Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-06-09
LATER NEWS.

about two minutes, occurred III 1''-
ern Kentucky, Monday.
The first-class armored opa"iSn
cruiser Carlo Alberto, bound Tor Cupa'
has arrived at Gibraltar.
The Oregon election returns indicate
that Geer. for governor, ana Tongue
and Moody, for congress, are eiec'en'
Saturday afternoon the torpedo boat
Davis was successfully launched from
the iron works of Wolff q Zwlcker' al
Portland. Or.
A Joint resolution has been INTO
dnced into the house directing the sec
rotary Of the navy to nave prepared
and delivered suitable medals OF honor
to Lieutenant IIobson and each mem
her of his crew, for the gallant service
they rendered the United States.
Cane Havtien advices of June say:
At $ O'Clock this morning strong cam
nonading was heard before Fort Aqua
dores. A quarter OF an hour later the
noise of cannonadng was greatly IN
creaed, the firing evidently proceeding
from guns OF the largest caiber.
A special from Kingston reports that
5000 United States troops have land
ed near Punuta Cabrera, little to the
west OF Santiago, where Junction was
effected with General CallXto Caracas
army Of 5000 insurgents. 1t is added
that the landing was effected under
al. Of fleet.
With the troops were several heavy
guns.
1t is reported from Kingston. jam
aica, that the battle-ship Oregon saw
long craft sneaking close to shore and
healing towards Santiago harbor. she
signaled the craft to turn, and the sig
nails were improperly answered. where
upon the Oregon opened fire upon her.
A l3-inch shell struck the torpedo
boat amdship, and she sank with all
hands. The vessel is supposed to have
been the Spanish torpedo-boat destroy
er Terror, trying to make her way from
Porto Rico into the harbor of Santiago,
to rejoin the fleet OF Cervera.
The department of war Monday
morning sent list Of prisoners at Fort
Mcpherson to Admiral Sampson, and
the admiral himself will enter into
communication with Cervera respecting
an exchange of prisoners. CerveTa will
be allowed to select from the list per-
sons whom he is willing to take in ex-
change for Constructor Hobson and the
Al, no.
mac on her last run. The officials
hardly expect to complete the exchange
OF prisoners in less than two weeks.
A Madrid dispatch says: At
O'Clock Sunday evening 20 American
warships opened hot attack on
Santiago, but they We're so far distant
their shells did not reach the forts.
Seeing the fntility of the enemys
cannonade, the Spaniards made no re-
ply to their fire, awaiting the near APP
prOach Of the ships, but the attacking
fleet remained in its distant position.
The dispatch further says the lombard
ment lasted 40 minutes and was not re-
sumed. Sixteen American warships
are still moored at the same place. in
sight of Santiago.
A Kingston, Jamaica, dispatch SAYS
II warships have been sent to Ieinfol &C
Cervera at Santiago.
A St. Petersburg dispatch says the
new Russian cruiser Sveitlana, 3, S2S
tons displacement, has been ordered to
the Pacific.
The movement against Porto Rico is
likely to be launched Immediately.
Schley's warships are to be left to dis
pose OF the Santiago matter, while the
military forces will at once begin the
campaign OF conquest at the island
further East.
Major. General Merritt has been or
dered to hasten the departure of the
Manila expedition. The administra-
ton intends to get the entire Philip
pines expedition under way at the
earliest practicable moment. Measures
have been taken to render Manila bay
impregnabe.
The auxiliary cruiser St. Paul, Cap
tain Sigsbee commanding, has arrived
at New York. Sigsbee says he had
plenty of target practice off Santiago
and that Cerve1a is bottled up. While
cruising before Santiago he went in so
close to the harbor that he was able to
make sketches of the Notifications,
which were sent to Washington.
Commodore Schley's official report
OF the Santiago fight has been received
by the president. He says there is no
reasonable doubt that Cerveras fleet is
inside the harbor, that his firing was
to Learn the strength of the enemy's
batteries, and was in that respect en-
tirely satisfactory. None of his vessels
Were hit and no casualties occurred.
Ambassador Hay called at the
foreign office in London, Monday. and
presented evidence that Spanish Off
Gals are making Canada a base of ope-
rations, and protested against the con-
tinuance Of this practice The protest
is based on the fact that it would be
breach OF neutrality for Great Britain
to permit her territory to be used for
such hostile purposes. Hay also re-
Gently drew the attention of the foreign
office to the small expectations from