniards started for Moron, carrying a flag of truce. When fired upon by the insurgents, the commander sent' word that he was no longer making war upon the Cubans, but was going to the coast to fight the Americans. General Lopez replied : ' "Spain cannot fight the United States without fighting us. Their war is ours." Then be again opened fire. The Span iards lost 900 men in four days' march to the sea. - ... SPIES ACTING SUSPICIOUSLY Several Passengers on the Santa Rosa ' -are Being Watched. . ' Santa Barbara, May 13. A sensa tionaLrumor was cunent this afternoon, after the arrival of the Santa Rosa, to the effect that about a dozen suspicious passengers were aboard, who were sup posed to be Spaniards. The captain's suspicions were aroused on his arrival at Port Harford, where the parties com municated with another suspicious char acter and left some freight. It is re ported that the suspects endeavered to gain a knowledge of the ship, even to the engine room. - The captain had a watch put over them . Their destination said to be San Diego. SPANISH LOSS WAS IMMENSE It Is Admitted That Three Hundred Were Killed and Six Hundred Wounded at Manila. Madrid, May 14. A Spanish report from Manila admits, that the Spanish lost 300 killed and had 600 wounded when Dewey annihilated the Spanish fleet. The dispatch; which was to El Liberal, was dated May 9. It came by special steamer to Hung Kong. It says. "The arsenal has surrendered and Cavite has been evacuated by onr troops. The Spanish losses were 300 men killed and 600 wounded. The enemy Buffered considerably, including one officer killed on the Olympia. ' The Baltimore was damaged. Our shells did not burst and and all the enemy's shells brust. "Admiral Dewey has had a long con ference with the foreign consuls. The Yankees toon and burned our merchant ships. Corregidor island was betrayed "The consulate assembly is discus sing the horrible situation created by hunger and misery.' We are isolated by the blockade and are In fear of an attack. Since the cable was cut little has hap pened. The blockade continues. REAL SIDE OF - ARMY LIFE Many Hardships are Being Endured by the California Troop's on Account of Tardiness of the Government San Francisco, May 13, The war department is very tardy in supplying clothing to the members of the 'four batteries of artillery stationed ner Fort Mason, and as a consequence men are quivering from cold. They have no overcoat, no extra clothing, no bedding, except single blankets for each man, and only the bare floors of the woolen mill on which to sleep. The men do not grumble, bnt their shivering forms and bine faces tell the story. The whole trouble seems to be that no one is an authority, as General Merriam, in com mand of the department, is in Portland and does not know, or does not seem to know, what suffering the men are un dergoing. One of the men remarked : "It serves us right for not having better 86D88 than to leave" home and business to fight for country without first having a guarantee that we would be properly treated, fed and clothed." - PLOT TO KILL LEE. An Accomplice Revealed the Scheme- Investlgatlon Blade Lee Warned. Philadelphia, May 13. The recruit ing station here has been warned by a merchant that one of bis employes had discloeed to ' him a plot to assassinate General Lee.- According to the man's story the plot originated in Now York. The man joined in it,' but weakened for fear he might be chosen as the assaesin. Captain CVaige. in command of the re cruiting station, communicated with the war department, and an investigation ib now going on here and in New York, and General Lee has been warned. MAHER KNOCKED - OUT. Joe Goddard Get In a Lucky Blow and Wins Orer Hi Powerful Opponent. Philadelphia, May 13. Peter Maher was knocked ont in the -first round by Joe Goddard at the Arena tonight. The fight was a vigorous one from the tap of the gong until the knockout blow was struck, and it was only a question as. to who could get io the first blow, as both are powerful men. Goddard being the ucky one, knocked his. opponent out in the first round. OeWitt's Little Early Risers, 1 be famous little pills. t OTHER NATIONS t . MAY FIGHT France and England May Yet be Involved in War. Point a Pitri, via Hayti, May 14 A conflict between France and England is Imminent here. The local authorities have ordered all the French troops now stationed at Bassiterre to proceed at once to Martinique with all their arms and ammunition. ' THE BATTLE OF CIENFUEGOS Crews of the Marblehead, Nashville and Windom Fired Upon While En gaged in Cutting a Spanish Cable Last Wednesday. .'Washington, May 14. The navy de partment has just received a dispatch from Commodore Remey, at Key West, confirming the -report of a severe en gagement at Cienfuegos last Wednesday. He transmits the report of Captain Mc Call, of the Marblehead. . The United States cruiser Marblehead the gunboat Nashville and the auxiliary cruiser Windom steamed up to the har bor of Cienfuegos Wednesday morning with orderB to cut the cable connecting Havana with Santiago de Caba. This task was accomplished but only after a terriffic fight between our warships and Beveral thousand Spanish, which lined the shore, concealed behind improvised breastworks. Soon after the arrival of the warships off Cienfuegos, four boats were launched and proceeded in shore for the purpose of grappling for the cable, in order to cut it. The ships lay to about 1000 yards off shore. It was observed that the Spanish troops had assembled ashore, but it was not known that the heavy guns bad been placed in a masked battery and that theeold lighthouse, far oqt on a neck of land, had been trans formed into a formidable fort. The -small boats proceeded cautiously, and for more than an honr worked ' un molested on the cable. Whan the work was about completed the shore battery fired a shell at the boats. It was fol lowed by others and the Spanish infant ry opened fire then with their rifles. Then like a flaBh the Marblehead sent a shell inland, and followed with a perfect shower of shot. Then the Windom cut' loose with her four-pounder. In the meanwhile the Spanish bullets flew in all directions about the small boats. The bluejackets were not dismayed, and I protected by the terriffic return fire from the warships, the work was con tinned nntil the task of cutting the ca ble was accomplished. When the boats' returned to the ships, Regan, who was in one of the Marble- bead's boat?, of which there were two, was found to have been killed. Six men were badly wounded. . The Spaniards had by this time suf fered a severe loss. Their ebots from the lighthouse struck the warships several times, and although they- did not do much damage, the fire aroused the de termination of the American officers to exterminate the fort. Thereafter for a moment the fire of the ships was con centrated on the lighthouse, and the im provised fort was blown to pieces. As there were great numbers of Spanish in and behind the fort at the time, there is no doubt that many of them were killed. The Marblehead anid Nashville used their "heaviest guns as well as their 'small, rapid-firing guns, and hundreds of shots were thrown into the Spanish troops. On board the ships a nnmber of men were slightly wounded. Com mander Washburn Maynard, of the Nashville, was slightly wounded by a spent bullet. One of the cables bad been cut when the Spaniards opened fire. The marines in the boats replied at once, and ma chine guns on the forward launch sent in a stream of bullets, while heavy shells from the warships drove ' the Spaniards from their rifle pit' on-shore. Seven men badly' wounded was the count, and on them, Regan, died oh the wavback to the ship. Lieutenant Win slow was shot in the band and a number of others wer6 more or lees injured. LEMP'S ST. LOUIS BEER- v. On draught at the White house "Saloon. Charles Michelbicu, Prop. Royal makes the food pure, wholesome and delicious. F0VDER Absolutely Pure ROYAL BAKINO POWDER CO., NEW YORK. ONE MORE KL0IMDIKER GONE Swift-Water Bill Falls Through the Ice and Perishes. Dyea, 'Alaska, May 9, via Seattle, May 14. News was received today from the lower end of Lake Bennett, that W. R. Gates, better known as "Swift-Water Bill," well known as a Klondiker plunger'and mine owner, and who spent the winter in California and was return-' ing to Dawson Citv. fell through the ice yesterday and was drowned. No par ticulars are obtainable. Gates was con veying a theatrical vaudeville troupe to the Klondike, consisting of a dozen women and fifteen men. It is not known here whether any others were drowned. Gates was daring ami fool hardy, and has experienced many nar row escapes 'fro in death ' in .shooting rapids oil -the Yukon. He owned a quarter interest in the richest claim i li the Klondike. , THE SENATE'S ACTION DOUBTFUL Resolutions On the Hawaiian Question Will Probably Pass. Washington, May 14. Monday or Tuesday the Democratic members of the bonse will hold a caucus for the purpose of deciding what eball be done with the-' Hawaiian resolution." The Democrats are practically unanimous in opposing the annexation; but while they have the tacit support of Reed, the resolution will undoubtedly pass when it is called np. What its fate in the senate.will b& is an entirely different question. Senator Davies, chairman of the for eign relations committee, asked Senator White, of California, who is an emphatic opponent of annexation, if he intended to fight the annexation resolution. Sen ator White repliedg: "Most asstiredy I do; and if you attempt to. bring that np, congress will be in session all summer." "Then that settles it," said Senator Davis. And from this it is assumed that the chairman of the foreign' rela tions committee has not much hope for success. SHOT. THEM TO . SHOW BRAVERY Rash Peed of a Birmingham, Alabama, Man Who Became Angry at Being Twitted About His -Courage. Bibmixham, Alb., May 16. John Lee has shot three men here to show that ho was not afraid of the Spaniards. At", Mitchell's store the, topic of conversation among a dozen young men was the war with Spain. Lee, who was one of the number, made the remark that be could whip a dozen ' Spaniards. Lee had a reputation for cowardice, and the crowd was twitting him with the fact. Lee stood the bantering for eome time, but finally became infuriated, and with the remark, "I'll show you; whether I am a coward or not,!' gave the crowd the con tents of a six-shooter. There. was a great , scramble to get out of the way, but be fore the deck ..was cleared three men were dead. The dead are: Samuel Forn son, Peter Abernathy, Thomas. Warren. Sam Schrader was shot in the neck, and. will die. A torpid liver robs you of ambition and rvins your health. DeWitt's Little Early Risers cleanse the liver, core con stipation and all stomach, and liver trouble. Snipes-Kidersly Drug Co. .