The
Hood
River
Grlacier.
It's a Cold Day When We Get Left.
HOOD RIVER, OREGON,1 FRIDAY,. JUNE 24, 1898.
NO. 5.
VOL. X.
Happenings Both at HonA
i
and Abroad.
A WEEK'S NEWS CONDENSED
Interesting Collection of Iteats I"rosa
Many 1'laees On lied From tho
Reports of the Onnrast Week.
Preparations aro being hastened fey
the third expedition to the Philippines.
Five steamers loaded with troops will
probably sail from San Francisco for
Manila about July 1.
An engine and tender on the north
bound freight on the Langdon line of
the .Great Northern jumped the track,
fatally injuring Engineer Peterson,
Conductor Cohen and a brakeman.
For the purpose of testing the effi
ciency of the mines in Hampton roads
the burned sohooner Shenandoah was
blown. The ship was torn into a
thousand fragments. An officer in the
fort sot the mines off by electricity.
Spanish power is cmmbling in the
Philippines. General Pena and lt000
Spanish soldiers .have surendered at
Santa Cruz, and si. nilar surrenders have
occurred at other plaoes. The insur
gents propose to form a republic under
Anglo-American tutelage.
The Hawaiian annexation resolution
has been favorably reported upon by
, the senate committee on foreign rela
tions. There is now a probability that
the islands will have been formally an
nexed to the United States before two
weeks- have elapsed.
The achievement of the Vesuvius at
Santiago is regarded as remarkable, and
opens a new era in warfare. The effect
of her giant shells upon the fortifica
tions with which they came intcontact
was destructive to a degree heretofore
unequaled by any death-dealing ma
chine in existence.
Lieutenant-Colonel Arna of the Cu
ban ny, who has just arrived in Key
West, says that as soon as war between
the United States and Spain was de
clared, the Spanish guerillas in Pinar
del Eio province went through the
country districts butchering the paolfl
oos, women, ohildron and old men,
whoso bodies lie in the roods and fields
unburied to this day. ;
A special cablo from Hong Eong to
the New York Journal says that the
most severe' and strong battle since
Dewey's annihilation of the Spanish
fleet has oconrred at Manila, One
thousand insurgents attacked 2,000
Spanish, inflicting heavy losses and al-
" most forcing an ontiance to the city.
Murines from Dewey's warships and
insurgents have the city surrounded
. and cut off from every possible source
of food supply. Foreign residents
have fled to the vessels in the harbor,.
Dewey is prepared to take the city 24
hours after the arrival of the troops
now en route.
V The army of invasion for Porto Rico,
it is said, will be 25,000 strong.
Spaniards' at Cadiz are reported as
being in a stato of great excitement,
fearing our ships may go across.
Presidont McKinley has. sent to the
' senate the name of Isaao L.- Patterson
for the position of collector of customs
for the district of Willamette, Oregon.
A leading Washington diplomat says
the departure of Shatter's expedition
destroys all chances of an early peace
and commits the government' to a vig
orous prosecution of the war.
Tho president has sent to congress,
recommendation for the advancement
of Lieutenant Hobson, who sunk the
Merrimao in Santiago harbor, ten num
bers in the list of naval constructors.
Disgruntled sailors on the Harvard
and Yale, 600 of whom are foreigners,
will not be released. Their protests
are vain, as the British and German
consuls refuse to intetfere in the mat
tor. The charges made by the sailort
of a breach of faith on the part of 'the
government are held to be unfounded.
' The services of our marines are being
appreciated, Secretary Long has com
mended the zeal and discretion of the
Captain of the Marietta. The socretary
says the recent long voyage of the gun
boat demonstrated tho abilities of her
master and crew. The captain of ' the
revenne-outtei Hudson also has been
commended for his gallantry at Car
denas. A speoial from Key West says that
advioeB from the headquarters of the
Cuban civil government in La Guanja,
Camaguay, roport that over 6,000
Spanish volunteers and many regulars
from the Puerto Principe and Nenvitas
garrisons have deserted to the Cuban
patriot army. The immediate cause of
the desertions was fwir Inspired by the
proximity of tho American fleet. '. .
Sampson's battleships are olearing
the way for Shatter's men in Cuba.
The defenses at Caimanera, the ter
. minus of the railroad leading to Guan
tanamo have been reduoed. The Tex
as, Marblehead and Suwanee partici
pated in the bombardment. Firing
continued until the brick fort and earth
works constituting the defenses were
completely demolished and their ooou
pants compelled to take to the bushes.
The Spanish guns fired but five shots,
U of which went wild. .
LATER NEWS.,
v
Mjjias decided to relinquish
tempting to form a new
jo6. .
Internal revenue colle'ctione
$S ,.ited to $14,098,517, an increase
May last year of $3,281,225.
General Dnffleld's brigade of 8,000
men at Camp Alger, Washington, D.
C, have been ordered to take transports
at Fort Monroe for Santiago.
Cable service between Guantanamc
and' Washington has been restored and
Blanco has been out off from communi
cation with the outside world.
The United States army for the in
vasion of Cuba, about 10,000 strong,
and commanded by General Shatter,
has arrived 9atoly off Santiago de Cuba.
. , Reports of disasters at White Horse
rapids, on the way to Dawson City,
have been exaggerated. Instead of 500
boats being lost, but 50 were wrecked.
Rumors are ourrent. in . Madrid that
a cabinet crisis is imminent and that a
national government pledged to vigor
ous prosecution of the war is likely to
succeed the Sagasta ministry.
, Water displaced by the launching of
the battle-ship Albion at Blackwoll,
England, submerged a staging which
was orowded with people, and it is esti
mated that 50 persons were drowned.
In response to an inquiry, Mr. Rams
den, the British consul at Santiago,
sent the lollowing dispatch to the New
York World: "Nothing happened to
Hobson or the others during the bom
bardment." The American fleet off Santiago has
been materially strengthened by the
addition of the warships, which escort
ed the transports, consisting of the In
diana, Detroit, Montgomery,, Bancroft,
Helena, Ericsson and Footo.
Chinese authorities, presumably upon
representations from Spain, have com
pelled the U. S. 8. Zafiro to leave Chi
nese waters without allowing the usual
24 hours to take on coal and provisions.
She is now in British waters at Hong
Kong.
Three Spanish gunboats and some
large vessels, apparently merchantmen,
left Havana harbor and proceeded east
ward, olose in shore. The auxiliary
gunboat Maple fired upon the. Spanish
ships and they returned to port ' and
have not since attempted a sortie.
A Havana dispatch says that on Fri
day morning last the United States
battle-ship Texas endeavored to cover
the landing of American marines at
Pont a Cabrera, province of Santiago de
Cuba, but the Americans were repulsed
with the loss of several men.
; -By way of Marseilles, France, the
state department hap received and
transmitted to the navy department
advices confirming the report that the
Spanish reserve fleet has returned to
Cadiz. The dispatch states that the
Victoria came into port disabled and in
tow..-
Major-General .Merritt may sail for
Manila on the -cruiser Philadelphia,
which his received orders to be ready
for se-i by July 1. The prospective
goverror-geneial of the Philippines is
anxious to reach the islands as soon as
possible. General Otis will go with
the fourth squadron.
Preparations for sending troops to re
lntoi le Shatter's expedition are under
Spain positively refuses to give up
Lieutenant Hobson and his men, and
to emphasize that refusal, Blanco an
nounces that he will hereafter recog
n ze no flag of truce.
Havana's Morro castle has fired on
our warships. The fusillade contin
ued at intervals, all day Saturday and
the shots were fairly well aimed, indi
cating the' presence of imported gunners.
Affairs are growing worse at Ha
vana, i The insurgents are raiding the
province from all directions. They
constantly harass the city, cut off sup
plies and destroy the roads. An at
tempt by Spaniards to dislodge the Cu
bans resulted disastrously.
: The blockade is to be strengthened.
The fleet will be reinforced after the
debarkation of the troops at Santiago.
The ships are to close up, and naval
officials say that all danger of Spanish
vessels running the blockade will thus
be eliminated.
Food Is reported scarce in Porto Rica
Prices have advanced and starvation is
imminent among, the lower classes.
Since the bombardment of San Juan by
Sampson's warshipa, the inhabitants of
the city live in terror of a repetition of
the awful experience, and reliable' news
is unobtainable in the island.
The Cubans report food supplies in
Havana extremely scarce, and that the
Spanish army has been placed on half
rations, A Cuban officer who has &r
rived in Key West says that in two
weeks tire whole population of Car
denas will bo' starving. He described
the people as living on palm buds and
dog meat, which he claimed is con
sidered a delioacy.
The Philippines have been declared
free. Insurgents have proclaimed a
provisional government at Cavite and
renounced 8panish authority. There
were great ceremonies and a formal dec
laration of independence was read.
Aguinaldo was made president and Don
Pirondo vice-president. The insurgent
government will not oppose an Ameri
can protectorate or ocou cation.
1 1 I
Insurgents Ire Winning
Many Victories.
. . .
FIERCE FIGHTING REPORTED
Vatlv Troops Join Insurgents and the
Spaniards ' Surrender Wliole Regi
ments In Revolt Town of Olanga,
Next In Importance to Manila, Taken.
Hong Kong, June 22. According to
idvices from Manila, dated June 19, it
was reported there that Genera) Nonet,
in coming southward with 8,000 mixed
troops from Bartacan, 80 mlleB north
of Manila, found the railway line
blocked, and was taken by ambush by
the insurgents. Fieroe fighting ensued,
and was carried on for three days, dur
ing which General Nonet was killed.
The native troops joined the insurgents,
and the Spaniards who were left, about
500 in number, surrendered.
A battalion at Pampanga of native
LIEUTENANT RICHMOND P. HOBSON.
D-aitng American Officer Wbo Commanded the Brave Crew that Sank the
Merrimac In Santiago Harbor.
Eilitia, supposed to be , particularly
loyal, began shooting its officers, and
killed five, when the insurgents at
tacked , Marabon. .The Spanish suc
ceeded in disarming'and imprisoning a
portion of them, but they escaped when
the insurgents captured Marabon. ,
At Zapote a whole regiment revolted
at a critical moment. The authorities
still use mixed forces, with the result
that insurgent riflemen are frequently
found to have passed the sentries and
to be creeping along under cover and
firing on the Spaniards from behind.
The press correspondent pays a daily
visit to the outposts at Tonda, Santa
Ana and Malate, but there is no per
ceptible movement, though , there 'is
constant firing, which for the most part
is effective.' Nothing is visible among
the trees.' The insurgents, who Are
sparingly, draw abundant Spanish vol
leys, and especially at night.' The
Spaniards incessantly squander tons of
ammunition into the shadow of the
thickets, apparently in the hope of
quickly exhausting their stock and be
ing in a position to surender honorably
after a hopeless fight.
In the meantime, the Spanish com
manders have been ordered to burn the
villagers' huts outside the town, so as
to deprive the enemy of shelter, and
hundreds of peaoeful natives are home
less! There was a great feast at Cavite on
Tune 12, when a declaration of inde
pendence was formally made by Aguin
aldo. He had invited the American
Dfficers to be present, but none aocept
ad. Aguinaldo, is reported to have
advocated autonomy under American
protectorates.
The insurgents, it is believed, out of
3eference to Admiral Dewey, have re
lolved not to bombard. For several
3ays there have been tremendous rain
itorms. '
, Queen May Abdicate.
Gibraltar, June '22. There is a per
sistent rumor from Madrid that the
jueen regent proposes to 'abdicate in
consequence of the critical condition of
nountry.
HOBSON'S FATE. .
The Prospects Are Not Bright for Ills
Exchange.
Washington, June 22. Word was
received today from Commodore Watson
to the effect that Captain-General
Blanco states that the . Spanish govern
ment refuses to exchange Hobson and
his men. , ; .
' The holding of hostages usually for
ransom or for other benefit is a medie
val ouBtom. But even as hostage Hob
son would be entitled to an exchange
for prisoners of great rank or greater
number., It is recalled that Admiral
Cervera won praise the world over' by
his gallantry in making the first offer
to exchange Hobson and his associates,
so that the refusal to exchange Hobson
is the" more unaccountable. ,
It was also recalled that when Colo
nel Cortejo, -confined at Fort McPher
son, Ga., was exchanged, it was strict
ly on the basis of his rank, without
consideration of the incidental fact
most lmpoitant to Captain-General
Blanco, that Cortejo was a close rela
tion of the former captain-general.
Tho navai offloials attach no impor
tance in the half-masting of the flag
over Morro castle after the reoent bom
bardment as indicating that Hobson
and his assooiates had -perished.' Morro
is being spared . to protect Hobson, and
moreover it is hardly supposed that the
Spanish flag would be lowered out of
consideration for an American loss. It
is the usual practice of warfare that
Hobson and the Americans would be
removed to a place of safety instead of
danger, for a prisoner of war is entitled
under oivilized usage to protection
against undue exposure or"' harsh treat
ment. The putting forward of prison
ers as a shield is a relic of barbarism.
As a rule, the places where prisoners
are confined are where hospitals exist;
where the works of art, libraries,
churches and charitable institutions
are located, is designated by a , yellows
flag, and commanders do their best to
proteot these points as sacred. If Hob
son is kept at Morro either to insure
COLOB BSHOeAKT SILV1CT,
First to Raise Our Flag Over a Captured Fortifl-
. cation in Cuba ,
protection for that place or to expose
him to danger, it is said to be a breach
of the rules of civilized warfare.
Ex-Queen Natalie's Generosity.
London, June 22. A special dispatch
from Belgrade, Servia, says ex-Queen
Natalie is organizing on expedition to
the seat of war between Spain and the
United States, in order to nurse both
American and Spanish 6ick and
wounded. .
tl
Spaniards Preparing to
Burn Caimanera.
ASHES FOR THE INVADERS
Gunboat Loaded With Oil Ready forth
Match People Living on Horse
Flesh Colonel Huntington Prepar
. Ing for an JSxpected Attach.
, Off . Gnatanamo, via Kingston, Ja
maica, June 21. Cuban scouts report
today that the inhabitants of Caima
nera have strewn the streets, with straw
and oil, with the intention of destroy
ing the oity and fleeing to the hills
Caimanera lies four miles up the bay
from Camp McCalla, under the guns
of the American ships, and the situa
tion is desperate. Starving and famine-stricken,
convinced of the ultimate
triumph of the American arms, and
without faith in the Spanish soldiery,
the people are believed to have deter
mined to leave their houses in ashes be
hind them and seek safety in the, hills
of the north. The sooutts declare-that
the, story is accurate, and say that
every building of the town is being
rapidly prepared for the torch.
The situation of the beseiged is fear
ful. The people are eating horses and
mules and are scouring the hills for
fruits and herbs. ' Occasionally brief
bombardments tby the American fleet
leave the helpless citizens terror
8tricJcen,no preparations for defense be
ing -made. It is also stated that the
Spanish gunboat at Caimanera has been
loaded with inflammables, and will be
burned with the city, her commander
declaring that she will never become
an American prize.
The scouts say the Sponish soldiers
are in almost as complete a state of
panto as are the civilians, and that
they could easily be induced to sur
render. Some of the prisoners taken
by the marines say thoy believe the
Spanish troops are on the verge of sur
render, on account of the lack of food.
Captain McCalla, " of the cruiser
Marblehead, and Lieutenant-Colonel
Huntington, in command of tho ma
rines, are not so sure, however, of the
reported Spanish rout. They received
information yesterday that a genoral
attack by a force of 8,500 Spanish sol
diers and guerillas on Camp McCalla
is contemplated within a night or two.
Preparation was made for an assault.
BEYOND REPAIR.
Santiago . Forts Are Ruined by the
American Bombardment.
Off Santiago de Cuba, via Kingston,
Jaroaioa, June 21. A careful inspec
tion of the hills defending Santiago
harbor since the bombardment Thurs
day morning shows that the American
gunners spread wreck and ruin every
where. Some of the batteries were de
molished beyond repair.
The vultures, which circled over the
hills as thick as swallows around a
chimney for hours after the firing
coased, furnished gruesome evidence of
the fatality among tho Spanish sol
diers. Hundreds of troops could i be
seen from the ships digging in mounds
of earth, piled by the explosion of the
projectiles from the heavy guns, for
bodies, while their heads were funned
by the wings of the black scavengers
of the battle-field. .
There were two spots, one on the
east 'and the other on the west of the
harbor entrance, which . were denuded
of their foliage. The hilltops seem to
be totally blown away. These marked
the places where the 200-pound charges
of gun cotton; thrown by the Vesuvius,
landed.
But the most ominous token of death
flew ftom Morro! castle. The saffron
flag of Spain was half-mastod for sev
eral hours. The significance of this is
not known. It is not .customary to
half-mast flags, but possibly some
Spanish leader was killed by the heavy
fire of the guns, though some officers of
the squadron believe that the. flag was
half-masted as ' a notification to the
Americans that Lieutenant Hobson
andhis brave men were dead.
- IJ such is the case, they must have
been wantonly murdered. The Span
ish might seen to lay their death to
the bombardment, but not a shot from
the Americans struck the fortress.
Neither Admiral Sampson nor Com
modore Schley believe that Lieutenant
Hobson and his party have been killed.
We have 17 prisoners taken at Guan
tanamo, including a lieutenant, besides
a number in the United States, for re
prisals or exchange.
There was evident .demoralization
among the Spanish troops during the
bombardment. Officers could be soon
with drawn swords driving the men to
the guns, but even then thoy oould not
be foioed to stay, so long as our fire
Was directed at them. Fifteen
minutes' night work by the Vesuvius
had done the work.
HALF WAY REST.
Honolulu
Warmly Greets Transports
With Volunteers. '
Victoria, B. C June 21. Tho
steamer Miowora arrived today from
Honolulu, from which port she sailed
June 10. She brings advices as follows:
The United States transports City of .
Peking, Australia and City of Sydney
arrived at Honolulu together June 1.
As soon as the three vessels were sight
ed, all Honolulu turned out to welcome
the soldiers. The docks were lined with
people, and as the vessels entered the
harbor the spectators yelled themselves
hoarse. Such a scene of enthusiasm
has never been witnessed in Honolulu.
When the vessels docked it was late,
so the order was given to allow no one
ashore, but the next morning about v
half the troops were allowed to land.
During the day they were given tho
freedom of the city. ' The men visited
Waikiki and other points of interest,
and had a pleasant time generally.
At noon President Dole and his. cab
inet received the offioers of the expedi
tion. During the reception, the steam
ers and the grounds of the executive
building were thronged with people.
June 8, the soldiers were entertained
on the grounds of the executive build
ing. President Dole was on hand to
weloome them. . The utmost freedom
prevailed, the affair being very in
formal. , To each man the chief execu
tive gave a word of welcome to Hono
lulu. An outdoor luncheon was served
by the ladies'of the city.
The transports left for f Manila Juno .
4. The Charleston stean.ed outside
and waited for the fleet, which got
away about 10 o'clock, with, the
Charleston in the rear. While the ves
sels were in port they took c in the
neighborhood of 1,600 tons of coal.
Of the 2,500 men among the various
vessels, but two desertions were record
ed, and they were from the Oregon reg
iment. Two men were left behind,
one of whom was discharged for disa
bility, and tho other is in a local hos
pital. The voyage down was pleasant, and
the vessels traveled abreast most of the
way, although it was necessary for the
City of Peking and Australia to slow
up and wait for the City of Sydney.
Eight cases of measles broke out on
the Australia. The sick men were sep
arated from the other passengers on the
ship by being quartered on the hurri
can deck, and the surgeons had the
cases well in hand when the vessels ar
rived. ":"
Three Kamehameha school students,
all native Hawaiians tried to enlist
with Colonel Summers, of the Oregon (
regiment for the trip to Manila. The
boys ;were worked up over the war, and
were immensly enthusiastic in their
American sentiments. Four men, reg- ".
ular members of the Hawaiian army,
joined the United States forces at Hon
olulu.. They went on board the Peking
and were enlisted at once.
It was given out officially that tho
Bennington would not leave port until
the arrival of the Mohican. The Ben.
nington will go to Mare island to bo
cleaned, and then will be sent to Ma- '
nila as a fleet convoy.
. ' While the United States troops were
in Honolulu, over 7,000 letters were
written by them. The postage, amount- ,
ing to $141, was paid by the Hawaiian
government. Most of the writing was
done in the legislative halls. The sta
tionery was furnished free of oharge.
THREE NEW BATTLE-SHIPS.
The Navy Department Advertises foi
; v Proposals. '
; Washington, June 21. The navy
department .today issued advertise
ments calling for proposals for the
building of three great battle-ships au
thorized i by the last naval appropria
tion bill. These bids will be opened
at the department September 1, and 84
months will be allowed for the comple
tion of the ships after contract. That
is the maximum, but bidders are invit
ed to specify the time within which
they can complete the construction,
which indicates the department's in
tention to regard speedy construction
as one of the determining factors in
awarding the contracts. The time al
lowed by the department is about three
months less than the period fixed in
preceding contraots for the construction
of vessels of this class.
Park City, Utah, Burned.
Salt Lake, June 21. A special to
the Tribune from Park City, Utah,
sayss Tonight the ideal mining camp
of Park City is a mass of unsightly
ruins, the fire to which it succumbed
beginning at 4 o'clock this morning and
continuing with' awful fuiy for nearly
eight hours. Park avenue has sus
tained losses that cannot be computed
with any degree of aocuracy. The
Chinese quarter is completely wiped
out ,and not a dwelling remains on Raw
hill.
The estimated loss Is about $1,000,
000, with light insurance, which is dis
tributed among a large number of com
panies. The actual figures cannot bo
obtained tonight.
Killed by Lightning.
Jacksonville, Fla., June 21. When
about to go in bathing at Palatte beaoh
today James Gatowood, stoongrapher
of General Fitzhugh Lee, was struck
by lightning and instantly killed.
Gatewood was from Richmond. Va,