Gold Hill news., May 21, 1898, Image 2

GOLD HILL NEWS.
LATER
NEW S.
BY
B U L L E T IN
ONLY.
S e c r e t a r y L o n g C u r t a il« t h e S u p p ly o f
A force of telegraphers is to accom­
I n fo r m a tio n .
pany
the
Manila
expedition.
P u b l i s h e d B r e r ? S a tu r e ia ? .
W
ashington,
May 18.—An order was
Crispi, the Ita lia n statesm an, says
posted
this
m
orning,
signed by Secre­
E
ngland’s
motives
in
seeking
an
a
lli­
GOLD H IL L ............................ OREGON
tary Long, relative to the publication
ance are purely selfish.
of news em anating from the navy de­
As a result of G eneral M e rritt’s pro­
test th a t regulars instead of volunteers
partm ent, considerably curtailing the
were needed for tho P h ilippine expedi­
supply of inform ation th at has hereto­
tion, three regim ents of troops now at
fore been rather freely given out. The
Tampa will likely be sent to M anila.
secretary’s order was directed to Cap­
The Cubans are joining the Spanish
tain Crow ninshield, chief of the nav i­
I n t e r e s t i n g C o l l e c t i o n o f I t e m s F r o m arm y.
Insurgent sym pathizers have
gation bureau, and he in tu rn gave it
M a n y P l a c e s C a l l e d F r o m t h e F r e e s received
instructions not to resist
R ep o rts o f t h e C u rren t W eek .
Blanco’s conscription
order, and MUSTER IS ALMOST COMPLETE out by m aking an order in his own ONE KILLED, SIX WOUNDED
nam e, th a t no person connected w ith
T he N orth G erm an G azette of Berlin Blanco’s arm y thus is being filled w ith
his
bureau in any capacity should have
Spain’s
enemies.
Bays it learns the insurgents of the
R e j e c t e d V o lu n t e e r s W i l l R e c e i v e T r a n s ­ any conversation whatever on subjects F in i s h e d t h e W o r k in S p i t e o f T e r r i b le
P h ilip p in e islands have secured all the
Andrew Carnegie, in an interview ,
p o r t a t i o n a n d F o o d —G e n e r a l M e r r itt in any way pertaining to the navy w ith
V o l l e y s F r o m S h o r e —S p a n is h L o s s
arm s stored a t Cavite arsenals.
says w ar is likely to be quickly ended,
C r e d it e d W it h M a k in g a R e m a r k a b l e representatives of the press.
As an
K n o w n to H a v e K e e n H e a v y —F o r t s
A M adrid dispatch says it is reported and th a t peace will be in sight w ithin
S ta te m e n t.
offset, it was ordered th at bulletins of
a t H arb or E n tr a n c e R e d u c e d .
th a t a strong m ilitary expedition is be­ ten days. Perm anent retention of ¡the
such acts us have actually occurred and
ing organized at Cadiz and th a t it will P hilippines he does not th in k advisable
W ashington, May 18.— R eports re­ are proper for publication and are not
Key West, May 17.—Am id a perfect
shortly proceed to the P hilippine islands for prudential riasons.
ceived by A djutant-G eneral Corbin up connected w ith existing or projected Storm of shot from Spanish rifles andl
escorted by the Cadiz fleet.
The Spanish people have a new object to 10 o’cock to n ig h t indicate th a t 80,- movements, Bhail be prepared and post­ batteries, the American forces cut the-
The w ar dep artm en t’s plans for an of w rath. England is execrated upon
ed on the bulletin board.
oable a t Cienfuegos Wednesday m orn­
im m ediate invasion of Cuba have been all sides and by all classes a t M adrid, 000 volunteers havo been m obilized in
The sum total of the inform ation ing. Four determ ined boat crews, un­
the
service.
U
nless
som
ething
unfor-
m aterially changed by the news of the and the feeling against B ritishers is in ­
published by the bulletin board today
presence of the Spanish fleet in West tense. C ham berlain’s alliance speech seen occurs, all of the 125,000 volun­ under this rule was a notice of the in ­ der command of L ieutenant W inslow
Indian waters. It will delay the move­ is the cause of the outburst.
teers w ill have been m ustered into tention to sta rt the P hilippine expedi­ and Ensign M argtuder from the cruiser
m ent for a time.
Don Ignacio de la Torre, son-in-law service, and be in tlreir perm anent tion, and of the perm ission given to M arblehead, and the gunboat N ash­
The Spanish fleet sighted off Mar­ of President Diaz, of Mexico, is touring camps or en route thereto by the end some foreign nentral vessels to pass the ville, put out from the ships, the coast
tin iq u e is said to have consisted of five the U nited States.
blockade at Havana.
It is understood of the week.
having previously been shelled.
large warships and two torpedo-boats. th a t the object of the visit is to im press
In explanation of the issuance ot this
A ll day inquiries have been pouring
T he work of the volunteers was per­
The Am erican squadron near San on the people of the U nited States th a t
order, the naval authorities say th a t
Ju an includes Sampson’s six strongest Mexico is in sym pathy w ith th is coun­ in from governors of states as to some leading Am erican newspapers ilous. T he cruiser M arblehead and th e
w arships, the New York, Iowa, C in­ try during the present w ar w ith Spain. w hether tho departm ent would pay the have been so far lacking in patriotism gunboat N ashville and tho auxiliary
expense of and allow per diem com­ as to p rin t plans of campaign and pro­ cruiser Windom drew up 1,000 yards,
cinnati, Indiana, D etroit and May­
Preparations for th e relief expedition
flower.
to be sent to the P h ilippines are being pensation to the men who responded jected movem ents of naval ships, w ith from shore with th e ir guns mannedi
The transport steam er Gussie, which hurried in both the m ilita ry and navy to the governor’s call and were subse­ the result th a t the war board has been ready for desperate duty.
One cable-
left Key W est w ith a big expedition for departm ents, says the M adrid corre­ quently rejected by the exam ining obliged to com pletely revise its plans, had already been cut, and the work
Cuba Wednesday night, had a lively
spondent of the New York W orld. Five officers. A decision has been reaohed in the knowledge th a t the Spanisli bad was in progress on the other when the
engagement w ith the Spanish at battalions, each 1,200 men, under eight th a t the governm ent will pay tra n s­ prom ptly taken notice of the publica­ Spaniards in rifle pits and a battery on-
Cabanas, province of P in a rd e l Kio, but
officers, are assembled at Cadiz, B arce­ portation and subsistence of all reject­ tions, and were prepared to profit hv a point standing out in the bay opened,
succeeded in accom plishing her mission.
fire.
lona and Valencia, all ready, or w ill be ed recruits, previous to th e ir rejection, them .
The Gussie carried 7,000 rifles and a
The w arships poured in a thunderous
including transportation and subsist­
ready for em barkation th is week.|
O F F IC IA L IN F O R M A T IO N .
large am ount of am m unition for the
volley, th eir guns belching forth m as­
ence from the sta te cam p to th e ir
A dispatch from H avana is to the
Cabans. A later report says the Cu­
homes. No per diem w ill, however, D e w e y A d v l . e d T h a t T r o o p . W i l l S o o n sive shells into the swarms of tlie ene­
bans failed to m eet th e Gussie, and effect th a t an A m erican war vessel en ­ be allowed, as the men w ere not in the
my.
The créws of tlie boats calm ly
B e e n R o u te.
gaged in removing torpedoes at Cardenas
she did not affect a landing.
proceeded
w ith th e ir desperate work,
U nited States arm y.
The various
W ashington, May 18.—The naval de­
Chaos reigns at N uevitas, Cuba. was blown up, and th a t the en tire crew’ states w ill have to bear the per diem partm ent issued the following bulletin notw ithstanding the fact th a t a num ­
Every boat in tho harbor has been perished. Tiie report is confirmed at expenses.
today, embodying such official inform a­ ber had fallen, and finished it, re tu rn ­
jammed into the narrow channel to be M adrid in a dispatch from H avana
tion of the day as the departm ent re­ ing to the ships through a blinding
W a n ts R e g u la r T r o o p s.
smoke and a heavy fire.
bunk a t the first sign of attack.
Two which says a naval boat has been blown
garded
proper for publication:
Now York, May 18.—The Tribune
One man in a M arblehead boat was
thousand soldiers guard th e entrance, up off Cardenas, resulting in the loss
A dm iral Dewey was informed th a t
M ajor-General Wesley
killed, and six were seriously wounded,
12 m iles from tho city.
The Spanish of 170 lives. The U nited States fleet today says:
officers,
men
and
supplies
would
be
commander told the starving citizens officers off H avana harbor have not M erritt may not go to the P hilippines sent out to M anila by the C ity of one of whom, Rober- Boltz, is now at.
in command of tire troops to be sent to
Key West, and is expected to die before
to go into the country, as he could not heard of it.
Peking. About 1,200 troops w ill go.
Evidence th a t a m eeting between the the assistance of R ear-A dm iral Dewey.
m orning, a bullet having passed
feed them .
Many soldiers are joining
Mr.
K
night,
correspondent
of
the
H arry
th e insurgents to get food.
Conditons Spanish Cape Verdes squadron and th a t In an interview last night General London Times, having received the through the base of his brain.
H
endrickson,
who
also
muy
die,
was
of Sampson or £v».ley, possibly.both, is M erritt said:
a t Puerto Principo are still worse.
“ I may not go to the P hilippines at necessary permission from the Spanish shot through the abdomen.
A W ashington speoial says:
A big im m inent is contained in a special d is­
governm
ent
to
land
at
Havana,
if
en
­
More than 1,000 infantrym en on shore
surprise aw aits the Spanish adm iral if patch from W ashington, w hich a n ­ all. It is proposed to give me 15,000 tering the port by a neutral vessel,
ho sails for M artinique. T here he is nounces th a t S p a in ’s fleet in the Carib- men, only 1,000 of them regulars, and has been granted permission by the kept up u continuous fire, and the b u l­
ap t to find a new squadron, composed of le a n sea is to be m et by a U nited the rest volunteers, and those from the navy departm ent to take passage by the lets from the m achine guns struck the
the Oregon, M arietta, Buffalo, Nicli- States squadron. Preparations are b e ­ N orthw est, who have had little oppor­ G erm an steam er Polaria, w hich vessel w arships 100 tim es, but- did no great
theroy, Montgomery, Y ale and St. ing made to effect a junction of Rear- tu n ity for train in g and discipline. I is given permission to pass the block­ dam age. Commander M aynard, of the-
Louis. An order has been sent to A d­ A dm iral Sam pson’s and th e flying have asked the departm ent for at least ade. The departm ent hopes to m ake Nashville, was slightly wounded by a.
4,000 regular troops, for I believe they
rifle bullet, that, before striking him ,
m iral Sampson to effect a junction with squadrons w ith all possible dispatch.
will be required. There will be no op­ an exchange of prisoners at an early passed through the arm of an ensign,,
Captain Clark and then rem ain near
The continued presence in Canada of portunity to train the volunteer forces date.
L ieutenant
M artinique.
U nder orders the Oregon Senor Polo y Bernabe, late Spanish
Tho B ritish steam er M yrtle Doan whose name is unknown.
before they start or after they get to
Winslow was shot in the hand, m ak­
has been m aking rapid tim e since she m inister to this country, and the recent
Iras
been
granted
permission
to
go
to
M anila.
I w ant enough disciplined
left Bahia.
reports which teach h e re o f his activity troops so th at the whole body w ill be Cardenas, as was previously granted to ing three officers wounded in all.
W hen the Spanish had been driven,
The whereabouts of tho Spanish Capo there in behalf of the Spanish cause, as effective as possible.’’
the N orwegian vessel Folsjo.
from the rifle pits, m any of them took
Verde fleet has a t last been definitely have given rise to the suggestion in
The
A
ustrian
man-of-war,
Empress
“ A re you going to W ashington to see
refuge in the lighthouse fortress, upon
ascertained.
Secretary Long has re­ W ashington th a t it m ight be a proper about th is m atter?”
M aria Teresa, will visit Cuban ports.
which tho fire of the ships Ha J been,
ceived advices from M artinique, W ind­ proceeding on the part of th is govern­
“ No; I am sending an officer. I had
centered.
A 4-inch shell from the-
L A TE S T FROM FRANCE.
ward islands, th a t it had been sighted m ent to direct the atten tio n of the conversation w ith Dr. Bourns, of A t­
Windom
tore
tire structure to pieces,
to tho westward of th at island.
Upon B ritish governm ent to the ex-m in ister’s lanta, who is fam iliar w ith the P h ilip ­ Not A n x i o u s t o I n c u r O n r I l l - W i l l —
killing m any and burying others in th e
receipt of th is inform ation Long im m e­ course, as a violation of th e n e u tra lity pines, and came on to see me, and he
C h a r g e s E n g l a n d W it h M is c h ie f .
ruins. The Spansih loss is known to-
diately ordered Commodore Schley, at laws.
and Colonel H ughes w ill goto W ashing­
P
aris,
May
18.—Tho
Journal
des
Lave been very heavy, tho w arships
H am pton roads, to put to sea w ith the
Spanish prisoners are being closely ton together. The only way I could get
flying squadron. It is believed that the guarded. Officers as well as privates more regulai troops would be to take Debarts, in a long article today, re­ firing hundreds of shot and shell right,
flects the anxiety experienced in gov­ into their m id st
squadron has been sent in pursuit of are kept under surveilance a t F o rt Mc­ them from tho army now in F lorida for
ernm
ent circles here respecting the
Following is a list of tire badly
th e Spanish fleet.
Pherson.
Cuban invasion; but I feel th a t I do feeling aroused in America on account wounded:
Tho end of the severed M anila cable
Herm an W. K uchneizter, private
A storia celebrated the opening of the not w ant to go on this expedition unless of France’s open sym pathy w ith Spuin.
is said to be on board an A merican war A storia <fc Columbia River railroad by 1 have an en tirely adequate force, and It says:
m arine, shot through tire jaw, probabljr
vessel.
“ The whole affair is a m isunder­ fatal; H arry H endrickson, seam an,
sending an excursion of 10 curs to ■it least five regim ents of regular
Tho Spanish “ official’’ version of the Portland.
troops.”
standing. French opinion at the o u t­ shot through the liver, probably fatal;.
T he departm ent promises to send
bom bardm ent of San Ju an is th at the
More soldiers arff needed for service. men, but history and experience show set of the war certainly regarded the E rnest Suntenic, apprentice, fracture
A m erican fleet was gloriously beaten
U nited States in tire wrong, and some of right leg; John J. Doran, boats­
T
here
is
a
strong
probability
th
a
t
the
back.
th a t in such expeditions all depends of tlie papers express this opinion in w ain’s m ate, gunshot wound in r ig h t
president will soon issue a call for 100,- upon the first force sent. How can the
Germany has intim ated to the U nited
an aggressive tone. Tire Am ericans, buttock; John Davis, gunner’s m ate,
000 additional volunteers.
Charleston sta rt if there are no men however, should not have taken tire wound in right leg; W illiam Levery,
States, it is said in London, th a t she
The war revenue bill has been called ready? G eneral Otis may be w illing to m atter tragically, for of all foreigners, apprentice, wound in left leg; R obert
expocts to have a voice in the disposi­
up in the senate. Allison presented it go on w ithout four or more regim ents our natu ral sym pathies are for the Boltz, seaman on the N ashville, se­
tion of the P hilippine islands.
A boarding-house burned in Chicago and made a statem ent to the effect th a t of regular troops and take only 1,000 United States, and our government verely wounded.
and three of the inm ates lost their the bill will produce $150,000,000 a n ­ trained men, w ith 14,000 undisciplined throughout has acted most correctly.”
The rem ains of Eagan, who was
ones, but I am not. I do not propose
A fter charging G reat B ritain w ith killed in tire M arblehead boat, were
lives, while four other were injured. nually.
The New York correspondents im ­ to go w ithout a force th at is suitable being at tire bottom of the mischief, buried at sea.
A num ber of narrow escapes are re­
I shall stay rig h t here if and declaring th a t it is A m erica’s busi­
prisoned
in Fort Cabanas in Cuba are to my rank.
ported.
The Marblehead and N ashville used
1 do not go to the P hilippnes. I do not ness, if sire decides to interfere in d is­ their heaviest guns, as w ell as tlre ir
A W ashington correspondent rays saved. G eneral Blanco hns courteously
expect anything will be done in the ta n t affairs, the article concludes:
small rapid-fire guns, and hundreds of
th a t A dm iral Dewey has had instruc­ acceded to an exchange, w hich w ill be
m utter u n til it is certain w hat I am to
“ W hat concerns us is th a t A merica shots were throw n into the Spanish
tions sent him from W ashington order­ made at once.
John Lee, of Birm ingham , A la., shot have for the purpose of tlie e x p ed itio n .” should not, in taking up the question troops. On board tho ships a num ber
ing the im m ediate destruction of all
of international dom ain, sta rt w ith of men were slig h tly wounded. O ne
three
men to show th a t lie was not
Spanish w arships and fortifications at
M e r r ia m In C h a r g e .
afraid of the Spaniards.
Ho became
preconceived ideas against us, and de­ of the cables had been cut when the
tho Philippines.
San Franeisco, May 18.— M ajor-G en­
Spain is overrun w ith plotters. enraged upon being tw itted upon his eral M erriam , commanding the d ep art­ nounce tire good understanding w ith Spaniards 0|>ene<l fire. Tire m arines in
France w hich has been so useful in the the boats replied at once, and m achine
W eylerites, Cm lists and Republicans alleged lack of courage.
m ents of C alifornia and tire Columbia, past, ami w hich is still more desirable guns on tlie fowrard launch sent in a
It is said the president has decided
are each striving to raise a revolt.
arrived from Vancouver barracks this
Tlie French nation stream of bullets, w hile heavy shells
T heir latest »chemo is to obstruct pro­ to abandon the peaceful blockade, and m orning, accompanied by iris aid. L ieu­ in the future.
was
never
really
hostile
to the A m eri­ from the w arships drove the Spaniards
instead
has
issued
orders
to
bombard
cedure in parliam ent, so th a t the people
tenant Bennett. He at once assumed
w ill lx* in an explosive mood when the every fort u n til S pain’s guns are charge of «11 arrangem ents for dispatch­ cans, who w ill realize this when the from th e ir rifle pits on shore.
present friction has had tim e to disap-
The cable w hich was cut at C ien­
silenced.
next Spanish reverse shall occur.
ing the troops for the Philippine (x)ar."
fuegos extended from th a t oity to San­
French officials deny the charge of islands.
Four of the tnen killed oti the W ins­
tiago de Cuba. It does not sever cable
T e m p tin g F a te .
The
low were laid a t rest in th e city ceme­ violating the neutrality laws.
connection
w ith Cuba, as there is an ­
S f v i'ii I .lv e * Y.n«t In m Q u e b e c R i n s e .
London, May 18.— A dispatch to the
tery at Key West. They were buried m inister of m arine declares he has heard
St. Hyuointhe, Quebec, May 18.—A Standard from Corunna says:
Tire other line in operation between San­
in the shallow lime rock, side by side nothing of perm ission having been
w ith the graves of tlie victims of the given the Spanish fleet to coal a t the disastrous tire occurred here today. presence of the B ritish channel squad­ tiago de Cuba and Kingston, Jam aica.
The M aterie S t Joseph was burned, ron at V illagarier is likely to lead to Tire severed cable is owned by the C uba
Maine.
The body of Ensign Bagley island of M artinque.
The one in
causing the loss of seven lives and the some unpleasantness. The idea of an Subm arine Company.
was sent iiome for intuim ent.
The Spanish cabinet has resigned in
in jury of a num ber of inm ates, of Anglo-American alliance lias so in ­ operation to K ingston is owned by th »
Sagaata is charged w ith tho
T here is a suspicion in W ashington a body.
West Indies and Panam a Company.
whom there were 200 in the in stitu ­
th a t Frenchm en were bellind the guns duty of organizing a new one, whose tion, by jum ping from the windows. flamed tlie Spaniards th a t the postmen
from
the
fleet
when
on
shore
to
collect
nt Cardenas Wednesday.
It is said w ar policy is to be more vigorous. T he There are also five persons unaccount­
LO SS
AT
M A N IL A .
letters have been hooted and stoned. S P A N ISH
they shot too well for Spaniards.
Au I chain hers have been asked to suspend ed for.
The cause of the fire is un­ T hreats have been made to stop the
inquiry is probable, and if the suspicion th e ir sessions pending the solution.
A c k n o w le d g e T h u t 3 0 0 W ere K ille d
known.
The dead are:
Two boys
The
proves to bo well grounded, com plica­
The last of Oregon’s quota of volun­ named Boueheman, Sisters A lexandrian, supply of provisions to the fleet.
and 6 00 W ounded.
B ritish consul protester! to the aloalde,
tions may ensue between th e U nited teers have departed for San Francisco. P hilippina and Pes Gagnes; Mrs. Guer-
M adrid, May 17.—A Spanish report
who
explainer)
th
a
t
the
popular
resent­
They were given an ovation on th eir tin , boarder; Mrs. Denchann, of Fall
S tates and France over tlie incident.
from M anila adm its th a t the Spanish
departure
from P ortland, business River, Mass. The m issing are: M aria m ent was due to a belief in the ex ist­ lost 300 killed and 600 wounded when
A column of 6.000 Spaniards started
ence
of
an
alliance,
and
to
tlie
further
for Moron, Cub«, carrying a flag of houses having been closed to |H>rmit M illette, servant; Noflette Meuncie, impression th a t th e fleet took w heat Dewey annihilated the Spanish fleet.
truce.
W hen fired upon by the insur­ employes to bid th e ir friends and servant; Mr». B erthiaum e, boarder; th a t properly belonged to the poor.
The dispatch, which was to El L iberal,
was dated May 0. It came by special
gents, th e com m ander sent word th a t brothers good bye.
Sisters Bouvier and Ange.
S h e r m a n * . S o n a C h a p lin .
An official announcem ent ju st issued
steam er to Hong Kong. It says:
lie was no longer m aking war upon the
H e a v y R a llr n a d R o b b e r y .
Chicago, May 18.— Rev. Thom as Ew ­
C ubans, but was going to the coast to by the governor of tlie island of St.
“ Tlie arsenal has surrendered and
Paris, May 18.—A package co n tain ­ ing Sherm an, of the Society of Jesus, Cavite lias l>een evacuated by our
fight th e Americana.
Genet a I Lopez Thom as prohibits the delivery of coal
replied: “ Spain cannot tight the U nited to the warships of the belligerent pow­ ing over 500,000 francs in securities connected with St. Ignacius’ church, troops. The Spanisli losses were 300
S tates w ithout fighting us. Their war ers witiiout previous permission of tire and gold was stolen th is m orning from has been appointed chaplain of th e men killed and 600 wounded. The
is o u rs.’* Then he again opened tire. governor, who will determ ine the a ear of the Paris, Lyons A M editer­ Fourth regim ent, Missouri N ational enemy suffered considerably, including
Almost a ll the men of the one officer killed on the Olympia. The
T he S paniaids hast 000 men in four am ount each vessel may receive and ranean railroad. There is no clew to Guard.
the thieves.
who w ill super vise its delivery.
regim ent are Catholics.
Baltimore was damaged.
days’ m arch to the sea.
EPIIOME OF THE DISPATCHES
Eighty Thousand Now
Mobilized.
Cut Cienfuegos Cable
Under Heavy Fire.