VOL. XI
THE DALLES, OREGON. SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 18, 1898.
NO 81
FILL OE ill
Marines From Dewey's Warships and Hie In
surgents Have the City Surrounded -and
uit urr rrom
HSURGrEHTS ARE VICTORIOUS
Spaniards Suffered Heavy. Loss in Hot Engage
inent and Insurgents Almost Forced
anEntrance Into the City.
Nr.w Yoiik, June 1". A special cable
from Hong Kong to the Journal says:
The most Huvoru und Htrougest battle
since the annihilation of the Spanibh
lieu' by lJowey lias occurred at Manila.
One thousuud inanrRCiitB attacked two
thousand Spaniard!), inflicting heavy
loss and almost forcing an entrance to
the city.
The inaurpents under Aijuiiiuldo and
the American sailors and murines from
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eil Manila. Foreign reolduntsi have fled
to the ships. Admiral Montejo and
Governor-General Auisusti havo placed
the women, children and priests In the
forts for safety. Augusti is reported
willing to surrender to the Americans,
in order to prevent the inmiruentH from
capturing the capital, Hutting it on fire
and kilting the Spaniards. The arch
bishop, liowever, is opposed to surren
der, and has overruled August!.
Tho success of the insurgents is won
derful. Tlie Spaniards takon prisoners
dtiriuu' a two weeks' campaign aggro
uato 3000, Including 200 soldiers of the
regular army. Prominent among them
are Geuoruls Garcia and Cordoba. The
governor) of tl.o provinces of Cavite,
ltaluean and Hatiian wore also made
I'litionors.
Two millions rounds of cartridges were
eeizud in tlio fortified catlied.al of Old
cavite. The narrison of Old Cavite wus
surrendered, thus giving the Insurgents
coniinaml of the shore of tho bay. All
interior sources of supply are now cut
oir from tho Spanish forces in Manila.
Tho Americans can take Manila with
in 21 hours aftor tho arrival of troops.
Tho city in now at the mercy of the
American fleet. Dewey's conduct dur
ing the blockado has been admirable.
A great fire is raging north of Manila.
The insurgents have captured the water
works on which the supply of the eity
iopencls. Augusti lias issued an order
declining that all males above the age of
18 years shall join tho army and do mil
itary duty.
Spanish Soldiers arc Starving.
Manila, via Hong Kong, Juno 17.
Spanish power is crumbling in the Phil
ippines. General Pena und 1000 Span
ish soldiers have surrendered at Santa
Cruz, and Blmllar surrenders have oc
curred at other places. The insurgents
propose to form a republic under Anglo
American tutelage.
It is now officially admitted here that
the laok of food supplies lias become a
terious matter. Tiie gunboats convey
ing volunteers sent into the lagoon to
search for food for the city ou Friday,
IS HUH AT HID
hood bupply.
Juno li, roturned here today, Sunday,
and reported the total failure of their
mission. It has been officially admitted
that the troops have been 30 Iioihb with
out food.
The commanders of the gunboats also
renort that overv lauoon and town is
hostile and that their garrisons have
probably been massacred, I he fcpanieti
fleet was unable to effect a landing, in
spite of prolonged firing upon the part
of all the gunboats. Tliia 'removes the
last hope of provisioning Manila.
During the week all the garrisonB
were simultaneously overpowered or
surrendered as prisoners. The latter are
well treated. A majority of those who
resisted were slaughtered. The insur
gents are gaining ground everywhere,
and are now pouring into Manila itself.
Whole companies of Spaniards have
nothing to eat for two days and some of
them are literally starving. It is a pitv-
able Bight. The native peasantry char
itably assists the starving soldiers, with
out compulsion, and Englishmen yeeter
day bought a hawker's store of eatibles,
for a few shillings, and gave the food to
the soldiers, who said it was the first
food they had tasted for SO hours. There
is no doubt, as one person remarked,
that somebody deserves lynshing for the
state of affairs existing. Scores of bloat
ed officers of the Spanish forces are to
be Keen daily loalh.g around beer shops
and cafes, along the boulevards, reviling
the English, while the men under their
charge are starving.
A FAVORABLE
REPORT MADE
Hawaiian Resolution Went to the Sen
ate From the Committee Today
Action to Ue Swift.
Washington, June 17. Soon after
the senate convened today, Davis, chair
man 'of the committee on foreign rela
tions, favorably reported trom that
committee tho resolution adopted by the
house for annexation of tho Hawaiian
islands. The resolutions were not
amended. Davis gave notice that im
mediately after the morning businoss
was transacted lie would move consider
ation of the resolutions.
A bill providing for the erection of a
government building at Seattle at a cost
not exceeding 1(500,000 was passed. The
conference report ou the bankruptcy bill
was read, but no action was taken.
Hoar, in ohargeof the report, announced
his purpose to endeavor to secure action
upon it during tho present session,
SIGHTED OFF THE
NORTH AFRICAN
SEA COAST
Camara's Squadron Evidently Headed
for the African CoastConsists of
Over Twenty Vessels.
Giiirai.tar, June 17. The captain of
the German steamer which arrived here
this morning reports having sighted the
Spanish Cadiz fleet off the north coast
of Africa, opposite Gibraltar, late last
evening. The warships.were going in an
easterly direction. The fleet consisted
of two battleships, four large cruisers
nnd four torpedo-boat destroyere.
As Heported at Washington.
Washington, June 17. The state de
partment hap received the following
dispatch from its agent at Gibraltar:
The Charles V.. Pelayo, Rapido, Patriot,
Audaz, Osada, Prosperina, Giralda, Prel
ejo and Colon, with the minister of ma
rine on board ; Alfonzo Doco, Canon
dong, Antonio Lopez, Isla Panos, Buenos
Ayres and San Francisco, left Cadiz
yestesday. The first eleven passed the
rock, bound for Carthegena for orders ;
the last three had troops on board.
This is Admiral Camara's Cadiz squad
ron and appears to be in the Mediterra
nean bound for African shores.
As Reported at Madrid.
Madkiu, June 17. Admiral Camara's
fleet is said here to consist of over
twenty vessels, and is reported to have
been divided at sea and proceeded to
different destinations.
M0RR0 WAS
NOT SHELLED
Fears That Hobson and His Brave
Companions Are in the Fortress
Saves It From Destruction.
Oh- Santiago, June 17, via Kingston,
June 10. Only the fact that Lieutenant
Hobson and his brave companions are
supposed to beconfined within the walls
of 1 Morro saved tiiat ancient fortress
from destruction today under the fire of
Sampson's warships. All the batteiies
were damaged and silenced nnd several
were completely wrecked. It is be
lieved the Spanish loss of lifs was heavy,
though no means for determining the
full extent thereof are available.
Previous to the beginning of the bom
bardment, the dvnemite cruiser Vesu
vius threw several charges of nitro-gela-
tine over the hills into the harbor,
wheiH Cervora's torpedo-boats were
supposed to be lving. It is not known
whether or not any of the Spanish craft
were damaged, but probably they were.
NO EXCHANGE
AUTHORIZED
Blanco Declines to Euter Into Negotia
tions Looking to the Exchange of
Hobson aud His Crew.
Havana, June 17. -The Spanish gov
ernment, It is said at the palace, has not
authorized the exchange of the prisoners
of the Merrimac. The gunboat Yanez
Plnzon exchanged communication yes
terday afternoon with an American war
ship under a flag of truce, aud the com
niander of the latter was informed that
Blauco had no authority to exchange
Naval Constructor Hobson and his gal
lant companions for the Spaniards who
are now held prisoners in the United
States.
An Attempt to Negotiate an Exchange.
New Yoiik, June 17. A special to the
Herald from Washington eays:
Instructions have been sent, by the
navy department to Commodore Wat
' son. commander-in-chief of the block
! ading tnuadron, directing him to send
I Captain Xicol Ludlow, commanding the
I monitor Terror, to Havana to negotiate j
for the exchange of the Merrimac pris-
, vnv,iti "tjmtui ijimiviM nit IM'L 111
j his own ship. One of the smaller vee-
i sals attached to tho blockading squad
ron, flying a flag of truce, was ordered
to convey the officer to a point in front
of Havana where tho authorities under
stood he will communicate with a vessel
sent by Captain-General 3lrnco.
Captain Ludlow has authority to ac
cept any proposition about prisoners
which Captain-General Blanco may
make. The United States authorities
are anxious fo secure Hobsnn and his
men withoiit delay, in order that they
may be moved from Santiago before the
battle for the possession of the city
occurs.
In sending Captain Ludlow to Ha
vana the authorities were guided hv in
formation Confirmatory to the press dis
patches announcing that the Madrid
government had authorized Blanco to
treat with this government for the ex
change of prisoners.
UNKNOWN MAN KILLED
REMAINS FOUND ALONGSIDE THE
O. R. & N. TRACK.
Cut to Pieces Ky a Train Near Trout
ilale Station.
The mangled remains of an unknown
man, supposed to be a tramp, were found
Thursday morning at 4 :30 a quarter of a
mile west of the station at Troutdale,
alongside the O. R. & N. track. The
nightwatchman at the station was noti
fied, and he had the body conveyed to
the station-house. Justice S. Bullock,
acting coroner, received word of the
death and went to Troutdale yesterday
afternoon, and held an inquest over the
remains, but failed to establish the iden
tity of the man.
At the inquest nothing was found on
hip person to indicate his name. He had
in his possession a number of election
cards and also some cards with pencil
scribbling on them, all of which left no
doubt that he had been in Portland re
cently and was making his way east
ward when killed.
One arm was tattoood with the figures
of an anchor, a rope and woman, indica
ting that he was a sailor. On one of the
cards found in his possession the name
of Andrew Zingell was indistinctly pen
ciled, but whether that was his name
there was no way of tell'ng. He had
brown hair and a light moustache, and
was dressed in a pair of blue overalls
aud gray shirt with green facing. He
was about 38 years old.
The body was horribly mangled. The
head lay toward the east. The left leg
was across the track, aud severed close
to the trunk of the body. A fearful
gash-was cut in the forehead. The left
arm was nearly severed above the wrist,
and hud dropped just alongside the
track.
Justice Bullock expressed the opinion
that he had either fallen ftom the brake
beam of the freight train that passed at
about midnight or had been killed in
the attempt to board the train as it was
passing. The testimony of residents was
that the place where the remains were
found is .where tramps have made a
practice of getting on trains.
One singular thing was that the man
who informed the nightwatchman of the
finding of the body disappeared, and
with several others who were near,could
not be found when the inquest was
held.
The inquest developed very little about
the man, and the verdict was that lie
had came to his death by being run over
by a train. The cards and other articles
which might in the future lead to estab
lishing his identity were preserved, and
the remains were buried at the Trout
dale cemetery. Oregonian.
To Save rioliltvr'g SuuIh.
San Fhancisco, June 17. The newly
organized Christian committee lias
planned a great revival at camp Merritt.
A telegram lias been sent to Kvangeliet
Moody to ascertain if he could come to
the coast. Rev, Minion lias been elected
president and L. J. McCoy treasurer of
the committee.
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From the range near Hood River, a
grey mare with grey inane and tail,
branded R on left hip, weight about 000
f rounds. Any one giving information
eading to her recovery will be suitably
rewarded. Ralph S. Shelley.
juii4w2w Hood River, Or.
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