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VOL. XI
THE DALLES, OREGON. TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 31, 1898.
NO G5
INVASION TO
I DELAYED
Cuban Invasion to Be Delayed for an
Indefinite Period Porto Rico
and Santiago Most Fall,
TROOPS TO ASSIST
SCHLEY'S SQUADRON
At Least Fifteen Thousand Troops Will
He Sent to Aid In the Taking of
-Santiugo and Ccrvcra's Fleet.
Washington', Mny ItO. Reasoned by
the dispatches from Bull ley regarding
the locution of Cervora'u fleet, thegov
uniment 1ms taken steps to carry out
immediately it? scheineB for the mili
tary occupation of Santiago province
and Porto Rico.
Tho general campaign in Cuba must
wuit, not only on ucconnt of fully
equipped troops for it, but because of
tho grcuteyt interest of strategic war
fare. Orders were sent last night to Major
General Schuften at Tampa, directing
that from fifteen to twenty thousand
Holdiers would be embarked at once. It
ia known that troops will be landed very
soon In both Santiago province and
Porto Itico, but not known which
project will be carried out first. It ia
the intention of the government to land
at least fifteen thousand troops in San
tingo province at the earliest possible
moment to co-operate with Schley's
squadron in dislodging the Spanish fleet
und reduciug the city and its fortifica
tions. , Kquat eagerness is evident for the oc
cupation of Porto Rico with a sufficient
force to overcome the enemy and repel
any attempt at recapture. It is the feel
ing iu Wushingtor out of official circles
that an obvious plan to land forces in
Santiago is being used to cover the im
mediate purpose of the administration
to send troops to Porto Kico. Nothing
inoro definite regarding military plaiiB
will be given out.
A telegram was sent to General Leo
today directing him to proceed from
Tampa to Jacksonville, whore a detach
ment of troops is expecting to embark.
Preparations for embarking troops have
been curried out so faithfully that no
delay is expected in starting troops
from Tampa and Jacksonville.
General Miles and stall' left Washing
ton fur the South tonight ; but unless
his orders have beuu changed since Sat
urday, ho will not command the expedi
tion to Cuba or Porto Itico iu person.
SCHLEY MAKING
PREPARATIONS
The Clash Is Now Expected Ia ut Least
Three or Four Days.
Kiev Went, May 30 Any doubt which
may hnve existed regarding tho exact
location of Admiral Garvera'a fleet have
been removed by the dispell brought
In by scout ships. The Spanish equad
rou is anchored in the harbor of Santaigo,
and tho prnblein remains for the com
manders of the American fleet todlepose
of the enemy, either by "corking tho
bottle," or by forcing the long, narrow
passage and smashing tho strong Span
lab squadron at anchorage.
The commanders have chosen. It has
been said that tho campaign against
Cei vera might bo ended by demolishing
tho forts at tho harbor entrance, block
ading the channol and isolating the
Spanish fleet until other problems of
tho war are worked out. This, how
ever, is not in line with the American
policy, and simply accepting the view
of the situation taken by naval oxports
here. Covera will have to accept battle
at ouce. It is confidently expected that
a hard blow will be struck within three
or four days, and the leenlt will be
known to tho world at the expiration of
that time.
It lirtB not been disclosed ns to wheth
er Schley will be reinforced, but it
would not be surprising if some addi
tional ships were sent to him.
Oi'K Santiago Dk Cuiia, May 29.
Commodore Schley and the flying squad
ron have the Spanish fleet bottled up in
the harbor of Santiago. By the most
clever maneuvering the commodore al
lowed the Spaniards to think he had
loft in disgust. They took the bait and
ran into the harbor. Schley moved
down this morning, and at 6 o'clock by
going close to the harbor, he saw ttie
Cristobal Colon, the Maria Teresa and
two torpedo-boats. Schley has acted
upon Iub own information and judgment
for six days, and believes the whole
Spanish fleet is there. After the dis-
covui y of the fleet he went to breakfast
saying:
" 'I have got them and they will never
get home.'
"The auxiliary cruiser St. Paul ar
rived here this morning, and was Bent to
Mole St. Nicholas with dispatches. She
captured a coal ship, which was eent to
Key West by Captain Sigsbee, in charge
of a prize crew. The coal undoubtedly
was intended for the Spanish fleet. It
is believed there is not much coal at
Santiago.
"The officers and men of the flying
squadron are jubilant over the fact that
the location of the Spanish fleet has
been definitely established. The tem
perature here ia 110 in the shade, and in
the steel turrects the heat is actually be
yond the power of 'imagination. The
American vessels here are the Brooklyn,
Texas, Massachusetts, Iowa, Marble
head, and Vixen, a torpedo-gunboat."
THE SITUATION
IS
Food Supplies Coining Into Manila
From the Surrounding Country.
IIonq Konci, May 30. The British
cruiser Pique has arrived here from
Hollo and Manila. The Spanish garri
son at Hoilo numbers 100 mon, and the
place has no defenses. Tho foreigners
there nre safe.
Food supplies are reaching Manila
plentifully from tho surrounding coun
try. The Spaniards are working upon for
tifications, but their guuB are old and
useless and thoy are short of ammuni
tion. '
Admiral Dewey has informed the au
thorities at Manila that ho will hold
them responsible for the life of the cap
tain of the Spanish gunboat Callao, cap
tured by the United States fleet. Tho
Spaniards huve been threatening to
shoot him for surrendering when con
fronted by the wholo American fleet.
Fresh provisions aro not obtainable at
Manila, but there is no sickness iu the
American fleet.
(Iu reply to ii Spanish attempt to win
over Aguiualdo's men, the insurgents
are said to have informed tho Spaniards
that they are neutral, and will await de
velopments. The Americans captured the Spanish
gunboat Loyto, while the latter was at
tempting to run dispatches Into Hollo.
A steamer is reported to have landed
0000 rifles at Cavlto for the use of the
insurgents
The Spanish have offered $75,000 lor
head of Aguinalda, the insurgent leader.
Thirty-five years make a generation.
That is how long Adolph Fisher, of
Znneavlllo, O., suffered from plleB. lie
was cured by using three boxea of De
Witt's Witch Hazel Salve. Snipes
Kiuersly Drug Co.
SPANISH SPIES
TO BE ARRESTED
Letters arc Belivcd to Be in the Hands
of the Assistant Secretary of War
Which Will Warrant Wholesale
Arrests.
Wahiiington, May 30. When Polo y
Bernibe left Montreal it was generally
buppnsed that thv principal diplomat of
the Spanish legation at Washington had
departed from America, but such was
not the case. Du Bosc, who was first
secretary of the legation here under that
wily Spaniard, is acknowledged to be
the most shrewd and most tricky gentle
man ever connected with the Spanish
service in the United States.
It has been known for some time that
the Spanish spy system still continues
in the United States. These curs in the
hire of Spain are of several nationalities.
Of course they do not report direct to
representatives of the Sagasta govern
ment now at Canada.but thoir commun
ications are sent to the agents of Du
Bosc at Toronto and Niagra Falls and
other Canadian towns. The secret serv
ice bureau knows many of these men
and have succeeded in intercepting sev
eral important letters in the past few
days, which are likely to lead to numer
ous arrests. The incident of the stolen
letters in Montreal is well known to the
secret service authorities here and they
do not hesitate to acknowledge complic
ity in the fact. In fact it is generally
believed that the letters for which Du
Bosc is willing to pay ten thousand dol
lars are already in the hands of the As
sistant Secritary of War Meiklejobn,and
that through the receipt of them there
will be wholesale arrests of these men,
who have been receiving very handsome
stipends from Du Bosc for betraying the
country that protects them.
SAGASTA'S RACE
ALMOST RUN
An Overthrow of the Cabinet Only a
Matter of Time.
New Youk, May 30. A dispatch to
the Herald from Madrid says :
The most pessimistic rumors are
already prevailing in diplomatic circles
regareing the durability of the new
cabinet recently constructed by Senor
Sagasta. Harmony dees not prevail in
this cabinet, in which free-trade and
protection are both represented. The
crisis, which is shortely expected, will
be precipitated by the discard prevaling
between Camazo, the minister of
commerce, who is a partisam of the in
come tax, and Puigeerver, the minister
of finance, who Is an opponent of the
measure.
While the imminent full of the Sagasta
ministry is discussed, the talk of
politicians is also as to who is likely to
obtain the premiership. The uame
which has been heard most frequently
mentioned is Senor Silvela, a progres
sist. MORE TROOPS
TO TAMPA
Regiments Under Command of Briga
dirr-Gcncrals Snider and Carpen
ter Uuder Orders.
Chattanooga, May 30. It was learned
definitely tonight that the following
troops have been ordered to Tampa at
once to report to General Shatter: The
First Ohio, Fifteenth Indiana, Third
Pennsylvania, First 'Illinois, under
command of Brigadier-General Snider;
Second New York, Sixty-ninth New
York, Fifth Illinois and First Illinois,
under Brigadier-General Carpenter.
Troops will probably begin to break
camp tomorrow.
THE SCHOOL BOOK QUESTION.
A 11 an Anwr on Thin Subject to II. 8.
Lyman by T, II. Ackrrman,
IIakkison StnuF.T Sciiooii, )
Principal's Office,
Portland, Or., May 19, '98.)
To the Editok of tiik Orkgonian:
On May 5th there appeared a commu
nication signed by II. S. Lyman, popu
liet candidate fur superintendent of
public instruction. After enumerating
various improvements in the adminis
tration of the office which he proposes
to initiate, if elected, Mr. Lyman takes
up the school-bouk question. He states
ins position to be one of opposition to
the contract and proceeds to say that
the domination which procured' this
contract "now asks the voters of Oregon
for an endorsement at the ballot-box
which will give extension for another
period of six years, to continue until
1907."
Since I am Mr. Lyman's only formi
dable opponent, this inuendo must refer
to me. Any doubt about the matter
will be removed by reading a circular
signed by Mr. Lyman, in which it is
openly stated that I am the American
Book Company's candidate for the office
of superintendent of public instruction.
I deny that there exists any agree
ment or understanding between myself
and any man or corporation respecting
the manner in which I shall, if elected,
discharge the duties of the office for
which I am a candidate. I deny that
my vote on the adoption of text-books
in 1894 was influenced by any other con
sideration than the interests of my con
stituency, the school patrons and school
children of Multnomah county. And I
sBsert that my vole at that time will
bear comparison with the vote of H. S.
Lyman, who was tnen superintendent of
Clatsop county. This comparison I
shall presently make. Mr. Lyman in
hiB letters and circulars compares the
present prices of books In Oregon with
tbe lower pricts in other states, fixed
under different conditions or by con
tracts of more recent date and seeks by
innuendo to lay a portion of the blame
for this difference upon me, vet it will
be seen that if Mr. Lyman could have
had Ins way in J 894, we should now be
paying more for school books than we
pay under the "infamous" 'contract he
so dearly loves to denounce.
Every person who had to vote upon
the adoption of text-books in 1894 knows
that, though a multiplicity ot books were
offered, there were practically only two
"tickets" in the field. To vote for books
not on one ot these lists was like voting
for the prohibition candidate for presi
dent. That Mr. Lyman fully under
stood this feature of the situation, is
shown by his vote. On one side was
the list of the American Book Company.;
on the other was a list made up from
the publications of a syndicate headed
by the great publishing house, Ginn &
& Co., and comprising, beside that firm,
Mavnard, Merrill & Co., The Werner
Co., John E. Potter & Co., D. C. Heath
& Co., and Lovell & Co.
The books on the opposing lists did
not differ greatly in price and quality,
but the American Book Company had
this great and. as events proved, insup
erable advantage. Its books were al
ready in use in the schools, and were
offered for re-adoption at greatly reduced
prices; tunes were very hard, and pub
lic sentiment was bltterlv" opposed to
any action which would cause the ex
pense incident to a sweeping change ot
school books.
To ascertain the wishes of my con
stituents. I addressed a circular letter to
the school officers of Multnomah county,
inquiring what books, if any, ought in
their opinion to be changed. Almost
without exception the answer showed
that no change whatever was desired.
In consideration of the financial burden
under which our people were laboring,
and In deference to their expressed wish,
1 voted to continue in use most of the
hooks already in tho schools, though
there were several thus re-adopted that
I should have been glad, lint for the
matter of expense, to see changed.
The books voted for by Mr. Lyman to be
used iu primary and grammar eehoole
were as follows :
n
ft N
C
Title of Book and Publisher.
n o
it 3
Wvntwortn'H Momentary Atithiijctlc
(Jinn & Co
Wentwurth'H (irniiunar School Arith
metic, (Jillll it I'D
Montgomery's ili'iiliiiicib' U. S. IIU
tory, 01 i ii it Co
Moiituomciy'H I .-ml hi k fact iu Atnvr
Iran lllhtorv, (ilnn it Co
? 30
I 3'
6ft
CO
100
30
45
CO
05
C5
100
So
60
lfcr)
CO
125
2 73
25
JO
72
1 00
00
31
lUulbili-ll'fe Child Hook ol Health, (Jinn
x- (!( ...
lllnlsfiell's Jfow to Keep Well, Giuu ii
Coniimiiy
Kryo'K liloncntary ucoKrophy, tiinu &
iuiMmy
Potter's Klemeutury (ieoKraphj, Pot
ter & Co
CO
1 'J5
260
Jo
Potter'H Advanced Geography, Potter
& Co
Normal Kcudcrtt, Nos. 1, 'J, a, 4 und 0,
w ciner is co
Heed's Woid Hook. Merrill it Co. . , ,
Heed it KcIIokk'h Urammurs, May
imru, Merrill it Co
Rniphlo Copy Hooks, il Nob., ijvill &
Com mi n y
Thompson's Drawing Hooks, 8 Nos,,
1). O. Iluiitti ft Co
(Jritlin'b Civics lor Young A met leu,
85
1-ovcll it Co
II rook b' Mental Ailthmeilc, Bower,
1'otlBit Co
WiUster'k Common School Dii tlonurj,
SI
.wnencuii nook i o
Total.
., i3'ja
Iu Mr. Lyman's circulars and letters
the fact is strongly emphasized that the
retail contract prices of tho books adopt
ed are greater than their catalogue
prjees. The intimation seems to be that
it is a crime to vote for such prices. Yet
it will be eeen that the prices of the
hooks voted for ry Mr. Lyman were, in
nearly every Instance, greater than the
catalogue prices of their publishers.
The books voted for by myself to be
used in primary and grammar schools
were as follows:
Conlrnct
Title of Hook and Publisher. Price
Fish's Arithmetic, No. 1, American Hook
Company ? X
risn s Antoinette, ro. 'j, American hook
Company 03
Makers of Our Country. Potter ft Co . CO
Thomas' History of the United States,
D. C. Heath & Co 1 00
Smith's Primer of Physiology, American
Hook Co. i 33
Smith's Elementary j'hytioiogv, Ameri
can Hook Co 53
Afontlcth's Klemeutury Ocographv,
American Hook Co " r3
Jiontcith's Comprehensive Ocographv,
American Hook Co. . . , 1 23
Barnes' Headers, Nos. 1, 2, 3, -1 and 5,
American Boook Co 3 O0
Watson's Speller, American Book Co .. 25
Maxwell's Grammar, two books, Ameri
can Book Co "to
Spcnccrian Copy Books, Nos. 1 to 7,
American Book Co ., . .. 70
Thompson's Drawing Hooks, I). C. Heath
& Compan 1 00
reterman's Civil Covcrnmciit, American
Book Co ffl
Brooks' Mental Arithmetic, Sower, Potts
ft Company 31
Webster's Common School Dictionary,
American Book Co SO
Total ri3oT
The books voted for by me were, with
the exception of histories and speller,
adopted. The changes make the total
price of the adopted list $13.06.
It thus appears that, so far as prices
are concerned, there was no great differ
ence between my vote and that cast by
Mr. Lyman. And it is evident that all
tbe unfavorable comparisons of current
prices in Oregon with those current in
dollies to
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other states under contract made recent
ly are as much of a criticism upon Mr.
tyman as upon myself. The truth is
that neither of us could vote upon any
prices except such us were offdred in
1894 by the companies competing for the
business of Oregon. That recent legisla
tion or the course ot trade has made it
possible for other states to make better
bargains since then, is no reflection up
on either of us.
If, as Mr. Lyman intimates, my vot
ing for so many of the publications of
the American Book Company already in
use indicates that I am under the in
fluence of that company, what inference
must be drawn from the fact that at a
time of great llnancial distress Mr. Ly
man voted to displace nearly all of the
text-books in use in the common schools
of the state, in order to adopt a list pre
sented by Ginn fc Co., which cost slight
ly more than the list offered for re-adoption?
Mr. Lyman makes much of the rumor
that the agent of the American Book
Company in thi9 city is supporting my
candidacy. Since that gentleman is a
Republican, it is not strange that he
should be supporting the entire Repub
lican ticket. But what shall we say ot
the open support which John Gill, the
agent of Ginn & Co., though a life-long
Republican and at tills moment a nomi
nee for the legislature on one of the Re
publican tickets, is giving to Mr. Ly
man? J. H. Ackekman.
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A. Wash Suit 1ms double wear tho
careless laundry's wear and the boy's
rough wear so should have double
care in making.
Careful'sewing and tho hotter class of
wash goods cost moro than tho other
sort, still our prices aro found no
higher than olsowhere.
75e to $2.00