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LATER ». H. HAKNH4KT, Fubll.h.r, «•MINN VILLE OREGON. Interesting OoUnetlon of Items rrom Man, Places Culled From the Press Report. of the Current Weak. The fifth Manila expedition, com prising 3,000 troops, is about ready to leave San Francisco. The transports Peru and Puebla have left San Francisco for Honolulu with troops for the islands. The San Francisco Examiner says the Bennington bus gone North to consort Alaska treasure ships. Unole Sam has bought an Australian liner, the steamer Culgoa. She is now being transformed into a cruiser. An island known as the Marcus at Weeks, between Honolulu and the Phil ippines, flies the United States flag and has been offered to this country as a coaling station. President McKinley has given ex pression to a strong hope for an early peace. Responding to congratulations on the success of the Santiago cam paign, he said: *‘I hoj>e for an early peace now.” Both nations are reaping benefits from the Anglo-American friendliness. The non-concurrence of Great Britain in the proposal for European interven tion between America and Spain, it is claimed, thwarted the designs of the powers. Premier Sagasta is quoted as saying' “Spain wants peace, but it must be an honorable peace, as Spain deserves. The army is anxious to resist to the last, but the government cannot con sent to such useless sacrifice. Had we our fleet, the situation would have been very different.” A decree has been published suspend ing throughout Spain the rights of indi viduals as guaranteed by the constitu tion. The government wishes to have full power to suppress evidences of discord or rebellion which might ap pear. The publication of the decree is accepted as proof that peace negotia tions are actually in progress. A special dispatch from Madrid quotes Premier Sagasta as saying in an inter view that he thought the Americans would “get the reinforcements they required, which would enable them to take Santiago.” The premier is said to have added: “Though the American warships may destroy our squadron in the harbor, yet we will pursue the war. There are in Cuba 100,000 men ready to die in its defense.” Advioes from Honolulu state that several mild cases of measles have broken out since the arrival of the Pa cific coast troops. A London correspondent of a French journal save the powers will intervene and the United States will ba robbed of the Philippines. While at Honolulu an American flag was presented to the cruiser Charleston by tiie Queen Dowager Kapiolani of Hawaii, in token of friendship for the United States. News of the defeat of the imperial tioops near Woo Chow is confirmed in Hong Kong. The loss of the imperial forces is probably rnoro than 1,000 killed. A beautiful American flag has been sent by the steamer Alameda to the Ha waiian chamber of commerce to be un furled at the ceremonies of raising the flag in that city. It was the gift of the chamber of commerce of San Francisco. By the explosion of a boiler in the Niagara starch works the building was wrecked and six persons were killed and 26 injured. Two others are miss ing, who are supposed to have perished. Of the persons in the building, only two escaped. Most of the injured were persons outside the works. Scarcely a house within 1,000 feet of the works escaped being hit with bricks, twisted iron or heavy timbers. A dispatch to the London Daily News from Gibraltar tells a long story of a pseudo wealthy Mexican who was lionized for Bix weeks at Madrid and Cadiz, dined with Admiral Camara, inspected the fleet and defenses, and in every wav won the confidence of the officials, only to disap|>ear the moment a warrant was issuo«l for his arrest. He afterward confessed to the corre spondent that he was a captain in the Second Texas Rangers, and was acting as the confidential agent of the United States government The first and most «taring train rob bery in years on the Truckee division oi the Central Pacific occurred two miles east of Humboldt. Two masked robbers held up the Fast-bound ex press train. The engineer and fireman were taken off the engine and compelled to go to the express car, the robbers climbing over the tender and covering them with revolvers and a Winchester rifle. The robbers blew open the ex press car door with dynamite and also blew the sate open. The car was com pletely demolished. The amount se cured is not known. No one was hurt in the explosion. NEWS. The New York World has a dispatch I from Manila which says the German ! admiral has apologized to Admiral Dewey. The bureau of construction and re- I pairs is expending $1,250,000 a month ' upon repairs, fitting and refitting ves sels for the war with Spain. Our money is to be the money of Cuba. The government proposes to in troduce it by paying off the American soldiers at Santiago in coin. The output of smokeless powder for the navy is steadily increasing, and the ordnance bureau is receiving more than (1,000 pounds dally for the big guns. The allied armies at Santiago are not on friendly terms. Shafter’B refusal to allow Garcia’s troops to enter the oap- tured city has Berved to widen the breach. The schooner Three Bells and the sloop Pilgrim, captured by the gunboat Dixie, near Manzanillo, on July 6, have arrived in Key West under prize crews. The Spanish flag no longer waves The town and har- over Caimariera. bor, together with 5,000 Spaniards, have surrendered to officers from the Marblehead. The transport steamer Pennsvlavnia, with the First Montana regiment and 300 recruits for the First California volunteers, has sailed from San Fran cisco for the Philippines. Four Oregon volunteer officers are in trouble at the Philippines. Captains Heath, Wells and Prescott and Lieu tenant Telfer are likely to be court- rnartlalod for having overstayed a leave of absence. The cruiser Buffalo, our purchase from Brazil, is to be fitted out at once for service. Commander Hemphill will superintend the work of repair and command the vessel when she goes into commission. From Oakland, Cal., comes a report of a terrible deed committed by a Chi nese murderer. Brought to bay in a powder magazine, he blew it up and wrecked the entire plant, killing six persons besides himself. General Shafter has asked the department to hurry forward the regu lar immune» for Betvice at Santiago and vicinity in order that there may be the minimum of danger of further in fection of the troops from fever. As one important result of the cap ture of Santiago, the iron and steel mines are to resume ojferationa at once. American companies will handle the output of the Cuban mines as was the case before their operation wassuspend- ed'by order of the Spanish officers. The war department has received a dispatch from General Shafter, saying that the roster of prisoners has been handed in by General Toral, and that the total is 22,789 men. General Shafter’s dispatch added that the pris oners turned over to him fur exceed in number the strength of his own army. The Madrid public are not satisfied with the surrender of Santiago. The terms exacted of Toral are regarded as being too severe. It is calculated by government offi cials that Commodore Watson will reach the Canaries abont August 1 and be ready to strike a blow at the Spanish coast a few days later. The United States will take imme diate steps to collect cutoms revenuo at Santiago as a war contribution, and a government customs office will be opened there and be ready for business at once. This action will be taken pending final settlement of the ques tion of the status of Cuba after the close of the war. Riots have broken out in the Spanish provinco of Huelva, in Adaluaia. The inhabitants marched to the muni cipal buildings, shouting for cheap bread. Rioters to the number of 4,000 sacked many private houses. They were finally dispersed by the artillery, and energetic measures will be taken to prevent a renewal of the disturb ances. A statistical report regarding the commerce of Porto Rico has been issued by the department of agriculture. Trade is increasing, and a comparative statement of the imports and exports of Spain's easternmost West Indian pos session in the years 1886 and 1606 shows that its commerce is well worth having and its growth constant. KI IMPS Iffl GRANDE ISLAND AND SUBIO BAY, TAKEN BY DEWEY. M «I IS The Vanguard Sails Í01 Porto Rico. Our Flag Now Floats Over Santiago. MILES STARTS FROM SIBONEY AN He Is on the Tale With Four Batteries of Artillery—Lauding Flaoe Nut An nounced—An Overwhelming Force Will Be Sent tu the Isluml. Spanish Troops Laid Down Their Arms —City Sacked by the Knemy—Gen eral McKibben Has Been Appointed Temporary Military Governor. Washington, July 20.—After three days’ consultation between Secretary Alger and General Brooke.during which there was frequent communication with Genera) Miles at Siboney, the details of the Porto Rican expedition were per fected and the expedition itself gotten under way. General Milos, with four batteries of artillery and some troops, ON TO HAVANA. WILL NOT YIELD. sailed today for Porto Rico on the Yale, Refuses to Surrender Manila- Shafter May March Across the Island— to be followed quickly by an army of Augustin More Armies to Conquer. Important Conference Held. about 80,000 men. Washington, July 20. — It has been Manila, via Hong Kong, July 20.— There are some notable differences An important interview has just been finally decided that none of the troope between the plans for this expedition held between General Aguinaldo’s that participated in the actual fighting and those for the stately naval pageant secretary, Legarda, and a prominent before Santiago shall be employed on that sailed away from Tampa under native white man. and the Spanish the Porto Rico expedition. There are General Shafter’s command to attack | commander, Captain-General Augustin, eeveral reasons for this: First, the Santiago. First, there will be practic to surrender the city. Legarda asserted men have suffered severely from hard- ally no naval convoy. The navy de; 50,000 insurgents surround partment has declared that it is unnec that essary; that there is not a Spanish Manila, and are able to enter it at an| warship in the West Indies that dare moment. Thus far, he added, the in- thrust its bow out of port. In the sec ' surgents have been restrained with diffi ond place, the expedition will not start culty, but if the Spaniards continue from one point, but will be divided stubborn, the result would be that the I among several ports, thus preventing the tremendous congestion that was insurgents would be compelled to bom encountered at Tampa in the effort to bard and storm the city, with inevita start the big fleet. Lastly, there will ble slaughter unparalleled in history, be no effort made to get the ships away because in the excitement of battle they together, but the transports will be al ) cannot discriminate. Continuing, the captaip-general’s lowed to find their own way to their visitors advieed him to disregard the destination. General Miles leads the way. He official fictions regarding Spanish vic had been promised by the president tories in Cuba and reinforcements com that be should go to Porto Rico and the ing to the Philippine islands, and pro promise was redeemed when the Yale posed a reconciliation between the headed today from Siboney for Porto insurgents and tire Spaniards in the Philippine islands under a republican Rico, 800 miles distant. General Brooke will be Senior officer flag, and a joint endeavor to persuade OESEBAL JO8H TORAL. in General Miles’ command, and upon the Americans to abandon hostilities in him will fall the responsibility for the the islands. Finally, the representatives of the ships, climate and fevers, and are en execution of the details of his superior’s insurgents proposed an appeal to the titled to rest; second, it is deemed to plane. General Miles will hoist the Ameri powers to recognize the independence be very bad practice to allow the sol can flag at once over Porto Rican soil. ■ J of the Philippine islands. diers who have been exposed to yellow The point chosen for hie landing isI The natives inside say they received fever to be brought in contact with kept secret, as the general will land be- a fortnight ago a ooncerted signal to those fresh from the United States. There is also another reason, a purely military one. Ten thousand Spanish troops are at Holguin, Manzanillo and other points within striking distance of Santiago, and might not lose an oppor tunity to recover the ground lost at San tiago if the place were left insufficient ly protected. Therefore, Shafter’s en tire army is to be on guard on the5,high hills in the rear of the town until the men have stamped out the yellow fever. Then they will take a turn at the Span iards, if they can be found and it may be that Shafter’s march will end at Ha vana. He will work as far from his base as possible after his army is thor GERMAN GUNBOAT IRENE. oughly refreshed, hunting the enemy Bbe attempt/-«! tn protec« Snauiards In Manila, but ¿leal.tv.l when Dewey .ent the Baletsrh and Con- wherever they are liable to be found. oord to Investigate. LAWS FOR SANTIAGO. prepare for storming the walls. A sec- ¡ ond signal fixing the date for the as President Issues a Proclamation to the People. sault has not yet been issued, and they ! are tired of waiting, and are losing Washington, July 20.—A state pa faith in Aguinaldo. per that will be historic, marking an The latter, it is alleged, finds it ex epoch in American history, was issued tremely difficult to capture the town’s tonight by direction of President Mc fortifications. His previous successes, Kinley. It provides in general terms is is pointed out, were easy, because for the government of the province of of the nature of the country, which Santiago de Cuba, and is the first docu suited hjs skirmishers. It is further ment of the kind ever prepared by a alleged that the principal points cap president of the United St ites. By or tured by the insurgents were obtained der of Secretary Alger, Adjutant-Gen through treachery. eral Corbin tonight sent the document The insurgents are now bringing ar to General Shafter, in command of the tillery around by sea from Malabon, | military forces at Santiago. The paper which is tedious ami troublesome woik. is not only an authorization and in They are also obtaining detailed reports struction to General Shafter for the of the condition of affairs from insids government of the captured territory, the city. but also a proclamation to the people Admiral Dewey is establishing a , of the territory of the intentions of the more strict blockade, lest it be invali government of the United Stater re- dated by permitting neutrals to visit Cavite and Malabon, and send and re ceive mails inclosing surreptitious Spanish disptaches. He has threat ened to station warships opposite the citv, which might precipitate hostili ties, as the Spanish officers declare they will certainly fire on any American within range, regardless of the conse quences. The second installment of American troops is expected here daily. fore the full body of the expedition is at hand, and it is consequently not de sirable that the Spaniards should be snabled to collect a superior force to meet him. The distance from Charleston, where the first body of troops for Miles’ expe dition was to start today, is more than double the distance from Santiago to Porto Rico, so that the transports which sail from the former oity can scarcely join General Miles before the early part of next week. These Charleston troops are to be the First army corps and are commanded by Brigadier-Gen eral George II. Ernst The brigade comprises tho Second Wisconsin, Third Wisconsin and Sixteenth Pennsylvania regiments. The purpose of Secretary Alger is to make the Porto Rican campaign a short The advance guard of the Porto Rican invading expedition, commanded by General Miles, has sailed from Siboney. Four batteries of artillery and a few seasoned troops compose it. General Brooke reported that his army was ready to proceed immediately with the occupation of the island. The en tire exped ition, it is thought, will em bark from Newport News within the next fortnight. The Irene Agiiin Stopped. London, July 20.—The Hong Kong correspondent of the Mail says: United States Consul Wildman in forms me that as the German cruiser Irene was passing Mariveles, off Ma nila, the other day, the United States gunboat McCulloch was sent after her to ask her to stop. She refused to obey, and a shell was sent across her bows and a small boat went out to discover what she was doing. The German ad miral protested, and insisted that Ger man ships had a right to enter the har bor without being searcher!, a claim Admiral Dewy declined to recognize. It is reported that Admiral von Died richs, who is in command of the Ger man squadron at Manila, interviewed Captain Chichester, of the British cruiser Immortalité, as to what he would do if the Germans interfered with the bombardment of Manila. Captain Chichester replied that only Admiral Dewey and himself knew that. Word has reached San Francisco from •TTIO ION-G KNEW AL 8TKRNBERG. St. Michaels that the steamer Cone- maugh from Beattie, was ovei taken in one. An overwhelming force will be Behring sea by a hurricane, and that thrown upon the island, and it is possi her tow. a river steamer laden with ble that a blood lees victory will be stores, was lost. Two barges towed by achieved when the Spanish become con a steamer of th« Alaska Commercial vinced that they have no reasonable Company were lost in the same storm. chance to resist successfully. The ex They coat about $30,000. A similar pedition is to comprise 30,000 men at fate overtook a new river boat towed the start, and it will be swelled soon by the National City. The loss in the to 40,000 men, and, if necessary, to 70,- last case was $50,000. 000 men, the equipment of the volun teer forces having now progressed so * ‘yS— Four of Garcia ’ s men have died from Minor BteW. Items. well as to warrant the statement that Spain is arming a third fleet and ex over-eating, and three others who went that number of men can be ready for swimming after gorging themselves service in Porto Rico within a very pects to have it at sea in five weeks. were found dead. short time. The entire body of troope President McKinley will take no Maj. -Gen. Shafter holds a medal of at Tampa will be taken, numbering vacation nntil the war ciisis is passed. honor awarded to him for distinguished The harbor (latrol vessels, Governor agllantry in the battle of Fair Oaks. about 13,000 men, and including a lot of heavy and light artillery under com Russell, East Bouton, Arab and Apache, Va.. May 31, 1863. mand of General Rodgers. will join the blookading squadrou off The defenses of Santiago are charac Coait Light« Extinguished. Cuba. Pari«. July 10.—M. Zola and M. Algiers, July 20.—The Spanish an- Methodist missionaries are to be sent teristically Spanish, consisting, as they Perrleux were today sentenced to one thorities in the Balearic islands have into the different Spanish possessions do, of lines of barb-wire fence back of year'« imprisonment and to pay 8,000 extinguished the coast lights there which will soon pass to American con which are rifle pita and then block franca dne and the coat of the suit. houaea of forta. until further order«. trol. 1 FORTIFICATIONS AT SANTIAGO. IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY Santiago de Cuba, July 19.—Amid impressive ceremonies, the Spanish troops laid down their arms between the lines of the Spanish and American forces at 9 o'clock this morning. General Shafter and the American division and brigade command«»« and their staffs were escorted by a troop of cavalry and General Toral anil his staff by 100 picked men. Trumpeters on both sides saluted with flourishes. General Shatter returned to Genera) Total the latter’s sword after it had been handed to the American com mander. Our troops, lined up at the trenches, were eye witnesses of the ceremony. General Shafter and his escort, accom panied by General Toral, rode through the city taking formal possession. The city had been sacked by the Spaniards before they arrived. General McKibben has been appoint ed temporary military governor. The ceremony of hoisting the Stars and Stripes was worth all the blood and treasure it cost. A vast concourse of 10,000 people witnessed the stirring and thrilling scene that will live for ever in the minds of all the Americans present. A finer stage setting for a dramatic episode it would be difficult to imagine. The palace, a pictuiesque old dwelling in the Moorish style of architecture, faces the Plaza de la Reina, the principal public square. Opposite rises the imposing Catholic cathedral. On one side is a quaint, brilliantly painted building with btoad verandas, the club of San Carlos; on the other a building of the same de scription, the Cafe de la Venus. Across the plaza was drawn up the Ninth infantry, headed by tJie Sixth cavalry band. In the street facing the palace stood a picked troop of the Sec ond cavalry with drawn sabers, under command of Captain Brett. Massed on the stone flagging between the band and line of horsemen were the brigade commanders of Geneial Shafter’s divis ion with their staffs. On the red-tiled roof of the palace stood Captain Mc Kittrick, Lieutenant Miley and Lieu tenant Wheeler. Immediately above them on the flagstaff was the illu minated Spanish arms and the legend “Viva Alfonso XIII.” All about, pressing against the ver anda rails, crowding the windows and doors and lining the roofs were the peo ple of the town (the women and non- combatants). As the chimes of the old cathedral rang the hour of 12, the infantry and cavalry presented arms. Every Amer ican uncovered,and Captain McKittrick hoisted the Stars and Stripes. As the brilliant folds unfurled in a gentle breeze against the flecklees skv, the cavalry band broke into the strains of “The Star Spangled Banner,” mak ing the American pulse leap and the American heart thrill with joy. At the same instant, the sound of the distant booming of Captain Capron’s battery, tiring a salute of 21 guns, drifted in. When the music ceased, from all directions around our line came flioating across the plaza the strains of the regimental bandsand the muffled, hoarse cheers of our troops. The infantry came to “older arms” a moment later, after the flag was up and tho band played “Rally ’Round the Flag, Boys.” Instantly. General McKibben called for three cheers for General Shafter, which were given with great enthusiasm, the band play ing Sousa’s “The Stars and Stripes forever.” The ceremony over, General Shafter and his staff returned to the American lines, leaving the city in the possession of the municipal authorities, subject to the control of General McKibben. The Thirteenth and Ninth regiment« of infantry will remain in the city to enforce order and exercise municipal authority. The Spanish forces are to encamp outside of our lines. The work of loading the Spanish prisoners on transports preparatory to sending them back to Spain will be commenced as soon as ships are pro vided. garding them and their interests. It marks the formal establishment of a new political power in the island of Cuba, and insures to the people of the territory over which the power extends Spain Seek» Pence. absolute security in the exercise of Madrid, July 19.—A member of the their private rights and relations, as cabinet, in an interview today, asserted well as security to their persons and that the government was seeking an poperrty. honorable peace with the United States. An official dispatch from Porto Commodore Schley’s flying squadron Rico says 150 cases of ammunition ex has been merged into the fleet under ploded there, killing 14 persons and Admiral Sampson. wounding many more. Progre.fl nt Chlne.e Rebellion. London,July 20.—The parliamentary secretary for the foieign office, George N. Curzon, replying today in the house of commons to questions on the Chinese situation, said the Britih con sul at Canton reported that 6,000 badly armed rebels had encountered a detach ment of imperial troops on July 7, at an unknown place, and had afterward retreated westward with Ices. The re bellion. he added, was not yet sup pressed, and reliable information on the subject could not be obtained. Germa. Opinion Changing. London, July 19.—The Berlin corre spondent of tho Daily News, suggesting that friction between the foreign offic« and the admiralty led to the Irene in cident, says: Nothing, 1 know posi tively, would be more inconvenient and disagreeable to the German cabinet than trouble with the United State«. A letter from Manila is going th« rounds of the press here ridiculing, «• grossly exaggerated, the report« of th« aavagety of the insurgent«-