The Hood River Glacier. It's a Cold Day When We Get Left. VOL. IX. HOOD RIVER, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1898. NO. ' 50. LATER NEWS. NORTHPORT IN RUINS. i MAY END THE WAR. Happenings Both at Home ., and Abroad. A WEEK'S NEWS CONDENSED Interesting , Collection of Items From Many Places Culled From the Treat Reports of the Current 'Week. ';'''.' The Benate has adopted the confer ence report on the naval appropriation : bill. . . The harbor defense plans of San Franoisoo are said to be in the hands of the Spanish. A New York Journal dispatch says the government) is preparing to seize several small islands in the South At lantic as a bases of supplies. Blanco, in his report of the Matanzas bombardment says the French and English consuls have entered protests on the ground that no previous notice was given. , It is announced that extraordinary naval and military activity is displayed throughout France. A II the ships re cently mobilized are kept- in fighting trim. The reserves expect to be called out. ' It was officially announced at Madrid that the fortifications of Matanzas have not suffered, in spite of BOO shells fired by the American fleet, and that not one , man was killed or wounded thereby. The stories of the bombardment received from the United States are received with shouts of derision. Spanish mail has been ordered confis- rtniari bv thft nnHtofHf.fi rlpnnrfclYlflnl.. In the first batoh received at the dead let ter office, the discovery of numerous contraband letters,some of which are of great importance to the naval and mil- taiy authorltis, has demonstrated that the order is not only justified, ' but a wise precaution. A proclamation has been issued by the autonomist government at Havana. Spanish adherents in Cuba are urged to resist the American invasion. The , -war is classed as an unholy one. The Amerioan campaign is denounced as being one of aggression and tlieUnited States government is accused of sailing under palpaby false colors. News has reached San Francisco of a terrible explosion of powder, that was being carried by pack train to Colonel Dan Burns' Candelaria mine in Mexioo. The pack train was unusually large. It consisted of over 110 mules and the attendants numbered some 40 Mexicans. A part.of the freight consisted of am ; munition, caps and boxes of powder. It is said that 218 boxes of powder and 20,000 caps exploded with such force that 15 men and 60 mules were killed. Lead and sugar are advancing rapidly in London owing to the war. Secretary Alger lias submitted esti mates of $84,000,000 to cover addition ' al army expenses to July 1. This will be included in the general deficiency bill. : The committed on military affairs has favorably reported the administra tion bill suspending important laws governing the quartermaster's depart ment in the army. The emergency war measure was passed in the house on the 28th by unanimous consent. It repeals the limitations upon the purchase of quar termaster's upplies during the existing war with Spain. Minister Clayton communicated to the foreign department of the govern . rnent at Mexico the resolution of the Amerioan congress declaring war with Spain. Minister Mariscal, of the for eign department, replied, assuring the American minister on the authority of President Diaz, that Mexico will main tain the strictest neutrality. Oriental advices received by steamer in Vancouver, B. C, tell of a shocking massacre which occurred near Taipoh, ' China, at the house of one Yn - Kin shang. A party of over 2 . bbers entered the house and murdereu Yang, his wife, his mother and children and servants, 16 persons in all, who resist ed them in their attempt to loot the house and attack the daughters. When the raiders had butchered all the in mates they set the house on fire. The large packing-houses of the At lantic Powder Company, near Dover, N. J., containing high explosives for the United States government were blown up and two men are known to have been killed. Several are misBing and a number were injured. The ex plosion is believed to have been the .work of Spanish spies. Suspicious characters had been seen around the buildings for several days. The large Spanish steamer Quido, bound from Corunnu for Havana with a large cargo of provisions and money for the Spanish troops, was captured by the United States monitor Terror. The capture took place 10 miles oil Car denas, after a desperate chase, during which the monitor Terror and the gun boat Machias fired several shots, almost blowing the Spaniard's pilot house into the water. One man in the pilot hous was seriously injured. It is estimated . that with her cargo she is worth nearly $ 500,000. A London dispatch says England has advised Spain to yield, saying that re si stance of the American demands -at Manila is worse than useless. Deficiency estimates of $10,000,000 for the purchase of supplies for the Asiatic squadron have been prepared for submibsion to congress. . Report that the Spanish fleet was completely destroyed is confirmed in a dispatoh received by . the New York Herald direct from Manila. Secretary Long says Commodore Dewey's gallantry will be recognized, and that he will be made acting ad miral and later nominated rear-admiral. Fearing an attack upon the seaports of the North Atlantic coast by Spanish men-of-war now on their way to West ern waters, Secretary Alger has taken steps to further improve - the seacoast defenses. William Astor Chanler, a New York millionaire, is to fight for the freedom of O uba. He will head an expedition of wealthy New Yorkers and join the army of General Gomez, paying the ex penses of the expedition himself. A dispatch has been received in Washington from New York saying that a Wall street news agency pub lishes under date of Hong Kong a dis patch declaring that Manila has fallen, and that the Stars and Stripes float over the Philippines. . The government will take steps at once to supply Dewey's fleet with pro visions and other supplies, including ammunition and coal, and to this end will dispatoh at the earliest possible moment a sufficient number of ships to supply amply all possible needs of the Asiatic squadron. ' The British ambassador at Washing ton, Sir Julian Pauncefote, is to be re called. He will be succeeded by Sir Thomas H. Sanderson, permanent Under-Secretary of state for the foreign affairs and one of the most prominent officials in the British service. It is stated in Madrid by those re sponsible for naval movements that it has been determined to avoid the iso lated combats on equal terms with a superior enemy, and that they now in tend to throw the whole united naval strength' of Spain into one supreme effort to crush the American squadron in Cuban waters. The cabinet has decided to await the report o Commodore Dewey and then send him the number of troops neces sary to enforoe control of the Philip pines. For these purposes the Pacific slope troopships will be used, and it is expected that at least 5,000 will be en route within 10 days. There does not seem to be any doubt as to the govern ment's purpose to hold the islands pending a final settlement with Spain, when they will be used as collateral to secure payment to the United States of a war indemnity. The Spanish admiral of the Philip pines acknowledges that his fleet has been completely demolished. It is claimed at Madrid that no Span ish warships surrendered, and that a majority of them perished. The Span ish loss is estimated at 400 men killed. A Hong Kong dispatch says the bom bardment of Manila has begun. The inhabitants are fleeing to the country. The operators in the cable station in the midst of the forts have fled to save their lives. Cable communication' is interrupted. . A special to the Chicago Daily News from Washington says: ' The president and cabinet have received information that the Spanish governor-general of the Philippines has sent a flag of truce to Commodore Dewey. This act is interpreted to mean the oapitulation of the Spanish forces. i A terrible storm passed over South Dakota and Iowa. South Dakota re ports a death list of 18, and a property loss of $100,000. In Northwest Iowa, the towns of Pringhar, Hartley and Curlew were badly wrecked,- Hartley being almost completely destroyed. Several people in that section are re ported killed. The town of Macedonia, near Council Bluffs, is badly wrecked, but no loss of life is reported there. Governor Lord, of Oregon, has desig nated the following as .field officers of the regiment of volunteers raised in re sponse to the presidential call for troops: Commander Colonel O. Sum mers, of Portland; lieutenant-colonel George O. Yoran, of Eugene; senior major C. U. Gantenbein, of Port land; second major P. G. Eastwiok, of Portland; third major Percy Willis, of Salem; chaplain W. S. Gilbert, of Eugene. Details of the battle of Manila have been reoeived at the British colonial office. Ihey came in two cable messages. The first dispatch announced that the Amerioan fleet entered Manila harbor at daybreak, stationing itself opposite the city. The forts opened fire on the American ships, whereupon they shifted their position to Cavite, Manila bay, engaging in a fierce fight against both the forts and the Spanish fleet. The engagement here lasted two hours, and resulted in the annihilation of the Spanish fleet. This dispatoh adds that the American ships withdrew to their magazine Vessel in the center of the roads tor the purpose of coaling. - One American vessel, name not mentioned, is said to have been disabled. Ill ill lid Spanish Government Is Rent With Strife. GARRISON READY FOR DUTY Celebration of Murat's Victims Observed The Manila Disaster Uppermost in the Publio Mind Formation of i National Ministry Possible. London, May 4. The Madrid corre- spondent of the Standard, telegraphing at midnight,' says: Senor Aguilera, the civil governor of Madrid, has just posted on the walls of the home office the customary procla mation, intimating that the ' civil authorities consider that the circum stances justify the handing over to the military authorities the mission of keeping order. Lieutenant-General Caban, captain-general of Madrid, has assumed charge, and the first military patrols have just appeared in the Puerto de Sol. The measure is taken in conse quence of the attitude of certain po- litical parties. The whole garrison is ready in barracks. ' At 2 A. M. a mob tried to break into the Apollo theater to hold a manifesta tion. The polioe prevented their dor ing so, but many windows were broken before they dipersed. Tribute to Marat's Victims. Madrid, May 4. The celebrations in honor of the Spanish officers, Ruiz, Daolz and Volardez, the victims of Murat's massacre, have proceeded to day as usual, in spite of the bad news from the Philippines. , A fine proces sion was headed by the civic guards, 12 abreast, followed by the orphans, tht Madrid charities, veterans, municipal functionaries and officials and others. Several regiments of troops brought up the rear. The streets were packed, but there was no outward display of sorrow. In political circles, however, .im portant developments are hourly ex pected. Senor Romero y Robledo (leader of the Weylerite party) will in terpellate the government in congress, tomorrow, on the events at Manila, and the Carlists and republicans -will par ticipate in the debate, which is expect ed to have important results. It is asserted that the burning of the Beina Cristina was due to Amerioan petro leum bombs, and that a number of thatched huts belonging to natives were set on fire in the same way. The procession passed off amid glo rious sunshine, but there were no patri otic speeches. The minds of the people were too full of the disaster to think of anything but avenging the surprise at Manila bay. Senor Aguilera, the civil governor at Madrid, did not take part in the piocession. All his energies were required to watoh olosely popular feeling, which is oertain to explode and to require a propitiatory scapegoat. After the bullfight tonight, very sen sational news may be expeoted. Madrid, May 4. The mob tonight tried to break in the Apollo theater and hold a demonstration. The polioe prevented the attempt from being suc cessful, but the crowd broke all the windows before they were dispersed. Immediately on the declaration of mar tial law, large number of police and civil guards occupied the prinoipal streets. The Puerto del Sol is held by a . squadron of the Princess hussars, while hussars dismounted, are in the Pontejas square, near the telegraph office. The Princess hussars are a fine sight, their white uniforms gleaming in a bright moonlight, as they sit on horseback immovable, in close order, in the court of the Puerto del Sol, while the patrol of civil guards 'are mechan ically moving through : the square, which is nearly deserted. Protectorate Wanted. ' New York, May 4. According to a World cablegram from Singapore, the policy of General Aguinaldo, a leader of the Philippines insurgents, after the islands have been oaptured, embraces the independence of the islands, exter nal affairs to be controlled under Amer ioan and European advisers. , Tem porarily, at least, the insurgents desire an Amerioan protectorate on the same lines as that proposed for Cuba. The scheme inoludes free trade to the world, safeguards against an influx of Chinese aliens, the complete reformation of the corrupt judioiary, free press and pub'io utterance, religious toleration, removal of restrictions on enterprise, building of railways, and general encouragement of investment in the country. - The Spaniards have committed a massacre on the defenseless population of Ceuba city, which was almost de stroyed. Dewey's Instructions. ' . Washington, May 4. Commodore Dewey's instructions permit him to bombard Manila if necessary to take possession of the islands, but he will not do so unless the city's harbor troops operate offensively against him. The Entire Business District Destroyed by Fire. Northport, Wash., May 4. Nortl; port is in ruins. Of the entire businse district 'nothing remains but ashes. More than 40 buildings went op in smoke this morning, causing a loss of about $100,000. .Dozens of people are homeless today, and scores are penni less. Of all the buildings on the flat, but two are left standing the Spokane & Northern depot and Kendrick's store. Late last night, some oareless smoker threw the stub of a lighted cigarette on the carpet in a little tailor shop behind Madden Riley's saloon on Fourth avenue. Fire caught and smouldered. At 4 o'clock this morning flames shot up through the roof of the building. Ten minutes later a little crowd of ex cited men were struggling desperately to check a roaring fire that licked up dry buildings as if they were tinder boxes. For three hours the fire raged. Despairing of every other remedy, a gang of men started blowing up build ings that connected the business district with the rest of the town. Blast after after blast threw them down in frag ments, mowing a wide path of ruin. The flames swept up to the edge of the ruins, licked up the first timbers, crept part way across, then died down. Northport what was left of Northport was saved. ' : . ' ; NEWS OF THE VICTORY. Great Enthusiasm on the Flying Squad ron Over Dewey's Coup. On Board the Flagship Brooklyn, off Fort Monroe, May 4. Before the newspaper boy brought the special edi tions with news of the battle of Manila on board this morning, those who slept until 8 o'clock were awakened by the sharp reports of guns. With the ex ception of the morning and evening guns, always expected, any explosion creates excitement now, and this was the case today until it was learned that the steameft Scorpion was firing a salute. The salute was returned, and then came the newspapers containing the press dispatches of Dewey's victory. From stoker to commodore, every man in the squardon knew of the victory within an hour. Officers and men went at routine work with enthusiasm. Knots of those off duty discussed the meager details, and nearly everybody said. "I told you so." . ; .. Commodore Schley "refused to dis ouss the matter, except to say, "It was what was to be expeoted from Dewey." As the most definite news of Dewey's success came there was great, jubilation. The Bropklyn was the first ship to carry Commodore Dewey's flag, and, these messages were sent: ; "To Dewey: The Brookly, which first flew vour flag, glories in your vic tory. OFFICERS AND CREW." , "To Dewey: The flying squadron says to the Asiatic squadron: Bully, boys! Congratulations. SCHLEY." It was with great difficulty that the men could be restrained from outbursts of enthusiasm whon the bulletins were posted forward, and Commodore Schley said that if the official news was as good as the press dispatches', he would let the men yell themselves hoarse. NO TIME LOST. Senate's Quick Action on the War De ficiency Bill. Washington, May 4. Several war measures were passed by the senate to day, and notwitstanding their import ance, not one elicited the slightest de bate. Probably the most important measure passed was the emeigency war deficit bill carrying $35,720,945. Not more than 10 minntes were consumed in passing it, that time being occupied in reading the measure. 1 Hawley, chairman of the military affairs committee, seoured the passage of a bill providing for the enlistment of a volunteer brigade of engineers, and of 10,000 men in the South, who are immune to yellow fever, these enlist ments to be in addition to those pro vided for in the president's call for 125,000 men. The men will enlist "for the war." , House Proceedings. Washington, May 4. The passage of the emergenoy war bill was the fea ture of today's action by the house. The naval appropriation bill with the senate amendment providing for the payment of offioers of the navy for the use of their inventions by the govern ment stricken out, wai reported frorn the conference and passed. It now goes to the president. . ' Report Partly Confirmed. 'Washington, May 4. When asked if the army was preparing for an inva sion of Cuba at an early date, Secre tary of War Alger replied: . "We are preparing for immediate aotion, and we try to keep so prepared, but plans made today may of necessity have to be changed tomorrow, and that is why we are compelled to keep suoh absolute silence." . Hot Engafsment Reported. ' London, May 4. A dispatch j from Hong Kong to the Daily Mail says: Commodore Dewey's fleet is off Corre gidor island, hotly engaged with the forts there. Electrical experiments show that the cable has been cut at or near Manila. ' ' " ' Last year suicides in the United States numbered 6,600. 1 Spanish Ire Defeated at Manila. AMERICAN LOSS WAS , LIGHT Three Spanish Cruisers Destroyed Only News Comes Through Madrid and Is Colored American Ships Succeeded In Landing Their Wounded. - Madrid, May 8. Advices from Manila say that the Amerioan squad ron, under . Commodore , Dewey, ap peared . off the bay of Manila at 5 o'clock this morning and opened a strong, cannonade against the Spanish squadron and forts protecting the har bor. : The Spanish second-class cruiser Don Juan de Austria, was severely damaged and her commander was killed. ' Another Spanish ' vessel was burned. The American squadron re tired, having also sustained severe damage. ,- ... A second naval engagement followed, in which the Amerioan squadron again suffered considerable loss' and the Spanish warships Mindanao and Ulloa were ' slightly damaged. During this engagement the Cavite forts maintained a steadier and stronger fire upon the American squadron than in the first engagement.. ,' ' ' Admiral Bermejo, the minister of marine, has expressed himself as highly pleased with the heroism of the Spanish marines, and has telegraphed congratu lations to Admiral Montejo and the valorous crews of the Spanish squadron undejj fire of superior warships. . ' ; The Official Report. - The following is the text of the offi cial despatch from the governor-general of the Philippines to the minister of war, Peneral Correa, as to the engage ment'off Manila: : '.' "Last night, the batteries at the en trance to the forts announced the arrival of the enemy, forcing a passage under the obsourity of the night. , ;. At day break the enemy took up positions, opening with a strong fire against Fort Cavite. and Tardenal. Our fleet en gaged the enemy in a brilliant com hat, protected by the Cavite .and Manila forts. Xhey obliged the enemy, with heavy loss, to maneuver repeatedly. "At 9 o'oloclc the Americans took refuge behind the foreign merchant shipping on the east side of the bay. Our fleet, considering the enemy's superiority, naturally suffered a severe loss. The Reina Cristina is on fire, and another ship, believed to be the Don Juan de Austria, was blown up. There was considerable loss of life. Captain Cadareze, commanding the Reina Cris tina, is among the killed. ?. I cannot now give further details. ,Tne spirit of the army, navy and volunteers is ex cellent." ' When the United States fleet arrived at Subic, at 4 o'olock yesterday after noon. Commodore Dewey sent soouting vessels to examine thus waters for the enemy, and immediately sailed in the direotlon of Manila. Notwithstanding the severe damage the Spanish ships suffered, naval offi cers heneaconsider that the future oper ations by the American Bquadron will be conducted under great difficulty, owing to their having no base where they could repair or coal, or obtain fiesh supplies of ammunition.' 7 Another uccount says the Mindanao and Ulloa were severely damaged in the seoond engagement. . y. Muttering in Madrid. The town is greatly excited by the serious news from the Philippines, and there is an immense crowd gathering in the Salle de Savilla. The civil guards on horsebaok were called ont to preserve Order, and all precautions have been, taken. There is much muttering, but up to the present, nothing moie serious has occurred. Late official telegrams sSy. Admiral Montejo has transferred his flag to the' cruiser Isle of Cuba, from the oruiser Reina Cristina, whioh is completely burned. . According to official tele grams, the Spanish cruiser Castilla was also burned. The other ships retired from the com bat, some being sunk to avoid their falling into the enemy's hands. . The seoond engagement was appar ently begun by the Americans after landing their wounded on the west side of the bay. ' i A cabinet minister speaks of serious but honorable losses." SPANIARDS' CRUSHING DEFEAT. That IS About All the Dispatches Make Clear. London, May 8. While it is quite clear that the Spanish squadron has suffered a crushing defeat, the dis patches do not leave clear the intert-st- mg question .whether the Amerioan squadron ha suffered damage. . the Probable Effect of Dewey's Vlctorj at Manila. Washington, May 8. Washington is rejoicing tonight. Not since the dark days of a third of a century ago have the people of this city been so pro foundly moved by war news as they were this evening. The first battle of the Hispano American war has been fought and vic tory lies with Admiral Deweey's squad ron under the Stars and Stripes. . That was enough to set the people of Wash ington almost 'in a frenzy of enthu siastic rejoicing. ' '' : For days, they, in common with the people throughout the country, have been waiting news from the Philip pines, as everything pointed to a battle at Manila that might be a decisive con flict of the war. When the news came, indicating a great victory for the Ameiican squadron, the enthusiasm of the people was lei loose, and the streets of the city have rung with cheers throughout the night. : The first news of the battle received in Washington came in a brief cable gram to the press from Madrid about 8 o'clock this evening. As the night wore on, the cable continued to sing the news.of victory tor the squadron of Admiral Dewey, and the interest grew into tremendous excitement. :.:''.. : As bulletin after bulletin, was posted In front of the .newspaper offices, each successive one -conveying information more gratifying than its predecessors, the crowds in the streets became up roarious. Good, as well as bad news, spread rapidly, and by 10 o'clock, the streets were crowded with people, all discussing the one exciting topic of the hour. Hundreds gathered in front of the bulletin boards, and evry scintilla of news and it was all glorious was received with enthusiastic cheers. While victory had been expected, the news of it, coming, as it did come, from Spanish sources, gave a vent to thej patriotism of the people, which has been pent up for days. It was a spontaneous outburst of patriotic feel ing that scaroely knew no bounds. Ad miral Dewey's name was on every lip, and his praises were sung in the re joicings of the people. . . The absence of any statement of spe cific injury to the American vessels in the Madrid advioes was constured as convincing indication ' that they had not . suffered appreciable injury and this was especially pleasing to the students of the news. Not only was the preservation of the American ships and men considered in Itself a happy outcome, but was com mented upon as indicating clearly that Admiral Dewey and his aasooiate offi oers and the men under their command had discharged spendidly their several duties in directing and executing the fight.'. - In this connection it was pointed out as little less than , marvelous that the American squardon escaped without Bevere injury, because, notwithstanding the disparity in the naval , forces, the Spanish fleet, assisted by the shore batteries, should have been able to effect severe damage before it was de-N stroyed. Its failure to do so was ex plicable only upon the hypothesis ol perfect and swift work by the American squadron. . - ; May End the War. An opinion freely expressed tonight by naval officers is that the very de cisive victory of Admiral. Dewey's fleet will mean probably an early end of the war without further naval battles of importance, The American fleet, it is suggested, is now supreme in the waters of Spain's Pacific possession, and indi cations point strongly toward the wrest ing of the Philippines from their con trol. It is said that only bv acoeding to our demands in Cuba could this loss possibly be averted. Spain, it is argued, is confronted with a situation which promises naught save disaster in . case he elects to force more fighting. The superiority of the Amerioan fleet has been demonstrated in the Pacific, and the same it is oontended would be inevitable in the Atlantic in case the clash comes. From whatever point of view it is considered, the policy of more fighting on the part of Spain promises nothing but more Spanish misfortune. Navy officers think this view must prevail with the Spanish government, and be lieve an end of the war, on the basis of Cuban independence, is to- follow soon, and that, too, without further notable opportunity for the Amerioan navy to prove its power and distin guish itself. . i It is regarded by some as likely that the decisive victory gained by Admiral Dewey's squadron may open the eyes of Spain to the seriousness of the con flict upon which she has entered. In offioial circles it is regarded as al most certain that results of a most serious nature will confront the Sagasta oabinet within Spain's own borders. It is said that the Spanish people have been led to believe that their navy was . Invincible, and the bitter disappoint ment over . the first engagement of the war is likely to precipitate internal dis tension, if not revolution. Probable Result of the Victory. Another result of Admiral Dewey's victory, it is thought, may be action on the part of the powers of Europe to in duoe Spain to abandon what is regard ed as hopeless contest.