VOL. VIII.
ADMIRAL DEWEY
IS THE CHOICE
OF INSURGENTS
They Have Great Confidence
in the Admiral.
THE GENERALS ARE FEARED
Unwillingness to Disarm Caused by
Fear of the Withdrawal of Ameri
can Protection.
London, Aug. 23. The Associated
Press learns that the Philippine junta in
London received a dispatch from Manila
yesterday announcingthat matters there
are rapidly quieting down, and that the
friction between Aguinaldo and the
Americans is disappearing.
According to the junta's advices, the
insurgents for a time regarded General
Merritt and General Anderson aa Marti
nets, and feared they would adopt harsh
methods, like the Spaniards, toward the
Filipinos; bat the insurgents from the
first have had the greatest confidence in
Admiral Dewey, whom they regard as a
sort of father and the most important
American at Manila. The junta is satis
fied that all friction will soon disappear
and there will be no trouble from the
insurgents if the Americans decide to
retain the Philippines.
CAPTAIN CLARK
IS MENDING
Few Days of Rest Works Wonders for
Captain Clark of the Battle-Ship
Oregon.
Benton Harbor, Mich., Aug. 23.
Captain Lloyd Claik, keeper of the
United States lighthouse supply station
at St. Joseph, has received a telegram
from his brother, Captain Clark, of the
battleship-ehip Oregon, now at Mon
tauk Point, L. I., in which he stated
that he was convalescent and that his
physician says his condition is much
improved by the few day's rest he had
since leaving bis ship. Captain Clark
says the quarantine will be raised today
and he will then proceed to the Brook
lyn navy hospital, where he will pass a
medical examination.
In view of the fact that' he will prob
ably be detained several days at the
Brooklyn hospital, Captain Clark has
asked bis family to ' proceed to New
York and meet him there. After a pos
sible short stop at Washington, the par
ty will then come direct to St. Joseph
where the captain will Bpend several
days visiting his brother and other rela
tives and friends.
Lloyd Clark does not regard his
brother's condition as serious, and
thinks by the time his six 'months' fur
lough has expired he will have regained
his nsual state of health.
A DISASTER
IN A TUNNEL
Cave-in Catches a Party of Laborers,
Eight of Whom are Killed, While
Two are Fatally and Three Ser-
iously Injured. " .
. Pittsburg, Aug. 23. Eight men were
killed, possibly 10, and five injured, two
- fatally, -at the Carnegie . tunnel on
Chartier's division of the Panhandle
railroad last night. The accident was
due to the wall of he tunnel caving in.
The dead are: John Jones, foreman;
Felix Mills, a laborer, and six unknown
foreigners. -
Sixty-eight men were engaged in tear
ing out the tunnel just west of Carnegie.
List night the men had fixed a rope to
pull down the west wall, and were pre
paring to drill boles for blasting. Sud
denly the wall fell over on them,' and
eyery man standing at that 'end of the
big excavation was buried alive. The
THE DALLES.
other workmen at occe began the work
of rescue.
Most of the men employed on the
work are Italians. They go by numbers
instead of names, and nothing is known
of their relations. Their fellow-workmen
were too busy this morning seek-
ing for more dead to identify any of the
bodies.
THEIR HEADS -WERE
CRUSHED
Soldiers Returning to Their Homes Are
Instantly Killed.
Philadelphia, Aug. 23 Two pri
vate soldiers of battery K, Seventh
United States artillery, were instantly
killed today, and two others seriously
injured, by having their heads crushed
against the iron girders of the railroad
bridge at the KMge-avenue crossing of
the Pennsylvania railroad in this city.
The dead are :
"Victor Tensey, aged 21, St. Louis.
William Chichester, aged 21 years,
Jersey City.
The injured are :
Henry Pulaski and Peter Burns.
The company to which the men be
longed was in a special train which bad
taken them aboard- at Tampa. At the
Ridge-avenue station a large crowd
waved hats and handkerchiefs as the
train came along. The soldiers leanep
from out the car windows and steps and
returned the welcome. Tensey stood
far out on a lower step and failed to no
tice the iron girder supporting the
bridge. His face was completely crushed
in. The other men had been leaning
from the windows.
JAMAICA WANTS
INTO THE FOLD
England Will Be Asked to Sanction the
"Annexation of that Island to Amer
ica Soon.
Kingston, Jamaica, Aug. 23. Coinci
dent with the West Indian sugar confer
ence to asstmble at Barbadoes, Septem
ber 3d, for the parpose of protesting
againBt the sacrifice ot the colonies, Ja
maica is preparing a plebiscite to the
British parliament, requesting permis
sion to endeavor to arrange for annexa
tion to the United States.
The promoters of the movement are
endeavoring to secure inter-colonial co
operation, but they are not depending
upon it. - "
MINISTER DEN BY
RETURNS HOME
United States Minister to Pekin Returns
Home After Thirteen Consecutive
Years of Foreign Service.
San Fbancisco, Aug. 23. Charles
Denby, late United. States minister to
China, has just returned to this country
after thirteen years consecutive service
at the Chinese capital. He is now on
bis way to his home at Evansvllle, Ind.
He approves the annexation of Hawaii,
but refuses to digcuss Oriental affairs.
PREPARING FOR
THE MUSTER OUT
Order For Releasing 100,000 Volunteers
to be Issued Tomorrow.
Washington, Aug. 23. It is expected
the order far mustering out 100,00 men
of the volunteer force will, be issued to
morrow. The list of troops to be mus
tered out is nearly complete. -
Schley is Convalescent """
Wkstpobt, Conn",, Aug. ; 23. Bear
Admiral Schley, who has been indis
posed at the residence of his son-in-law',
W. 8. Wortley, at Saugatuck, is feeling
much better. He proposes to go to
Washington tomorrow.
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WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 1898.
IS GENERAL
GARCIA A
RUFFIAN?
Report That He Is Abusing
His Power.
EXTORTION IS PRACTICED
Insurgents Annoying Prominent Ha
vana Men With Threatening Let
ters Independence Doubted.
Hanana, Aug. 23. The Spanish cruis
er Infanta Isabel left Havana on the 13th
in&t., and arrived in the vicinity of Gi-
bara on the 16th. Br fore entering the
port she hoisted a flag of truce. The
United States gunboat Nashville, which
was in port, inquired if she carried doc
uments for the American ship. The Is
abel answered in the negative, and sig
naled that the peace protocol had been
signed. The news was received on board
the Nashville enthusiastically, the crew
cheering and shooting. When the Isa
bel entered the port an American officer
boarded her and informed her that the
town was in the hands of General Cal-
ixto Garcia.
It is reported that General Garcia, af
ter entering Gibara. assaulted the custom-house
administrator, slapping his
face and afterward ordering a negro to
beat him with a machete. It is also said
that Garcia demanded money from the
Gibara merchants. The merchants re
fused to comply with bis demand, where
upon he ordered that they should pay
double the amount he had at first ex
acted. - Garcia also ordered the arrest of 1400
Spanish residents, who were . liberated
after the arrival of the Isabel. It is re
ported that Garcia resigned on the 19tb,
and that his command was taken over
by the leader, Luis Feria. Nothing is
known, however, in official circles re
garding the matter. ' '
TWO BOATS
WERE CAPSIZED
One Man Was Drowned During the Pro
gress of the- First Race at Astoria
Yesterday. ' .
Astoria, Aug. 23. John Polo was
drowned this afternoon by the overturn
ing of his boat during the progress of
the fishboat race. Charles Wilson, his
partner, was picked op by the crew of
the lighthouse tender Columbine, and
saved from a similar fate. Another boat
capsized during the same race, and the
men on board were all saved by the crew
of the Columbine. -
VANCOUVER
MAY LOSE THE
BARRACKS
Why Soldiers Should Be Taken From
This Point and Stationed at Spo
kane or Other Places in the Inter
ior Headquarters May, How
ever be Removed to Portland.
Portland, Aug. 24. A statement ap
pearing in a Washington dispatch says
that the government officials are think
ing seriously of abandoning Vancouver
barracks. " - V-
It is claimed that when the Washing
ton volunteers are mustered out of ser
vice, "then the regulars formerly sta
tioned at those headquarters will be
scattered through the Pacific Northwest,
the greater number going to the near
posts at Spokane and Magnolia bluff,
Seattle."
The dispatch goes on further ' to say
that the goxernment is planning to plat
and sell the same as town lots. Another
view is that the government would jia.
better by effecting an exchange with the
state of Washington, for state lands fac
ing upon the tidewater, where they will
be needed hereafter in the development
of coast defense - fortifications for that
section. . ' ;
Tbo anthor of the dispatch argues that
if the plan he outlines is carried out,
Spokane win gain what Portland and its
suburb, Vancouver, may lose.
Adjutant-General Tattle was first
shown the dispatch. He said :
"So far as I have been informed, the
only thing that was ever thought of was
to remove the department headquarters
to Portland. So far as abandoning the
post at Vancouver is concerned, it is the
third most important post in the United
States service, and I never heard of such
a thing being mentioned. I consider
the report a canard. I do not think
such an idea was ever thought of by any
one in authority." - . . m '
AMERICAN OR
BRITISH RULE
IS DEMANDED
If Assured of Securing Either the Phil
ippine Insurgents Agree to Lay
Down their Arms.
Manila, Aug. 24. At a conference to
day between the insurgents and Ameri
cans, the former declared emphatically
tbey were willing to co-operate with the
Americans and to surrender their arms
promptly if assured the islands would
remain either an American or a British
colony,, under the protectorate of the
United States or Great Britain. Other
wise the insurgent leaders asserted they
would not dare - to disarm, and must
positively refuse to do so. They threaten
fresh rebellion within a month . if the
Americans withdraw." -
The natives assert religions o'ders are
instigating opposition to American
supremacy. Newspapers published in
both English and Spanish have already
appeared.
The United States transports - Rio
Janeiro and Pennsylvania arrived today,
the former bearing two battalions of
South Dakota volunteers, recruits for
the Utah light artillery and a detach
ment for the signal corps, and latter the
First Montana volunteers and 300 re
cruits ior the First California volunteers.
ORDERS ARE
AT LAST ISSUED
Eighty Regiments of Infantry, Five Bat
teries of Artilery, and Six Troops
of Cavalry are to Be Mustered Out
Very Soon.
Washington, Aug. 24. -Orders have
been issued for the mustering out of the
following' regiments: First Vermont,
First Maine, Fifty-second Iowa, Sixth
Pennsylvania, Fifth Indiana, Second
New York, Second Nebraska and 157th
Indiana, all volunteer infantry.
One battery Ohio light artillery, First
Illinois volunteer cavalry, batteries A
and B, of the Georgia light artillery,
Twenty-eight Indiana light battery, and
the New York and Pennsylvania cavalry
troops now in Porta Rico. Other orders
to muster out troops wiil be announced
as soon as a definite decision is reached.
The Porto Rican cavalry to be
mustered out comprises troops A and C,
New York;' Philadelphia city troop,
Sheridan troop and Governor's troop of
Pennsylvania. - . - "
ACCDSED PORTO RICAN GUERILLA
Figaro, Charged With Having Burned
Colo, Has Been Captured He De
nies His Guilt
Lonck, Porto Rico, Aug. 23. Yester
day the famous guerilla, Figaro, was
captured near Coamo and brought to
jail here. . He is accused of burning the
village of Colo. He denies bis guilt em
phatically, but admits having slain sev
eral Spanish soldiers while skirmishing
in the mountains. General Macias an
nounced bis intention to detect and pun
ish the perpetrators of the Ciales mas
sacre. "" " ' '
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HALT IS
CALLED
No More Troops for Honolulu
at Present.
SCANDIA A HOSPITAL SHIP
She Will Carry a Million Dollars to
Manila to Pay Off the Troops
' at that Place.
San Francisco, Aug. 24. The mili
tary authorities in this city have re
ceived instructions from Adjatant Gen
eral Cor bill countermanding previous
orders to send a large body of soldiers to
Honolulu. No more troops will leave
here until further notice, and three
steamers which were to have left early
next week, will not go, at least not as
transport steamers.-
The Scandia has been ordered to de
part as soon as possible, and will be
used as a hospital ship. Two compan
ies and a half of New Yorkers, besides a
band, were to have sailed on the Scan
dia to join their regiment at Honolulu,
and as the New Yorkers are a part of
the regular expeditionary force, a tele
gram has been sent to Washington ask
ing if the countermanding order or in
cluded them. .
BLOODY BATTLE
WITH INSURGENTS
Spanish Loss of Life is Estimated at Five
, Hundred Men.
MXdrid, Aug. 24. The government
has a dispatch from Rios, governor of
the.Vizcayas islands, and successor of
General .Juadenez in the governor-generalship
of the Philippines, 'saying there
has been bloody fighting between tfTe
Spanish troops and insurgents, with an
estimated loss to the latter of 500 men.
The Spanish losses were unimportant.
The dispatch says a number of insur
gent chiefs were captured and have been
shot.
IT THE SULTAN DEAD?
Trouble of Large Dimensions Brewing
In the Orient.
New York, Aug. 24. A dispatch to
the Herald, dated at Tangier today,
sayB: -
.- In order effectually.to check the ru
mor of the sultan's death and divert the
public attention, .it is assiduously re
ported that he has left Marrakeen for
Fez, there to receive the embassies' of
ficial visits, returning after the uprising
has been quelled.
Mean wlnle.the grand vizier is alarmed
at the increasing inflaence of Germany,
and at the Italian demands, and is pre
paring to dispatch the Moorish embassy
to Europe, probably to London and
Rome, to settle outstanding claims.
The Spanish gunboat General Valdez
arrived this morning ' with government
orders for the Spanish minister. There
is great excitement at the Italian con
sulate. Mohammed Torres is becoming
threatening and the Italians are defiant.
If there is no answer to the ultimatum,
a warship will Start at once for Spez
zia. '
There is absolutely no definite news
concerning the sultan, and the public
mind is undecided whether he - is dead
or alive.
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WERE GOOD FIGHTERS.
Japanese Admiral Thinks America Has
Mastered the Art of Building
Ships and Fighting Them.
Chicago, Aug. 24 Admiral Ok Mat
sonnaga, of the Japanese imperial navy,
is registered at the Grand Pacific hotel.
He is accompanied by J. Takenochi, a
paymaster to tbo imperial navy, and is
en route to England, where he will sup
erintend the construction of the two
Japanese battle-ships, building there.
Discussing the recent naval victory and
the causes, he said :
'You Americans certainly seem to
have mastered the art of constructing
most effective 1h t ti-ehi ps. The mag- '
nificent record of the Oregon is an ex
ample. "You seem to bo able to fiisht your
ships pretty well. There are macy val
uable lessons to be learned from the
war, not the least of which is that per
sonal courage, when misdirected and
when opposed by a cool and skillful foe
is of no moment whatever.
"From a technical point of view, the
most impressive leseion is that expert
gunnery is above all things the most im
portant factor in naval conflicts. Your .
country undoubtedly possessed ships
which were greatly superior to those of
Spain, and tbey were manned better in
every respect, but it was your greatly
superior gunnery which, for the greater,
part, gave you such crushing victories."
THREE HUNDRED LOST.
An Appalling Disaster in a Coal Mine
in Silesia.
London, Aug. 25. A dispatch from
Vienna to the Daily News says that 300
miners were drowned by the flooding of '
the Kaeitner coal mines, at Nience near
Schowiz, Silesia, three days ago. -.
Carlist Agitation.
London, Aug. 25. The Madrid corre
spondent of the Daily Mail says :
It is said that the principal Carhsta
here are registering their property in '
the names of other persons to prevent .
its confiscation in the event of trouble.
The military judge at Barcelona has
ordered a court-martial of a sergeant,
two corporals and several- soldiers who
were trying to recruit among the gar
rison for the Carlists. Carlist disturb
ance are reported in several small towns
in Aragon, caused by the closing of the
Carlist clubs.
Insurgents Worsted.
Madrid, Aug. 24. The government
has a dispatch from Rios, governor of
the Viscayas islands, and successor of
General Jaudenez, in the governor-generalship
of the Philippines, saying there
has been bloody fighting between Span
ish troops and insurgents, with an es
timated loss to the latter of 500 men.
The Spanish losses were "unimportant."
The dispatch says a number of insurgent
chiefs were captured and shot.
Down to Business.
San Fbancisco, Aug. 25. Advices
from the Honolulu correspondent of the
Associated Press reached this city today
on the steamship Moana, etating that
the congressional members of the com
mission to report on a form of govern
ment of the territory ot Hawaii, arrived
at Honolulu August 17. The commis
sioners met Dole and the cabinet, ana
proceeded to organize for business. Sen
ator Cullom is chairman.
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