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VOL. XV.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FIUDAY, JULY
20,
1898.
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DOINGS OF THE WEEK
What Has Happened In the
Civilized World.
U1VICN IN TUB PRESS DISPATCHES
A Complete Review of (ha Hew of tiie
1'aat Haven liny in Till nod
All Foreign I.unii.
Tho Corull claim, which threatened
to cause trouble between Italy and Co.
lombia, has been paid.
Cnmp Mnrrltt, Id San Francisco, will
soon lis deserted, the remaining troops
taking quarters In the Presidio.
The United States domestic postal
service will be extended to the Ha
waiian islands as noon a the flag Is
raised theie '
The British steamer Newfoundland,
loaded with food supplies, was captured
by the Mayflower, Tuesday, off Cien
fuegos, Into which harbor she waa
heading. '
. A Norwegian captain who has
reached Mew York, aay the Havana
blockade Is.rtot effective and supplies
are reaching that city through Bataba
no from Yucatan -and being shipped
across the Inland.
A Washington authority asjrg Potto
ltico will be kept by the United Stutes.
That la nettled, and haa been the plan
from the Aral. Ita posseaiiion will go
toward making up the heavy expenao
of war to the United States.
News haa been received from the
Hear relief expedition. ' The imprison
ed whalera have been reached and were
better oft than bad t been expected.
Moat o the vessels ean be fated, and
i the me have not suffered seriously,
baviug exiated on. Sub and wild rein
deer. . - ' - .-.
A report cornea from Madrid that
Woylor will- form a new cabinet, In
which General Po'aviejat will be mln
litter of war. This combination, It la
dinner averted, will aupport the dyn
asty, repeal the suspension of constitu
tional rights and continue the war to
ita uluioHt liiuita.
Cubans must toe the mark, and the
captured territory around Santiago will
be governed with a firm hand. No
trouble la feared by the officiate at
Washington. Tho discontent now so
tiotlaenble among the Insurgents la ex
pooled to wear away when once the mo
tive of tho U ni tod States are fully ap
preciated. The aecond expedition haa reached
Manila. The transport steamer China
arrived July 10, and the Zeatamli, Co
lon and Senator the day following.
American forces now await tho coming
of Morritt before moving on Manila.
Commandor of the expedition la expect
1 about a week hence. Aguinaldo'a
force still surround the capital. Now
of the destruction of Cervora's fleet
caused oonaternation among the Span
iards. Four American soldiers died on
the voyage.
Madrid newspapers any a coalition la
being organized between the different
parties and agninat the government on
account of the suspension of the consti
tution. General Wood, the leader of the
rough ridera, baa been appointed mil
itary governor of the city and province
of Santiago. Be succeeds General Ma
Kihben. A special dispatch fro-n Madrid saya
Spain ia not ready to sue for peace, and
the powers are exchanging notea re
garding the coming of Commodore
Walton, and the progress made thua
far ia satisfactory to Spain.
A London dispatch to the Now York
Journal eaya that Sir Henry Drummond
Wolff, British ambassador at Madrid,
haa boon fully informed of the teima
upon which the United State -government
la ready to make peace.
' New Jersey and part of New Yoik
waa awept by atorm which canned
irreat destruction to life and property.
Four men were struck by lightning and
instantly killed, and five others were
badly Injured, while seeking shelter
from the atorm under a tree near Tion
ton, N. J.
A serious riot haa oocurrod at Maya
gnese, Porto Rico, resulting In the
killing of nine peraonl and the wound
ing of many other. The Spaulah rcsl
denta of tiie place attacked the natives,
whom they accused of being American
sympathizers and intending to aid the
invading army from the United State.
According to Hong Kong advicoa j
Manila is ready to surrender. The
backbone of Spanish resistance at the
Philippines is said to have boon broken,
and no fight la probable. - A real show
of force by tho American will be fol
lowed by the hauling down of the Span
ish flag. -,- The continued presence of
the German fleet at Manila gives rise
to much unfavorable oomment.
' General Patreda, the Spanish com
mander, refuses to be included in tiie
capitulation of Santiago de Cuba. Ac
cording to Spanish military law a com
mander can surrender the troops he
personally commands, but he cannot
oblige other commanders at distant
points, even though under hbj author,
ity, to follow suit. Consequently it
is held that the capitulation only com
prises about 7,000 troopa actually at
Santiago. ;
Mluor Nwa Items. ,
The actual cash expenditures on ao
count of the war thus fur amount to
JOO.000,000.
In the event of an uprising of the
populace in gpnln there ia grave dan
ger of a mutiny in jthe army.
Mail advices from Hong Kong say
that the Caroline islanders have re
volted against Spanish rule, I
The dofonses of tho coast cities of
Spain are being strengthened to moot ,
expected attacks by American warships.
LATER NEWy.
An agraoinont has boon reached
among tiie Western roads and freight
rate have been restorod to a normal
tariff.
The steamer Charles Nelson has ar
rived In Seattle from St. Michaels with
178 pausengurs and about $1,000,000
In gold.
Genera) Brooke, commanding the
First army corps, lias sailed from Now
port News to join General Miles at
Porto ltico.
Four thousand more sick and hungry
SpanlardH, from Eastern Cuba surren
dered Monday upon learning of Toral's
capitulation.
As the tesutt of a collision, occurring
near Detroit, the steamer Edward
Smith No. 3 was sunk. The other ves
sel was but slightly damaged.
A special from Shanghai says that
four Kuaaian men-of-war have left Port
Arthur, and that it is supposed their
destination is the Philippine Islands.
A London dispatch says Spain will
propose an armistice. . The Washington
government ; will be asked to agree to
suspend hostilities while terms of peace
can be discussed.
A telegram has been received in
Washington from Bhaftor requesting
that gold and paper be sent to Santiago,
as the tradesmen refuse to aocept Amer
ican silver dollars at par value, and rata
tlietn at 60 cents on the dollar. ;
The battleship Iowa Bred on an Aus
trian oroiser off Santiago barboi. The,
similarity of the Austrian and Sjnlsh
flags is to blame for the incident The
captain of the Austrian warship, while
not pleased, realised that the firing was
a mistake. The intention of Austria
is said to be to preserve neutrality to
the end., . . , t.
General King will command the next
Manila expedition which ia to sail from
San Francisco by tho end of the pres
ent week. : General King thinks every
man of the expeditionary force now at
San Francisco will be-needed at th
Philippine! to help suppress the ex
pected native rebellion after the Span
iards are conquered.
According to the war view of John
Bherman, elicited in an interview, th
ex-secretary says the grievance of Gen
eral Garcia is Just. A blunder wai
evidently made. The Cabana should
have been invited to witness the sur
render of Santiago. The retention oi
Cuba by the United States, he says, it
not justifiable under any cironmataces,
but Porto ltico should be retained.
The railroad situation in China is
rapidly improving.. Conservatism has
apparently been at last thrown over
board and the government is dealing
out contracts and concessions with an
almost reckless hand. . The latest
authorized railroad is to be built by
the Knaso-Chinese bank. Evidence of
the gradual awakening of the spirit ol
progress in other lines of Industry it
also brooming plainly apparent. .
Captain-General Blanco has Issued
a proclamation in Havana announcing
the capitulation of Santiago.
News received by the steamer Alki
says the town of Skagway is still under
martial law, and all saloons are closed
General flarcla has left Santiago, but
notwltstanding his grievance, the Cu
ban leader will help us conquer Holguin
and Mansanillo.
Senor d Castro, of the Porto Iiiuan
junta, says his junta favors American
annexation of Porto Hico, and pledges
the support of his people to that end.
. The Spanish minister of public in
struction, Senor Gamaxato, ia author
ity for the statement that a peace hon
orable to the Spanish army will shortly
be concluded.
Lieutenant Hohson, the hero of San
tiago, haa returned to Washington to
report to the navy 'department regard?
lug the necessity for prompt action in
the work of raising Oervera's ships, s
Nine hundred men embarked on the
steamer Bio Janeiro from San Franois
oo, bound for the Philippines Saturday.
A continuous ovation was tendered the
men as tbey marched through the streets
of San Francisco. The, departure ol
two more transports is expected to com
plete the present movement of troope
to Manila.
American trade with Porto Rico Is
tho subject of a bulletin just issued by
order of the secretary of agriculture.
A shrinkage is aliown tn the transao
tiona during the past fiscal year, being
smaller than those of any preceding
year since the civil war except 1886.
The' telling off in the trade is mostly
In our imports from the islands.
" Several London ; people prominently
identified with the Central Pacific are
arranging to t!bH this country within a
few weeks, In consequence of the re
cent action of congress in creating a
commission to confer with the com
pany's representatives and jointly pre
pare a plan for settling the road's debt
to the government of $80,000,000. ;
A dictator ship has been proclaimed
at the Philippines. Agoinaldo an
nounced himself in authority and pro
claimed martial law In the Islands.
General Anderson telegraphs that the
natives expect independence, i The
insurgents have begun attacks on Pon
do, Santamesoand Malata, and are get
ting their artillery into action.' The
Spaniards were driven from tranches at
Malata and the positions oocupiod by
.the insurgents.
Peace agitqtlon ia spreading in the
provinces of Spain.
It is again hinted that thore will
soon be a .third call for troops.
Spanish bonds with a face value of
$5,000 were sold In New York for $100.
It is reported ifrom London that the
Spanish ambassador to England f'ro
cently informed a colleague that he had
unquestionable information to the effect
that thore was an ironclad alliance be
tween Groat Britain and the Unitod
Statos before the war hniran,"
FEVER PREVAILS
New Cases at Santiago
Amount to Four
Hundred.
FOUR DEATHS IX ONE DAY
I'letlma Are Not 411 Biidnrlna From
Vol low Jack Dlneaa of Mlltl Type
Hlmrter Kiort TliaV Ilia Man Arm
living Loeatttii in iluttar Citiiipa.
Washington, July 29. A dispatch
received by Gonoral Corbln from Gen
eral Shatter says that 800 new cases of
fever of all olussos were reported in
bis eamp before Santiago yesterday.
As the same dittpatch reports only four
lea tli a. none of them from yellow
fever, from among the hundreds of
fever case in the camp, the war
authorities are more than ever Inclined
to the belief that the yellow fever eases
are of a mild type, ; Previous : dis
patches from Shatter and the medical
officers of his corps have indicated the
existence in cump of a very large num
ber of cases of malarial fever and
dengue fever, the latter common in the
Cuban climate. Some , clear cases of
yellow fever are reported, but the offl
oiuls say they are few as compared with
those of other fevers. , -
General Shatter's dispatch received
by General Corbin is as follows:
"Santiago de Cuba, July 28. Num
ber: of new cases of fever of all classes
yesterday approximately, 80S. Deaths
not previously reported, Private Daniel
Stone, company D, First Illinois,! ty
phoid fever, July SO; Sergeant J. Blair,
regimental quartermaster, died July 23
of dengue fever; Privates William Pea
cock and Garratt Learneshcek, both of
company E, Second infantry."
General Shatter reported by oablo to
day that the oondition of the troops at
Santiago was rapidly improving, and
said he hoped in the con r bo of a day or
two to have the men located in com
fortable camps, where they may rest
and recuperate and where the sick may
recover.;
He Is feeding 11,000 Spaniards, pris
oners of war, and although he has not
yet been rfble to furnish them tents,
this deficiency is being made good, and
their oondition is no worse in this re
spect than was their condition before
the surrender.
. Troops Mentally Dopraaaarl.
Santiago de Cuba, via Kingston,
July ISO. The report published in the
United States that there are 80 cases of
yellow fever in the cavalry division
proves on investigaton to be unfounded.
Captain House reports that thore ia no
sickness. The First, Sixth and Ninth
oavalry, the First and Tenth infantry
regiments and six companies of the
Kandolph light artillery, are encamped
about two miles northwest ol EI Cnney,
at the base of. the mountains. The
camp Is "apparently perfectly healthy,
as to the location, and has a good wa
ter ; supply. The ground is well
drained. :
Malarial fever -Is prevalent, but it al
ways ylokls to quinine treatment In
the course of four or five doys. The
tact that immune of the regiment
have this fever as freely as the other
men shows that it is not yellow jack.
There have been no fatalities from ma
larial fever thoa far, but so long as the
men are exposed to the hot sun during
the day, the increasing rain and heavy
dews, malaria will' Increase and our
men grow worsa. A second attack is
much more difficult to eradicate, espe
cially in the case oi men exposed to the
present conditions.
The army Is mentally depressed by
inactivity, and the uncertainty as to
its future movements, together with
the increasing malarial fever.
8URRENDER ' OF SPANIARDS.
Interior GrrlsoDt . Lay Down Their
; Arm. :. :.
Washington, July 80.-Tbe war de
partment at midnight posted the fol
lowing: "Santiago, la Hayti, July SO. Adjutant-General
of the Army, Washing?
tons Lieutenant Mllev has returned
from San Luis and , Palmas Soranio,
where he went lour days ago to receive
the surrender of the Spanish troops.
The number surrendered was larger
than General - Toral sreported., Throe
thousand ami Hve spanisn troops ana
850 volunteer guerrillas gave up their'
arms and gave parole and have gone to
work. Three thousand stands of arms
were turned in to load on ox-carts and
Started to the railroad. Spanish troops
accompanied him to San Luis, and all
were apparently greatly delighted at
the prospect of returning home. ; They
were on the verge ol starvation and I
have to send them rations tomorrow.
If the numbers keep up ns they have,
there will be about 24,000 to ship
niunv nnarlv 13.000 here: 8.000 from
Sat) Luis. 6,800 from Guantanamo, and
over 2,000 at Hagua and uuracoa.
"SI1AFT1CK,
. "Major-General Cominauding."
Not Written by Garcia.
Santiago do Cuba, July 80. It now
i.tvna Ant' that -thA letter nlleired to
have been addressed by General Guroia
to General tsnaner, complaining oi
l.nalmanl QAlWflfirt tfl thfl Cllhiltta. &Ild
advising General Shatter 1 of General
Garcia'a resignation, was prepared ny
a tinwanfinnv enrresnondent namd
M . .... .. . . "
Aras, who hatf'beon acting- on the staff
of Gonoral Garcia, it is not clear tnai
Garcia ever saw tho letter.
Shatter makes no mention of U.
ENGAGEMENT AT KIPZ.
Particulate ot the Bottle on the North
Coast of ob
Key West, Fla., July 20. Acting
under orders of Hoar-Admiral fianip
ton, four American warships Thursday
afternoon entered the harbor of Nlpe,
on the northeast coast of the province
of Santiago de Cuba, and after a furious
bombardment, took possession of the
harbor. The vessels engaged wore th)
Topeka, Annapolis, Wasp and Leydcn.
In the course of an hour tboy si
lenced the forts, sank the Spanish gun
boat Jorge Juan and scattered the
Spanish riflemen who had taken part in
the engagement. Captain Hunker then
ordeied the ships to go in. The Wasp
and Ley den, being the smallest of' the
quartette, led the way, followed by the
Annapolis, while the Topeka, which
earrifd a heavier battery, brought up
the rear. The channel is very narrow,
and on the bluff to the right was a fort
and signal station. , '
Ae the Wasp and Leyden rounded
the point, the forta fired dozen shots,
none of whioh, however, fell near
them, and the Topeka returned the fire
with her three-pounders. Almost im
mediately the Spaniards deserted the
forts, and the Topeka continued to
send shells into them. A body of
riflemen on the beach returned the fire
with a few wild shots, but they,! too,
were quickly dispersed by the Topeka's
smaller guns. The Topeka also dis
charged two torpedoes. At the same
time, another small tort to the left of
the channel fired on the Amerioan
ships; but it was silenced as easily as
the other.
Meanwhile, the Wasp and Leyden
opened a cross fire at the Jorge Juan,
which lay to the south, in front of the
town of Mayan. Her position waa
abyut a mile and a quarter from the
beach, and behind her was the third
fort. This fort opened on the Wasp
and Leyden, and aa the Annapolis and
Topeka came up, the Spanish gunboat
joined in the fighting, and a general
battle followed. The Topeka anchored
in the middle ot the harbor; about
4,000 yards from the Jorge Juan, and
the other three American boats drew
up on either aide and formed a semi
circle. The Americans then closed in
on the Spanish ship, pouring in a de
structive fire and on the forta behind.
The Topeka sent four-Inch shells crash
ing into the Jorge Juan at; such a rate
that she sank within 20 minutes.
When the firing became heavy, tho
officers and crew of the Spaniard put
off in a small boat and made the shore
nnder a heavy fire and escaped into the
woods. Two shots from the Topeka's
bow gun dropped .squarely into; the
Mayari forts. The Spanish pennants
disappeared and the white flag was run
up. This ended a abort but one ot the
most vicious battles of the war. ;
CHEERED THE ENEMY'S FLAG.
How Spanlah Prisoner Thanked ITnole
Itn for II la Kindness.
Now York,. July 20. Prisoners of
war oheerlng the flag of their captors
was the unusual sight witnessed at the
Union dock in Brooklyn today. The
sight was all the more significant as
the cheers came from Spanish throats.
The 364 prisoners captnred on the four
prise steamers now in port were about
to sail for borne under the British flag;
They were on board the Hesperia, and
just as she booked out of the dock, one
ot the patrol gunboats came by; : With
one accord, the prisoners raised three
mighty cheers, which startled the peo
ple on the Brooklyn bridge, and could
be heard on .Governor's island. It
was the best they could do in thanking
Uncle Sam for the kindness lavished
on them while prisoners. The HeB
poria left at 9 P. M. The prisoners
were ! happy lot, and their appearance
showed that they bad been well treated
while in enforced idleness. Among the
prisoners were six officers. They have
saloon acommodations, while tho oth
ers are In' the steerage.
THE MAINE DISASTER.
examination ef Cervarae Shlpa Trove
It Was Dne to an External Cause.
Off Santiago de Cuba July 28.
"Any doubt that may have existed
that the Maine was blown up by an
outside bomb is dispelled by an exami
nation of the destroyed Spanish ships,"
said a member of the board of survey
that examined the remnants ol Ad
miral Cervera'a fleet. "Of -the ! four
ships examined, three were blown up
by their magazine exploded and every
torpedo in addition, yet on none of
them was there the same effect pro
duced as by the - explosion on the
Maine. 1 There was no upheaval of the
keel, and little bulging of the plates,
except in the Immediate vicinity of
the explosion. t; The effect was nearly
altogether upward, in some cases the
protected deck being lifted; Jmt outside
ot the springing ot a few plates, the
hulls were intact."
. The examination ot the wrecks of
the Spanish ships was made flist for
the purpose of ascertaining the effect
of American gunnery, and second, to
find the effect of an internal explosion.
Both subjoots bore upon the Maine
incident, as noted above,
, Out of Harm'a Wr, '
London, July 26. .Lloyd's agent re
ports that two Spanish gunboats have
entered tho barbor of Figuaira, at the
mouth of the Mondago, Portugal.
' More Klondike Gold.
Seattle, Wash.r July 26. One hun
dred and thirteen Klondikers, who ar
rived at Victoria this morning on the
steamer Garrone, reached here, this
afternoon. The most conservative es
timate places the amount of gold thoy
brought at half a mlilon dollars. Dr.
JX W; Ward, of Portland, says there
are many who have large amounts,
while on the other hand, many are
coming out broke.
All are reticent.
cin is
Americans and Insur
gents Investing
Manila.
DISEMBARKING THE TROOPS
Oenero.1 Anderson' force land Wear
the City Hoaton Cover the Opera
tlon-AciilnaldofleUloa III Artlller
In Aetlon Agrnlnat the Bubarbn.
Manila, via Hong Kong, July 25.
The. disembarkation of the Americar
troopa composing the second expedition
is being pushed with the utmost energy.
The Colorado regiment is already in
the field, near. Faranque, and others
will be transferred without loss of time.
The United States cruiser Boston ha
been detailed to cover the landing par
ties. She now occupies a position al
most within range of three guns of Fort
Malate, which is only a short distanc'j
from Manila proper.
The brigade commanded by General
Anderson is still at Cavite, but his
troopa are ready to move.
The arrival here of the monitor Mon
terey is anxiously expected. The Mon
terey, with the collier Brutus, left San
Francisco for Manila, June 7. Sh;
arrived at Honolulu June 24, and loft
there again on Juno 29.
The insurgents are gradually gettinf
their artillery into action against Pine
da, Santameso and Malate. The fight
ing is desultory, . The Spaniards have
been driven from the trenches outsldi
of Malate, and the insurgents an!
strongly entrenched near the walls of
the forts. The insurgents begun to
bombard Malate first, and struck tlw
telegraph oompany's cablehouse.
It is said on semiofficial authority in
Manila that the recent news from Cuba
is a "vile English fabrication;" that
in reality the Spaniards have been vic
torious, and that Admiral Cainara's
squadron coalel at Singapore and is
expected here July 27.
SPANISH FLEET AT MANILA.
Terrible Kiecotlon by Dewey' Six
. Inch Shell. .
New York, July 23. A correspond
ent of the Journal writing from Cavite,
Manila, July 17, relates the result of
the inspection ot the hulls of the Span
ish warships sunk in Manila by the
squadron of Admiral Dewey.' The
cruiser feeina Cristina shows the most
complete destruction. , The course of
the Olympia's 8-inch shells can bs
clearly traced by the line, of -sain ex
tending from stern to waist. Thew
are very few large shot holes through
the hull, the principal ones being from
six-inch shell amidships and from four
inch shells. The cruiser Castillo ia
less burned b.ut , terribly wrecked.
There are 'plain traces where six big
shells tore immenes holes in the wooden
hull, , When the fire started, the weight
of guns caved the hull inwards. The
warship is now a mass ot twisted iron
and charred beams a very bad wreck,
resembling that of the Maine in ap
pearance. Three large shells entered
the Don Antonio de Ulioa amidships,
but the vessel did nut burn. ' She
sank quickly, riddled by shells of all
sizes. The greatest havoc was done by
six-inch shells.
AGU1NALDO THE DICTATOR.
Inanrgent Chief Xtrolare Martial Law
Orer tho Philippine.
Washington, July 25. The follow
ing cablegram has just been received at
the war department: '
- "Hong Kong, July 25. Aguinaldo
declares a dictatorship and martial law
over all the islands. The people expect
independence. I recommend Chinese
ponies for oavalry use.
"ANDERSON," .
General Anderson ia senior army offi
cer at the Philippines. The dispatch
waa sent from Manila probably several
dnys ago. : The reference to Chinese
pontes means that General Anderson
desires that kind ot cavalry animals.
General Anderson's message gave the
cabinet food for consideration at its
regular meeting today. There is no
disposition to force an issue with the
insurgent ohiet at this time, but it is
pretty well understood that ha will not
be allowed to ooromit the United States
government in the future treatment of
the Philippine islands.
Dynamite Kxploaloa in a Jail.
St. Joseph, Mo., July SB, -Groat ex
citement was created last night by an
explosion of dynamite in the county
jail, the act of a number of desperate
convicts awaiting transfer to the peni
tentiary. The rear end of the jail waa
wrecked, but the ; prisoners' escape waa
prevented. -
As one important result of the cap
ture of Santiago, tiie iron and steel
mines are to resume operations at once.
American companies will handle the
output of the Cuban mines as waa the
case before their operation was suspend
ed by order ot the Spanish officers.
Shot From Ambush.
Cincinnati, July 85. The Commer
cial Tribune's special from Barbours
ville, Ky., says: John Baker and a
ooloied man were killed yesterday by
unknown persons in ambush, Baker
wa$ out on bail and was accompanied
by two negroes, whom he employed to
guard him en route to Manchester.
One of the negroes escaped. All con
nected with the White-Howard, or the
Gamin). Baker fact inns are guarded
when thav travel.
WATSON'S FLEET TO GO.
Preparation for the Deaeent on the
Coast of Spain. '
Washington, July 28. Secretary
Long.eald tonight that the preparations
!or dispatching the Watson squadron
a European waters were going on un
.nterruptcdly, but that the departure
lecossarily would await the movement
if the warships at Porto Rico, the
Massachusetts and other ships being
equired for convoying the troops to
?orto Rico. This disposed of a report
lirculated during the day that the ex
pedition had been abandoned. It was
felt that the report was more mischief
us at this time, as it indicated a pur
pose to yield to the implied threat from
Guiopean sources that a European coa
lition would result tf the American
warships attacked the coast of Spain.
Neither the state nor. navy depart
ments , look for any embarrassment
from European quarters ; outside of
Spain as a result of the naval move
ment against the peninsula.
During the day orders were: sent to
Norfolk to hnrry forward work on the
jolliers which are to accompany the
Watsou expedition.
Had the army troop-ships been able
to go to Porto Rico without a naval
son voy the Watson squadron coulu
bave got away in a few days, as tfle
war board bad wished to close all pre
liminaries by next Saturday. ; But as
the Massachusetts and the cruisers Co
lumbia, Cincinnati, Dixie and Yale,
together with several lesser craft, were
considered necessary as a patrol for the
Miles expedition, this changes the
plans slightly. The Dixie is almost
certain to be in the Watson suadron,
snd the Massachusetts is likely to be.
Secretary Long expressly says, how
sver, that the delay of " the Watson
squadron is incident to the convoying
of the troops to Porto Rioo, and does
not mean that the start wilt be post
poned nntil the Porto Rico operations
are concluded.
Tho report from Barcelona that the
people were so fearful of the approach
of the Watson squadron that they were
urging France to establish a protecto
rate over all the Catalonia district, in
cluding Barcelona, was dismissed by
officials and by the diplomatic corps
best informed in the affairs of France
as fantastic speculation, unwarranted
by any actual movement now on foot
It is said to be thoroughly well estab
lished that France is not lending s
helping band to Spain in any ot faei
afflictions.
ARCTIC WHALERS SAFE.
they
Were Mo Threatened With
Shortage of Food.
Seattle, July 23. -A member of the
Bear relief expedition writes from
Point Barrow, under date ot March 27.
confirming the news received from
Captain Tnttle that the imprisoned
whalers had been reached ,' and that
they were better Off than had been
expected. Most of the vessels can be
saved, and the men have not suffered
seriously, having subsisted on fish and
wild reindeer. .
There were 100 men quartered at
Cape Smythe, 78 in the old Kelly
house and the remainder divided up
between Charlie Brower's and the old
refuge station now ocoupied by Profes
sor Mcllhenny, They were in want of
clothing and food, which were at once
supplied.
Lieutenant Jarvis, who led the land
expedition which arrived at Point
Barrow ahead of the Bear, made nearly
2,000 miles in 102 days, and his arri
val put an end to the trochlea of the
ice-locked men. He first boarded the
Belvidere and was greeted by Captain
Millard, who at once informed him of
the condition of the fleet. ," The arrival
of the tame reindeer and the Beat
party put an end to the fears of tlx
men, arid there is no danger of further
distress. - - "
Cervern to Stay In Amertae
Annapolis, Md., July 28.A rumor,
which cannot be traced to an authori
tative source, was on everybody's lipt
here today to the effect that Admiral
Cervera had expressed a determination
not to return to his native country aJ
the close of hostilities between the
United States and Spain. : It i is said
that the admiral has decided to take
up his residence in Boston, whither he
will repair with his son, Lieutenant
Cervera, who is also a Spanish prisoner
here, aa soon as peace ia declared.; The
Spanish officers who arrived last night
on the Harvard were escorted through
the ci ty today by members of the first
' -,e.:.sA- a tnvlriAnava nnil Ctirrt " t3ll
satisfied with their quarters. ' V X
Captain Eulate adheres to bis origi
nal objection and refuses to sign the
parole. He is gloomy and morose, as
sociatlng (ittle with his brother offi
cers. .. ...
Aguinaldo'a Cabinet.
London, July S3. The Hong Kong
correspondent of the Daily Mail says
that General Aguinaldo'a cabinet took
the oath of office at Bacoor on Sunday,
in the presence of 6,000 natives, A
fireworks display followed. Aguinaldo
is restless- nnder American restraint,
and wishes to capture Manila. United
States Consul Williams, who is at Ca
vite, has written to Consul Wildman
here, strongly urging him to come to
Cavite and reason with General Agui
naldo, with whom he bag great influ
ence. Mr. Wildman starts at the end
of next week.
Many Shot Fired.
Denver, July 28. A special from
Fort Worth, Tex., to tho News, says:
The south-bound Santa Fe passengi
train, due here at 1:30 tonight, was
held up near . Saginaw, eight miles
eorth of here,, by masked men. The
robbers ordored the engineer to run to
North Fort Worth, three miles from
the city. A sheriff's posae, city po
lice and armed citizens have gone to
the scene on a yard engine, A report
here had it that some 75 shots were ex
changud bitwoi'n rubbers and officers.
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III
Five Spanish Gunboats
Destroyed at Man
zanillo. THREE TRANSPORTS RUINED
As ITaonl, There Were Mo Lonae on the
American S!de-ftpanlah Lohw War
Abont 100 Killed Car Taken Not to
Damage th City.
Playa del Este, July 28. The follow
ing is the official account of the latest
naval, victory that at Mansanillo,
modestly told by Commander Todd, of
the gunboat Wilmington, in bis report
to Admiral Sampson: -
"At 7 o'clock on the morning of July
18, the vessels on the blockade in this
vicinity, the Wasp, Helena, Scorpion,
Hist, Hornet, Warn pa tuck, Osceola, ap
proached ' the harbor of Manzanillo
from the westward. At' 7:30 the Wil
mington and Helena entered the north
era channel toward the-' city, the Scor
pion and Osceola, the mid-channel, and
the Hist, Hornet and Wampatuck the
south ohsnnel, the movements of these
Vessels being so timed as to bring them
within effective range of the shipping
at abont the same moment. At 7:60
the fire was opened on the shipping,
and after a deli berate fire, lasting about
two and a half hours, three Spanish
transports, El Gloria, Jose Garcia ami
La Purisima Conception, were burned
and destroyed. The Pontoon, which
was the harbor guard and storeship,
probably for ammunition was burned
and blown up. Three gunboats were
destroyed. One other was driven
ashore and sunk, and a third was driven
ashore, and is believed to have been
disabled,
"The fire was maintained at a range
which is believed to be beyond, the
range of the shore artillery. It was
continued until after a gradual, closing
in, the shore batteries opened fire at a
comparative short range, when the
ships were recalled, the object of. the
expedition having been accomplished
and the ideas of the oommaudor-in-chief
oanied out as I understood them,
that Ib, todestroy the enemy's shipping,
but not to engage the field batteries of
the fortg.
"No casualties occurred onboard any
of onr vessels. Great care was taken
in directing the fire that as. little dam
age as possible should be done to the
city itself, and so far as could be ob
served, little, if any.'was done. , The
Spanish loss ia believed to have been in
the neighborhood of 100 killed. The
gunboats destroyed or . dri ven ashore
were the Delgado, Guantanamo, Oa
tralla, Gontinola and Guardian."
MORE TROOPS . FOR MANILA.
Probably 4O.000 Will Be Ordered From
. " San Pronolaco..' -
San Francisco, July 23. An after
noon paper asserts, on the authority of
an unnamed army officer, that 40,000
troops will be sent to the Philippines
from this city. The assertion is based
an the surmise that the insurgents will
give the United States trouble, and that
it will require at least that many
United States soldiers to preserve ordei
in the Philippines. Preparations are
being made to rush the available trans
ports, and nearly 4,000 soldiers will be
dispatched in two weeks. ' The trans
port Arizona, recently purchased by the
government, and which arrived from
Puget sound today, will be fitted out
immediately, aa will also the transport
Scandia. No troops have been desig
nated to go on these vessels, but they
wiil be selected and fully equipped be
fore the steamers are ready to receive
them. Their exact capacity cannot be
learned until the bunks are in place.
The St. Paul and the Tacoma with cav
alry horses will be dispatched at the
earliest possible day. The government
is still looking for available troopships,
and 'One or two now at Pnget sound
ports may be added to the list.
The fifty-first Iowa volunteers have
In all likelihood been selected to go to
Manila in the transport Arizona. To
day, a detail of men was ' ordered to
take the rations, proceed to the steamer
for the purpose of guarding It and pre
venting any of the Chinese crew from
going ashore. '
On the Rio, whioh will sail Saturday.
15 officers, 520 enlisted men, and 10
civilians, a total of 908, will : take
passage. Of these, 731 comprise two
battalions of the South Dakota regi
ment, 58 are men of. the Signal corps,
and 104 recruits tor the Utah light
artillery. Brigadier-General II. G.
Otis will be in command.
Many Bodies Were Sighted.
Chester, Pa., July 28. The tank
steamer Oilfields, which arrived today
from Shields, England, reports having
passed a large number of bodies of pur
sons while off the Newfoundland
banks, few days ago. Captain Saw
yer stated that there were fully H00,
and be supposes they were tfcone of the
victims of the La Bourgogna diter.
Amerioan Venael Bombards Tower.
Madrid, July 23. A dispatch from
Havana says that the American war
thlps before Manzanillo separated yes
terday, five proceeding to a point o:T
Cape Crus, where they bombarded a
signal tower, causing damage.
' Gibraltar, July 88. Throe SpaninH
trSns-Atiautio steamers haw rrieil
bere - irora " Cadia, feaTiitfr ' thai the
squadron - ot Commodore Vi wll
attack that piii'-a an 1 -" f d
ehippina in v?