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VOL. XV.
ST. HELENS, OREO ON, FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1898.
NO. 21.
DOINGS OF THE WEEK
What Has Happened In the
Civilized World.
GIVEN IN THK PIIEHS DLSPATCHKS
A Complete Kavlew of the New of the
I'm Meven Day la This and
Ml Foreign Land. ,
The Ntiti-ICntilinh tcntliuont In Cul)
In being losiorod by the Hpniiinh pre,
mid it i rapidly becoming stronger,
I'orto I! iiD In tuld to bo mi the ova of
revolt. Tliu inhabitant are unable
to longer endure tlio jirt'iHint situation,
Tho Hp'iiiixli gold premium i Hourly
HO per runt and the government l try.
ing to phiee trearury hill In London,
olTuriittf n much ait 10 (Kir cunt, but at
present with no prospeot of mucosa
Frederick It. Ooudert, tho eminent
lawyer rtnl jurist, who represented the
United Stale in tin) Muhrlnu mm com
inlHHiun, ityt t lie United State may
rightfully rutitln the Philippine Island.
Captain Kent, British toipmlo
ku t, wliu Jul returned to Tin on to,
after mi eXiiiiiliiiHloii of tbo Maine
wreck give it nil hi opinion that
in inn In lil by Spanish officer destroyed
thu luttlivniiip,
A iliep.itcli (rum Kingston, Jamaica,
any tlmt General Pumlo ha ordered
till lbs giurinon lit eastern Culm to con
centrate Ifl Miinziinillo, Nuuvila,
Oaiittirmnio and Sunt iuifo l Cuba. All
other placea lme been evacuated.
Hottt-uoii 113,000 and 115.000 wont
up in flume mul smoke on the Llnuton
road hhuut three mile from Portland,
Or. Tlio property destroyed wa M.
Ilurell:tch' oroiiintnry ami oiitholdinga,
ti-.Ttlior Willi 1 10 lii'inl of hog..,, The
fir i! in mpiHMtiil to have been of an in
otMitlinry origin.
Suit Krunol-vo will at once become a
bsiMof Important military and naval
operations. IJnloro many duvs o000
armed men will lie encamped on the
PreiilUioservtitliin. Order have been
ri-wived to thii effect by General Mr
ritim, oomimimlliig the department of
California and the Columbia.-.;
The limit bug on the Spanish steam,
cr Argmmnt, which was bronghtln by
tlm M m billhead contained a lutter from
Havana under date of April 20, which
njmke of suffering among the poorer
clauses of the population, who wore en
tirely without mean of tiippoit. The
wiltMf hiuiwlf Willi ho dul not know
where he was to get his dinner,
'Water wmUi and tornadoe have
pliyml Iuvvims ami done homlroil of
thiiuKiiiula of thilhir worth of damage
nmtr Van liurpii, Ark. Throe homo
with blown ilown at Kudy, and It i re
portvd that Wiiulow, a uminer rosort
on the top of Huston momituln, l en-tin-lv
gmiH. The Aikamw rivor I 85
mill' wide In place,' and la now fouf
indie hiiiher than it wna in ' 1813,
whloh wit the hltflient on record,
The oruiduVnt ha nominated Allen
B. CroiMinan to be pontuiatr at Port
land, Or.
The combined fleet of Fpnin, say a
LinlHin iliapatuh, re ready to aail for
Auiurican water.
The Brltiah conmil at Paiitingo do
Cuba I nid to have been nttucked by
a mob, to have killed a ripaniurd, and
to have (won imprlaoned. The Hrlttsn
roiiHiil. on account of hi frienillino
to American and Cuban reform, hat
ruenntly bi'en aubJnLted to a great dual
of illume.
PiteBiilent Dole ha lent a
mnnlcation to PreUlnt
.fl'miiiif to triinfifer the
long com
MuKinlcy Hawaiian
inbuilt to tbo Unitml Btato for the
of it war with Siiaiii and to
tiirninh Amorlca (bin after the wur In
I'aulllo wuttira with large quantl tic of
con I. Riippllu and ammunition
Dr.. joint' B. Hamilton, former nt
oeoii.iBiierul of the marine bopttal
orvlo of the United Btato, In an d-
!,.. at the Phv oiaiw' Clull, 01 uu
eaini. muintaliicd that tlio danger from
vi-lluw fovir In Cuba la mnch exngr.
Dr. Hamilton aj that no ept
di'inio la probable if proper precaution
are nbniu'veil
A new 8panlnh fort jiiHt being built
nmir COiimo, w rednned in two min
ute by the gunlKiiu iiiniiigiun. nm
ruin wasoompleta, and at loat 'two
Kpunliird were killed during the bom
biiiilnmnt. A body of Kpuniah toiop
were amtttered and deuioraliaoil by the
mm, vkhhuI neiir Juraco beach. Two
men were also killed by the Wllming
ton' fire during thia engugBnient, , ;
Trooi will be writ "to the support of
Omiiuiodora Doey at the Philipplnn.
It la probable that not lea tlinil 10,000
troop will compoae the expedition, and
Hint tbey will Hall from Ban Franclaco
for Manila not later than May 15. The
praient plan 1 to take all the National
Guard from California, Oregon, Wash
ington, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado and
fur Western Btato generally. To theee
troop will bo added probably a regi
ment of regular Infantry and one of
cavalry, and pomdhly the Texn Bang
er, or one of the new volunteer regi
iiKint now beinu orKanlaed. The corn-
muiid will probably be g van to major -
Henoral Merrlatn. In whioh caae
will bo made major-general of volun
tool. Minor New Itaoia.
A ChriBtian scientist In. New York
ha cominittod Buioldff'beoause the wa
in poor health. '
Mix Martha Culver, who live near
St. Paul. It said to have killed more
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nuj vi'o " ' ,j v ... . ... --- - -
west. ,
A rope taven mllea long
and 1
weighing
made for
Glasgow,
Inoho In circumference,
nearly 00 tons, has Juat been
use in a district tubwny in
Scotlmid
LATER NEW8.
The tenute hat panned tho bill pro
riding for mail fituilltiu in the army.
Tli houae pHSHod the annate bill
tnthorialng tho army to feed tho Cu
ban and the pboplo of the .island of
Cube.
A Madrid dlopatch lay order have
bnnn lent to the governor-general of the
riilllppliict to realm to the death tho
attack on Manila.
A apeelal from Madrid any the
municipal biilldingt at Llnare have
been tackint and the crowd fired on by
toldiera.- Fourteen wcro killed and 60
wounded.
A dispatch from Bnhla, Brazil, an
nounce the arrival tliere of the battle
hip Oregon. It I mild her oall it
llahia wa in accordance with Instruc
tion from Waahington.
Order have been tent to Admiral
Dewey by the McCulloub from Hong
Kong to re-eatabliah cable communica
tion, Manila I laid to be short of
pruvltiionf and prompt relief meaauret
are necemiarv to avert tuffering.
The dlmmlorln the Spanleh province
is Increiiaing. Riot have now broken
out at Cadi and A lean to, and tiooble
it expected to ipread to part of the
country which have hitherto been quiet.
At Marto men, women and children
have been parading the street, crying:
"Death to the thievetl"
The cabinet baa decided to Inaugurate
an agnwalve campaign against the
Hpnnlard in the Philippine and Cuba.
Five thoiiKand troop wilt be tent to
Manila at once from the Paoitlo coast,
Uttor on Havana will be attacked from
the reir by the United State and in
surgent troop, and by the fleet In
front.
Cable advice received from Rear
Admiral Sampson announce hi arrival
off the coast of llaytl with a divialon
ol hia fleet. He wilt remain at the
point where he it now located until the
department or one of the scoot Inform
bltn of the appearance of the Spanish
men-of-war, which tailed from St.
Vincent nine day ago.
The don tricked Commander Lam
berton. aaysfa Manila diapatch to the
New York Herald. He had been sent
to take Cavite arsenal. He demanded
their lurrender, but they asked for more
time. Upon their request being grant
ed tbey improved their opportunities
by Seeing to Manilla and taking witn
them the Mauser rifle of the fort.
Another tale of death on the Alaska
trail haa been received at Victoria, B.
C. Twenty-two moo were engulfed In
the water of an Icebound mountain
stream noar Crater lake. Of tho party
pot one life wa saved. The tuduen
breaking of the ice on which ti e gold
seekers were walking sent them to
their doom without a moment's warn
ing. The names of tho dead are un
known.
The surgeon of the Castilla ay that
in the battle of Manila the Bpnnlnli
Admiral Montcjo wa wounded. The
captain, chaplain and 00 otbeie were
killed and 60 wounded on the Castilla.
One hundred and fifty were killed and
90 wounded on tl e Rein Onattna,
Admiral Montclo't flagship. Five were
killed and 80 wounded on the Don Juan
de Austria; four killed and 60 wounded
on the Clloa.
In accordance with the recommenda
tion of the president, embodied In
meaaage nent to oongres, that body
nasaed a resolution of thank to Com
modore (now admiral) Dewy, and the
officer and crew of the vessels of his
onodron. for their brilliant aohlove-
mnt In defeatlnn the Spanish fleet In
Manila bav. and ill capturing the forti
flcation and defense at Cavite. A bill
bIho unseed promoting Dowey to
the rank of admiral.
A commissioner sent to Gomea' camp
ha returned to Ke West, bringing the
(In ban leader' formal official thank
in behalf of Cuba to the United State,
letter to President McKinley and one
naeh to General Mtle and Admiral
Kaninnnn. and also thank to the
American people. ; Gomea want rifles,
food, clothing and United State troop
In the order named. Armeu ana auy
pllod, he promise to drive the block
a led Spaniard out In el months.
Tba cruiser Charleston haa been
nlaoed In commission at Valejo. Cal
She will be dlapatohod with snppliee
for Dowey after being docked ana ovor
hauled.
Certain powers, it hat been definitely
learned, tn'yt London dispatch, have
again raieae overture to Great tsritain,
i.,kiivj to intervention in the war be
tween Spain and the United States, but
Great Britain persisted In her refusal
to take part in mob a move.
TheYokoit river will be open for
navigation about June 1, says the latest
arrival at Skngway from Dawson, Hit
belief is bnBed on tho fact that unnsn
all; warm weather prevail on the
Yukon. Twenty millions of Klondike
gold la expected to corue out this
eaaon.
The LnFayette, a French liner,
bound from Oorunua, fipaln.for Havana,
wa captured off the latter port by the
gunboat Annapolhy Commander Hon
ker, while trying to run the blockade,
after having previously been warned
off. She had on board a large number
and a valuable cargo, poa-
, - .r.,.,,,,. contraband of war.
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A
Ue , , . . nr.LUniAn fl.a fha tnnli
it said In Wa&hington that the incident
may lead to complicationt with France.
Lynde Bradley, an expert electri
cian in Milwaukee, hat perfeoted plane
for the use of the X-ray on board Of
war vessel and on the field,
Man case have been disooyered in
hinh rlnh New York women
hired
, . t Oklahoma tolmperson
I""' " . . ..
ate thorn In seourlng divorce,
The Railway Age predicts that the
nnditiiree in no railway build-
i . in 1RUA wili not be lest than
160,000,000, and .may well
100,000,000.
exceed
DEWEY'S VICTORY
Revised Story of His
. Fight With the'
Spaniards.
YANKEE SKILL AND DARING
The Rpanlnh float Wa Canirht With
out ateum A Futile Attempt Wa
Made to Illow Up Amerloa hlp
With Bubinarlae Mines. '
Hong Kong, May 10. Owing to the
faot that the cable between this port
and the Philippines was not in working
order, having been out, it it said, tome
distance from the oapltal of the island,
there ha been delay in obtaining a de
tailed account of the battle, end the
fact In the case were only available
when the United States gunboat Hugh
MeCulloch arrived here yesterday,
end even then the tremendoue pressure
of business suddenly thrown upon the
cable necessarily made the entire ac
count of the engagement somewhat
bioken.
Commodore Dewoy't orders were to
capture or destroy the Spanish floet,
and never were imtrnotion executed
in to complete fashion. At the end
of teven hour there wa absolutely
nothing left of the Spanish fleet but a
few relics. The American commander
bad roost (killfully arranged every de
tail of the action, and evon the ap
oarentiy most InsiBiilflcant feature
we're carried out with perfeot punctu
ality, and on railroad time-table order,
At the end of the action Commodore
Dewey anchored hi fleet in the bay
before Manila and sent a messenger to
Governor-General August! announcing
tbe inauguration of the blockade, ami
adding that if a (hot wa fired against
hia ship be would destroy eyery oat
tery about Manila,
The position occupied tiy the span
lard, the rapport whioh their ship ro
ot-Wed from the land batteriea, ana tne
big gun they had ashore, gave them
an enormoo advantage. Therefore,
when it it considered that the Span
lards loat over 600 men In killed and
wounded, and that their naval aisenal
at Cavite wat also destroyed with it
defense, It will become apparent that
the victory of the Amerioau ooinmouore
Is one of the most complete ana wonaer
ful achievement in the history of na
val warfare.
Not a man on board the American
fleet wa killed; not a ship wa dam
aired to any extent, and only eix men
were Injured slightly on board tbe
Baltimore. This grand achievement
is quite at much due to the generalahip
of Commodore Dewey 8 to the fact
that the American gunners, ehip and
mint are superior to any fleet anywhere.
Great credit tnut also be given to
the fullest extent to tbe officer under
Commodore Dewey, for to a man they
seconded their gallant commander in
every way possible, and thu helped
htm'wln the laurel which are justly his.
Commodore Dewey arrived at Subig
bay, about 80 mile north ot Manila
bav,-Saturday, April oo, ana sent no jflg to tj10 jsia d9 ruoa wnen jus .snip
Baltimore and Concord to reconnoiter caught fire, but the latter was also de
tbe enemy. Tbey found no Spanish mrnved in due course of time. The
him at the entrance of the bay, and
o Commodore Dewey decided to risk
the minea and proceed that same nigiu
after dark into the bay of Manila,
Which he did.
The order Of battle taken oy tne
Spaniard wat with all the email craft
inside trie stone ano vmmr
of Cavite harbor. The larger thips ox
Bnoin ernlsed off Cavito and Manila.
The American fleet entered Manila
bay Saturday night with the greatest
eaae. The Spaniards had not estab-
iih.r natrol. and there were no
enrflhllmhtB at the entrance of the bay
The. early hour of the morning re
vealed the hlp to each other, and the
finanish flasshlD opened fire. It ac
tion wa followed by some of the larger
Snanieh warship, and then the Cavite
fort opened op, end the smaller Span
ish thipt brought their gun into play.
The American euardon, which entered
the ha throusrh the ehella of theBpan
iarde, which began to strike the water
ground them, moved majestically on
wan).
When near na Bakor bay, a suuaen
linheaval of water a hort distance
ahead of the Olympia showed that the
Spaniards had exploded a mine or i
torpedo. Thia was followed by a seo
ond and similar explosion. They were
both utterly unsuccessful.
. The Amerioan fleet wat then draw-
titt nearer and nearer to the Spaniards,
whose gunnery wat very poor, the
shots from the Cavite batteries and
Spanish ships being - equally badly
im,J. either falling short or wide of
their mark.
When the American fleet entered the
bay, coming through the southern
channel between Caballo and Frile in
lets, the following was the order:
wuahin Olvmnla. Baltimore, Raleigh,
Concord, Boston, Petrel and MeCul
loch. The two store ships, Nanahan
-j m in Tha Honn Kona
Correspondent of the Dally Mail gives
li ..ii., There was an act of
,v,o. rfetu ila: There was an
treaohery on the part of the Spanish
thip, which lowered her flag and then
..,! at a tmt orew tent to take pos
session of her. She. did not hit the ,
hnt the American guns were
turned on her and tore her to pieces.
iik. nt tn the bottom with all on
Hnveral vessels close inshore
i.,.Ka1rort in the name way and shared
her Ate.
and Zeaflro, brought up the rear.
In that Older Ihey swept grandly be
fore the city and fucod the enemy in
column line.
Though tho Spaniard hail oponed
fire at 6;000 yards, the American re
served their Are until within 4,000
yard of the enemy, when the real bat
tle began. The Koina Cristina, Cas
tilla, Don Antonio do Ulloa.i tela na
Cuba, Isla do Luon and Mimtanno
were in Hue of battle outanie oi uavue
at that time, with their four gunboats
and the torpedo-boats inside the har
bor.
Tl.. lM.rl.an ahfna riaflfiia.t buck.
ward and forward six times across the
front of the Spaniards, pouring In
upon the latter a perfect hail of shot
and shell. Every American shot
eemod to tell, while almost every
Snanlsh ihot mlHted the mark,
After having thu scattered demor
alization among the Spanish fleet am'
battrie, the American fleet retired
for breakfast, nd incidentally a coun
cil of war wa held on boaru toe
Olympia. .
By this time tne isparnsii ntps werr
in a desperate condition. J. He nag
ship Relua Cristina wa riddled with
shot and shell, ono ol her steam pipes
had burst, and she was believed to be
on fire. The Castilla wa certainly on
Are, end soon lifter the Are became
worse and worse, until thoy wore
bomed to the water' edge.
The Don Ulloa made a mostmagnin-
cent display of bravery, n hen nor
commander fonnd she was so torn by
American sheila that ho could not keep
afloat, he nailed her ooloi to hor mast
and ennk with all hand fighting to the
Inst. She wa completely riddled, ami
her upper dee had been swept clear
bv the awful lire OI tlio American
guns, out tne opaumnm, iimjuk"
vessel was sinking beneath them, con
tinued working her guns on her lower
dec until she sank beneath the water.
Dtirinir thee enaniiement a frpaiiian
torpedo-boat crept along the shore aid
around the ofing In an attempt to at
tack the American storesliijis, hut ehe
wa promptly diacovered, blie was
actually blown
t.n nUices.
The Mindanac hail neaiiwinie imwu
run ashore to save ner from, sinking,
and the Spanish small emit had
Bought shelter from the steel storm be
hind the breakwater.
Tl.n batllo. which was stiirteiJ at
nlwint B A. M.. and adjourned, at 8:J0
A. M.. was resumed about noon, when
Comui'idore Dewey started in to put
the finishing tonohee on Ins lurioiia
wnvfc Thero was not much fliiht left
in thn Spaniards by that time. At
P M. tlim Petrel and Concord had
shot the Cavite batteries into silence.
leaving them heaps ot rum and float
ina rim white fhisr.
hhe Spanish gunboats were men
scuttled, the arsenal was on lire, and
the explosion of a Spanish marine
cauncd further mortality to the Span
ish defenders oil shore.
On the water the burning, snnkon
or destroyed Span ish vessels could be
Been, while only the cruiser Baltimore
V.iri mifrnrad in any way from the fire
oI tj,e eneiuy. a shot winch truoK
her exploded some ammunition near
one of her guns and tligiitiy injureu
dozen of the crew.
Shots passed dangerously close to
rinmmniloro Dewev. but little or no
damage wat done on board the flagship,
On the other hand, about too
fire goid to have been killed on board
.ha finanish flagship, which wa to-
llv destroyed. Admiral Montejo,
the Spanish admiral, transferred his
fvistlna lost her captain, a lieu-
nnt. her chaplain. and a midship-
, na bv one shot which struck: ner
hiridtto. About 100 men were killed
and 60 wounded on board the Castilla,
i indeed, tome estimates place the nonv
Der 0f Spanish wounded during the ei
gagement at over i.uuu men
The Olvmpia was struck Overtimes
nhnnt her mmei works, and a whale'
boat of the Kaleiuh wat smashed.
Although the Krupp gnna on the es
planade of Manila were fired oontiriU'
ally during the engagement, Commo
dore Dewey did not reply to them, and
the battery atterwarda Hoisted a wuue
flag in token ot surrender
The terms of the capitulation were
still unsettled when the McCnlloe
left Manila, but it waB said Commo
rfnre DaweV fearod rioting upon the
part of the insurgents if be attempted
a bombardment oi uie remain um im u
fiontions at Manila. .
The fort at the entrance of the bay
were dismantled Wednesday after they
had capitulated.
It is said the commodore ordered the
cable to be cut, because the Spaniards
refused to permit him to use it pend
ing the complete surrender of the city
It ts nndei stood that tho Span is
nh inn did not sot under steam until
after the alarm was given.
It la said, that the Spanish com
,,, under informed the Kovenior-general
tlmt it was advisable to surrender in
the interest of humanity, as It was Ira
noasible to resist successfully, but that
he and hi men were willing enough to
fiirht and die. Even when tho hptimsn
flnaship was shot half away, hor coin
mauder, though wounded, refused to
the bridire till the ship wo
bnrnins and sinking, her stern shat
tered by a shell and her steam pipe
hnrnt.
At yet, there ate no further details.
Aftei ' the day' fighting had ceased
Commodore Dewey sent au ultimatum
to the city battery ordering ; It , to cease
firing or he would bombard it, lhe
p.tml ehaned a cunboat up tne river
Pasig, and the Spanish captain oanio
In a boat to negotiate conditions of sur
render. Tbe Amerioan captain
nlieih
"Unconditional surrender, or fight.
To this, the Spaniard answered: I
"We are willina to rlKht. Pleaae
dim na to send for ammunition, be
cause our stores is exhausted."
EXPENSES OF WAR
The Issuance of Bonds
Favored by the
President.
TALKED OVER BY CABINET
Senate' Action Causes Fredrtent Vb
iId. Way Throw On Bone Fea
ture, Which Would Interfere With
riant Mapped Oat.
Waahington, May 9. At a cabinet
meeting today, beside the war situa
tion In Its general aspect, there wat
tome discussion of the relative merit
persons seeking brigadier-guneral-
hina and other commission In tne
army. The president expressed him'
self very pronouncedly as opposed to
the appointment to such responsible
position of those who have had no
ilitary experience.
One feature of the session, wa a dia
oussion of the attitude of the senate in
providing the "sinew of war" for de
fraying the expenditure of the war
The president has positive infoimation
that the senate committee on finance,
which ia still struggling with the war
revBnnn bill, will report the measure
with the bond feature eliminated
Till causes the administration great
nneaaines and embarrassment, and tne
statement is made that the possibility
of adverse action of tbe full body of tbe
senate is a source of inuoh anxiety.
The president laid before tlio cabinet
thu information he had as to wnai
tn lie looked for from the senate, and
while not expressing absolute confi-
mn in favorable action uy the senate
with the bond feature incorporated, ex-
nroiaed the hope that there would he a
atiHfsmtnrr mukirity for the bond pro
vision. Should It not become a pari oi
the law, many urgent appropriation
tnr the war will have to be held tincK,
The money to be secured from bond
it I ald. is needed imperatively
for the execution ol tne plans mnpjieu
.... a
out, and adverse action by the senate
was likely to interfere unless tne money
in nthnrwlne provided, and by as speouy
a method as by tbe issuance of bonds.
The administration is anxious to im
press this tact upon wiibibbb,
ample revenues may be at hand for a
vigorous prodecution of the war.
There wae considerable gratification
evinced at the general war outlook.
There was a strong belief that tne
Spanish fleet, instead of sailing across
the tea to Intercept the Oregon or to
come into the water near home to be
gin operations, would be found eventu
ally to be now progression losouie n
(lowr to It own possessions on tne
other Bide of the ocean.
While there is great reticience on
the part of memberB of the administra
tion on the subject, there ia excellent
authority for the statement that the
instructions of Admiral bam peon give
him trreat latitude.
It was announced ny secretary .aiger
tivlar that the volunteer army will con
sist of seven corps, eaph in command of
a matnr-cenerat.
Theodore Kooseveit was mnsierwj m
aa lieutenant-colonel today. "Fighting
Joe" Wheeler was the first of the major-.
generals of the volunteer niniy to ne
mustered in. wneeier naa ineiiiHwiio
tion of being the first ex-Contederate
officer to receive a commission in the
military service of the United States.
MANY FAILED TQ.
PASS.
rwenty Per Cent or Wm.liln jtton Guar.ll-
Kl HfJMU-U.
Tamma. May 9. About 20 per cent
Of the member of the National Guard
companies thus far examined by the
examining surgeon at Camp Rogers
jiave failed to pass on account of phys
ical disability. Thursday nign a
meeting of the line officers ot the regi
ment was held in one of the major's
tents, and an expression was given by
tome of the company commanders that,
if the same percentage of their men was
refused, they would tako their com
panies home and make no attempt to
be mustered in. The officers alao
agreed upon a telegram, whioh was sent
to Washington today, asking that the
examining and mustering offlc -rs be
instructed to admit the line officers of
the regiment with""' subjecting them
to the physical examination.
lint Pew t hoaen.
Portland. Or., May 9 -Fully 40 per
cent of the men examined yesterday at
Camn MoKinley failed to pans muster,
most of them because they weighed too
much or too little In proportion to their
stature. Thirty .men were rejected
from Captain Heath crack company
from MoMinnviile. company a. oi
Portland, suffered a like fate. Not s
Jot or title was abated from the strict
latter .f the army regulations, and
when the labors of the examining ofH
rxirn are .included there prom is s to be
little more left of the First re rimeut of
i -.hi volunteers I linn was left of the
Muht Brieale after the charge of
Baklv. r
Allierloau MUa,04,ri. at .tf.nored.
Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Coast
of Africa. May 7. It is snid that the
insurgents engaged In the rebellion,.
whioh has grown out of the dissntisfao-,
tion with the hut tax and was an
noimoed yesterday, who burned the
headquarters of the American mission
aries in Shengoy. in the Stiurboro dis
trict, have attacked and. destroyed the
town of Rotifunk. It is further snid
that the members of the American mis
sion located there, who were Sierra
Laoneiuans, have been massacred.
GREAT NAVAL VICTORY.
Commodore Power KM at Last Been
Heard from.
New York, May O.The World, in
sn extra edition just issued, publishes
llspatch from Hong Kong to the
effect that news received there from
Manila on the dispatch-boat McCullooh
I to the effect that the entire Spanish
fleet of 11 vessel wa destroyed. Three
hundred Spaniards were killed and 400
wounded. No lives were lost on the
United States boats, but six person
were injured. Not one of the Ameri
can ehip wat injured.
ConBnned In Washington.
Washington, May 9. The navy de-
nartment ha received a cable from
Hnne- Konc. announcing the arrival
there of the revenue-cutter m.cv.,uhocu.
THE LAFAYETTE RELEASED.
rroneh Binbamr Red Requested 1
She lie Allowed to Proceed.
Washington. May 9. An . interna-
tinnnl diflicultv. connected with the
seizure of the French steamer Laiay
ette. has been removed by the prompt
release of the vessel Immediately upon
notice of her capture reaching the state
department. The explanation of the
action of the administration is given in
the statement which follows, and wncn
was issued from the White House to-
niuht:
The Lafayette wa released in pursu
ance of order which were issued by the
nv rinnartinent previous to her seiz
ure, but which had not been received
tiv the commanding officers of the ves
sels that made the capture The fact
are that, on April 29, the French em
bassy made an informal inquiry sa to
whether the Lafayette, whioh left Saint
Nazarre, France, for Vera Cruz, by
wav of Havana, before war was de
clared, or information of tbe blockade
was received, would be allowed to land
in Havana, her passengers, mail bagi
and the dispatch bag of the consulate
I of France, and take some
French passengers on board. An. assur
ance was given that, it this privilege
should he granted, the steamer wouiu
be forbidden by the French consul to
land iroods.
The matter was duly considered, and
It wa decided that, without regard to
the strict law of blockade, and aa an
ait of courtesy, the request of the
French government should be acceded
to. Order were accordingly sent on
the second day of May.
When information was received of
the capture of the steamer and of her
having been brought to Key West,
these orders were communicated to her
captors, with instruction to release
the steamer and see that the orders
were duly delivered,, so that
they might be carried into effect. ., No
demand was mado either by or on be
half of the French government, directly
or indirectly, for the steamer's release.
The Wilmington will escort the Lafay
ette to Havana tonight.
Cnu.d Cxellement hi Pari.. -
Tendon. May 9. A special dispatch
from Paris says the seizure of the La
fayette has intensified the bitter feeling
against the United atates. Angry ex
pressions are heard. The United States
embassy iB under special police protec
tion, in view of possible hostile dem
onstration. TO SOLVE ARCTIC PROBLEM.
Another Expedition Start to the North
Headed by Walter Wellmnn.
New York, May 9. Walter Well
men will start Tuesday on another ex
pedition in an endeavor to reach the
nnrth no e. Me nope aiso w ueier-
mine the fate of Andre, who has not
been heard from since two days after
he etenned into his balloon. Mr. Well-
man, who was t the uusey nouse,
anitl:
"I am extremely hopeful that this
expedition will be more successful than
our last, when we reached 81 degrees
in minntRn north ol KLiinnergen, anu
then met with distaster. We were fib
gent about eight months before; this
time wo nxoect to remain about 19
mnnthn.
"After leaving Arohangel, Kussia,
wn are to set 75 dogs and will proceed
rflreet in Frana Josef land. While
taking observations there we shall try
tr. hunt Andre. If he is alive I be-
ha ia near there. We hope to
reach Cane Flora about July 15 or Aa
gust 1. and to establish a supply sta-
ti,n.
"Wo evnnct to rtass the winter re-
tween parallels 63 and 83 in huts, now
and then, however, running about on
snowshoes, training our dogs ami tes-
.. Mir enulpments. About February
10 we propose to start north over the
ice. Contrary to tne popular iuo,.
even at the north pole, tbe summer is
ton warm for good traveling, because
the nowoi of the Bun constantly shin-
ing makes the enow sort anu siusuy,
and renders it difficult to drag the
sledges. The favorable season, there-
fore, lastB from early in February to
early in June, a period of about 16
weeks. It is for this 18 weeks our
plans have been laid, carrying just
enough provisions to take ua through
June.
"The distance from our winter sta
tion to the pole will be about 600
statute miles, or a round Uip of about
1,000 miles. If we are able to- cover
from nine to 10 miles a day, and keep
everlastingly at it, we may do the
whole thing. In my judgment we are
going finely outfitted on a sound plan,
and we shall have a big chance of solv
ing what Is known sa the Arctio prob
lem. At any rate, we expect to be
back home a yoarjromjiext fall.".
Pnrcheaed llaiine's Tevhi.
Cleveland, O , May 9. The tplen
did steel steam yacht Coiuanohe, built
by the Globe iron works for M. H.
Hanna in 1830, haa been bought by the
government The vessel haa made sev
eral, trips to the coast lianna paid
approximately 150,000 for the Com
anche. . . ... .
ALL REAM TO FLY
The Queen Preparing
to Quit Spain at a ;
Moment's Notice.
THE RIOTS STILL CONTINUE,
Offlelnl Cannot Cheek Them lo rem-
tent' Policy Crltlcleed in the Carte;
Much Anxiety Expressed to the
Fate of Porto Illco.
London, May 7. The Vienna corre--
tpondent of the Telegraph lays: ?
Apartments have been reserved at,
a bote! here for the queen regent of
Rpain, incase she arrives here before
apartments hove been prepared for her
her brother's palaoe. Telegram
from the Austrian ambassador at Ma
drid, Count Dubski, indicate that the
queen regent is only waiting for a suit-;
able moment to quit Spain without
detriment to the interests of her son.",
Rioting Continue In the Provinces. ''
Madrid, May 7 A mob of about
8,000 striking miners made a tumult
nous demonstrations at Murira, capi
tal of tho province of that name, 80
miles from the port of Cartagena
They shouted "Death to the thieves!".
"Down with the taxes!" They at.
tempted to set fire to the railroad depot
, . t I : 1 .1 : n nr. A than ltooan a
anu oilier uuiiuijigB, .,v. ....... wp,...
movement toward Cartagena. A force
of troops have prevented the rioter
from moving on the port. A number
of men were wounded. .
The disturbance caused by high
prices and scarcity of food continue ia
the provinces. There hiivo been fre
quent conflicts between the rioters and
civil guards, and looting houses and
shooting are reported fiom various,
points. At Bnrcelona tliere is a re
newed run on tbe bank, holdeia of
note demanding lilver.
Rioting continues at the seaj'Ort
. . . . -. ... , .
town of Wijon, province or t-iviue,
where yesterday the fisberwotnen and
the tobacco girl sacked bakeries and
burned all the octroi offices.
At a cabinet council today, over
which the oueen regent presided, the
premier, Senor Sagasta, explained the
situation and reported the arrival at
Porto Rico of the steamer Aiionso
XIII. having on board, it is said, rein
torccments of troop and a very vain
able cargo, including ammunition and
supplies. .
The premier also announced . me
opening of the Cuban parliament, and
the queen regent signet! tne resoureea
bill. The cabinet afterward Hem an
other meeting and deliberated upon the
financial situation, and measures were
taken and contemplated to preserve
public order in the localities where dis
turbances hae occurred.
The debate on the government pol
icy was resumed in the cortes today,
the sitting being mainly occupied with
the continuation of Senor Kobledo'i
speech. .' :-'-- He severely criticised the
government for its lack of foresight,
and, after putting various question to
member of the cabinet aa to the gov
ernment plan, he announced that he
would ask the cortes to vote an income
tax. ' ' ' '
In tbe chamber today Senor Robledo
SBked why, after issuing from the bay,
Admiral Montejo returned to Cavite,
"thus becoming a simple target for tbe
enemy." Admiral Bermejo, minister
of marine, replied that Admiral Mon
tejo acted entirely at his own discre
tion, no instructions having been sent
him. . ! :
Admiral Bermejo declined to answer
a question as to the whereabouts of the
Cape Verde squadron.
Considearable anxiety is expressed
here aa to the fate of Porto Rico. ' It
is feared that Admiral Sampsou's
squadron has gone to seize San Juan,
the capital of that colony, and the
Spanish ooal supply at that port
Impartial, referring to Lord Salis
bury' speech, says:
"Both at Washington and in London,
the fact It solemnly proclaimed that
robbery is legal." " '
Senor Puigcerver, minister ot finance,
announced in the congress today that
the Official Gazette will shortly pub
lish a decree, forbidding the exort of
wheat The chamber finally agreed to
decrease the customs' duties on corn.-'
In the senate, Lieutcnant-GoneTat
Correa, minister of war, submitted a,
bill authorizing him to mobilize the
second reserve corps in the Canaries. 1
An Attaok on Amerleans.. ,
Toronto, May 7. Senor Dh Bosc,
)ate secretary of the Spanish legation
at Washington, lectured to 3,600 people
here tonight on the onuses of the pre
sent war. Senor Polo and many
prominent men were present the lec
ture was in aid of the Red Cross So
ciety work and was delivered n m
private capaolty. The speaker made a
severe attack on the American people.
He traced the story of the trouble, re
iterating tne Span IS d argu mania, mm
spoke of American senators as bonier
ruffians whose illiterate foolishness is
only equaled by their venality and 1-
diarous, pompous conceit. no fmu
Amerioan cupidity constitutes a grave
danger to Europe, Canada and Mexico,
and concluded by compariug the cpi- .-n
regent of Spain with "bloating l - ji
tioians, whose countenances depict tba
lust that la in their hearts."
. Canabsllsra In Mew S
Brisbane, Qneeiisl.ni-1, '
terrible story ot cannii'i-.li-i"
from New Gulrr-a. Fo-ir f i
prisoners from Mima V - '
fiiemily vin.ijj-i, k'.-i's: i-pien-
i
t!lAI.
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