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t)t Dalles
VOL. XI
THE DALLES, OREGON. THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 5, 1898.
NO 43
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Be Malt Flic
It Is Known That the War and Navy De
partments Have Full Information.
Portland, May 5. A special dispatch from Wash
ington says:
Two theories are advanced tonight as the reason why
a detailed report from Commodore Dewey has not been
made public. A navy officer, who is connected with the
jurisprudence department of that branch of the service,
says that dispatches of this character are regarded as
contraband of war, and cites cases of dispatches during
the lato war, of Mason and Slidell, as evidence of this
fact.
It has been suggested that Spain has made a protest
to England, which country controls the cable, against the
transmission of information which would be inimical
with the interests of Spain, and while the protest has
been received by the British authorities after the trans
mission of dispatches, the representations which have
been made to the United States by Great Britain have
resulted in the determination of the administration not
to publish the details of Dewe3T's report.
A western member of congress, on the other hand, who
has close connection with the war and navy departments,
said this evening: "It is not at all likely that the details
of the report will be made public. The natural inference
is that Dewey has informed the government as to just
what he needs in the way of reinforcements, ammunition
and supplies, and it would be the height of folly for the
government to make public those needs. Whatever may
be published as coming from Dewey is certain to be made
the subject of severe treatment of the blue pencil before
it is submitted to the press."
REDUCED IN
TWO MINUTES
Gniiboat Wilmington Destroys a Spanish
Fort Winch Has Jut Been
Built Near Cejimo,
RUIN WAS COMPLETE
A Body of Spanish Troops Scattered
and Demoralized by the Same Ves
sel Near Jaruco Ueacb.
New Yokk, May 4. A dispatch to the
World from Key West says :
The gunboat Wilmington early this
morning deatroyed a Spanish fort jtibt
bulng finished about four miles east of
Cojima. The Wllirulngton also tired at a
troop of cavalry passing Jaruco. Two
men were seen to drop on the beach.
The Ericsson on Sunday eaw a largK
body of infantry passing eastward toward
Uantaiuas on the beach. The Ericsson
followed them for iniler, but used uo
Kuos. Later they noticed another large
body of infantry going eastward and
Pparently driving prisoner before it.
The Ericsson also saw about 200 cavalry
nd IIOO infantry pasting Jaruco beach
toward Matansas. She signaled the
Wilmington, wblch fired a small gun
nd then a four-Inch shell. Though a
mile and a half away, two men could be
eil to dron. and ilia navalrv and Infan
try dashed pell-mell into the bushes and j
up the hill. There was a fine confueion
of horses, pack mules and cavalry and
infantry for an instant.
The Ericsson yesterday discovered t
force of men building a fort near Cojima
on the eecond of four or five small hillsat
some distance from the shore. AH the af
lernoou anu nignt me isrlceson's men
watched them at work. Thev made out
58 cavalrymen quartered in a plantation
houee near the fort, and the Ericsson
ran across the Wilmington andiniormed
Captain Tood of that bad been seen.
"They'll never fiulsh it," he said.
"Just watch."
The Ericsson drew away and the Wll
miugton leisurely proceeded toward the
coast. In less than two minutes the
fort was a shapeless wreck.
CALIFORNIANS
ARE READY
The
City of Pekin Will Bring the
Wounded to This Country and
Transfer Soldiers to the Philippine
Islands.
San Fiia.nci.sco, May 4. The Califor
nia volunteers are ready and anxious to
start to the front. The officers were on
duty at the armories at 8 o'clock, and at
the headquarters the officers are kept
busy answering dispatches from various
parts of the state, concerning the con
centration of the troops. The govern
ment has chartered the City of Fekln to
bring the wounded from Dewey's fleet to
this country. The vessel is due here on
Saturday.
The above information is contained in
a special from Washington, and is con
firmed at Mare Island. Orders have
b?en received' instructing the depart
ment to immediately prepare all neces
sary ttipplies to be loaded on the Pekin
at once upon her arrival in San Fran
clsco.
ANOTHER BIG
NAVAL BATTLE IS
LIKELY TO OCCUR
Six of Sampson's Fine Warships Rave
Sailed on a Mysterious Mission
The Combined Fleets of Spain
Ready to Leave for American
Waters.
Washington, May 4. News of a naval
battle in Atlantic waters, ending in an
American victory of equal if not greater
importance than that gained by Com
modore Dewey off Manila last Sunday,
is both anxiouMy awaited and confident
ly expected at Waehlneton within the
next ten days. Despite the reticence of
navy department officers regarding fleet
movements, it is generally reported that
an important stroke is about to be de
livered, and that the next news from
the North Atlantic and flying squadrons
will be of a sensational character.
The harbor of Key West is once again
empty. Six of Admiral Sampson's most
formidable ships, the New York, Indi
ana, Iowa, Cincinnati, Detroit and May
flower came into port early today, and
after coaling sailed for an unknown des
tination. It is from these vessels that
the next important news is expected.
The other vessels of the North Atlantic
squadron are still maintaining the
blockade of the ports of Cuba.
The mystery surrounding the destina
tion and intentions of the Spanish Cape
Verdes squadron has been solved by its
arrival at Cadiz, where it has joined the
Spanish warships undergoing repairs
there. This news comes in a dispatch
from Lisbon, which also Bays that the
entire Spanish fleet is on the point of
starting for American waters, in father-
ance of the plan of the Madrid govern
ment announced yesterday, which con
templates the staking of everything on a
single blow to be delivered at the Amer
ican squadron by the combined fleets of
Spain.
The battleship Oregon and the gun
boat Marietta sailed from Bio Janeiro
today, presumably to join Sampson's
fleet in Cuban waters.
A MURDERER
CAPTURED
The Assassin of Hendrickson and Burns
Captured by Canadian Police.
choosing an hour when they would have
only a woman to deal with. The woman
they encountered had good fighting
blood, as well as courage, not to speak of
a monkey wrench. Mrs. Wilcox was
alone in the house, and there was no
help within call, but she resolved not to
surrender her colors, and shut the door
in the face of a patriot of Spain, who
amused himself banging it. When sho
opened it again he was threatening and
very angry. In her hand she held a
tiny nickel-plated bicycle wrench, which
she pointed at him like a revolver and
told him to be off. He went away
growling. She watched him go down
the street until he was joined by an
other Spaniard. The two had a confer
ence and then attempted a flank move
ment. The eecond don sneaked around
the side of the house, while the first
marcuea boldly up to the door. Before
he reached it the plucky woman opened
it suddenly and, with a wild yell, poked
her ehining weapon right under bis
nose. Like Mark Twain's coyote, there
was only a crack on the landscape to in
dicate which direction the Spaniards'
flying footsteps had taken.
Mre. Wilcox has re-inforced her
monkey wrench with auxilliary battery
consisting of a six shooter, and is pre
pared to defend her colors against all
comers.
DASHING TEXAS
CAVALRY REGIMENT
Seattle, Wash., May 4. The Cana
dian police have arrested Clews, who
confessed to the murder of Hendrickson
and Burns on tiie Stickeen river last
April. Two pocket books belonging to
the inutdered men werelound o.n Clews,
who will probably be lynched, as feeling
against him is strong at Telegraph
Creek, where Clews was brought ufter
his capture.
A PLUCKY
CALIFORNIA WOMAN
She Puts Two Shaniaids to Flight With
a Monkey Wrench They Attempted-
to Haul Down the American
Flag Over Her House.
Los A.noklks, May 4. Two husky
Spaniards attempted to huul down the
American flag over the residence of
W. H. Wilcox, 823, Golden Avenue.
A Lady
tried Schilling s Best tea and
did. not like it.
She tried it again and
made it according to direc
tions. It's her only tea now,
It Will be Composed of Men From Alt
Classes Who Will Die Rather Than
Give up to the Spaniards.
Washington, May 3. Assistant Sec
retary Roosevelt will leave the state
department Friday and proceed at once
to San Antonio, Texas, where with
Colonel Wood, he will proceed to organ-
ze the first regiment of rough riders.
The general supposition throughout
the country is that these three regiments
will be composed largely of rough front
iersmen, but if the indications seen ax
Washington are to be taken for anytLing
there could be no moreerroneus impres
sion possible.
Today, for instance, thirty young fel
lows from Yale and Harvard, men who
have been foremost in the athletic sports
of these two institutions, came to Wash
ington, and, atter passing a physicial
examination, were accepted and sent
forward to Texas.
Every man among them expects to be
on the islands inside ot ten days, and
there is not a man in the party who will
surrender to the Spaniards while there
is breath in Ins body or a cartridge in
his pistol,
TWO COASTERS
REPORTED MISSING
The Alton and Forest Queen are Over
due and Supposed to be Lost.
San FitANCisco, May 1, Two coasting
vessels are missing and it is feared both
have gone down with' all hands. No
tidings of the Alton, which left the
Sound two weeks ago for Copper river,
has been received. The Forest Queen
from Tacoma is overdue at Sun Pedro.
PORTLAND'S
NEW POSTMASTER
The President Nominates Croasmaii to
Succeed Protznian.
PoinxANi). May 4. The president lias
nominated Allen U. Croasmaii to be
postmaster at this place.
News of Mr. Croasman's nomination
does not come as a surprise to people of
Porland, It has been generally conced
ed for some time past by well-informed
persons that he would secure this rich
plant, as the Oregon delegation In con
In Rni iron Dew
Fifty American Sailors and Marines Killed
and One Hundred Wounded.
San Francisco, May 4. Reports from the Mare
Island navy yard tonight, from a trustworthy source,
say that Admiral Kirkland received today a cipher mes
sage from the navy department saying that Commodore
Dewey sent a brief cable message from Hong Kong giv
ing the losses in the Manila fight at fifty America ns
killed and one hundred wounded. The report also said
that the Concord and Petrel were badly damaged in the
fight, particularly in the upper works. I
Dewey asked for a hospital ship and a force of 2,000
men, with supplies for three months, to be sent to the
Philipines as soon as possible.
gress was known to be favorably dis
posed toward him.
Mr. Croasmaii is about 60 years of ace,
and has been a resident of Oregon for
thirty-four years. The new postmaster
is a sound-money Republican, and his
candidacy was indorsed by over 200 of
Portland's leading business men. He
expects to be ready to uuuaiu his du
ties as postmaster about June 1st.
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