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V. H. BiKNUAKT, Publisher.
M c M innville
OKEGON.
I
NEWS.
General Merritt has asked to have
I bis command increased from 20,000
I to 50.000 tioopa.
The Peruvian government is sending
agents to Europe to purchase warshij«
' for tire purpose of strengthening her
navy.
SCHLEY
IS
MILES
GENEROUS.
Willing to Divid* the Honors With Hi*
Brother O dicers.
lleetlns
MARCH'NG
ON.
I.lltle Ite.l.taao. In Porto
Bleu.
Ponce, Porto Rico, via St. Thomas,
Indianapolis, Ind.. Aug. 3.—Shortly
aftei tbe great naval victory oil (Sail Aug. 3.—General Miles hourly expect*
tiago, in which Ceivera’s fleet was tbe arrival of transports having on
pursued and destroyed by tbe American board Brigadier-General Schwau’s di
vessels of war under Commo-lore vision of 0,000 men, and also the Mo
Schley, Captain John Schley, cousin of hawk, with the Fifth regular cavalry.
General Henry’s division, consisting
the commodore, wrote a letter of con
I
gratulation for the victory won. Today of 8,400 men, and including 30 pieces
he received a reply, which, in part, of artillery, baa been ordered to march
immediately to Yauco fiorn Ponce to
was as follows;
COMPLICATIONS ARE AHEAD "Flagship Brooklyn, Off Santiago tie be ready to join the movement north
Cuba, July 22, 18U8.—My Dear John: to San Juan on the 16th.
The Penn
The victory of July 3, so complete in sylvania regiment was lent this morn
Insurgent Chief Drunk With the Wine its results and so rich in glory for our
ing toward Juan Diaz, eight miles north
of ftticce»»—Warned by General An country, was the joint product of every
of
Ponce, en route to San Juan.
derson—Hoe Assumed the Hole of one fortunate enough to be engaged,
Miles says he has no intention of
Dictator.
and I ought rather to thank you in
their name than to appropriate the con making a landing of troops at San Juan,
especially as the pluce is only a road
London, Aug. 3.—A dispatch to the gratulations to myself.
Times from Cavite says: It is becom
“Surely, it was large enough to win stead, where transports ure liable to
ing more apparent daily that there are laurels for all, and I assume no other suffer from prevalent storms.
The railroad from Ponce to Yauco is
serious complications ahead.
The
now in possession of our troops. Gen
Americans never made a greater mis
eral Stone found five mines on the
take than in bringing Aguinaldo and
track. These were destroyed and the
track is uninjured.
the insurgent leaders here giving them
Our troops found 17 Spaniards in the
aims and ammunition for free use from
Yauco hospital, all of whom had been
the Cavite arsenal. Aguinldo, fearing
wounded in Tuesday’s fight.
annexation by the Americans, openly
A proclamation has been issued by
opposes them.
1 the authorities of Yauco as a United
Either he has been encouraged by
States city, expressing delight at an
nexation and the administration of
some foreign power, or he has a false
General Miles and welcoming our
notion of the strength of the Philip-
troops. Tire mayor of Ponce has called
pine revolutionists, failing to rcognize
upon residents of that place to exercise
that their recent successes are due to
¡calmness and circumspection under the
the concentration of the Spanish
new and desirable conditions.
strength at Manila, consequent upon
Miles has issued lengthy orders of
the presence of the Americans.
Al
instruction to General Wilson, military
though he admits no foreign recogni
governor of Ponce province and city,
tion, he talks of his government and
until General Brooke’s arrival. It is
dictates to the American authorities
; of the same tenor as the instructions
in absurd and inflated terms. He has
which Miles gave to Shafter at Santi
compelled the natives of the southern
ago, both orders being based on the
approaches to Manila to register their
administration instructions given *.o
OKXZBAl JULIAN PAUREDA.
bullocks and ponies, and instructed the
.r*nlsb Commander at Guantanamo Who Ro- General Merritt regarding the govern
owners not to supply them to the Amer
fustal to "Caplrulate."
ment of tiie Philippine islands.
icans for transportation without his
sanction.
pride in it than the lucky place of this
CHICAGO HOLOCAUST.
Brigadier-General Anderson prompt ship in the line was ’where the first
ly adopted firm measures, warning heavy assault was ma le, and afterward, Several Killed and Injured In a Hotel
File.
Aguinaldo that force would be used to by her speed and her direction, she
Chicago, Aug. 3.—Three
impress the means of tiansportation, was enabled to keep in the ‘scrap’ to
14 injured is the record of
which were ultimately forthcoming. the finish.
Aguinaldo’s attitude makes future
“Tbe sweetest thought and the great broke out at 2:30 o’clock this morning
operations against Manila problemati- est satisfaction comes from the fact in the Berwin hotel. North State street.
ln my opinion, with the aid of that our conduct t at day has won the Starting in a bicycle repair shop ad-
The designs of the three new vessels
of the Illinois ty|>e are to be changed
so as to make theii minimum speed 18
knots an hour.
Interest In jr Collection of Items From
If the ooal ojrerators of the Pittsburg
Many Places Culled From the Press
district do not conform with the terms
Keports of the Current Week.
of the Chicago agreement by August
The embarkation of Toral’s troops, 10, 5,000 miners will be ordered to
it is expected, will have been accom strike.
plished by August 15.
President McKinley, it is said, will
The government of Hayti has de call an extra session of both houses of
clined to permit this government to congress as soon as Spain accepts the
erect a weather station on its domain. terms of peaoe offered by the United
Havoc was caused by lightning at States.
Red Oak, Neb.
Three persons were
The steamer Humboldt has arrived
killed and considerable property de at Sun Francisco from St. Michaels,
stroyed.
bringing down about 40 people from
Orders have been received at the navy the Klondike. Tbe purser says that
yard, Charlestown, Mass, to expend about *1,000,000 from the goldfields
*10,000 in lepairs ujxm the old frigate was brought down on tbe steamer.
Minnesota.
Lieutenant R. P. Hobson, of Merri
Nearly all tbe people of South Amer mac fame, is with his mother at Lithia
ican countries are in sympathy with Springs, Ga. The meeting between
Spain and refuse to believe stories of mother and son was a pathetic one.
American victories.
The son kissed his mother, who threw
A Madrid telegram to the London her arms around his neck and for sev
office of the New York Herald says the eral minutes rested her head on bis
government has received a telegram shoulder, shedding tearH of joy.
announcing the surrender of Manila to
Following is an official statement
Admiral Dewey.
given out by authority of the president
Commissioner of Internal Revenue on Tuesday as to tbe terms of peace
Scott has ruled that in the case of offered by the United States: “In
mortgage notes on real estate, where order to remove any misapprehension
payments are made ou tbe installment in regard to the negotiations as to peace
plan, a separate revenue stamp for each between the United States and Spain,
payment will not be required.
it is deemed proper io say that the
The North sea whalers are again at terms offered by the United States in
work. Operations near Point Barrow the note handed to the French ambas
were resumed April 15. Inland Esqui- sador on Saturday last are in substance
mos are starving and coming to tbe as follows: The president does not
coast for food.
A deer station is to be new put forward any claim for pecuni
ary indemnity, but requires relinquish
established at Point Barrow.
ment of all olaim of sovereignty over
The cavalry Is anxious to proceed to or title to the island of Cuba, as well
Porto Rico, but will be obliged to re ■is evacuation by Spain of the island;
main here until tbe Spanish prisoners session to the United States and im
of war have been transported to Spain, mediate evacuation of Porto Rico and
which it is believed will have been ac other islands under Spanish sovereign
complished before the next month is ty in the West Indies and like cession
well advanced.
of an island in the Ladrones.
The
An attempt by tbe crew of the United States will occupy and hold the
steamer Wanderer to get men and arms city, bay and harbor of Manila, pend
for the Cuban army ashore at Bahia ing the conclusion of a treaty of peace,
Honda was defeated by the Spaniards. which shall determine the control, dis
The Americans were forced to retreat, position and government of the Philip
with five wounded. The Spanish re pines. If these terms are accepted by
port of tbe affair says the American Spain in their entirety, commissioners
losses were considerable.
will be named by the United States to
The northeast coast of England has meet commissioners on the part of
been swept by a great storm. Fishing Spain for the purpose of concluding a
fleets have bail nurrow escapes, being treaty of peaoe on the basis above in
obliged to relinquish all their gear and dicated.”
nets and run to the hartor for shelter,
The United States comimssioners
where many other vessels were com who are to prepaie a code of laws for
pelled to seek refuge.
North-bound Hawuii will auil on the Mariposa,
trains have been delayed by the force August 10.
of the wind, which has caused consider
Advices from Havana confirm tbe
able damage inland, crops having been
report that General Garcia has relin
'flattened.
There were some minor
quished his oommand and gone home
wrecks in the North sea.
to Camaguey.
t .A powdef mil| at Elmira, N. Y.,
Intrigue among tbe powers of Europe
blew up, killing the owner.
to shut us out of the Philippines is
Two men were killed as the result said to have been checkmated by Pres
of an explosion in the Coney mine, ident McKinley’s oourse.
near Skykomish, Wash.
A Madrid correspondent says that a
The Illinois circuit court has ruled
band of 800 CarliBts recently appealed
that the express companies must pay
near Seo de Urge, in Catalonia, and
the tax on express packages.
tbe tloops are pursuing them.
The alleged charges of bad faith
The London Times announces that
against the United States attributed to
the Royal Ulster Yacht Club has ar
Premier Sagasta are discredited by
ranged to challenge for the America’s the fleet, the city might have been
Washington authorities as inventions
cup. The New York Yacht Club will already American.
Nothing but the
designed to prejudice tho successful
be notified of the decision immediately. complications with the natives pre
prog:ess of the present jteace negotia
tions.
General Merritt has sent notice to vented an advance.
I am convinced that the Filippinos
A Madrid dispatch says General Cor Washington that he was about, to com will never capture Manila unaided, and
bine
with
Dewey
in
a
joint
demand
fot
rea is arranging for theleception of the
if the Americans withdraw, the fate of
Spanish troops which surrendered at the surrender of Manila, thus forestall the natives under Spanish rule would
Santiago de Cuba, and prepaiing sani ing the insuigents, and this movement be worse than before.
tary stations to prevent the introduc may cause a rupture.
tion of diseases into Spain.
Insane Miner’ll Deed.
President McKinley’s proposal has
Seattle, Aug. 3.—A special to the
Strict neutrality i* to lie maintained reached Madrid, and the Spanish cabi
by England, and Watson will find no net met Monday to consider and decide Times from Roslyn, Wash , says An
“facilities” at Gibraltar. The British U|>on the reply to be made. The terms drew Warge, an Antfwn miner, this
governor there has so assured the Span offered, it is quite likely, will be ac morning shot his wife and two small
ish consul. Spaniards are busy putting ceded to immediately. Hostilities in chi’dren and then killed himself.
the bay of Gibraltar in a more com the Antilles in that case will be sus Warge was insane.
pended at once.
plete state of defense.
Porto Ricans Protested.
The governor-general of Manila, tele-
The Hong Kong correspondent of the
London,
July 30.—According to a
garphing
to
Madrid,
says
that
aid
is
in
London Daily Mail says the viceroy of
<■ anton has announced to the foreign dispensable to resist the imminent at dispatch from Berlin, a newspaper there
professes to know that the Porto Kican
office the complete suppression of tho tack of the American forces under Gen
rebellion in those districts.
He has eral Merritt. The foreign warships in
announced also that four cities have the bay, the dispatch says, answered
beeu reoccupied by the imperial troops. the salute in honor of the queen's saint
With the understanding that no in day, and the American vessels display
demnity will liedemanded and that the ed the American flag.
Spanish sovereignty in the Philippines
Some of the members of the Spanish
will be respected, the Spanish news conservative party question tiie utility
papers consider the terms of )>eace at of preserving the Philippines because of
tributed to President McKinley as be the enormous expensse that a suppres
ing acceptable.
The papers, however, sion of the insurgents would entail. The
protest against hostilities being con latest dispatches from Captain-Geneial
tinued by the United States after Augustin are so despondent about the
Spain had sued for |>eace.
resources at his dis,M>sal that it is stir,
Admiral Dewey, at Manila, has dis- ntised that the (all of Manila is mimi-
natehed the Raleigh and Concord to nent.
gather up 11 Spanish craft, which, ac
General Greely announces that he
cording to information sent him by is now in direct communication by
Consul-General Williams, are at vati- cable with General Miles’ hendquarteis
ous places in the Philippines. Among at Ponce, having sent the cable instru
these vessels are thtee gun I stats at San ments from St. Thomas. The British
Map .bowing location of th. Important
Miguel, Luzon island, and four at Port officials who control the cable are will
port won t>y th. aipedltlon under Coinmnnd-
Royal, Palawar island.
Four mer ing to tarn emit messages for the United •r
Cowlta.
chantmen with cargoes of tobacco are State* government over it, provided
re|>orted at Cayagnn, Luzon The same our force* are in possession of the cable colonial legislature has adopted a reso
dispatch rejKirts that the English traders terminals, but they will not allow lution protesting against American oc
at the coal mines at Batan, Luzon their cables to be used if the instru cupation of the islands as a violation
island, have Ireen imprisoned and sub ments are cut in at any intermediate of the principles that the United States
jected to ill treatment otherwise by the point.
went to war to enforce.
Spaniards there.
The dynamite cruiser Nictheroy pur
Smut|lr.l Shall Ksploded.
Minor Now. Item».
chased from the Biaxilian government
A dude fights nearly as well as a will be turned into a collier.
Playa del Este, Guantanamo Bay,
cowboy, and a cowboy fights better
Aug. 8.—The body of Karl J. Ander
Richard Votaw,
of Washington son, a seaman on tbe United States
than anything else on earth.
county, Ky., who shot four persons at ciuiser Brooklyn, was buried ashore
Over 500 men ate at work on the a tent meeting in Meicer county, was
cruiser Yorktown at Mare Island navy shot and instantly killed by Sbeiiff here today. Anderson was killed by
the accidental discharge of a Spanish
yard, San Francisco, rushing her to George Coulter, of Danville.
one-pound shell smuggled from one of
completion.
Alber. Cullom, a nephew of United
The United States government will States Senator Shelby M. Cullom, of the destroyed Spanish cruisers, against
Tbe
establish an extensive weather bureau Illinois, suddenly expired in a Chatta tbe orders of Captain Cook.
in the Caribbean sea for the use of all nooga, Ga., drug »tore, whither he had shell exploded Tuesday while Ander
nations whose interests lie in that «one to purchase medicine for himself son was hsmtuering it in an effort to
separate the cartridge and shell.
region.
AUGUSTI
WILLING.
Will Surrender as Soon km He Can Do
So Honorably.
London, Aug. 3. — A special to tire
Daily Mail from Hong Kong, dated
August 1, says: Admiral Dewey has
received word from Captain-General
Augusti that he is willing to surrender
as soon as he can do so honorably. It
is believed he will only make a show of
resistance. Dewey expects to take the
city without losing a single man.
Should Dewey and Merritt begin the
attack, Augusti will propose to capitul
ate on these terms:
The Spanish
troops to march out with the honors of
war; the soldiers and officials to be
permitted to return on parole to Spain,
and an assurance to be given that the
lives and property of Spanish residents
will be protected from naval attack.
The Spanish officer who reporter! in
Manila the destruction of Admiral
Cervera's squadron was treated as a
traitor and threatened with death.
While riding near Malate the other day.
General Anderson narrowly escaped
being shot by the enemy.
joining the hotel, flames spread to the
basement of the hostelry and then, eat
ing their way to both the front and rear
stairways, cut off escape to a dozen ■
guests. Some in the panic that ensued
jumped to the sidewalk and sustained
i broken legs and arms; others waited
in their apartments and were rescued,
while most of the guests made their
way out of the building by means of a
fire escape leading into an alley.
When the fire was discovered, it was
burning fiercely on a lower floor. Pe-
I destrians raised a cry of warning, which
aroused the guests, and they appeared
at the upper windows of the hotel in
their night attire.
Fresh Meat for Shafter’» Army.
Tampa, Fla., Aug. 3.—The trans
port Michigan sailed yesterday from
Port Tampa ami crossed the bar of the
bay today. Sire was loaded with fresh
meat for General Siiafter’s army, be
Populace Enth 11«ia«tIc.
Ponce, Porto Hico, via S». Thomas,
D. W. I., Aug. 8.—Colonel Holings,
with 10 companies of the Sixteenth
Pennsylvania, has occupied Juan Diaz,
about 10 miles from Ponce, on tire way
to San Juan. The American flag was
raised, and great was the enthusiasm
of the populace.
The protected cruiser Columbia went
ashore while attempting to enter the
harbor of Ponce, but it is expected she
will be floated tomorrow.
General Brooxs arrived thia evening.
During the evening the seven compan
ies of the Nineteenth regular infantry
arrived on the I lierokee.
Cable communication was opened to
night, hut the line will not be in toll
operation for several days.
Some people are disagreeable because
they can't attract attention any other
w«v.
Miles’ Easy Conquest of
l’orto Rico.
VOLUNTEERS
SURRENDERING
Supplies in Abundance for the Amer
ican Troops—Revenue From Custom
House— People Are Overjoyed at the
Arrival of the Army.
Washington, Aug. 3.—General Miles,
tn command of the Porto Rican expedi
tion, sent the following dispatch to Sec
retary Alger, which was made public
at the war dejtartment at 10 o’clock to
night:
“Ponce, Porto Rico, Aug. 2.—Secre
tary of Wur. Washington, D. C.:
Four telegrams received, and answered
by letter. Volunteers are surrender
ing themselves with arms and ammuni
tion.
Four-fifths of the people are
overjoyed at the arrival of the army.
Two thousand from one place have vol
unteered to serve with it. They are
bringing in beef, cattle and other sup
plies. The custom-nouse has already
yielded $14,000. As soon as all the
troops are disembarked, they will be
i in readiness to move. Please send any
i national colors that can be spared, to
be given to tire different luunici^li-
ties.
“I request that the question <lf the
tariff rate to be charged tn the parts of
Porto Rico occupied by our forces be
submitted to the president for his ac
tion, the previously existing tariff re
maining meanwhile in force. As to
the government and military occupa
tion, I have already given instructions
issued by the president in the case of
the Philippine islauds and similar to
those issued at Santiago de Cuba.
“MILES.
”
“Major-General Commanding. ”
DESERTING TO AMERICAN CAMP
Spanish Volunteer» Glad for the Chance
to Lay Down Their Arm».
THE ISLAND OF PORTO RICO
people’s love and earned the nation’s
admiration. It is this which encourages
us in the public defense, no mattei
with what risk to ourselves.
If it
means peace to our beloved land ami per
mits us to return to our loved ones, and
to our people, our efforts were well
directed.
“Thanking you again, my dear cousin
and schoolmate ami friend, I am always
verv sincerely vonrs,
”W. 8. SCHLEY.”
fflffflHIBI
sides a quantity of other supplies.
General Coppinger, of the Fourth army
corps, with headquarters in this city,
received orders to go to Porto Rico.
Hawaiian. Still Allen».
San Francisco, Aug. 3.—Hart H.
North, commissioner of immigration at
this port, has received instrutions from
Washington, to treat all immigrants
from Hawaii as alien immigrants until
such time as laws can be perfected to
govern them. This rule will settle all
questions as to the entrance of certain
races for the time being, and will be a
warning to steamship companies.
Ponce, Porto Rico, via St. Thomas,
D. W. I., August 2.—No forward
movement of the army is expected for
several days.
The transports with
General Brooke’s army corps and the
remainder of the First corps are arriv
ing slowly. Our trjops will probably
remain quiet until the bulk of the
army has disembarked.
Only three
transports have arrived since yesterday.
They have just appeared in the offing,
and only one has been made out. It
has on board the Fifth Ohio cavalry.
General Miles will retain his head
quarters at the custom-house at the
port of Ponce, while General Wilson
will be in immediate command of the
troops in the city.
General
Wilson
posted General
Ernst’s brigade, consisting of the Sec
ond and Third Wisconsin and the Six
teenth Pennsylvania regiments out a
mile and a half on the military road,
after dusk last night, retaining two
companies of the Sixteenth to act as
provost guaní in the city.
Captain Allison has been appointed
provost marshal, and, with the aid of
the local constabulary, has preserved
excellent order, although most all the
entire population of tbe city remained
in the streets celebrating the arrival of
their American liberators until long
after midnight.
Many of them had been forced into
the service of Spain to escape perse
cution.
Business in the city has enjoyed a
great boom since the arrival of the
Americans.
TROUBLE
He
W««
WITH
GARCIA.
Invited tn tlie Flag-Kalalng
at Santiago.
Washington, Aug. 2.—The war de
par true t has received the following:
“Santiago de Cuba, Aug. 2.—Secre
tary of War, Washington: I have the
Sun of Saturday, July 23, in which
comments are made as to my treatment
of General Garcia. I desire to say that
General Garcia was invited by me per
sonally to go into the city of Santiago
at the time I entered it, b:»t he declined
on the ground that the Spanish civil
officers were left in power. It was
fully explained to him that those offic
ials were continued in power until it
was convenient Co change them for oth
ers. General Garcia's assistance to me
has been purely voluntary on his part
and he was told at the beginning that 1
did not exercise any control over him,
except such as he chose to give.
The
trouble with General Garcia was that
he expected to be placed in command
at this place; in other words, that we
would turn the city over to him, I ex
plained to him fully that we were at
war with Spain, and that the question
of Cuban indej>endence could not be
considered by me. Another grievance
was that, finding several thousand men
entered the city without opposiiton
from General Garcia, I extended my
own lines in front of him, and closed
up that gap, as I saw that I bad to de
pend on my own men for the invests^
merit of the place.
SHAFTER.”
Alaska Strainer* at San Franrl.ro.
San Francisco, Aug. 2.—The steam
ers Charles Nelson and Samoa arrived
today from St. Michaels. Both of
them brought considerable wealth
from the Klondike country, but dis
charged most of it at Seattle. The
Nelson is one of the transports engaged
to carry the First regiment of New
York volunteers to Honolulu.
Some girls admits that engagement*
England makes *30,000,000 a year ' are failures, but they have there doubts
out of its postoffice.
as to marriages.