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- V The Hooc River lacier. It's a Cold Day When We Get Left. VOL. X. HOOD RIVER, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1898. NO. 2. Happenings Both at Home . and Abroad. a WEEK' S NEWS CONDENSED Interesting Collection of Item From Many Places Culled From the I'reM Keports of the Current Week. The house has passed the bondage bill by a vote of 183 to 65. An army of 45,000 men are now encamped at Chickamauga. Imparcial, the offloial organ .of the Madrid government, reiterates that Cervera is in Santiago harbor. . '., ' A Hawaiian annexation measure in the form of an amendment to the war revenue bill has been offered in the senate. ' : An independent railroad line between Portland and the Sound is to be built at once. There is little doubt that the Vandorbilts are back of the enterprise. J. J. Ebans, who killed two persons in San Diego county, 'eight years ago, has atoned for his bi iitul crime with his life. He was executed in San Quentin , prison. . Preparations for getting the soldiers off on the second expedition to Manila V are being carried forward with all pos sible expedition at San Franeisoo.troops being rapidly equipped. . While minors were working in the Red Ash vein ot Caska William colliery, about 10' miles east of Pottsville, Fa., a large body of water was struck and six men are supposed to have boon drowned. Mrs. Frank. M. Pixloy, widow of the late politician and journalist, died at her ranch, near Oorte Madora, Marin ; county, California.' The cause of her death was heart disoaae,, from which she had suffered for many years. " 'The war department has ohartered the steamers China and Colon, of the Pacific Mail Company, which, with the Centennial, Zealandia and Ohio, will comprise the next expedition to the Philippines. They will oarry 5,000 " , men. - vy ' .'.,-.;- .' . . J; ' A novel plan to reach Cor vera and destroy his fleet is offered by J. J. Hol land, the inventor of the submarine torpedo boat. He says ho will go into Santiago harbor with his boat and after first destroying the mines in the harbor ; win blow up the Spanish fleet.' The blockading squadron under Wat son -is doing duty along the western -.'. coast of Cuba. :, The Madrid newspapers are urging the outting of the American cable crossing the Atlantic, if ' the Cuban cables are severed. The government is preparing to be gin active operations in Cuba, tho Phil ippines and Porto Rico at once, and bring the war to an end as quickly as possible. , . . ; , , The dispatch boat Dandy had a close call in a terrible storm at sea. The water gave out. Fuel also was running low and the little steamer finally made harbor just in time to avert serious disaster. ' , Captain ; Concha, of the ill-fated Spanish cruiser Don Juan de Austria, destroyed at the battle of Manila, says that Admiral Dewey's victory : at Manila was partially due tothedeoripit condition of Admiral Montejo's fleet. All Havana is fear stricken, and the conditions in the Cuban capital are ; desoribed as being most distressing. Famine is imminent. The Spanish government ofiioiula jealously guard food of all kinds, and refuse to issue to any family more than enough for the needs of a single day at any one time. It is now said that other nations will object to Hawaii's aiding the United States. Suoh a move may load to serious complications. Spain, ' it is thought likely, will demand an expla nation of Dole's government, and in case of an unsatisfactory reply will appeal to the powers of Europe for V support. , . j The war department has accepted the sorvices of a company of German sharp shooters in the eastern district of Brook . lyn. The organization is known as tho independent volunteer oompany, and has 200 members. When war was first declared between the United States and Spain the organization was among the volunteers. ' '. . , A Madrid dispatoh says Spain is verging upon a revolution. Sinister signs of an impending outbroak are multiplying. The queen is brave and ; determined. She refuses to fly the ' country, although urged by Emperor Franois Joseph of Austria to do so. News of the capture or destruction of Cervera's fleet, it is said, is sure to precipitate a civil war. , Charles Wi" Richards, sergeant of artillery, on duty at a mortar battery near Fort. Taylor, Key West, was fired upon by three unknown men, whom he says he knows to be Spnniards. , The fire was promptly returred.but the men escaped. Biohards was slightly wound ed. He says tho three men carried a paokage containing dynamite., with which they intended to destroy the batteries. ' ... LATER NEWS. Admiral Sampson's Fleet Opened Fire on the Fortifications at San tiago de Cuba. Port au Prinoe, Hayti, June 2. About 2 o'clock this afternoon, a fleet composed of 14 warships, of which the cruiser New York displayed the flag of Koar-Admiral Sampson, and a number of torpedo-boats began a bombardment with heavy guns of the forts and the harbor of Santiago de Cuba. The American fire was directed principally against the forts and the harbor. The forts of Morro castle, La Socapa and Punta Qorda suffered especially. The cannonading was very persistent and cannot have failed to be destruc tive. , It lasted until 8:45 P. M. ; - ; The town whioh is situated hear the inner end of the harbor, escaped dam age. .' - .., ' ... ., , At 8:45 the cannonading diminished. About 8 o'clook, cannon discharges were heard at a distance (presumably at sea), continuing for sometime, when the firing oeased completely.- The Spanish authorities maintain strict silenoe as to the number of vic tims, who were apparently numerous. A report is current that the Ameri can warships also engaged a fleet of Spanish battleships. Spanish reports say 14 American ships were engaged in the bombardment.. Jacksonville, Fla., is likely to be made the base of operations against Porto Rico. Qenoral Lee will open hoadquarters there immediately. The anti-British demonstrations at Manila are intensifying. The queen's portraits are insulted and all foreigners are preparing to take refuge at. Cavite. The British battleship Renown re ports being chased by an unknown steamer while on her way from Ber muda. The nationality of . the pursu ing vessel could not be learned. j. The secretary of war hos authorized the governor of Nebraska to raise a leg- iment of infantry, under the presi dent's second call. William J. Bryan will be colonel of the new regiment. Advices from Cadiz say all the guns of both batteries and forts are being re placed by heavier guns. It is reported that the departure of Camera's fleet has been delayed by defects in the torpedo boat. '" In the campaign against the Span iards in Cuba, the army and navy will act together. No decisive blow is likely to be struck by either branch of 'l the service until , the other is ready to co operate. According to late Manila . advices there is serious sickness on board the United States cruiser Boston. .It Is be lieved that fish furnished the vessel at Manila had been poisoned. The Span iard's were caught trying to strengthen their defenses and forced to desist. The captain of the British steamer Laughton. who saw the Cape Verde fleet in Cnracoa harbor reports the Spanish ships in fair shape, but ooal was quite low with them. All the ves sels took on enough to oarry them to the next port. The Vizcaya and Maria Teresa also took on large' quantities of provisions and other su pplies from lighters. ; .... As a result of the investigation the treasury department has been making into the question of a tariff for the Philippines to be levied as a military cotribution during the occupation of the islands by the United States forces, the administration have practically de cided to enforce the existing Spanish sohedulos only, with suoh changes ae circumstances may make neoessary. , A strong expedition has landed at Guanatanroo. Four hundred men, a pack train and a large . quantity of war supplies compose it.. It is said to be the most powerful anti-Spanish expe dition ever sent to Cuba. About 800 of the men are Cubans, and the others are Americans. The pack - train con sisted of 75 mules and 25 horses.. The expedition carried 7,000 rifles and 2,000,000 . rounds of ammunition foi General Garcia. . The British steamer Restormel was captured by the St. Paul while, trying to enter Santiago harbor with a cargo of coal for Cervera's warships. Premier Sogasta's race is almost run, says a Madrid dispatoh, and the over throw of the Spanish cabinet is only a question of a brief time. : On Decoration day the blue and gray united in honoring the heroes of an other war, the present conflict awak ening new interest in the day. A. change of front is - strongly marked in Canada. The Canadians express great friendship for the United States and Toronto churches held spe cial alliance services. Dewey did much for oordage menin this country, and the profits in the ropemakiug Industry in America will be largely increased by- our control of the Philippine islands. Secretary Long has officially com mended Captain E. C. Clark and the officers and men under his command for their excellent work in bringing the battle-ship Oregon safely to Key West. I ilitary Invasion of tlie . Island Begun. TRANSPORTS FOR 30,000 MEN Details of the Movement Are Yery ' Closely Guarded Troops Were Put In Motion Immediately on Receipt of - Definite Mews of the Spanish Fleet. Washington, June 1. The military invasion of Cuba has begun. Unless the orders of the war department have, miscarried, at an early hour this morn ing the troops that have been gather ing at the Gull ports began to break camp and march aboard the transports, waiting to oarry them to the enemy's territory. About 25 of these,-ships, the biggest and fastest that could be obtained suitable for the purpose, had been gathered ready to receive the troops. They will accommodate about 80,000' men, for in a short voyage like that from the Gulf ports to Cuba, it is possible, with safety and comfort, to oarry a muoh larger number of men aboard ship than would be admissable in the case of a cruise to the Philip pines, for instance. ' How many tioops started this morn ing; where they took ships, or whither they are bound are questions which the directing spirits of the campaign refuse positively to answer. They have no desire that the Spanish should have op portunity ' afforded them to gather forces to attack our soldiers as they land. Therefore, nothing of the de tails of ' this first movement can be learned. There is a suspicion that the start will be made from Tampa arid Mobile, and in such oase, the fleet of transports will converge at Key West to pass under convoy of the war ships which Admiral Sampson has pro vided to insure the safety of the troops during the passage across the Florida straits to protect them against attaok at the hands of some stray Spanish cruisor or gunboat. , It is probable that there will be no less than four separate military expedi tions, and that these will be landed at four different points. "Whether Porto Rico is one of these points or not, cannot be learned. Before the entire force which it Is proposed to use in Cuba can be landed, the transports must make four separate voyages aoross the straits. Arrangements have been made to utilize the services of the in surgents to the largest possible, extent The government already has sent ex peditions to a laige number of points on, the island and landed arms for the insurgents. Most of the parties suc ceeded porfeotly in their object, and it was said at the war department today that a sufficient number of insurgents have been armed to constitute a very effective support for the troops as they land. . RIOTING FOR BREAD.. Unhappy Spain Has Troubles Within and Without. ; , : '.'.. London, June I. A Madrid dis patoh says: Distress is reported in various parts of the interior, more es pecially in the the provinoes of Cata lonia, where food prices have risen con siderably, and a number of working people have been thrown out of em ployment. This week several factories at Moresena, west of Barcelona, will have to be closed, as a result of which hundreds of families will be plunged into . misery. The local . government is endeavoring to alleviate want ' by opening soup kitchens. According to a dispatch from Uria, riots occurred yesterday in the city of Mula owing to the scarolty of food, and especially bread. . It is known that the local au thorities and a number of wealthy in dividuals have arranged to have cheap bread baked for the poor.' ; General Miles Leaves Washington. Washington, June 1. Major-Gen- eral Miles, commanding the United States army, accompanied by the mem bers of his family and his personal and official staff, left at 11 o'clock tonight for Tampa. The party comprises 64 persons, occupying a special train on the Southern railway, consisting of one Pullman, one special car, one combina tion baggage and day coach, and one baggage-car. General Miles will go directly to Tampa, where he will establish head quarters for the army. . He will per sonally direct the movement of tho troops in tho invasion of Cuba. Negotiations Concluded. Washington, June 1. The Cana dian negotiations which have been in progress for the past week were con cluded tonight when the definite agree ment was reached for the creation of a commission which shall oonsider all the subjects of controversy between the United States and Canada, and frame a treaty between the imperial' govern ment and the United States for the complete adjustment of their contro versies, - MERRITT IN COMMAND. Takes Formal Charge of Philippine ' Forces and Expedition. ' ; San Francisco, June 1. Major-Gen eral Merritt today established head quarters in the Phelarj building, in the rooms vacated by General - Otis, who is .now located ; at Camp Merritt. Thjs morning General Merritt issued an or der assuming command of the Philip' pine expedition, and is now engaged in completing arrangements for the for warding of the second detachment of troops to Admiral Dewey's assistance. The work of preparing the steamers Zealandia, China and Colon for the re ception of troops is progressing 6lowly What regiments will make up the sec ond expedition to the. Philippines is agitating , the men at ' camp ' greatly." They all want to go, but as there are already over 13,000 men here and more coming, and the second expedi MA.J. GENERAL MICItnlTT. tlon is to be made up of only 5,000 men, there will be many disappointments. There are now five volunteer regi ments ready, the Colorado, California, Minnesota, Nebraska and Pennsylva nia. Every effort to get them into shape for service has been made,' and in view of this activity to get these regiments fully equipped, it looks as if they, with the regiments now here, will constitute the major : poi tion of the second expedition. : The Red Cross Society, formed here has $33,799. Today's contributions were swelled by one of $500 sent in by C. P. Huntington. . ;, . Troops for Merritt. New York, June 1. By direction of the president, formal orders have beep prepared for issue adding 8,000 mep to the department of the Pacific nndor General Merritt, increasing the force to 20,000 men, saysthe Washington cor respondent of the Tribune; While Gen eral Merritt was promised a we 3k ago that this increase would be made, if possible, difficulties insurmountable in character were presented, and it was only upon the success achieved by the department yesterday in securing the execution of certain "contracts much earlier than anticipated that it .was found possible to redeem the promises. These related not only to transporta tion, but to arms, ammunition, uni forms and other requisite equipment, it having been feasible up to this time to secure these essentials for only 13,' 000 men. . '. General Merritt was informed last night of the improved prospects for augmenting his force, and was request ed to designate such additional volun teer regiments from the East, as he de sired for duty in the Philippines with the assurance that his wishes would be respected. CARGO OF COAL. The Cruiser St. Paul Secures a Rich .''''.""'".. ' Prize.' '..''. , . Key West, 'June 1. The British steamship Restormel was captured by the cruiser St. Paul and brought into port this morning, under her own steam, by a prize crew. She was cap tured while trying to put into Santiago with a cargo of coal. , The steamer was bound from Caidiff to Porto Rico. As the Restormel came in the British flag was - halfway down her 'mainmast. Newspaper men are not permitted to approach within 100 yards of her.. The Restormel was captured by the auxil iary cruiser St.. Pavrt, Captain Sigsbee, under the very guns of Morro castle, at Santiago de Cuba, at 6 A. M., May 25. She carried 2,400 tons of best Welch coal from Cardiff, presumably for Ad miral Cervera's fleet. The St. Paul had been lying off Santiago for six days, and early last Wednesday morn ing, the big oollier was sighted, mak ing at full speed for Santiago harbor., The St, Paul fired a blank shot, and the Restormel came to, four miles from the Santiago forts. The forts did not fire on the cruiser. , A prize crew, in command of Lieutenant Pattson, was put on board and dispossessed the British officers, who made no protest.' Not a line was found among the ship's papers relative to the destination or consignee of the cargo. The Restormel was headed at once for Key West. She was leaking badly when, captured and is still in a serious condition. j The Restormel now lies in the har bor near the wharf. The British flag is flying at her stern. Marines patrol the prize and will allow no one aboard. - sit I Schley Positive of the Spaniard's Location. SECURE . IN SANTIAGO. BAY Believes That Cervera Will Blow TJp His Ships Bather Than Have Them Fall Into Our Hands Invasion " of Cuba Expected Soon. : Washington May 81. At 12:80 o'clock this morning the ' navy depart ment recoived a dispatch from Commo dore Schley announcing definitely that he had located Admiral Cervera's Cape Verde squadron in the bay of Santiago de Cuba. . The commodore states that he has seen and reoognized the vessels of the Spanish fleet. ' " ' While the naval officers have been moderately certain for several , days that Cervera's squadron is in the har bor' of Santiago, the official announce' ment from Commodore Sohley was re ceived by the offioers on duty at the de partment with intense satisfaction. Assurance is now doublv sure that the Spanish fleet is bottled up and tho cork is in the bottle. It is not believed that Admiral Cer vera will attempt to escape from the predicament in which he now finds himself, as such a course would surely result in the destruction of his veS' sels, and the loss of many lives precious to Spain. . The suggestion is made, howover, that the Spanish may blow up the ships rather than have them fall into the hands of Schley, as they certainly will if they remain in the harbor. The definiteness of Commodore Schley's dispatch would seem to indi coMMODonrc w. s. schi.et. In Command of the Plying Squadron. cate that he had effected a landing near Santiago and made a personal in vestigation of the harbor. : It would be impossible, from the entrance of the bay, definitely to Bee and recognize the Spanish vessels, but by effecting a land ing at some point on either side of tho entrance, a vantage point could be gained, from which the entire harbor, it is believed, could be examined. . In all probability, Commodore Sohley, or one of his trusted offioers, haBsuoceeded in performing this hazardous undertak ing in order to obtain the valuable in formation contained in his dispatch. What effect the certainty that Cer vera is practically helpless will have on the plans with reference to the in vasion of Cuba can only be conjeo tured.. The transportation of land forces, it is thought, was . delayed - be cause of the uncertainty concerning the location of the Spanish squadron. If the understanding is correct, the prob ability of an early invasion of - Cuba is strong. It is not unlikely that the movement of troops, which has . been delayed from time to time, willjftegin this week, and before tho end j. of the week, the United States foroes will have obtained a substantal foothold uopn Cuban soil. Commodore Sohley has not only his own squadron, but two or three vessels besides at his command, and it ' is not believed to be possible for the Spanish admiral to escape with his fleet. No information is obtainable as to the in tentions .' of Commodore Schley. Whether he will endeavor to force an entrance to the bay and seek a battle with ; the Spanish squadron is not known, but such a course at present is not regarded as likely. It would be the better, in the opinion of some na val officials, to keep Cervera and his vessels safely in the harbor, where they are absolutely as useless as they would be at the bottom of the sea. Fnnds for the Beseigcd. Madrid, May 81. The minister of the colonies, minister of finance and Senor Sagasta had a conference last night on the methods of sending the resources asked for by the governor generals of Cuba and the Philippines. General Augusti, at Manila, was au thorized to draw on tho treasury, and General Blanco has received 10,000,000 pesetas. ; . i DEWEY'S CABLE. No Reported- Change in the Situation at . s : Manila. . Washington, May 81. The navy de partment this afternoon made public the following dispatch: "Cavite, May 28, via Hong Kong, , May 81. To the Secretary of the Na vy, Washington: No change in the situation. The blockade is effective, ' It is impossilbe for the people of Ma nila to buy provisions except rice. The captain of the Olympia (Gridley) has been condemned by the medical sur vey. He is ordered home. He leaves by the Occidental & Oriental steam ship from Hong Kong, May 28. Com mander Lambertson has been appointed commander of the Olympia. . . . "DEWEY." Dewey Short of Provisions. . Kong Kong, May 81. There is abso-. lutely no truth in the report that the United States cruiser Baltimore, now at Manila, has been damaged by an in ternal explosion. '-.:' . : The United States auxiliary cruisor Zafiro, which arrived here at mid night yesterday, reports that Dewey is phort of provisions and ammunition. The Havila-Manila cable, it is said, was cut by Americans May 23. A brush between insurgents and Spanish occurred near Cavite May 20. The entire American fleet is at Cavite. The report that some of the American ships had sailed for lloilo, where the Spanish gunboat El Cano is supposed to be, is incorreot. . . . Aguinaldo, the insurgent leader, is with the insurgents, between the Americans and Spanish. Incendiary fires continue The priests and nuns at Manila have been removed from' the latter place to Lagnn. . All the coast towns are reported to be held by the Spanish troops The Americans are repairing the slip at Cavite. , : SPOILS OF ; WAR. Spain Said to Be Ceding Territory That Is Not Hers. , , .... , Berlin, May 81. Regarding tho news that Spain has agreed to cede tho Philippines to France, it is said at the German foreign office that Gormany has information that pour parleiirs, looking to this end, have been proceed- ' ing for some time, mainly through Senor Leon y Castillo, the Spanish am-1 bassador at Paris, and that the negotia tions have already reached a rather definite shape. .' Germany's answer to this is found in a semi-omciai communication, setting foith that Germany would protest against the cessation of the Philippine islands to France or any other single power, ' adding that a cession to the oombined powers of Europe would be most acceptable. It is understood that the project had been dropped, at least for the present. , The report of De Rio, the now Span-' ish minister for foreign affairs, cau tiously mentioned the negotiations with France above referred to. GRAVE OF GLADSTONE. The Statesman's Remains Lie in Wet- minster Abbey. . - London, May 81. Tho Northern transept of Westminster, where Eng land's greatest dead rest, the remains of the late William Ewart Gladstone were entombed todav with the cere-, monies of the nation he had served and WILLIAM EWART OLADST03TK. of the church h,e had attended. His grave is beside that of his lifelong ad-1 versary, Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Bea consfield), whose marble effigy . looks down upon it, docked with the regalia which Gladstone had refused. The' possible future kings of Great Britain walked beside the great oommoners and nobility,, and the learning of the state surrounded them, though the wish of the deceased had been for simplicity. '' '" A New Mexican Train Hold-TJp. Albuquerque, N. M., May 26. The south-bound passenger train on the Santa Fe railway was held up last night near Belen by two cowboy robbers. They boarded the train. at Belen and' made the engineer run the train down the road three miles. They then- marched the engineer and fireman to the express car, where they threw one of the safes out of the car, blowing it open with dynamite, taking consider able money. The amount secured is not known. The express messenger, Hiscock, was not molestod, nor were ' the passengers. The sheriffs of Valen cia and, Socorro counties, with posses are now in pursuit.