The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-07-22
LATER NEWS.

admiral mas apOloglZeu I'd Aumltal
Dewey.
The bureau of construction and re-
pairs is expending $1,25O.Oo month
upon repairs, fitting and refitting ves-
sells 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
| 5000 pounds daily for the big guns.
The allied armies at Santiago are not
on friendly terms. Skaters refusal to
allow Garcia's troops to enter the cap
tured city has served 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
oven Caimanera. The town and har-
Dor, together with 5000 Spaniards,
have surrendered to officers from the
Mar blehead.
The transport steamer Pennsylvania,
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 Teller are likely to be court
martlaled for having overstayed leave
of absence.
The cruiser Buffalo. our purchase
from Brazil, is to be fitted out at once
for service. Commander Hemphill will
superintend the wolk of repair and
command the vessel when she goes into
commission.
From Oakland, CAL, comes report
of terrible deed committed by 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 war
department to hurry forward the regu-
lar immunes for service at Santiago
and vicinity in order that there may be
the minimum of danger of further in
lection of the troops from fever.
AS one important result of the cap
ture of Santiago, the iron and steel
mines are to resume operations at once.
American companies will handle the
output of the Cuban mines as was the
case before their operation was suspend
ed by order of the Spanish officers.
The war department has received q
dispatch from General Shafter. saying
that the roster of prisoners has been
: handed In by General Toral, and tina,
the total is 2a.7s9 men. General
, Skaters dispatch added that the pris'
oners turned over to him far 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 al
being too severe.
1t Is calculated by government Off
cials that Commodore Watson will reach
the Canaries about August and bt
ready to strike blow at the Spanish
coast few days later.
The United States will take imme
! diate steps to collect cutoms revenue al
!, , Santiago as war contribution, and 1
,, , government customs office will bt
opened there and be ready for busines
at once. This action will be takel
pending final settlement of the ques
= ton of the status of Cuba after the
close of the war.
a Riots have broken out in the Spanisl
province of Huelva, in Adalusia
o The inhabitants marched to the mum
. cipal buildings, shouting for cheal
bread. Rioters to the numbe of A, 90,
= sacked many private houses. The,
were finally dispersed by the artillery
:, and energetic measures will be takel
!, to prevent a renewal OF the disturb
:, ances.
8 A statistical report regarding tn
j commerce of Porto Rico has been issue
by the department Of agriculture
v Trade is increasing, and cOmparativ
y statement of the imports and exports Q
q Spain's easternmost West Indian pos
a session in the years 1885 and 169
!. shows that it's commerce is we'll wort
n having and its growth constant.
9 The advance guard of the Port
10 Rican invading expedition, commando
Be by General Miles, has sailed fror
; Siboney. Four batteries of artiller.
70 and few seasoned troops compose il
. General Brooke reported that his arm
~ was ready to pr oceed Immediately wit
the occupation of the island. The eI
D tire exped ition, it is thought, will en-
N bark from Newport News within tn
70 next fortnight.
- Word has reached San Francisco frol
. St. Michaels that the steamer Cone
=, u maugh from Seattle, was overtaken !
20 Behring sea by hurricane, and ths
- her tow. a river steamer laden wit
- stores, was lost. Two barges towed /
a steamer of the Alaska Commerci,
- Company were lost in the same storm
~ ~ They cost about 100000. A simil'
a fate overlook new river boat towe
=, by the National City. The loss in II
last case was $4,000.
Four of Garoia's men have died fro
v. over-eating, and three others who wei
swimming after gorging themselv'
were found dead.
4 Maj. Gen. Shafter holds a medal
=. honor awarded to him for distinguishe
" " agllantry In the battle Of Fair Oak
- Va, May 81, 1862.
The defenses of Santiago are chara
Mt teristically Spanish, consisting, as th'