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SPANISH
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Ciianged-Sampson Disappointed
SPANISH TO ATTACK DEWEY
! Fleet Will Go Through Suez Canal-Activity
; in Cuba-Troops Ordered to Move-Intervention
Predicted - Oregon
Troops Move South Today.
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ASH I Ni IT N, May 10 - Kour
.ir itif.iniri were pa.wd
the ii natr toil.iy. One of
tin m provided for tin carry
ing on of aililitlonnl work :n '.he ad
jutant Kriirral'a office; the cnd au
tli.rle1 .nlMiinni t the volunteer
HKnal corp.. two-tliirda of the metn
to r "f which niiit t'e expert eliH'
trlilaiKor i l uraphcr". the '.turd a
the .illcd "iinniune" lull p.iid hy
the lioui , and tile f-on 111 ,i a mi as
ure .tinieiullnii the rxi.titu; lam .o
that additional ho.pltal !. war 1
could Im appointed.
The pot"fnce nppiopruti. n lull car
ryltiK appropriatliiii. w i li atti-i;.ue
more ihitti li'..".i w.i paHfcl after
a il hale which ha lated for vi ral
d.iy..
The rc'liHi 'ii .uluiiitiinw to the Icr
Matures of the varloue atatea nit
nnietiilnietit to the i'.inlltut!on ihatii;
IliK the date for the lii'KlnnitiK of the
lenim of the preKldeiit. vice presi
dent atnl of cniiRrrna, to the day
of May wa adopted
j SPANISH FLEET GOES HOME.
Washington, May W-lt Is hard to tell
! w hether the naval officer Were relieved
or disappointed by the news that came
late thl afternoon to Iwvth the state and
'navy departments that the Spanish flying
souadron had arrived at Cadis. Spain.
;Thelr safety from attack Is now com
ipletely assured, and the way Is clear fnr
j military operation In Cuba without run
inlng the risk of having the occupying
'army line of communication cut off.
. On the other hand II I believed that no
enduring pence can bo secured until Ihe,
I Spanish navy ha been destroyed, and It
! now iiiuicnr that the sailors and soldiers I
must make up their minds to go after j
Ihe Spanish, a task much more dltllcult j
than that of meeting them near our own
I shores. It was suggested by some mem- j
hers of the war department that there'
'was Just a possibility that the Spanish
! squadron might take a quick pi-sage Into
j the Pueltlc through the Sun canal and
! attack Pew ey nt Manila, it Is said, . on- j
1 trary to common understanding, the Sues !
I canal Is open t war ships of belllgerani I
j powers, so that If the Spanish choose to I
I lake this course they would have a long j
I start of nny pursuing fleet from our side
1 of Ihe Atlantic. It Is scar, cly believed,
i however, that the Spanish are willing to;
I lake Ihe risk of exposing to our attack!
Ihelr own home ports by the withdrawing 1
of so considerable a proportion of their 1
naval strength as would be required to
over-match Pewey.
Nothing was heard from Sampson today,
but there Is a confident expectation that
ItilerestliiK iicvva will bo coming; from his
squadron within the next twenty-four
hours. Whether this means an attack on
1'ortfi Itlco or not cannot be learned.
One effect of the ret real of the Spanish 1 ....
Meet has been to hasten even more the peditlonnry force to tuba. He is not ex
prepmullons 11lrea.lv under way for the peeled to relieve the major generals al
illspatchlng of the military expcllilons o ready selected for the conduct of the eam
Cubu It also has caused a complete palgn, but both In Florida nnd In Cuba he
change lu the concentration plans. Time will exercise the same general superln
Is now believed to be a great factor. I tendenee over the campaign that he now
j does from his headquarters In Wnshlng-
ton. It Is expected here that within a
ACTIVITY IN CUBA. j ,.,.)( the first troops will be on their way
1 from the United Stales to Cuba.
On board the Associated Press dispatch 1
boat Kate Spencer, off Cardenas, May ).
Via Key West. May lit.-.(Copyrighted ISIW
by Associated Pressi Spanish soldiers
nro displaying much activity along the ;
coast from llahla Honda, I
miles west
of Havana, to Cardenas, I'm miles to the
eastward.
As the ships of the blockading squadron
have Instructions to prevent tho erection j
of new formications and havo at various
points shelled working parties, iho task j
of strengthening existing defenses and "
throwing up earthworks Is carried on chickamauga Nntlonnl Park, May 10.
principally at night, save In the Immediate Mivlor General Brooke today received or
vlclnlly of Havana. ders to send nil the cavalry nnd Infantry
Along the const fresh snml batteries aro troops now In camp here, about 6,000 In all.
being thrown up almost every night, but ' to Tampa without delay.
SQUADRON SEEKS
i Intr during the dehate on the war fundi. I
Halmernn. repuhlloan. declared hla party :
. .. . ready for forming a government. A great '
uproar followed. The president threaten
th.' are of a flim.y character and would "I to exi-l Salmeron If h continued at- ,
t.e re.luced hy the lire of the lug gutw , taeking the throne. S.igasta made a pan- j
In a few minute.. nlonat uppeal to ihe patriotism of the
The Hornet and Wlmdow, now blocknd- memlera to vote the war fund. Th. ap- I
lug Matana.ia. have had a lively time for
srvrral day. .helling the 8panih detail.
at Work on the. batt'rle. and telegraph
Hum outside the entninc. to the harbor,
hund.y morning the Kurtu-t round a party
putting In a telegraph line from the light-
house and algnal station, a mile east of
M.ilanaaa hnrhor. to the battery west of
Point Cuhatillla. on the other aide of the
bay. To atop this telegraph activity, the
Hornet strained quietly In and dropped a
shell In Ihe midst of the workmen. They
scauemi line raoon.
THAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE.
Washington, May pi.-lty Friday morn-
lug the commanding general of the I'nlted
Slates army, general Miles, will have as-
si itiMed his staff around him at Tampa,
Florida, lie leaves Washington tomorrow
night.
t'nloss the plans are changed, General
Miles will go with the llrt military cx-
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F.W YORK. May 10 A dispatch to the World from London says:
Sir Charles Dllke when asked whether any question of International law, use or practice affected the
I'nlted States' right to retain the Philippines, salu:
"None whatever. The State, will hold the Philippines by right of conquest. No power or powers will have the
slightest title to Interfere."
"Hut may not some power, Germany or France, for Instance, bring pressure on the I'nlted States to surrender
IhemT"
"That Idea of continental pressure 1 regard as monshine. No power would attempt pressure unless we were lu
the same boat with them, which we never will be. Without English naval support no power will venture upon any
action In the matter."
"lo you consider that the United States should retain possession of the Philippines?"
"Certainly I do. The only alternatives are some kind of autonomous government which would need so much
American protection that the United Slates might as well hold the Islands themselves. Then, there Is the handing
them over to Japan, but that would excite the opposition of public sentiment In the United States. Japan being ;i
pagan nation. Another alternative Is returning them to Spain. Hut that, too. would excite serious opposition In
the United Slates and may be dismissed as out of the question.''
Sir Henry llowarth. M. P., n leading authority on international law, said:
'1 have no he.ltatl.m In saying that the United Slates has a perfect right tc keep the Philippines and under the
circumstances It would be wise and proper for the United Slates to keep them. There Is not a consideration of In
ternational law tnat could lu any way fetter the I'nlted States In Its absolute discretion In the matter. There Is
no power Involved. The Islands were owned by Spain and her sovereignty has never been In dispute, l'.y right of con
quest, therefore. America's position Is indisputable and all members of parliament who are authorities to whom I
have spoken agree that the United States should not give them up. Spain found It Impossible to govern them In the
past and would llnd the same dllllculiy still greater In the future. Should tho United States annex Hawaii, to
gether with the Philippines, these would constitute two magnltlcent bases, giving the United States Immense power
in the Pacific, which I always hoped they would achieve In the Interest of civilisation and commerce."
1 N T F. RVKNTION PUOll ABLE.
Hong Kong, May 10.- It Is rumored that
naval movements are progressing which
, suggest the Intention on the part of tho
I powers to Intervene between tho United
1 Slates and Spain.
ORPERS TO MOVE.
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CATHOLICS ARE LOYAL.
W:
ABIUN'JTON, May 10,-The
archbishops of the Catholic
churches In the United
Hist, have sgre'd upon a
letter addressed to th clergy and lalty
of the country.
The lttr bears on the war with
Hpaln and will be rad In all th.
churches on Sunday.
The address .iy: TI.e ven' that
have succeeded th" blowing up of the
liHttlshlp Maine si,) h- death of Vd
Innount victims nr.d .i'rlotli .eamen
of Hie United States, have culminated
In war with H.iiln Whatever may
have 1.. i n the Individual opinion of
Amerhan prior to the d laratlon of
war. tin m now should In. no two opln- i
Ions an to tl' duty of loyal American.
We. nnmlir of ihe Catholic church.
are true Americana and at such are '
j loyal to our country and our (lair and J
obedient to the highest decrees and j
supreme authority of the nation. We
j are united a one man against a for j
eliin enemy and a common f'e. j
j OFF FOR PHILIPPINES, j
( Portland. Mny I". Companies A. IJ. C '
j.ind 1. comprising the first battalion, Sec- j
unit reglm.nt of Oregon volunteer, leave 1
timorrow night for the Philippines, via.
B in Francisco. The battalion I In com
mand of Lieutenant Colonel ;. o. Toran.
The remaining two battallona will leave '
.Sunday night, j
THE SPANISH LEGISLATURE.
Madrid. May 10.-9 p. m -There an a I
etormy aesnlon In the ihamhcr thli even-'
I'eal anawered with general atnrma-
; tlve crle.
i ADOPTED WAR CREDITS.
i
; Madrid. May P. Midnight The cham-
her has definitely adopted war credit.
,
FARMERS MAY RKJCK'E.
Chicago. May 10 May wmat closed at
tl v- a t,Ushel tiday
IllU XTV DEWEY WILL GET.
. New York. May 10.-A dispatch to the
Times from Washington says:
Rear Admiral Dewey and his melt have
not tn fully rewarded for their victory
when they receive the thanks of congress
and the medal ordered to be struck for
tin ml I'ndir the law they have become
untitled to a rich bounty. Even If the
numerical Importance of the fleet of Ad-
,ne Bunboat Machias were on the
mlral Montc.lo has been oven stlniated.
Its losses understated, the officers and
men of the Asiatic squadron will be en
titled to share among them something like
JlST.OiM bounty money. Section 4tlSi of the
revised statutes of the United States pro
vides: "A bounty shall be paid by the United
States for each person on board any ship
or vesel of war belonging to nn enemy at
the commencement of an engagement
which is sunk or otherwise destroyed In
such engagement by any ship or vessel
belonging to the United Stales or which
mav be necessary to destroy in eonse-
quence of injuries sustained in aeuou, 01
jioo If the enemy's vessel was of Inferior
1 force, nnd of $3H if equal or superior
I force, to be divided among the otllcers and
crew lu the same manner as prize money,
and when tho actual number of men on
board nny usch vessel cannot bo satis
factorily ascertained. It shall bo estimated
according to the complement allowed to
vessels of Its class In the navy of the
United States and there shall be paid a.
(Continued on third pags.)
SAEETY
AGGRESSIVE CAMPAIGN
PLANNED IN CUBA.
Rapid Orders Issued to Commanders
and Railroad Companies.
THE HOTTEST FIGHT IN CUBA
Winslow and Machias Attack Spanish Gun
Boats, Three to Their One, at Cardenas
and Route Them Norwegian Ship
Captured the Second Time.
N
EW YORK. May lO.-The mil
itary movement to end the
war with Spain by a prompt
and decisively aggressive
campaign In Cuba I In full awing
throughout the country, order, hav
ing been Issued from the war depart
ment with a rapidity similar to the
continuous rattle of an automatic ma
chine gun, says the Washington cor
respondent of the Times. The force of
expert military telegrapher sent hun
dreds of messages In cipher and hun
dreds of others In ordinary language
to commanding generals, railway sup
erintendents, quartermasters and com
missaries, to state governors and mus
tering officers, adjuncts to all the unit.
In the vast mechanism which Is relied
upon to unite In a crushing blow to
Spanish authority In Cuba and the
Philippines.
WITH US.
General Miles, having the president's
permission to take the field In person
nnd command the Invading army, com
pleted his final arrangements to start
for Tampa, where he will assume ac
tive control of the force concentrated
there and at Mobile and at New Or
leans, dividing It Into divisions under
Generals Wade, Copplnger and Shatter.
The plan to have General Shafter the
head of an army of 5.000 to establish a
base of communication with the Insur
gents, was completely swept aside.
Generals Wnde, Copplnger and Shatter,
respectively In the order of their rank,
It Is now determined, will lead equal
divisions of the army of occupation
under General .Miles.
General Brooke, now at. Chickamau
ga, has been selected to command the
entire volunteer force of 50,000 volun
teers which Is designated to support
AT HOME
the regulars in the campaign. Most
of the' regular forces now In camp
under him will be sent to Mobile and
New Orleani as quick as possible to
depart simultaneously with the expe
dition ftom Tampa, and their places -on
the Chickamauga field wilt be oc
cupied by the First volunteer corps,
consisting of twenty-eight regiments
of infantry, six light batteries of ar
tillery and two regiment, of cavalry.
ANOTHER BRILLIANT VICTORY.
New York. May 10.-A World dipatch
from Key West iaya:
The torpedo boat Winslow engaged
I three Spanish gun boat, off Cardenas
J bay Sunday afternoon. She disabled one
land came out unxcratched. Lieutenant
j Bernardo, Ensign Bagley and the men
I of ihe Winslow thought the odds of three
to one a fair one. and their Spanish ag
i gregation of slx-poundera. It was a bril
liant mlno r engagement. The Winslow
oiocKaoe on caraenas yesteraay. The
harbor U thickly strewn with mine, and
torpedoes. In the entrance to the channel
three small gunboats have been bottled
up since the beginning of the war. Oc
I cassionally they have stolen out toward
sea but never venturing beyond the inner
harbor, running like rat. at the sight of
the American ships. Torpedo boats have
tried to draw ihe enemy out by dodging
inside as far as safety allowed. A few
days ago a bouy was moored by Spaniards
Inside the entrance of the bay to mark
the position for entrance of the gunboats.
A signal station on the shore opposite
was instructed to notify the gunboats
inside when the torpedo boats were with
in the limit distance marked by the bouy.
The scheme was that the gunboats could
run. open fire at the one mile range, thus
marked off for them, and retreat without,
the chance of being cut off. The men of
the Winslow eyed this bouy and guesed
its purpose. On Sunday afternoon t'-l
Maehlns stood away to the eastward for
n jaunt and the Winslow was left alone
to maintain the blockade. She steamed
In nearly to tne range bouy when tho
gun bouts slipped their cables and ran to
their sufety limit. The six-pounders were
trained at two thousand yards. In a few
minutes the shore signaled the Spaniards '
that the torpedo boat was in range. The
six-pounders cracked nnd three shells
threw water spouts around the Winslow,
hut this was not a success. Instead of
running away she drove ahead, attacking
the boats.
Lieutenant Bernardo no sooner saw the
first white smoke putting from the Span
ish guns than he gave the word and two
forward one-pounders dropped shells In
tin middle of the flotilla. On plunged
the Winslow to within lino yards of the
gunnoats while the row raised by the one
pounders was like a tattoo. The Span
iards were nppararently staggered at this
riorco onslanght gingle-hnnded. and fired
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