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CHURCH NOTICES.
Kobinsou
NEWBERG GRAPHIC.
VOL. X.
CHURCH.— SERVICES F.VERY DOINGS OF THE WEEK
Sunday at 11 a, in. and 8 p. m. and Thurs-
I 5*5 : ARIEND3’
ay at 2 p. m. Sabbath school every Sundav at
a. m. Monthly m eeting at 8 p. m. the first
NEW BERG, YAM HILL COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, M AY «, 1898.
LATER
NEWS.
SPANISH DEFEAT
MAY
END
THE
WAR.
Th© P rob ab le E ffect o f D ew ey's V ictory
The Spaniel) admiral of the Philip
at M anila.
pines acknowledge* that his fleet has
Washington, May 3.—W ashington is
been completely demolished.
Tuesday In each m onth. Quarterly meeting
rejoicing tonight. Not since the dark
it is claimed at Madrid that no Span
the second Saturday and Sunday in February, What Has Happened in the
May, August and November. W oman's For
days of a third of a century ago havo
ish
warships
surrendered,
and
that
a
eign Missionary Society meets third Saturday
Civilized World.
majority of them pet ¡shed. The Span
tire people of this city been bo pro
in each m onth at 8 p. m.
ish loss is estimated at 400 men killed.
foundly moved by war nows as they
a p t is t c h u r c h — s e r v ic e s , S u n d a y n
a. m .and7;80 p. m. Sunday school Sun-
A
Hong
Kong
dispatch
says
the
bom
were this evening.
l's at 10 a. m. Prayer m eeting Wednesday GIVEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES bardment of Manila has begun. The
evening at 7;30 o’clock.
Tbe first battle of tho Hispano-
inhabitants are fleeing to the country.
American
war lias been fought and vic
RESBYTERIAN
CHURCH.—QJSRVICE8
EV-
_ ery two weeks as follows: ery February
"th
The operators in the cable station in
two weel^s
F
and 21st, March 7th and 21st,
and Apr:
April
4th and as I A follows:
tory lies with Admiral Deweey’s squad
C om plete R eview o f th e N ew s o f th e the midst of the forts have fled to save
list,
and
18 th .
’ ...........**
-
J. E. DAY, Pastor. L’aet Seven Dtsya In T h is and
ron under the Stars and Stripes. That
their lives. Cable communication is
r e e m e t h o d is t . - p r a y e r m e e t in g
was
enough to set tho people of W ash
interrupted.
A ll F oreign L and s.
F
every Thursday at 7:30 p. m. Sabbath
AMERICAN
LOSS
WAS
LIGHT
school every Sunday at 10 a. m.
ington
almost in a frenzy of enthu
A
special
to
tho
Chicago
Daily
News
Leal and Bugar are advancing rapidly from Washington says: The president
siastic
rejoicing.
e . c h u r c h . - s e r v ic e s s e c o n d , t h ir d in London owing to the war.
M • and fourth Sundays of each m onth at 11
and cabinet have received information
For days, they, in common w ith the
a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday school every Sun
Secretary Alger has submitted esti that tho Spanish governor-general of T h r N e e e w S s p a Co n m l « h e t» C T r a h i r a o e u r g h D e M s t a r d o r y i e d d » n - O t l n l l y a people
day 10 a. m. At M. E. church, Fafayette, first
throughout the country, havo
mates of $34,000,000 to cover addition the Philippines has sent a flag of truce
and fifth Sunday of each m onth.
C o l o r e d — A m e r i c a n .Ship« S u c c e e d e d
be ui waiting news from the P hilip
GEO. H. BENNETT, Pastor. al array expenses to July 1. This will to Commodore Dewey. This act is
In L a n d i n g T h e i r W o u n d e d .
pines, us everything pointed to a battle
CJALVATION ARMY-MEETINGS IN THE be included in the general deficiency interpreted to mean the capitulation of
at Manila that might lie a decisive con
O Free M ethodist church every Tuesday nigbt. bill.
M adrid, May 8. — Advices front flict
the Spanish forces.
of the war. When the news came,
The committee on m ilitary affairs
M
anila
say
that
the
Amerioan
squad
A terrible storm passed over South
a great victory for the
SOCIETY NOTICES.
has favorably rejtorted the adm inistra Dakota and Iowa. South Dakota re ron, under CfltnmÆWe Dewov, ap indicating
American squadron, the enthusiasm of
tion
bill
suspending
imjtortant
laws
WORLD.—NEWBERG CAMP, NO. governing the quarterm aster’s depart ports a death list of 18, and a property peared off the hay of M anila at 5 the people was let louse, and tho
loss of $100,000. In Northwest Iowa,
every Monday evening.
W , OF '113, THE meets
this morning and opened a streets of the city have rung with
ment in the army.
the towns of Pringhar, Hartley and o’clock
tlnougliout the night.
strong
cannonade
the Spanish cheers
C.T.
U.-BUSINESS
MEETING
THE
SEC-
W , ond and fourth Wednesday in each The emergency war measure was Curlew were badly wrecked, Hartley squadron and forts against
The
first news of the battle received
protecting the bar in Washington
m onth.
canre in a brief cable
passed in the house on the 38th by being almost completely destroyed. bor. Tho Spanish second-class
cruiser gram to the press from Madrid about 8
O. O. F.—SESSIONS HELD ON THURSDAY unanimous consent. It repeals the Several people in that section are re
, evenings in Bank of Newberg building. lim itations upon the purchase of quar ported killed. The town of Macedonia, Don Juan de Austria, was severely o’clock this evening. As the night
a n o l . o f s .— n e w b e r g c o u n c il , n o . term aster’s supplies during the existing near Council Bluffs, is badly wrecked, damaged and her commander was wore on, tiro cable continued to sing
hut no loss of life is reported there.
K
, 168, meets every Friday evening in Ma war with Spain.
killed. Another Spanish vessel was the news of victory tor tire squadron of
sonic hall.
Admiral Dewey, and tiie interest grew
Governor Lord, of Oregon, has desig burned. The American squadron re into
M
inister
Clayton
communicated
to
exoitoment.
f . a n d a . m . — m e e t s e v e r y SATUR- the foreign department of the govern nated the following as field officers of
tired, having also sustained severe As tremendous
A , day night in C. V. Bank building.
bulletin after bulletin was posted
ment at Mexico the resolution of the the regiment of volunteers raised in re damage.
in front of tiro newspaper offices, each
O. U. W. — MEETS EVERY TUESDAY Amerioan congress declaring war with sponse to the presidential call for
evening at 7:30 p. in. in I. O. O. F. Hull.
one conveying information
Spain. Minister Mariscal, of the for troops: Commander—Colonel O. Som A second naval engagement followed, successive
gratifying than its predecessors,
eign department, replied, assuring the mers, of Portland; lieutenant-colonel— in which the American squadron again more
crowds in tho streets became up
American minister on the authority of Geoige O. Yoran, of Eugene; senior suffered considerable loss and tho j the
roarious. Good, ns well as bad news,
E A S T AND SO U TH
President Diaz, that Mexico will m ain major—C. U. Gantenhein, of Port j Spanish warships Mindanao and Ulloa spread
and by 10 o’clock, tiie
land; second m ajor—P. G. Eastwiok, wore slightly damaged. During this streets rapidly,
tain the strictest neutrality.
were crowded with people, all
of
Portland;
third
major—Percy
Willis,
—VIA—
Oriental advices received by steamer
engagement the Cavite forts maintained
tiie one exciting topic of the
in Vancouver, B. C., tell of a shocking of Salem; chaplain— W. 8. Gilbert, of j a steadier and stronger tire upon tho ‘ discussing
hour, llundieds gathered in front of
Eugene.
massacre which occurred near Taipo.i,
American squadron than in the first tiie bulletin iioards, and uvry scintilla
China, at the house of one Yang Kin- The navy departm ent has received j engagement.
of news—and it was ail glorious— was
sliang. A party of over 30 robbers official confirmation of the arrival of
with enthusiastic cheers.
entered the house and murdered Yang, the battle-ship Oregon at Kio Janeiro. Adm iral Bermejo, tho minister of received
W
hile
victory had boon expected,
m
arine,
lias
expressed
himself
as
highly
his wife, his mother and children and This was the subject of general satis
tho
news
of
as it did come,
servants, 15 persons in all, who resist faction, for it means very m aterial pleased with the heroism of the Spanish from Spanish it, coming,
son
roes,
n vent to
ed them in their attem pt to loot the strength for Admiral Sampson’s fleet marines, and has telegraphed congratu thej patriotism of tiie gave
people,
house and attack tire daughters. When within a fortnight. The Oregon has lations to Admiral Montejo and tho j lias been pent up for days. It which
a
the raiders had butchered all the in been making 13 knots, or about 330 valorons crows of the Spanish squadron spontaneous outburst of patriotic was
feel
mates they set the house on fire.
miles a day, and it is calculated that
ing tiiat scarcely knew no bounds. Ad-
The large packing-houses of the A t she will cover the 8,000 miles between under fire of superior warships.
rnirul Dewey’s name was on every lip,
Trains leave and arc due to arrive at Portland-.
lantic Powder Company, near Dover, Rio and Cuba in 10 days. She must
T h o O f f i c ia l R e p o r t .
and
his praises wore sung in the re
N. J., containing high explosives for coal, however, before starting north The following is tho text of the offi joicings of tho people.
the United States government were ward, and this will take soveral days. cial dispatch from the governor-general The absence of any statem ent of spe
Overland Express.— 1
Salem, Albany, Eug
blown up and two men are known to Onco with the blockading fleet, Ad
injury to tire American vessels in
the Philippines to the minister of cific
ene, Rosei»'g, Grants
have been killed. Several are missing m iral Sampson’s first line w ill be of of
tho Madrid advices was constured as
Pat*, Med;ord, Ash
war,
General
Correa,
as
to
the
engage
four
superb
battle-ships
of
exactly
the
•6:00 p. m. land, Sacramento,
and a number were injured. The ex
convincing indication that they hud
Ogden, San Francis
ment off Manila:
plosion is believed to havo been the same stienglh and equipment.
not suffered appreciable injury and
co. Moia ve, Los An-
eles, Li Paso, New
work of Spanish spies. Suspicious Details of the battle of M anila have “ Last night, the batteries at the en this was especially pleasing to tiie
rleans, and East....„
characters had been seen around the been received at tire B ritish colonial trance to tho forts announced the arrival students of tbe news.
•8:30 a.m. Roseburg ¿¿ way stations * 4:30 p. m.
Via W oodburn, for'
buildings for several days.
office. They came in two cable messages. | of the enemy, forcing a passage under Not only was tiie preservation of the
Daily
Mt. Angel, Silverton,
Daily
The first dispatch announced that tho the obscurity of the night. At day American ships and men considered In
West Scio, Browns except
except
The
large
Spanish
steamer
Guido,
Sunday. ville, Nation and Sunday. bound from Corunna for Havana with American fleet entered Manila harbor break the enemy took up positions, itself a happy outcome, but was com
„Springfield................., ,
f7:30 a. m. Corvallis A way stations f 5:50 p. ni. a large cargo of provisions and money at daybreak, stationing itself opposite opening with a strong fire against Fort mented upon as indicating clearly that
for the Spanish troops, was captured by tho city. Tire forts opened fire, on the Cavite and Tardenal. Our fleet en Admiral Dewey and his nasooiate offi
the enemy in n brilliant combat, cers and the men under their command
Express train daily (except Sunday.)
the United States monitor Terror. The American ships, whereupon they shifted gaged
4:50 p. m .lLv........ P ortland.......... Arl 8:25 a. m. capture took place 10 miles off Car their position to Cavite, M anila bay, proteotod by tho Cavito and Manila had discharged spemlidly their several
7:30 p. m. Ar...... McMinville........Lv. 5:50 a. in. denas, after a desperate chase, daring engaging in a fierce tight against both forts. They obliged the enemy, with duties in directing and executing tiie
8:30 p. in.iAr....Independence.....Lv.| 4:50 a. m.
loss, to maneuver repeatedly.
fight.
the monitor Terror and the gun the forts and the Spanish fleet. The heavy
All above trains arrive and depart from Grand which
"A t 9 o’clocK tho Americans took
fn this connection u was ootnted out
boat Machias fired several shots, almost engagement tier« lasteil two hours, and refuge
Central station, Fifth and Irving streets.
behind
the
foreign
merchant
resulted
•
n
the
annihilation
of
the
as
little less than marvelous that the
blowing the Spaniard's pilot house into
on tho east side of the bay. American squardon escaped without
the water. One man in the pilot house S p a n ish fleet. This dispatch adds that shipping
tho enemy’s severe injury, liocanse, notw ithstanding
D inin g Cars on O gilen R oute.
was seriously injured. It is estimated rUe American ships withdrew to their Our fleet, considering
naturally suffered a severe tiie disparity in tiro naval forces, the
that with her cargo she is worth nearly magazine vessel in the center of the superiority,
roads tor the purpose of coaling. One loss. The Itoina Cristina is on fire, and Spanislr fleet, nssisted by tiie shore
Direct connection at San Francisco with Oc« $500,000.
vessel, name not mentioned, another ship, believed to be the Don batteries, should have been ublu to
Kleveti people ” killed by an ex American
cidental and Oriental and Pacific Mail steam
Juan de Austria, wus blown tip. There effect severe damage before it was de
is said to have been disabled.
ship lines for Japan and China. Sailing dates plosion at
Santa
Cruz,
Cal.,
powder
on application.
was considerable loss of life. Captain stroyed. Its failure to do so was ex
Atter the naval battle Commodore Cadareze,
Rates and tickets to Eastern points and Eu work-
commanding the Reina Cris plicable only upon tho hypothesis of
rope. Alsd*Japan, China, Honolulu and Au
Deweey
requested
the
British
consul
to
The treasury department has ordered
stralia, can be obtained from
tina,
is
among
the killed. I cannot perfect and swift work by the American
convey
a
message
to
the
Spanish
gov
J. B. KIRKLAND, Ticket Age
the Saturnu, a Spanish vessel seized in
now
give
further
detuils. Tire spirit of squad ron.
134 Third street, Port'
or
ernor-general,
demanding
the
surrender
Biloxi harbor, released.
the army, navy and volunteers is ex
of
all
torpedoes
and
guns
at
M
anila,
May End th e W ar.
In a storm off the A tlantic coast an
the possession of the cable offices, cellent.”
An opinion freely expressed tonight
unknown vessel was wrecked. A n and
W
hen
the
United
States
fleet
arrived
saying that unless these terms were at Subic, at 4 o'clock yesterday after by naval officers is that the very de
rassenger depot loot ol Arterson street.
other vessel was reported signalling for complied
with, he would proceed to noon. Commodore Dewey sent soouting cisive victory of Admiral Dewey’s fleet
help.
bombard
the
city." The first cable mes vessels to examine these waters for the will mean probably an enrly end of tbe
The monitor Terror captured the sage ends with
statement that the enemy, and immediately sailed in the war without further naval battles of
Spanish coasting steamer Ambrosio Spanish officials the
. Lv.
were
with direction of Manila.
importance. The American fleet, it is
___
Lv
........Newberg...
i. v p. I . Lv.
Bolivar with $60,000 in silver on board, the British consul and conferring
telegraph
com
suggested, is now supreme in tiie waters
__ :10 p. l . Ar. ........A irlie ................Lv
Notwithstanding
the
severe
damage
off
the
Cuban
coast.
panies, ami that pending a decision be the Spanish ships suffered, naval offi of Spain's Pacific possession, and indi
Sheridan passenger (dally except Sunday)
Troops are soon to be landed in ing arrived at the cables were not per cers
|>oint strongly toward tiie wrest
”4:30 p. m.lLv.'....... Portland............Ar 9:30a. m.
here consider that the future oper cations
6:05 p. m. Lv........Newberg...........Lv 7:55 a. m. Cuba. The plan is to establish a base mitted to handlo messages. The re ond
ing of the Philippines from their con
7:40 p. m. A r.......S heridan...........Lv 6:20 a. m. of operations, open communication witli ia' le
ations
by
the
American
squadron
will
dispatch announced that he conducted under great difficulty, trol. It is said that only bv acceding
*~*Daily! f Daily except Sunday.
Gomez and feed tiie reconoentrados. the Spanish governor-general refused owing
otir demands in Cuba could this loss
C. B. FRI8SELL, Agent, Newberg.
to their having no base where to
to surrender tho torpedoes and guns they could
possibly
averted. Spain, it is
Dispatches from Matanzas say an and
R. KOEHLER, Manager.
or coal, or obtain argued, is be confronted
cable offices, and that he had pre fresh supplies repuir
witli a situation
American torpedo-boat destroyer lias vented
C. II. MARKHAM,
of
ammunition.
the agent of the telegraph com Another uccount Bays the Mindanao which promises naught save disaster in
Gen. F. & P. Agent, Portland, Or.
twice entered the port of Matanzas. pany from
conferring w ith Dewey.
he elects to force more fighting.
The second time six shots were fired at
Ulloa were severely damaged in case
The superiority of tiie American fleet
The senate has adopted the confer and
her and she retired.
the
second
engagement.
lias been demonstrated in tire Pacific,
report on tire naval appropriation
The harbor of San Juan is being ence
M u t t e r i n g H In M»flri<l.
tire same it is contended would Ire
bill.
placed in a state of defense by the The harbor defense plans of San The town is greatly excited by the ami
inevitable in tho Atlantic in case the
Spaniards. A new battery is set up at
news from tho Philippines, and clash comes.
the east of San Cristobal castle and Francisco are said to be in the hands of serious
there is an immense crowd gathering From whatever point of view it is
submarine epxlosives have been thickly the Spanish.
in the Sallo de Savilla. The civil considered, the policy of more fighting
A New York Journal dispatch says gnards
planted at the harbor entrance.
TO THE
on horsebaok were called out to on the part of Spain promises nothing
the
government
is
preparing
to
seize
Secretary Long has announced his in several small islands in the South A t preservo order, and all precautions have but more Spanislr misfortune. Navy
tention of purchasing tho Holland sub lantic as a bases of supplies.
been taken. There is much muttering, officers think this view must prevuil
marine
torpedo-boat,
on
Assistant
Sec-
hut up to the present, nothing more with tire Spanish government, ami be
QIVES THE OHOIOE OF
Blanco, in his report of the Matanzas serious
eretary Roosevelt's recommendation.
has occurred.
lieve an end of the war, on the basis
bombardment
says
the
French
and
T W O T R A N S C O N T I N E N T A L His proposition is to utilize the boat in
Late official telegrams say Admiral of Cuban independence, is to follow
English
consuls
havo
entered
protests
blowing up Morro castle.
Montejo has transferred hia flag to the soon, and that, too, without further
the ground that no previous notice cruiser
Isle of Cuba, from the cruiser notable op|H>rtunity for tiie American
Secretary Long declares Havana will on
was
given.
not be bombarded until setious danger From Key West mines the report Reina Cristina, which is completely nuvy to prove ita power and distin
from attack by the Spanish fleet is that tho gnnlioat Newport captured the burned. According to official tele guish itself.
It is regarded by some as likely that
elim inated. He says the United States small Spanish sloop Engracia off grams, the Spanish cruiser Castilla
the liecisive victory gained by Admiral
cannot afford to risk the loss of a war Cabanas, and sent her rapture into |>ort was also burned.
Tho other ships retired from tho com Dewey’s squadron may open the eyes
ship until the armadas are destroyed or in charge of a prize crew.
bat, somo being sunk to avoid their of Spain to tiie seriousness of the con
are no longer a menace to be greatly
It was officially announced at Madrid falling into the enemy’s hands.
flict upon which she has entered.
feared.
The three days’ debate on the war that the fortifications of Matanzas have The second engagement was appar In official circles it is regarded as al
VIA
VIA
revenue bill began in the house not suffered, in spite of 800 shells fired ently begun by the Americans after most certain that results of a most
by the American fleet, and that not one landing their wounded on the west aide serious nature will confront tbe Sagasta
Wednesday. Dingley opened the de- , man
SPOKANE,
SALT LAKE, bate
was killed or wounded thereby. of the hay.
cabinet within Spain’s own tiorders.
'
am) was followed by Bailey, who
The
stories
of the bombardment received A cabinet minister speaks of “ serious It is said that tiie Spanish people have
opposed
the
measure
and
proposed
to
j
MINNEAPOLIS. DENVER,
Ireen led to iielieve that their navy was
substitute for it taxes on incomes and j from the United States are received but honorable losses.”
invincible, and the bitter disappoint
bank deposits and coinage of silver with shouts of derision.
OMAHA
ST. PAUL
S PA N IA RD S ' C RU S H IN G D EFEAT.
Spanish
mail
has
been
ordered
confis
ment over the first engagement of the
seigniorage.
AND
A3D
by the postoffice department. In T h ai I* A bout All th« D lip a tn h fi M ake war is likely to precipitate internal dis
General Miles and the Cuban repre cated
the first batch received at the dead let
sension, if not revolution.
KANSAS CITY. sentatives held an im portant confer ter
n**r.
CHICAGO.
office, the discovery of nnmeroirs London, May 8.—W hile it is quite
ence in Washington, D. C., and went contraband
P rob ab le IteauR o f th e V ictory.
letters,some of which are of clear that the Spanish squadron has Another
over the plans of operation. It is un
of Admiral Dewey’s
OCEAN STEAMERS
importance to the naval and mil- suffered a crushing defeat, the dis- victory, it is result
derstood that the insurgents will he great
thought, may be action on
tary
authorities,
has
demonstrated
that
Oregon. Geo. V. Elder and City of Topeka fully equipped by the United States, the order ia not only justified, but a patches do not leave clear the Interest tiie part of tbe power* of Euro|ie to in
and will move on Havana, co-operating
ing question whether tbe American duce Spain to abandon what is regard
Leave Portland Every $ Deys lor
wise precaution.
with our fleet.
ed as a hopeless contest.
squadron has suffered damage.
Probably,
therefore,
the
United
A L A 8 K A P O IN T 8
At
Roubaix,
one
of
the
socialist
M inor New* Item *.
In the dispatohes from M adrid, the
of France, the 11,000 pub States squadron will beohligedto make statem ent was marie that Adm iral
Ocean Steamer* Leave Portland Every 4 Day*
A newly discovered spot on the sun strongholds
for
San
Francisco,
as
the
entrance
to
lic
school
children
reocivo
free
foral
and
-----roa-----
Dewey effected a landing on tho west
visible now, is said to be 80,000 miles clothing at the expense of the town.
Manila bay was heavily m in«l with side
of Manila hay for the men of his
diameter.
torpedoes.
SAN FRANCISCO. in The
The late Mr» Julia W . Jam es, of Commodore Downy displayed great fleet who were wounded in the engage
sale of salt ia a government mo Boston,
left nearly all her estate, val pluck and daring in making for the merits.
Steamers Monthly front Portland to nopoly in China, which yields a yearly ued at $643,060,
to the Museum of Fine inner harbor. According to private As soon as the junction of the
Yokohama and Hong Kong, in con revenue of $11,000,000.
Arts and the Inatitnte of Technology. advicea
nection with th* O. R. A X.
Jews
have
become
farmers
in
Maine
received from Madrid, th* Uni American and insurgent forces—tbe
For full Information rail on O. R. A N. Agent in such numbers as to be recognised ad
Corea's first railway, 85 miles In ted States
cruisers Olympia, Raleigh one a» sea and tho other on land—is
01 tar A • o ord Newberg. or sd lr M
length, is being construct«) by Amer and two other
a factor in trading.
vessels, the name* effected, a demand is likely to be marie
ican contractor*. It it to extend from of which are not other
W . H. h o h l b u r t .
given,
entered the har for the surrender of the city, and, in
The
contributions
to
the
James
Rita*
General Pei^enger, Agent, Portland, Or. sell Lowell memorial fund in Boston Chemulpo, on tha Yellow sea, to bor . No dispatches give
event of refusal, a combined attack
details as to the
orili l .z. m a l o
d o d w e l l c a r l iu . a co.,
Seoul,
the
capital.
the
vessels
engaged
on
either
side.
Dow
amount
to
$33,07$.
I
Ota Agt*. Nor Pac i.
C(
f'o . Portland. Or.
B
P
I
S
V
0.R.&N
ROUTES
OREGON
GREAT
NORTHERN IT. SHORT LIKE.
MA With Htavy Loss
at the Philippine
Islands.
NEWBERG GRAPHIC.
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IU
I 1.1
inm a..................................Twenty Holtiun
•luron.... . .......................... T» n
lonaJ Cardi.......... ....................(ine l»ollar
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U l « r a t « mt T e a a r a ta pmr !* !■ •
NO. 124.
A DASH TO CEBA
Transports are Char
tered to Take the
Army Across.
MAY LAND AT MATANZAS
R egular T roops Now on th e W ay to
T am pa—O bject Is to Strike a D e
c isiv e B low B efore th e R ainy Aeasoii
Sots In —W ork In W ar D epartm ent.
Washington, April SO.—A rather
striking signification of the invasion
of Cuba was made today in tho charter
ing of eight large steamers, of an aver
age capacity of about 3,000 tons, and
able to carry from 500 to 1,000 passen
gers each. These are to be used as
transports for the conveyance of the
first m ilitary expedition to Cuba. The
names of tho boats are tiie Olivette ami
the Flordia, of the Plant line, now in
the Gulf; the Southern Pacific Com
pany’s steamer Arunzas; tire New Yoik
& Texas Company's vessels Comal, now
at New York, and Alamo, now on route
to the Gulf, and three fine ships of the
Boston M erchants’ & M ariners’ line,
in Baltimore, tiie Allegheny, Berkshire
and the Decatur Miller. Tiie price
paid for those vessels is from $10,000
to $15,000 for tho 30 days for which they
are chartered. They will ire taken
charge of by tiie quartermaster depart
ment at tiie earliest possible moment.
General Shatter, in command of tiro
troops now concentrated at New Or
leans, has been in consultation with the
officials today as to the execution of
plnns of campaign, hut tho orders given
him cannot be made public.
The president and cabinet will con
sider the largo num ber of applications
that have been made for tho appoint
ment to tiro posts of major-general and
brigadier-general, ami there is some ex
pectation that lie will lie aide to nomi
nate a few of tliese officers soon.
General Fitzhugh Lee arrived here
today, niter a 10 days’ visit to V ir
ginia. W ith him came Miss Cisneros,
tho young Cuban girl rescued from Ca
banas, w ho has been the guest of Miss
Lee. Tire general shared tho keen pub
lic interest in the report of tho shelling
of MatanzaH. Ho 1ms visited that city
frequently, and was familiar witli tiie
lay of tho land and defenses. He said
the batteries were antiquated and were
no longer aide to offur any formidable
resistance.
Every endeavor is being put forward
by the wnr departm ent to organize tire
volunteer army and increase tire regu
lar army to its full strength. Muster-
ing-rolls of tho companies of tiie volun
teer army have been prepured in the
war departm ent mid sent to tiie offi
cers who liuve been detailed to form
ally induct the state troops into tire
service of the government With a
few modifications they are tire same us
those used in tire late war.
Tiie question of arms and equip
ments for tho volunteer army is now
receiving tho attention of the ordnunce
departm ent and tbe qnatermaster-gen-
erul’s department. As soon ns infor
mation is received as to tire exact num
ber of arms needed for tiie volunteers,
they will be shipped to their stute
rendezvous for distribution.
Tho three independent regiments of
onvulry authorized by tiro volunteer
army act, and which are to be com
posed exclusively of frontiersmen, are
to Ire known as the First, Second and
Third regiments of United Stutos vol
unteer cuvulry. They are to be com
posed of 13 troops each.
Olf for th o Front.
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il r a r t U U « Billa Onltooud Monthly-
WAS
IT
A
SPA N IA RD ?
B u n glin g A ttem pt M ail, to B low Dp
T orpedo Boat*.
Portland, Or., May 3.—A bungling
attem pt to set fire to the shop or fright
en the workmen on torpedo-boats 13
and 13 was made under tbe wharf of
the Wolff & Zwicker iron works about
11 o’clock last night.
W hile nothing could be learned of
tho perpetrator, a Spaniard or a Mexi
can who was seen hanging about tiie
place all day ami who had been several
times ordered away is suspected by tire
police.
The late workmen, who were just
quitting the building, were startled, us
the whistle blew, by a dull report ap
parently just below tbe w harf on which
the torpedo-boats are building, which
shook the structure to its foundation.
Tho Madison street bridge nigbt watch
man also heard the detonation and saw
a blinding flush directly under the tur-
pedo-boats.
Three of the workmen seized lanterns
and hurried beneath the whatf. Just
as they reached the ground, a Second
report, like that of a shotgun or re
volver, was heard, and they saw a light
flesh for un instant, but that was all.
Groping about by the dim light of tlieii
lanterns, they were unable to find any
thing which coirid have made an ex
plosion, and they finully decided to
abandon tbe quest till daybreak.
Tiie Spaniard whom the police sus
pect of having set off tlie explosion,
either with tiie deliberate pui|>ose of
blowing up the torpedo-boats or set
ting fire to the building, or thinking to
terrify the contractors, trail been slink
ing about the place all day.
W hatever wus tiie pur|>o»e of tiie
man who set off the explosion, he
failed to do any more harm than to set
the town ugng, for tho wharf und boats
were unscathed.
ALLEGED
GERMAN
NOTE.
R um or T h at Slie W ill N ot IV rm lt th e
B om bardm ent of M anila.
Madrid, May 3.—A great impression
has been produced hero by a minor
that tho German government has is
sued a note declaring that it will not
op|H)se tiie landing of troops ill tiie
Philippines lint will not permit a bom
bardm ent, owing to the-important Ger
man m ercantile interests in all the
towns of the island. Germ any’s
omision to declare neutrality is held
to he tire cause of the rumor.
Japan I uih requested permission for
Japanese naval oftim-rs to watch tbe
operations in the Philippines flour the
Spanish headquarters.
The United States fleet is not expect
ed to reach Manila until Tin s lay. Tho
Spanish fleet lias l>- n divided in two.
It will be reinloroi d • v a large auxil
iary cruiser.
According to dispatches from Ma
nila, tiie Vua I s panel a describes the
port of Manila as impregnable. Tiro
paper also says that tho forts of Mate-
ton, Sud Malatea, Pastel, Mira lias and
St. Lucia Pilar bristle with guns,
chiefly Krupps.
P O R T U G A L ’S
N E U T R A LIT Y .
O fficially A nnounced in a 1'i-oclnmuUon
In LUbon
Lisbon, Muy 3.—Tiie official gazette
today publishes the neutrality decree of
Portugal in tiie war between Spain aiul
the United States.
It is sim ilar to tho deoreo issm l at
tiro outbreak of tiie Fra neo-Prussian
war, und oontains tiie follow ing six ar
ticles:
F irst—Forbidding tfie equipment of
privateers in Portuguese waters.
Second — Forbidding the entry of
privateers into Portuguese waters.
Third—Perm itting belligerents to
make a short stay in Portuguese |«rrtB .
Fourth— Defining legitim ate trade ns
regards tho belligerents mid forbidding
trading in goods considered coutruh.iu 1
of war.
F ifth—W arning Portuguese and for
eigners in Portugal against uotious
contrary to tire security of the state.
Sixth— Refusing protection to any
infringers of tiie decree.
Chicknmauga National Park, (4a.,
COST
OF
THE
WAR.
April 80.—The two companies of tiie
Ninti» (colored) cavalry, which arrived ! Sum N eeded for A d d ltlon u l Army
in Chattanooga late this afternoon,
were stopjied after having started to W ashington, Expenses.
May 3.—Tire secretary
Chickamuuga, and switched into the of the treasury today
received from the
Western & A tlantic yards. Orders are secretary of war estimates
defi
said to have been received to have tbe ciencies in appropriations for ol
the ex
troop* proceed as rapidly as possible to pense* of the war for tiie remaining
Tumpa, Fla., to which point tire troops two quarters of tiro present fiscal year,
from Mobile havo also been ordered, aggregating $34,019,987. In his let
and they will leave before morning.
Secretary Alger says that the nets
It is currently reported that tiie com ter, congress
approved April 33 and 36,
panies of the Ninth regiment now in ! of 1898,
authorising tiie enrollm ent of a
camp bore will bo shipped at onco to volunteer
and placing tiie rejSttlat
Tumpa, as well as the Twenty-fourth army on a army
war
footing,
will necessitate
infantry (colored). Officers of Die this increase for the organization,
Ninth have been making every prepar imrt and inaintenaiioe of tiie enp-
new
ation for departure.
forces.
A n other L etter H eld Up.
This estimate, which will be trans
W ashington, April 80.—The post- mitted to congress, is entirely inde
office departm ent liar information of pendent of tire allotments made by tiie
another letter being held up liecause it president to tiie war departm ent ont
contained treasonable m atter. The of the $50,000,000. This will indicate
postmaster at Santa Cruz re|iorted that that op to July 1 next (two months)
a letter to Senor Sagasta, Spain, had the increased expenditures on nocount
been mailed tiiere, and, under direc of the war will be approximately $J0,-
tion of Assistant Postmaster-General 000 , 000 .
_
Tynan its contents were examined. It
The
Spanish
government
officials are
was mailer) by a woman who gave an
at tbe attitude of Great
address where an answer would reach bewildered
Britain. They believe the government
her, and contains information in regard and
people ol Great Britain bold
to the fortifications of San Francisco, divergent
opinions, and tiiat tiie official
where guns are located, etc. The let acta of Great
are due to a secret
ter will he referred to tire war depart compact w ith Britain
tiie U nit«l States.
ment.
W sailing ton, May 3.—Secretary A l
a n s p .c t.il Spanish Spy.
ger this morning issued a moat sweep
Laredo, T ez. , April 30. — When the ing order directed to all bureau chief*
G 'eat Northern mail train arrived this of the war department and all officers
special duty, from highest to low
evening a stranger on the train was ar on
instructing them, under no cir
rest«! by an officer from Fort McIntosh, est,
cumstances, to give information to th*
and from w hat could be learned be is press
on any subject connect«! with
thought to be a fipanish spy, who has the war. A similar order already ex*
been under surveiiance all the way ists in the navy deparlrnonL
from New York. He Was bound for i
Mexico. The prisoner is at tire post, j Manila, May >.—Tiie government
but nothing fnrther of a definite nature has forbidden the use of cipher din*
pelt he*.
could be learned tonight.