Lincoln County leader., May 13, 1898, Image 2

Lincoln County Leader
J. T. STKWAKT. Publisher,'
TOLEDO OREGON
Interesting Collection of Item! From
Many Flares Called From the rress
Reports of the Current Week.
The nnti-Englieh sentiment In Cuba
ia being fostered by tho Spanish press,
ami it is rapidly becoming stronger.
Porto Rico is said to be on the eve of
revolt. The inhabitants are unable
to longer endure the present situation.
Tho Spanish gold premium ia nearly
80 per cent and the government is try
ing to place treasury bills in London,
offering as inncb as 15 pur cent, but at
present with no prospect of success.
Frederick R. Coudert," the eminent
lawyer and Jurist, who represented the
United States in the Behring sea com
mission, says the United States may
rightfully retain the Philippine islands.
Captain Kent, a British torpedo ex
pert, who has returned to Toronto,
after an examination of the Maine
wreck gives it as his opinion that a
mine laid by Spanish officers destroyed
the battle-ship.
A dispatch from Kingston, Jamaica,
says that General Puiulo has ordered
all the garrison in eastern Cuba to con
centrate in Manzanillo, Neuvitas,
Oantanamo and Santiago de Cuba. All
other places have been evacuated.
Between 112,000 and f 15,000 went
up in flames and smoko on the Linntoti
road about three miles from Portland,
Or. The property destroyed was M.
Burelbach's crematory and ontbuidings,
together with 110 head of hogs. The
hre is supposed to have been of an in- j
eendiary origin. 1 '
san ranoisco will at once Become a
base of important military and naval
operations. Before many days 0,000
armed men will be encamped on the
Presidio reservation. Orders have been
received to this effect by General Mcr
riani, commanding the department of
California and the Columbia. i
The mail bag9 on the Spanish steam
er Argonaut, which was brought in by
the .Marbloheud contained a letter from
Havana under ilnto of April 211, which
eH)ku of suffering nmong tho poorer
classes of the population, who were en
tirely without uieatiB nf suppoit. Tha
writer himself Baid ho did not know
where ho was to get his dinner.
Water Bpouts ami tornadoes have
played havoc and done hundreds of
thousands of dollars worth of damaga
near Van Buren, Ark. Three houses
were blown down at Rudy, and it is re
ported that Winslow, a summer resort
on the top of Boston mountain, is en
tirely gone. The Arkansas river is SS
miles wide in places, and is now four !
inches li iu'liur than it was in 1SU3, j
which was tho highest on record. j
The president lias nominated Allen j
B. (Jroasman to be postmaster at Port- i
land, Dr. ; !
The combined fleets of Spain, says a 1
Lisbon dispatch, are reajy to sail" for I
American waters.
The British consul at Santiago da
Cuba is said to have been attacked by
a mob, to have killed a Spaniard, and j
to havo been imprisoned. The British I
consul, on account of his friendliness
to American and Cuban refugees, has
recently been sui.jeUcd to a great deal '
of abuse.
President Dole has sent n long com
munication to President McKinley J
tillering to transfer the Hawaiian
islands to the Cuitel States for tho
purpose of its war with Spain and to ,
furnish America ships after the war in '
Pactiic waters with largo quantities of
coal, supplies and ammunition.
Dr. Jonn B. Hamilton, former sur-geon-genenil
of the marine hospital
urviee of toe Uuited States, in an ad
dress at the Physicians' Club, of Chi
ontfo, maintained that the danger from
yellow tt-vrt in (!,,, , ,nnrll ,.xni,L.r.
ated. Ur. il.miiUon says that no epi-
demie i. .rol,.ible if proper piecautioua
are obwerved.
A new Spanish fort just being built '
near Coiiuiu, was reduced in two niin
utes by me gunboat Wilmington. The ;
ruin was complete, and at least two
Spaniards were, killed during the bom-1
butdnicnt. A body of Spaninh unons !
were scattered and demoralised by u'18 i
.line vessel near Juraco beach. Two I
.nun wm aiso miiiui r.y the Wilming
ton's lire tlurinii thin engagement.
Troops will bo sent to tho support of
Conmio,lorii rv.ivy at the Philippines.
It is prnliiiblti that nut test than 10,000
troops will i'oin4Mn the expedition, nj
that they will sail from tan Francisco
for Manila not later than May 15. The
present plan is to tnko nil the .National
Uuard funn Calllornm, Oregon, Waali.
ington, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado und
far Western states generally. To these
troops will be added pnihly n. rcgi
ment of regului infumy ami one of
cavalry, and possibly tho Texas Uang.
vi, mir ii me new voiunicei regi
ments now being rganir..d. The com
mand will prlmblytit given to Major
Ueneral Merrinm, in which case he
w ill bo unulo a uiajor-general of volun-
LATER NEWS.
j The senate has passed the bill pro-
j vi ling for mail facilities in the army.
The house passed the senate bill
authorizing the army to feed the Cu
bans and the people of the island of
i Cuba.
A Madrid dispatch says orders have
been sent to the governor-ireneral of the
I Philippines to resist to the death the
attack on Manila.
A special from Madrid says the
; municipal buildings at Llnarea have
i been sacked and the crowd fired on by
! soldiers. Fourteen wore killed and CO
I wouudeJ.
A dispatch from Bahia, Brazil, an
I nounces the arrival there of the battle
j ship Oregon. It is said her call at
Bahia was in accordance with instruc
tions from Washington.
Orders have been sent to Admiral
Dewey by the McCulloch from Hong
Kong to re-establish cable communicn
i tiou. Manila is said to h; short of
I rtrovi'sinna nni) nroipt r0!'.'?! !:;caE"IC3
I are necessarv to avert suffering.
I The disorder in the Spanish provinces
is increasing. Riots have now broken
out at Cadiz and Alcante, and trouble
is expected to spread to parts of the
I country which have hitherto been quiet.
At MartOs men, womon und children
: havo been parading the streets, crying:
j "Death to the thieves!"
The cabinet has decided to inaugurate
an agressive campaign against tire
Spaniards in the Philippines and Cuba.
Five thousand troops will be sent to
Manila at once from'the Paoifio coast.
Later on Havana will be attacked from
the re ir by the United States und in
surgent troops, and by the fleet ' in
front.
Cable advices received from Rear
Admiral Sampson announce bis arrival
off the coast of I lay ti with a division
of his fleet. Ho will remain at the
point where he !b now looated until the
department or one of the scouts inform
him of the appearance of the Spanish
men-of-war, which sailed from St.
Vincent nine days ago.
The dons trioked Commander Lam
berton. saysfa Manila dispatch to the
New York Herald. Ho had beon sent
to take Cavite arsenal. He demanded
their surrender, but they asked for more
time. Upon their request being grant
ed they improved their opportunities
by fleeing to Manilla ami taking with
them the Mauser rifles of the fort.
Another tale of death on the Alaska
trail has been received at Victoria, B.
C. Twenty-two men were engulfed in
the waters of an icebound mountain
stream near Crater lake. Of the party
not one lifo was saved. The sudden
breaking of tho ice on which ti e gold
seekers were walking sent them to
their doom without a moment's warn
ing. Tho names of tho dead are un
known. The surgeon of the Castilla says that
in the battle of Manila the Spanish
Admiral Montejo was wounded. The
captain, chaplain and 90 others wero
killed nnd 60 wounded on the Cnstilla.
One hundred, and fifty were killed nnd
U0 wouuded on ti e Roina, Cristina,
Admiral Monteio's flagship. Five were
killed and 90 wounded on the Don Juan
de Austria; four killed and 60 wounded
on the Ullou.
In accordance with the recommenda
tion of the president, embodied in a
message sent tu congress, that body
passed a resolution of thanks to Com
modore (now admiral) Dewey, and the
officers and crews of the vessels of his
squadron, for their brilliant achieve
ment in defeating the Spanish fleet in
Manila bay, and iu capturing the forti
fications and defenses at Cavite. A bill
was also passed promoting Dewey to
the rank of admiral.
A commissioner sent to (iomez' camp
has returned to Kev West, bringing tl,a
Cuban leader's formal official" thnnks
in behalf of Cuba to the United States,
a letter to President McKinley and ono
each to General Miles and' Admiral
Sampson, and also thanks to the
American people. Gomez wants rifles,
food, clothing and United States troops
in the order named. Armed and sup
plied, lie promises to drive the block
aJed Spaniards out in six months.
The cruiser Charleston has been
placed in commission at Valejo, Cal.
She will be dispatched with supplies
for Dewey after being docked and over
hauled. Certain powers, it has been definitely
learned, says a London dispatch, havo
again made overtures to (ireat Britain,
looking to intervention in the war be
tween Spain nnd the United States, but
Great Britain persisted in her refusal
to take pan in such a move. ;
The Yukon river will be open for
navigation about Juno 1. says the latest
arrival at Skagway from Dawson. His
belief is based on the fact that unusu-
v V War WI'W prevails on the
luknii. Twenty mi 111.,,,.. ... u-i kl.
is ciiecieil to
season.
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Revised Story of the
Engagement.
YANKEE SKILL AND DARING
The Spanish Fleet .Was Cuuclit With
out Stettin A Futile Attempt Was
Marie to ltluw Cp Aniericun Ships
With Submarine Mines. ,
Hong Kong, May 10. Owing to the
fact that the cable between this port
and the Philippines wa3 not in working
order, huving been cut, it is said, some
distance from the capital of the island,
there has been delay in obtaining a de
tailed account of the battle, and tho
facts in tho case wero only available
when the United States gunboat Hugh
McCulloch arrived here yesterday,
and even then the tremendous pressure
of business suddenly thrown upon the
cable necessarily made the entire ac
count of the engagement somewhat
broken.
Commodore Dewey's orders were to
capture or destroy the Spanish fleet,
and never were instructions executed
in eo complete a fashion. At the end
of seven hours there was absolutely
nothing left of the Spanish fleet but a
few relics. The American oomraander
had most skillfully arranged every de
tail of the action, and even the ap
parently most insignificant features
were carried out with perfeot punctu
ality, and on railroad time-table order.
At the end of the action Commodore
Dewey anchored his fleet in the bay
before Manila and sent a messenger to
Governor-General Augusti announcing
the inauguration of the blockade, and
adding that if a shot was fired against
his ships he would destroy every bat
tery about Manila.
The position oocupied by the Span
iards, the support which their ships re
ceived from the land batteries, and tho
big guns they had ashore, gave them
an enormous advantage. Therefore,
when it is oonsidered that the Span
iards lost over COO men in killed and
wounded, and that their naval aisenal
at Cavite was also destroyed with its
defenses, it will become apparent that
tho victory of the American commodore
is one of the most complete and wonder
ful achievements in the history of na
val warfare.
Not a man on board the American
fleot Was killed; not a ship was dam
aged to any extent, and only six men
wero injured slightly on 'board the
Baltimore. This grand achievement
is quite as much due to the generalship
of Commodore Dewey as to the fact
that the American gunners, ships and
guns are superior to any fleet anywhere.
Great credit must also be given to
the fullest extent to the officers under
Commodore Dewey, for to a man they
seconded their gallant commander in
every way possible, and thus helped
him win tho laurels which are justly his.
Commodore Dewey arrived at Subig
bay, about 30 miles north of Manila
bay, Saturday, April 80, and sent the
Baltimore and Concord to reconnoiter
the enemy. They found no Spanish
ships at tho entrance of tho bay, nnd
so Commodore Dewey decided to risk
tho miues and proceed that same night
after dark into the bay of Manila,
which he did. ,
The order of battle taken by tho
Spaniards was with all the small craft
inside the stone and timber breakwaters
of Cavite harbor. The larger ships of
Spain cruisej oil Cavite and Manila.
The American fleet entered Manila
bay Saturday night with the greatest
ease. The Spaniards had not estab
lished a patrol, and there were no
searchlights at tho entrance of the bay.
The early hours of the morning re
vealed the ships to each other, and the
Spanish flagship opened Are. Its ac
tion was followed by some of the larger
Spanish warships, ami then the Cavite
forts opened up, and the smaller Span
ish ships brought their guns into play.
The American suardon, which entered
the bay through the shells of the Span
iards, which began to strike the water
around them, moved majestically on
ward. ,
When nearing Bakor bay, a sudden
upheaval of water a short distance
ahead of the Oly.upia showed that the
Spaniards had exploited a miuo or a
torpedo. ' This was followed by a sec
ond anil similar explosion. They were
both utterly unsuccessful. ; ,
The Ameriouu fleet was then draw
ing nearer and nearer to tho Spaniards,
whose gunnery was rory poor, the
hots from the-. Cavite batteries nnd
Spanish ships being equally badly
aimed, either falling short or wide of
th-ir mark.
When the American fleet entered the
bay, coming through the southern
channel between C.luitlo and Frile in
lets, the following was tho order:
flagship Olympia, Baltimote, Raleigh,
Concord, Boston. Petrel and McCul
liwh. Tb two store shins, Kanshan
and Zeafiro, bron.'ht up the rear.
In that order they swept grandly be
fore the city and faced trie enemy iu
column line.
Though the Spaniards had opened
fire at 6,000 yards, the ,Ainpricans re
served their fire until 'within 4,000
yards of the enemy, when the real but
tle began. The lieina Cristina, Cas
tilla. Don Antonio do Ulloa, Isla de
Cuba, Isla de Luon and Mindanao
were in line of battle ou,tside of Cavite
at that time, with their four gunboats
and the torpedo-boats inside the har
bor. The American ships passed back
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
seemed to tell, while almost every
Spanish shot missed the mark.
After having thus scattered demor
alization among the Spanish fleet am'
batt?ries, the American fleet retired
for breakfast, and incidentally a coun
cil of war was held on board the
Olympia. ;
By this time the Spanish ships were
in a desperate condition. Tho flag
ship Reiua Cristina was riddled with
shot nnd shell, one of her steam pipes
had burst, and she was believed to be
on tire. The Cnstilla was certainly on
Are, and soon after the fire became
worse and worse, until they were
burned to tho water's edge.
The Don Ulloa made a most magnifi
cent display of bravery. When her
commander found she was so torn by
American shells that he could not keep
ufloat, he nailed her colors to her mast
and sank with all hands fighting to the
last. She was completely riddled, and
her upper deck had been swept clear
by the awful fire of the American
guns, but the Spaniards, though their
vessel was sinking beneath them, con
tinued working her guns on her lowor
deck until she sank beneath the waters.
During the engagement a Spanish
torpedo-boat crept along the shore and
around tho offing in an attempt to at
tack the American etoreships, but 6he
was promptly discovered. She was
driven ashore and was actually blown
to pieces.
The Mindanao had meanwhile been
run ashore to savo her from sinking,
and the Spanish small craft had
sought shelter from the steel storm bo
hind tho breakwater.
The battle, which was started at
about 6 A. M., and adjourned at 8:30
A. M., was resumed about noon, when
Commodore Dewey started iu to put
the finishing touches on his furious
work. There was not much fight left
in the Spaniards by that time. At 3
P. M. the Petrel and Concord had
shot the Cavite batteries into silence,
leaving them heaps ot ruins and float
ing the white flag.
She Spanish gunboats were then
scuttled, the arsenal was on fire, and
the explosion of a Spanish magazine
caused further mortality to tho Span
ish defenders on shore. .
On the water the burning, sunken
or destroyed Spanish vessels could be
seerr, while only the cruiser Baltimore
had suffered in any way from the fire
of the enemy. A 'shot which struck
her exploded some ammunition near
one of her guns nnd slightly injured a
dozen of the crew.
Shots passed dangerously close to
Commodore Dewey, but little or no
damage was done on board the flagship.
On tho other hand, about 100 men
are said to have been killed on board
the Spanish flagship, which was to
tally destroyed. Admiral Montejo,
the Spanish admiral, transferred his
flag to the Isla de CUoa w;hen his ship
caught lire, but tho latter was also de
stroyed in duo course of time. The
Heina Cristina lost her captain, a lieu
tenant, her clmplain, and a midship,
man by one shot which struck her
bridgo. About 100 men wero killed
and 60 wounded on board the Castilla.
Indeed, some estimates place the num
ber of Spanish wounded during the en
gagement ut over 1,000 men.
The Olympia was struck fivejtimes
about her uppei works, and a whale
boat of the Ualeigh was smashed.
Although the Krupp guns on the es
planade of Manila were fired continu
ally during the engagement, Commo
dore Dewey did not reply to them, and
the battery afterwards hoisted a white
flag in token of surrender
The terms of the capitulation were
still unsettled when the McCulloch
left Manila, but it was said Commo
dore Dewey feared rioting upon the
part of the insurgents if he attempted
a bombardment of tiie remaining forti
fications at Manila.
The forts at the entrance of the bav
were dismantled Wednesday after the'v
had capitulated.
It is said the commodore ordered the
cable to be cut, because the Spaniards
refused to permit bim to use it lend
ing the complete surrender of the citv
It U understood that the (Spanish
ships did not get under steam until
after the alarm was given.
It is said, that the Spanish com
munder informed the gmernur-tferieral
that it was advisable to surrender in
the in erest of humanity, as it was i,u
possible to resist successfully, hut that
be and hi men were willing enough to
hght and die. Even when the Spanish
flagship was shot half awav. her com
rnandor, though wounded," refined to
leave the bridge till the shin was
bur ning and .inking, her stern l,at
tered by a shell and her steam p,,e
burst. '
M Jet. there aie no further details.
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Need of Money to
' on Conflict.
TALKED OVER BY CABIN;
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Semite's Action Causes Preside
business May Throw Out BoDJr,,
ture, Which Would Interfere VI
Plans Mapped Out.
Washington, May 0. At a caliii
meeting today, besides the war situ
tion iu its general aspect, there ;
gome discussion of the relative tl
of 'persons seeking brigadier-gcneri
ships and other commissions in tl
army. The president expressed bitl alirtui
aou vitv piuiiuuiiceuiy ua opposPH
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the appointment to euoh respond
positions of thoso who have hadi;
military experience.
One feature of the session wasadt
cussion of tho uttitude of the senatii:
providing the "sinews of war" fori'
fraying tho expenditures of the m
The president has positive informatk
that tho senate committee on finance.
which is still struggling with then:
revenue bill, will report the measu,
with tho bond feature eliminate!
This causes the administration grcv
uneasiness and embarrassment, anil it
statement is made that the possibili"
of adverse action of the full body oil.'
senate is a source of muoh anxiety.
The president laid before the cubiii;
the information he had as to what :
to be looked for from the senate, ani
while not expressing absolute cont-
dence in favorable action by tliesmtj
with the bond feature incorporated,
pressed the hope that there would be:
satisfactory majority for the bond pro
vision. Should it not become a parti!
the law, many urgent appropriation:
for the war will have to be held b;i
The money to be secured from boni
sales, it is said, is needed imperatively
for the execution of the plans wn
out, and adverse action by the senate1
was likely to interfere nnless the mnne;
is otherwise provided, and by as 8ieeJ;
A method as by the issuance of bonds.
The administration is anxious to im
press this fact upon congress, so tlia;
ample revenues may be at hand fori
vigorous prosecution of. the war.
There was considerable gratification1
evinced at the general war outlook
There was a strong belief that tbi
Spanish fleet, instead of sailing aorosi
the seas to intercept the Oregon or to1
come into the waters near home to be
gin operations, would be found eventu
ally to be now progi essina to some point
closer to its own possessions on the
other side of the ocean. ''
While there is great reticience on
the part of members of the administra
tion on the subject, there is excellent
authority for the statement that the
instructions of Admiral Sampson give
him great Intitude. '
It was announced by Secretary Alger
today that the volunteer army w ill con
sist of seven corps, each ill command ol
a major-general.
Theodore Roosevelt was mnstered in
as lieutenant-colonel today. "Fighting
Joe" Wheeler was the first of the major
generals of the volunteer anuytuhe
mustered in. Wheeler has the d istinc
tion of being the first ex-Confederate
ifflcer to receive a commission in the
military service of the United States.
MANY FAILED TO PASS.
Twenty l'er Cent of Washington Guarill-
men ltejeeted.
Tacoma, Mav 9. About 20 per cent
3f the members of the National Guard
ooiupanii.i thus far examined by the
examining surgeon at Camp Roiiera
have failed to pass on account of phys
ical disability. Thursday night
meeting of the line officers of the legi
ment was hold in one of the msjor'1
tents, and an expression was given by
some of the company commanders that,
if the same percentage of their men was
refused, they would take their com
panies borne and make no attempt to
be mustered in. The : officers also
agreed upon a telegram, which was sent
to Washington today, asking that the
examining and mustering offlcirs be
instructed to admit the line officers of
the regiment . witlm- 8'ilvjeeting thera
to the physical examination.
Hut Few hoaell. : '
Portland, Ur., May 9 Fully 40 per
cent of the men examined yesterday t
Camp McKinley failed to pass mus'ier,
most of them because they weighel tea
much or too little in proportion to tlie!KJ
Jtatni-p Ttnrrv men were tif -j
from Captain Heath's crack company
from MoMinnville. Company A of
Portland, suffered a like fute. .'Not a
J"t or title was abated from the strict
tiimy regulations, and
when he labors of the examining offi
cers are In.ied .he-n pmmis-s to be
little mure left of the Fiist re."mMir of
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