Yamhill County Reporter
». ■ • BARSHAKT, Fabll.h»».
iBtereating Collection of Item* From
Many Place» Culled From the Pre»»
Report» of the Current Week.
LATER
NEWS.
The Initial Step» Toward Peace Nego
tiation» Taken by Hpaln.
Spain has sued for peace formally
ami directly to President McKinley
j through the French ambassador. The
following official statement has been
made; “The French ambassador, on
behalf of the government of Spain and
t>y direction of the Spanish minister
for foreign affairs, presented to the
president at the White House a mes
sage from the Spanish government look-
I ing to a termination of the war and
settlement of the terms of peace.”
■JMH
I
SURRENDER
OF
CRY
GUANTANAMO
Seven Thousand Spaniards Lay Down
Their Arm».
Cuban»
FOR
HELP.
at Cionruego» Are S’arving—
Weyler Sy»U»m in Force.
Guantanamo, July 27. — The follow-
Santiago de Cuba, July 27.—Every
thing here is peaceful. The 7,000 Span ing pitiful appeal has been addressed
ish soldiers at Guantanamo threw down by the starving people of Cienfuegos to
their arms today. The 8,350 men from Rear-Admiral Sampson:
“Honorable Sir: The Cubans, old
Palma Soriano, San Luis and Longo,
surrendered yesterday to Lieutenant men, women and children, resident in
Miley and today packtrains with pro the town of Cienfuegos and this neigh
borhood, are all dying of hunger. The
visions were sent to them.
The only others inc'uded in the capit young men are all in the field with the
ulation are the 2,000 at Baracoa and Cubau troops and have no shoes nor
ON THE SOUTHERN COAST 1,000 at Sagua. They have not yet food. All the provisions in this town
: are in the hands of Spaniards. Cubans
been turned over.
Garcia is at Jiguani today, and cannot obtain a piece of bread, as it is
A Detachment of Spanish Troops Of
reached there without encountering necessary to send everything to the
fered Resistance, and in a Skirmish
field. The Weyler system is in high
any Spaniards.
Forty Spaniards Were Killed and
General Shafter authorized an abso sway. The situation is terrible. If
Not An American Killed or Wounded.
lute contradiction of the report that vou, honorahle sir, do not come quick
Garcia
encountered a force of Span- ly with your squadron, to our help and
Port of Guanica. Island of Porto
take possession of this town, we shall
Rioo, via SL Thomas Island, July 27.—
j be lost. We beg you to precipitate
your operations. About 5,000 old men,
The United States military expedition
women and children shall die of hunger
under command of General Miles,
in this town. Some of these old men
which left Guantanamo bay Thursday
have four or five sons fighting for free
dom. This is our situation—horrible
last, was landed here successfully today
I situation. If the great people of the
after a skirmish between a detachment
| United States do not come quickly in
of Spanish troops and a crew of 80 be
our help we are lost. Foi God’s sake,
longing to the launch of the United
come quickly.
States auxiliarry gunboat Gloucester.
“SOME CUBANS.”
Forty Spaniards were killed and no
Nothing can be done for the people
of Cienfuegos until the place is cap-
Americans were hurt.
The troops
j tured. Tiiis will not be for some time.
were pushed forward rapidly in order
to capture the railroad leading to Ponce,
A BIG LOT OF GOLD.
which is only about 20 miles.east of
The Charles Nelson Brings Down Over
this place.
n Million.
Guanica, the point of debarkation
Seattle,
Wash.,
Julv 27.—The steam
of the expeditionary force, is a small
ier Charles Nelson arrived to lay from
town on the southern coast of the
St. Michaels with 178 passengers from
CAPT. PHTI.IP OP rmt TKXAS.
island. It is less than 20 miles on an
Dawson, and gold dust estimated all
air line distant from Ponce, and 05 iards, who were returning to Santiago the way from $1,000,000 to $1,500,000.
miles from San Juan, against which to surrender, and was defeated by them. Purser M. A. Tucker said:
“I believe that $1.500,000 is a fair
Colonel Ezra P. Ewers, of the Ninth
the assault is to be directed.
This
town is situated on a bay of the same infantry, acting for General Shafter, j estimate. Of that amount I can vouch
formal surren for $600,000, which was turned over
name, which forme one of the best will receive the
der of Guantanamo.
to me and placed in the steamer’s
ports in the whole island.
Yesterday General Shafter released safe.”
From Ponce there is an excellent 40 Cubans, who had been confined in
One man, Mr. Tucker said, had
military road running 80 miles north the local jail on political charges. In $175,000 and another $125,000. He
to San Juan. The whole of General deed, some of them were confined with would not disclose their names.
Mr. Lippey, hie father and two
Brooke's force, with the New Orleans, out charges of any character, others on
the most trivial pretexts, and yet others brothers, carried off the steamer nine
Annapolis, Cincinnati, Leyden and solely because of
sympathy with canvas sacks, which weighed about 100
Wasp are expected here within 24 the Cuban cause. The jail is still filled pounds each. This was the clean up
hours.
with many whose crimes and sentences from Lippey’s claim, No. 16 Eldorado.
General Miles’ Forces
Landed at Ponce.
Captain-General Blanco baa issued
* proclamation in Havana announcing
Watson’s trip to Spain may be again
the capitulation of Santiago.
delayed. Nava) officers think the war
News received by the steamer Alki ships should be overhauled before em
lays the town of Skagway is still under barking on their mission.
martial law, and all saloons are closed.
Famine and deadly yellow jack reign
General Garcia has left Santiago, but at Guantanamo. An average of 15
notwitstanding his grievance, the Cu deaths a day occurs among the troops
ban leader will help uaconquer Holguin and people from these causes.
and Manzanillo.
The situation in Spain is reported to
Senor de Castro, of the Porto Rican be going from bad to worse.
Sagaeta
junta, says his junta favors American is [lowerless to relieve the situation,
annexation of Porto Rico, and pledges and disaffection in the army steadily
the support of his people to that end.
increases.
The Spanish minister of public in
A World dispatch from Madrid says
struction, Senor Gamazato, is author Russia is intriguing against us and in
ity for the statement that a peace hon favor of Spain. She is said to be mak
orable to the Spanish army will shortly ing arrangements for concerted inter
be concluded.
ference by the Continental powers in
Lieutenant Hobson, the hero of San important matters.
tiago, has returned to Washington to
Some traitor tore down an American
report to the navy department regard flag at Long Beach, Wash. The whole
ing the necessity for prompt action in settlement is up in arms anil threaten
the work of raising Cerveru’s ships.
to hang the man who did it with the
Nine hundred men embarked on the ropes with which the flag was fastened
steamer Rio Janeiro from San Francis should he be caught
co, bound for the Philippines Saturday.
Spaniards sunk the small Spanish
A continuous ovation was tendered the
men as they marched through the streets gunboat Sandoval, which has been
of San Francisco.
The departure of lying near Caimanera. This is looked
two more transports is expected to com upon as a gross breach of the terms of
plete the present movement of troops surrender, which the Spaniards then I
had knowledge of. especially considering
to Manila.
the fact that food has been sent by the
American trade witli Porto Rico is United States navy into Caimanera.
the subject of a bulletin just issued by
General Shafter’s detailed report of
order of the secretary of agriculture.
A shrinkage is shown in the transac the Americun casualties at the battle i
tions during the past fiscal year, being of Santiago has been received at the'
smaller than those of any preceding war department. The total number of
Recapitulated,
year since the civil war except 1805. casualties was 1,595.
The falling off in the trade is mostly the American losses were: Killed, 28
officers and 208 enlisted men; wounded,
in our imports from the islands.
Several London people prominently 80 officers and 1,208 men; missing, 81
identified with the Central Pacific are men.
arranging to visit this country within a
General Aguinaldo, the leader
few weeks, in consequence of the re of the Philippine insurgents, is fighting
cent action of congress in creating a for annexation to the United States.
commission to confer with the com
An agreement has been reached
pany’s representatives and jointly pre among the Western roads and freight
pare a plan for settling the road’s debt rates have been restored to a normal
to the governrent of $60,000,000,
tariff.
A dictatorship has been proclaimed
The steamer Charles Nelson has ar
at the Philippines.
Aguinaldo an
rived
in Seattle from St. Michaels with
nounced himself in authority and pro
173
passengers
and about $1,000,000
claimed martial law in the islands.
In gold.
General Anderson telegraphs that the
General Brooke, commanding the
natives expect independence. The
insurgents have begun attacks on Pon- First army corps, has sailed from New
do, Santameso and Malata, and are get port News to join General Miles at
ting their artillery into action. The Porto Rico.
Spaniards were driven from trenches at
Four thousand moie sick and hungry
Malata and the positions occupied by Spaniards, from Eastern Cuba surren
the insurgents.
dered Monday upon learning of Toral’s
The Ceruti claim, which threatened capitulation.
to cause trouble between Italy and Co
As the íesult of a collision, occurring
lombia, has been paid.
near Detroit, the steamer Edward
Tire United States domestic postal Smith No. 2 was sunk. The other ves
service will be extended to the Ha sel was but slightly damaged.
waiian islands as soon as the flag is
A special from Shanghai says that
raised there
The British steamer Newfoundland, four Russian men-of-war have left Port
loaded with hard supplies, was captured Arthur, and that it is supposed their
by the Mayflower, Tuesday, off Cien destination is the Philippine islands.
fuegos, into which harbor she was
A London dispatch says Spain will
heading.
propose an armistice. The Washington
A Norwegian captain who has government will be asked to agree to
reached New York, says the Havana suspend hostilities while terms of peace
blockade is not effective ami supplies can be discussed.
are reaching that city through Bataba- . A telegram has been received in
no from Yucatan und being shipjied j Washington from Shatter requesting
UNITED STATES TROOPS EMBARKING FOR PORTO RICO.
across the island.
that gold and paper be sent to Santiago,
A Washington authority says Porto ns the tradesmen refuse to accept Amer
SLAPPED SHAFTER.
are not on record, and absolutely un
Charles Randall, an old-timer, had
Rico will be kept by the United States. ican silver dollars at par value, and rate
known, so far as has been yet ascer $84,000.
That is settled, and has been the plan, them at 50 cents on the dollar.
Newspaper Correspondent Gain» an Un
tained.
A general investigation has
Other individual amounts ran from
from the first. Its possession will go ,
enviable Distinction.
been ordered immediately.
The battleship Iowa fired on an Aus
$1,000 to $10,000, $5,000 being an
toward making up tire heavy expenses
Sylvester Scovel, who has won for
trian cruiser off Santiago harboi. The
American newspapers which have average.
of war to the United States.
himself the nnenviable distinction of arrived here contain articles written
Similarity
of
the
Austrian
and
Spanish
At 5 o’clock this afternoon, 67 pas
News has been received from the
being the only civilian in history who
Bear relief expedition. The imprison flags is to blame for the incident. The elapped the face of a major-general in I apparently under a misapprehension of sengers had deposited in the assay office
ed whalers have been reached and were captain of the Austrian warship, while that officer's hour of supreme triumph, the facts regarding the conduct of the i about $300,000. Four thousand ounces
better off than had been expected. not pleased, realized that the firing was is a newepa[>er reporter who is pos campaign, and the dictation of the was the largest individual amount.
This did not include tlie Lippey and
Most of trie vessels can be saved, and n mistake. The intention of Austria sessed of undoubted daring and reck terms of surrender. General Miles was
the me have not suffered seriously, is said to be to preserve neutrality to lessness. Mr. Scovel tried to push his here simply as a visitor anil adviser. Randall gold.
In his official capacity he had nothing
About one-third of the passengers
having existed ou fish and wild rein the end.
way, against orders, to the roof of the to do witli the terms of the capitula
deer.
Genera) King will oommand the next palace in Santiagio when the Stars and tion, the entire credit for which belongs brought no gold. Some of them had
gone in this spring. Not liking the
A report comes from Madrid that' Manila expedition which is to sail from Stripes was being hoisted, and was
Weyler will form a new cabinet, in San Francisco by the end of the pres forced back. After the ceremony he | to General Shafter, who, on July 10, prospect they sold their outfits and re
received tlie following dispatch from turned.
which General Pohtviejas will be min ent week. General King thinks every
Washington, of that date:
ister of war. This combination, it is man of the expeditionary force now at
Captain McKettrlck.
“General Shafter, Siboney:
The
further asserted, will support the dyn Fan Francisco will be needed at the
secretary of war directs me to inform
asty. repeal the suspension of constitu Philippines to help snpprees the ex
you that General Miles left here at
tional rights and continue the war to pected native rebellion after the Span
10:40 last night for Santiago, but with
iards are conquered.
x
its utmost limits.
instructions which do not in any man
i Cubans must toe the mark, and the
According to tho war views of John
ner supersede you as the commander of
captured territory around Santiago will Bherman, elicited in au interview, the
the United States troops in the field at
be governed with a firm hand. No ex-secretary says the grievance of Gen
Santiago, as long as vou are able for
trouble is feared by the officials at eral Garcia is just.
A blunder was
duty.
“CORBIN,
Washington. The discontent now so evidently made. The Cubans should
“Adjutant-General. ”
noticeable among the insurgents is ex have been invited to witness the sur
pected to wear away when once the mo render of Santiago.
Wounded on the Hudion.
The retention of
tives of ths United States are fully ap Cuba by the United States, he says, is
Newport News, July 27.—The trans
preciated.
port Hudson, from Santiago, arrived at
not justifiable under any circumstaces,
The second expedition has reached but Porto Rico should be retained.
Hampton Roads at noon today. From
Manila. The transport steamer China
the foremost floated a yellow fever flag,
The
railroad
situation
in
China
is
arrived July 16, and the Zealandi, Co
indicating sickness aboard. Dr. Pet
lon and Senator the day following. rapidly improving. Conservatism has
•TI.VKSTSn «covar
tus, the national quarantine officer,
American forces now await the coming apparently been at last thrown over
boarded the vessel as soon as she cast
Captain William McKettrick, the
of Merritt before moving on Manila. board and the government is dealing made hie way to General Shafter and anchor.
man who raised the Stars and Stripes
Commander of the ex|>edition is expect out contracts and concessions with .an struck that hero in the face with his
The bodies of Captain Capron and over the palace of the conquered San
The latest palm. He was arrested at once, and Sergeant Hamilton Fish are on the ship
ed alamt a week hence. Aguinaldo’« almost reckless hand.
tiago de Cuba, is a son-in-law of Gen
forces still surround the capital. Newt authorised railroad is to be built by the rules of war allowed that he may
It is said that Sylvester Scovel, the era) Shafter and a member of the gen
Evidence of be drumheaded and shot
of the destruction of Cervera’s fleet the Russo-Chinese bank.
New York newspaper correspondent eral's staff.
caused consternation among the Span the gradual awakening of the spirit of
who was ordered from Cuba because of
iards. Four American soluiers died on progress in other lines of industry is
Quite a number of waiters in Den insulting conduct toward General Shaf
The Earl of Minto has been appoint-
also becoming plainly apparent.
the voyage.
ver, Col., have joined the army.
ter, is also on board.
ed governor general of Canada.
•Tapan Will Co-operate.
Minor New» Item».
Reinforcement» for Mile».
La Bourgofne Sailors Arretted.
Peace agitation is spreading in the
London, July 27.—A special dispatch
The actual cash expenditures on ac provinces of Spain.
Washington, July 37.—The war de
Havre, July 27.—Nineteen Austrian
count of the war thus far amount to
It is again hinted that there will i from Shanghai save the Japanese war- partment was busy today hurrying the sailors, who arrived here yesterday on
ihips Woshino, Chin Yuen, ltaukuski- dispatch of the remainder of General La Bretagne, were taken before a mag
160.000,000.
soon be a third call for troop«.
ma and Saiyn Yen have been hastily Miles' expedition against Porto Rico. istrate and confronted by four second-
In the event of an uprising of the
Spanish bonds with a face value of
populace in Spain there is grave dan $5.000 were sold in New York for $100. dispatched to Saisheo to reinforoe the Such progress lias been made that it is class passengers, snrvivors of the
Japanese squadron there, making it the hoped that all the troops will be on
ger of a mutiny in the array.
It is reported from London that the strongest in those waters. It has been Porto Rican soil within a week. Gen wrecked La Bourgogne, on charges of
Mail advices from Hong Kong say »pan ish ambassador to England “re ordered to-opearte with the British and eral Miles is expected to defer hie land ctuelty and brutality at the time of the
that the Caroline islanders have re cently informed a colleague that he had American admirals in the event of in ing uutil then, but presumably will collision hetween La Bourgogne and
volted against Spanish rule.
unquestionable information to the effect ternational complications. While the pick out a suitable place for encamping the British ship Cromartyshire, off
Sable island, July 4. Although the
The defenses of the coast cities of; that there was an ironclad alliance be- I dispatch does not explain the matter, it Iris troops and may establish himself evidence offered against them was very
Spain are Ireing strengthened to meet tween Great Britain and the United is inferred the squadron is to be in ashore, awaiting the arrival of ths •light, six of the accused were held on
expected attacks by Amoricau warships. ' States before the war began."
readiness for Philippine operations.
otLer detachments yqw on their wav. I remand. The others were discharged.
New Cases at Santiago
Now Four Hundred.
FOUR DEATHS IN ONE DAY
Vlvtlms Are Not All Sufl'erlnj From
Yellow Jack— Disrase of a Mild Type
—Shafter Report* That 111» .Men Are
Being Located In Better C»lupi.
Washington, July 26.—A dispatch
received by General Corbin from Gen
eral Shafter says that 396 new cases of
fever of all classes were repotted in
his camp liefore Santiago yesterday.
As the same dispatch reports only four
deaths, notie of them from yellow
fever, from among the hundreds of
fever cases in the camp, the wat
authorities are more than ever inclined
to the belief that the yellow fever cases
are of a mild type.
Provious dis
patches from Shafter and the medical
officers of his corps have indicated the
existence in camp of a very large num
ber of cases of malarial fever and
dengue fever, the latter common in the
Cuban climate. Some clear cases of
yellow fever are reported, but the offi
cials say they are few as compared with
those of other fevers.
General Shafter’s dispatch received
by General Corbin is as follows:
‘‘Santiago de Cuba, July 26.—Num
ber of new cases of fever of all classes
yesterday approximately, 896. Deaths
not previously reported, Private Daniel
Stone, company D, First Illinois, ty
phoid fever, July 20; Sergeant J. Blair,
regimental quartermaster, died July 22
of dengue fever; Privates William Pea
cock and Garratt Learnesheck, both of
aompany E, Second infantry.”
General Shafter reported by cable to
day that the condition of the troops at
Santiago was rapidly improving, ana
said he hoped in the course of a day or
two to have the men located in com
fortable camps, where they may rest
and recuperate and where the sick may
recover.
He is feeding 11,000 Spaniards, pris
oners of war, and although he lifts not
yet been able to furnish them tents,
this deficiency is being made good, and
their condition is no worse in this re
spect than was their condition befor«
the surrender.
Troop» Mentally Depressed.
Santiago de Cuba, via Kingstor,
July 26.—The repoit ^published in the
United States that there'are 30 cases of
yellow fever in the cavalry division
proves on investigaton to be unfounded.
Captain House reports that there is no
sickness. The First, Sixth and Ninth
cavalry, the First and Tenth infantry
regiments and six companies of the
Randolph light artillery, ate encamped
about two miles northwest oi El Caney,
at the base of the mountains. The
camp is apparentlv perfectly healthy,
as to the location, and has a good wa
ter supply.
The ground is well
drained.
Malarial fever is prevalent, but it al
ways yields to quinine treatment in
the course of four or five days. The
fact that immunes of the regiment
have this fever as freely as the other
men shows that it is not yellow jack.
There have been no fatalities from ma
larial fever thus far, but so long as the
men are exposed to the hot sun luring
the day, the increasing rain and heavy
dews, malaria will increase and our
men grow worse. A second attack is
much more difficult to eradicate, espe
cially in the case of men exposed to the
present conditions.
The army is mentally depressed by
inactivity, and the uncertainty as to
its future movements, together with
the increasing malarial fever.
SURRENDER
Interior
OF
Garrison» Lay
Arms.
SPANIARDS.
Down
Tlieit
Washington, Julv 26.—The war de
partment at midnight posted the fol
lowing:
“Santiago, via Hayti, July 26.—Ad
jutant-General of the Army, Washing
ton: Lieutenant Miley has returned
from San Luis and Palmas Sorauio,
where he went four days ago to receive
the surrender of the Spanish troops.
The number surrendered was larger
than General Toral reported. Three
thousand and five Spanish troops and
350 volunteer guerrillas gave up their
arms and gave parole and have gone to
work. Three thousand stands of arms
were turned in to load on ox-carts and
started to the railroad. Spanish troops
accompanied him to San Luis, and all
were apparently greatly delighted at
the prospect of returning home. They
were on the verge of staivation and I
have to eend them rations tomorrow.
If the numbers keep up as they have,
there will be about 24,000 to ship
away, nearly 12,000 here; 3,000 from
San Luis, 6,300 from Guantanamo, and
over 2,000 at Sagua and Baracoa.
“SHAFTER,
‘‘Major-General Commanding.”
Not Written by Garcia.
Santiago de Cuba, July 26. — It now
turns out that the letter alleged to
have been addressed by General Garcia
to General Shafter, complaining of ths
• treatment accorded to the Cubans, and
advising General Shafter of General
Garcia’s resignation, was prepared by
a newspaper correspondent named
Aras, who has been acting on the staff
of General Garcia. It is not clear that
Garcia ever saw the letter.
Shafter makes no mention of iL